Friday, February 10, 2006

Glenn for the Toon?

Wolves boss Glenn Hoddle has been slashed from 25/1 to 3/1 by Ladbrokes in the race to be the next Newcastle manager. There has also been strong support for Sam Allardyce even though he recently told reporters that he's happy at Bolton.

One Scottish punter had other ideas - he walked into a Ladbrokes in Perth and placed £800 on Martin O'Neill to be the next Geordie boss at odds of 5/1.

Ladbrokes spokesman Nick Weinberg, said: "We've laid bets on Hoddle and Allardyce all day. But money still continues to pour in for the rest of the field."

It's certainly an interesting market with 5 names at less than 10/1 and 13 names at 20/1 or less. It would be a big surprise to YTM Hq though if Glenn left a mid-table Wolves for St James' Park.

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