Mark Hughes and Martin O'Neill battle to be next Sunderland manager Visit Ladbrokes Save For Later Posted by Bettingpro Staff 1 Dec 2011 Tweet Ladbrokes have all the latest odds on who will be the next Sunderland manager, as Mark Hughes and Martin O'Neill both look to take over at the Stadium of Light. (credit: Wikipedia) Related Articles See all Manager Moves news Share it Pin It Ladbrokes have all the latest odds on who will be the next Sunderland manager, as Mark Hughes and Martin O'Neill both look to take over at the Stadium of Light.Martin O’Neill was immediately installed as a heavy favourite to be the next Sunderland manager following the sacking of Steve Bruce, but it is Mark Hughes who is being backed to take over at the Stadium of Light.Whenever a managerial vacancy is made available in English football, O’Neill is almost always touted as a leading candidate for the role, with West Ham, Nottingham Forest and Leicester among the clubs that he has been previously linked with.The same has now occurred at Sunderland, with O’Neill priced at 4/5 in the Premier League odds to take over and given the results he achieved at Aston Villa in his four-year spell at the club, he will be a popular choice.There is also a strong possibility that the Sunderland job would appeal to O’Neill as it is in the Premier League and he will also be given suitable funds from chairman Ellis Short to make some signings in the January transfer window.However, Hughes is also rated a serious contender for the job and he would be the number one choice of some fans.Hughes has previously done a solid job at a Blackburn team which were in a similar position when he took charge compared to Sunderland at present and was arguably achieving well at Manchester City before being somewhat harshly replaced.There are doubts that Hughes is not the most loyal of managers, but he has been supported from 7/2 to 11/10 to take over as manager.Former Sunderland defender Michael Gray, who also played under Hughes at Blackburn, is in no doubts that the Welshman is the right man for the job.Gray said: “He gets the best out of players. The last 15 minutes of games was when it counted, he had us so fit. And that’s what Sunderland are missing at the moment.“He’s certainly No. 1 on my list.” Read our Ladbrokes review Use code MAXIMUMBONUS to get £50 free at Ladbrokes Like Like Post to wall 1 Reads All Football News Recent Football Articles Next Liverpool Manager FC Betting – Martinez odds lowered after talks25 May 2012Coral bookmakers believe Roberto Martinez is on the brink of becoming the next Liverpool manager. Next West Brom Manager Odds – Bookies slash odds on ex-Chelsea men25 May 2012Coral have slashed their odds on two former Chelsea men in the race to become the next West Brom ma Next Liverpool FC Manager Odds – Martinez Cut For Anfield Post24 May 2012Roberto Martinez is the odds-on favourite to become Liverpool manager, according to Ladbrokes. Next Aston Villa Manager Betting – Grayson 6/1 to land Villa post23 May 2012Simon Grayson is now 6/1 to become the new Aston Villa manager after former favourite Ole Gunnar So Next Liverpool FC Manager Betting – Van Gaal backed for Anfield post23 May 2012Former Bayern Munich and Barcelona boss Louis Van Gaal is now 6/1 to become the new Liverpool manag Jose Mourinho 12/1 To Win Treble Next Season22 May 2012Jose Mourinho has signed a new contract at Real Madrid and bet365 are 12/1 about the La Liga champi More Stories Recent Articles Women's Olympic Handball Qualifiying Tournament - Watch live streaming matches on bet36526 May 2012Day 2 of the Women's Olympic Handball Qualifying Tournament continues in Lyon, Guadalajara and Aalb 20:55 Alexander Consulting Fillies' Handicap (Str)26 May 201220:55 Alexander Consulting Fillies' Handicap (Str) 20:40 Thakeham Homes Presents Franklins Gardens Handicap (AWT)26 May 201220:40 Thakeham Homes Presents Franklins Gardens Handicap (AWT) 20:25 KKA-Highpoint Handicap26 May 201220:25 KKA-Highpoint Handicap 20:10 Jill And Clive's Silver Anniversary Maiden Stakes (AWT)26 May 201220:10 Jill And Clive's Silver Anniversary Maiden Stakes (AWT) 19:50 Bathwick Tyres Maiden Stakes26 May 201219:50 Bathwick Tyres Maiden Stakes More Stories Tags Mark Hughes Next Sunderland Manager Betting Odds, Martin O'neill Next Sunderland Manager Betting Odds, Next Sunderland Manager Betting, Next Sunderland Manager Betting Odds