Next Man City Manager

What is going on in the Man City managerial stakes?

Claudio Ranieri got sick of waiting for the Thai takeover to materialise and took the Juventus job -a far more attractive proposition.

Ex Fulham boss Chris Coleman has now been backed into favouritism on www.betfair.com which is a very surprising development.

Having been linked with every big name manager in world football, I would be amazed if City replaced Pearce with Coleman.

2nd in the market is Sevilla boss Juande Ramos, and once again it would be a major shock if they tempted the Spaniard to Eastlands. Sevilla have guaranteed Champions League football next season, and if Ramos does decide to leave I think he will have bigger fish to fry than a relegation battle with Man City.

So if the 2 market leaders are unlikely to secre the job who will be in the hot seat fro next season?

My initial pick of Paul Jewell is still in the hunt and I have heard a few whispers that Mark Hughes may be tempted (although i'm not sure how reliable this source is).

Over £500,000 has now been matched on this long drawn out market and we don't seem any nearer to a conclusion.