With George Burley expected to be announced as the new Scottish boss, VC Bet have opened a market on who will be the next manager of Saints.

Glenn Hoddle is the favourite at 7/2, followed by Chris coleman at 5/1 and then both Alan Shearer and Billy Davies at 13/2.

Spokesman Neal Wilkins thinks that the job will entice quite a few top notch candidates.

"Southampton has a long history of playing entertaining football and they are a big club," he said.

"Their academy is probably one of the best in the country, so whoever comes in will have to be a manager who can get the most out of a young squad.

"Their coffers at the moment will not allow a big spending spree, so the new manager will have to work with what he's got to some extent."

With regard to Shearer, the firm thinks that he'll decline any offer he gets to manage the south coast club.

"We are a big price on Shearer and Billy Davies taking over, but we are a shorter price on Chris Coleman. There are a lot of good managers who are out of work at the moment, so there are plenty of options available." added Wilkins.


  • 7/2 Glenn Hoddle
  • 5/1 Chris Coleman
  • 13/2 Billy Davies
  • 13/2 Alan Shearer
  • 11/1 Graeme Souness
  • 12/1 Paul Ince
  • 12/1 Kevin Blackwell
  • 14/1 Sam Allardyce
  • 14/1 Dave Jones