The end of the Premier League season was just a few days ago but already we are bang in the middle of a Managerial change at West Ham after Gianfranco Zola was sacked yesterday, speculation has been rife over the past 24 hours with potential successors being lined up. The early favourite to take the helm at Upton Park is Avram Grant and at this stage the Portsmouth Manager is odds-on to succeed Zola according to the Next West Ham Manager Betting market on offer from SkyBet. David Gold and Sullivan are understood to have noticed the work done by Grant at Pompey this season under difficult circumstances and appear to favour the former Chelsea Boss to improve the fortunes of the Hammers.

Avram Grant has been widely praised for the way he has overseen the trouble at Portsmouth this season with the club struggling both on and off the pitch, he has led the team to some good results in the League and on a fairytale run to the FA cup Final against Chelsea this weekend. If Grant is the man West Ham want then there will be no word from either club before the FA Cup Final this weekend, Grant is concentrating 100% on the Cup Final and will only consider his future following Saturday’s match. It may be that Avram Grant finds any offer from West Ham hard to resist with Portsmouth heading to the Championship and into the abyss financially, The Hammers are an ambitious club who are looking to push up the Premier League and that is likely to appeal to Avram Grant.

The Sack Race does however understand that it is by no means a done deal with Avram Grant as some are reporting, there are a number of other names being linked with the job including the likes of Mark Hughes and Slaven Bilic who are still in the frame as we reported yesterday. Hughes will surely be eager to get back to the Premier League as soon as possible after leaving Man City and he is being well backed by punters as the latest odds are telling us while Slaven Bilic would be a hugely popular appointment with the fans. The Croatia Manager is a big fans favourite at Upton Park andhas to be under consideration from Gold and Sullivan, it is Avram Grant though is in pole position with his future set to be decided early next week.

Next West Ham Manager Odds with SkyBet.com - 12/05/2010

A Grant – 4/6
M Hughes – 11/4
S Bilic – 5/1
A McLeish – 8/1
A Curbishley – 12/1
M Jol – 12/1
G Hoddle – 16/1
A Pardew – 16/1
N Pearson – 16/1
D Jones – 20/1
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