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- Kevin Phillips is the 1/2 favourite to be the next Walsall manager
- Walsall without a manager after Michael Flynn's departure earlier this month
- Hartlepool and Crawley only two realistically who can be relegated this season
Kevin Phillips is the 1/2 favourite to be the next Walsall manager
The betting market is hotting up for the vacant Walsall job with Kevin Phillips the 1/2 favourite with UK Betting Sites to be the next Walsall Manager.
Phillips left South Shields earlier this week despite leading them to promotion to the National League North with the club confirming the departure in a statement on Saturday.
The decision is noted to be mutual and Phillips will be looking for the next stage in his career with a move to Walsall looking likely according to the latest betting odds.
BetVictor's market gives Phillips a 66% chance of taking over at the Bescot Stadium next with his position at the top of the market miles clear of anyone else.
| Next Walsall Manager | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Phillips | 1/2 | 66.7% |
| David Artell | 8/1 | 11.1% |
| Mat Sadler | 12/1 | 7.7% |
| David Unsworth | 12/1 | 7.7% |
Walsall without a manager after Michael Flynn's departure earlier this month
Michael Flynn was sacked as Walsall manager last week following the club's 3-0 loss to Harrogate on Tuesday to continue a poor run of form.
That loss to Harrogate meant that Walsall had won 1 of their last 20 League Two fixtures and the club had no option other than to dismiss Flynn.
Mat Sadler is the caretaker manager until the end of the season with the former Walsall player now third favourite to get the job on a permanent basis.
Next Walsall FC Manager Betting Odds
Hartlepool and Crawley only two realistically who can be relegated this season
The League Two relegation battle is still ongoing with just two games remaining and it's only Hartlepool and Crawley who feature in the market, with Harrogate needed to have a massive goal swing to go down.
Hartlepool must win their last two games and hope that Crawley lose both of theirs or lose one and draw the other with Hartlepool 6 goals behind Crawley in the goal difference ladder.
The odds of Hartlepool being relegated now are as short as 1/500 with Crawley given odds of 50/1 to go down with bookmakers expecting it to be a formality.
