After missing out on promotion, the Blades announced on Wednesday that boss NIgel Clough had gotten the boot. The Blades had made it to the League One Play Offs, where they lost 7-6 on aggregate against Swindon in the semi finals. But not only did they touch upon promotion, but Clough had also gotten them to the Capital One Cup semi finals.
But that clearly wasn’t enough for the club, as they have decided on a change of boss. The main goal of the club is getting back into the Championship and there apparently is no margin for errors in getting that done. Online betting site Bet Victor had put former Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson at the head of the market at 4/1.
But things change quickly and it is Bradford’s Phil Parkinson is running at 13/40 favourite to get the job, followed by Nigel Adkins. There doesn’t appear to have been any official approaches for either of them yet, and it just reflects how active the next Sheffield United betting market is. Mark Warburton also seems to have his name in the hat, running at a quote of 8/1
Sheffield United have been stuck down in League One since 2010 and the options seem to be wide open for the Blades. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is backable from anywhere between 8/1 and 20/1, with Chris Morgan, Mark Cooper and even Sam Allardyce’s name being touted around.
