Are they for real?!

[Dell Boy]

I was taken to do a bit of research this morning in wanting to put a decent bet on Everton's next manager. I have a feeling that Moyes may well go in the summer after we 'just' miss out on Europe and fail at another Cup semi-final. He's set up for life and despite the job security etc I do think he'll fancy a challenge somewhere else.

Started looking at the bookies odds and [Poor language removed] me are they taking the mick with some of the names. And here I think there's a chance to take advantage of this mis-reading.

A lot of them are nothing but insulting failures and the market still seem to have Everton down as this twobit club. I've said it before that I think we're actually an attractive proposition given the very few opportunities at clubs above us. I don't think the squad will disintegrate at all as ultimately they are all professionals. I think managers will be attracted to working for a decent sized club with a board that will stick by them for a few years. Plus I think when push comes to shove the board will see they have to splash the cash for big wages for a manager as clearly in our business model the manager is all important.

Anyway, here's me wanting to put a few quid on Neil Lennon and then a couple of more random decent rated continental managers and could I find their odds?! No, but a few jokers its easy. I mean Mark Hughes?!?! Alex McLeish?!?!? Ally McCoist?!?! And someone called Jimmy Boyle that I've just learned is presently manager of Airdrie! I can understand why the likes of Round and even Neville have relatively short odds but I've highlighted some of the absolute belters in my book:

(lowest odds from Stan James, Sky Bet / Oddschecker - 26 Jan 13)

Roberto Martinez 5/4
Steve Round 5/1
Mark Hughes 10/1
Phil Neville 8/1
Martin O'Neil 12/1
Sam Allardyce 12/1
Harry Redknapp 14/1
Ally McCoist 14/1
Owen Coyle 16/1
Steve Bruce 16/1
Slaven Bilic 20/1
Walter Smith 20/1
Alex McLeish 25/1
Jimmy Boyle 25/1
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 25/1
Steve McClaren 25/1
Alan Curbishley 28/1
Roy Keane 28/1
Billy Davies 33/1
Chris Hughton 33/1
Dave Jones 33/1
David Weir 33/1
Didier Deschamps 33/1
Frank Rijkaard 33/1
Gus Poyet 33/1
Lee Carsley 33/1
Malky Mackay 33/1
Paul Ince 33/1
Sven Goran Eriksson 33/1
Alan Shearer 33/1
Glen Hoddle 33/1

Note - I'm not saying I favour any of those I've not highlighted just I can understand the odds.

Any tips from any Blues to help me? My main bet is going on Lennon but need say two others.

Cheers

 

[Librarian]

Supply creates its own demand.

 

[Essex Blue]

I don't think they are taking the piss. We are considered to be in the same bracket as Villa, Newcastle and Sunderland etc, and you would get that calibre of names whenever that type of club is in need of a new manager.

Lennon would be a really bad choice IMO. He is a lunatic, and I don't think he would last long at Everton.

I'd probably love him though, you wouldn't get all this 'class, dignity and losing' claptrap, and I doubt it would take him over 10 years to win a game at Anfield.

 

[Jamo Martinez]

Walter bloody Smith

 

[Deleted member 28206]

So, a man who constantly fights relegation is a favourite to replace a man who has taken everton from relegation fodder to where are today.

Quite a legacy.

 

[michaelgt5]

It's a nothing market and the betting percentage shows that, the market will only become lively when moves leaves.

 

[Essex Blue]

So, a man who constantly fights relegation is a favourite to replace a man who has taken everton from relegation fodder to where are today.

Quite a legacy.

To be fair, he is a man who has so far kept the tiny Wigan Athletic in the Premier League. I mean, I don't know myself, but I'm imagining that the revenue at Wigan Athletic must be PISS POOR. So keeping them up probably is an achievement.

Having said that, I think he would fail at Everton, and I wouldn't want him at all.

 

[Aidey9]

I was taken to do a bit of research this morning in wanting to put a decent bet on Everton's next manager. I have a feeling that Moyes may well go in the summer after we 'just' miss out on Europe and fail at another Cup semi-final. He's set up for life and despite the job security etc I do think he'll fancy a challenge somewhere else.

Started looking at the bookies odds and [Poor language removed] me are they taking the mick with some of the names. And here I think there's a chance to take advantage of this mis-reading.

A lot of them are nothing but insulting failures and the market still seem to have Everton down as this twobit club. I've said it before that I think we're actually an attractive proposition given the very few opportunities at clubs above us. I don't think the squad will disintegrate at all as ultimately they are all professionals. I think managers will be attracted to working for a decent sized club with a board that will stick by them for a few years. Plus I think when push comes to shove the board will see they have to splash the cash for big wages for a manager as clearly in our business model the manager is all important.

Anyway, here's me wanting to put a few quid on Neil Lennon and then a couple of more random decent rated continental managers and could I find their odds?! No, but a few jokers its easy. I mean Mark Hughes?!?! Alex McLeish?!?!? Ally McCoist?!?! And someone called Jimmy Boyle that I've just learned is presently manager of Airdrie! I can understand why the likes of Round and even Neville have relatively short odds but I've highlighted some of the absolute belters in my book:

(lowest odds from Stan James, Sky Bet / Oddschecker - 26 Jan 13)

Roberto Martinez 5/4
Steve Round 5/1
Mark Hughes 10/1
Phil Neville 8/1
Martin O'Neil 12/1
Sam Allardyce 12/1
Harry Redknapp 14/1
Ally McCoist 14/1
Owen Coyle 16/1
Steve Bruce 16/1
Slaven Bilic 20/1
Walter Smith 20/1
Alex McLeish 25/1
Jimmy Boyle 25/1
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 25/1
Steve McClaren 25/1
Alan Curbishley 28/1
Roy Keane 28/1
Billy Davies 33/1
Chris Hughton 33/1
Dave Jones 33/1
David Weir 33/1
Didier Deschamps 33/1
Frank Rijkaard 33/1
Gus Poyet 33/1
Lee Carsley 33/1
Malky Mackay 33/1
Paul Ince 33/1
Sven Goran Eriksson 33/1
Alan Shearer 33/1
Glen Hoddle 33/1

Note - I'm not saying I favour any of those I've not highlighted just I can understand the odds.

Any tips from any Blues to help me? My main bet is going on Lennon but need say two others.

Cheers

Any one of these would do me :- Roberto Martinez, Harry Redknapp (will he come up north, will he be as good without money?), Slaven Bilic, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Billy Davies (yes i would, good manager and cant believe he aint with a club still!), Chris Hughton, Gus Poyet, Malky Mackay.

Add to that the likes of Holloway, Adkins & Bielsa (IF he fancied England), then i wouldnt be too displeased with any appointment out of that lot!.

 

[when i score we riot]

I imagine Round is appointed interim manager while we try to find someone else.
Would his interim management means a bet on him is the safest? Or wouldn't it be eligeble to win until he is appointed "stably"?

 

[davek]

I like the idea of Solskjaer taking over. Seems to have his head screwed on and showed good judgement to turn down the poison chalice at Villa.

 

[when i score we riot]

Coming from Norway, it would fill me with glee to have Solskjær as manager, though.
Ståle Solbakken might have been a good bet, but he didn't cut it in England and is besides that a massive kopite.

 

[michaelgt5]

I imagine Round is appointed interim manager while we try to find someone else.
Would his interim management means a bet on him is the safest? Or wouldn't it be eligeble to win until he is appointed "stably"?

They have to be in charge for a certain amount of games, Benitez has been settled as next Chelsea manager on betfair now.....each bookies will have different rules though, so deffo check first

 

[Wat Tyler]

We are one bad appointment away from a mess. Get a clown in who replaces the likes of Fellaini with worse players and we are on a slippery slope with our board. Moyes is their shield. When you think about it, this is what has happened at Villa, their squad was decent about 3/4 years ago. And when you remember who our chairman is, and rumours he was going to appoint Megson before he met Moyes, it worries me.

 

[Stend]

So, a man who constantly fights relegation is a favourite to replace a man who has taken everton from relegation fodder to where are today.

Quite a legacy.

Out of that list Martinez is the best man for the job. Rightly so by his short odds.

He'd do well here.

 

[Stend]

Moyes wont do one until hes put at least one trophy on the table. If he moved on and looked back at his Everton career he would deem it a failure without some sort of silverware.

Alot of Everton fans would also question him being a legend without a trophy.