Tuna Posted 5 July 2015 Share Posted 5 July 2015 Martin O'Neill comes across as a very principled and honourable man. He won't walk out on ROI mid campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Foxin_mad Posted 5 July 2015 Share Posted 5 July 2015 He might not have to. International management is really only a part time job anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxes_rule1978 Posted 5 July 2015 Share Posted 5 July 2015 He might not have to. International management is really only a part time job anyway. Can be , but I don't really agree with that... if he comes I would rather he was able to dedicate all his time to the job here and not have to focus on another... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Foxin_mad Posted 5 July 2015 Share Posted 5 July 2015 Strange how his odds have shortened a lot. But then surely we have never had Cotterill on a shortlist or long one for that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagworthblue Posted 5 July 2015 Share Posted 5 July 2015 Okay but its all about opinions isn't it and I'm just giving mine. I think it is all a bit daft to be honest so I said so, its not an attack on anyone but I do think some should rein in their expectations. me too but i'm in a particularly keyboard warriorish protective mood tonight - we can all hope eh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxford blue Posted 5 July 2015 Share Posted 5 July 2015 As we are trying to sign Austin with no manager in place is an indication the owners will want to appoint a coach, rather than a traditional manager. This rules out several names mentioned for the job and suggests a foreign national is the more likely appointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayofox Posted 5 July 2015 Share Posted 5 July 2015 This afternoon Bet365 odds on Klopp have gone from 100/1 to 50/1, and then to 33/1. This brings them into line with other bookies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lineker's Left Foot Posted 5 July 2015 Share Posted 5 July 2015 I think it will be a foreign guy we've never heard of or an underwhelming one I.e. Slavisa Jokanovic or a Jose Riga type Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagworthblue Posted 5 July 2015 Share Posted 5 July 2015 This afternoon Bet365 odds on Klopp have gone from 100/1 to 50/1, and then to 33/1. yip but I think I may have been responsible for the first drop. Well damned unlikely but i'm quids-in if the very unlikely happens and not much worse off if it doesn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktfox59 Posted 5 July 2015 Share Posted 5 July 2015 A lot of people are citing age and a lack of long term committment as a negative with Guus Hiddink. But is it? Yes with Nige we had a lot to build upon after a season which im sure the majority here would have been happy with finishing 17th before it started, but the profile of the club has risen considerably. We are signing and looking to sign players of a quality to build a squad we could only dream about a year ago. Decent players from half decent clubs actually seem to see us as a viable move, where as before EC they wouldnt give us a 2nd look. For example, we got turned down by Frazier Campbell for gods sake. So maybe its about the club taking it one step at a time. Guus, with all of his experience, knowledge and reputation is maybe a viable option to the club and owners to take the club forward again. Take us to a healthy finish in the season, and if he does decide to leave, much like EC, we are in a more inviting position next season to attract that top younger manager from around the world As we all discovered with EC, age is a number. Class is permanent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayday Posted 5 July 2015 Share Posted 5 July 2015 Did not O'Neill turn us down a couple of Years ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankieADZ Posted 5 July 2015 Share Posted 5 July 2015 This afternoon Bet365 odds on Klopp have gone from 100/1 to 50/1, and then to 33/1. This brings them into line with other bookies. tbh, i'd be very surprised if we got him, dont get me wrong id love to see him here, just cant see it, plus i thought he was having time out the game or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagworthblue Posted 5 July 2015 Share Posted 5 July 2015 Did not O'Neill turn us down a couple of Years ago? when in the championship having just sacked Sven. Things have changed - ya never know tbh, i'd be very surprised if we got him, dont get me wrong id love to see him here, just cant see it, plus i thought he was having time out the game or something. agree - but although he is having time out of the game, he said he'd struggle to resist a prem club offer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmeh Posted 5 July 2015 Share Posted 5 July 2015 We are bigger than Norwich ****ing city. Really? Having rich owners doesn't make us bigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srbfox Posted 5 July 2015 Share Posted 5 July 2015 Will he bring Reus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagworthblue Posted 5 July 2015 Share Posted 5 July 2015 A lot of people are citing age and a lack of long term committment as a negative with Guus Hiddink. But is it? Yes with Nige we had a lot to build upon after a season which im sure the majority here would have been happy with finishing 17th before it started, but the profile of the club has risen considerably. We are signing and looking to sign players of a quality to build a squad we could only dream about a year ago. Decent players from half decent clubs actually seem to see us as a viable move, where as before EC they wouldnt give us a 2nd look. For example, we got turned down by Frazier Campbell for gods sake. So maybe its about the club taking it one step at a time. Guus, with all of his experience, knowledge and reputation is maybe a viable option to the club and owners to take the club forward again. Take us to a healthy finish in the season, and if he does decide to leave, much like EC, we are in a more inviting position next season to attract that top younger manager from around the world As we all discovered with EC, age is a number. Class is permanent. agree although i think those challenging his long term commitment may have talking about day 2 on the job. I am myself in 2 minds on this one. He may want to end on a high but a lot of people are saying he has lost his desire Really? Having rich owners doesn't make us bigger but gives us potential to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez of Mahrez Posted 5 July 2015 Share Posted 5 July 2015 Klopp from 100s to 33s means virtually nothing. O'Neill in to around 4s, however... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted 5 July 2015 Share Posted 5 July 2015 plus i thought he was having time out the game or something. agree though he is having time out of the game but said he's struggle to resist a prem club offer Not true if you believe this story from April (It has quotes) http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/apr/15/jurgen-klopp-no-sabbatical-not-percet-coach But insisted that he is not tired and that he is not planning on having a sabbatical. “I am not tired. I may look tired but I am not. I am 0.0% tired,” he said. “I haven’t had any contact with any other clubs but am not planning a sabbatical, though it could of course be that I have to take one, or whatever a free half-year is called, I don’t know. I hadn’t planned any of this [to quit] but it was just right that we announced this today so that the club can plan ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tielemans63 Posted 5 July 2015 Share Posted 5 July 2015 me too but i'm in a particularly keyboard warriorish protective mood tonight - we can all hope eh It's the heat mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagworthblue Posted 5 July 2015 Share Posted 5 July 2015 Not true if you believe this story from April (It has quotes) http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/apr/15/jurgen-klopp-no-sabbatical-not-percet-coach cool - even better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxes_rule1978 Posted 5 July 2015 Share Posted 5 July 2015 0.0% tired... I love it haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagworthblue Posted 5 July 2015 Share Posted 5 July 2015 It's the heat mate 2 weeks from going to Turkey again - think i'm mentally there already on the EFES but have to ensure 2 more shite weeks of work first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxfanazer Posted 5 July 2015 Share Posted 5 July 2015 0.0% tired... I love it hahais that even less than 0%? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmeh Posted 5 July 2015 Share Posted 5 July 2015 The only people that know who the owners are interested in employing are the owners themselves, Jon Rudkin, Susan whelan and the manager himself (and his agent) Odds moving into 4/1 for O'Neill for example mean absolutely nothing. Probably a punter In Ireland just won a load on a horse and put a few hundred quid on it. It's only when the deal is virtually agreed, more people will become aware and the odds will go into around 1/10 and then betting suspended. Hiddink, Lennon and O'Neill might not be of any interest to us. But the bookies have to have favourites. And when they have no idea it is guess work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox_favourite Posted 5 July 2015 Share Posted 5 July 2015 O'Neills odd shortened dramatically, wonder what that is about?Doesn't his odds always shorten when we are looking for a manager? I think he was favourite before we re-appointed Pearson...He's turned us down before, and to be honest I think its the best decision. What he did was great, but he's not the man he once was. Again, this shows that the bookies know as much as we do. Bugger all!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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