French Exit Costs Punter £110,000

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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French 100/1 To Refuse To Play

SACRE BLEU – FRENCH 100-1 NOT PLAY THEIR MATCH AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA

William Hill are offering odds of 100-1 for the French team not to fulfil their fixture against South Africa next week following the news that they refused to train on Sunday.

The squad arrived at their training camp on Sunday, but they left after the fitness coach Robert Duverne stormed off following a heated argument with the coach Raymond Domenech.

The players were so incensed that the jumped back on the team bus, and refused to train.

Hills have also pushed France’s odds to beat South Africa out to 6-5 from 21-20.

‘We thought things couldn’t possibly get any worse in the French camp, but they just have,’ said Hills Irish spokesman Tony Kenny ‘France were already weak in the betting for their match against South Africa, however, the latest news will probably lead to them drifting even further.’

‘As an Irish football fan – the antics of the French team make our absence from the tournament even more painful.’

‘If they didn’t want to go to South Africa in the first place then they should have let us take their place in the finals.’ Said Kenny

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