Edwards as well as O'Neil Among Wolverhampton Wanderers Head Coach Candidates

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Edwards and Gary O'Neil are two of the initial names under consideration to succeed Vitor Pereira as head coach of Wolves.

Pereira was sacked on Sunday following the squad's ten-game winless start to the top-flight season.

And both candidates - each of whom have previous associations to the team - are among the names to be considered by the Wolves leadership.

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

Nevertheless the ex- Luton Town head coach - who played more than 100 of games for the club during his playing career - is considered a leading candidate for the vacancy.

The 42-year-old is reportedly enjoys support from the Wolves directors as they begin the process of appointing a new manager.

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

The ex- West Ham midfielder is currently unemployed which means Wolves would not need to pay any compensation.

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