Sports Betting Fans Asked If Zola Will Stay

Bookmakers provides odds on a departure for Zola and possible successors.

Sports betting fans could wish to have a punt on the future of West Ham United, following another defeat for the Hammers at the weekend.

The London club suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Stoke City on Saturday (March 27th) and pressure seems to be mounting on manager Gianfranco Zola following a string of poor results and David Gold's open letter last week, which described the team as "shambolic".

Bookmakers William Hill offers odds of 1/3 for the Italian to depart before the opening day of next season and it is 9/4 that he remains at the club.

"It is now looking like when, rather than if, Zola will depart," said William Hill's spokesman Graham Sharpe.

Croatia boss and former West Ham favourite Slaven Bilic is favourite to become the club's next manager at odds of 3/1, while ex-Manchester City manager Mark Hughes is offered at odds of 4/1.