Betting Odds For Next WBA Manager

Sunday, October 01, 2006

WBA are looking for another manager after sacking ex England team captain Bryan Robson.

I have absolutely no idea who will be the next Baggies manager. Ladbrokes make Steve Cotterill the even money favourite. Dave Jones, the current manager of highflying Cardiff is joint second favorite at 4/1. I would strike that name, Jones is going nowhere right now.

Alan Curbishley is quoted as a 16/1 chance. Curb's is in every next manager betting market at the moment. I read elswhere pure speculation that the Norwich job interests the ex Charlton manager. David O'leary is out of work. Possibly a lively high-priced outsider at 16/1. The same goes for Graeme Souness at 18/1, and Glenn Hoddle at 20's.

Sven Goran Erikkson is the rag at 100/1. That would be because he's on 13grand a day to do nothing as the ex England manager. The sooner Sven takes a job, the better. The thing is, 91k a week is more than anyone will pay him to start work, so don't expect Sven to be any lower than 100/1 to take any manager's job in the foreseeable future.

Next West Bromwich Albion Permanent Manager Odds

Steve Cotterill evens fav (ladbrokes)
Dave Jones 4/1
Tony Mowbray 4/1
Nigel Pearson 5/1
Stuart McCall 6/1
Alex McLeish 7/1
M Adams 7/1
Mike Newell 8/1
Lawrie Sanchez 14/1
Steve Round 14/1
Alan Curbishley 16/1
David O'Leary 16/1
David Platt 16/1
Graeme Souness 18/1
Brian Kerr 20/1
Glenn Hoddle 20/1
Mark Bowen 20/1
Peter Reid 20/1
Kevin Keegan 25/1
Mick Wadsworth 25/1
Claudio Ranieri 33/1
Mark McGhee 33/1
Alan Shearer 40/1
Gary Megson 50/1
George Graham 50/1
Jamie Redknapp 50/1
John Ward 50/1
Sven Goran Eriksson 100/1

# No each way betting.
# Managerial odds subject to rapid price changes.

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