WANDERERS boss Sam Allardyce is now a 20-1 shot to be the next England boss as the storm clouds continue to gather over Sven and show no signs of abating.

Bookmakers William Hill have shortened the odds on him being out of his job by the end of this year to 6/4 reports www.readabet.com.

He is an 11/2 chance to go during 2005, 9/2 in 2006, 13/2 in 2007 and 11/2 in 2008 or later.

Steve McClaren is the punters' favourite to succeed Eriksson as the next permanent England manager and Hills make a 5/4 chance to get the job followed by Alan Curbishley at 3/1, Steve Bruce 11/2, Luis Felipe Scolari - 6/1, Sir Bobby Robson - 10/1, Arsene Wenger - 12/1, Trevor Brooking and Gerard Houllier both 14/1, 20/1 Sam Allardyce and Peter Taylor, 25/1 Martin O'Neill, Micky Adams, David Platt; 33/1 Harry Redknapp, Gary Megson and David O'Leary; 40/1 Roy Hodgson and Alex Ferguson; 50/1 George Graham, 100/1 Terry Venables, Kevin Keegan and Glen Hoddle; 150/1 Graham Taylor.