Neil Warnock is the 2/1 favourite to replace Mark Hudson in the next Cardiff manager odds market despite announcing his retirement last April.
Who are the favourites to replace Mark Hudson at Cardiff?
Former Cardiff City captain Mark Hudson has been sacked as manager of the club after just four months in charge. So, who are the bookmakers' favourites to replace him?
Neil Warnock
Neil Warnock is the 2/1 favourite to replace Mark Hudson as the next Cardiff City manager despite announcing his retirement in April after 42 years and 1,603 matches in the dugout. His last job was with Middlesbrough, where he returned a win percentage of 38.7% from 75 matches.
He left the Teesside club in 15th place in the Championship but only four points off the playoffs. Warnock spent more than three years with Cardiff before leaving the club in November 2019.
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Dean Whitehead
Next after 74-year-old Warnock, we go to 41-year-old rookie Dean Whitehead (5/1 second favourite), who has been placed in interim charge of the first team as the club search for Hudson's successor.
Since retiring in May 2018, Whitehead has been on the backroom staff at Shrewsbury Town, Port Vale and Besiktas, before joining the Bluebirds as first team coach in November 2022.
Dean Smith
Only sacked as Norwich City manager two days after Christmas, Dean Smith is an 8/1 chance to make a rapid return to the Championship with Cardiff, who sit just one place and three points above the league's bottom three in 21st place.
51-year-old Smith spent just over a year with the Canaries, failing to save them from Premier League relegation before leaving them 5th in the Championship - 12 points off automatic promotion.
Liam Manning
Another recently sacked Championship manager rounds off our top four of replacements for Mark Hudson at the Cardiff City Stadium.
Liam Manning (8/1) was dismissed by MK Dons on 11th December having accumulated just 15 points from 20 matches in League One, leaving the Dons six points from safety and only off the bottom on goal difference.
Next Cardiff City Manager Odds:
| Name | Price |
|---|---|
| Neil Warnock | 2/1 |
| Dean Whitehead | 5/1 |
| Dean Smith | 8/1 |
| Liam Manning | 8/1 |
| Sol Bamba | 8/1 |
| Mark Warburton | 12/1 |
