Next Celtic Manager: Betting Race Hots Up

Best Bookies, Bookmakers, Fixed Odds, Football | selectabet | June 3, 2009 at 8:02 am

Celtic_FC The media circus that’s surrounding the pending appointment of the new Celtic manager would be enough make P.T. Barnum jealous.

Yesterday saw managerial flop Tony Adams claim he was in the frame should former Hoops manager, Wim Jansen return to paradise as Football Director. A claim that was quickly rubbished by Celtic and led a few to question whether big Tone was back on the sauce. But that didn’t stop the bookies dramatically cutting the odds on the former Arsenal stopper taking up the hotseat. William Hill have him as short as 7/1, but Blue Sq go a more realistic 16s.

But all the money recently has come for Swansea’s Roberto Martinez after Celtic reportedly asked for permission to speak to the Spaniard. News of the approach has receive a lukewarm reception from the Hoops faithful, after all shouldn’t a club like Celtic be aiming higher than plucking their next boss from the middle of the Coca-Cola Championship?

Martinez is reportedly keen on the role but with the imminent move by Steve Bruce to Sunderland, Wigan may provide some stiff competition to Celtic to land their man. Further credence and a bit of 2 plus 2 equalling 5 is added to the Martinez debate by the fact that his wife is a Glaswegian and a spell back in Scotland would be a very welcome family move. Martinez can be backed at 15/8 with Blue Sq and I think he fits the profile of the Celtic board.

Despite the rebuttals, Owen Coyle still remains in the frame according to the bookies and is currently joint second favourite alongside Tony Mowbray at 3/1 (Paddy Power, William Hill).

Other outsiders worth keeping an eye on are Roy Keane (28/1 Paddy Power), Steve Clarke (33/1 Paddy Power) and Glenn Hoddle (33/1 Paddy Power).

But who know what today will bring. Who’s your money on?