Paul Lambert has paid the price for not being able to keep Stoke in the Premier League this season as he has parted ways with the club by mutual consent.
Lambert was drafted in after the Potters gave Mark Hughes the boot in early January with the club struggling in the relegation zone. When Lambert joined the Potters, they were down in third-from-bottom and eventually they finished second-from-bottom and will be playing in the Championship next season.
There have been rumours since the end of the season and about unrest in the dressing room and the club look as if they really need to have a major clear out. Lambert won’t be the one doing that as he departs having won just one game in charge of them.
It appears that Stoke’s ambition is to get a new manager in place as quickly as possible in order to give them plenty of time to prepare ahead of the new season. Sam Allardyce and David Moyes both left their positions with Everton and West Ham respectively during the week and not too surprisingly, their names will be linked with the Potters.
In fact, David Moyes is the early 8/11 odds favourite at Bet Victor* (betting odds taken at 7:30 3 PM on May 18, 2018 to get the hot seat. The club will have to look for someone with that all-important Championship managerial experience after falling out of the top flight after a ten-year spell. Other names in early contention in the next Stoke manager betting odds market include Mick McCarthy, Nigel Pearson, Alan Pardew and Garry Monk.
Next Stoke manager betting odds*
David Moyes 8/11, Gary Rowett 2/1, Graham Potter 14/1, Mick McCarthy 16/1, Nigel Pearson 16/1, Alan Pardew 25/1, Chris Wilder 25/1, Garry Monk 25/1, Gordon Strachan 25/1, Lee Johnson 25/1, Tony Pulis 25/1, bar 33/1* (betting odds taken at 7:30 3 PM on May 18, 2018).
