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June 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Not Everyone Fancies England For World Cup
June 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
YOU BET NOT ALL BRITS FANCY ENGLAND FOR WORLD CUP!
ALMOST one of every five bets being placed on the World Cup with William Hill by punters in English betting shops is for England to win the tournament – but in Wales it is only one in every nine; in Northern Ireland one in every twelve – and in Scotland just one in every twenty.
‘It is certainly the case that there are regional differences in the support for England to win the World Cup, which is to be expected – but taking the betting as a whole, England are definitely the one team we’d rather see not win the World Cup,’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
In English betting shops Hills only Spain rival the support for England; in Wales the most popular selection is Brazil (21%), closely followed by Spain, with England 3rd; in Northern Ireland punters are opting for Argentina (24%), Spain, Brazil and Holland in front of England; and in Scotland, Brazil (26%) take top billing ahead of Argentina, Spain, and Holland with England 5th.
France are currently the worst possible result for Hills, who have taken one bet of £110,000 on Les Bleus at odds of 20/1, but England are a close second, and Hills anticipate that they will regain the lead before the first match kicks off – ‘The single France mega-bet has distorted our financial liability for France, as there are very few other big bets for them, but we are continually taking substantial bets for England and victory for Capello’s team will prove hideously expensive for us’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Bizarrely, North Korea are Hill’s third worst result – ‘We have taken scores of small bets of up to £80 for the 2000/1 outsiders’ – with Germany, the subject of a £60,000 bet with Hills at 14/1 on Thursday, now the 4th worst outcome.
At the other end of the scale, Hills would welcome unlikely World Cup triumphs for New Zealand, Honduras, Slovakia or Slovenia.
LATEST William Hill WORLD CUP ODDS…4/1 Spain; 9/2 Brazil; 13/2 Argentina; 8/1 England; 9/1 Holland; 14/1 Germany; 16/1 Italy; 20/1 France; 25/1 Portugal; 50/1 Ivory Coast; 66/1 Serbia.
**Hills cut Holland from 10/1 to 9/1 on Thursday after continued support.
William Hill PERCENTAGE OF BETS TAKEN ONLINE (up to noon, Thursday,June 10):
ENGLAND 15%
SPAIN 13%
BRAZIL 11.5%
ARGENTINA 14%
HOLLAND 13%
GERMANY 6.5%
ITALY 6.5%
IVORY COAST 4%
PORTUGAL 5.5%
FRANCE 3.5%
USA 1.5%
MEXICO 1.5%
SERBIA 1.5%
GHANA 0.5%
S. AFRICA 0.5%
All other teams make up the remaining 2%
Algeria least backed team with Hills: 128 bets for £455
Further information…….graham sharpe…….0208 918 3731
Rooney Sparks £1bn Gamble
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ROONEY SPARKS £1 BILLION GAMBLE
PATRIOTIC PUNTERS backing England to bring the World Cup home have sparked the biggest gamble of all time, say bookmakers William Hill.
‘Over £1 billion will be gambled on the World Cup, making it bigger than the Grand National, General Election, Wimbledon , or Big Brother’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
And the nightmare scenario for bookies will be an England win – after a huge patriotic punt left betting shops facing mega payouts should England finally break their run of 44 years without a major trophy.
‘Despite Rio’s terrible injury we have been knocked over in the rush to back England to win the tournament at 8/1 today’added Sharpe.’Punters believe Rooney is the key to victory and are backing him to be England’s top scorer at 11/8 and the tournament’s top scorer at 10/1′
William Hill make Spain 4/1 favourites to win the World Cup, and also offer 9/2 Brazil; 13/2 Argentina; 8/1 England; 10/1 Holland; 14/1 Germany; 16/1 Italy; 18/1 France.
FURTHER INFORMATION…Graham Sharpe…0780 3233702 (follow gs on Twitter – @sharpeangle.
Ledley Set To Be New Rio
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YOU BET LEDLEY WILL BE THE NEW RIO
William Hill are betting on who will replace Rio Ferdinand in England’s opening game, and make Ledley King a hot favourite to play alongside John Terry. ‘It is ironic that we are now relying on a player who everyone thought would struggle with the World Cup schedule’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
William Hill………Players to start v USA:
Ledley King: 1/5 Yes 10/3 No
Matthew Upson: 9/2 Yes 1/8 No
Jamie Carragher: 9/2 Yes 1/8 No
Michael Dawson: 10/1 Yes 1/33 No
William Hill ARE REFUNDING BETS ON ALL MARKETS INVOLVING RIO FERDINAND, INCLUDING PLAYER TO PLAY MOST MINUTES, FIRST PLAYER SUBBED, TOP SCORER ETC. Hills WILL ALSO PAY OUT TO THOSE WHO BACKED MICHAEL DAWSON TO MAKE THE FINAL 23.
O’ Neill Now Favourite To Be Next Prem Boss To Go
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NOW O’NEILL FAVOURITE TO BE NEXT PREM BOSS OUT
TWO of the managers in the running for the Liverpool job are now favourites to be the next Premier League manager to leave his job. William Hill make Martin O’Neill 11/8 to be the next boss out, with Roy Hodgson at 7/4. ‘We do not believe either of these managers is in danger of getting the sack but both of them appear to be in contention for the Liverpool job and could well leave because of that’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Martin O’Neill…….11/8…….Roy Hodgson……7/4……..Roberto Mancini……11/2……..Alex McLeish…..6/1………Roberto Di Matteo……7/1………..Roberto Martinez……10/1………Chris Hughton……10/1……….Next Permanent Liverpool Manager…..14/1………Sam Allardyce…..14/1…….Mick McCarthy……16/1…….Ian Holloway……20/1…….Harry Redknapp……20/1……….Steve Bruce…….20/1…….Tony Pulis……20/1…….Owen Coyle…….20/1……Avram Grant…….20/1…….Arsene Wenger…..25/1…….Carlo Ancelotti………33/1……..No Manager to leave…..33/1……..David Moyes………33/1……Alex Ferguson….50/1
Further information….graham sharpe…..0108 918 3731