The leading five contenders to be the next Fulham manager

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The west London club insist they will take their time to appoint the new man but chief executive Alistair Mackintosh, who will lead the hunt, has already had a head start after Hodgson was granted permission to speak to Liverpool a fortnight ago.

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The two early contenders for the vacant post, Sven-Goran Eriksson and Mark Hughes, have been joined on the shortlist by Tony Mowbray, Alan Curbishley and Glenn Hoddle.

Goal.com UK assesses the pros and cons of the five main contenders.

Sven-Goran Eriksson | Odds: 3.25

Age: 62

Available: Yes

Trophies: 18 with Gothenburg, Benfica, Roma, Sampdoria, Lazio including 2000 Serie A title

Pros: Eriksson has vast experience and a track record at club and international level that demands respect.

He has an excellent contacts book and a good relationship with chief executive Alistair Mackintosh from the season they spent together at Manchester City. He also would not want to make vast changes to Fulham’s established backroom team.

Cons: His age and reputation as a footballing nomad would appear to make him a short-term option. He has spent only one season as a club manager since taking the England job in 2001 and has had mixed results over the last decade.

Age: 52

Available: Yes

Trophies: 1 - 1999/2000 First Division title with Charlton

Pros: Strong-minded and experienced, Curbishley masterminded Charlton’s revival to make them into an established Premier League club.

He also spent two solid years at West Ham, where he steered them away from relegation and achieved a top-ten finish.

He already has a connection at Fulham through his long-standing deputy Mervyn Day, who is part of the club’s scouting team.

Cons: He is not considered a training ground coach in the Hodgson mould as he prefers to lead through his management and team selection. Fell out with Fulham captain Danny Murphy and defender Paul Konchesky when they were all at Charlton.

Mark Hughes | Odds: 5.00

Age: 46

Available: Yes

Trophies: None

Pros: Hugely respected figure who did an excellent job with Wales and at Blackburn Rovers working with a restricted budget. Renowned for getting the best out of misfits and difficult players who have struggled elsewhere.

Tony Mowbray | Odds: 15.00

Age: 46

Available: Yes

Trophies: 1 – 2007/08 Championship title with West Brom

Pros: Fine technical coach and astute tactician with a reputation for delivering eye-catching football.

Mowbray would minimise the impact on Fulham players used to a coaching-oriented culture and would fit in well with the club’s established structure.

Cons: Sacked as Celtic manager in March after nine months and West Brom were relegated after finishing bottom of the Premier League in 2008/09. His teams have a habit of failing when the pressure is at its most intense.

Age: 52

Available: Yes

Trophies: None

Pros: Thoughtful and modernistic, Hoddle is a highly regarded technical coach and tactician who prefers to improve players on the training ground in the same way as Hodgson.

Cons: During 15 years managing Swindon Town, Chelsea, England, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers, his biggest achievements was as a beaten finalist in the 1994 FA Cup and 2002 Worthington Cup. Has a reputation for being socially awkward and a clumsy man-manager.

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