Former J.P. Morgan banker Bill Winters is favourite to be CEO and former UK Cabinet Secretary Gus O'Donnell is front-runner for chairman, according to industry sources and UK media reports.
Rovers were front runners for most of the First Division campaign but were overhauled by champions Dunfermline in the final few weeks of the season.
Olivier Theyskens and Alber Elbaz, once of Yves Saint Laurent, were thought to be front-runners for the job.
It is likely the Yankees will make a measured posting bid for Darvish, but they are not expected to be front-runners for him.
All four shows are front-runners for the comparable top prizes at next month's Tony Awards, the best-known honors in the theater industry.
The 2012 Republican presidential field was derided as a clown car, what with improbable candidates such as Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain able to claim having been front-runners for the nomination.
Among the actors rumored to be front-runners for the next Bond picture, "Casino Royale," are Daniel Craig, above, and Henry Cavill, the BBC reported.
December 13 , 20129.22pm GMT Hagel thought to be front-runner for defense slot Rice's withdrawal isn't the only action in cabinet shuffling this afternoon.
Companies like Serco and G4S, which already advertise their willingness to expand into the probation sector, are front-runners for the contracts - a prospect which naturally alarms the 20,000 people employed by the state-run service at the moment.
For a while, it was believed "White Collar's" Matt Bomer or "The Vampire Diaries'" Ian Somerhalder were front-runners for Christian.
At turns soaring and haunting, it is no surprise that Journey is the front runner for this year's Caldecott.
