Who Is Next For Fulham?

Here, skysports.com looks at the contenders for the Craven Cottage hot-seat. Gus Poyet Poyet's stock has risen after he led Brighton & Hove Albion to the League One title at a canter last season. The former Chelsea and Tottenham midfielder did, however, rule himself out of a move to West Ham last month, although a return to west London and the Premier League may sway him. Chris Hughton Hughton won over many fans after leading Newcastle back to the Premier League and establishing them firmly in the top-flight before his shock sacking midway through last season. Since then the 52-year-old has been linked with a number of posts, including the vacant Cardiff job, without being appointed. Alan Curbishley Curbishley was the favourite to be handed the Craven Cottage hot-seat last year when Roy Hodgson moved to Anfield. The former West Ham and Charlton boss would, therefore, look set to be high on the wish-list again with his track record of handling a tight budget likely to appeal to Fulham owner Mohamed Al Fayed. Steve McClaren The former England manager was sacked by German side Wolfsburg in February, after winning just five games of 21 in charge. The 50-year-old did win the Dutch league with FC Twente previous to his move to Germany. Should Fulham plump for him it will be McClaren's first job in England since the ill-fated Euro 2008 campaign ended in the rain at Wembley almost four years ago. Martin Jol The Dutchman is free to make a move back to the Premier League after leaving his post at Ajax midway through their title-winning campaign. Jol won admirers for the attractive football played under him at Spurs and has shown interest in a return to the Premier League before. Martin O'Neill The Irishman recently announced he is ready for a return to management following his messy departure from Aston Villa on the eve of last season. O'Neill helped lift Villa up the table during his time in charge and after impressive stints with Celtic and Leicester on his CV he remains an attractive possibility.