Bookies suspend betting on John Hughes as next Dundee United manager

BETTING on Caley Thistle manager John Hughes being the next man in charge of Dundee Untied has been suspended by Ladbrokes after a flurry of bets.

Nothing official has been confirmed by either club but the bookmaker took the decision after chopping the Scottish Cup-winning boss from 25-1 to odds-on in the space of a day.

Jackie McNamara was sacked by the Tangerines after two and a half years in charge last month and United currently sit bottom of the Scottish Premiership with just five points from their opening 10 matches.

Hughes said after Saturday's 2-1 win at Ross County that he was very happy with life at Inverness but admitted frustration at losing some of his key players to division rivals.

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