Alain Perrin of Portsmouth displaces Souness

ALAS, ALAIN?.......For the first time this season, Graeme Souness is no longer favourite to be the first Premiership manager to lose his job this season - William Hill have promoted Alain Perrin of Portsmouth to favourite at 11/4 since their defeat by Gillingham in the Carling Cup, and Souness is now 100/30 second favourite. Hills make Chris Coleman 9/2 third favourite to be first to depart and also offer 5/1 Mick McCarthy; 8/1 Rafa Benitez; 14/1 Steve Bruce, David Moyes; 16/1 Mark Hughes, David O'Leary, Bryan Robson; 20/1Paul Jewell; 25/1 Alex Ferguson; ,Martin Jol, Alan Pardew; 28 Steve McLaren.**Hills offer 40/1 that no manager will depart before the end of the season