da bet sport: Aston Villa caretaker-manager Kevin MacDonald will think long and hard before deciding whether to go for the job on a permanent basis.
da dobrowin: MacDonald stepped in following Martin O'Neill's surprise departure on the eve of the new season.
He will remain in charge for the second leg of Thursday's Europa League qualifying play-off against Rapid Vienna and also Sunday's Premier League encounter with Everton.
MacDonald will then make a decision about his long-term future.
"It's got to be thought out very, very closely," he said.
"It would be a great opportunity for me, but it would be a great opportunity for anybody who could take over this job because it is a big club."
Meanwhile, MacDonald claims he doesn't know whether Sunday's 6-0 defeat at the hands of Newcastle United has harmed his chances of being offered the job on a full-time basis.
He conceded:"I think people on the outside would probably look at it that way.
"But from my own point of view it hasn't changed my stance towards what I was trying to do.
"Whether it's damaged my opportunity, I've not thought of it as that yet."Subscribe to Football FanCast News Headlines by Email