Bookies have faith in Slaven Bilic

Slaven Bilic is a bookies outsider to be the next Premier League manager to lose his job.  Bookmakers Paddy Power are offering a generous 14/1 as the next manager to get the sack.

Unsurprisingly bottom of the table Swansea boss Bob Bradley is the the 2/1 favourite to get the sack followed by Sunderland gaffer David Moyes at 3/1.

Palace’s Alan Pardew and Hull City’s Mike Phelan are both 7/2 to get the boot.

The Daily Telegraph  ran a report  that claimed “West Ham chiefs have started to consider their options should they feel forced to make a change with Eddie Howe, Roberto Mancini, Rudi Garcia and Rafa Benitez all admired within the club.”

As we reported earlier this speculation was immediately dismissed by our regular insiders when we put the story to them. We were told “The matter has never been raised – everybody is backing Slaven and ready to give him what he needs in the transfer window. It’s hardly surprising these stories emerge at times like this but let’s be honest, they are pretty easy to write when a club in is this sort of position. We soldier on”