Irish bookmaker Paddy Power has today suspended the betting on Giovanni Trapattoni's reign as Ireland manager ending before 2013 following a torrent of bets.
A flurry of bets saw the price on the Italian no longer being the Republic of Ireland's manager on New Year's Day moving from 2/1 this morning to 11/10, before the market was closed.
A Paddy Power spokesperson said: "The amount of money placed over such a short period would lead us to believe that something is afoot and it's safe to say that we're running scared on this one."
Odds on next permanent Republic of Ireland manager:
2/1 Mick McCarthy
7/1 Chris Hughton
8/1 Brian McDermott
9/1 Owen Coyle
10/1 Martin O'Neill
11/1 Liam Brady
16/1 David O'Leary
16/1 Roy Keane
20/1 Michael O'Neill
20/1 Marco Tardelli
20/1 Terry Venables
20/1 Harry Redknapp
20/1 Paul Jewell
25/1 Pat Fenlon
25/1 Sam Allardyce
33/1 Guus Hiddink
33/1 Martin Jol
33/1 Graeme Souness
40/1 John Tigana
40/1 Kenny Dalglish
40/1 Chris Coleman
50/1 Roy Hodgson
50/1 Lawrie Sanchez
50/1 Arie Haan
50/1 Bert Van Marwijk
66/1 Noel King
66/1 Jim Gannon
66/1 Brian Kerr
66/1 Paul Doolin
66/1 John Giles
80/1 Stephen Kenny
80/1 Joe Kinnear
250/1 Eamonn Dunphy
250/1 Jack Charlton
