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The sacked Manchester United boss has been installed as the 2/1 favourite with Paddy Power to be named the next West Ham boss.

Sam Allardyce's long-term future at Upton Park is in serious doubt.

The Hammers board decided to keep faith with Allardyce at the end of last season despite a barrage of criticism over his playing style.

But now the club's top brass and Allardyce are at odds with each other.

The Hammers hierarchy have criticised Allardyce, dubbing the £15m signing of Andy Carroll a 'mistake'.

They are also in open disagreement over the future of Ravel Morrison.

While Allardyce wants rid of him, co-owner David Sullivan is keen for Morrison to stay.

Sullivan said: "Sam has said Ravel is not part of his plans but we do - as a board - see him as part of our plans.

"I think he said in a press conference, if I read it correctly, he's not part of his plans for this season.

"I think he said that in New Zealand but we don't agree with that. We would like to sit down and give him a longer contract.

"We do like him. We do see him as part of the long-term future of the club but we have to agree it with the manager because there's no point signing a player he's not going to play."

Chairman David Gold added fuel to the speculation that Allardyce was on his way this morning.

He favourited a tweet from one fan which said: "Is today the day we get rid of BFS ?? @davidgold fingers crossed"

BFS is a commonly-used internet acronym for 'Big Fat Sam' - a derogatory label used by some football fans.

Allardyce is the odds-on favourite to become the next Premier League manager to leave his post.