Paul Tisdale is set to swap St James Park for St James' Park if betting odds are to be believed this morning.
The Exeter manger has become the shock second favourite for the next Newcastle job on several betting websites.
The second longest serving manager in the English Leagues moved to 8/1 with BetVictor yesterday evening.
Although he is often linked to moves to League One clubs the switch would be a shock o Exeter and Newcastle fans alike.
It would appear the price drop may have been affected by BBC 5 Live reporter Ian Dennis after he said on the radio that when "When Alan Pardew was appointed, there was talk of Paul Tisdale at Exeter. So with Mike Ashley, expect the unexpected."
In 2010 it was reported that the Exeter manager was one the names under consideration to succeed Chris Hughton at Newcastle.
SkySports reported that Newcastle's hierarchy gave Tisdale serious consideration before deciding to go with their initial idea of appointing a manager with Premier League experience.
A number of other clubs have looked at the former Southampton midfielder in the past, including Swansea City, Wolves and Portsmouth.
Former Newcastle manager Alan Pardew was confirmed as Crystal Palace manager earlier this month.
The Magpies fans have been calling for Pardew to be sacked for months and now the 53-year-old is leaving for a team fighting relegation.
Remi Garde is currently favourite to take the job at 6/4 at most bookies, Steve McClaren and John Carver are also in the running.
