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Rooney Sparks £1bn Gamble

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ROONEY SPARKS £1 BILLION GAMBLE

PATRIOTIC PUNTERS backing England to bring the World Cup home have sparked the biggest gamble of all time, say bookmakers William Hill.
‘Over £1 billion will be gambled on the World Cup, making it bigger than the Grand National, General Election, Wimbledon , or Big Brother’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
And the nightmare scenario for bookies will be an England win – after a huge patriotic punt left betting shops facing mega payouts should England finally break their run of 44 years without a major trophy.
‘Despite Rio’s terrible injury we have been knocked over in the rush to back England to win the tournament at 8/1 today’added Sharpe.’Punters believe Rooney is the key to victory and are backing him to be England’s top scorer at 11/8 and the tournament’s top scorer at 10/1’
WILLIAM HILL make Spain 4/1 favourites to win the World Cup, and also offer 9/2 Brazil; 13/2 Argentina; 8/1 England; 10/1 Holland; 14/1 Germany; 16/1 Italy; 18/1 France.

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8/1 England Won’t Win World Cup – William Hill

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‘WE DON’T THINK 8/1 ENGLAND WILL WIN WORLD CUP’ SAY BOOKIES

BOOKMAKERS William Hill have pushed England out to the longest odds they have been since qualifying for the World Cup and quote them at 8/1 to bring home the trophy. ‘We’re not saying England CAN’T win the World Cup, but we’re pretty sure they won’t, so are looking to take as much money for them as possible at the industry leading price of 8/1’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
‘The regular patriotic punt on England at Euros and World Cups always gives us mega-liabilities – but it has been 44 years now since they landed one of these gambles so we are prepared to stick to our 8/1 offer- after all,we’ve had nearly half a century to save up in case they do finally manage to win again!’
Hills expect a record £1 billion+ to be gambled on the World Cup.

LATEST WILLIAM HILL WORLD CUP ODDS….4/1 Spain; 9/2 Brazil; 13/2 Argentina; 8/1 England; 10/1 Holland; 14/1 Germany; 16/1 Italy; 18/1 France; 25/1 Portugal; 40/1 Ivory Coast.

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Not Everyone Fancies England For World Cup

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YOU BET NOT ALL BRITS FANCY ENGLAND FOR WORLD CUP!

ALMOST one of every five bets being placed on the World Cup with William Hill by punters in English betting shops is for England to win the tournament – but in Wales it is only one in every nine; in Northern Ireland one in every twelve – and in Scotland just one in every twenty.
‘It is certainly the case that there are regional differences in the support for England to win the World Cup, which is to be expected – but taking the betting as a whole, England are definitely the one team we’d rather see not win the World Cup,’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
In English betting shops Hills only Spain rival the support for England; in Wales the most popular selection is Brazil (21%), closely followed by Spain, with England 3rd; in Northern Ireland punters are opting for Argentina (24%), Spain, Brazil and Holland in front of England; and in Scotland, Brazil (26%) take top billing ahead of Argentina, Spain, and Holland with England 5th.
France are currently the worst possible result for Hills, who have taken one bet of £110,000 on Les Bleus at odds of 20/1, but England are a close second, and Hills anticipate that they will regain the lead before the first match kicks off – ‘The single France mega-bet has distorted our financial liability for France, as there are very few other big bets for them, but we are continually taking substantial bets for England and victory for Capello’s team will prove hideously expensive for us’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Bizarrely, North Korea are Hill’s third worst result – ‘We have taken scores of small bets of up to £80 for the 2000/1 outsiders’ – with Germany, the subject of a £60,000 bet with Hills at 14/1 on Thursday, now the 4th worst outcome.
At the other end of the scale, Hills would welcome unlikely World Cup triumphs for New Zealand, Honduras, Slovakia or Slovenia.

LATEST WILLIAM HILL WORLD CUP ODDS…4/1 Spain; 9/2 Brazil; 13/2 Argentina; 8/1 England; 9/1 Holland; 14/1 Germany; 16/1 Italy; 20/1 France; 25/1 Portugal; 50/1 Ivory Coast; 66/1 Serbia.
**Hills cut Holland from 10/1 to 9/1 on Thursday after continued support.

WILLIAM HILL PERCENTAGE OF BETS TAKEN ONLINE (up to noon, Thursday,June 10):
ENGLAND 15%

SPAIN 13%

BRAZIL 11.5%

ARGENTINA 14%

HOLLAND 13%

GERMANY 6.5%

ITALY 6.5%

IVORY COAST 4%

PORTUGAL 5.5%

FRANCE 3.5%

USA 1.5%

MEXICO 1.5%

SERBIA 1.5%

GHANA 0.5%

S. AFRICA 0.5%

All other teams make up the remaining 2%

Algeria least backed team with Hills: 128 bets for £455

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King Kenny Searching For A Boss

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LATEST WILLIAM HILL LIVERPOOL BOSS ODDS…

WILLIAM HILL make Martin O’Neill 6/4 favourite to succeed Rafa Benitez as permanent Liverpool manager.
Hills also offer 9/4 Kenny Dalglish; 3/1 Roy Hodgson; 8/1 Guus Hiddink; 14/1 Sammy Lee; 10/1 Jurgen Klinsmann; Frank Rijkaard; Mark Hughes; 20/1 Slaven Bilic; Alex McLeish.
‘Media pundits seem to have made up their minds that it is between O’Neill and Hodgson, but punters are interested in Dalglish returning on a permanent basis’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

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You Bet There’s Worldwide Gamble On England

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YOU BET THERE’S A WORLDWIDE INTERNET GAMBLE ON ENGLAND AND SPAIN

BOOKMAKERS William Hill, who take bets from punters in 188 countries worldwide, say that punters betting online can’t split England and Spain as their favourites. ‘We always expect England to be the most popular choice in our betting shops, but online is a different matter – although we are taking bets from many ex-pat punters we also deal with clients from virtually every country in the world. By and large their choices are closely in line with the betting, although Ivory Coast and USA are perhaps punching above their odds weight!’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.’We are expecting that World Cup turnover online will account for up to 25% of our total tournament betting turnover’
17% England
17% Spain
15% Brazil
12% Argentina
8% Holland
7% Germany
6% Italy
5% Ivory Coast
5% Portugal
3% France
2% USA

WHO’LL BE FIRST ENGLAND PLAYER SUBBED?

WILLIAM HILL have opened a book on who will be the first England player to be substituted at the World Cup. ‘Injuries, tactics or players being rested could be the reason for Fabio substituting players, but at this stage it’s anyone’s guess who’ll be the first to receive that unwanted honour!’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Which will be the first England Player to be substituted in the World Cup Finals?
Aaron Lennon 7/4
Peter Crouch 3
Joe Cole 3
Gareth Barry 7
James Milner 8
Wayne Rooney 8
Emile Heskey 8
Rio Ferdinand 14
Frank Lampard 12
Michael Carrick 12
Steven Gerrard 14
Shaun Wright-Phillips 20
Ashley Cole 25
Glenn Johnson 25
Ledley King 25
John Terry 25
David James 33
Jamie Carragher 50
Rob Green 50
Jermaine Defoe 100
Matthew Upson 100
Stephen Warnock 100
Joe Hart 100
One fifth the odds 1,2,3.

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‘ Caretaker Kenny A Certainty ‘

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CARETAKER KENNY A CERTAINTY, SAY BOOKIES…

WILLIAM HILL have closed their book on whether Kenny Dalglish will become caretaker manager at Liverpool whilst heading up the search for a new permanent boss. ‘We have taken bets of up to £200 for Kenny to become caretaker boss from sources we would expect to be unsually well informed about activities at Anfield, so decided to close the book’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Hills make Dalglisgh 9/4 second favourite to assume the managerial role on a permanent basis, with Martin O’Neill 6/4 favourite and Roy Hodgson 3/1 third best ahead of Guus Hiddink at 8/1 and Jurgen Klinsmann at 10/1.

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England Odds On Drift As Injuries Strike Squad

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ENGLAND WORLD CUP ODDS LENGTHENED OVER RIO AND JAMES INJURY SCARE

WITH England hit by injury scares over Rio Ferdinand and David James, William Hill have lenghtened England’s World Cup odds from 13/2 to 7/1. ‘There are a number of players in the squad with current or recent injury problems, so we are happy to take England on, even though as we get closer to kick off time we expect to see a huge patriotic gamble.’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.’In total there will be over one billion pounds gambled on the World Cup- a record amount.’
Hills now make Spain 4/1 favourites with Brazil at 9/2; Argentina 13/2 ;England 7/1; Holland 10/1; Germany 14/1; Italy 16/1; France 18/1; Portugal 25/1; Ivory Coast 40/1.

**HILLS HAVE LENGTHENED THEIR odds about Rio Ferdinand playing the most minutes for England at the World Cup from 6/1 to 7/1. They make John Terry and Ashley Cole 9/2 joint favourites, with David James and Glenn Johnson both at 5/1; Frank Lampard 13/2; Rio and Steven Gerrard both 7/1; Ledley King 10/1.

FIRST PLAYER SUBSTITUTED FOR ENGLAND…..7/4 Lennon; 3/1 Crouch; J Cole; 7/1 Barry; 8/1 Milner; Rooney; 10/1 King; 12 Lampard; 14 Rio. Others on request.

HOW MANY KEEPERS WILL ENGLAND USE?……4/11 ONE; 9/4 TWO; 11/1 THREE OR MORE.

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Next Liverpool Manager: Will Benetiz Exit Cause Exodus?

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Next Liverpool Manager: Will Benetiz Exit Cause Exodus?
HILLS HAVE CUT DALGLISH FROM 8/1 TO 3/1 THIRD FAVOURITE TO BE PERMANENT LIVERPOOL BOSS WITH MARTIN O’NEILL 9/4 FAV AND ROY HODGSON 5/2 SECOND FAVOURITE. That said Kenny Dalglish is 7/4 to be caretaker coach. Hills are also betting on the departure of a number of key players with Stephen Gerrard & Fernando Torres 5/6 each to follow Benitez out of the door.
‘The odds suggest that there could be a mass exodus of the top players and our odds suggest that Steven Gerrard could be on the way,” said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Will Liverpool Hang On To Their Assets: (Players to be Liverpool players on September 1st 2010)
Steven Gerrard: 5/6 Stay, 5/6 Go
Fernando Torres: 5/6 Stay, 5/6 Go
Javier Mascherano: 1/1 Stay, 8/11 Go
Yossi Benayoun: 6/4 Stay, 1/2 Go
Alberto Aquilano: 4/9 Stay, 13/8 Go

WILLIAM HILL….Kenny Dalglish to be caretaker/interim/temporary manager of Liverpool FC, either on his own or in conjunction with someone else – 7/4
William Hill NEXT PERMENT MANAGER OF LIVERPOOL FC: 9-4 Martin O’Neill, 5-2 Roy Hodgson, 3-1 Kenny Dalglish, 6-1 Jurgen Klinsmann, 8-1 Guus Hiddink, 14-1 Frank Rijkaard, 14/1 Sammy Lee, 16-1 Slaven Bilic, Mark Hughes, 20-1 Marco Van Basten, Alex McLeish, 25-1 Marcello Lippi, Harry Redknapp, Bernd Schuster, Michael Laudrup, 33-1 Kevin Keegan, Alan Curbishley, Felipe Scolari, Dider Deschamps, 40-1 Sven Goran Eriksson, 50-1 Steve McClaren, John Toshack, Graeme Souness, 150/1 Phil Thompson
**LIVERPOOL ARE 2/7 TO WIN NOTHING – 5/2 ANY OF THE MAJOR FOUR TROPHIES – NEXT SEASON WITH HILLS WHO MAKE THEM 7/4 TO FINISH IN THE TOP 4, 2/7 THE TOP SIX, AND 12/1 TO WIN THE PREM TITLE.
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O’ Neill Favourite To Succeed Rafa

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No more bets on next Prem boss to go as::
O’NEILL FAVOURITE TO SUCCEED RAFA AT LIVERPOOL

BOOKMAKERS WILLIAM HILL have closed their book on who will be the next Premier League manager to leave his club following rumours that Rafa Benitez is on his way out of Liverpool – and they have installed Martin O’Neill as 7/4 favourite to succeed Benitez on a permanent basis.
‘Rafa was already 7/2 favourite to be the next Premier League boss to go – fortunately we hadn’t seen any fortunes for him, but we are closing the book now’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
LIVERPOOL are 12/1 to win the Premier League next season with William Hill who make Chelsea 13/8 favourite and also offer 2/1 Man U; 6/1 Man C; Arsenal.

WILLIAM HILL….TO BE NEXT PERMANENT LIVERPOOL MANAGER:
Martin O’Neil 7/4
Roy Hodgson 7/2
Jurgen Klinsmann 6/1
Kenny Dalglish 8/1
Gus Hiddink 8/1
Sammy Lee 14/1
Laurent Blanc 20/1
Mark Hughes 20/1

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You Bet Liverpool Will Crown King Kenny

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IS LIVERPOOL JOB BEYOND OUR KENNY?

WILLIAM HILL are offering 7/4 that Kenny Dalglish will be appointed caretaker/interim or temporary manager of Liverpool once Rafa Benitez officially vacates his position. ‘Rumours suggest a Dalglish-Rush dream-team will come in to steady the ship when Rafa leaves, but there is never any shortage of rumours when such situations arise – and they do not always turn out to be fact’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
HILLS HAVE CUT DALGLISH FROM 8/1 TO 3/1 THIRD FAVOURITE TO BE PERMANENT LIVERPOOL BOSS WITH MARTIN O’NEILL 9/4 FAV AND ROY HODGSON 5/2 SECOND FAVOURITE.
WILLIAM HILL….
Kenny Dalglish to be caretaker/interim/temporary manager of Liverpool FC, either on his own or in conjunction with someone else – 7/4
**LIVERPOOL ARE 2/7 TO WIN NOTHING – 5/2 ANY OF THE MAJOR FOUR TROPHIES – NEXT SEASON WITH HILLS WHO MAKE THEM 7/4 TO FINISH IN THE TOP 4, 2/7 THE TOP SIX, AND 12/1 TO WIN THE PREM TITLE.

HAMMERS TAKEN FOR GRANTED? BET ON IT

WILLIAM HILL make West Ham 9/2 for a top half finish next season after the appointment of Avram Grant as manager was revealed. ‘Grant has been well received at both Chelsea and Portsmouth, so Hammers’ fans will be hoping he can do a similarly respectable job for their club’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

WILLIAM HILL…..

West Ham top half finish 9/2
West Ham bottom half finish 1/8
Grant to be West Ham manager last day of 2010/11 Premiership season yes 2/5, no 7/4
West Ham relegation 9/2

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