Roberto Martinez was backed as low as 1.84/5 as Wigan's media-friendly chairman Dave Whelan gave Sky Sports News all the details of Liverpool's approach for his manager. Though he is still a strong frontrunner, he has since drifted back out to 2.89/5.
The reason for that movement is seemingly that punters initially assumed that the Spaniard was Liverpool's first choice, whereas it has since emerged that they are planning to contact a number of candidates for discussions.
One of those was Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers 36.035/1, who is rumoured to have rejected the chance to even hold talks with the Reds. That snub doesn't augur well if the Guardian's report that Pep Guardiola 32.031/1 and Fabio Capello 18.535/2 head their shortlist is accurate.
The picture is a lot less blurry at Villa Park, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 1.374/11 to replace Alex McLeish after his current employers, the Norwegian champions Molde, confirmed that the midlanders had met with their coach.
Following Gerard Houllier and McLeish's uninspiring stays, the club have emphasised their eagerness to find "someone to bring some vibrancy back to Villa". Many viewed that as an invitation to Martinez 21.020/1, Rodgers 60.059/1 and Paul Lambert 8.415/2, however they have decided to scout further afield.
A job in the Premier League would help edge Solskjaer closer to his stated aim of managing Manchester United. The former Old Trafford super sub is currently the 10.09/1 fourth favourite to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson there.
As the majority of tacticians considered contenders for the Liverpool and Aston Villa roles are deemed out of West Brom's grasp, Chris Hughton remains the 1.814/5 favourite.
Recent Roy Keane links appear to have gone quiet, so the Birmingham boss' main rivals for the gig are judged to be former Baggies assistant Michael Appleton 7.87/1 and axed Huddersfield chief Lee Clark 9.28/1.