Justin Cochrane remains the odds-on favourite to replace Thomas Frank as Brentford’s manager, but a revelation from Fabrizio Romano threatens to throw the cat amongst the pigeons.
Romano is best known for breaking transfer news with the phrase “here we go!”, and the Italian has now revealed to his 24 million followers on X that there’s a new man on The Bees’ list of candidates.
Next Brentford manager betting odds
As we’ve mentioned, it is currently odds-on with UK betting sites for Justin Cochrane to be appointed as the next permanent Brentford manager, but there are some others in contention, should they choose to go in a different direction.
Kieran McKenna has been linked with some huge positions last summer, after leading Ipswich Town to successive promotions. While their progress came to an abrupt end in May, McKenna remains highly regarded and may see this as the right moment to step back into a role within the Premier League.
Another manager thought to be in contention is Bodø/Glimt manager Kjetil Knutsen. The rise of the Norwegian team since Knutsen’s appointment in 2018 has been nothing short of remarkable, winning four league titles between 2020 and 2024, before embarking on a fairytale run in the UEFA Europa League that saw them defeat Lazio before eventually losing to Spurs in the semi-finals.
But, in the words of Fabrizio Romano, “Brentford add Scott Parker to three-men shortlist of candidates being considered to replace Thomas Frank.”
It is thought that Parker is happy to remain at Burnley after guiding them back into the Premier League, and building a team with a miserly defence, so it remains to be seen whether betting sites will react to Romano’s news. At the time of writing, Scott Parker can still be backed at 33/1 to make the move to West London.
| Manager | Next Brentford Manager Odds | Probability |
| Justin Cochrane | 4/7 | 63% |
| Kieran McKenna | 2/1 | 33% |
| Kjetil Knutsen | 5/1 | 17% |
| Michael Carrick | 7/1 | 12% |
| Danny Rohl | 8/1 | 11% |
| Steven Gerrard | 10/1 | 9.1% |
| Edin Terzic | 11/1 | 8.3% |
| Scott Parker | 33/1 | 2.9% |
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Who is Justin Cochrane?
Justin Cochrane is currently the Head of Coaching at Brentford. As a player, he was deployed as both a centre-back and defensive midfielder, starting out at QPR, before spending a number of years at Crewe Alexandra.
It’s as a coach that Cochrane has really come to the fore though. Cochrane joined Spurs’ academy in 2009, where he worked across U11 to U23 levels. He went on to join the FA, leading England’s U15 to U17 squads and helping develop youth talent.
Cochrane was appointed Head of Coaching at Brentford in July 2022, working under Thomas Frank to develop the first-team squad. More recently, he was added to England’s senior coaching staff under Thomas Tuchel, while continuing his Brentford duties, and it appears his next step may well be as manager of The Bees.
