Bookmaker suspends betting on Trap exit

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