Next Permanent Middlesbrough Manager Odds: Rob Edwards now the 4/7 FAVOURITE with bookmakers to be the next Boro manager!

Rob Edwards is the betting favourite to be the next manager of Middlesbrough

Rob Edwards is the 4/7 bookmakers favourite to be the next Middlesbrough manager following the dismissal of Chris Wilder last weekend.

Edwards is currently out of work after he was sacked as Watford manager despite just 10 games in charge of the Hornets.

William Hill make Edwards the odds on favourite to become the next Boro manager with reports suggesting he has already been interviewed for the job.

Leo Percovich is the third favourite in the betting market and is the current caretaker manager of Middlesbrough following Wilder's departure.

Bookies only give him a 14% chance of taking over permanently though despite Boro winning in his first game in charge against Birmingham on Wednesday night.

Former Manchester United player Michael Carrick is second favourite in the betting market

Michael Carrick is the second favourite in the betting market despite not having a permanent managerial job on his CV yet.

Carrick has been a football coach since his retirement from football back in 2018 and spent three years at the club as part of Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's backroom staff.

When Solskjaer was dismissed, Carrick took charge of three Manchester United fixtures as caretaker manager, beating Villarreal and Arsenal while drawing 1-1 against Chelsea.

Boro still as big as 28/1 to be relegated despite sitting in 18th in the Championship

Middlesbrough are a massive 28/1 to be relegated from the Championship this season despite sitting in 18th place in the table.

Wednesday's three points against Birmingham were massive for the club with it moving them out of the relegation zone.

Bookies put a massive 17 clubs above Middlesbrough in the relegation odds, giving them just a 3.4% chance of them going down this season.