I certainly found it shocking when Swansea elected to sack Michael Laudrup earlier this month. However, as with any piece of football news, it always helps to create an idea for a new football article. The purpose of this slideshow is to look at who the major contenders to be the next permanent manager of the club will be. Of course, as with any article of this type, its necessary to have a few different elements such as the use of personal opinion, betting information from Odds Checker and stats from Who Scored. Swansea will feel fairly comfortable on their chances of survival as they are currently 10th in the league, which sees them four points above the relegation zone. However, its fair to say that this is an extremely tight league where almost anything can still happen, so its very difficult to gauge which teams are safe and which are not. What I think is very interesting is if they decide to make permanent appointment before the end of the season or not, in any case here is a look at the leading candidates to take over
5. Roberto Donadoni (Parma)
Roberto Donadoni is one of the leading candidates to take over to be the next permanent manager of Swansea. There is certainly a theory that its better to look at those in jobs doing something good, than those that are currently unemployed; it is something that is said with a reasonable amount of logic since managers out of work are genuinely in that position due to failing elsewhere. Parma are currently in the top eight of Serie A, and enjoying an excellent run of form with five wins from their six games. I would think that he would be a popular choice amongst Swansea fans and would be an indication of the ambition of the club. Donadoni also would come with a wealth of experience with various clubs in Italy as well as a spell in charge of the national team. However, there are two things to note here. First of all, he is unlikely to want to leave his current club until the summer, and secondly his lack of experience and knowledge of the Premier League would still make him a high-risk appointment. The manager also has a rather mixed record, so its hard to say if he would be successful or not. At the moment, he is seen as a 16/1 shot to be the Swans next manager.