Next Manager for Job. Odds and Speculation.

I've never known a manager talk about a job he hasn't applied for or been asked to do formally, to the best of my knowledge. Move on Sunbed you're boring me.

I think Bowyer did a decent job under bad conditions. Embargo on his hands he brought some young players in with a mix of experience and built on a solid defence. Giants at the back. It may not have been pretty but it's sort of exactly what we need for the next two seasons. But there won't be any tears if we fail to get Bowyer.

Any thoughts on Gary Johnson?

Rosler is now favourite at 2/1. Brown is sticking around despite ruling himself every chance anyone talks to him, football related or not. John Carver has thankfully floated right out of the running and both Phillips and Reid have drifted out.

Bit more surprised by the omission of Paul Lambert and the long odds for Steve Clark and Neil Warnock.

Its still a fairly uninspired list.

According to TalkSport, Chris Wilder thinks Charlton are a better proposition than Bolton as he's about to be announced as their new manager!!

A wise choice I think. Let's face it, we're in the mire and everybody knows it. Good luck to him at Charlton, no financial problems and every chance of getting them promoted. What on earth would he have had to look forward to in sunny Bolton?

Bookies have it looking like its down to a 2 horse race for me between Rosler and Reid. Stubbs has the same issues as others, he's in a job already so compo needed and I just can't see that.

I'd rule Stubbs out anyway as we would not be learning anything hiring people who have Scottish experience alone. Yes he played for us but was often booed on his return and there's not much love there from the Bolton fans.

Rosler failed at Wigan and Leeds, though hardly given a chance at both clubs but do we need to take a gamble on a manager like that? Isn't it better to try and get one on the up? Wilder has rejected us but there must be more like him.

Reid, I think will probably get the job short term. Firstly because I think the financial backers are acquaintances of his but also he's cheap and probably low maintenance i.e he won't be knocking on doors asking for funds because he knows he's lucky to be in work at all.

I still think Steve Clarke is one of the best shouts for us but at 66/1 theres a reason that it is very unlikely.

Latest check on the odds indicates that it's Reids job. I'd be very disappointed truth be told. He's been there all the time with Jimmy, almost like the puppet master, if you remember "I wanted to put Alex on for his debut but Reidy quite right said we need Heskey on". Heskey then played a big role in the next games? Was Heskey awful and cost us games? No, he was decent enough but what good is that to us now he's gone. Woolery and Samizadeh have still little match day experience that stint against better players could have been a good learning curve for them.

I can't absolve him from any blame for the past 8 or so weeks. But If you did a ven diagram and on one side "People who want the job" and the other "People we can afford" then in the middle id suggest only Peter Reid(and JPs name are in the mix. Personally if we are sticking rather than twisting I would stick with the younger man, with the ideals to play younger players and with a history of working with these kids.

Everyone else starting with Stubbs, who isn't even successful in Scotland's 2nd tier, start at 5/1 whilst Reid is 6/4. Adkins who I thought would get mentioned is 12/1.

Begs the question if it is Reid then why now and not 10 weeks ago? What about the 50 applicants and what does that say about the position of the club? For me it smacks of desperation. But that's exactly what it is I suppose