Back/Lay next Villa manager thread

[bob]

Had my fingers burnt somewhat laying McLeish when he moved to favourite shortly before he was appointed last when I understimated our board's stupidity.

Should be some money to be made here if it is possible to somehow figure out what they might be planning this time around.

£11k matched on Betfair so far. £4.5k on Lambert, currently 3.5; £3.8k on Matinez, currently 4.7.

Let's try and avoid too much discussion about the merits of any particular manager in this thread, there will be others for that. Please keep this thread open by keeping discussion to relative merits of backing/laying managers at their current Betfair prices as the market moves.

Market is still in its infancy but I'd probably lay Martinez at around 3.5 as I don't think they'd go there after he 'turned us down'... but who knows?

[cdbearsfan]

So we're supposed to talk about which managers would be "a good lay"?

Honestly Bob, could you not create a thread that isn't about smut, just for once?

[bob]

A good start.

Oooooh, I'd love to lay Martinez, he shur is purdy.

[Louzie0]

Good lay.  Well. 
Not talking from experience you understand of course but I always liked ...

Oh.  A new one?

[villabren]

Also got stung on laying Mcleish last year on Betfair. Didn't see randy's Reggie Perrin style decision making coming. In 2010 got 3 tips at long odds for next villa manager. Backed two of them. The third was Gerry Houllier. Bilic a good long shot maybe? Wants to come to England and I think he's finishing with the Croats after Euro 2012

[clash city rocker]

I'd lay Matinez at the prices on offer. Wouldn't back Lambert at those prices.

[bob]

Funnily enough, Bilic was the first candidate I backed last year. Not available to back on Betfair and I wouldn't be rushing to do so this time round, I think someone mentioned on the 'Who do you want as next manager?' thread that he's just signed a contract somewhere.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

Bilic had agreed to go to Lokomotiv Moscow after the Euros so I wouldn't waste your money on him!

[villabren]

I stand corrected. I'd lay Steve Bruce off on Betfair for a million quid if I could afford it. Surely I've got as much chance of the job as he has?

[villajk]

So we're supposed to talk about which managers would be "a good lay"?

Honestly Bob, could you not create a thread that isn't about smut, just for once?

Chuckle

[Lobsterboy]

At 12/1 for Paul Ince I would be laying that price all day, he is worse than McLeish!

[alan_clarke]

Moyes at 70 is worth a couple quid

[Vancouver]

Put some serious dough on McCarthy. It's going to happen

[Phil from the upper holte]

Im sure I heard Martinez say on radio this morning he was staying at wigan, I don't want him anyway he's turned us down once

[Lambert and Payne]

I'd lay the Chelsea physio

Seriously, can we appoint AVB or RDM just to bring her along?