Has Stephen Dobbie done enough to get the job full-time? Or will the club look elsewhere?placeholder image
Has Stephen Dobbie done enough to get the job full-time? Or will the club look elsewhere?

Blackpool next manager odds: Former boss jumps to joint favourite as Seasiders edge closer to appointment

Matt Scrafton
By Matt Scrafton

Burnley FC writer

Published 21st May 2023, 06:00 GMT

Is next week the week Blackpool finally announce their new head coach?

The Seasiders have technically been on the lookout for a permanent head coach since January, when the axed Michael Appleton was replaced by Mick McCarthy.

The veteran manager lasted just three months himself with interim boss Stephen Dobbie – one of the names in the frame – taking charge of Blackpool's final six games, winning three.

But will that be enough for the 40-year-old to get the job? Here’s the latest odds, as per BetVictor...

Risen to joint favourite in recent days having been strongly linked with a quick return to Bloomfield Road, after leaving to join Steven Gerrard as his number two at Aston Villa last summer. Could split the fanbase.

13. Neil Critchley - 2/1

Risen to joint favourite in recent days having been strongly linked with a quick return to Bloomfield Road, after leaving to join Steven Gerrard as his number two at Aston Villa last summer. Could split the fanbase. Photo: CameraSport - Dave Howarth

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Tops the betting alongside Critchley after winning three of his six games as interim boss. Would be a hugely popular appointment.

14. Stephen Dobbie - 2/1

Tops the betting alongside Critchley after winning three of his six games as interim boss. Would be a hugely popular appointment. Photo: CameraSport - Lee Parker