NEXT LIVERPOOL MANAGER LATEST ODDS SHOW ROY HODGSON PRICE CLIMBING
The betting volume on the Next Liverpool Manager market at Betfair has been growing steadily since this contest started to boil down to a two-horse race. We're seeing the layers start to come out in force though on Roy Hodgson and that has definitely been the story of the last 24 hours in this betting market.
Personally, I am starting to get the feeling that if Roy Hodgson was going to become the next Liverpool manager that he would have already been appointed to it by now.
You'll find Roy Hodgson's odds priced at 2.06 now and that's a bit higher than his odds-on price of 1.88 that he was trading around for the bulk of yesterday. I expect a bit of fluctuation today, but Hodgson will likely stay above even money for the rest of the day.
Manuel Pellegrini has emerged as Hodgson's main rival and he also seems to represent the bulk of the dedicated Liverpool support who don't seem to be enamoured with Roy Hodgson and his brand of football.
You'll find Manuel Pellegrini priced at a 3.9 margin and I think he will trend downwards for the rest of the day as punters continue to pile on. He has been fluctuating heavily over the past few days and had ventured towards a 6.0 price before crashing back down to below the 4.0 margin.
The only real potential outside bet right now might be Fabio Capello for next Liverpool manager, but that's based on England crashing out tomorrow and then Capello resigning immediately. He's priced at 60.0 to be Next Liverpool Manager and you really never know whats going to happen. I would expect Capello's price to drop sharply if England don't progress though. Still, from my vantage point it looks like Pellegrini is the best choice.