Unai Emery has shot in from nowhere to 6/1 very recently. That's with Sky, the others still have him out at 14/1. Interesting. Lampard is drifting to 4/1. Emery could be favourite for the role by the end of the day, hes currently 2nd fav with Sky, William Hill and Betvictor.
Cos he's got no Prem experience and only manages in a piss easy mickey mouse league in Scotland. Someone like Rodgers, Conte or Favre would be a statement by the owners that they're moving the club forward from the Ashley days of bringing in any old knacker.
I don't know if this is just an oversight, but Jardim isn't available in the betting at PaddyPower, Betfair or Ladbrokes. I mean, probs they give odds if you ring, and may be because nobody has a ****ing clue who he is!!
Spectacular own goal from Staveley. Now all we need is for him to be his usual blustery, buffoonish self at 1:30pm and spirits will be well and truly dampened.
Newcastle United can confirm that head coach Steve Bruce will take charge of Sunday’s Premier League fixture with Tottenham Hotspur and in doing so reach his 1,000th professional match as a manager. Amanda Staveley said: "We have had an extremely busy week reviewing the business and getting to know people and it is imperative that we continue to be patient and considered in our approach. Change does not always happen overnight, it demands time and that we follow a carefully considered plan and strategy. "We met Steve and the players on Monday and have given them the time and space this week to focus on preparing for what is a very important game on Sunday. "Steve has been very professional in our dealings with him and he and his coaching team will take the team on Sunday. If we make any changes going forward, Steve will be the first to know but, in the meantime, we wish him the best of luck in his 1,000th match as a manager and will be joining you in getting right behind the team. "Thank you for the warm welcome you have given us. We can’t wait to be at St. James’ Park with you.”
From Martin Keown: “Look at the record of Bruce, there has been a problem for a long time,” Keown said. “Between December and April last season, two wins from 17. “They did well at the end of the season, five wins from eight – but two were already down. They haven’t won a game this season."
I wonder if he's going to make an Independence Day style presidents speech to the players along the lines of "you don't want me here, this is my last match, but believe me I'm going out fighting so let's kill these Spurs ****s!". My money is on that not happening and him saying "Spurs are a great team, let's roll our sleeves up and see what we can do".