Alan Curbishley, who graciously counted himself out of the running to be next England boss, looks ready to take over in the hot seat at Wolves. After getting thumped 5-1 by West Brom at home last weekend, the Wolves board had had enough and booted McCarthy out. It really was only a matter time, after all McCarthy had managed to do last season was avoid relegation by just one point. With just one league win in their last eleven matches, Wolves are just two points away from the bottom of the league. They are fully embroiled in a relegation battle, as they aren’t scoring enough goals and have a terrible defence. So it is going to take a lot of work to turn around the fortunes at the club, in order to ensure that they maintain their Premier League status. The popular Alan Curbishley, who was last in work in 2008 at West Ham, has always been a good option for teams like this, simply because of his experience and the way he likes to play football. Wolves do have the luxury of a little bit of time because they don’t have a match this weekend because they are out of the FA Cup, and so they don’t get back into action until February 25th in the Premier League. Curbishley has a good track record and he seems to be the firm favourite for Wolves Chairman Steve Morgan. Curbishley has reportedly been set up for an interview at the club. So it is no great surprise that Curbishley is trading so well in Next Wolves manager betting odds, with a best market price at 1/5. Curbishley has held his ground after being linked to a number of clubs in the past few years, but it is interesting why he would have passed up other options to return to Premier League management for a struggling team like Wolves.
There are still a couple of other very good names in the running for Next Wolves manager betting, and no, Fabio Capello is not one of them. Ex Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is trading at 2/1 with Stan James in the market, and he has the fighting abilities to get the best out of players. However, Wolves probably need a bit more forward thinking that just trying to survive in the Premier League this season. They need to get out of perennial strugglers mode and get a bit of forward thinking in there. That doesn’t totally sit hand in hand with the hiring of Steve Bruce. Sacked QPR boss Neil Warnock is trading at 6/1 with SkyBet as he will be itching to get back into work and prove himself. You can just picture his face if he ended up at Wolves and survived relegation while QPR went back down to the Championship. That would totally be in the model of Neil Warnock headlines. Ian Holloway at 25/1 with Stan James is a bit of a long shot, but he would be a superb fit at the club. He would drag the club up by the scruff of the neck, but Wolves want proven Premier League experience and that is why everything is going to point back to Alan Curbishley.
Next Wolves Manager Betting Odds
Alan Curbishley: 1/5 at SkyBet
Steve Bruce: 2/1 at SkyBet
Neil Warnock: 6/1 at SkyBet
Ian Holloway: 25/1 at Stan James
Darren Ferguson, Rafa Benitez, Roy Keane, Chris Hughton 25/1 at SkyBet
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