With the news that the GAA is expected to announce a deal with Sky to broadcast our native games in the future, Paddy Power have acted quickly to open markets and who is likely to get the resulting jobs as anchors and analysts.
Current Sky Sports presenter Rachel Wyse is the short favourite for the anchor's job with Second Captain Eoin McDevitt and Irish Sky News reporter Enda Brady both join second favourites.
Personally, I'm all over Effin Eddie at 100/1.
Evens Rachel Wyse, 8/1 Eoin McDevitt, 8/1 Enda Brady, 9/1 Brian Carney, 9/1 Matt Cooper, 10/1 Dermot O'Leary, 10/1 Darragh Maloney, 10/1 Marty Morrissey, 12/1 Niall Quinn, 12/1 Craig Doyle, 16/1 Michael Lyster, 20/1 Des Cahill, 20/1 Séan Bán Breathnach, 33/1 Dara O'Briain, 33/1 Jeff Stelling, 40/1 Ed Chamberlin, 66/1 Chris O'Dowd, 66/1 Terry Wogan, 80/1 Graham Norton, 100/1 Chris Kamara, 100/1 Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu, 100/1 Effin Eddie, 100/1 Laura Whitmore, 200/1 Zig & Zag
In the football analysts market, Paul Galvin and Kevin Moran are both joint favourites. GAA rookie Dean Windass is the big outsider at 12/1.
6/5 Paul Galvin, 6/5 Kevin Moran, 7/4 Anthony Tohill, 2/1 Ciarán Whelan, 5/2 Padraig Joyce, 5/2 Graham Canty, 5/2 Tomás Ó Sé, 11/4 Colm Parkinson, 11/4 Ryan McMenamin, 11/4 Darragh Ó Sé, 9/2 Dessie Farrell, 9/2 Jason Sherlock, 5/1 Graham Geraghty, 6/1 Jarlath Burns, 7/1 Paddy Bradley, 7/1 Trevor Giles, 7/1 Dermot Earley, 8/1 Peter Canavan, 9/1 Ciarán McDonald, 12/1 Dean Windass
Former Tipp minor hurler Shane Long along with his fellow county man Nicky English are the favourites to be the broadcasters small ball analysts.
6/4 Shane Long, 6/4 Nicky English, 2/1 John Mullane, 11/4 Diarmuid O'Sullivan, 7/2 Donal Óg Cusack, 7/2 Jamesie O'Connor, 4/1 Dan Shanahan, 9/2 Ollie Canning, 5/1 DJ Carey, 5/1 Sean Óg Ó hAilpín, 6/1 Brendan Cummins, 6/1 Joe Deane, 6/1 Brian Corcoran, 8/1 Damien Fitzhenry, 16/1 Cha Fitzpatrick, 20/1 Noel Hickey
