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You Bet: Asamoah Gyan Will Be The Best Of The Transfer Deadline Deals

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Following the wranglings that took place during the final hours of the transfer window, William Hill have opened a book on which of the last minute signings will end the season with the most goals. Hills make Asamoah Gyan the 11/10 favourite ahead of 3/1 Franco Di Santo and 10/3 Eidur Gudjohnsen. Rodrigo Moreno and Aleksander Hleb are relative outsiders at 6/1 and 8/1 respectively.

Hills have also opened a match bet between Darren Bent and Gyan. Hills are offering 2/5 that Bent scores more than Gyan from now until the end of the season, while Gyan is priced at 7/4.

“At £13 million, Gyan has a lot to live up to, but compared to his rivals, we think that he could well deliver the goods, however, it seems unlikely that he will outscore Darren Bent, who has proven himself to be one of the most prolific scorers in the league in recent years,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

William Hill Transfer Deadline Day Specials:

Score Most Goals: 11/10 Asamoah Gyan; 3/1 Franco Di Santo; 10/3 Eidur Gudjohnsen; 6/1 Rodrigo Moreno; 8/1 Aleksander Hleb

Bent/Gyan Match Bet: 2/5 Bent (-2); 7/4 Asamoah Gyan (+2)

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World Cup Woe A Thing Of The Past, As Three Lions Set To Roar Once More

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William Hill are expecting England to get off to a winning start to their Euro 2012 campaign and they are only 4/1 to score four or more goals, while England are 8/13 to keep a clean sheet. Bulgaria are Even money to score during the game.

The Three Lions are 3/10 red-hot favourites to win the game in front of the Wembley crowd, while Bulgaria are 10/1 to win the game.

Wayne Rooney is 11/4 to score first, while Jermaine Defoe, Darren Bent and Carlton Cole are all priced at 4/1 to be the first on the scoresheet. Hills are offering 6/1 that any player scores a hat-trick during the game.

England are 2/5 to win their group, while they are 1/12 to qualify for the tournament. Hills make England 7/1 to qualify from their group having won all of their games. England are the 9/1 fourth favourites to win Euro 2012, behind Spain, Germany and Holland.

“Now is the time for the England players to put the World Cup behind them and give the home fans something to cheer. The odds suggest that there will be cause for cheers rather than jeers come the final whistle on Friday evening,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

William Hill Odds:

Outright: 3/10 England; 10/1 Bulgaria; 4/1 Draw

England First Goalscorer: 11/4 Wayne Rooney; 4/1 Jermaine Defoe; 4/1 Darren Bent; 4/1 Carlton Cole; 9/2 Steven Gerrard; 6/1 Theo Walcott; 15/2 Adam Johnson; 8/1 Ashley Young; 11/1 James Milner; 14/1 BAR

England To Keep A Clean Sheet: 8/13 Yes; 1/1 No

Group G Outright: 2/5 England; 5/1 Switzerland; 13/2 Bulgaria; 10/1 Montenegro; 20/1 Wales

England To Qualify: 1/12

How Many Goals Will England Score vs. Bulgaria: 11/2 None; 5/2 One; 9/4 Two; 10/3 Three; 4/1 Four Or More

Hat-Trick To Be Scored: 6/1

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England Even Money To Host 2018 World Cup

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England are the Even money favourites to host the 2018 World Cup with William Hill. The FIFA delegation arrived in England on Monday, and Sepp Blatter has confirmed that he is impressed with the initial bid. The main contenders set to prevent England from winning the bidding seem to be Russia who are priced at 7/4 with Spain and Portugal’s joint bid offered at 9/2.

“After a miserable summer, England fans have finally got a reason to cheer, with the odds suggesting that football could well and truly be coming home in 2018,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly

William Hill 2018 World Cup Bid Odds:

Outright: 1/1 England; 7/4 Russia; 9/2 Spain/Portugal; 12/1 Belgium/Holland; 16/1 Australia; 33/1 USA

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Manchester Powerhouses Leave Europa Competition Trailing In Their Wake

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Manchester City are the 13/2 favourites to lift this year’s Europa League, as the money men target European glory. Liverpool are the 9/1 second favourites ahead of Juventus (12/1) and last year’s winners Atletico Madrid (14/1). Of the British sides, Manchester City are 15/8 favourites to progress the furthest with Liverpool 5/2 and Aston Villa priced at 11/4. With seven British sides in action in this year’s competition, Hills are offering 9/1 that the final is contested between two British teams and 33/1 that four British teams make the semi finals.

William Hill are offering 13/8 that less than 8 goals are scored by British teams in tomorrow’s Europa League matches, while 8 or 9 goals to be scored is priced at 7/4, with more than 9 goals at 6/4.

“Man City have been spending money like it is going out of fashion this summer, and the owners will want to some silverware in return. The odds suggest that the Europa League will be high on their list of priorities,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

William Hill Europa League Odds:

Outright: 11/4 Any Team From The Champions League; 13/2 Man City; 9/1 Liverpool; 12/1 Juventus; 14/1 Atletico Madrid; 20/1 Porto; 22/1 Stuttgart; 25/1 Bayer Leverkusen; 25/1 Borussia Dortmund; 25/1 Aston Villa; 25/1 Palermo; 25/1 PSG; 25/1 Napoli; 25/1 PSV Eindhoven; 28/1 CSKA Moscow; 33/1 Getafe; 33/1 Lille; 33/1 AZ Alkmaar; 40/1 Sporting Lisbon; 40/1 Olympiacos; 50/1 Galatasaray; 50/1 Montpellier; 50/1 Feyenoord; 66/1 Besiktas; 80/1 Tabzonspor; 80/1 AEK Athens; 100/1 Steaua Bucharest; 100/1 Club Brugge; 100/1 Metalist Kharkiv; 100/1 Tavriya Simferopol; 100/1 Vaslui; 100/1 Celtic; 100/1 Utrecht; 100/1 Maritimo; 150/1 Maccabi Haifa; 150/1 Sturm Graz; 150/1 Red Star Belgrade; 200/1 Grasshoppers; 200/1 Dniprio; 200/1 Aris; 200/1 CSKA Sofia; 250/1 Dundee United; 250/1 Timisoara; 250/1 Sibir Novosibirsk; 250/1 Genk; 250/1 Odense; 250/1 Jablonec; 250/1 Brondby; 300/1 IFK Goteborg; 500/1 Hibernian; 500/1 Slovan Bratislava; 500/1 Hajduk Split; 500/1 Luzern; 500/1 Nordsjaelland; 500/1 Aalesunds; 500/1 Viktoria Plzen; 500/1 Inter Turku; 500/1 Motherwell

Total British Goals Tomorrow: 13/8 Under 8; 7/4 8-9; 6/4 Over 9

Which British Team Will Go The Furthest: 15/8 Manchester City; 5/2 Liverpool; 11/4 Aston Villa; 4/1 Celtic; 12/1 Dundee Utd; 12/1 Motherwell; 500/1 TNS

All British Final: 9/1

All British Semi Finals: 33/1

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Sparky Faces Fight To Save Fulham Stars… Becks To Return To East London?

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Following the news that Mark Hughes is set to be named as the next permanent Fulham manager, William Hill have opened a book on which of Fulham’s stars will stay and which will go. Mark Schwarzer is 1/4 to have left Fulham amid reported interest from Arsenal. He is 11/4 to still be at Fulham come the end of the transfer window. Captain Danny Murphy is 1/9 to be staying at Fulham. Last season’s Player Of The Year, Bobby Zamora is 1/8 to stay. Elsewhere Paul Konchesky is 6/5 to go, 8/13 to stay and Brede Hangeland is 11/4 to go, 1/4 to stay. If he manages to keep his best players, it appears that Fulham may well have a season very much like the last one. Fulham are 1/16 to stay up, 7/1 to get relegated, 2/1 to finish in the top half and 4/11 to finish in the bottom half.

“Mark Hughes will be hoping that he can hold on to the majority of Fulham’s best players as and if he does, we believe that Fulham could have a decent season,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

William Hill Odds:

To Leave Fulham Before The End Of The Transfer Window:

Mark Schwarzer: 1/4 Yes; 11/4 No

Brede Hangeland: 11/4 Yes; 1/4 No

Paul Konchesky: 6/5 Yes; 8/13 No

Danny Murphy: 5/1 Yes; 1/9 No

Clint Dempsey: 4/1 Yes; 1/7 No

Bobby Zamora: 9/2 Yes; 1/8 No

David Beckham has promised West Ham that he will give them an answer as to whether he will join them, within the next few days. William Hill make him 4/1 to return to East London, the place of his birth.

“The odds suggest that while it is not certain he will be leaving LA, he is obviously giving it some serious consideration,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

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Liverpool Set To Maul Minnows In Macedonian Massacre

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Liverpool head into their Europa League clash against Rabotnicki as the overwhelming favourites. Liverpool are priced at 1/5 to defeat the Macedonian minnows whilst Rabotnicki are 8/1 to cause an upset. Liverpool will be expected to win this game comfortably and are just 7/2 to score four or more goals. Liverpool are also 5/1 to win by a margin of four or more goals.

“It appears as though Rabotnicki are in line for an absolute hammering, and it is not really a question of if Liverpool will win, but by how many goals they win by,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

William Hill Odds:

Total Liverpool Goals: 6/1 None; 13/5 One; 19/2 Two; 10/3 Three; 7/2 Four Or More.

Margin Of Liverpool Victory: 5/2 One Goal; 11/4 Two Goals; 9/2 Three Goals; 5/1 Four Or More Goals

Total Match Goals: 11/1 None; 15/4 One; 5/2 Two; 11/4 Three; 9/2 Four; 17/2 Five; 11/1 Six Or More

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Man City: Out With The Old In With The New?

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William Hill are taking bets on how many of Manchester City’s starting XI from the final game of last season will start the first game of this one. With the spending spree set to continue, Hills offer just 13/8 that only 3 or 4 make the line up against Spurs on the 14th of August. With two of the players from City’s 1-1 draw with West Ham having left the club already and a somewhat depleted XI starting the game, Hill’s are offering 8/1 that 8 or 9 start.

“City have made no secret of their desire to bringin players of the highest quality in an attempt to improve on their 5th place last season and they could probably make 3 or 4 starting XIs out of the squad that they have amassed. The odds suggest that Mancini will be keen to blood his new signings against Tottenham,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

William Hill Odds:

How Many Of Man City’s Starting XI In The Final Game Of Last Season Will Start The First Game Of This Season?

2 or less 11/2
3 or 4 13/8
5 or 6 11/8
7 or more 11/4

Starting XI in the final game of last season: Fulop; K. Toure; Sylvinho; Zabaleta; Wright-Phillips; De Jong; Vieira; Kompany; A Johnson; Adebayor; Santa Cruz

Torres Odds On To Stay But 7/2 For City Move!

With a number of clubs itching to get their hands on Fernando Torres’s signiture, Hills have opened a book on which club he will represent on the first day of the season and perhaps surprisingly he is 1/2 to still be a Liverpool player. Moneybags Man City are 7/2 and Chelsea 8/1.

“There are very few teams who can afford Torres price tag, as a result we feel that he will remain a Liverpool player,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Fernando Torres’ Club On First Day Of 2010/11 Season: 1/2 Liverpool, 7/2 Man City, 5/1 Chelsea, 8/1 Barcelona, 12/1 Inter, 16/1 Real Madrid…..Others On Request….Loan Deals Count

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Sven In Pole Position For Fulham Hot Seat On Slowest Day Of Betting So Far

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In the race to be next permanent Fulham manager, William Hill have reported the quietest day since opening the book. Sven Goran Eriksson is the 5/4 favourite, with Dave Jones 3/1 and Mark Hughes at 4/1.

“It has been a very slow day indeed which would suggest that the Fulham directors have gone back to the drawing board and it speaks volumes that Sven tops the market,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Next Fulham Manager: 5/4 Sven Goran Eriksson; 3/1 Dave Jones; 4/1 Mark Hughes; 7/1 Alan Curbishley; 12/1 Ray Lewington; 12/1 Otmar Hitzfeld; 14/1 Gianfranco Zola; 14/1 Bob Bradley; 16/1 Martin Jol; 20/1 Bar

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

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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

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Jose Mourinho: The Special One Or A Lucky Punter!

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Jose Mourinho has been in charge of Real Madrid for nearly two months and it is almost time to discover if he is indeed the Special One. William Hill have opened a book of Real Madrid specials in anticipation of the forthcoming season. Real are 4/7 to win a major trophy next season (La Liga, Copa del Rey or Champions League) and 5/4 that they do not. Jose is 33/1 to scoop the treble. Despite Mourinho’s preference for defensive football, Real are 7/2 to score more than 100 goals this season and 5/1 to break the La Liga record for goals scored by a team (107 in 1998-9 by Real Madrid). The abject performances in ‘El Classico’ last season certainly did not endear Manuel Pelligrini to the Real faithful and Mourinho is 9/2 to win both Barcelona clashes. For no Real wins, Hills offer 5/4 and Evens that they win one. Should he fail, Hills offer 7/2 that he is out of the job before the last day of the season.

“For the first time in his career there is no hiding in Madrid for Mourinho. With the talent and funds available to him, it could be argued that Real will be expecting to win everything next season. Should he fail, it would be interesting to see if he receives more support from the board than his predecessors have,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

William Hill Real Madrid specials:

To score more than 100 league goals – 7/2

To break the record for goals scored by a team (107) – 5/1

To win a major trophy next year – 4/7 Yes; 5/4 No

To do the treble (La Liga, Copa del Rey; Champions League) – 33/1

Vs. Barcelona: Number of wins – 5/4 None; 1/1 One; 9/2 Two

Mourinho to still be manager at the start of next season – 1/6 Yes; 7/2 No

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