Ian Rush has been named as the man who can by the bookies Victor Chandler even though he has had very limited ability in managing a team, his last role in charge was with League Two side Chester City the club that he started his footballing career with and a position he held for 8 months after that he has mainly been a soccer pundit but recently return to Liverpool as their Soccer Schools Ambassador. However it is his time within Welsh squad as a player where he will be able to draw the most experience he was an active member of the Welsh squad for 16 years and although they missed out on major competition during this period he is still highly regarded there and several time in the last few years he has been named in the next permanent Wales manager odds market.

Wales needs to act quickly and have a permanent manager in place ready for their next game in the qualifying stages of Euro 2012, they have a bit of a breather now as they will be not playing next until March 2011 which would give the new manager plenty of time to asses his squad and make any changes that are needed, however they will be facing an Fabio Capello’s England squad who will be also looking to assure qualification.

Since Flynn took on the role of caretaker he has been in charge for 2 games with defeats for both of them, pushing his odds of getting the gig fulltime down the line, Chris Coleman is still available following his sacking from Coventry but former Welsh International has been tipped to make a return back to football management. could he get a team to qualify for a major tournament as manager where he failed as a player?

Next Permanent Wales Manager odds

• 7/4 – Ian Rush
• 2/1 – Chris Coleman
• 6/4 – Brian Flynn
• 10/1 – Phillipe Troussier
• 12/1 – Terry Venebales
• 20/1 – Martin O’Neill
• 20/1 – Co Adriaanse
• 25/1 – John Hartson
• 25/1 – Dean Saunders
• 25/1 – Lawrie Sanchez
• 28/1 – Mark Bowen
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All the odds on this market have been supplied by Victor Chandler

The team that finishes top in each group will automatically head to Poland and the Ukraine for Euro 2012 along with the best placed runner-up from all the groups, the remaining eight teams will then head to the play-offs for one last chance to qualify for the tournament. Wales and John Toshack will be relishing heading to Wembley to play the old rivals but few expect them to make it out of a group with no easy games, the Welsh fans will be hoping to see their team progress from their World Cup Campaign which was somewhat of a disaster, Toshack is under some pressure and will know that a poor showing in the group will signal the end of his tenure. England are odds on with all the major bookmakers to win the group with Paddy Power going 2/5 about England winning their group.

New Scotland manager Craig Levein is making all the right noises about qualification but the Tartan Army face a tough task with Euro 2008 Champions Spain in their section, Spain will be hot favourites to win the group leaving Scotland in a likely battle with the Czech Republic for that second spot. The Czechs are not quite the force they were five or ten years ago so Scotland will be hoping to turn them over as Levein aims to lead Scotland to their first Major Championships since 1996. Also in Group I with Scotland, Spain, and the Czech Republic are Lithuania and Liechtenstein meaning the two matches between Scotland and the Czechs are likely to be absolutely crucial for Levein as he faces his first test in International Management.

The Republic of Ireland have received a kind draw with Giovanni Trapattoni desperate to lead the team to the Euros following their World Cup play-off heart break in the Stade De France, Henry’s handball knocked them out of the running but they have a genuine chance of reaching the Ukraine and Poland this time. They have been drawn in Group B with top seeds Russia who the Irish will believe they can beat, Slovakia look the other threat having qualified for this years World Cup but they are another beatable team. The 4/1 with VC Bet about the Republic winning their group looks excellent value at this stage with Trapattoni dead set on achieving qualification in what is likely to be his last cycle as the Irish Manager.

Once again Nigel Worthington faces a tough task as Northern Ireland have been drawn in a tough group alongside the likes of World Champions Italy, Serbia and Slovenia, Worthington has just signed a new contract but he may well be regretting that decision now with an impossible task on his hands. Northern Ireland will be alongside Wales in the ‘next to no chance of qualifying’ section, Scotland and Ireland are in with good chances with the Irish especially looking good while England should be heading to Euro 2012 providing they perform to their potential.

EURO 2012 QUALIFICATION GROUPS:

GROUP A: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Belgium, Austria, Turkey, Germany

GROUP B: Andorra, Armenia, Macedonia, Republic of Ireland, Slovakia, Russia

GROUP C: Faroe Islands, Estonia, Slovenia, NORTHERN IRELAND, Serbia, Italy

GROUP D: Luxembourg, Albania, Belarus, Bosnia, Romania, France

GROUP E: San Marino, Moldova, Hungary, Finland, Sweden, Netherlands

GROUP F: Malta, Georgia, Latvia, Israel, Greece, Croatia

GROUP G: Montenegro, WALES, Bulgaria, Switzerland, ENGLAND

GROUP H: Iceland, Cyprus, Norway, Denmark, Portugal

GROUP I: Liechtenstein, Lithuania, SCOTLAND, Czech Republic, Spain

Next up in the betting is Nigel Worthington who is trying to lead his Northern Ireland side to a Major Championship for the first time in his reign. They have performed well in their campaign and it is difficult to see Worthington getting the sack but he may well walk away if they fail to qualify and Worthington is currently priced at 11/4.

The other home Managers seem reasonably secure for now with Fabio Capello the outsider following England’s great start to the qualifying campaign and VC Bet reckon he is staying put for the time being at least. John Toshack is an interesting bet as the Welsh team look set to miss out yet again on qualification and VC Bet are giving some attractive odds on the Welshman being the next home International Manager to be sacked.