GEORGE Burley is joint fourth favourite with internet bookmakers Boylesports to be the next West Ham manager after Alan Pardew was sacked this afternoon.

Boylesports betting: 4/7 Alan Curbishley, 6-1 Sven-Goran Eriksson, 8-1 Claudio Ranieri, 14-1 George Burley, Iain Dowie, Paul Jewell, 20-1 Joe Royle, Terry Venables, 25-1 Steve Coppell, Dave Jones, David O'Leary, 33-1 Alex McCleish, 40-1 Glenn Hoddle, Kevin Keen, Bryan Robson, 50-1 Tony Cottee, Harry Redknapp, 66-1 Teddy Sheringham.

2006/07 managerial departures.

Aug 29 - Niall Quinn (Sunderland).

Aug 30 - Dave Penney (Doncaster).

Sep 8 - Mark McGhee (Brighton).

Sep 9 - Sean O'Driscoll (Bournemouth).

Sep 18 - Bryan Robson (West Brom).

Sep 19 - Gary Waddock (QPR), Kevin Blackwell (Leeds).

Sep 25 - Nigel Spackman (Millwall).

Oct 1 - Brian Horton (Macclesfield), Nigel Worthington (Norwich).

Oct 4 - David Hodgson (Darlington).

Oct 19 - Paul Sturrock (Sheff Wed).

Nov 6 - Graham Rodger (Grimsby).

Nov 13 - Iain Dowie (Charlton).

Nov 18 - Leroy Rosenior (Brentford).

Nov 21 - Andy Ritchie (Barnsley).

Dec 4 - Phil Parkinson (Hull).

Dec 11 - Alan Pardew (West Ham).