McCarthy v Hoddle in battle for Nottingham Forest job
Former Wolves boss Glenn Hoddle will go head to head with Mick McCarthy for the Nottingham Forest job after emerging as a shock contender today.
Former Wolves boss Glenn Hoddle will go head to head with Mick McCarthy for the Nottingham Forest job after emerging as a shock contender today.
The two ex-Molineux chiefs are in the running to succeed Steve Cotterill, who was axed yesterday after just nine months at the City Ground following the takeover by the Al-Hasawi family.
Hoddle has not managed since he walked out on Wolves in 2006 and has been running his academy in Spain. But his odds tumbled last night and he is now the front-runner.
McCarthy, axed by Wolves in February after the 5-1 derby defeat to Albion, spoke to Villa about their vacancy before Paul Lambert's appointment. He was also linked with Leeds, Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield.
Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson was the early favourite but Posh could stand in Forest's way with chairman Darragh MacAnthony insisting his manager is going nowhere.
Posh claimed last month Forest had made an illegal move for Ferguson through Gianni Paladini, the former QPR chairman.
But Forest legend Kenny Burns has backed McCarthy for the job. "He would be perfect. Mick McCarthy and Forest would be a marriage made in heaven," he said.