West Brom gave Alan Irvine the boot from his job at the Hawthorns, so they are back in the position that they were in during the summer, when they were dragging their heels looking for a new manager. Next West Brom manager betting is open and agian and it seems to be a narrow field, with a two horse race between Tony Pulis and Tim Sherwood to fill the roll in the West Midlands club, who are sitting 16th in the Premier League.
Back in the summer, former Spurs boss Tim Sherwood was actually interviewed for the job, which was ultimately given to Irvine. So that could two ways. Either the club weren’t totally convinced by Sherwood first time around, or that after coming close to getting the job, he may be high in the list for consideration again.
Standing in his way is former Crystal Palace boss Tony Pulis, who seems to be the favourite to head to the Hawthorns. He took over at Crystal Palace in November 2013 with the Eagles in the bottom three, but guided them to an 11th place finish. That is the kind of positive return that the struggling West Brom will be looking for.
Sherwood and Pulis in duel to be next West Brom manager
However, there was a disconnect between Police and Palace because Pulis didn’t have full control over transfers, and at West Brom, technical director Terry Burton and sporting director Richard Garlick are responsible for pulling the trigger on bringing in new talent. So there may have to be some bending from the club to lure Pulis, who will want full control.
The Welshman was initially at a quote of 2-1 with bet365 and second in the market behind Tim Sherwood, but Pulis has since been backed into favouritism and is 4/6 with Bet365 for the Hawthorns vacancy.
So it looks to be a two horse race between 4/6 shot Pulis and 6/4 shot Sherwood. Beyond that you are looking at bar 33/1 on names like Victor Pereira, Derek McInnes and Ally McCoist in next West Brom manager betting.
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