[kompressaur]

Luis Scolari 9/4
Martin Jol 5/1
Gerard Houllier 5/1
Sam Allardyce 10/1
Jose Mourinho 10/1
Ottmar Hitzfeld 12/1
Louis Van Gaal 12/1
Steve Mclaren 14/1
Slaven Bilic 14/1
Paul Ince 14/1
Ronald Koeman 16/1
Roberto Mancini 16/1
Marcello Lippi 16/1
Guus Hiddink 16/1
Gordon Strachan 16/1
David Moyes 20/1
Avram Grant 20/1
Tony Mowbray 25/1
Terry Venables 25/1
David O'leary 25/1
Stuart Pearce 33/1
Steve Coppell 40/1
Odds from William Hill

[parksy]

dont rule out sven staying in his job.........thats what i fancy.....7-2 with paddy power.....

[bromsgrovegreen]

some of them candidates are a joke aint they??
avram grant,steve mcclaren,steve coppell,mourinho the list is endless

[parksy]

s.g.e backed into 9-4 now with paddy power to stay in the job.......plus his price has drifted out to 6-4 to get sacked with bet fair........for s.g.e to leave city frankie boy will have to sack him.....s.g.e wont walk away......i think fan power might save sven......i could see wee frankie boy back tracking a bit over the next few days........but if s.g.e does get sacked frank will replace him with another big name.....scolari and mourinho would be very high on his hit list......

[mrmuzeman]

Well we know who took over from Sven last time, 14/1 is a steal

[keemanan]

Rumours abound inevitably , I've heard that Frank sent the players letters after the Fulham debacle critisising them harshly, you have to remember he had 50 Thai MP's at the game and was probably lording it up at half time getting all cocky and above himself , I rekin some of them MP's were pissing themselves when Fulham scored their winner. He dont like to lose face doesn't Frank.
I also heard that Wardle the former chairman sent the squad a letter apologising for selling the club to a wanker such as he.
Also he's apparently sent the youngsters whose contracts were up a derisory offer with a transfer request already written in case they say no.

Could all be bollocks but with Citeh it obviously isn't

[slick]

Aye I think there's summat in it Keema, especially with the cancelled pre-match press conference today , it tells me somethings going to emerge soon.

The announcement of Garry Cooke from Nike being made executive chairman also adds fuel to the fire as he has close contact with Nikes's top brand names and silly as it may sound I wouldent be surprised to see Ronaldhinio at Eastlands next yr due to his close Nike relations, If thats on the cards then I have a feeling Scolari being at the helm will be one of his precurseries hence the mess were in now due to nothing being finalised but I bet the wheels are in motion.

Knowing City though it will all go tits up and with Dennis Wise coming in at the last minute on 6 milliion a yr to save us.

[parksy]

i see the odds have dissapeared on sven staying put at city......paddy power and sky bet has removed them.......i still wouldnt rule that out......but truth be told i havent got a clue in what is happening....all i know is if sven does get the bullet wee frank will replace him with a very big name......thats for sure......scolari looks a good bet if s.g.e does go......

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Manchester City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has held talks with Portuguese club Benfica, BBC Sport understands.

The City boss, whose job is under threat from club owner Thaksin Shinawatra, has twice previously managed the Lisbon club.

BBC Sport understands Eriksson has been told he will be sacked at the end of the season and Luiz Felipe Scolari has been approached as a replacement.

Thaksin has claimed Eriksson's future as City boss is yet be resolved.

"We have made no decision," said the former Thai prime minister. "We will do an evaluation at the end of the season."

The Swedish coach's agent Athole Still was unavailable for comment late on Wednesday.

Benfica spokesman Ricardo Maia said: "Whether someone is or is not in Manchester to try to persuade Eriksson, we have nothing to say about it."

Eriksson has coached Benfica twice, leading the Lisbon club to two championships and a domestic cup in the early 1980s.

He then went to Italy but returned to Benfica in 1989, taking the club to the 1990 European Cup final, a game they lost to AC Milan, before winning the Portuguese title in 1991.

Benfica risk missing out on a Champions League spot for next season after a disappointing season.

They are fourth in the SuperLiga, three points behind rivals Sporting Lisbon.

Thaksin Shinawatra will wait until the end of the season to make a decision

Thaksin, speaking at a golf tournament in Beijing, would not be drawn on whether the club was interested in the Portugal coach, or former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, who has also been linked with the City post.

"They all - Sven, Scolari, Mourinho - they are great coaches, great managers," he said.

However, he did admit that he had told Eriksson he was unhappy with City's dip in form which saw them fall out of contention for European football.

"During the season, we may complain for improvement but that's normal for every club," said the former Thai prime minister.

"But we will discuss at the end of the season what needs to be changed, what needs to be added to the success of the club."

Despite Thaksin's claims to the contrary, a source close to Eriksson has told BBC Sport that the former England coach will be sacked at the end of the season.


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And BBC Sport also understands that contact has already been made between City and Scolari's representatives in a bid to bring him to Eastlands, with a deal worth a reported £3.2m-a-year ready to be rubber-stamped.

Scolari, 59, is believed to be interested in succeeding Eriksson - but wants to wait until after Euro 2008 before making a decision.

Scolari has also previously been reluctant to uproot his family from Portugal and cited intrusion into his private life as one of the reasons he rejected the chance to succeed Eriksson as England coach in 2006.

Thaksin, on the other hand, is thought to want a swift answer from Scolari.

City fans have reacted angrily to Eriksson's imminent departure and Thaksin hopes to head off further unrest with a quick announcement that he has captured the man who won the World Cup with Brazil in 2002.

Despite his treatment at the hands of Shinawatra, Eriksson is willing to lead City on their post-season tour of Thailand and Hong Kong next week, a source close to the Swede has told BBC Sport.

The source said it was "business as usual" for Eriksson and his coaching team and that no further talks were planned with Shinawatra before the end of the season.

If City fail to land Scolari, they are likely to turn their attention to Slaven Bilic, even though he signed a new contract with Croatia last week.

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