Here's a look at the latest betting odds as a familiar face emerges as the front-runner to land the Pools manager's job on a permanent basis, according to BettingLounge.
5. Lee Cattermole - 8/1
The former Sunderland skipper, who spent 10 years at the Stadium of Light, has been strongly linked with the manager's job at Victoria Park over the last few days and is understood to be interested in the role. While he knows the North East like the back of his hand, the 37-year-old has no managerial experience although he has worked as under-18s lead coach at Middlesbrough as well as a first team coach at Bristol Rovers. Photo: Mark Runnacles
6. Daryl McMahon - 9/1
The Irishman has been in charge of Hornchurch since January 2024 and has done a remarkable job with the Upminster side, leading them to the Isthmian Premier Division title in his first campaign in East London. Having masterminded a ninth placed finish in the National League South last term, the Urchins are currently six points clear at the top having won 11 and drawn five of their opening 16 matches this season. The former Ebbsfleet, Macclesfield and Dagenham boss penned a new three-year contract in May 2025, so the prospect of a considerable compensation package could well prove a potential sticking point. Photo: Mark Fletcher
7. Matt Gray - 10/1
Gray led Sutton to the National League title in 2021, the same year Pools won promotion via the play-offs under Dave Challinor, before steering the Us to an impressive eighth placed finish during their first ever season in League Two. The 44-year-old was sacked by Sutton in December 2023 with the South London side six points adrift of safety and recently endured a challenging spell at the helm of National League South outfit Eastbourne Borough, failing to win any of his 10 games in charge. The lack of any connection to the North East makes it hard to see this one materialising. Photo: Getty Images
8. Nicky Featherstone - 10/1
The 37-year-old, who has spent more than a decade at Victoria Park and is the club's third highest appearance-maker of all-time, has been in interim charge since the surprise sacking of Simon Grayson last month. Despite enduring a nightmarish start to life in the dugout as Pools were dumped out of the FA Cup at the fourth qualifying round stage in abject fashion by Northern Premier League Premier Division side Gainsborough Trinity, Featherstone has led his side to an impressive eight points from 12 available in the National League, breathing new life into their faltering play-off push. Given his generally positive stint as caretaker manager as well as his long-standing links to the club, Featherstone has to be among the favourites to be named as Grayson's permanent successor. Photo: Adam Cook/The Corner Photography