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You Bet Relegation Changes Will Be Booted Into Row Z

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Controversial changes regarding the potential elimination of relegation from the Premier League do not look likely to be introduced anytime soon according to William Hill. The bookies offer 10/1 that relegation is abolished before the start of the 2016/17 season and go 11/2 that the number of teams relegated from the Premier League each season is reduced from three by the same date.

“These proposed changes have not gone down well at all with supporters of non-Premier League clubs and we think that the FA will share these concerns and veto any approach to eliminate relegation,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

William Hill Relegation Specials:

Premier League relegation to be reduced from three before the start of the 2016/17 season: 11/2 yes; 1/10 no

Premier League relegation to be abolished by the start of the 2016/17 season: 10/1 yes; 1/33 no

Premier League Relegation latest: 5/6 Wigan; 5/6 Swansea; 5/4 Blackburn; 13/8 Norwich; 5/2 QPR; 5/2 Wolves; 10/3 Bolton; 4/1 Sunderland; 6/1 West Brom; 12/1 Fulham; 12/1 Newcastle; 16/1 Everton; 25/1 Stoke; 25/1 Aston Villa; 100/1 Arsenal; 200/1 Tottenham; 500/1 Liverpool

Joe Crilly
Press Officer

Twitter: @footy_joe

T: 0208 918 3746
M: 07850 518 164
E: jcrilly@williamhill.co.uk

William Hill Press Office; Greenside House; 50 Station Road; Wood Green; London; N22 7TP

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Bookies Cheer Anfield Stalemate, United 12/1 To Remain Unbeaten All Season

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A hard fought battle at Anfield ended in a draw and Manchester United maintained their unbeaten start to the season. William Hill were impressed with the Red Devil’s resilience and make United 12/1 to remain undefeated all season.

“Much like last season, United have had a flying start to the season but this season they appear much harder to break down,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly. “The unbeaten season is starting to look more and more possible.”

A draw was a fantastic result for bookmakers, with Hill’s having taken a reasonable six figure sum on their highest turnover match of the season.

“Most people watching the game would have had an opinion one way or another and the draw was the perfect result to set up our weekend,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

William Hill Odds:

When will Manchester United next lose: 2/1 Manchester City; 4/1 Everton; 14/1 Sunderland; 14/1 Swansea; 8/1 Newcastle; 6/4 none of these

12/1 Manchester United to remain undefeated all season

Further Information…Joe Crilly…07850518164

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Rooney 10/1 To Be N E X T England Player Sent Off

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Who’ll be next England star to see red?
BOOKIES CELEBRATE ‘SEVEN FIGURE EQUALISER’!

MONTENEGRO’s late equaliser was worth £1million+ to bookies William Hill: ‘With all the well fancied sides winning on the night, we were set for a real hammering but the late equaliser was brilliant for us – it saved us from a seven figure payout but still allowed England to qualify for the final stages of the tournament’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
WAYNE ROONEY has been lengthened from 7/2 favourite to 9/2 second favourite to be Englan’s top scorer at the Euro 2012 Finals after his sending off means he will miss at least one game. Hills now make Darren Bent 4/1 favourite and also offer 6 Carroll; 7 Gerrard; 8 Walcott; Young; 9 Welbeck; 10 Defoe. Others on request.
WAYNE ROONEY IS 10/1 favourite with William Hill to be the NEXT England player sent off. ‘Rooney’s suspect temperament is always likely to let him down at crucial monents’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

NEXT ENGLAND PLAYER TO BE SENT OFF –
Wayne Rooney – 10/1
Phil Jones11/1
Steven Gerrard11/1
Ashley Cole11/1
John Terry12/1
Gary Cahill12/1
Andy Carroll14/1
Rio Ferdinand14/1
Scott Parker14/1
Gareth Barry14/1
Stewart Downing14/1
Frank Lampard16/1
Peter Crouch16/1
Joe Hart16/1
Darren Bent20/1
Theo Walcott25/1
Ashley Young25/1
Danny Welbeck25/1
Jermain Defoe25/1

ENGLAND are 9/1 fourth favourites to win Euro 2012 with William Hill who make Spain 11/4 favourites and also offer 4/1 Germany; 5/1 Holland; 10 Italy; 10 France; 16 Portugal; 25 Russia; 33 Ukraine; 40 Croatia/Poland; 66 Greece; Czech Rep; Sweden; 80 Rep Ire; 500 Scotland. Others on request.

Further information…..graham shape…0780 3233792

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Bookies Burned By Hottest Ever October!

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The hottest ever October record temperature was broken on the first day of the month and bookmakers William Hill have been stung by an Indian Summer betting bonanza by meteorological punters. The odds of this month seeing the all time record of 29.4C (1985) had been backed in, all the way from 6/4 to 8/11 by the time that betting ceased at midnight on the 30th September.

“The previous record was officially confirmed as having been smashed just after one o’clock and Hills forked out a five figure sum to eager punters – no doubt on their way to buy burgers and bangers for a final Barbie of the year,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly. “We must have been the only people in the country praying for wind and rain.”

Joe Crilly
Press Officer

T: 0208 918 3746
M: 07850 518 164
E: jcrilly@williamhill.co.uk

William Hill Press Office; Greenside House; 50 Station Road; Wood Green; London; N22 7TP

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Stream Hoping To Make Waves In William Hill Scottish Cup

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Coldstream have started their William Hill Scottish Cup journey earlier than any other team in the first round of the competition. The team from the Borders region set off on their marathon 600 mile round-trip to Wick on Friday morning in high spirits.

The Captain John Crawford is relishing the trip to Wick “It’s really exciting for us to be heading up to the Highlands. We have a lot of new players in the team and it’ll be a great bonding exercise for the lads.”

“Wick might be 300 miles away in distance, but we don’t think there’ll be too much difference on the pitch.”

William Hill, the Scottish Cup sponsors, have supplied a luxury coach for the team to travel up to the game and the Streamers Chairman Steve Wright was thrilled with the gift from the new Cup sponsors. ‘It was a really nice gesture by William Hill to put on the coach for us. It’s a mammoth trip up to the Highlands and it’s nice to be travelling up in a bit of luxury.

‘We haven’t the best record in the Scottish Cup, but we’re hopeful of getting a positive result against a very good Wick team. The bookies don’t fancy our chances, but we hope they’re proved wrong.’

Wick are the 1/4 favourites with the sponsors who make Coldstream 6/1 – with the draw on offer at 9/2.

‘Coldstream have lost 18 of their last 20 Scottish Cup ties – so the omens don’t look too good for the Streamers,’ said William Hill spokesman Tony Kenny, ‘However, they’re a young squad and they’ll go to Wick without any fear of the Highlanders.’

‘The odds suggest a Wick victory, but so far our punters are betting on the draw.’

The trip to Coldstream was the third leg of the William Hill Scottish Cup visits. The SFA and William Hill are taking the Cup on a tour of the country and giving the real fans a chance to get their hands on the oldest Cup trophy in Association football.

On Wednesday, the Cup was in Fort William in the Highland’s where the Fort were due to play Boness United. Unfortunately this game has been postponed.

On Thursday, the Cup went to the William Hill shop in Galashiels ahead of the big Borders derby clash between Gala Fairydean and Hawick Royal Albert in Selkirk. The region which is traditionally a rugby area, but football will be the focus of attention tomorrow afternoon when the more than local pride will be at stake.

Latest William Hill Cup Betting from the sponsors
Match Betting
1/6 Culter 5/1 Draw 9/1 Burntisland Ship.
23/10 Dalbeattie Star 11/4 Draw 4/5 Inverurie Loco
8/13 Edinburgh City 16/5 Draw 11/4 Brora Rangers
15/8 Edinburgh Univ 3/1 Draw 10/11 Whitehill Welfare
5/1 Forres Mechanics 19/5 Draw 1/3 Irvine Meadow
14/1 Fort William 7/1 Draw 1/14 Boness Utd – OFF
2/5 Fraserburgh 10/3 Draw 9/2 Civil Service Strollers
1/5 Gala Fairydean 5/1 Draw 7/1 Hawick Royal Albert
7/1 Glasgow Univ 5/1 Draw 1/5 Cove Rangers
3/10 Huntly 7/2 Draw 13/2 Newton Stewart
7/1 Lossiemouth 5/1 Draw 1/5 Auchinleck Talbot
2/7 Nairn 4/1 Draw 6/1 Selkirk
11/8 Rothes 5/2 Draw 11/8 Clachnacuddin
11/4 St Cuthbert’s W’ 16/5 Draw 8/13 Keith
5/4 Vale of Leithen 13/5 Draw 6/4 Girvan
1/4 Wick Academy 9/2 Draw 6/1 Coldstream
10/3 Wigtown 10/3 Draw 1/2 Preston Ath

Old Firm v The Rest
1/2 Old Firm Winner
6/4 Anyone Else Win Cup
10/1 Non SPL Winner
9/2 Non SPL Side in Final

Other Specials
7/2 Old Firm to meet in the Final
5/1 Non League Side to Reach Fifth Round
50/1 Non League Side to Beat an SPL Side

Which Non League Side will progress Furthest?
7/2 Buckie Thistle
11/2 Deveronvale
11/2 Spartans
7/1 Auchinleck Talbot
7/1 Bo’ness United
7/1 Irvine Meadow
10/1 Threave Rovers
12/1 Cove Rangers
12/1 Fraserburgh
12/1 Keith
16/1 Whitehill Welfare

Which Highland League Cup will Progress Furthest?
9/4 Buckie Thistle
9/2 Deveronvale
7/1 Cove Rangers
10/1 Fraserburgh
10/1 Nairn County
12/1 Keith
14/1 Inverurie Loco Works
14/1 Wick Academy
16/1 Forres Mechancics
16/1 Huntly
20/1 Clachnacuddin
25/1 Brora Rangers
25/1 Lossiemouth
25/1 Rothes
50/1 Fort William

Which East of Scotland Side will Progress Furthest?
11/8 Spartans
5/1 Edinburgh City
6/1 Whitehill Welfare
8/1 Preston Athletic
10/1 Edinburgh University
12/1 Civil Service Strollers
12/1 Gala Fairydean
12/1 Vale of Leithen
16/1 Selkirk
20/1 Coldstream
50/1 Hawick Royal Albert

Which South of Scotland Side will Progress Furthest?
4/9 Threave Rovers
7/2 Dalbeattie Star
10/1 Newton Stewart
10/1 St Cuthbert Wanderers
10/1 Wigtown & Bladnoch

Which Junior Side will Progress Furthest?
2/1 Auchinleck Talbot
2/1 Bo’ness United
2/1 Irvine Meadow
10/1 Culter
10/1 Girvan

Tony Kenny
Public Relations

T: 020 8918 3627
M: 07714126514
E: tkenny@williamhill.co.uk
William Hill, Greenside House, 50 Station Road,
Wood Green, London, N22 7TP.

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Topsy Turvey Torres Tipped To Start Tomorrow

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Fernando Torres was axed by Vincente Del Bosque for Spain’s victory midweek and Andre Villas-Boas has claimed he will not hesitate to drop the striker should his poor club form continue. Bookies, William Hill are offering odds on which will be the first game that he finds himself on the bench (or worse). He is 9/2 to miss Saturday’s match against Sunderland and 11/2 to miss the match against Leverkusen midweek. Torres is 14/1 to fail to start any of the next three games.

“Torres is certainly under pressure to start scoring, but the odds certainly indicate that he will be given a few more starts in order to find his form,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Hills are also betting on how many Premiership goals Torres will get this season and make the favourite between six and 10 at 2/1. The days when Torres used to score 20 plus goals a season seem a long way away at the moment, but he is 8/1 to bag over 20 this season. He is 11/10 to get his first Premier League goal of the season against Sunderland and 7/2 that it comes against Manchester United.

Next Premier League Goal: 11/10 Sunderland; 7/2 Manchester United; 4/1 Swansea; 9/1 Bolton; 14/1 Everton; 4/1 None of these five fixtures

Total Premier League Starts: 10/11 21-30; 7/4 Over 30; 4/1 11-20; 12/1 under 10

Total Premier League Goals: 2/1 6-10; 11/4 0-5; 3/1 11-15; 9/2 16-20; 8/1 20+

To Start

Vs Sunderland: 1/8 yes; 9/2 no

Vs Leverkusen: 1/10 yes; 11/2 no

Vs Manchester United: 1/2 yes; 6/4 no

14/1 Start none of these matches

Joe Crilly
Press Officer

T: 0208 918 3746
M: 07850 518 164

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You Bet: Cesc Will Be Fab For Barca And How Will Arsenal Do Without Their Talisman?

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New Barcelona signing Cesc Fabregas is rated a 6/4 chance by William Hill to start more league games for Barcelona than the talismanic Xavi (1/2). The bookies are also offering odds of 10/1 for Fabregas to make more league appearances for the Blaugrana than his idol and current Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola (263).

“Fabregas has taken the number four, the same number that Guardiola wore at the Camp Nou and it will be interesting to see whether he surpasses the achievements of his once idol and current mentor,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

The former Arsenal captain is rated a 12/1 chance to score against the Gunners this season and the same price to play again for the North London club before the end of his career.

“Arsenal made Cesc into the player that he is today and it is feasible that he could well turn out for the Gunners again before the end of his career,” said Crilly.

Hills are also offering odds on Cesc’s number of league starts for Barcelona this season and the number of goals he’ll score for the defending champions this season.

With Cesc out of the door at the Emirates, Hills think that a mass exodus may have been sparked and offer 1/2 that Samir Nasri is sold before the end of the transfer window and 15/2 that Robin Van Persie is.

Arsenal have to take on Udinese without Fabregas now and William Hill have priced up where they will exit the Champions League. They are 5/2 to go out to the Italians and 9/4 to exit at the group stages. They are 20/1 to win the competition.

William Hill Fabregas Specials

Number of starts in La Liga this season: 5/2 Under 20, 6/4 20-30, 5/4 Over 30

Fabregas total La Liga goals this season: 3/1 0-5, 13/8 6-10, 9/4 11-15, 5/1 16-20, 9/1 21 or more

Who will start more la Liga games this season? 1/2 Xavi, Fabregas 6/4

Fabregas to make more La Liga appearances for Barcelona than Pep Guardiola (263) 10/1

Arsenal to meet Barcelona at any stage during this year’s Champions League? 5/2

Fabregas to score a competitive goal against Arsenal this season: Yes 12/1

Fabregas to play a competitive match for Arsenal before the end of his career? Yes 12/1

Pep Guardiola NOT to be in charge of Barcelona at the start of next season: 2/1

Arsenal Specials:

Samir Nasri to have left Arsenal by the end of the transfer window: 1/2 yes; 6/4 no

Robin Van Persie to have left Arsenal by the end of the transfer window: 15/2 yes; 1/20 no

Arsenal Champions League stage of elimination: 5/2 play-offs; 9/4 Group stage; 11/4 last 16; 7/2 quarter final; 8/1 semi final; 18/1 losing finalist; 20/1 winner

Joe Crilly
Press Officer

T: 0208 918 3746
M: 07850 518 164
E: jcrilly@williamhill.co.uk

William Hill Press Office; Greenside House; 50 Station Road; Wood Green; London; N22 7TP

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Punters’ Picks For Title/ Relegation…….. Arsene’s Future

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PUNTERS’ PICKS FOR TITLE/RELEGATION……..ARSENE’S FUTURE

PUNTERS TIP LIVERPOOL FOR THE TITLE – BLACKBURN , NEWCASTLE AND VILLA FOR DROP

WILLIAM HILL have analysed bets struck on the Premier League title and relegation races so far, and discovered that Liverpool have accounted for almost 40% of bets struck so far on the title, and Blackburn Rovers have attracted the greatest percentage of relegation bets taken thus far – 20.43%.
‘The two lists – derived from bets struck online, although they are closely mirrored by our shop bets- show an intriguing and striking convergence from the betting odds – Liverpool are only 10/1 fifth favourites for the title in our outright odds, while Blackburn are 3/1 sixth favourites for the drop – Villa, third best backed to go down, are actually joint seventh favourites to win the title, while Norwich, 7th best backed for the title are second favourites to be relegated!’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
‘It will be fascinating to look back with hindsight, and see whether the bookies or the punters have got it right.’

William Hill……Bets on the Premier League outright by % (internet singles only):

Liverpool 39.32
Man Utd 18.85
Man City 11.73
Arsenal 8.05
Chelsea 6.10
Tottenham 4.44
Norwich 1.73
Swansea 1.61
Newcastle 1.30
QPR 1.28
Everton 1.28
Aston Villa 1.03
Sunderland 0.88
Fulham 0.52
Wolves 0.43
Bolton 0.36
West Brom 0.36
Blackburn 0.31
Stoke 0.22
Wigan 0.18

William Hill……Bets on the Premier League relegation by % (internet singles only) :

Blackburn 20.43
Newcastle 19.31
Aston Villa 18.28
Wigan 7.50
Wolves 4.57
QPR 4.31
Sunderland 3.79
Norwich 3.79
Swansea 3.62
Everton 3.45
Bolton 2.84
West Brom 2.24
Fulham 1.47
Stoke 1.29
Man City 0.60
Liverpool 0.60
Chelsea 0.52
Man Utd 0.52
Arsenal 0.43
Tottenham 0.43

LATEST WILLIAM HILL TITLE ODDS…….

William Hill Premiership odds:
To win – 6/4 Man Utd, 11/4 Chelsea, 4/1 Man City, 9/1 Arsenal , 10/1 Liverpool, 50/1 Tottenham, 250/1 Everton, 250/1 Aston Villa, 2500/1 QPR, 2500/1 Newcastle, 2500/1 Sunderland, 2500/1 Fulham,
5000/1 Bolton, 5000/1 Stoke, 7500/1 Blackburn, 7500/1 West Brom, 10000/1 Swansea, 10000/1 Norwich, 10000/1 Wigan, 10000/1 Wolves.

Relegation – 4/9 Swansea, 4/7 Norwich, 6/4 QPR, 2/1 Wigan, 5/2 Wolves, 3/1 Blackburn, 9/2 West Brom, 11/2 Bolton, 11/2 Newcastle, 7/1 Stoke, 9/1 Fulham, 10/1 Sunderland, 12/1 Aston Villa,
25/1 Everton, 150/1 Liverpool, 150/1 Tottenham, 500/1 Arsenal, 1000/1 Man Utd, 1000/1 Man City, 1000/1 Chelsea.

BEGINNING OF END FOR ARSENE?

ARSENE WENGER has been cut from 33/1 to 10/1 joint fourth favourite to be the next Premier League manager to leave his club as he appeared to be facing the loss of both Fabregas and Nasri from his squad. Hills make him 1/6 to see out of the season, 7/2 not to. ‘Should the Gunners get off to a slow start pressure will mount inexorably on Arsene Wenger, in which circumstances it is not impossible to envisage an end to his reign at Arsenal.’ Said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

WILLIAM Hill- Next Prem boss to go….13/8 Kean; 2/1 Warnock; 4/1 Pardew; 10 Bruce; Wenger; 12 McCarthy; 14 Redknapp; 16 Coyle, Mancini, Martinez, Moyes. Others on request.

Graham Sharpe,
Media Relations Director.

T: 020 8918 3731
M: 07803 233702
E: gsharpe@williamhill.co.uk
Twitter- @sharpeangle

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Bad Kompany Costs Hills Dear

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Late winner is six figure nightmare for bookies:
NOW UNITED ODDS-ON TO OUTDO CITY IN PREM

WILLIAM HILL have cut Man U from 8/15 to 1/2 to finish above Man City in the Premier League this season. City are 1/3 with Hills to end the season with one of the major trophies while United are 4/5 to do likewise – City are 500/1 to win all four major trophies, United 250/1.

But Hills – who were offering United at up to 18/1 in-play to come back from two behind to win – were left cursing the late winner gifted to United – ‘With seconds to go we were congratulating ourselves on a six figure winning draw – instead, seconds later we were looking at a six figure loser. So, as far as we are concerned it was a case of very bad Kompany costing us dear’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.’We took a total of £960 for United at 18/1, including one of £100, then one online punter from Scotland was confident enough to stake £1000 on the comeback at 16/1, and another had £500.’

UNITED KEEPER De Gea was criticised for his part in City’s second goal, and Hills have opened a book on how many Premier League goals he will start this season, offering:

Hills… How many Premier League matches will De Gea start for Man Utd 2011/12?
29 or less…..6/4
30 to 32……4/1
33 or more…10/11

Hills…..Who will finish higher? Man Utd 1/2 Man City 6/4

Hills…..How many points will Man City take from Premier League matches against Man Utd 2011/12?
0….4/1….1….5/2…..2…..9/1….3…..9/4…..4….10/3…….6…..13/2

Hills… How many Premier League matches will De Gea start for Man Utd 2011/12?
29 or less6/4……30 to 32……4/1…….33 or more…10/11

William Hill…To win Premier League…7/4 Man U; 3/1 Chelsea; 4/1 Man City; 10/1 Arsenal; 12/1 Liverpool; 66/1 Spurs. Others on request.

Further information….graham sharpe…0780 3233702

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How To Calculate Your Own Soccer Odds

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I did mention this before in the past I believe but with the soccer season starting
it is worth another look.
Have you ever wondered how the bookies go about calculating their soccer odds?
Well the totally free pdf file you can grab below is an informative read.
Written by an ex odds compiler he teaches you a method […]

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