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15-10-2010, 10:32 AM
Sudds_1

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Originally Posted by RickyS

todays Irish Herald quotes O'neill

O'Neill plots long Rovers tenure
By Aidan Fitzmaurice
Thursday October 14 2010

MICHAEL O'Neill has restated his commitment to Shamrock Rovers despite reports linking him with the vacant manager's job at Scottish Premier League side Hibernian.

Scottish bookmakers this week made O'Neill the favourite to take over from John Hughes at Easter Road, but former Hibs player O'Neill said he not only wants to see out his contract at Rovers but is also keen to sign a new deal with the Hoops.

"I came here on a three-year contract and I envisage I'll be here for three years and beyond to be honest," said O'Neill, as he prepares his side for Sunday's FAI Ford Cup semi-final with St Patrick's Athletic.

"I think we've made a lot of progress in the time we've been here and there's still a long way to go in terms of the progress I believe we can make as a club. I intend to be here to oversee that.

"When a job comes up in Scotland, the media try to get hold of me and get a comment, which they never get.

"I can't help what people link me to. That's not my job, that's the job of others. It doesn't concern me at all," added O'Neill, who will put the club's faltering league title bid aside for this week and focus on the Cup clash with Pats.

"You could put all sorts of spins and permutations on it but our only focus is Sunday's game," added O'Neill.

"We'll address the league when it comes. Everyone is saying about the league but it is played over 36 games, not 34 games.

"We'll look at the league after 36 games. We're in the semi of the cup so we'll look at that as an individual thing. We're not trading them off against each other."

I remember a certain Tony Mowbray saying very similar things , shortly before he abandoned Hibs and went South.... :rolleyes:.
15-10-2010, 10:35 AM
Speedway

I take this that O'Neill has chosen to speak now because he hasn't got the job.

This means someone HAS got the job.
15-10-2010, 10:38 AM
HenryMonk

i find it very strange that SFA are holding things up because of stark being a no 2!!

why would they when houston is levin's no 2 while managing DUTD?

Stark being lined up as no 1 more like
15-10-2010, 10:48 AM
cockneymike

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speedway

I take this that O'Neill has chosen to speak now because he hasn't got the job.

This means someone HAS got the job.

Possibly - but it could also be becuase with a cup semi coming up, his team's lost 4 out of last 5 in the league, he has to say anything to get some positive spin on the shamrock rovers story!
15-10-2010, 10:53 AM
YehButNoBut

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speedway

I take this that O'Neill has chosen to speak now because he hasn't got the job.

This means someone HAS got the job.

No speculation in the press, no odds available at the bookies, tends to back this up.

Just crossing the t's and dotting the i's now I suspect. :greengrin
15-10-2010, 11:00 AM
YehButNoBut

Mind you looking at todays EEN they are saying that

"Rumours which swept Edinburgh last night that a new management team of Steve Clarke and Billy Stark was about to be revealed are understood to be wide of the mark. Stark was said to have quit his post as Scotland Under-21 boss but it is understood that is not the case although former Chelsea ace Clarke remains the bookies' firm favourite to become the next Hibs manager."

http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sp...-of.6582950.jp
15-10-2010, 11:00 AM
LancsHibs

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Originally Posted by Notting Hill Billy

Stark being lined up as no 1 more like

If true Tony Stark should install some needed Iron into the squad!
15-10-2010, 11:08 AM
Craig_in_Prague

Someone must have seen Clarke on a 26 bus or Penney having a coffee in Peebles Hydro with Petrie :confused:

Seriously, nobody really seems to have a clue who'll get the job this time.
15-10-2010, 11:16 AM
scoopyboy

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Originally Posted by ahibby

Turnbull has always stated that the Best deal cost him his job. He didn't want him and him forced upon him by the director. Turnbull had to accept it but he said the problem was compounded by the board setting Best up in a Hotel in the centre of Edinburgh. He thought giving Best's reputation for wine and women the centre of Edinburgh was perhaps not the best place for him to be based. He also said that it caused unrest in the dressing room. Best was on £2000 per game iirc plus bonus for wins and goals he scored the other players were know where near that kind of money. When watching the games Best played in I noticed there was no love lost between him and others especially Stuart McLeod. Disharmoney might have played it's part in our relegation that season as the players we had weren't all that bad really.

That would make sense if Best had been there for years but he only arrived when Hibs were already dire and in trouble.

He can't blame Best for what happened the previous one or two seasons. This is in my opinion what led to his downfall, replacing the Tornadoes with garbage.

It suited him to blame Best.
15-10-2010, 11:16 AM
Captain Trips

Billy Stark has always came across to me as a very nice guy and approachable which makes him a great helpl for any manager who is trying to push things on.

I think Clarke and Stark would be a great partnership, John collins could have done with Stark as his No2 as I think things may have been very different, I for one would like to see Stark at the club as a No2 dont think as a No1.
15-10-2010, 11:23 AM
lucky

It seems to be taking an age to get someone appointed. Surely the board would have been planning for this before Yogi's exit. The only explanation I come up with is that the first guy they wanted knocked them back or he is under contract. Its unlikely that the hold up would be a No.2 trying to negotiate his release.

Petrie get it sorted.
15-10-2010, 11:29 AM
matty_f

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Originally Posted by lucky

It seems to be taking an age to get someone appointed. Surely the board would have been planning for this before Yogi's exit. The only explanation I come up with is that the first guy they wanted knocked them back or he is under contract. Its unlikely that the hold up would be a No.2 trying to negotiate his release.

Petrie get it sorted.

Would we delay announcing the manager because of a hold up getting an assistant? I'd have thought we'd be more likely to confirm that we'd got the manager and just say that his assistant would be announced in due course.

Unless the deal hinges on getting a specific assistant in place, I suppose...
15-10-2010, 12:13 PM
hibsfootsoldier

when will hibs announce the new manager and is it actually gonna be clark(new rumours

when will hibs actually announce a new manager av been waiting on it every morning now and its gettin irritating.
has anyone any good evidence to actually put clark in the frame the bookies seem to have a good incling as theyv stopped takin bets.
what gon oan its doin ma nut in?
any new rumours?
15-10-2010, 12:28 PM
persevere1875

Quote:

Originally Posted by hibsfootsoldier

when will hibs actually announce a new manager av been waiting on it every morning now and its gettin irritating.
has anyone any good evidence to actually put clark in the frame the bookies seem to have a good incling as theyv stopped takin bets.
what gon oan its doin ma nut in?
any new rumours?

Welcome to the club :wink:
15-10-2010, 12:31 PM
persevere1875

Just noticed, over 56,000 views and over 700 posts on one thread, is this getting towards being a new all time record or has it been bettered in the past :dunno:
15-10-2010, 12:39 PM
Future17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speedway

I take this that O'Neill has chosen to speak now because he hasn't got the job.

This means someone HAS got the job.

I think he may hope that his "announcement" may have a positive psychological effect on his players, who are in the process of throwing away the championship.
15-10-2010, 12:42 PM
Dunbar Hibee

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speedway

Ultimately I think that, if the new manager is not announced today, there's every likelihood that we'll have to wait longer to find out who it's going to be.

Can't argue with that.
15-10-2010, 01:10 PM
RickyS

is there anywhere I can get a bet? sky paddypower ladbrokes all closed the market?
15-10-2010, 01:13 PM
Speedway

http://sport.scotsman.com/football/O...-of.6582950.jp

Meanwhile, rumours which swept Edinburgh last night that a new management team of Steve Clarke and Billy Stark was about to be revealed are understood to be wide of the mark. Stark was said to have quit his post as Scotland Under-21 boss but it is understood that is not the case although former Chelsea ace Clarke remains the bookies' firm favourite to become the next Hibs manager.
15-10-2010, 01:48 PM
SouthMoroccoStu

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speedway

http://sport.scotsman.com/football/O...-of.6582950.jp

Meanwhile, rumours which swept Edinburgh last night that a new management team of Steve Clarke and Billy Stark was about to be revealed are understood to be wide of the mark. Stark was said to have quit his post as Scotland Under-21 boss but it is understood that is not the case although former Chelsea ace Clarke remains the bookies' firm favourite to become the next Hibs manager.

Now is it the 'about to be revealed' bit or the 'team of Steve Clarke and Billy Stark ' that is 'wide of the mark' ?

:confused:

I JUST WANT TO KNOW :boo hoo:
15-10-2010, 01:50 PM
Purehibee_MYB

Quote:

Originally Posted by SouthMoroccoStu

Now is it the 'about to be revealed' bit or the 'team of Steve Clarke and Billy Stark ' that is 'wide of the mark' ?

:confused:

I JUST WANT TO KNOW :boo hoo:

It's so frustrating!
15-10-2010, 02:04 PM
persevere1875

Maybe we should just do an online hibs.net Rock, Scissors, Paper competition every week, on say a tuesday morning, whoever wins becomes manager for that week, If the team loses your disqualified from the competition for a month, if they win your instantly in the following weeks final, save all the hanging about waiting to hear, can you tell the waiting to hear is begining to cheese me off ?? :grr:
15-10-2010, 02:06 PM
scott7_0(Prague)

I have just had it confirmed that Clarke is in for the job, he has spoken to Rod Petrie, this is all the info i have at this time, but have been told I will be provided with more info over the weekend. :agree:

Source: His Niece.
15-10-2010, 02:17 PM
18/03/07

Quote:

Originally Posted by scott7_0(Prague)

I have just had it confirmed that Clarke is in for the job, he has spoken to Rod Petrie, this is all the info i have at this time, but have been told I will be provided with more info over the weekend. :agree:

Source: His Niece.

I got a email early on saying that this was going to be announced on Wednesday,source:Just a guy I know who gets some info from 2 first team players,but has been proven wrong in the past.
Not saying this is 100% correct but only passing message on
15-10-2010, 02:32 PM
Lucius Apuleius

Quote:

Originally Posted by persevere1875

Just noticed, over 56,000 views and over 700 posts on one thread, is this getting towards being a new all time record or has it been bettered in the past :dunno:

You ain't seen nothing till you read the Calendar Thread. :wink:
15-10-2010, 10:42 PM
RickyS

just watched the sports centre on stv they had interviews with all the spl managers. they all looked focused on the job in hand. my thoughts were that we can rule those guys out of the race.
16-10-2010, 12:55 AM
Hibs On Tour

As we've seen, teams often play above themselves under caretaker managers during that interim period between managers.

Based on that, should we just rotate caretaker managers every couple of weeks in the hope of going through the rest of the season unbeaten? Could be Alistair Stevenson one week, Gareth the next, Rod for a bit, etc

Would be cheap too so ticks Rod's boxes!

:greengrin
16-10-2010, 01:08 AM
HIBERNIAN 1875

I have been told the board are pondering over 2 candidates, one of whom is Clarke, and a decision should be made early next week.

Watch This Space.
16-10-2010, 07:28 AM
jonny

Quote:

Originally Posted by HIBERNIAN 1875

I have been told the board are pondering over 2 candidates, one of whom is Clarke, and a decision should be made early next week.

Watch This Space.

who told you? unless it was Rod I'm not having it. Lots of rumours flying around but personally I don't believe anyone outside the board room knows anything.
16-10-2010, 07:40 AM
Cropley10

Quote:

Originally Posted by HIBERNIAN 1875

I have been told the board are pondering over 2 candidates, one of whom is Clarke, and a decision should be made early next week.

Watch This Space.

:faf:

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