Rob Edwards and O'Neil Among Wolverhampton Wanderers Managerial Contenders

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Edwards along with O'Neil are two of the early candidates in the frame to succeed Vitor Pereira as manager of Wolves.

Pereira was sacked on the weekend after the team's ten-game without a victory beginning to the Premier League campaign.

And Edwards and O'Neil - each of whom have previous associations to the team - are part of the options to be considered by the club leadership.

Edwards is presently at Middlesbrough, which would create a potential obstacle to his appointment at Molineux.

However the former Luton Town head coach - who played more than 100 of games for Wolves during his time as a player - is said to be a strong contender for the vacancy.

The 42-year-old is said to have support from the Wolves directors as they begin the search of appointing a fresh head coach.

O'Neil is additionally appearing as a unexpected candidate, although he would be a shock choice given he was released by the club in December last year.

The former West Ham midfielder is currently unemployed which means Wolves would not need to provide any compensation.

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