Next Plymouth Manager Odds: David Wagner Favourite To Replace Wayne Rooney

Plymouth continue their search for a new manager after parting company with Wayne Rooney on the final day of 2024.

The decision was made with Argyle bottom of the Championship with just 18 points from 23 games played. 

A 2-2 draw with Bristol City began the post-Rooney era and the club are three points from safety following a 0-0 draw at Stoke last time out.

It's now 11 games without a win and the Pilgrims travel to Brentford in the FA Cup this weekend. We look at potential candidates and the latest next Plymouth manager odds.

Betting sites will continue to update their market on Plymouth's next manager.

In the meantime, first team coach Kevin Nancekivell and club captain Joe Edwards will continue to pick the team.

Wagner The New Favourite To Replace Rooney

This time last year, David Wagner was in charge of Norwich, leading them to the playoffs.

A 4-0 aggregate defeat to Leeds in the semi-finals was the last we saw of the German, who might be ready to start the new year with a new challenge.

Wagner, who led Huddersfield to the Premier League in 2017, was 6/1 to be named Plymouth's next manager, but his odds have been cut and he is now the 8/11 favourite on football betting sites to replace Rooney.

Schumacher's Odds For Pilgrims Return Lenghten

Many fans would have been angered by Steven Schumacher’s decision to leave Plymouth at the end of last year to take the Stoke job, but there are plenty of supporters who would welcome him back with open arms.

Schumacher was Ryan Lowe's assistant manager when the pair secured promotion to League One with a third-place finish in the 2019/20 COVID-19-affected season.

When Lowe left the club to become Preston’s manager three years ago, the board immediately appointed Schumacher as head coach.

Heading into the final day of the season, the Pilgrims were inside the play-off places, but a 5-0 home defeat by MK Dons allowed Wycombe to sneak into sixth spot.

Next Plymouth Manager Odds

However, Schumacher and the players dusted themselves down in the following 2022/23 season when the Green Army went up as champions with a remarkable 101 points, three clear of Ipswich, who are now in the Premier League.

Schumacher’s side made a reasonable start to life in the Championship, but his head was turned by Stoke, who signed him on a three-and-a-half-year deal in December 2023 as a replacement for Alex Neil.

The Potters survived the threat of relegation, and despite winning two of their five games of the current season, which left them in mid-table, Schumacher was sacked - a decision he later admitted he “failed to understand.”

Schumacher was the 1/4 favourite to make a dramatic return to Home Park, but his odds are now 5/4.

Harris Available For Plymouth Role

With Plymouth looking for a quick replacement, Neil Harris is a boss who could hit the ground running. 

He has been out of the game for a few weeks after leaving Millwall before Christmas and is eager to make a quick return to management.

A club legend at Millwall, he has experience fighting Championship relegation and could be the ideal candidate to help Plymouth climb out of the danger zone.

However, with a price of 10/1, he may have to wait for another managerial opportunity to come along.

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Is Bloomfield The Answer?

Matt Bloomfield is enjoying a blistering season in League One with Wycombe, so it is no surprise to see his name mentioned when managerial vacancies pop up.

He has Wycombe sitting second in League One with 51 points from 24 games played, with his team performing miracles against the cash-rich duo of Birmingham and Wrexham.

Currently priced at 20/1 to take over at Plymouth, it would be a surprise if he were to leave the League One highfliers for the Championship strugglers.

Could Lowe Be Set For Home Park Reunion?

Another former manager in the running to attempt to save Plymouth from relegation is Ryan Lowe. 

Still a firm favourite with fans, Lowe led the club to promotion into League One in the 2019/20 season. 

He made a good start to life in League 1 with the Pilgrims but left the club for Championship side Preston halfway through the season.

After three mid-table finishes at Deepdale, he was sacked after just one game of the new season. He could now be ready to return to his old stomping ground and is currently 20/1 to get the job.

Elsewhere, a number of other managers - all available at 33/1 - are in the running to take over at Home Park.

Current Brighton coach Andrew Crofts is tipped to leave the Amex Stadium in pursuit of his first managerial role. Plymouth would be a challenging start.

Former Chelsea and England defender John Terry is also 33/1 to take the Plymouth job. Terry was Dean Smith's assistant at Aston Villa for three years up to the summer of 2021. 

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough, former Swindon manager Mark Kennedy and former Bristol City and Sunderland boss Lee Johnson are all 33/1 to be Plymouth's next permanent manager.