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    Betting suspended on Martin O'Neill to be next Villa manager

    went from 3/1 when it started to 4/6 and now 2/5....was suspended after that and has had meeting with villa chairman because the 2 front runners in the takeover bids want him as manager..i think that means he may be taking the ultimate challenge..to make aston villa great again....love a guy that loves a challenge

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    It doesn't guarantee anything wild rover, common practice for bookies to do that if big bets are coming in and it's good for publicity.

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    Quote Originally Posted by drinkfeckarse
    It doesn't guarantee anything wild rover, common practice for bookies to do that if big bets are coming in and it's good for publicity.

    dont ruin this for me.....

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    guys , i have watced a lot of these managers markets over the last two years and i know one thing for sure , anyone who layed MON for all those manager jobs made a hell of a lot of money. I won't believe he is villa manager until i see him lead them out , i can't see him taking that job....
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    help

    hi im trying 2 find a bit of trivia 2 shut up smartarese at work who was 1st player sent off under yellow then red card rule and also who was d 1st in d premiership 2 walk thanks

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    Martin O'Neill would be downright stupid to take the Villa job, he's too good for them.
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    reports are he will be confirmed as villa manager today

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    Quote Originally Posted by RogerMilla
    guys , i have watced a lot of these managers markets over the last two years and i know one thing for sure , anyone who layed MON for all those manager jobs made a hell of a lot of money. I won't believe he is villa manager until i see him lead them out , i can't see him taking that job....
    He was favourite for Sunderland job, but that was a 3 minute telephone interview..he had no intention of taking that job...a no-win situation, they get promoted...so what...they don't get promoted..the Man U job is gone.

    If he can get Villa into Europe it will be seen as a huge success but now that Ellis is stepping down, he will probably get the money and committments needed to give it a go, and if he even gets Villa into the top 10, I think that will be enough to keep his options open for the bigger jobs.

    I can see him in the Villa job, he wants back into football. Only way he isn't offered the job is if Erricsonn's crowd take over.

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    How many times was betting on the Irish manager job suspended? And for how many people?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scram
    He was favourite for Sunderland job, but that was a 3 minute telephone interview..he had no intention of taking that job...a no-win situation, they get promoted...so what...they don't get promoted..the Man U job is gone.

    If he can get Villa into Europe it will be seen as a huge success but now that Ellis is stepping down, he will probably get the money and committments needed to give it a go, and if he even gets Villa into the top 10, I think that will be enough to keep his options open for the bigger jobs.

    I can see him in the Villa job, he wants back into football. Only way he isn't offered the job is if Erricsonn's crowd take over.
    Good point, I believe its win-win for O'Neill to take the Villa job....break the top 6 he's the saviour of the club, struggle in the first season ah sure the club was in shambles anyway...either way his reputation is untarnished...

    As a man that's followed the Villa since Graham Taylor led them to a second place finish in 89-90 (glory hunter!) I'd be delighted to see O'Neill get it even if he's using the club as a stepping-stone. He a;ways seems to get the best out of the players at his disposal and I'd say a top 10 finish would be defo on the cards with him there....

    Saying that, I'll believe it when I see it!!!

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    It looks to be a done deal now according to the BBC's understanding.
    Villa supporters have their mini velvet revolution experience.
    I have some regrets that he did not take the Irish job, he could have had the world at his feet, European finals followed by World cup finals
    Now he is just revisiting English midlands midtable a cup run or two, who would really care.

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    looks like a done deal on the guardian too.
    I Can't believe after all the jobs he has been linked with that he has taken on this one. No offence to Villa but they are ****e!!!
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    I can understand why he has taken it. As has already been mentioned, he can't really lose with this one.

    I suspect the potential new owners have told him he's going to get quite a bit to spend so that's a big draw for anybody. I was looking at the Villa squad the other day and you forget that they can get a good 11 on the park when all fit. Bouma, Mellberg, Barry, Laursen, Davis, Baros are all good players so if O' Neill can keep them all off the treatment table then he has a good base to start with.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RogerMilla View Post
    looks like a done deal on the guardian too.
    I Can't believe after all the jobs he has been linked with that he has taken on this one. No offence to Villa but they are ****e!!!


    i wouldnt say that now...good fanbase,..proud history....and a squad that can be built on[with about 100millioneuro hopefully ]...excellent youth academy...futures bright for villa if o neill and lerner come in

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    Quote Originally Posted by RogerMilla View Post
    i can't see him taking that job....
    theres a press confrence at 6.30 in this place called aston in birmingham...have a look at sky sports news and you will see something you didnt think you would see

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    Is it to late to get a bet on?

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    Quote Originally Posted by RogerMilla View Post
    looks like a done deal on the guardian too.
    I Can't believe after all the jobs he has been linked with that he has taken on this one. No offence to Villa but they are ****e!!!

    I am sure O'Neil will make a lot of money out of it as Villa is to be sold off
    or taken over, having O'Neil as manager probably doubled the value of the
    club!!!
    Last edited by tricky_colour; 04/08/2006 at 11:39 PM.

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    That's a good take TC, I didn't credit deadly Doug enough. I'd say he has doubled his take home payoff if he does sell. How many names did he drop in the press conference?

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    Quote Originally Posted by geysir View Post
    That's a good take TC, I didn't credit deadly Doug enough. I'd say he has doubled his take home payoff if he does sell. How many names did he drop in the press conference?
    Sure, a manager like MON is like gold dust, look how every team looking for a manager (including Ireland) was desperate to get him, (you can exclude England because they have no clue).

    MON, unlike most managers actually has a brain (law degree calibre), even if he knew nothing about football he would run the club soundly.

    Doug, probably won't let managers manage because he doesn't think
    they are up to the job. Different case with MON, if he won't be allowed to manage I am sure he would have never taken the job, obviously he will be
    well familliar with the legal aspects of such things.

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