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The 5 favourites to replace Gary Rowett as Derby County manager

Although it is yet to be officially confirmed, it appears all but certain that Gary Rowett will become the next Stoke City manager. So, who will replace him at Pride Park, we look at the five shortest prices to do so with Bet Victor.

This includes a mix of candidates both in and out of work. There is one outright favourite for the role, which will certainly be interesting reading for Rams fans. Derby suffered play-off defeat to Fulham recently, and are now set to be on the lookout for a new manager. It is certainly testing times for the club, but they are very much looking to the future.

Starting from five to one, here are the five favourites to succeed Gary Rowett as Derby County manager.

Darren Wassall – 8/1

The 49-year-old is the academy director at the club, and has helped to oversee the progression of several youngsters in the Derby County ranks. He also has experience of managing the first-team too, having been appointed as head coach following the dismissal of Paul Clement in February 2016. He oversaw the club progress into the play-offs, where they were defeated by Hull City, who went on to achieve promotion. He would be academy director prior to this, and following play-off defeat, he returned to this job. He would be a steady pair of hands, albeit if unspectacular. He is clearly highly-regarded by the Derby hierarchy, having been handed the job before.

Mick McCarthy – 8/1

Mick is another on the lookout for a job having departed Ipswich Town towards the end of last season. He has since spoken out that he is targeting a job in either the Premier League or the Championship. The Barnsley-born former Republic of Ireland boss could be described as another in the ‘safe hands’ category. However, he has twice won promotion out of this division at Sunderland and then Wolverhampton Wanderers. He departed Ipswich in April 2018, having been in the job since November 2012, so he is certainly seeking a fresh challenge.

Igor Stimac – 6/1

Perhaps a slightly surprising name to appear quite high up in the betting is Stimac, who some of the older Derby fans will remember his as a former player at the club. It would be fair to say that it is because he is indeed an ex-player why he has been linked to the role. The 50-year-old however does have managerial experience under his belt. This includes time as national team boss of Croatia in 2012/13, then resigning following a 2-0 loss to Scotland. The also former West Ham centre back has also managed the likes of Hajduk Split, before leaving his most recent role at Qatari club Al-Shahania. It is a bit of a left field suggestion, but there is clearly some support in the market for him to replace Rowett.

Dean Smith – 5/2

Smith was heavily touted with the West Bromwich Albion job before caretaker Darren Moore was recently handed the role. His attractive and attacking coaching philosophy is certainly contributing towards him being linked with different managerial roles. He is clearly experienced at Championship level, having been in charge of Brentford since 2015. He started his playing career at Walsall, who he went on to manage too. His reputation in the game is certainly on the rise, even if Brentford did again miss out on a play-off place. Possibly with greater resources, which you’d expect him to get at Derby, he may be able to go one step further.

Paul Simpson – 6/4

With the greatest of respects to Simpson, he has hardly set the world alight in club management. He is viewed as one of those who is a great coach and at his best on the training pitch. Possibly that is exactly what Derby need to get to the next level. Simpson is currently in charge of the England Under-19 side, which further highlights how highly-rated he is an a coach. He guided the nation to World Cup glory in 2017 at Under-20 level; an excellent achievement. Simpson is familiar with the scene at Derby, having previously been employed by the club. He was on Steve McClaren’s coaching staff in 2013. He has also fairly recently worked at Newcastle United, also with McClaren. His last outright club management job was in 2012 after a brief stint at Northwich Victoria.

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