Steven Gerrard linked with vacant Carlisle United hot-seat

Carlisle United are struggling at the foot of the League Two table and the Brunton Park outfit have been linked with former Three Lions skipper Steven Gerrard, therefore now is an excellent time to register with any of our featured UK betting sites where you can find the best Carlisle United odds and free bet offers.

Steven Gerrard linked with vacant Carlisle United hot-seat

Carlisle United have parted company with Mike Williamson on the back of a 5-1 hammering by Swindon Town at the weekend and reports suggest that he may be replaced by none other than Steven Gerrard.

• Carlisle United parted ways with Mike Williamson following a 5-1 defeat at the weekend.
• The club’s American owners have hinted that they might approach Steven Gerrard as a potential replacement.
• Gerrard left Saudi side Al-Ettifaq last week
• Gerrard installed as one of the favourites to succeed Mike Williamson 

Far from rosy

It’s fair to say that things have been far from rosy at Brunton Park this season. Following relegation from League One at the end of 2023/24, Carlisle United have plummeted to the foot of League Two and as things stand, they look destined to drop down to the National League, unless someone special can arrive to turn things around.

Long shot

That someone could well be Steven Gerrard if Carlisle’s American owners have their way. The former Aston Villa and Rangers boss left his lucrative positive with Saudi outfit Al-Ettifaq last week, having spent 18 months with the club, and while a move to a League Two side battling relegation is being seen as something of a long-shot, the leading bookmakers go just 6/1 that he makes a shock return to English football by taking the reins at Brunton Park.

Contenders

Ian Evatt has been installed as odds-on favourite in the Next Carlisle United Manager market to replace Williamson in the Carlisle United dugout, the 43 year old having been manager at Bolton Wanderers before leaving the club last month. Former Cumbrians boss Keith Curle is also regarded as a possible contender, while former Rotherham United boss Leam Richardson is another short-priced potential consideration.

Sinking ship

On the back of the weekend defeat to Swindon Town, Carlisle United sit five points away from safety at the foot of the League Two table, the Cumbrians having managed just five league wins thus far. Paul Simpson was dismissed early in the season and replacement Mike Williamson was unable to steady the sinking ship, the former Gateshead defender having signed no less than twelve players during the January transfer window.

Shock scenario

Having succeeded Dean Smith at Aston Villa in November 2021, Gerrard left the West Midlands club less than one year later and he took charge at Saudi side Al-Ettifaq who he guided to a top-six finish in the domestic league. The former England captain left the club by mutual consent last year and a shock scenario could see him continuing his managerial career in the far north-west footballing outpost of Brunton Park.

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