Danny Cowley new favourite as nine former Sunderland men feature in betting

Former Black Cats boss Gus Poyet was priced as 1/10 favourite with SkyBet yesterday but has now moved back in the field to 6/4 as it emerged that he wouldn’t be taking over at the Stadium of Light.

That means we have a new favourite for the job this morning.

Danny Cowley is priced at 5/6 with the bookies, ahead of Paul Cook (9/2) and Nigel Pearson (16/1).

The Echo also understands former Barnsley and Hearts manager Daniel Stendel has applied for the job vacated by Phil Parkinson on Sunday.

The German manager is priced at 20/1 with the bookmakers.

Interestingly, the market includes a number of former Sunderland players and managers.

John O’Shea (25/1), Sam Allardyce (25/1), Kevin Phillips (25/1), Julio Arca (33/1), Lee Cattermole (33/1), Martin O'Neill (33/1), Paul Heckingbottom (33/1) and Roy Keane (44/1).

Frontrunner Cowley confirmed his interest in the Sunderland manager’s job yesterday.

Speaking to the Southend Echo, Cowley - when asked if he’d be keen to take charge – said “Sure. Sunderland are a huge football club with a wonderful history.

"For whatever reason, they find themselves in League One but we will just have to wait and see.”

He added: "We love football and of course we miss football.

“We’re some enjoying some time off and it’s been a really good opportunity for us to go away and study.

“We’re continuing to try and improve and we’re working on our pro licence at the moment.

“We’re trying to make the most of this time.”

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