Next Tranmere Rovers Manager Odds

One manager who has been successful in the lower English Leagues is former Hull City manager Nigel Adkins. The Birkenhead-born started his career as a physiotherapist at Scunthorpe United 1996 before taking over as manager 10 years later.

In his first season as manager, he helped the Irons to a promotion to the Championship, before subsequently getting demoted and then promoted in consecutive seasons. Adkins would then take over as the manager of Southampton in the 2010/11 season in which they sat in League One. In the two and a half years at the club, he helped them gain back-to-back promotions into the Premier League before being replaced by Mauricio Pochettino in 2013.

Now without a job role after leaving Hull due to a difference in visions for the club, many have encouraged him to take up management of his former club Tranmere Rovers. With his experience in management and his connection with the club, it feels right that now after 35 years since he left as a player, he should take up the role of manager of Tranmere.

Currently, the odds of Nigel Adkins becoming the next permanent manager of Tranmere Rovers are priced at 10/3.

Another name that could be put forward for the Tranmere Manager role is former Salford City manager Graham Alexander. Despite only managing three clubs in eight years, Alexander has been fairly successful for the lower English League clubs.

In his first managerial position at Fleetwood Town, he helped gain them promotion to League One in two seasons. However, he was relieved of a job role in September 2015 after a poor start to the campaign with two wins in 10 and five defeats.

In his second role at Scunthorpe United, Alexander helped guide the Irons to a top 10 finish before a play-off position a year later. Despite being relieved of his role in his third season after eight games without a win sitting in fifth, Scunthorpe managed a second play-off attempt before they were relegated back to League Two a year later.

The most recent club he managed was Salford City from 2018-2020. In his time as manager, he earned them promotion to League Two in their first season as a professional side as well as avoiding relegation a year later.

Despite going unbeaten in his first five games, the board decided to replace him with a more experienced manager in hopes of a promotion to League One.

Now odds of Graham Alexander to Tranmere are priced at 4/1.

Sol Campbell is another manager who could be in contention for the vacant position as Tranmere Rovers manager, despite having only 2 years of experience in a similar role. Campbell first took charge of Macclesfield Town in November 2018 in a season which has ended poorly for the club, as when the former Arsenal defender took over, the club were in the last position, five points off safety.

The Cheshire side finished the season in 22nd place and would be safe but due to the financial travesty at the club, Macclesfield were relegated from League Two as they were hit by a six-point penalty and the club disbanded.

In October 2019, Campbell took charge of Southend United who were in 22nd position after suffering 11 defeats in 14 games. With the financial troubles hindering the former England defender, Southend finished the season in 22nd and were relegated to League Two.

As of now, Sol Campbell is priced at 9/2 odds of becoming the next permanent manager of Tranmere Rovers.

Another successful manager who could become the next permanent manager of Tranmere is Danny Cowley.

Cowley’s first major managerial role was with Lincoln City after leaving Braintree in 2016 and in his first season, he oversaw the clubs promotion back to the Football League since they were relegated back in 2011.

Although this wasn’t the only success that year, as the side saw an incredible run in the FA Cup in which they became the first non-league club to reach the quarter-finals after defeating Championship sides of Ipswich Town and Brighton & Hove Albion and Premier League club, Burnley.

In 2018, Cowley won the EFL Trophy after defeating Shrewsbury Town in the final in their first-ever game at Wembley. The season later, they finished top of League Two and earned a promotion to League One for the first time.

Most recently, Cowley managed Huddersfield Town in the Championship. Despite success’ of being named EFL Championship Manager of the Month after six-games unbeaten and defeating West Bromwich Albion, Cowley was relieved of his role with the chairman outline a different vision.

With large amounts of success in his managerial career, he could be looking to continue this with League Two side Tranmere, although, it is possible that his eyes on bigger things.

Cowley is now at 20/1 odds of becoming the next manager of Tranmere.