WITH Melbourne entering the market for a new coach, Adelaide chief executive Steven Trigg says the pressure on his club to appoint Neil Craig's replacement has increased.

Demons coach Dean Bailey was sacked on Monday, exactly a week after Craig bowed to public pressure, announcing his resignation as coach of the Crows.

Adelaide expects to unveil its coaching selection committee, and details regarding the process it will follow to determine the club's new senior coach next week.

Trigg said the Crows planned to have a new coach in place by late September.

"I don't know that [Melbourne entering the market] makes it harder but … not to be rushed, it does create a slighter great of sense of urgency for us," he said.

"It's fair to say we've been on the job with our thinking and working through a number of issues. It's the getting the people involved that's taken a bit of time.

"We're pretty close to being able to say, 'look, this is the way we're going to go about it'.

"If that level of urgency we're going to attach to it plays out, I'd have thought somewhere early-to-mid September, we'd be getting a clearer picture.

"It might not be until later in September until we nail it down."

A number of potential candidates, including Hawthorn premiership coach Alastair Clarkson, Western Bulldogs coach Rodney Eade, former skipper and current Essendon assistant Simon Goodwin and fancied West Coast assistant Scott Burns have already emerged for the vacant coaching position.

The Hawks remain committed to waiting until the end of the season, as planned to renegotiate with Clarkson, who spent two years in Adelaide as coach of SANFL powerhouse Central District and two years as an assistant at Port Adelaide.

It's been rumoured the Crows have made a lucrative offer to Clarkson's management.

Trigg refused to confirm or deny the speculation, saying the club wouldn't add to the "circus" surrounding the position by commenting on specific individuals.

"We're happy to be very transparent with the process and who is involved, but as to who we're going to target and how we go about it, there's some commercial confidence in that," he said.

"It's not right to play it out [in the media] on individuals. It's not commercially wise to do it either. We need to play some cards really close to the chest.

"I heard the discussion last night in various parts about Clarkson, but we just can't engage the discussion about whether we have or haven't, or would or wouldn't."

Trigg also insisted the club would not be backed "into a corner" by specifying whether it wanted an experienced or rookie coach, saying either model could work at West Lakes.

He was more forthcoming in his praise for Mark Bickley, who was appointed as caretaker coach of the club following Craig's resignation.

"Mark is travelling well. I've sensed that he's grown into the role really quickly," Trigg said.

"He's got a lot of building blocks there that would make him a really good coach, but there's a bit to be played out there, so we'll see how the next four or five weeks go."

Craig remains employed by Adelaide as a result of a radical move at the start of the year that saw him tear up his contract and become a permanent member of staff at the club.

The Crows are hopeful of retaining the experienced coach and qualified sports scientist in some capacity next year, but Trigg said he wouldn't stop the sought-after 55-year-old accepting an offer from a rival club.

"It's a really healthy thing for Neil to do, to have a look at what some of the other people around the competition think he might be able to be involved in and do," he said.

"He can get the emotion of a fortnight ago out of the system as best he can, have a good think about how he feels about it and what's on offer out there because there will be some offers … we know there are some offers coming in.

"Are we going to chain him to the post? No, absolutely not.

"Within 48 hours of the situation Monday-week ago, Neil's saying to me he's bored, ready to go and asking, 'can I come back to work?'

"You know what he's like. The answer was, 'you need a rest and would you go and have a holiday?'

"Whilst he's assessing some of his other options, he needs to have a rest. The turbines have been going so hard for so long he needs a spell."

Trigg also revealed the club would review its leadership and development programs, as well as its coaching-support structure at the end of the season.

There was some rare good news in a difficult fortnight for the Crows on Friday, with long-time sponsor Toyota recommitting until at least the end of 2014.

"It's a great story," Trigg said.

"Given how difficult sponsorship is around the world and in Australia at the moment, for Toyota to extend another three years is an absolutely sensational result for us and the wider football community in South Australia."

Katrina Gill covers Adelaide news for afl.com.au. Follow her on Twitter: @AFL_KatrinaGill