Paul Cook is the new 6/4 favourite to become Bristol City's next manager.
Currently in charge of crisis club Wigan, Bristol Live claim Cook is high on the Robins' shortlist after his recent interview with the City hierarchy.
The 53-year-old is widely expected to leave the DW Stadium after three years due to off-field circumstances and he is set to rival Chris Hughton for the Ashton Gate post, which is available after Lee Johnson's exit earlier this month.
Johnson was sacked earlier this month after four years, with his side on a nine-game winless run. They had five games of the season remaining and went on to finish 12th in the Sky Bet Championship.
Cook's Wigan, meanwhile, would have finished below them in 13th but for a 12-point deduction imposed by the EFL after going into administration, which then saw them relegated back to the third tier.
Before that, the Latics had collected 57 points, 39 of them coming in 2020 as one of the division's form teams.
Paul Cook will leave Wigan Athletic on Wednesday after resigning from his role as manager, following the club going into administration earlier this month.
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) July 28, 2020
Cook won promotion from Sky Bet League One with Wigan in 17/18 before guiding them to safety the following campaign. In years previously, he has guided Portsmouth and Chesterfield to promotion from League Two.
The popular Liverpudlian most recently made the headlines when, with Wigan financially stricken and in administration, his side thrashed Hull 8-0 (below).
Cook is priced at 6/4 with Sky Bet after his interview for the post while former Brighton, Birmingham, Norwich and Newcastle boss Hughton is 2/1. Plymouth boss Ryan Lowe is next in the betting at 8/1.
Next Bristol City manager odds (via Sky Bet)
- Paul Cook - 6/4
- Chris Hughton - 2/1
- Ryan Lowe - 8/1
- Alex Neil - 10/1
- John Terry - 12/1
- Steven Gerrard - 12/1
- Danny Cowley - 16/1
🤯 No Wigan fans, it wasn't a dream!
— Sporting Life Football (@SportingLifeFC) July 15, 2020
👏 With everything going on at the club, this team is remarkable.
📈 12 points clear of the drop
🔥 Six home clean sheets in a row
🙌 10 clean sheets in their last 11
🗓 37 points in calendar year
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👍 'We had to win for them tonight. For Wigan Athletic and the town, and we did that.'
— Sporting Life Football (@SportingLifeFC) July 8, 2020
🙏 Paul Cook dedicated Wednesday’s win over QPR to the staff who had been made redundant following last week’s announcement.
👏 Classy as always.
👇 #WAFC https://t.co/Bi1ESvES0M
Odds correct as of 2130 BST on 28/07/20
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