Next Manager To Leave Post Latest Betting

It came to no surprise to me tonight to see that Tony Pulis leads the way in the next manager to leave his post betting. He isn't favourite though, 'No Manager to leave before the end of the season' leads the betting and is odds on favourite with Skybet, at 4/7.

Tony Pulis comes in next at 9/4, then it is Harry Redknapp at 16/1, Paolo Di Canio 20/1, Rafa Benitez 20/1 and the rest at 50/1 and beyond.

Skybet are currently the only bookie offering odds on this market, and judging by the odds it looks like they believe it to be a two horse race.

I can only assume that they are looking at the situation with Stoke and thinking that the board might hit the panic button and do what Sunderland did, basically hope that a new manager can give them that short term lift and propel them too the win or two that will surely see them safe.

Working on that theory is there really any difference with Chris Hughton at Norwich? And he is 50/1. Roberto Mancini is also a 50/1 shot. If Manchester City lose heavily tomorrow night (in the Manchester derby) and then crash out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals, what chance he might go when their season is all but over?

Next Manager To Leave Betting

I don't think too many people outside of the loop seen the disgraceful sacking of Nigel Adkins coming, I certainly didn't.

Martin Jol was the big mover in the market, he was backed in from 20/1 to 3/1 (2nd Favourite behind Paul Lambert) at the start of the week. Adkins was around 6/1 at the time.

I get the feeling the Atkins' decision was taken a few weeks back, and the club's Executive Chairman, Nicola Cortese, was waiting for the right time during the transfer window to sack Adkins. He probably pencilled in just after the Chelsea match as he was probably expecting Southampton to get hammered at Stamford Bridge.

Not only does Cortese look stupid, he was probably the only Southampton fan (and I use the word fan loosely) who didn't enjoy the comeback at Stamford Bridge.

In the interests of balance, no matter how ruthless the decision looks.... he seemed too harshly sack Alan Pardew in the past, and look where the changes he made back then have taken Southampton too now, so maybe he deserves the benefit of the doubt? Only time will tell I suppose.

Anyway, back to the 'Next manager to leave his post betting,' and only two layers have a price up at the moment. Skybet go 2/1 Paul Lambert, 11/2 Martin Jol, 6/1 None.... while Ladbrokes can't separate Lambert and Jol, and have them both at 7/4, with Alan Pardew next at 9/1.

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