Reading manager odds tumble as favourite emerges and Leeds Uniteds transfer strategy questioned - Championship round-up

pA daily round-up of the latest goings on in the Sky Bet Championship#xA0;/p pAnother busy day has passed in the Championship, where there is plenty going on despite the action on the field being halted by another international break.#xA0;/p pHere, we have your daily round-up of all the goings on in the Championship, including the latest on managerial hunts and the build-up to the January transfer window.#xA0;/p h3Manager of the Month nominations announced#xA0;/h3 pSabri Lamouchi has been nominated for September#x2019;s Manager of the Month award, with the Nottingham Forest boss up against West Brom#x2019;s Slavic Bilic, Sheffield Wednesday#x2019;s Garry Monk and Preston#x2019;s Alex Neil.#xA0;/p pLamouchi will be seen as the leading contender after four wins out of four in the month, which could see him become the first Forest manager to pick up the accolade since Billy Davies in March 2013.#xA0;/p h3New favourite in hunt for Reading boss#xA0;/h3 pReading are one of three Championship clubs busy searching for a new manager and a new favourite has emerged in the running, with Mark Bowen potentially landing the post.#xA0;/p pBowen, currently sporting director at the club, has overtaken Mark Hughes#x2019; in the rankings in news that will likely leave the Royals support rather unimpressed.#xA0;/p h3Bristol City end Wilfried Bony interest#xA0;/h3 pBristol City are searching the free agency market but the new arrival will not be former Swansea City star Wilfried Bony, Bristol Live reports.#xA0;/p pBony had been touted to move to join the Robins but Lee Johnson#x2019;s side will instead divert their attention elsewhere, with the promotion hopefuls focusing their efforts on looking abroad to find Benik Afobe#x2019;s replacement.#xA0;/p h3West Brom hero Kevin Phillips wants Sunderland post#xA0;/h3 pFormer West Brom striker Kevin Phillips has confirmed he would be interested in succeeding Jack Ross at Sunderland, as the League One club look for a new manager.#xA0;/p pThe Black Cats sacked Ross on Tuesday and Phillips, who has coaching experience with the Baggies and Stoke City, would be keen on taking the reigns at the Stadium of Light./p h3Transfer latest#xA0;/h3 p Hit the links below to access the full stories. strong id=docs-internal-guid-aa84d335-7fff-a87a-5121-b7d961636285/strong #xA0; /p p dir=ltr strong id=docs-internal-guid-aa84d335-7fff-a87a-5121-b7d961636285 Ex-Reading captain Paul McShane completes move to Rochdale ( a data-link-tracking=InArticle|Link href=https://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/mcshane-signs-league-one-outfit-17064110Berkshire Live/a )#xA0; /strong /p p dir=ltr strong id=docs-internal-guid-aa84d335-7fff-a87a-5121-b7d961636285 Adam Porter leaves Stoke City on loan for non-league side ( a data-link-tracking=InArticle|Link href=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-adam-porter-leek-3413935Stoke on Trent Live/a )#xA0; /strong #xA0; /p p dir=ltr strong id=docs-internal-guid-aa84d335-7fff-a87a-5121-b7d961636285 Leeds United accused of #x2018;unfair#x2019; treatment of Wolves loanee Helder Costa ( a data-link-tracking=InArticle|Link href=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/leeds-united-accused-unfair-treatment-17061874Birmingham Live/a ) /strong /p p strong id=docs-internal-guid-aa84d335-7fff-a87a-5121-b7d961636285 Former Aston Villa midfielder Birkir Bjarnason responds to Derby County interest ( a data-link-tracking=InArticle|Link href=https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/what-former-aston-villa-midfielder-3412332Derbyshire Live/a ) /strong /p