NEXT FULHAM MANAGER ODDS INDICATE ALAN CURBISHLEY AS SLIM FAVOURITE
Now that Roy Hodgson has departed Fulham for the supposedly greener pastures of Liverpool, the attention turns away from Rafa Benitez's replacement and onto who will now manage the Cottagers. It's been a fairly low-key betting market so far with plenty of decent odds available. At the moment- nobody looks to be particularly favoured as the newsflow about this one has been pretty light.
Alan Curbishley looks like the slim favourite to make a return to the Premier League and Betfair layers have him priced at a 3.25 margin. I've seen him as low as 3.05 and he seems to be enjoying the bulk of the action. Former England manager Sven Goran Eriksson is available at 3.5 and has looked a strong contender since the market was created.
Lee Clark's odds to be next Fulham Manager are available at 5.5 while Mark Hughes (who I think would be a stronger candidate than some of the others mentioned) is well-priced at a 6.8 margin. These are the only four candidates in single digits.
Other notable contenders for the position of Next Fulham manager include Slaven Bilic at 15.0- he seems to be linked with every job in England regardless of plausibility. Carlos Queiroz is available at 23.0 and that wouldn't be entirely out of the question.
West Ham fan-favourite Gianfranco Zola is at 23.0 to make the move across London to take over at Craven Cottage. Tony Mowbray is available at 30.0 while Sean O Driscoll is available at 42.0.
Bob Bradley's odds to be named next Fulham Manager are available at 50.0 and I expect that might attract a bit of attention due to the large American presence at Fulham and the fact that they would likely be able to market themselves further in America by signing Bradley. It would be an interesting experiment to say the least and the odds are genuinely awesome at 50.0. With no clear favourites here, you may opt for Bradley, though I think Fulham fans will be secretly hoping for Hughes.