Bookie names bosses in line for Irons job

Bookmaker PaddyPower is taking advantage of the pressure on the West Ham manager to give odds on the next permanent manager.

Roberto Mancini is the clear favourite at odds of 5/2 followed by Bournemouth’s Eddie Howe at 8/1

Marcelo Bielsa and Rudi Garcia are both 10/1 with Newcastle’s Rafa Benitez are 11/1 and Unai Emery at 12/1

Possibly the strangest odds are Alan Pardew, Harry Redknapp and Frank Lampard all priced at 14/1 and Ryan Giggs at 16/1

Other notable mentions are the return of Gianfranco Zola at 25/1, Alan Curbishley at 33/1 and Glenn Roeder at 50/1

Former Hammer Julian Dicks and West Brom manager Tony Pulis are 50/1 outsiders.

Slaven Bilic has another year on his contract at the end of this season but reports suggest a contract extension is unlikely in the summer unless he can finish strongly.

Anything under a top ten finish could put next season in serious danger for the Croatian and the board are said to want far more control over the summer transfers after a disastrous transfer window last summer.