Plymouth have rolled the dice in their battle for Championship survival, dismissing Ian Foster with six games of the season remaining. The Pilgrims are hovering precariously above the drop zone, occupying 21st place.
Veteran manager Neil Warnock was reportedly considered for the role, but it was decided that Dewsnip would step into the dugout and attempt to keep Plymouth’s heads above water.
Someone who played for several of Warnock’s previous teams in Heckingbottom is one of the favourites to become Plymouth’s next permanent manager. Since December, he has not had a job; Sheffield United fired him and Chris Wilder took his position.
Although he had guided the Blades to promotion from the Championship earlier in the year, the 46-year-old has had a challenging transition to life in the Premier League.
He was recently linked with a move to Sunderland, although the Black Cats opted for a caretaker appointment following the axing of Michael Beale. Heckingbottom has been priced at 9/1 by Readwrite to take on the Plymouth role, making him the fourth-favourite. Just three names, Warnock, Nigel Pearson and Alex Neil, sit above him in the list of favourites.
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