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

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Edwards and O'Neil represent the early names under consideration to succeed Vitor Pereira as manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Pereira was dismissed on the weekend following the squad's 10-match winless start to the Premier League campaign.

Furthermore Edwards and O'Neil - both of who have previous associations to the team - are among the options to be evaluated by the club leadership.

The manager is currently at another club, which would pose a possible hurdle to his hiring at Molineux.

However the former Luton manager - who made more than 100 of appearances for the club during his time as a player - is said to be a leading candidate for the position.

The mid-career manager is said to have backing from the club board as they begin the search of hiring a new head coach.

Gary O'Neil is also appearing as a unexpected contender, although he would be a surprising appointment considering he was released by the club in December last year.

The former West Ham United midfielder is out of work which means Wolves would not need to provide any buyout fee.

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