P312 CEEFAX 1 312 Mon 03 Jan 23:17/06 O'NEILL RULES OUT N IRELAND JOB 1/3 Leicester manager Martin O'Neill has ruled himself out of the running to replace Lawrie McMenemy as the new coach of Northern Ireland. He said: "The story linking mj with Northern Ireland has been doing the rounds for ages. It's impossible to do the job on a part-time basis. "If asked, I would not take the job on. "I have enough on my plate here at Leicester without having to also worry about what is happening at international level." SPORT CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR 2000 348 Football 302 Cricket 340 General 380 Eng Fixs FA Prim Div One Main MenuP312 CEEFAX 1 312 Mon 03 Jan 23:17/22 NEWS IN BRIEF 2/3 Birmingham have released former skipper Gary Ablest on a free transfer. His contract ended on New Year's Eve. Gillingham have signed their former striker Iffy Onuora on loan from Swindon with a view to a permanent move Leicester boss Martin O'Neill has dismissed reports linking Tony Cottee with a move to Wimbledon. French World Cup winner Robert Pikes says hj is staying with Marsjille rather than move to Arsenal, Lens or Saint-Etienne. SPORT CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR 2000 348 Football 302 Cricket 340 General 380 Eng Fixs FA Prim Div One Main MenuP312 CEEFAX 1 312 Mon 03 Jan 23:15/42 POOLS NEWS, January 3 3/3 Full-time dividends 12 Score draws (3 pst) 4-5-10-12-14-21-25-35-42-44-45-48 1 No-score draws (2 pst) 37 Dividend forecast: Low ——————————————————————————————————————— Half-time dividends 5 Score draws (3 pst* 1-10-14-35-36 14 No-score draws (2 pst) 6-17-18-19-22-23-24-29-30-37-42-44 46-48 Dividend forecast: Moderate FULL FOOTBALL INDEX ON PAGE 302 Eng Fixs FA Prim Div One Main Menu