Odds slashed on Bruce being next Premier League boss to be sacked
Pressure continues to mount on under-fire Steve Bruce with bookmakers slashing odds on the Newcastle United boss being the next Premier League manager to be sacked.
The Magpies are without a win in nine games and are sliding towards the Premier League bottom three following their comprehensive 3-0 loss to Arsenal on Monday evening.
Fans have hit out at Bruce and prominent Newcastle United fan group Toon for Change are calling for Mike Ashley to act now and sack Bruce before it is too late for the Magpies’ Premier League status.
And now the bookmakers have slashed odds on Bruce being the next top-flight boss sacked. Both Betfair and SkyBet have Bruce as favourite to be axed.
Betfair Spokesperson Sam Rosbottom said: “Following Monday night’s defeat, Newcastle have now won just one game in their last ten in all competitions and things are heating up for Steve Bruce, as he is now the favourite in the betting to be the next Premier League manager to leave their post.
"Just one month ago he was 20/1 to be sacked, however their form has gone rapidly down hill since then and he is now 6/5 to go.”
Newcastle United sit 15th in the top flight table, seven points above Fulham, who have a game in hand, in third bottom.
On Monday night, Toon For Change issued a statement and said they think United’s Premier League future is at risk should Bruce remain in his post and Ashley makes the same mistakes of
seasons gone by.
Toon For Change’s Joe Chilcott says the group are actively campaigning for immediate removal of Bruce as manager of United, in what is turning into a ‘nightmare’ season at St James’s Park.
Next Premier League manager to leave their position odds from Betfair:
Steve Bruce: 6/5, Chris Wilder: 21/10, Frank Lampard: 7/2, Roy Hodgson: 9/1,
Nuno Espirito Santo: 9/1, Mikel Arteta: 10/1, Graham Potter: 14/1, Sam Allardyce: 20/1, Scott Parker: 20/1, Sean Dyche: 20/1, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: 33/1, No Manager To Leave: 33/1, Pep Guardiola: 50/1, David Moyes: 50/1, Jose Mourinho: 50/1, Ralph Hasenhuttl: 60/1, Dean Smith: 66/1, Marcelo Bielsa: 66/1, Carlo Ancelotti: 75/1, Brendan Rodgers: 90/1, Jurgen Klopp: 100/1.