Rob Edwards as well as O'Neil Among Wolverhampton Wanderers Managerial Contenders

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Edwards along with Gary O'Neil represent the early names under consideration to succeed the former manager as head coach of Wolves.

Pereira was sacked on the weekend after the team's 10-match without a victory start to the top-flight campaign.

Furthermore Edwards and O'Neil - each of whom have previous links to the team - are among the names to be evaluated by the Wolves ownership.

The manager is presently at Middlesbrough, which would create a possible hurdle to his hiring at Molineux.

However the ex- Luton head coach - who made over a century of appearances for Wolves during his playing career - is said to be a leading candidate for the position.

The 42-year-old is reportedly enjoys support from the Wolves board as they start the process of appointing a fresh head coach.

Gary O'Neil is additionally appearing as a unexpected candidate, even though he would be a surprising choice considering he was sacked by Wolves in December last year.

The former West Ham midfielder is currently unemployed which means the club would not be required to provide any buyout fee.

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