Betting has been suspended betting on Nottingham Forest's manager search as Steve Cooper closed in on becoming Chris Hughton's successor at the City Ground.
Cooper had been priced at 1/20 to take the job this morning with the ex-Swansea boss the preferred choice by the Reds' hierarchy.
Forest are understood to have agreed a £1.2m compensation package for the 41-year-old who is technically still on gardening leave after leaving the Swans at the end of July.
And now in a significant development, Sky Bet are no longer taking bets on who will become the next Forest boss which could indicate an announcement will be made in the coming days.
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Should Forest finally get their man, Cooper will inherit a team that is bottom of the Championship but recorded their first win of the season in the post-Hughton era with a 2-0 win at Huddersfield on Saturday.
Steven Reid, the interim manager, played a brave 3-4-3 formation which paid dividends as goals from Lewis Grabban and a Lee Nicholls own goal capped off a fine performance.
