The Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Wales managers could well be considered by West Brom should Tony Pulis be sacked as boss.
Tony Pulis, manager of West Bromwich Albion, looks on before the Premier League match against Southampton.
Tony Pulis is currently the 2/1 second favourite with Skybet to be the next Premier League manager to leave their position following a poor run of form with West Bromwich Albion.
The Baggies have not won in the English top flight since August 19, seeing them drop to 16th in the table and just one point outside the relegation zone.
In 2017 as a whole, under Pulis the West Midlands outfit have won three, drawn six and lost 14 of their league outings, so here are three international bosses who could replace the Welshman at the Hawthorns should he be sacked.
Wales manager Chris Coleman looks on after the International match against Panama at Cardiff City Stadium.
Chris Coleman
Pulis’ fellow countryman has not managed in the top tier of English football for more than a decade after being sacked by Fulham back in 2007 following four years in charge.
That said, Coleman has built a solid reputation for himself away from the domestic scene by not only taking Wales to their first international tournament since 1958 at Euro 2016, but also a semi-final finish.
Republic of Ireland’s manager Martin O’Neill gestures on the touchline during the FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifying football match second leg against Denmark.
Martin O’Neill
Six years older than Pulis, the current Republic of Ireland chief is an experienced figure in the game and particularly in the Premier League, where he has managed Norwich City, Leicester City, Aston Villa and Sunderland.
O’Neill’s future with the Irish is in doubt following a 5-1 2018 World Cup playoff defeat to Denmark and could well be on the market very soon.
Michael O’Neill
Arguably the riskiest of the bunch having never managed what would be determined as a “big club”, that could also make this second O’Neill even more exciting.
Well known to West Brom’s Northern Irish contingent Chris Brunt, Jonny Evans and Gareth McAuley with the trio part of his impressive work with the nation over the past six years, taking them to Euro 2016 and the cusp of next summer’s tournament in Russia following a narrow 1-0 playoff loss to Switzerland.
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