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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...

The news today is that Chelsea are lining up a bid of £27 million plus Daniel Sturridge to lure Luka Modric away from White Hart Lane. The Betfair market is undecided whether he will still be a Spurs player when the transfer window closes; it's pretty much evens the pair. There are plenty of reasons why Tottenham should reject the bid and tell Chelsea they have no intention of selling such a key player to a rival club. For all of Gareth Bale's early season form, flashes of brilliance and unprecedented hat-trick at the San Siro it was the little Croatian who was alongside Michael Dawson their most consistent player over last year's campaign. He provides that vital link between defence and attack and has what football pundits like to describe as a great footballing brain, seeing things...