Stark Choice For Dons ?

ABERDEEN’S STARK CHOICE?

WILLIAM HILL have cut former Aberdeen player Billy Stark from 4/1 to 2/1 favourite to become the club’s next permanent boss after the departure of Mark McGhee.
‘Stark, now with Scotland’s U21s, would be a popular choice with fans, but the market is still volatile and he may not be the last favourite for the job before it is finally decided’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Hills previously made Gordon Strachan favourite, and now offer:

Billy Stark2/1
John Hughes9/2
Gordon Strachan5/1
Neil Simpson5/1
Neil Cooper (Current Coach)11/2
Terry Butcher8/1
Jocky Scott10/1
John McGlynn10/1
Neale Cooper (Peterhead)10/1
Derek McInnes12/1
Gus McPherson12/1
Jimmy Calderwood12/1
Jimmy Nicholl12/1
Steve Clarke12/1
Steven Pressley12/1
Stuart Baxter12/1
Gordon Chisholm14/1
Craig Brewster16/1
Darren Ferguson16/1
Eric Black16/1
Henrik Larsson16/1
Ian McCall16/1
Paul Hartley16/1
Billy Reid20/1
Derek Adams20/1
John Hartson20/1
Michael O’Neill20/1
Bruce Rioch25/1
Duncan Shearer25/1
Hans Gillhaus25/1
Paul Sheerin25/1
Roy Aitken25/1
Alex Miller33/1
Billy Dodds33/1
Mixu Paatelainen33/1
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Strachan Favourite For Aberdeen Job

GORDON STRACHAN FAVOURITE TO REPLACE McGHEE

WILLIAM HILL have installed Gordon Strachan as 7/2 favourite to be the next permanent manager of Aberdeen following the departure of Mark McGhee:

William Hill….Next Aberdeen Manager
Gordon Strachan7/2
Billy Stark4/1
John Hughes9/2
Neil Simpson5/1
Gordon Chisholm10/1
Gus McPherson10/1
Neale Cooper10/1
Terry Butcher10/1
Derek McInnes12/1
Jimmy Calderwood12/1
Jimmy Nicholl12/1
John McGlynn12/1
Steve Clarke12/1
Stuart Baxter12/1
Craig Brewster16/1
Darren Ferguson16/1
Eric Black16/1
Henrik Larsson16/1
Ian McCall16/1
Derek Adams20/1
John Hartson20/1
Bruce Rioch25/1
Duncan Shearer25/1
Hans Gillhaus25/1
Paul Sheerin25/1
Roy Aitken25/1
Alex Miller33/1
Billy Dodds33/1
Mixu Paatelainen33/1

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You Bet Rooney’s Staying ……… Hughton You Have A Problem …weekend Prem Specials

*****************************************************WILLIAM HILL WEEKEND PREMIER LEAGUE SPECIALS********************************************………………..

YOU BET ROONEY’S STAYING!

William Hill have cut their odds for Wayne Rooney to STAY at Manchester United during the January transfer window, from 7/4 to 4/6 after punters tried to place bets of up to £5000 on the troubled United striker to remain at his current club. ‘Markets like this are notoriously volatile, so when we laid several bets of up to £400 that Rooney will stay and another punter in a Liverpool branch tried to place a bet of £5000 we thought we should amend our odds’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

HILLS….ROONEY TO GO IN JAN? – 4/6 TO STAY; 11/10 TO GO.

(More Rooney odds below)

HUGHTON – YOU HAVE A PROBLEM!

Newcastle boss Chris Hughton is the latest manager to face rumours of his departure, and William Hill currently make him odds on to be out of his role by the first day of next season, at 8/13, and 6/5 still to be in charge. He is also now 9/4 second favourite to be the enxt Prem boss to leave his job.

NEXT PREM BOSS TO GO…4/6 Hodgson; 9/4 Hughton; 9 Grant; 10 Martinez; McCarthy; 16 McLeish.
Hills have opened a book on who wil be the next permanent Newcastle manager:

Hills…….Next Permanent Newcastle Utd Manager

Stuart Pearce
6/1

Martin O’Neill
7/1

Alan Shearer
11/1

Steve Clarke
11/1

Ian Dowie
12/1

Slaven Bilic
12/1

Alan Curbishley
14/1

Gareth Southgate
16/1

Paul Lambert
16/1

Didier Deschamps
20/1

Frank Rijkaard
20/1

Joe Kinnear
20/1

Gordon Strachan
25/1

Gus Poyet
25/1

Martin Jol
25/1

Terry Venables
25/1

Ian Holloway
33/1

Peter Beardsley
33/1

Simon Grayson
33/1

Steve Bruce
33/1

Steve Stone
40/1

Sam Allardyce
50/1

Tony Pulis
50/1

Paul Gascoigne
100/1

Others on request.

CHELSEA POINTS CLEAR AT TOP AFTER THIS ROUND OF GAMES –

DETAILS
ODDS

NOT TOP
50/1

GOAL DIFFERENCE
16/1

ONE
66/1

TWO
11/8

THREE OR MORE
8/13

LIVERPOOL TO BE BOTTOM AFTER THIS ROUND OF GAMES–

12/1 YES – 1/50 NO

ROY HODGSON STILL LIVERPOOL BOSS FIRST DAY OF NEXT SEASON?….9/4 YES; 1/3 NO.

NEXT LIVERPOOL BOSS…2/7 Rijkaard; 11 Dalglish; O’Neill; 12 Hiddink; 14 Hitzfeld; Pellegrini.

Highest Scoring Match
Odds:

Chelsea v Wolves
7/4

Birmingham v Blackpool
11/2

Stoke v Man Utd
7/1

Tottenham v Everton
9/1

Wigan v Bolton
9/1

West Ham v Newcastle
9/1

Liverpool v Blackburn
9/1

Man City v Arsenal
9/1

Sunderland v Aston Villa
16/1

West Brom v Fulham
20/1

E/W 1/5 ODDS 1-2-3

Highest Scoring Team
Odds:

Chelsea
7/2

Man Utd
9/1

Birmingham
10/1

Liverpool
10/1

Tottenham
14/1

West Ham
14/1

Sunderland
16/1

West Brom
16/1

Wigan
16/1

Man City
16/1

Bolton
18/1

Newcastle
18/1

Arsenal
18/1

Everton
20/1

Aston Villa
20/1

Blackpool
22/1

Fulham
22/1

Stoke
28/1

Blackburn
40/1

Wolves
100/1

E/W ¼ ODDS 1-2-3

Hills…Team Scoring Quickest Goal

Chelsea
5/1

Birmingham
11/1

Man Utd
11/1

Liverpool
11/1

Tottenham
12/1

Sunderland
14/1

West Brom
14/1

Wigan
14/1

Bolton
14/1

West Ham
14/1

Man City
14/1

Arsenal
14/1

Everton
16/1

Blackpool
16/1

Aston Villa
16/1

Newcastle
16/1

Fulham
18/1

Stoke
20/1

Blackburn
22/1

Wolves
40/1

E/W ¼ ODDS 1-2-3

HATTRICK IN THIS ROUND OF GAMES –

11/4 YES – 1/4 NO

RED CARDS IN THIS ROUND OF GAMES –

DETAILS
ODDS

NONE
7/2

ONE
13/8

TWO OR MORE
5/6

CESC ODDS ON TO STAY WITH GUNNERS

WILLIAM HILL offer 8/11 that Cesc Fabregas will still be an Arsenal player on the first day iof next season, and Even money that he will not. ‘Arsene Wenger seems optimistic that he can persuade Cesc to stay around but may struggle to do so if they win nothing again this season’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
WHO WILL QUIT UNITED NEXT?

WILLIAM HILL have opened a book on who will be the next high profile player to leave Manchester United and have installed keeper Edwin Van Der Sar as 5/2 favourite, ahead of Michael Owen at 5/2, Ryan Giggs at 7/1 and Rio Ferdinand at 33/1. ‘One high profile player departing a club can often spark an exodus and United do have a number of veterans who may feel that if Rooney goes it is time for them to jump ship too’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

Next Player To Leave Man Utd

Van Der Sar
5/2

Owen
5/1

Giggs
7/1

Scholes
15/2

Neville
8/1

Brown
9/1

Hargreaves
9/1

Anderson
10/1

Carrick
16/1

JS Park
16/1

Berbatov
33/1

Ferdinand
33/1

Vidic
33/1

Evra
40/1

Fletcher
40/1

Nani
50/1

First player to leave this pool of players. Betting without Rooney. Loan deals do not count.

MORE CASH FOR £31M ROONEY FEE

WILLIAM HILL have cut their odds for Wayne Rooney to be sold for £31million or more from 3/1 to 6/4 after punters continued to bet that his selling price will be at the top of the range.’Punters are convinced that Rooney will cost whoever buys him a king’s ransom and betting accordingly’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Hills also offer 3/1 £5.9m or less; 7/2 £26m-£30m; 4/1 £21m-£25m; 11/2 £16m-£20m; 33/1 £6m-£10m.

MORE SUPPORT FOR ROONEY CITY MOVE

MANCHESTER CITY are 13/8 favourites to sign Wayne Rooney with William Hill who also offer 2/1 Chelsea; 5/2 Real Madrid; 6/1 Barcelona; 14/1 Inter; 16/1 AC; 25/1 Spurs.

WILL TORRES GO TO UNITED?

WILLIAM HILL offer 9/2 that Fernando Torres will be a Man Utd player on the first day of next season, 1/8 that he will not.

UNITED TO REMAIN UNBEATEN IN PREM ALL SEASON….33/1

TITLE ODDS…8/13 Chelsea; 4 Man U; 5 Man C; 8 Arsenal; 80 Spurs

TO BE RELEGATED…8/15 Blackpool; (11/8 stay up); 4/5 Wolves (10/11); 11/8 Wigan; 7/5 West Ham; 10/3 WBA; 7/2 Newcastle; 4 Birmingham.

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Roy Keane To Go?

Ipswich boss fav for chop:
ROY KEANE TO GO?

ROY KEANE is 5/1 favourite with William Hill to be the first Championship manager to leave his job this season. ‘Although Ipswich raised their game in the latter stages of the season, a sluggish start this time could put Mr Keane under sustained pressure’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.Hills are betting on whether Ipswich or their deadly rivals Norwich will finish higher this season and offer 5/6 about each of them.’
HILLS HAVE ALSO OPENED A BOOK ON WHICH DIVISION WILL BE THE FIRST TO SEE A MANAGER DEPART THIS SEASON, AND MAKE THE CHAMPIONSHIP 15/8 FAVOURITE; WITH LEAGUE ONE AT 9/4; LEAGUE TWO 5/2; PREMIER LEAGUE 4/1. (Market excludes Portsmouth manager)

Hills…..First Championship Manager to leave

Roy Keane…5/1
Billy Davies…6/1
Brian Laws…6/1
Kevin Blackwell…7/1
Dave Jones…8/1
Malky Mackay….10/1
Neil Warnock….12/1
Sean O’Driscoll…14/1
Nigel Clough….14/1
Gordon Strachan….16/1
Darren Ferguson…18/1
Simon Grayson….25/1
Paul Lambert…25/1
Paulo Sousa…25/1
Brendan Rodgers…25/1
Mark Robins…..33/1
Brian McDermott…33/1
Steve Coppell…33/1
Aidy Boothroyd…33/1
George Burley…33/1
Nigel Pearson…33/1
Nigel Adkins….50/1
Kenny Jackett….50/1
(Due to current situtation, Steve Cotterrill of Portsmouth is excluded from this market.)

Top Newcomer
Norwich 11/10
Leeds 6/5
Millwall 4/1
Season Match Bet
Norwich 5/6
Ipswich 5/6

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Will Punters Be Keen On Keane?

WILL PUNTERS BE KEEN ON KEANE?
Following the news that Tony Mowbray has left Celtic William Hill have installed Paul Lambert and Neil Lennon as their 4/1 joint favourites to take over at the club. Mark Hughes is a 7/1 shot and Hills offer 9/1 that Celtic fan Roy Keane will be given the top job.

“The 10/3 we had been offering for Mowbray to get his marching orders by midnight tonight was well backed and so it has come as no great surprise that he has left the building”, said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

William Hill odds – Latest Celtic Manager: 4/1 Paul Lambert, 4/1 Neil Lennon, 7/1 Mark Hughes, 9/1 Roy Keane, 10/1 Slavan Bilic, 12/1 Willie McStay, 14/1 David O’Leary, 14/1 Steve Clarke, 14/1 John Hughes, 14/1 Owen Coyle, 14/1 Mark McGhee, 14/1 Alan Curbishley, 16/1 Mick McCarthy, 16/1 Henrik Larsson, 16/1 John Collins, 20/1 Lubo Moravcik, 20/1 Brian Kerr, 25/1 Kenny Dalglish, 25/1 Avram Grant, 25/1 Roy Aitken, 25/1 Roberto Di Matteo, 25/1 George Burley, 25/1 Gordon Strachan, 25/1 Roberto Martinez, 33/1 Martin Jol, 33/1 Alan Irvine, 33/1 Billy Davies, 33/1 Paulo Di Canio, 33/1 Jo Jordan, 40/1 David Moyles, 40/1 Darren Ferguson, 40/1 Steve Staunton, 66/1 Csaba Lazsio, 100/1 Walter Smith, 100/1 Paul Le Guen, 200/1 Jon Barnes.

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You Bet Burley On Way Out

BURLEY 7/4 FOR CHOP

GEORGE BURLEY is a 7/4 shot with William Hill to be sacked or to walk away from his job as Scotland boss before their first Euro qualifier (2/5 not to), and 1/3 to be gone before their first 2014 World Cup qualifier (9/4 not to), following their humiliating 3-0 defeat against Wales. ‘Burley and Scotland are enduring a terrible run of form over their past few matches and the criticism will be raised to new heights after this result’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
WILLIAM HILL HAVE INSTALLED GARY McALLISTER as 7/2 favourite to succeed George Burley as permanent Scotland boss and also offer 4/1 Craig Levein; Walter Smith; 6/1 Ally McCoist; Billy Davies; Graeme Souness; 13/2 Gordon Strachan; 8/1 Mark McGhee; 9/1 Darren Ferguson; Joe Jordan.

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Kenny Return To Succeed Benitez ?

Benitez 10/1 to be gone by midnight Sunday:
KENNY HE EVER COME BACK TO LIVERPOOL?

KENNY DALGLISH has been made 2/1 favourite to succeed Rafa Benitze as permanent Liverpool manager by William Hill, who make Rafa 10/1 to be gone by midnight on Sunday when Liverpool play Manchester United. Hills also offer 5/4 that he will be be gone before the end of the season and 4/7 that he will see the campaign out. ‘With every successive defeat, Benitez loses the support of more and more fans, and it is ultimately their reaction which will determine his long term future.’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

Next Liverpool Manager K DALGLISH 2/1……J MOURINHO 4/1 …..R MANCINI 6/1…..J KLINSMANN 6/1……..F RIJKAARD 8/1…….M VAN BASTEN 10/1……M ONEILL 14/1…..M LIPPI 20/1….K KEEGAN 25/1….A CURBISHLEY 33/1…..H REDKNAPP 33/1…..P SCOLARI 33/1……S LEE 33/1……S MCLAREN 50/1…..J TOSHACK 50/1…..P INCE 100/1…..J BARNES 200/1
When Will Liverpool Next Win?……Man Utd (h)…13/8……Arsenal (a) 10/3……..Fulham (a) 5/2……Lyon (a) 8/1…….Birmingham (h) 11/2……..None Of These 25/1
CAN LIVERPOOL QUALIFY? YOU BET THEY WON’T!

WILLIAM HILL have lengthend their odds for Liverpool to make it through the Group stage of the Champions League from Evens to 5/4, and now make them 4/7 from 8/11 to be eleiminated at the current stage. ‘All the cash is for Liverpool to miss out – perhaps it is pessimistic fans looking for a few quid if the worst scenario unfolds’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe,
Next Middlesbrough Manager
William Hill have installed Gordon Strachan as 4/9 favourite to succeed Gareth Southgate as permanent Boro boss.
G STRACHAN 4/9 N PEARSON 10/1 P INCE 12/1 A CURBISHLEY 16/1 K KEEGAN 20/1 G SOUNESS 20/1
G HODDLE 20/1 D O’LEARY 25/1 S MCLAREN 25/1 T MOWBRAY 33/1
WHEN WILL ISPWICH FINALLY WIN?

WILLIAM HILL offer 9/2 that Ipswich will fail to win in their next five matches – and 11/8 that Roy Keane fails to see out the season as boss.
When Will Ipswich Next Win?….. Plymouth (a) 8/5… Derby (h) 5/2…..Reading (a) 6/1……Sheff Wed (h) 6/1…….Cardiff (a) 20/1……..None Of These 9/2
Roy Keane To See Out The Season?……Yes……8/15 No ……..11/8
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Strachan Now Odds On To Succeed Burley

STRACHAN NOW ODDS-ON TO SUCCEED BURLEY AS SCOTLAND BOSS

WILLIAM HILL have cut their odds about Gordon Strachansucceeding George Burley as the next permanent Scotland manager from 11/10 to 10/11. ‘Strachan is the only seriously backed candidate thus far but when and if Burley resigns or is sacked – and we offer 2/7 that that will happen before the end of the year – the market will really take off’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Next Permanent Scotland Manager Gordon Strachan 10/11; Craig Levein 9/2 ;Ally McCoist 6/1; Graeme Souness 6/1; Mark McGhee 7/1; Gary McAlister 8/1; Joe Jordan 9/1; Jim Jeffries 14/1 ;Walter Smith 14/1; David Moyes 20/1 ;Jimmy Calderwood 20/1 ;George Graham 25/1; Alex Ferguson 33/1; Alex McLeish 33/1;Dick Advocaat 33/1; Paul Le Guen 33/1; Colin Calderwood 50/1; Martin O’Neill 50/1
When will George Burley Leave his post as Scotland Manager?…….. 2009 2/7…. 2010…. 4/1 2011….. 7/1 2012…… 14/1
2013 or later 20/1
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Strachan Favourite To Be Next Scotland Boss

WHO WILL BE NEXT SCOTLAND MANAGER?

WILLIAM HILL have opened a book on who will be the next Scotland manager, following their failure to qualify for the World Cup finals, and make Gordon Strachan 11/10 favourite to succeed the under-pressure George Burley.
Hills offer 3/1 that Burley will still be in charge for Scotland’s first qualifier for the 2012 Euro Championships.
‘Burley’s future prospects look pretty bleak right now. It is probably a case of when, and not if, he will go’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

WM HILL: NEXT PERMANENT SCOTLAND BOSS:
Next Scotland Manager ?
Gordon Strachan 11/10
Craig Levein 7/2
Ally McCoist 5/1
Graeme Souness 6/1
Mark McGhee 6/1
Gary McAlister 8/1
Joe Jordan 8/1
Walter Smith 10/1
David Moyes 20/1
Jimmy Calderwood 20/1
Alex McLeish 25/1
George Graham 25/1

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Burley On Brink ? Bet On It

BYE, BYE BURLEY? BET ON IT

WILLIAM HILL have opened a book on who will be the next Scotland manager, and make Gordon Strachan 11/10 favourite to succeed the under-pressure George Burley.
SCOTLAND ARE NOW 10/1 TO QUALIFY FOR THE WORLD CUP FINALS WITH HILLS, 1/33 NOT TO.
And Hills offer 5/2 that Burley will still be in charge for Scotland’s first qualifier for the 2012 Euro Championships.
‘Burley’s future prospects look pretty bleak now, following the comprehensive drubbing by Norway- defeat against Macedonia could quite possibly mean the end of his reign as Scotland boss’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

WM HILL: NEXT PERMANENT SCOTLAND BOSS:
Next Scotland Manager ?
Gordon Strachan 11/10
Craig Levein 7/2
Ally McCoist 5/1
Graeme Souness 6/1
Mark McGhee 6/1
Gary McAlister 8/1
Joe Jordan 8/1
Walter Smith 10/1
David Moyes 20/1
Jimmy Calderwood 20/1
Alex McLeish 25/1
George Graham 25/1
Alex Ferguson 33/1
Colin Calderwood 40/1

WILLIAM HILL SCOTLAND v MACEDONIA ODDS:
Match Odds
Scotland 8/11 Draw 9/4 Macedonia 16/5
Handicap Odds ….Scotland (-1) 21/10 ….Tie 13/5 Macedonia (+1) 10/11; Scotland To Qualify For Finals: 10/1
Scotland To Keep a Clean Sheet 11/10
To Score in Both Halves Scotland 7/4 Macedonia 5/1
In Both of Scotland’s Wins they were leading at Half Time
Scotland to be leading at Half Time 6/5; Scotland Half Time – Scotland Full Time 9/5
Scotland’s two victories so far have both been 2-1 over Iceland
Scotland to win 2-1 7/1
Scotland were ahead 1-0 in both those matches:
To Lead 1-0 at half time and win 2-1 12/1
Scotland have only scored against Iceland in this group
Scotland NOT to score v Macedonia 10/3; Scotland NOT to score v Macedonia and Holland 13/2
With all the publicity regarding diving this week:
Will a Scotland Player be Booked or Sent Off for Diving?
YES 7/1 NO 1/16
How many Points will Scotland Get v Macedonia and Holland
0 11/2 …..1 4/1……2 9/1……3 6/4……4 4/1…..6 6/1
To Score against Macedonia and Holland
Scotland 5/4 Kenny Miller 11/2 Steven Fletcher 8/1 James McFadden 8/1 Steven Naismith 12/1 Scott Brown 33/1 Darren Fletcher 33/1
Will these two matches be George Burley’s last two competitive matches in charge? YES 1/4
George Burley to leave his post before the Holland match 14/1
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