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Curbs backed to be new Charlton boss

DeathbygolfbuggieDeathbygolfbuggie
edited December 2008 in General Charlton
Bookmakers Victor Chandler report a plunge of bets this morning on Alan Curbishley to be the next Charlton Athletic manager, and it has forced the firm to temporarily suspend betting on the market.

“This took us a little by surprise.” said VC spokesman Neal Wilkins. “We were 9/1 this morning and we started to get plenty of bets all at once. We slashed his price to 4/1, but that didn’t put people off, and we had another plunge on that price. We had no option but to suspend betting. It was a significant gamble.”

This happened yesterday. It's in the Racing Post as well.
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  • nth_london_addicknth_london_addick
    i hope so no disrespect to parky but i have always voiced my support of mr c
  • WSSWSS
    Really?
  • mascot88mascot88
    interesting......

    any other back up information...
  • WSSWSS
    edited December 2008
    putting the quotes into google didnt seem to throw anything up but I can't find the market on Skybet
  • Valley11Valley11
    Don't really understand the betting market.

    Do these plunges regularly result in the bet coming off?

    Also, when is Curbs' dispute with West Ham due to be resolved?

    Just wondered if Richard Murray's 'strategic review' in January was to buy time for Curbs to return??
  • DeathbygolfbuggieDeathbygolfbuggie
    From the Racing Post. Page 95

    9-4 in a manic few hours.

    Alan Curbishley remains
    prominent in the betting to take
    over at the Stadium Of Light,
    although Chandler and Bet365
    both closed their market on the
    next Charlton manager after the
    former Addick was backed off
    the board to return to The Valley.
    “We laid the 8-1, 9-2 and finally
    6-4 before taking the market
    down,” said Bet365’s Steve Freeth.

    One position which is no longer
    vacant is the...
  • Chris_from_SidcupChris_from_Sidcup
    edited December 2008
    I'm sure this has been mentioned elsewhere but if Curbs doesn't get the Sunderland job then i don't see what prem job he's likely to get. Blackburn and Sunderland would be about the level of club looking to get him but as we know with Blackburn, Allardyce went there. He's not going to a top 4 club nor Villa, Everton, Spurs, Newcastle, Man City or West ham so where will he go?
  • SoundAsa£SoundAsa£
    About the only thing I can say here is that Curbs is most likely to want to stay in and around the London area....IMHO that is.
  • kigeliakigelia
    my, now in the distant past, experience of these sorts of betting markets is that is generally doesn't take much to spook the bookies and get them to suspend the betting.

    The probably haven't had many bets at all and this would mean the impact of even a small 'flurry' of bets could be enough to make them think someone was in the know and stop taking any more bets.
  • KetmanKetman
    I bet Len Glover is having Kittens at the moment & Is about to Replace his Kish picture with a Curbs one in his Bedroom.
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  • razilrazil
    has to be something dodgey going on this late in the day, although I guess Parkys results and Curbs being next front runner might be something to do with it?
  • Covered EndCovered End
    As someone said previously the odds change when money is going on. Why is money now going on Curbs for Charlton ?

    2 possible explanations :-

    1. Inside knowledge.

    2. Knowing that Curbs had said he wasn't interested in the Sunderland job, then Blackburn was the only alternative. Now that's gone, it's Charlton or no job.

    I reckon it's number 2 but I'm not expecting a return because surely it would have already happened. Unless of course both parties were happy to wait for a while to see what happened, up until now. IE Charlton no wins and Curbs no better job offer.
  • BigRedEvilBigRedEvil
    TBF I could start a rumour on here that Steve Clarke is going to be the new man, and then within hours you would see the bookies odds drop for him.
  • LargeAddickLargeAddick
    unless it's because of the WetSpam compensation issue. I was one who wanted Curbs to go but I'd probably accept him back now although I'd rather it were someone else. I hold him in high regard because what he achieved before was phenomenal. Problem is I can't see him repeating it and if he fails that will be what he is remembered for. Returns never really work out, Walker at Norwich, Kendall at Everton spring immediately to mind.
  • KetmanKetman
    Perhaps we could get Curbs back in Charge West Ham could gooner Zola re-instate Pardew & we could all pretend the last two years never happened ?
  • GoonerhaterGoonerhater
    very strange, why today has the money gone on him? cant understand it after the board said Parky is here till Jan etc
  • mascot88mascot88
    Maybe curbs has decided he wants to come back..... its his decision when we look at it ....


    [cite]Posted By: Covered End[/cite]As someone said previously the odds change when money is going on. Why is money now going on Curbs for Charlton ?

    2 possible explanations :-

    1. Inside knowledge.

    2. Knowing that Curbs had said he wasn't interested in the Sunderland job, then Blackburn was the only alternative. Now that's gone, it's Charlton or no job.

    I reckon it's number 2 but I'm not expecting a return because surely it would have already happened. Unless of course both parties were happy to wait for a while to see what happened, up until now. IE Charlton no wins and Curbs no better job offer.

    When did he state he wasnt interested in Sunderland, and did it corespond with the flash of bets?
  • LargeAddickLargeAddick
    must admit I've not seen him say he's not interested in Sunderland. However, heard some murmering's that a couple of senior pro's at the Stadium of Plight had reccommended Pards to Niall Quinn including his good mate Anton Ferdinand.
  • BigRedEvilBigRedEvil
    Would be unbelievable if Pards got the Sunderland job
  • shirty5shirty5
    [cite]Posted By: BigRedEvil[/cite]Would be unbelievable if Pards got the Sunderland job

    McCartney, Reid and Ferdinand all played under Pardew. Never say Never.

    Back to the Curbs thring is that the bookies have probably taken a grand tops in recent days on Curbs coming back to the valley, and they have macaronney their pants over it, hence suspend any more bets for now. Would not read to much more into this for now.
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  • BigRedEvilBigRedEvil
    Richard Murray and Chappall have put thousands on it to help raise the January transfer kitty
  • razilrazil
    If Pards gets a new job before the end of what was his original contract, do we get some money back?
  • LargeAddickLargeAddick
    I was told a couple of weeks ago that Curbs would be back 1st week in January with Dean Keily returning too. Didn't put much store in this but with this betting news and parky being put in charge till beginning of Jan who knows.
  • mascot88mascot88
    [cite]Posted By: LargeAddick[/cite]I was told a couple of weeks ago that Curbs would be back 1st week in January with Dean Keily returning too. Didn't put much store in this but with this betting news and parky being put in charge till beginning of Jan who knows.

    who told you?
  • ScoSco
    Whatever rumour that is banded around about us we are easy prey at the mo, so take these things with a pinch of salt and don't get too excited over some sudden shortcut to sorting this club out.
  • adamtheaddickadamtheaddick
    please dont to this to me.. i would love it...absoultly love it, if curbs comes back would be so happy!! just cant set myself up for another disapointment like Zebel again, took to long to get over that couldnt do it again..

    COME HOME ALAN!!

    _41618092_curbs270.jpg
  • mascot88mascot88
    [cite]Posted By: adamtheaddick[/cite]please dont to this to me.. i would love it...absoultly love it, if curbs comes back would be so happy!! just cant set myself up for another disapointment like Zebel again, took to long to get over that couldnt do it again..

    COME HOME ALAN!!

    [img][/img]http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41618000/jpg/_41618092_curbs270.jpg

    Just looking at that picture does me in...
  • cfgscfgs
    [cite]Posted By: shirty5[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: BigRedEvil[/cite]Would be unbelievable if Pards got the Sunderland job

    McCartney, Reid and Ferdinand all played under Pardew. Never say Never.

    Back to the Curbs thring is that the bookies have probably taken a grand tops in recent days on Curbs coming back to the valley, and they have macaronney their pants over it, hence suspend any more bets for now. Would not read to much more into this for now.

    Reid was signed by Dowie
  • LargeAddickLargeAddick
    [cite]Posted By: mascot88[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: LargeAddick[/cite]I was told a couple of weeks ago that Curbs would be back 1st week in January with Dean Keily returning too. Didn't put much store in this but with this betting news and parky being put in charge till beginning of Jan who knows.

    who told you?

    no-one in the know, as far as I know, hence not mentioning it before.
  • WSSWSS
    He was, that's correct. But he did play under Pards as that quote says!
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