You could have set your watch by it. Newcastle United — now ‘The Richest Club In The World’ — need a dynamic, charismatic manager to replace dead man walking Steve Bruce.
o better man than our Brendan, who was — until he poured cold water on it last Friday — being tipped to be the first guy getting his hands on the filthy Saudi lucre.
Rodgers said the speculation was something he “doesn’t like.”
He’d better get used to it.
When it comes to being ‘tipped’ for a top job, Brendan’s name will be one of the first in the frame.
In many ways, he’s the new Martin O’Neill, and of course the pair have a lot in common.
Both from here, both played Irish League football, cut their managerial teeth in the lower divisions, made big noises at Leicester City and Celtic.
For years O’Neill was the ‘hot tip’ to take over at… well, virtually everywhere.
I suspect a lot of it had to do with him being the Chosen One to replace Fergie in 2001, before the Glaswegian had a dramatic change of heart.
No one mentions Martin now, but Brendan — a wiser, more mature boss than the young, inexperienced ‘Brent-an’ who was in charge of Liverpool — has, whether he likes it or not, assumed the mantle of go-to ‘bookies favourite’ for some time to come.