Billy DaviesWell wouldn't that be interesting? The man who left PNE in a ditch because he demanded more money and came back to North End to a howling off boo's and anger. But he built a highly successful team and took us to the brink of the promise land.
Personally I think in the short term he is the most able manager to take us back to the Championship but it is likely it will all end in tears at some point, with ego's clashing in the boardroom. But he is currently the bookies favourite. The main problem is that Billy loves and needs money, we have none!
Dave Jones
Ex-Cardiff and Wolves manager has already been strongly linked with the job, mainly due to his availability and close ties to chairman Peter Ridsdale.
He has experience and would probably do reasonably well, but may not be the most positive of appointments. He probably should have got Cardiff promoted in his 6 years in charge, after good backing and a talented squad at his disposable. He is running close behind Davies with the bookies.
Graham Alexander/ David Unsworth
The pair in temporary charge of the club have been backed by some supporters to take on the role permanently due to their knowledge of the club. The next few games will be a real test and a chance for them to stake their claim on the jobs. It would be more likely Alexander would take the managers role with Unsworth as assistant. But their inexperience has to be taken into consideration and they would need to be given plenty of time to get things back on track at the club, time which PNE may not have.
Sean O'Driscoll
O'Driscoll was the immediate favourite for the job at 3/1 but at the time of writing he has been put back to 10/1. He was sacked by Doncaster Rovers after a poor start to the season. He is renowned for trying to play attractive, positive football which many fans on the terraces are crying out for. But he was sacked from Doncaster for a reason (poor results) and stamping his style of play on the team may take time.
From the talk on twitter it would seem Ince would be an unpopular appointment and I would have to agree. His poor reign at Blackburn Rovers suggests he needs more time in the game to get to grips with managing big clubs. Preston aren't necessarily a 'big club', but for League 1 we are and we do not have the luxury of time to start on a five year project along with Ince as he develops as a young manager. We need a fast recovery as Ridsdale has said, the best way for the club to get over our financial problems is to get promoted!
Outsiders include: Garry Flitcroft (5/1 but can't see it happening and if it did I think many fans would be disappointed), Peter Reid (unlikely but 6/1 due to Ridsdale link), Michael O'Neill (Shamrock Rovers manager who took them to the Europa League group stages), Nicky Butt (12/1), Roy Keane (33/1), Sean Gregan (40/1, hugely popular as a player and would be backed as a manager but would be massively questioned as soon as things went wrong, lack of experience making it extremely unlikely but don't rule it out in the future) and the rank outsiders who are almost laughable, the legendary Danny Dichio (66/1) and finally someone called David Beckham at 200/1.
(Odds taken from Sky Bet)
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