Griff

Below is the latest betting from Ladbrokes.

Martin O'Neill 2/1
Jose Mourinho 3/1
Fabio Capello 5/1
Guus Hiddink 10/1
Luis Felipe Scolari 10/1
Alan Shearer 12/1
Harry Redknapp 12/1
Marcello Lippi 20/1
Stuart Pearce 20/1
Terry Venables 20/1
Jurgen Klinsmann 25/1
Ottmar Hitzfeld 25/1
Sam Allardyce 25/1
Steve Coppell 25/1
Alan Curbishley 33/1
Mark Hughes 33/1
Paul Jewell 33/1
Steve Bruce 33/1
Arsene Wenger 50/1
Martin Jol 50/1
Sir Alex Ferguson 50/1
Lawrie Sanchez 100/1


I think big Sam would love the job despite what he said today and If Newcastle lose to Liverpool on Saturday morning then he may well be released from his contract.

Martin O'neill is favourite and I wouldn't mind giving him a go.

I wouldn't back Mourinho, I don't think he will want to go into International Management just yet. I think he will get a big club next summer and wants to run a club on a day to day basis.

I wouldn't mind a little bet on Jurgen Klinsmann at 25/1 though.
He did well with Germany in the World Cup last year.

ascottboy

got to say i would not mind Harry Rednapp, I think that Steve Coppell would not want it, as the english managers go. Martin O'Neill would be good, but i think he still has a point to prove at Aston Villa although what he achieved at Celtic was good in a two horse race. The FA will try 4 Capello i would imagine.

Jimmy

From a Scotland point of view Lawrie Sanchez looks a good bet joking, honest. I think they should give Terry Venables another go, maybe bringing in Alan Shearer for his No2 and preping him for managment in a few years. Jose Mourinho looks like their man

Griff

Yeah I like Harry too although I'd worry he has no experience in Europe.

Their is no chance Coppell would take it.
He hates the limelight. I remember when he was at Man City and he left after about 59 days because of the media.

ascottboy

Former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho does not want to succeed Steve McClaren as England manager, BBC Sport understands.
Mourinho, 44, has been out of football since leaving Stamford Bridge in September but is believed to be waiting for a club rather than a national post.

Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce has also said he does not want the England job.

But ex-Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello says he is interested and Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp and Reading's Steve Coppell have not ruled themselves out.

ascottboy

England’s abject Euro 2008 qualification campaign reached its nadir with a catastrophic home defeat to Croatia that deservedly cost Steve McClaren his job. Despite the media vilification and intense scrutiny that accompanies the position, a shortlist of potential replacements already exists. Hotlist Sport examines the leading contenders to become the England manager.

1. Jose Mourinho - Do the FA know the way to sign Jose? The former Chelsea boss is available after leaving Stamford Bridge by mutual consent in September. He is acknowledged as an exceptional man manager and tactician and, as he was always keen to point out, has won league titles and the Champions League. The FA broke the bank to sign Sven Goran Eriksson in 2001 so there’s no question they can afford the Special One. But will they baulk at the volatile Mourinho and his loose cannon tendencies with the press?

2. Martin O’Neill - O’Neill’s mentor Brian Clough once said The FA refused to give him the England job because they rightfully suspected he would change things “lock, stock and barrel”. It looks like the Aston Villa boss has been tarred with a similar brush. He was interviewed in 2006 to replace Eriksson but was never offered the job. A figurehead happy to delegate coaching duties to his assistants, O’Neill's approach relies, like Clough, on his legendary motivational skills. He led Leicester City to domestic cup success and guided Celtic to a UEFA Cup final. Does his appalling away record with Celtic in the Champions League suggest O’Neill lacks tactical nous at the highest level? And would he leave Villa anyway?

3. Fabio Capello - As England’s hapless players trudged off the sodden Wembley pitch, Capello was on Italian radio expressing his interest in Steve McClaren’s job. Capello achieved enormous success with AC Milan and Juventus in the 1990s and led Real Madrid to the La Liga title last season. He is a renowned task master and would bring discipline to England’s inconsistent stars. But does the truculent Capello have the communication skills to placate the English football press?

4. Harry Redknapp – With Sam Allardyce and Steve Coppell already ruling themselves out of the running, the leading English contender is surely Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp. Always an advocate of attacking football and skilful players, Harry’s game could be the antidote to the fear factor that seemingly blights England’s stars. However, Redknapp was implicated, along with Allardyce, in an alleged bung scandal revealed in a BBC Panorama documentary. It would be typical of The FA to ignore Redknapp because of these unproven allegations.

5. Jurgen Klinsmann - Despite having no coaching badges or managerial experience, Klinsmann guided Germany to the semi-finals of World Cup 2006 with what many pundits thought was a mediocre squad. He gained experience at the very highest level of football as a player too, winning the World Cup in 1990. Klinsmann’s two-year tenure as Germany manager was characterised by attacking, entertaining football. However, the continued success of Germany after his 2006 exit backs up the theory that the architect of the team's success was Klinsmann’s assistant (and current Germany manager) Joachim Low.

jst a couple of articals i have found.

Haggis

I have it on good authority that if o'neill gets the job my Villa supporting mate may actually end up catatonic with rage...

Honestly, i can envisage steam comin fae his ears Elmer Fudd style and everything!