Nearly half of all bets made on who will be appointed the next Celtic manager in the last 24 hours have been placed on Paul Lambert taking the job.
The former Hoops midfielder quit as Ipswich manager at the weekend and has built up a decent reputation down south after spells with the likes of Norwich and Aston Villa.
And now Oddschecker have revealed that the 51-year-old has racked up 47 per cent of total market bets on who will replace Neil Lennon.
Lambert started out as a 25/1 shot but his odds have now tumbled dramatically to make him as low as 4/1.
And that's despite the man himself making it clear he isn't keen to put himself into a job where his legacy as a player could be tarnished.
He said: "I played for eight years, but I left the Glasgow scene a long time ago.
"That's not my life anymore. I don't want to tarnish the good feelings I have with the Celtic fans. We won a hell of a lot, stopping Rangers winning ten in a row in 1998. That was an incredible achievement.
"Maybe I'll go back as a fan, that's all I can say."
Manchester City youth guru Enzo Maresca is the bookies favourite, with Scotland boss Steve Clarke also tipped to be in contention.
