Bilic installed as favourite for vacant Hammers role

3:14pm Wednesday 3rd September 2008

BOOKMAKERS William Hill have installed Slaven Bilic as favourite to land the vacant West Ham manager's role.

Alan Curbishley sensationally quit his role as Irons chief earlier today.

And the talk around who will be his replacement is already doing the rounds.

Croatia boss Bilic - who played for the club between 1996-7 and was a crowd favourite - is 3/1 to succeed Curbishley, although he has apparently ruled himself out of the job.

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp, who managed the club between 1994 and 2001, is second favourite at 6/1, followed by Sam Allardyce at 8/1 and current England under-21 boss Stuart Pearce at 10/1.

Hammers legend Paolo Di Canio is also an outsider at 14/1, while another legend, Sir Trevor Brooking, seems a far bet at 40/1.

West Ham have confirmed that they will be drawing up a shortlist of candidates for the role.