Edwards as well as O'Neil Included in Wolves Managerial Contenders

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Rob Edwards along with Gary O'Neil represent the initial names under consideration to succeed the former manager as manager of Wolves.

The previous coach was sacked on Sunday after the squad's 10-match without a victory start to the Premier League season.

Furthermore Edwards and O'Neil - both of who have previous associations to the club - are part of the names to be considered by the Wolves ownership.

Edwards is presently at another club, which would create a potential obstacle to his hiring at Molineux.

Nevertheless the former Luton head coach - who made more than 100 of games for Wolves during his playing career - is said to be a strong candidate for the position.

The 42-year-old is said to have support from the Wolves directors as they start the process of hiring a fresh head coach.

Gary O'Neil is additionally emerging as a surprise candidate, even though he would be a shock choice given he was sacked by the club in December last year.

The former West Ham United player is out of work which means the club would not be required to provide any buyout fee.

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