Bury boss Ryan Lowe has held talks with Plymouth Argyle over their managerial vacancy, Plymouth Live understands.

Interviews with other candidates are expected to take place over the next week or so as the Pilgrims seek a succesor to Derek Adams.

Lowe, who led Bury to a second place finish in League Two this season and automatic promotion, is believed to have been in Plymouth last Thursday.

The 40-year-old returned to the north-west of England to act as a TV pundit for Sky Sports on Friday night.

Lowe was part of Sky’s coverage of the League Two play-off semi-final first leg between Tranmere Rovers and Forest Green Rovers.

He is currently the 11/8 favourite for the Argyle post with bookies Sky Bet, ahead of Ian Holloway (6/4) and Bristol Rovers boss Graham Coughlan (4/1).

Some Argyle supporters have questioned why Lowe would leave Bury after their promotion to League Two to take over at relegated Argyle.

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However, Lowe and his staff, as well as the players, have not been paid over the past couple of months due to financial problems at Bury.

He expressed some understandable frustration at the situation in an interview with The Football League Paper.

He said: “We’ve done our bit. Now it’s time for the club to find a solution. The club needs an investor or a new owner.

“It’s up for sale and I hope it’s resolved very soon because I’ve got players effectively out of contract as of yesterday.

“They want to know where they stand, and so do I. We’ve all gone a couple of months without pay and we’ve all got to look after our families.

“I ain’t in no rush to leave and nor is anybody else. As long as the finances get resolved, I’m happy.

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“But there’s a deadline on everything isn’t there? And there’ll come a point where all of us – myself, my staff, the players – become available.

“I certainly don’t want to do that. I love the club, but nobody can last long without money at this level.”