Rob Edwards as well as Gary O'Neil Among Wolverhampton Wanderers Head Coach Contenders

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Edwards and O'Neil are two of the early candidates under consideration to succeed Vitor Pereira as head coach of Wolves.

The previous coach was dismissed on the weekend following the squad's ten-game without a victory beginning to the Premier League season.

Furthermore Edwards and O'Neil - each of whom have previous associations to the team - are among the options to be considered by the Wolves leadership.

Edwards is currently at Middlesbrough, which would create a potential hurdle to his hiring at Molineux.

Nevertheless the ex- Luton manager - who made more than 100 of appearances for Wolves during his time as a player - is said to be a leading contender for the vacancy.

The mid-career manager is reportedly enjoys backing from the club directors as they start the process of appointing a new head coach.

Gary O'Neil is additionally appearing as a surprise candidate, even though he would be a shock choice considering he was released by the club in December last year.

The former West Ham midfielder is currently unemployed meaning the club would not be required to pay any buyout fee.

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