Another day, another odds-on favourite...

I think Ranieri would be a poor choice by Leicester. He is outdated in the English top flight now and Leicester cannot afford to risk it. Hiddink or Martin O'Neill would be the two outstanding candidates for me.

I'd be disappointed with Ranieri. He's had far worse managerial spells than O'Neill, he's certainly had success too, but I think he would start messing around with formations and I can see us being back to where we were for much of last season. Unable to decide what the best team is etc.

He's a big name so could attract top talent but he would really need very good assistants in my view.

I don't think theres much in this either unless O'Neill turns us down. He would present less of a risk in my view

Ranieri would be too much of a risk.

I hope the owners aren't lurching from one candidate to another like the bookies are?

I guess this might show that MON isn't a goer so the bookies have installed the next possibility as favourite.

The difference with Ranieri is that he seems to have actually applied for it.

I'd still take NP back tomorrow if he and the owners could link their perspectives.

What a shambles this whole thing is turning out to be. First we sack our most successful manager in a long time leaving behind the squad of players that he built and which had a firm footing for continued improvement. We now find ourselves seemingly no nearer appointing a new man, indeed it would also appear that Hiddink and ONeill have at least for now got cold feet about joining. Instability is just what you don't want during pre season, a shambles.

I think what this shows is that nobody has a clue who will get the job. The media and us poor fans are all clutching at straws and this is reflected with the bookies having a new dead cert every day.

I was really hoping that MoN was a goer and that he would be installed early next week so that we can crack on with preparations for the new season. Sadly this looks unlikely now.

Absolutely crucial to get the right man, but the sooner this situation is resolved the better.

We have been through this many times ourselves and, trust me, the bookies do not have a clue.

Odds are slashed based on somebody with a bit of wedge taking a punt. Rumours then start and soon it becomes a 'cert'. Fans then get stressed about the Club not making a statement....

Then someone nobody mentioned gets the job...

Just because it's gone quiet about MON doesn't mean it's not happening. For all we know, the club could be sorting out compensation with the Irish FA. And this has been out long enough for MON to rule himself out of the running.

Until he does, or we appoint someone else, then O'Neill is still a strong possibility.

bookies are making a killing from this