Bookies bemoan Old Trafford ref’s time keeping:
CHELSEA 16/1 TO STAY UNBEATEN ALL PREM SEASON
Bookmakers William Hill were as aggrieved as Mark Hughes as Manchester United’s late Michael Owen winner left them substantially worse off: ‘Had the ref blown thirty seconds or so earlier, at which point everyone other than United fans were convinced the game was over, we’d have been a substantial seven figure sum better off’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe, ‘We can only suppose that time passes more slowly at Old Trafford than anywhere else in the universe!. All those punters who backed the Big Four all to win at the weekend at odds of just under 3/1 will also be quite happy with the ref’s timekeeping.’
Chelsea have been cut from 6/5 to 11/10 favourites to win the Premiership title by William Hill who make Manchester United 9/4 favourites and also offer 13/2 Liverpool; 8/1 Arsenal; 10/1 Man City; 50/1 Spurs; 125/1 Villa; 250/1 Everton. City are 11/10 with Hills to finish in the top four, 4/6 not to.
AND HILLS NOW MAKE CHELSEA 16/1 TO REMAIN UNDEFEATED ALL SEASON IN THE PREMIERSHIP.
HILL’S TITLE FORECASTS:
Straight Forecasts:
Chelsea – Man Utd
2/1
Man Utd – Chelsea
11/4
Chelsea – Liverpool
8/1
Chelsea – Arsenal
9/1
Chelsea – Man City
14/1
Man Utd – Liverpool
12/1
Liverpool – Chelsea
16/1
Man Utd – Arsenal
20/1
Man Utd – Man City
28/1
Arsenal – Chelsea
20/1
Man City – Chelsea
25/1
Liverpool – Man Utd
25/1
Arsenal – Man Utd
28/1
Man City – Man Utd
40/1
Liverpool – Arsenal
40/1
Liverpool – Man City
50/1
Arsenal – Liverpool
50/1
Man City – Liverpool
66/1
Arsenal – Man City
66/1
Man City – Arsenal
66/1
Despite losing to Man Utd, Manchester City are 8/13 favourites in Hill’s Without the Big 4 market in which Spurs are 5/2 and Hills also offer 9/2 Villa; 12 Everton; 33 Sunderland; 50 Fulham.
LATEST HILL’S RELEGATION ODDS…4/9 Portsmouth (13/8 stay up); 4/7 Hull (11/8); 11/10 Burnley; 13/8 Birmingham; 9/4 Wolves; 9/2 Wigan; 5/1 Bolton; 13/2 Blackburn; 8/1 Fulham.
HART OF THE MATTER FOR POMPEY
WILLIAM HILL have slashed their odds for Portsmouth’s manager Paul Hart to be the first Premiership manager to leave his job this season from odds against at 11/10, to odds on at 4/6 – and Hills also now make Portsmouth odds on at 4/9 to be relegated this season.
‘Hart has to be under severe pressure as he was appointed by the former owners of the club and their form has not improved since the new ownership took over’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Hills: Next Manager to Go
Paul Hart
4/6
Phil Brown
7/2
Gary Megson
8/1
Roberto Martinez
10/1
Alex McLeish
10/1
Rafa Benitez
16/1
Mark Hughes
25/1
David Moyes
25/1
Gianfranco Zola
33/1
Martin O’Neill
33/1
Mick McCarthy
33/1
No Manager
33/1
Roy Hodgson
50/1
Sam Allardyce
50/1
Tony Pulis
50/1
Arsene Wenger
50/1
Steve Bruce
50/1
Owen Coyle
66/1
Sir Alex Ferguson
66/1
Carlo Ancelotti
66/1
Harry Redknapp
66/1
Further information….graham sharpe…0780 3233702
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