Wolves striker Kevin Doyle believes Mick McCarthy’s successor will have a “fighting chance” of ensuring the club guarantee Barclays Premier League survival for a third successive season.

Striker Kevin Doyle insists he never lost respect for sacked Wolves boss Mick McCarthy even though he was ousted as the club's first-choice striker by Steven Fletcher.

Wolves will start their bid to find Mick McCarthy's appointment in earnest today with bookmakers favourite Alan Curbishley set to be interviewed, it is understood.

The managerial vacancy at Wolves is a role that finally whetted the appetite of Alan Curbishley, according to his agent.

Sol Campbell tonight condemned Newcastle’s sacking of manager Chris Hughton and claimed the players will be asking: “What the hell is going on?”

It is understood that former Aston Villa player Alan Curbishley has emerged as one of the candidates to succeed Martin O’Neill as manager of the midlands club.

Alan Curbishley feels he is unlikely to be offered the chance to return to Barclays Premier League management with Fulham.

HULL CITY are hoping Joe Royle will be the man to save their club from Premier League relegation.

Gary Megson and Alan Curbishley have emerged as the early favourites to replace the sacked Phil Brown as Hull manager.

West Ham have settled the claim for compensation from former manager Alan Curbishley.

Bolton chairman Phil Gartside will begin the task of identifying a new manager today with former Italy goalkeeper Walter Zenga emerging as a surprise candidate.

FOR a man who claims to have West Ham in his heart, Lee Bowyer has a funny way of showing it.

WEST HAM are facing the prospect of a multi-million pound compensation pay-out after Alan Curbishley yesterday won his claim against the club for constructive dismissal.

Alan Curbishley has won his case for wrongful dismissal against West Ham after claiming he had no option but to resign.

SUNDERLAND chairman Niall Quinn has thrown his support behind manager Ricky Sbragia and dismissed rumours he is planning to replace him in the near future.

Former Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd has told Niall Quinn to seriously consider Sam Allardyce as his next manager.

Alan Curbishley has expressed his interest in the vacant manager’s job at Sunderland after the departure of Roy Keane.

CHARLTON will hand Phil Parkinson the chance to stake his claim for the manager’s position after Alan Pardew was sacked following Saturday’s 5-2 home defeat to Sheffield United.

Arsene Wenger and Alex Ferguson believe the lack of support given to managers at some of the Barclays Premier League’s most ambitious clubs is hampering their efforts to challenge the established order.

WEST HAM’S caretaker manager Kevin Keen has welcomed the appointment of Gianfranco Zola as a “fresh start”.

Former Newcastle midfielder John Barnes believes Kevin Keegan was right to quit the club last week if transfers had been carried out without his consent.

IN my youth, school days would pass with the agonising crawl of a John Terry train of thought.

THE shortlist of names in the frame to replace Alan Curbishley as West Ham manager appeared to shrink by two yesterday, after Slaven Bilic and Roberto Mancini distanced themselves from the position.

West Ham vice-chairman Asgeir Fridgeirsson has rejected comments by outgoing manager Alan Curbishley that the club’s transfer policy represented a “breach of trust and confidence”.

England U21 boss Stuart Pearce has ruled himself out of the running for the vacant manager’s job at West Ham.

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has praised Alan Curbishley for “sticking to his principles” – and insisted there is “no way” he would return to the West Ham hotseat as his successor.

Alan Curbishley has blamed a "breach of trust and confidence" for his sudden departure from Upton Park today.

Alan Curbishley has resigned as manager of West Ham United.

ALAN CURBISHLEY believes the 15 years of praise he had as Charlton manager will sustain him through all the criticism he is enduring at West Ham.

West Ham manager Alan Curbishley implored striker Craig Bellamy not to play for Wales next week after a 20-minute cameo which clinched a flattering 4-1 victory over Blackburn at Upton Park.

Youngsters Kyel Reid and Zavon Hines rescued West Ham from Carling Cup embarrassment against Macclesfield but the pressure still appears to be on manager Alan Curbishley at Upton Park.

West Ham boss Alan Curbishley admits he will need to sign another defender before the closure of the transfer window after revealing the club have accepted a bid from Sunderland for Anton Ferdinand.

West Ham manager Alan Curbishley claims his club have accepted a bid from Sunderland for Anton Ferdinand.

Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill has warned Liverpool he has not conceded defeat in his battle to keep Gareth Barry.

West Ham striker Craig Bellamy will spend next week training with FA Cup finalists Cardiff City in a bid to regain full fitness in time for Wales’ summer internationals.

LAST Wednesday was one of those special Stamford Bridge nights. The Liverpool fans were virtually silent throughout — they knew what was coming and it seemed that the Chelsea crowd knew too as we roared the team to Moscow.

Avram Grant still believes in the integrity of the Barclays Premier League despite Alan Curbishley’s belief that it would be an injustice if Manchester United did not win the title.

WEST HAM manager Alan Curbishley insists he has no bias towards Manchester United and has slammed talk of favouring Alex Ferguson’s side as “ridiculous”.

MATHIEU FLAMINI’S Arsenal future will be resolved in the next 48 hours.

CHELSEA are infuriated at recent comments from West Ham manager Alan Curbishley which heaped praise on Alex Ferguson and suggested it would be “a great injustice” if Manchester United fail to win the Premier League title.

WELL, what a great week that was to be a Chelsea fan! The Liverpool game was hilarious. We were awful and deserved nothing from the game — which is what made Riise’s intervention even more fantastic. Right in the middle of a rendition of “You’ll Ne-ver Wa-alk Al……oh”. Cue mental abandon in the Chelsea end. I still have the bruises.

AFTER narrowly avoiding relegation, most fans would celebrate a top-half finish with the sort of gusto usually reserved for Champions League winners.

ALAN CURBISHLEY last week called for his experienced players to spark his side back into action. But in the event it took young debutant Freddie Sears to breathe life into West Ham’s campaign.

Alan Curbishley saluted Freddie Sears’ dream debut as the teenager ended West Ham’s miserable run of results by scoring the winner against Blackburn at Upton Park.