The first reported sighting was made by holidaymaker Bob Martin, who said he and his wife Denise saw a large cat and a lion "was the first thing that came to mind".

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"If you order the pink carpet, we're probably going to ask you to put the full deposit on that one, " says Bob Martin, the Denver-based builder's vice president of finance and business development who is currently picking out upgrades for his new home.

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In some cases, you could consider men such as Billy Martin and Bob Lemon gluttons for punishment as they served as manager on multiple occasions.

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United States manager Bob Bradley, Ajax boss Martin Jol and Germany legend Jurgen Klinsmann are among those being linked with the job.

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Other names linked with the post include United States manager Bob Bradley, Ajax boss Martin Jol and Germany legend Jurgen Klinsmann, while BBC Sport understands both Eriksson and Southgate are keen to throw their respective hats into the ring.

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He was ably supported in the four-man bob by Rene Hoppe, Kevin Kuske and Martin Putze.

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It's no coincidence that the last time the bob was big, designers like Balmain and Maison Martin Margiela were doing those exaggerated shoulders.

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Lockheed Martin will Webcast live a presentation by CEO Bob Stevens on Thursday, May 29.

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