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French Exit Costs Punter £110,000

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Le Misérable – French Misfits Costs Punter £110,000

One William Hill client suffered serious collateral damage amounting to £110,000 when South Africa put an end to France’s World Cup dreams.

The punter, a telephone client, placed a £55,000 each way bet on France winning the World Cup before the tournament, but unfortunately for the punter.

The French will now set their sights on reaching the next major tournament – Euro2012.

William Hill have pushed France out to 2-5 from 1-3 to win their qualifying group.

Meanwhile, Thierry Henry is now 1-4 never to play for the French national team again, and the former French captain, Patrice Evra, who was at the centre of a training ground bust up with the fitness coach, is a 4-6 shot never to play for his country again.’

William Hill French Specials

Will Patrice Evra ever play for France again: 4-6 No, 11-10 YesWill Thierry Henry ever play for France again: 1-4 No, 11-4 Yes

EURO 2012 – Qualifying Group 2

2-5 France
11-4 Romania
6-1 Bosnia
33-1 Belarus
100-1 Albania
750-1 Luxembourg

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You Bet Mexico And Uruguay Will Settle For A Draw!

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YOU BET MEXICO AND URUGUAY WILL SETTLE FOR A DRAW!
WILLIAM HILL have a World Cup qualifying match odds-on to finish in a draw for the first time anyone can remember.
Hills have priced up Mexico and Uruguay at 4/5 to draw their match on Tuesday, making Mexico 9/4 and Uruguay 14/5 to win it.
‘We have already taken one bet of £5000 from a London betting shop client on the match to end 0-0 at odds of 12/5′ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe,’Noone is suggesting that anything untoward is likely to occur in this game, but when both sides appear to be suited by a stalemate people tend to bet that that’s what will happen and the betting market will therefore reflect that opinion- we’ll see!’

WILLIAM HILL OFFER 11/1 FOR ANY TEAM TO HIT EIGHT OR MORE GOALS IN 90 MINUTES PLAY DURING THE WORLD CUP, AFTER PORTUGAL’S MAGNIFICENT SEVEN AGAINST N KOREA.

HILLS OFFER 100/1 THAT FRANCE FAIL TO TURN UP TO PLAY THEIR MATCH AGAIST S AFRICA WHO THEY ARE 13/10 TO BEAT, WITH THE HOSTS 21/10 TO REGISTER THEIR FIRST VICTORY WHILE THE DRAW IS 9/4.

PUNTERS WARY OF BACKING ENGLAND TO BEAT SLOVENIA
FOR THE first time in living memory an England victory would be regarded as good news by the bookies, as William Hill have taken more money for Slovenia to win Wednesday’s vital World Cup game than they have for England to do so – to the extent that they have lengthened Enghland’s odds from 4/9 to 1/2 to win the match.
‘Amazingly, Slovenia would be a five figure loser for us and England a clear winning result as the book stands at the moment’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe. ‘So far the largest bet we have take for England to win is just £250 – and that from a client in Ayr, Scotland!’.
However, Hills believe that by the time the game kicks off patriotism will have kicked back in. ‘I can’t believe that we won’t eventually start taking four figure bets for England, who are now being offered at odds which would have looked ridiculously generous before they struggled to draw their opening two games’ said Sharpe.

LATEST WILLIAM HILL ODDS….1/2 England; 3/1 draw; 6/1 Slovenia.

WILLIAM HILL have cut their odds for Fabio Capello to be an ex-England manager before the end of the World Cup from 10/3 to 2/1 after a rush of bets for the Italian to walk away or be sacked during the tournament.
ALTHOUGH Roy Hodgson is being linked with the Liverpool job, William Hill believe he would be a leading candidate should Fabio Capello’s World Cup end in early elimination, followed by dismissal or resignation as England boss.
Hills have installed Hodgson and Harry Redknapp as 3/1 joint favourites to succeed Capello as England boss; ‘Many people believe Hodgson should have got the job when Sven beat him to it and little that has happened since suggests that the Fulham boss wouldn;t have made a worse job of England than those who have since held the post’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

WILLIAM HILL…TO SUCCEED FABIO AS PERMANENT ENGLAND BOSS:

Hodgson 3/1
Redknapp 3/1
Mourinho 5/1
Wenger 10/1
Pearce 10/1
Shearer 33/1
Beckham 50/1

IS CAPELLO JOE-KING?
WILLIAM HILL offer 7/4 that Joe Cole will start the game against Slovenia, 2/5 that he will not. ‘Most pundits are convinced Capello should include Cole, but for him to do so now might be perceived as him giving in to outside pressure so, on balance, we think Joe will have to settle for starting on the bench again’.

YOU BET ROONEY WILL BE SORRY AGAIN!

WAYNE ROONEY is 6/1 with William Hill to have to issue ANOTHER official apology for some trangression during England’s game against Slovenia. ‘After the booing incident, for which he had had to formally apologise, we wouldn’t be surprised if there was another incident of similar type should England under-perform again on Wednesday’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe. Hills have already cut their odds for Rooney to be red-carded in the game against Slovenia from 33/1 to 20/1.
HILLS ALSO OFFER 6/4 THAT ROONEY WILL BE SUBBED; 5/2 HE WILL BE BOOKED; 8/1 HE IS DROPPED;16/1 HE WILL GESTURE AT THE FANS – (NOT IN A NICE WAY!);

WILLIAM HILL NOW MAKE John Terry, Glen Johnson;Ashley Cole; Wayne Rooney; Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard 4/1 co-favourites to play the most minutes for England during the World Cup with Emile Heskey and Aaron Lennon both 50/1 shots. ‘It looks between the six ever-presents, particuarly as the next game could be the last!’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

WHO WILL TOP SCORE FOR ENGLAND?….6/4 Gerrard; 15/8 Rooney; 11/2 Lampard; 8/1 Crouch; 10/1 Defoe.

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You Bet David James Will Start In Goal

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YOU BET DAVID JAMES WILL START IN GOAL

AFTER punters asked for bets of up to £2000 a time for David James to start in goal against Algeria on Friday and others staked up to £400 on the Portsmouth keeper to get the nod over Rob Green and Joe Hart, William Hill have closed their book.
‘We began to see a flurry of support for David James, with several three figure bets staked in Cardiff, Greater London and the Channel Islands, with one punter trying to bet £2000. These are not the type of bets we normally see on a market of this nature and as support for the other two has dried up we have closed the book at least temporarily’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.’We’re confident that Fabio will not have made his decision known yet but when a market likes this begins to suggest a one horse race it is time to take defensive action just in case…..’

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England 13/8 To Crash Out At Group Stage As Fabio 10/3 To Go

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‘Biggest ever England winner for bookies’:
Fabio 10/3 to be gone by end of World Cup:
ENGLAND 13/8 TO GO OUT AT GROUP STAGE AS BOOKIES CLEAN UP

ENGLAND are now quoted at 13/8 by William Hill to FAIL to qualify from their World Cup Group after another dismal display against Algeria and Hills have lengthened England to 10/1 SIXTH favourites to win the tournament, having started as third favourites.
‘As bookmakers we should be over the moon, as that looks like the biggest winning England game we’ve ever seen – the indiustry must have made around £10million -but as patriots we are almost in despair’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe, ‘We are making short term profits from England’s failures but in the long term we want them going much further in the tournament to keep the interest going’
Hills believe that Fabio Capello’s own future as England boss is now under threat and they offer 10/3 that he will be gone by the end of the tournament. ‘If England don’t improve rapidly Fabio’s future as boss will be measured in days rather than years’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.’He certainly won’t be around to celebrate his 65th birthday, exactly a year hence, as England manager.’
ENGLAND ARE 2/5 WITH HILLS TO WIN THEIR VITAL GAME AGAINST SLOVENIA, WHO ARE 6/1 WITH THE DRAW 11/4.

ENGLAND TO QUALIFY….4/9 YES….13/8 NO

TO WIN WORLD CUP….9/2 Argentina; 5/1 Brazil; 5/1 Spain; 7/1 Holland; 9/1 Germany; 10/1 England; 14/1 Italy; 25/1 Portugal; 500/1 Algeria.

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England 6/4 To Be Booed Off Again

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As Fabio 10/3 to quit:
ENGLAND 6/4 TO BE BOOED OFF AGAIN!
WILLIAM HILL offer 6/4 that England will be booed off the pitch for the second successive game when they play Slovenia – and punters are beginning to bet that Fabio Capello will cease to be England manager before the end of the World Cup.’The mood towards England is turning hostile, the fans are restless, and Fabio is unlikely to survive a second fiasco in a row’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.’We are 10/3 that he’ll be history by the end of the tournament’
ENGLAND are now quoted at 13/8 by William Hill to FAIL to qualify from their World Cup Group after the dismal display against Algeria and Hills have lengthened England to 10/1 SIXTH favourites to win the tournament, having started as third favourites.
‘As bookmakers we should be over the moon, as the match was the biggest winning England game we can recall – the industry must have made around £10million -but as patriots we are almost in despair’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe, ‘We have made a short term profit from England’s two failures to win, but in the long term we want them going much further in the tournament to keep the interest going’
Hills believe that Fabio Capello’s own future as England boss is now under threat and they offer 10/3 that he will be gone by the end of the tournament. ‘If England don’t improve rapidly Fabio’s future as boss will be measured in days rather than years’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.’He certainly won’t be around to celebrate his 65th birthday, exactly a year hence, as England manager.’
ENGLAND ARE 2/5 WITH HILLS TO WIN THEIR VITAL GAME AGAINST SLOVENIA, WHO ARE 6/1 WITH THE DRAW 11/4.
ENGLAND TO QUALIFY….4/9 YES….13/8 NO
WAYNE ROONEY TO FAIL TO SCORE IN TOURNAMENT – 5/4
TO WIN WORLD CUP….9/2 Argentina; 5/1 Brazil; 5/1 Spain; 7/1 Holland; 9/1 Germany; 10/1 England; 14/1 Italy; 25/1 Portugal; 500/1 Algeria.
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Green Blunder Costliest Ever As Punters ‘ Robbed ‘ Of £10m +

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Was this costliest soccer howler ever?
GREEN’S BLUNDER ROBS PUNTERS OF £10MILLION+

BOOKMAKERS William Hill say Rob Green’s disastrous error was the costliest mistake ever for Britain’s punters: ‘The difference between Green making the save, and letting the ball in made a difference of over £10million to how much bookies had to pay out to punters who backed England to win the game – in eight World Cups I can never remember a costlier blunder for backers – and that includes the Maradona hand of God goal – which only stopped England drawing, rather than winning’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe. ‘Several punters had bet £10,000 on England to win and hundreds of thousands of supporters had more modest bets on the outcome of the game and the correct score.’

ROB GREEN IS EVEN MONEY FAVOURITE WITH WILLIAM HILL TO START THE GAME V ALGERIA, WITH DAVID JAMES AND JOE HART EACH OFFERED AT 9/4.

ENGLAND ARE 8/1 TO WIN THE WORLD CUP WITH WILLIAM HILL.

MARTIN JOHNSON, ENGLAND RUGBY UNION BOSS, IS 4/6 FAVOURITE TO LEAVE HIS JOB BEFORE FABIO CAPELLO DOES LIKEWISE – HILLS OFFER 11/10 VICED VERSA. ‘BOTH ENGLAND BOSSES ARE UNDER PRESSURE BUT JOHNSON CURRENTLY LOOKS MORE VULNERABLE’ SAID HILL’S SPOKESMAN GRAHAM SHARPE.

WILLIAM HILL OFFER 50/1 THAT THE VUVUZUELA WILL BE OFFICIALLY BANNED FROM STADIUMS BEFORE THE END OF THE WORLD CUP.

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Now Punters Bet Capello Will Stick With Green

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PUNTERS BET CAPELLO WILL STICK WITH GREEN

DESPITE his expensive howler which cost England punters £10million, Rob Green has been backed to keep his place in the starting line up for the next game against Algeria and has been cut from 9/4 to 11/10 favourite to do so with Hills who make David James 6/5 and Joe Hart 9/2. ‘Second-guessing Capello is a difficult game, but punters believe he will stick with Green- and have put their money down to that effect.’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

TO START VERSUS ALGERIA………11/10 Green; 6/5 James; 9/2 Hart……..1/8 Heskey (9/2 not to)…..2/7 Carragher (5/2 not to)

VUVUZELA TO BE BANNED FROM STADIA BEFORE END OF WORLD CUP……50/1

TO LEAVE CURRENT JOB FIRST…….4/6 Martin Johnson….11/10 Fabio Capello

ENGLAND SPECIALS:
Fabio Capello to name his full starting line up the day before any match in the world cup: 1/3 No 9/4 Yes

HOW MANY GOALS WILL ENGLAND SCORE (Excluding shoot-outs)?….5/4 Under 9; 15/8 9-11; 2/1 12+

Matthew Upson
To play during the world cup: 4/6
Not to play during the world cup: 11/10

Michael Dawson
To play during the world cup: 6/5
Not to play during the world cup: 8/13

Joe Hart
To play during the world cup: 2/1
Not to play during the world cup: 4/11

Joe Cole
To play during the world cup: 1/10
Not to play during the world cup: 11/2

WHO WILL PLAY MOST MINUTES FOR ENGLAND?….7/2 A Cole; 7/2 Green; 7/2 Johnson; Terry; 9/2 Gerrard; 6/1 Lampard; 8/1 Lennon; 9/1 Carragher; 9/1 Rooney; 10/1 James; 16/1 King (Others on request)

TO WIN GROUP…..4/9 England; 3/1 USA; 5/1 Slovenia; 50/1 Algeria. To qualify from Group – 1/10 England (11/2 not); 8/15 USA (11/8); 11/10 Slovenia (4/6); 10/1 Algeria (1/40).

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Rob Benefits From Green Blunder!

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A middle aged Rangers fan was smiling ear to ear following Rob Green’s blunder on Saturday night – and not just because he was Scottish. Whilst Rob Green was left red faced on Saturday evening, his namesake Rob, from Glasgow, was given a £15,000 boost to his bank balance! England’s draw against the States was the culmination of a £130 bet, placed at a William Hill betting office in Glasgow that also included South Africa to draw 1-1 and France to draw 0-0.

“Rob, like the rest of Scotland, probably had his fingers crossed for an England win, and we can only hope that this win consoles him somewhat,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Further Information…Joe Crilly…0208 918 3746

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Rooney Mania Hits Betting Shops

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ROONEY-MAYHEM IN BETTING SHOPS AS WORLD’S BIGGEST GAMBLE UNDER WAY

ROONEY-MANIA is helping drive the biggest gamble of all time as punters bet over £1 billion on the outcome of the World Cup, say bookmakers William Hill, who have already taken bets of £60,000; $85,000; £110,000 and £200,000 on the tournament and now anticipate a £25m gamble on England’s opening match against USA.
‘No event has ever produced a betting turnover of £1 billion before – but that is going to happen at this World Cup – we have already taken mega-bets of up to £200,000, with that amount staked on an accumulator bet, with £110,000 bet on France and £20,000 on Germany, to win the tournament’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.’England fans have gone Rooney-crazy with their bets, and we’re in trouble if he scores a hat trick against the USA’

And England have not been ignored by the high rollers, with two bets of £6500 placed on them at odds of 8/1. But nor have England’s first opponents USA, on whom one punter has staked £5000 at 80/1 to win the tournament.

ENGLAND are 4/9 favourites to get off to a winning start against USA with William Hill who make them 4/9 favourites to win the game for which the USA are 13/2 outsiders with the draw at 16/5.

WAYNE ROONEY is 5/1 to be sent off during the tournament and 25/1 to do so against USA. He is 10/3 to score the opening goal of the game; 10/3 to score the last; 4/5 to score at any stage of the game; 7/2 to score 2 or more; 20/1 to score a hat trick.
‘We have had to create a whole range of Rooney special bets to cope with the demand from punters’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

WILLIAM HILL ROONEY SPECIALS…..6/4 TO BE SUBSTITUTED V USA; 2/1 To be yellow carded; 7/2 to score in both halves;4/1 to score with a header; 5/1 to hit the woodwork; 6/1 to score from outside the penalty box; 7/1 to win a penalty.

William Hill are also offering a 14/1 treble for patriotic punters this weekend. For it to come in England need to beat Australia in the Rugby Union, followed by beating USA in the World Cup and finally an English driver winning the GP on Sunday.

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Not Everyone Fancies England For World Cup

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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

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