1. Gianfranco Zola
Gianfranco Zola is
the bookmaker's favourite for the West Brom job and could find himself involved in a bizarre job-swap that could see Clarke head to Watford. Zola
resigned from his post at Watford on Monday after five-successive home defeats, but could walk straight back into management at the Hawthorns. In an intriguing sub-plot, Clarke is the early front-runner for The Hornets job, with Zola all set to take his place at West Brom. Zola guided Watford into third place in the Championship and to the play-off final at Wembley Stadium last season, where his side were defeated by Crystal Palace earlier this year. And though he missed out on the chance to take the Yellow Army into the Premier League, we could be about to see the former West Ham boss return to the topflight anyway, if he is granted the opportunity to manage West Brom.
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