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The early favourite to succeed Harry Redknapp is Everton's David Moyes at 3.1 and he is followed by Wigan's next manager market ever-present Roberto Martinez at 5.5, with Newcastle's Alan Pardew fifth in line at 11.5.

Moyes is one of the most respected coaches in the Premier League for the manner in which he has transformed Everton from regular relegation battlers to constant top-half finishers in a decade at the club, despite often being restricted by a lack of funds in that period.

His most impressive achievement was guiding them into the Champions League qualifiers by beating neighbours Liverpool to fourth in 2004/05, a feat made all the more remarkable by the sale of prize asset Wayne Rooney to Manchester United at the start of the campaign.

The Scottish tactician - also the third favourite to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford at 8.2 - has been hyped in the media as Spurs chairman Daniel Levy's first choice for the job, which is why he initially traded at 1.5.

It is easy to see why he would appeal: he is a commanding figure without being too confrontational or controversial and established Everton as first top-six bankers and then - as Manchester City and Tottenham's spending made that unsustainable - a consistent top-eight presence. He is also the boss who gets the best out of Steven Pienaar, though this might not be quite as major a consideration!

However, this writer's hunch is that to make such a bold decision, Levy must have something high-profile lined up, perhaps a manager he sounded out when all the England speculation was going on and hasn't been able to forget.

For that reason, it is the unemployed trio rounding off the market's top six that intrigue me most: Andre Villas-Boas at 8.4, Fabio Capello at 10.0 and Rafael Benitez at 11.0. All three have won league titles and European silverware, something the Premier League-based contenders lack.

Prior to Redknapp, Tottenham appointed three successive foreigners, their last permanent Brit in charge having been Glenn Hoddle, and he was hired 11 years ago.

The fact that the three leading overseas candidates (besides Martinez, who is in essence an adopted Brit) have all worked in England before makes them even more suitable.

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