Crystal Palace: 499-1 Warnock becomes Palace boss to draw rollercoaster market to a close

Neil Warnock is back in the game!

A succession of potential managers were backed at extremely short odds to replace Tony Pulis but, finally, Neil Warnock has been named as the new manager of Crystal Palace

A drama-filled fortnight at Selhurst Park has ended with the appointment of Neil Warnock as manager for the second time. 

The former Sheffield United boss was backed at a mighty 500.0499/1 in a tumultuous market that saw a succession of candidates matched at short prices following Tony Pulis' departure from the club. 

The big damage came with Malky Mackay's near-appointment when punters were piling into the Scot at 1.011/100 with more than 20,000 traded. But revelations of sexist, homophobic and racist texts were enough to discourage the club from making the appointment. 

Tim Sherwood's prominence in the market saw him matched at a low of 1.222/9 only for the former top man at Tottenham to pull himself out of the race when it emerged that other candidates were being interviewed. 

Finally it was Steve Clarke's turn to go low when the ex-West Brom boss was widely reported to be named as the incoming manager. The Scotsman was backed at 1.364/11 this morning only for chairman Steve Parish to plump for Warnock instead. 

In charge of Palace between 2007 and 2010, Warnock has been without a club since parting company with Leeds in April 2013. The Selhurst Park outfit is the 14th side on his managerial CV. 

Palace are 2.427/5 to be relegated and 5.24/1 to finish rock bottom of the Premier League. A top 10 finish is 8.07/1 to back. 

The Next Crystal Palace Manager market was one of the most volatile in Betfair history with a succession of short prices matched. Below are a few of the notable lows. 

Malky Mackay - 1.011/100
Tim Sherwood - 1.222/9
Steve Clarke - 1.364/11
Neil Lennon - 2.915/8
Dermot Drummy - 3.02/1
Martin Jol - 3.39/4
Keith Millen - 4.216/5
Tony Pulis - 6.25/1