Next Plymouth Argyle Manager Odds

Plymouth Argyle are without a manager following the mutual termination of Wayne Rooney’s contract on New Year’s Eve.

Rooney struggled as manager of Argyle as the Manchester United legend oversaw just five wins from 25 matches. Consequently, the Mariners are currently bottom of the Championship with just 19 points from 24 matches.

Kevin Nanceveill and Joe Edwards took charge of Plymouth’s recent 2-2 draw with Bristol City at Home Park, however, they are not expected to take the managerial role on a permanent basis.

Ex-Plymouth manager Steven Schumacher has been lined-up for a shock return to Home Park.

The 40-year-old departed Stoke City in mid-September having managed the Potters just 32 times before leaving his role on 16th September in what was regarded as a surprise decision. At the Bet 365 Stadium, he managed to win 13 and draw 6 of those 32 matches in charge, equating to a 40% win percentage.

Before his spell with Stoke, Schumacher had a successful time as manager of Argyle as he managed to earn promotion with the Mariners from League One in the 2022/23 season and won 57 of his 108 matches at the helm of the Home Park club.

Schumacher’s predecessor at Plymouth in Ryan Lowe is the second favourite for the job at Home Park.

Lowe departed Preston just one game into the 2024/25 season, having felt as though he’d taken the Lilywhites as far as he could. During his time at Deepdale, the 45-year-old managed 13th, 12th and 10th-place finishes.

Prior to his stint at North End, Lowe had successful spells at Bury and Plymouth Argyle, managing to earn promotion from League Two in back-to-back seasons with each club having departed Gigg Lane in June 2019 due to Greater Manchester club’s financial demise.

Wycombe Wanderers manager Matt Bloomfield has been mentioned with a potential move away from Adams Park following his side’s excellent start to the 2024/25 season.

The Chairboys sit top of League One with 50 points from 23 matches in what will be Bloomfield’s second full season in charge, having replaced Gareth Ainsworth in February 2023. The 40-year-old has taken charge of 105 matches, winning 51 and drawing 23, leading to an impressive 48.57% win percentage.

Current Charlton Athletic manager Nathan Jones is on the shortlist to takeover as Plymouth coach.

At present, Charlton are just six points off the play-offs and have won a total of 18 matches under the Welshman’s 45-game tenure thus far.

Jones joined Charlton after a bizarre 14 game spell at Southampton in the 2022/23 season, while prior to his time at St Mary’s, the 51-year-old had two positive spells as manager of Luton Town, earning promotion from League Two, before setting the Hatters up for promotion from League One in 2018/19 before joining Stoke.

During his second spell at Luton, Jones consolidated Luton’s place in the Championship despite taking over the Hatters in 23rd-place in May 2020.

Could Neil Harris become Plymouth’s next manager following his recent departure from Millwall?

Harris recently left the Lions for a third time as manager following a successful spell that saw them win 15 and draw nine of their last 35 matches, consolidating their place in the Championship.

The 47-year-old has actually managed Millwall 283 times in total, memorably winning promotion from League One via the play-offs in 2016/17.

Harris’ other spell as a manager in the Championship came with Cardiff City between November 2019 and January 2021, where he won 24 and drew 18 of his 62 matches in charge - equating to a 38.71% win percentage.

Neil Warnock's Odds: 18/1

Darren Moore's Odds: 20/1

David Wagner's Odds: 20/1

Steve Bruce's Odds: 20/1

Michael Beale's Odds: 22/1

Tim Walter's Odds: 25/1

Ashley Cole's Odds: 33/1

John Terry's Odds: 33/1

Lee Carsley's Odds: 33/1

Mark Warbuton's Odds: 33/1

Steven Gerrard's Odds: 33/1

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