{"id":425564,"date":"2011-05-17T13:50:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-17T13:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/17\/chris-hughton-new-favourite-for-west-ham-united-job\/"},"modified":"2011-05-17T13:50:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-17T13:50:00","slug":"chris-hughton-new-favourite-for-west-ham-united-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/17\/chris-hughton-new-favourite-for-west-ham-united-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Hughton new favourite for West Ham United job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h4>17 May 2011 14:50:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"61.985915493\">\n<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chris Hughton\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/105500\/105534_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chris Hughton<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span readability=\"13.9756944444\">Former Newcastle United boss Chris Hughton is the new favourite to succeed axed Avram Grant at relegated West Ham United.<\/p>\n<p>The former Republic of Ireland international is way out in front with the bookmakers after former favourite Steve McClaren pulled out of the running. <strong>Unibet<\/strong> prices Hughton @ <a href=\"http:\/\/adserving.unibet.com\/redirect.aspx?pid=37596&#038;bid=15787\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3.25<\/a> putting him well clear of Sam Allardyce @ <a href=\"http:\/\/adserving.unibet.com\/redirect.aspx?pid=37596&#038;bid=15787\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">11.0<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ex-England boss Steve McClaren was the red hot favourite @ <strong>1.44<\/strong> on Monday but is now out to <a href=\"http:\/\/adserving.unibet.com\/redirect.aspx?pid=37596&#038;bid=15787\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">21.0<\/a> He ruled himself out of contention telling the press, &#8220;I do not wish to be considered for the position.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Avram Grant was given his marching orders minutes after West Ham had blown a two goal lead against Wigan to lose 3-2 confirming their relegation. The club&#8217;s owners have since admitted that Grant was a bad choice and want a British manager to take over from the Israeli.<\/p>\n<p><span><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/adserving.unibet.com\/redirect.aspx?pid=37593&#038;bid=15787\">Sign up with Unibet for a \u00a320 risk free bet!\u00a0 <strong><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c4\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/98200\/98294.jpg\" alt=\"Bet Now\" width=\"115\" height=\"17\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/em><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hughton would be a popular choice with Hammers supporters due to his previous links with the club. After a long spell with Tottenham Hotspur he wound his career down at Upton Park enjoying a two year spell at West Ham in the early 90s.<\/p>\n<p>He also guided Newcastle United back to the Premier League at the first attempt before being sacked last December. West Ham co-owner David Sullivan told the Sun, &#8220;We want a new manager that has a proven record of success.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Martin O&#8217;Neill, who was widely linked with the post earlier this year, is <a href=\"http:\/\/adserving.unibet.com\/redirect.aspx?pid=37596&#038;bid=15787\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">11.0<\/a> second favourite along with Sam Allardyce, Roberto di Matteo and Neil Warnock.<\/p>\n<p>The club have indicated a quick appointment to plan their return to the English top flight.<\/p>\n<p><em><em>Follow <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#%21\/goalbetting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Goal.com Betting<\/a> on<span>\u00a0<\/span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#%21\/goalbetting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/93900\/93900.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"48\" height=\"11\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/span><\/em><\/em><br \/><em><br \/><\/em>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>See the article here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2995\/betting\/2011\/05\/17\/2490762\/chris-hughton-new-favourite-for-west-ham-united-job\" title=\"Chris Hughton new favourite for West Ham United job\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Hughton new favourite for West Ham United job<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 17 May 2011 14:50:00 Chris Hughton Related Links Teams Former Newcastle United boss Chris Hughton is the new favourite to succeed axed Avram Grant at relegated West Ham United. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-425564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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