Graeme Souness has quit as Blackburn manager to take over at Newcastle. Next Blackburn Utd manager betting is now available.

Mark Hughes has been installed as 11/2 favourite to become the next permanent manager of Blackburn Rovers with William Hill who make Wigan boss Paul Jewell and former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier the 6/1 joint second favourites. Hills also offer 7/1 Gordon Strachan; 9/1 Mike Newell, the former Rovers striker now in charge at Luton Town; 12/1 Kenny Dalglish; David O'Leary; Dean Saunders and Alan Shearer; 14/1 George Graham, David Moyes, Tony Parkes; 20/1 Glenn Hoddle, Terry Venables; 25/1 Bryan Robson; Sir Clive Woodward 33/1 Colin Hendry; Sir Bobby Robson; 40/1 Sam Allardyce. 'We were far from surprised to see Souness leave Blackburn for Newcastle after seeing a flurry of bets for him on Monday morning which slashed his odds to 4/7 favourite, but it looks unlikely that the current managerial merry-go-round has slowed down just yet.' said Hill's spokesman Graham Sharpe.