Source: Daily_Mail
Six of the best: The contenders to replace Tony Adams at Portsmouth
Tony Adams' short reign as Portsmouth [LNB]boss has been brought to an end after a miserable run of results.[LNB]Adams, who took over Pompey at the end of October, managed just two wins in 16 Premier League games and watched his side crash out of the FA Cup to Championship outfit Swansea.[LNB]Here, Sportsmail takes a look at who could fill the Fratton Park hotseat.[LNB]Avram Grant Pompey gave Grant his first job in England when he was named technical director at Fratton Park in 2006 before joining Chelsea. Grant was sacked by the Blues after last season's Champions League Final defeat to Manchester United and has been out of work since, but the Israeli would not be a popular choice with the players. [LNB]Best price available - 15/8 favourite[LNB]Terry VenablesEl Tel's name is linked with a club every time a manager is shown the door and the well-travelled former England boss is a candidate to replace Adams. Unlike others on the shortlist, Venables would be a popular choice among players and fans and is available immediately. Decent outside bet.[LNB]Best price available - 25/1 [LNB][LNB][LNB] Big chance: Venables[LNB] Don't take it for Granted: Avram[LNB] Roy Keane Irishman Keane can shake up a dressing room but after quitting Sunderland when the going got tough, failure to keep Pompey in the Premier League would raise too many questions about his ability to cut it in the top flight. Bad career move.[LNB]Best price available - 33/1[LNB]Sven Goran Eriksson Eriksson has had a difficult six months in charge of Mexico but the former England boss is unlikely to bite the bullet and head for Pompey. Whoever takes over will be unable to add to the squad until the summer and Swede Eriksson lacks the motivational skills to get the best out of the players already there.[LNB]Best price available - 16/1[LNB][LNB][LNB] Time off: Keane[LNB] Swede dreamer: Eriksson[LNB] Alan CurbishleyKnows what it takes to keep a team in the top flight but the former Charlton and West Ham manager cannot take up a position until his £3million compensation claim against the Hammers is resolved.[LNB]Best price available - 3/1[LNB]Gary JohnsonBristol City boss Johnson made his players stay on the pitch and watch Hull celebrate after losing last year's Championship Play-off final. The highly-rated 54-year-old outlined his intention to finish what he started at Ashton Gate by signing a contract extension until 2013.[LNB]Best price available - 12/1[LNB]The outsiders: QPR manager Paolo De Sousa, out-of-work former Liverpool, Rangers and Blackburn boss Graeme Souness and ex- Wst Ham chief Alan Pardew.[LNB][LNB][LNB] Curb your enthusiasm: Ex-Hammer[LNB] On the up: Johnson[LNB] EXCLUSIVE: Adams sacked, with Avram Grant and Sven Goran Eriksson on list for Pompey[LNB]2008/09 sack race - the full list of managerial departures this season[LNB]Portsmouth 2 Liverpool 3: Changes get lucky Benitez off the hook but spell agony for Adams[LNB]PORTSMOUTH FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE NET[LNB] [LNB]
