On Thursday the bookmakers’ could barely separate Martin O’Neill and Mark Hughes in the Next Sunderland Manager Betting, but last night O’Neill emerged as the favourite for the job after holding talks with Sunderland’s chairman Ellis Short and the club’s international development director Niall Quinn. According to many media reports O’Neill is now on the [...]

Northampton’s search for a new manager has ended after they named Aidy Boothroyd as their new boss on a one-year rolling contract, with former Swindon manager Andy King coming in as his assistant. The Cobblers have been on the hunt for a manager since Gary Johnson left in November after just eight months in charge. [...]

How Steve Kean is still manager of Blackburn Rovers is a total mystery. The club are rock-bottom of the league with just a single win this season, the players are simply not performing, and as recent protests have highlighted, Kean has lost the support of many Rovers fans, which makes it even more bizarre that [...]

Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni is eager to extend his contract after guiding Ireland to the European Championships in Poland and Ukraine next summer. The Italian’s current deal expires at the end of next year’s showdown tournament but he has expressed his desire to continue his work and secure a long term contract so [...]

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has expressed his desire to stay at the club for many more years to come. The Italian took over in December 2009, replacing the sacked Mark Hughes, and for a majority of his first 18 months in charge he was under considerable pressure. However, this season City have had an [...]

Stuart Pearce has put himself out of the running to replace Fabio Capello as England manager. The vacancy becomes available after Euro 2012 when the Italian’s contract expires and Pearce has widely been considered as one of the favourites to make the step up and get one of the biggest jobs in world football. Pearce, [...]

Former Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez has launched a scathing attack on his successor Nigel Worthington following the nation’s dismal 4-1 Euro 2012 qualifier defeat to Estonia on Tuesday. Back-to-back defeats mean that the country’s qualification hopes have virtually been distinguished and as a result Sanchez thinks that Worthington should be sent packing. Northern Ireland [...]

Andre Villas Boas has become the new favourite in the Next Chelsea Manager Betting following the emergence of reports from a Portuguese news agency linking him with the vacancy. The claims sparked a flurry of rumours as bookmakers dramatically slashed his odds before suspended betting altogether. The Porto coach has a release clause in his [...]

Birmingham City have started the search for a new manager after Alex McLeish‘s shock resignation on Sunday. The Scotsman stunned the club yesterday after sending the owners an email – whilst on holiday – announcing his desire to quit the club. As a result the 52-year-old has been installed as the favourite to replace Gerard [...]

Aston Villa are today due to open talks with Roberto Martinez concerning the vacant managerial position at Villa Park after Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan gave them permission to approach the Spaniard. Martinez’s odds have thus been slashed from 6/1 to just 5/6 by Victor Chandler in the Next Aston Villa Manager Betting, as the [...]