Rob Edwards and O'Neil Among Wolves Head Coach Candidates

• Posted
  8 minutes ago

Rob Edwards and Gary O'Neil are two of the early names under consideration to succeed Vitor Pereira as manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The previous coach was sacked on the weekend following the squad's ten-game winless start to the Premier League campaign.

And both candidates - each of whom have previous associations to the club - are among the options to be considered by the Wolves leadership.

The manager is presently at Middlesbrough, which would pose a potential obstacle to his appointment at Molineux.

However the ex- Luton head coach - who made over a century of appearances for the club during his time as a player - is said to be a strong candidate for the position.

The mid-career manager is reportedly enjoys support from the Wolves board as they start the search of appointing a fresh manager.

Gary O'Neil is additionally emerging as a surprise contender, although he would be a shock appointment given he was released by the club in the previous winter.

The former West Ham United midfielder is currently unemployed meaning the club would not need to provide any compensation.

Related Subjects

• Premier League
• Soccer
• Wolverhampton Wanderers

• Wolves sack their manager after winless season start

  • Published
    4 hours ago

• Points, pubs and the manager - the reasons a ideal match at the club turned sour

  • Published
    Recently

More coverage

• Most recent club news, insight and fan views

• Ask regarding Wolves - what do you want to learn?