Probably more to do with the fact that people are putting money on him.
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William hill have just slashed odds of 5/1 to 11/10 for micheal o'neil in the last hour as well so don't know if it really means anything :dunno:
Bookies also adjust their odds on the amounts staked.
People reading this forum and betting on him because there's chat, without substance it would appear, will drive the price down. I suspect that's what's happened but would be great if he was in with a chance.
Opening book is put together by compilers so clarke was seen as a outsider. but Mikey is right in saying it is only after a market has gone live that bets are taken into account which would be the case in this instance. The inside info reason would only see a marginal decress in odds,because this can be unreliable unless they have a wire in rodders office.
Victor Chandler had Steve Clarke at 12/1 on Monday now 9/4.
He's also 9/4 with McBookie.
won't ask for names but what sort of indiscpline are talking. Not on a Craigthompson scale?:dunno:
If it is as serious as that then why are they not getting arrested? What is still going on that is so bad? Thought most of the rumours related to stokes?
You said we couldn't afford him at #38 then you say he doesn't need the money cos he has millions.
What I'm saying is if he has millions then money may well not come into it. He may realise he has to prove himself at a club first.
To use your figures maybe there is nobody at the bottom of his road prepared to pay £2 to get him and he may have to go further afield to get his £1. Once at his £1 club if he cuts it he then might get his £2 club.
To say he knows nothing about Hibs is an insult to the man, he will know plenty about us and Scottish football
Considering he used to work with the likes of John Terry, I'm sure having to knock some numpties heads together won't put him off the job should he want it.
I take it the rumours about zemmama frolicking naked with bamba in a field is true then???
I didn't think we where allowed to post about it, but if it's out in the wild then fair play.
Nae wonder zemmama is always injured though, that bamba is monster of a felly:greengrin
He has a great pedigree as an assitant, but he hasn't done anything as a manager. I think it would be a gamble - there are plenty of highly rated coaches and assistants who have totally flopped as managers in the past.
We MUST go for an experienced manager who has already done AT LEAST a couple of decent jobs elsewhere.
this is what my west ham mate said when i told him we were in for steve clarke.
"oh god,great at chelsea but awful at us.he is so ultra defensive,playing from the back and he killed the west ham spirit of football.if you want boring football well hes your man"
and
"zola was brainwashed by clarke which was zolas downfall,playing defensive at chelsea worked cause the had the best players,big test when he went to west ham and he nearly destroyed us.fear for you if you get him"
West Ham played great football when Zola and Clarke took over. Second year finances killed things.
Without wishing to dicredit your mate - that description sounds like any Italian coach's philosophy over the past 20 years.
If Clarke was so defensively minded he wouldn't have lasted under successive Chelsea managers (Vialli, Gullit, Ranieri and others) - they have their own mindset.
Clarke evidently is someone to trust with players. Managerial material only time will tell but I'd welcome him at ER.
was he assistant manager under these managers tho? i dono. he goes to most of the games and likes football played the proper way. has been to a few derbys awsell when the nip was bouncing and huns away.
i my opinion id take clarke in a heartbeat as i agree he obviously is well respected with managers and players.
my only problem is if,like collins,the standard he sets and is used to in the prem is far too high for the hibs players to cope with.