Rado Vidosic is poised to land a plum job as Frank Farina's assistant at Sydney FC despite having been dumped as Brisbane Roar coach just two months into the last A-League season.

Officially, Vidosic wasn't sacked but moved into a role as technical director. However, his influence on club operations was minimal. His interim replacement, Mike Mulvey, was soon made full-time coach and outlined a broader strategy to rebuild the club's squad, effectively leaving Vidosic on the outer.

Widely hailed for his tactical work under Ange Postecoglou: Rado Vidosic. Credit:Getty Images

Fairfax Media understands Vidosic has agreed to move to the Sky Blues as Farina's No.2. But Sydney chief executive Tony Pignata said on Wednesday the deal wasn't done. ''We've just been in discussions so far and no decision has been made yet by Rado or ourselves. We've just had informal chats - both myself and Frank - with Rado,'' Pignata said. ''Frank is on holiday until the end of May, so we're not going to make any decisions until the players and coaches are back at training. However, at the moment, Rado is the only candidate we've spoken to.''

Vidosic was a long-time assistant at the Roar, dating from the first season of the A-League, when he stood alongside Miron Bleiberg and then Farina. ''Rado and Frank have had a good working relationship in the past, and ultimately it's up to him to bring in who he feels comfortable working with,'' Pignata said.