Red Mist Descends As Bluebirds Change Their Colours

Cardiff City have shocked fans by trading in their trademark blue kits for red ones and William Hill are offering 8/1 that in the first game of the season, the Bluebirds revert back to their traditional colours. They are also 11/2 to no longer be wearing the red kit for the final home game of the season.

“Fans of the Bluebirds are not happy and the best way in which they can protest is by refusing to buy or wear the new red kit,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly. “Should they do that, the board will have to think long and hard about reverting to blue.”

Will Cardiff be wearing their red shirt at their first home game of the season: 1/20 yes; 8/1 no
Will Cardiff be wearing their red shirt at their final home game of the season: 1/10 yes; 11/2 no

Joe Crilly
Press Officer

Twitter: @footy_joe

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M: 07850 518 164
E: jcrilly@williamhill.co.uk

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Anton Backed To Snub Terry On Saturday…

BOOKIES FACE BEING SHOOK UP BY HANDSHAKE SHENANIGANS

William Hill have seen a plunge on the odds of Anton Ferdinand snubbing John Terry during the pre match handshakes with the ‘no’ odds backed in from 11/10 to 8/11. “We have seen a number of three figure bets, the majority of which have come from the East End of London and if Mr Ferdinand fails to shake Terry’s hand, we could be all shook up,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Will Anton Ferdinand shake John Terry’s Hand: 8/11 no; 1/1 yes

WILL BELLAMY GIVE BOYHOOD TEAM THE BLUES AT WEMBLEY?

Craig Bellamy has claimed that it will be emotional playing for Liverpool against his boyhood side Cardiff City and William Hill are offering 4/9 that he starts the match at Wembley next month (13/8 he does not). He is 5/4 to bag a goal in the final and 20/1 to see red.

MEGSON COULD GET TROTTERS REVENGE SOONER RATHER THAN LATER!

Gary Megson has reignited his war of words with Bolton Wanderers and William Hill think that he could well get the chance to face up against his former employers sooner rather than later, offering 3/1 that the two teams play each other in the Championship next season. Bolton are 5/6 to be relegated, while Sheffield Wednesday are 11/10 to gain promotion from League 1.

Should the teams face each other next season, Hills are offering 40/1 that Megson receives a red card and is sent to the stands.

“There will be no love lost between Megson and the Bolton fans and he will be sure to be on the receiving end of a bit of stick which could see him lose his rag and be banished to the stands,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

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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Liverpool Red Hot For Carling Cup Glory

Liverpool squeaked through into the final of the Carling Cup and unsurprisingly, the Reds are hot favourites to bring the trophy back to Anfield. William Hill make Kenny Dalglish’s men 1/7 to lift the trophy and 2/5 to win the final in 90 minutes. Cardiff are the outsiders and they are 4/1 to lift the trophy and 13/2 to win in 90 minutes. Hills think that Liverpool are such favourites that they have already started taking bets on how many goals Liverpool score on the day and make one the 15/8 favourite although they are 5/2 to score three or more on the day while Cardiff are 4/6 to score no goals.

“Whoever won between Liverpool and Manchester City were always going to be favourites to lift the Cup and we think the cup engraver may as well start practicing writing Liverpool now,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Andy Carroll found himself on the bench against City tonight and William Hill make him 5/6 to fail to start against Manchester United at the weekend.

Carling Cup Outright: 1/7 Liverpool; 4/1 Cardiff

2/5 Liverpool; 13/2 Cardiff; 13/5 draw

Total Liverpool Final Goals
None – 3/1
One – 15/8
Two – 2/1
Three or more – 5/2

Cardiff City to score – 11/10 yes; 4/6 no

Carroll to start vs Man Utd on Saturday 28th January FA Cup
Yes – 5/6
No – 5/6

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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Scottish Football 2012 Specials

William Hill:

Scottish Football 2012 Specials

Which side will stay unbeaten the longest in 2012?
Rangers EVS
Celtic 8/11
(all competitions count)

Who will win most SPL matches in 2012?
Rangers 11/10
Celtic 4/6

Rangers Not to lose in SPL in 2012 33/1

Celtic Not to lose in SPL in 2012 33/1

A Non SPL side to win the Scottish Cup 10/1

Leaders of 4 Scottish Divisions on 1/1/12
to win their respective divisions 13/1

Craig Levein, Ally McCoist and Neil Lennon
all still to be in same jobs on 31/12/12 7/4

Scotland to win all 4 World Cup matches in 2012 25/1

Any Scottish Side to Qualify from Champions League
Group stages in 2012 4/1

With the January Transfer Window now open Rangers fans will be hoping
that Nikica Jelavic is still a Rangers player in February.
Which Club Will Nikica Jelavic be at after the Window Closes?
Rangers 11/10
QPR 7/2
West Brom 5/1
Sunderland 7/1
Liverpool 8/1
Newcastle 10/1

Kris Boyd could be ready for a return to Ibrox.
Kris Boyds Next Club?
Rangers 6/4
Bristol City 11/4
Celtic 5/1
Blackpool 8/1
Cardiff City 8/1
Aston Villa 12/1
Sunderland 12/1
Kilmarnock 25/1
Hearts 33/1

SPL Specials

Celtic have now won 9 SPL matches in a row can they
keep the run going?
Celtic to WIN all remaining SPL matches this season 80/1

WHO WILL BE THE NEXT SIDE TO BEAT CELTIC IN THE SPL?
Dunfermline (Away) 17/2
Dundee Utd (Home) 10/1
St Mirren (Away) 8/1
Hearts (Away) 13/2
Inverness (Home) 14/1
Celtic Not to lose any of the above matches 4/9
matches must be played in order above or void

Celtic not to lose any more SPL matches this season 4/1

Rangers not to lose any more SPL matches this season 5/1

With Celtic scheduled to play 3 SPL matches in January compared to
Rangers having 4, this gives Rangers a chance to be top going into February
WHO WILL BE TOP OF THE SPL on 1/2/12
Celtic 5/6
Rangers 5/6
Both sides must play all their scheduled matches this month or void

Ross County have only lost the one match in the First Division
all season and that run doesn’t look like ending after their late
equaliser at Falkirk.
Ross County not to lose any more league matches this season 100/1

NEW YEAR FIREWORKS
With a full card of SPL games on Monday will 2012 start off with a Bang.
only 9 goals were scored in the last fixtures of 2011 will 2012 be better
TOTAL GOALS SCORED IN SPL ON MONDAY
Over 13.5 4/6
Under 13.5 11/10

WILL BOTH TEAMS SCORE?
You can have a bet on every SPL side to score by picking up the Both Teams to Score
coupon in your shops now. One of the most popular coupons available and all
you do is predict in as many or little matches as you wish whether you think both
sides will score in the match – Yes or No – its as simple as that
A £10 bet on YES in all 6 SPL games could win you £474 if all 12 sides scored.

All 5 matches on Wednesday saw every player finish the match with 11 men
so will there be any red cards this week?
TOTAL NUMBER OF RED CARDS ON MONDAY
None 8/11
1 – 2 5/2
3 or more 3/1

MATCH SPECIALS

HIBERNIAN V HEARTS
There have been two penalties scored in the last 3 derbies at Easter Road
A penalty awarded and scored 4/1

Garry O’Connor ended his 9 match run without a goal by netting against
Inverness on Wednesday. He scored in the last two derbies he played in
at Easter Road
O’Connor to score anytime and Hibs to Win 12/5

Hearts have failed to score in their last 4 away matches in the SPL
Hibernian to Win to Nil 18/5

Hearts are unbeaten in the last 8 Edinburgh derbies
Hearts Draw NO Bet 8/13

Stephen Elliot is the form striker at Hearts just now and he has also scored
in his last two visits to Easter Road
Elliot to score and Hearts to Win 3/1

INVERNESS v ST JOHNSTONE
Someone always seems to keep a clean sheet when these sides meet. In the past
6 matches only once have both sides scored.
No for Both teams to Score 5/6

Jonathan Hayes is on fire for the Highlanders with 3 goals in his last 5 matches
Hayes to Score anytime for Inverness 11/4

Francisco Sandaza is the player that makes the Saints tick. He has scored the
same number of goals in his last two games as St Johnstone did in the 4 matches
that they were without him.
Sandaza to Score 2 or more goals 7/1

DUNDEE UTD v ABERDEEN
Four of the last 5 matches have seen 4 goals scored in them. Are we in for
another high scoring match?
Exactly 4 goals scored in the match 5/1

Three of the last four ‘New Firm’ matches have ended in 3-1 scorelines to the home side
Dundee Utd have won two of them and now aim to make it 3 in a row.
Dundee Utd to win 3-1 14/1

Again Aberdeen will be looking to Scott Vernon to grab the goals which could
give them a victory. He has 3 in his last 5 matches
Vernon to Score and Aberdeen to win 9/2

DUNFERMLINE v CELTIC
4 of the last 5 meetings between these sides has seen a goal scored in the last
ten minutes of the match
A Goal scored in the last ten minutes 5/2

Andrew Barrowman scored Dunfermline’s only goal when they met at Celtic Park
Barrowman to Score Anytime 5/1

Between them Anthony Stokes and Gary Hooper have scored 9 of Celtics last
10 away goals.
Stokes and Hooper both to score 17/10

Celtic to win to Nil EVS

KILMARNOCK v ST MIRREN
Kilmarnock have scored in their last 9 home matches and the Saints have scored
in 5 of their last 6 away matches (only failing to score at Celtic Park) so it
looks like we could see a few goals today.
Both teams to Score in the Match 5/6

After scoring 8 goals in his first 6 matches for Killie. Paul Heffernan has now
failed to score in his last 5 matches. Will he start 2012 with a bang?
Heffernan to Score and Killie to Win 2/1

Former Ayr Utd favourite, Gary Teale, is sure to get a warm reception at Rugby Park
and he will no doubt love to score his first SPL gaol for St Mirren there.
Teale to score anytime 6/1

RANGERS v MOTHERWELL
6 of the last 8 SPL meetings between these sides have produced at least 5 goals
in each of the matches.
Over 4.5 goals in match 11/2

Rangers have won their last 2 SPL games following a Celtic defeat 4-0
Rangers to win 4-0 12/1

Rangers to win to Nil 4/5

Motherwell have saved their best performances for away matches with their
only defeats being at Tynecastle and Celtic Park.
Motherwell (+1) on the handicap 9/4
Motherwell (+2) on the handicap 10/11

Graham Sharpe,
Media Relations Director.

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Martin Jol Withdraws From Race…dave Jones New Favourite For Fulham Hot Seat

The long running saga of who will be the next Fulham manager took yet another turn this morning when Martin Jol admitted he was staying with Ajax. This has seen his odds drift from 1/8 to 25/1 at William Hill in the space of four days. Conversely Hills are facing big liabilities on 5/2 favourite Dave Jones taking the hot seat having previously quoted him at up to 25/1. Sven Goran Eriksson also seems keen on a return to the Premiership and is now the 9/2 second favourite. Alan Curbishley and Bob Bradley are the 9/1 joint third favourites.

“Some far sighted punters could be in for a big windfall, having backed Dave Jones at 25/1, but the likely sticking point could prove to be the issue of compensation to Cardiff City. We are expecting this saga to continue for a little while longer and could still see an outsider take the job,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

William Hill Odds:

Next Fulham Manager: 5/2 Dave Jones; 9/2 Sven Goran Eriksson; 9/1 Alan Curbishley; 9/1 Bob Bradley; 10/1 Mark Hughes; 10/1 Gianfranco Zola; 12/1 Otmar Hitzfeld; 14/1 Ray Lewington; 14/1 Stuart Baxter; 16/1 Lee Clark; 20/1 Bar

Further Information…Joe Crilly….0208 918 3858

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