Next Permanent Portsmouth Manager Odds

Portsmouth are looking for a new manager following the sacking of Kenny Jackett in the aftermath of their EFL Trophy final defeat to Salford City on Saturday.

The former Millwall manager had won just one of his last seven games which currently sees the south coast club sit just one point outside the playoff places and 10 points off the top two.

Since replacing Paul Cook as Pompey’s manager in 2017, the 59-year-old had guided the Fratton Park club to two playoff place finishes in his three seasons at the club.

Former Lincoln City manager Danny Cowley is the favourite to get the vacant managerial role at Fratton Park. The 42-year-old hasn’t had a managerial role since being sacked by Huddersfield Town at the end of last season despite consolidating their Championship status having taken over the Terriers when they were in the relegation zone in early September following the departures of several key players in the summer window.

Cowley has a proven track record of overachieving with clubs, as he managed to get Lincoln promoted from the National League in 2017, as well as reaching the FA Cup quarter-finals with the Imps which was the first time in the competition’s history that a non-league side had achieved this feat.

The former Braintree manager then backed these achievements up by winning the EFL trophy in Lincoln’s first season back in the football league in 2017/18, before winning League Two the following campaign, which saw the Imps go back into English football’s third tier for the first time since 1999.

This would be a good role for Cowley to take, as he has frequently been an overachiever in his managerial career, and with Portsmouth being an opportunity to fast track his way back into the Championship if they have a good ending to the season with a play-off campaign, he could make up for lost time having been harshly sacked by Huddersfield last season.

Cowley is priced at 5/2 to become Portsmouth’s next manager - Click here to claim this bet in your bet slip!

Former Barnsley manager Daniel Stendel is next on this list, having lead the Tykes to promotion from League One in the 2018/19 season, with a second-place finish with 91 points, seeing him win 26 times in 46 matches. He was sacked in October 2019 following a run of no wins in ten matches in the Championship.

Since then the German managed Scottish side Hearts for 17 games, winning five of them, which saw them sit at the bottom of the Scottish Premiership until their relegation, following the curtailment of the league last campaign, which saw him trigger a clause in his contract allowing him to leave Tynecastle for free.

This would be a good move for the German to make, as he has already had good experiences in this division and it could even provide him with the opportunity to prove doubters wrong and showcase his abilities in the Championship again if he earns Portsmouth promotion.

Stendel is priced at 4/1 to return to England as Pompey’s next manager.

Former Portsmouth fan favourite Matthew Taylor is also on this list to replace Jackett as the club’s new manager.

The 39-year-old made 203 appearances in six years at Fratton Park and is said to be keen on a return to management, following his brief spell as interim manager at Swindon Town in March 2018.

At present Taylor is Tottenham Hotspur’s Under 18’s coach, having gained his UEFA pro license and is said to be desperate for a return to his former club.

This would be an interesting move for Taylor to make, as he will know himself that the club is attempting to get promoted back to the Championship as soon as possible. If he was to manage this then his reputation as a manager could skyrocket, as he is young and relatively inexperienced for someone in this profession.

Taylor is priced at 8/1 to return to Portsmouth for the first time since 2008.

Neil Harris is also rumoured to be under consideration by the Fratton Park club.

The former Millwall man has experience as a manager in League One, having earned promotion via the playoffs back in 2017, following his side’s dramatic win against Bradford City at Wembley.

Since then, he consolidated Millwall’s place in the Championship, before leaving to another former club in Cardiff City, where he also reached the playoffs last season, falling short in the semi-finals to eventual winners Fulham.

Harris has been out of work since losing his job at the Cardiff City Stadium in January following six straight defeats in the league.

This job would be a step backwards for Harris considering his good start to life in management, as he previously earned his status as a Championship standard manager with Millwall, before falling just short with Cardiff last campaign.

Harris is priced at 12/1 to become the next manager at Fratton Park.

The final manager on this list is legendary Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp.

The 74-year-old is fondly remembered by those at Fratton Park, having delivered the club their first major honour since 1950 when they won the FA Cup in 2008. Redknapp is staggeringly the last English manager to win a major trophy in England.

Since his time at Pompey he has also had spells at the likes of Tottenham Hotspur where he managed to earn them qualification to the Champions League in the 2009/10 season. Since then, he has managed the likes of QPR, earning them promotion back to the Premier League, as well as taking over at Birmingham City in April 2017, saving the club from relegation to the Championship before leaving early on in the following season.

Following his spell at Birmingham, Redknapp retired from management after 34 years, however, if there was one club he could have one last dance at, it would most likely be Portsmouth in what would be the stuff of fairytales for both himself and their fans.

Redknapp has the odds of 16/1 to make a dramatic return to the south coast club.