SPECULATION - Sir Steve to Newcastle

[higher]

Fortunately our man is drifting in the right direction now:( Bet 365 )

Mark Hughes 2/1
Kevin Keegan 4/1
Alan Shearer 9/2
Gerard Houllier 7/1
Martin Jol 15/2
Harry Redknapp 14/1
Sir Steve Coppell 18/1 <--
Steve Bruce 18/1
Jose Mourinho 20/1
Terry Venables 25/1
Glenn Hoddle 28/1
Stuart Pearce 33/1

[Y21_Royal]

SSC was recently saying about how nice it is to be a club with fairly low expectations and described Reading as a 'comfortable' job. I don't think either description applys to Newcastle.

Besides, remember what happened last time he took over a 'big' club?

[Platypuss]

Besides, remember what happened last time he took over a 'big' club?

He left them and joined us?

[Y21_Royal]

Besides, remember what happened last time he took over a 'big' club?

He left them and joined us?

[Row Z Royal]

Besides, remember what happened last time he took over a 'big' club?

He left them and joined us?

Ah, the old ones are the best, Platy.

[premiership_bound]

Ireland again now...

Reading manager Steve Coppell has emerged as a surprise contender to be the next manager of the Republic of Ireland.

He is the choice of the FAI's three-man committee of ex-Ireland midfielder Ray Houghton, Under 21 manager Don Givens and former England coach Don Howe, who have been talking for more than a month to find possible replacements for Steve Staunton, who was sacked in November.

Coppell, who has developed the careers of Irish strikers Kevin Doyle and Stephen Hunt, has led the committee to believe he would consider a move into international management but they want to know if he would make that switch now or at the end of the season.

Meanwhile, the Reading boss will pick another of his Irish discoveries, Shane Long, against Spurs in Tuesday's FA Cup replay and has told unsettled England Under 21 striker Leroy Lita to stop moaning.

Lita is angry at becoming cup-tied, but Coppell said: 'No one has phoned up about him. Leroy will be playing and it is an opportunity for him to put a marker down.'

Tottenham's £16.5million striker Darren Bent will also be in the shop window, with the club ready to take a £4.5m loss on him if they can find a buyer in the transfer window.

Juande Ramos has been told he must sell either Bent or Jermain Defoe if he wants to sign Sevilla's Alexander Kerzhakov.

The Tottenham manager is close to landing Middlesbrough's England winger Stewart Downing, whose agent has admitted he wants to move. A deal close to £10m should be done in time for Downing to face Sunderland on Saturday.



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=508248&in_page_id=1779&ito=newsnow

[mzungu_royal]

Our man ain't going nowhere especially to frozen North-East. He'd be ridiculous to drink from the poison chalice.

[Daniella]

Coppell, who has developed the careers of Irish strikers Kevin Doyle and Stephen Hunt,


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=508248&in_page_id=1779&ito=newsnow

That about sums up the credibility of the article.
I can count the number of times Hunt has played up front on one hand.

[Wycombe Royal]

Press conference soon at Newcastle.

So who's it gonna be?

[Focher]

Houllier

[Kevin Doyles Right Foot]

Aids infested monkey

[Geekins]

Aids infested monkey

Peter Reid then???

[Kevin Doyles Right Foot]

heather bearing gypsy with genital herpes

[Royal Lady]

I think it's quite conceivable that Copps might fancy the ROI job.

[Kevin Doyles Right Foot]

I think it's quite conceivable that Copps might fancy the ROI job.

Meh, at least Coppell doesnt want it