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Bookies Expect Premiership Fixtures To Survive: Will Sol Be Playing? Burnley To Face Brunt!

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Bookies Expect Premiership Fixtures To Survive: Will Sol Be Playing? Burnley To Face Brunt!
Having lost a small fortune last weekend, William Hill have opened the betting on how many Premiership games will survive the big freeze and offer 8/13 that they all do and 5/2 that four or more games lose out to the weather.
“The weather caught us out last weekend and punters latched on to the 4/1 that four or more games will be called off, this week we are a more cautious 5/2 that the same number go to the weather,” said Hill’s spokesman Rupert Adams.
Number of premier league matches 16th/17th January will be postponed: 8/13 None, 11/2 One, 12/1 Two, 14/1 Three, 5/2 Four or more.
You Bet Sol Campbell Cannot Plug Arsenal Leaky Defence!
Hills do not expect Sol Campbell to come to the rescue of the Arsenal defence offering 6/4 that they will only manage three or fewer clean sheets in their remaining eighteen Premiership fixtures. Sol is 13/8 to start two or less Premiership games and offer 9/2 that he scores this season.
“Sol is a fine player but we do not expect him to solve Arsenal’s defensive frailties,” said Hill’s spokesman Rupert Adams.
Arsenal clean sheets in their remaining premier league games this season (18 matches): 6/4 Three or less, 7/4 Between Four & Six Clean Sheets, 7/4 Seven or more.
Sol Campbell To Start Next Arsenal Prem Match: 7/1
Sol Campbell Arsenal premier league starts: 13/8 Two or less, 15/8 Between Three & Five, 6/4 Six or more
Sol Campbell to score a premier league goal this season: 9/2
Sol Campbell to be in the England World Cup Squad: 33/1
Arsenal Premier League Finishing Position: 4/1 First, 10/3 Second, 9/4 Third, 4/1 Fourth, 4/1 Fifth or Lower
Arsenal Trophies: 4/1 Premier League, 11/2 FA Cup, 15/2 Champions League, 100/1 Win all 3
Burnley To face Brunt From Man Utd!
William Hill expect the new Burnley manager to have a hard time of it against Manchester Utd at the weekend offering 17/2 that Utd fail to score and 1/7 that Man Utd win. Hills have also priced up when Burnley will next win offering 7/1 that they fail to win any of the next seven Premiership fixtures and they are 5/6 to be relegated.
Brian Laws to be Burnley manager on the first day of premier league 2010/11 season: 4/7 Yes 5/4 No
(If Brian Laws is not appointed as Burnley manager, bets void)
Will Burnley to be Relegated: 5/6 Yes, 5/6 No
Burnley to finish bottom of the premier league: 7/2
90 minute betting: 1/7 Man Utd 5/1 Draw 11/1 Burnley
Total Man Utd goals v Burnley: 17/2 None, 7/2 One, 5/2 Two, 33/1 Three, 100/1 Four or more
Total Burnley goals v Man Utd: 8/15 None, 13/8 One, 15/2 Two, 33/1 Three, 100/1 Four or more
Burnley next premier league victory*: 11/1 Man U (A), 11/4 Bolton (A), 16/1 Chelsea (H), 5/2 West Ham (H), 12/1 Fulham (A), 20/1 Aston Villa (A), 9/2 Portsmouth (H), 3/1 Win none of these
*Matches must be played in the above order.
Further Information……Rupert Adams….0784 1011 584.

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Man City 3/1 To Finish Above Utd!

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Bookies William Hill are 5/6 that Mancini & Co make it into the top four this year and are just 3/1 that they finish above Manchester United. Man City are 12/1 to win the Premiership from an original 25/1. Tevez is 8/1 from 25/1 to win the Premiership golden boot and he is 7/1 to be named the PFA player of the year.

“The power looks as if it might just be shifting from the red side of Manchester to the blue side, but punters who have taken on Fergie in the past have invariably got their fingers burnt,” said Hill’s spokesman Rupert Adams.

William Hill Man City Specials:

To Finish In Top Four: 5/6 Yes, 5/6 No
Manchester City To Finish Above Manchester United: 3/1
Tevez To Be PFA Player Of The Year 2010: 7/1

Premiership Golden Boot: 10/3 Wayne Rooney, 10/3 Jermain Defoe, 10/3 Fernando Torres, 4/1 Didier Drogba, 8/1 Darren Bent, 8/1 Carlos Tevez, 33/1 Nicolas Anelka, 50/1 Louis Saha, 80/1 Emmanuel Adebayor, 80/1 Andrei Arshavin, 80/1 Cesc Fabregas, 80/1 Gabriel Agbonlahor, 100/1 Craig Bellamy.

Man City Finishing Position: 12/1 1st, 9/1 2nd, 4/1 3rd, 10/3 Fourth, 5/6 Fifth or lower

When Will Mancini & Man City Get Beaten: 6/4 Everton, 3/1 Man Utd, 16/1 Scunthorpe, 3/1 Man Utd, 7/2 After Jan 27th

Further Information…Rupert Adams….0208 918 3858……0784 1011 584

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Bookies Can’t Split Liverpool Or City For Fourth Spot!

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BOOKIES CAN’T SPLIT LIVERPOOL OR CITY FOR FOURTH SPOT!

William Hill make Liverpool and Manchester City their joint favourites to finish the Premiership in fourth place, with Tottenham (11/4) and Villa (4/1) expected to miss out.

“Breaking in to the top four is the realistic goal for City, Tottenham and Villa. This could be a very busy market in the coming months,” said Hill’s spokesman Rupert Adams.

William Hill odds – Team To Finish Fourth: 7/4 Liverpool, 7/4 Man City, 11/4 Tottenham, 4/1 Aston Villa, 66/1 Birmingham, 100/1 Everton, 100/1 Fulham….others on request.

Number of Man City January signings: 14/1 One, 7/2 Two, 5/2 Three, 5/1 four, 5/2 Five or more.

Vieira Specials: 4/1 Yellow Card on debut, 6/1 Goal on debut, 25/1 Red Card On Debut.

Further information…Rupert Adams…0208 918 3858…0784 1011 584.

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Diet Punter Weighs In As Welsh Grandad Scores Everton Winner

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DIET GAMBLER IAN LAYS OFF XMAS TURKEY TO CLINCH £1000 WINNINGS
A WILLIAM HILL customer was set to lay off the Christmas turkey on December 25 in order to clinch a £1000 payout from the bookies after betting that he could lose five stone by Christmas Day.
Former RAF man, 44 year old Ian Armstrong, from Bradford, suffered a football injury which stopped him training and saw his weight balloon from12 stone to 17.
He struck a bet with William Hill last January that he would be back to 12 stone by Christmas Day, staking £50 at odds of 20/1, standing to win £1000. ‘The terms of the bet are that Ian must weigh 12 stones actually ON December 25, so although we understand he had got down to that weight some days ago, we need confirmation that he hasn’t gone back above the 12 stone mark on Christmas Day – so it may be a case of no Xmas turkey for Ian so that he can clinch the bet’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Ian plans to give his winnings to his sons’ junior football team.
**PROUD GRANDAD STAN CRAIG from Caernarvon, Wales, is celebrating winning £3400 from William Hill after his grandson, Nathan, made his debut first team appearance for Everton last week. Eight years ago, when Nathan was just another 10 year old wannabe Premiership player, Stan staked £100 at 33/1 with Hills that the boy would play for any Premiership team – so when 18yo Nathan came on as a substitute in a Europa League game for Everton this week, the bet was won.
Stan has also backed the left sided midfielder to win a senior international cap for Wales and will collect another £10,000 if he does so after betting £100 at 100/1. ‘Stan’s pride in his grandson has paid off spectacularly and brought him a wonderful Christmas bonus’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

Further information….graham sharpe…0780 3233702

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100/1 Giggs Kicks Button And Bookies

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100/1 RYAN GIGGS EXTENDS CURSE OF SPORTS PERSONALITY FAVOURITE…….

ONE William Hill punter lost £24,500 and another £5000 in bets on odds on favourite Jenson Button who became the fourth consecutive beaten favourite, as Ryan Giggs, originally a 100/1 shot, won the BBC TV Sports Personality of the Year Award.
‘There was a massive gamble on Ryan Giggs winning which saw his odds slashed from 100/1 to 5/2 second favourite – and cost bookies a small fortune’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
WAYNE ROONEY has been installed 6/1 joint favourite by William Hill along with Andy Murray and Lewis Hamilton to win the 2010 BBC TV Sports Personality of the Year Award. ‘If England even go close to winning the World Cup it will almost certainly be a footballer who wins the Award next year’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Hills also offer 8/1 David Beckham; 12/1 David Haye; Jenson Button; 25/1 Lee Westwood; 33/1 Amir Khan; 40/1 Ricky Hatton; 50/1 Mark Cavendish and Bradley Wiggins.

Further information….graham sharpe…0780 3233702

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67 Year Old Scores £500 Winner

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67 YEAR OLD FOOTBALLER SCORES £500 WINNER
AMATEUR FOOTBALLER John O’Brien had always been proud of his record of having scored goals for his club in five consecutive decades up to and including the 1990s, but it looked as though the ‘noughties’ would end without John adding that vital sixth decade goal to his record – until he set up a bet that he could do it.
At the start of the 2009/10 season, John, a retired city trader, from Ewell in Surrey, by now 67 years old, contacted bookies William Hill to ask them to accept a bet of £20 at odds of 25/1 on his behalf, that he would manage to grab the vital goal before the end of the calendar year 2009, but he had failed to do so until he lined up on Sunday, December 13, for Old Salesians Veterans against National Physical Laboratories.
Playing in the back four, John suddenly spotted a goalscoring opportunity during the second half as the opposition keeper missed a cross from the wing, which dropped over his head, and at John’s feet – enabling him to crash the ball home from barely a yard out – winning him £500 and setting a possible all-time football record of scoring in six consecutive decades for the same club. To add to John’s delight, Old Salesians went on to win the match 5-3.
‘We take thousands of off-beat football bets every season but I believe this is a unique achievement by John, who fully deserves his £500 winnings, which, incredibly, he is donating to club funds – apart from enough to take his wife (who actually placed the bet for him to avoid John contravening FA rules on betting) out for a slap-up meal. I expect he’ll also want to arrange another bet that he can score in the next decade, too, but we might not be so generous this time. I suspect he might end up in the Guinness Book of World Records as a result of this feat!’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Further information…..graham sharpe……..0208 918 3731
(Contact details for John available on request).

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Martin O’ Neill 6/1 To Be Next United Boss

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MARTIN O’NEILL 6/1 TO BE NEXT MAN U BOSS

WILLIAM HILL offer 6/1 that Martin O’Neill will succeed Sir Alex Ferguson as Manchester United manager after Villa’s win at Old Trafford.
Chelsea, who also dropped points, are now 4/6 favourites to win the title with Hills who also offer 11/5 Man U; 13/2 Arsenal; 28/1 Liverpool; 40/1 Man City; 125/1 Villa; 150/1 Spurs.
‘With Chelsea and United both failing to win this has been one of the best Premiership days of the season for bookies – a nice pre-Christmas gift for us’ said Hill’s spsman Graham Sharpe.
HILLS NOW OFFER 11/10 THAT THE BIG FOUR WILL BE THE TOP FOUR AT THE END OF THE SEASON, AND 4/6 THAT THEY WILL NOT.
Man C are 5/6 favourites in Hill’s Without The Big 4 market in which Spurs and Villa arboth 13/5.

Further information…..graham sharpe…07803233702

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Last Tango In Paris? – Bookies Slash Odds On Ireland V France Replay

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William Hill have cut the odds of a replay taking place between Ireland and France from 100-1 to 10-1 following a huge swell of support behind the Irish cause.

The bookies have also reported strong money for Thierry ‘le hand’ Henry getting an official sanction from FIFA or UEFA. They originally offered odds of 10-3 for him to get a ban, but they are now only offering 9-4.

William Hill’s Irish spokesman Tony Kenny said “Punters seem to believe there is a real chance of FIFA ordering a replay and as a result, we’ve been forced to dramatically alter our odds.” He continued “We still think it’s very unlikely there will be a rematch between Ireland and France, but you never know!”

William Hill have also re-installed Ireland into their World Cup 2010 betting at an unlikely 1000-1.

++ William Hill have already pledged to refund all the punters who backed Ireland to qualify for next year’s World Cup finals.

For More Details
Tony Kenny
Public Relations Manager
William Hill
Tel: 00-353-868589276
E-Mail: tkenny@williamhill.ie

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Liverpool 10/1 To Lose 10 As Rio World Cup Odds Lengthen And Brown Odds On For Chop

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10/1 LIVERPOOL TO LOSE TEN OR MORE PREM GAMES

WITH LIVERPOOL already beaten five times in the Premier League, William Hill are betting on how many matches they will lose in the division by the end of the season, and make 7 their 15/8 favourite, also offering 8- 9/4; 9- 7/2; 6- 5/1; 10+ – 10/1; 5- 14/1.
And with Liverpool also 8/13 to go out of the Champions League at the current stage with Hills, who make them 6/5 to progress, Rafa Benitez is also coming under pressure, with Hills making him 9/4 to be gone by the end of the season, but 1/3 still to be boss. ‘It is difficult to see Liverpool avoiding any more Premier League defeats, and with five already on the board we suspect out 10/1 for 10 or more defeats to be a popular offer’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe, ‘And there is more backing for Rafa to depart before the end of the campaign, rather than to remain’.

RIO SPECULATION SEES WORLD CUP START ODDS LENGTHEN

AS SPECULATION mounts over Rio Ferdinand’s fitness, William Hill have lengthened their odds about him starting England’s first World Cup match from 1/7 to 1/6, and shortened the odds for him to miss out from 4/1 to 7/2. He is now down from 10/1 to 7/1 not to be selected for the World Cup squad, and 1/16 to be included. ‘The longer the uncertainty continues, the more money we’ll take for him to fail to make the starting line up, or even the squad’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

BROWN STILL ON BRINK, SAY BOOKIES

DESPITE suggestions that Phil Brown’s future as Hull boss will be guaranteed by the club’s new chairman, William Hill give him little chance of seeing the season out as manager and offer 1/12 that he will go before the end of the campaign and 6/1 that he is still there on the final day.

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Pompey Boss Doomed ?

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POMPEY’S HART DOOMED, SAY BOOKIES

AFTER their 7th straight Premiership defeat, Portsmouth are just 7/1 with William Hill to set a new record low season’s total of 10 or fewer points. And Hills make manager Paul Hart 1/ 2 to leave the club before the end of the season.
Hills offer 6/4 that Hart will still be there at the end of the campaign and 8/13 that Pompey end the season with 19 or more points; 13/8 between 12 and 18 inclusive.

Further information……graham sharpe…07803233702

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