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Will Their Hearts Be In It? Former Jambos Bosses Favourites For Hibs Job

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Jim Jeffries has emerged as William Hill’s 5/2 favourite to become the next Hibs boss. The former Hearts boss is joined in the top three in the betting by another former Hearts manager Billy Brown at 4/1 and Shamrock Rovers manager Michael O’Neill at 3/1.

“There are a number of likely candidates for the position but it is strange to see two former Hearts bosses so high in the betting,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly. “It seems that in the fickle world of football, these managers would have no qualms in crossing the great divide.”

Other contenders include Mark McGhee at 6/1 and Gordon Strachan, Jimmy Calderwood and Gus McPherson – all at 8/1.

Next Hibernian Boss: 5/2 Jim Jeffries; 3/1 Michael O’Neill; 4/1 Billy Brown; 6/1 Mark McGhee; 8/1 Gordon Strachan; 8/1 Jimmy Calderwood; 8/1 Gus McPherson; 10/1 Gary Bollan; 10/1 Billy Stark; 10/1 John Robertson; 10/1 Danny Lennon; 12/1 Billy Reid; 12/1 Jackie McNamara; 14/1 Billy Davies; 16/1 Terry Butcher; 16/1 John Collins; 16/1 Allan Moore; 16/1 John Hughes; 20/1 Paul Cook

Joe Crilly
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Gus Or Kenny Set To Make A Killing At Killie

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Following Mixu Paatelainen leaving Kilmarnock, William Hill have installed former St Mirren manager, Gus MacPhearson, and current Killie first team coach (and caretaker manager) Kenny Shiels as the 2/1 joint favourites. Jim McIntyre is a 7/2 shot while the rest of the contenders are 8/1 or bigger.

“There appear to be three big contenders at the moment and we fully expect that these will be the first three people that the Killie board will speak to,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

William Hill Next Kilmarnock Boss:

Outright: 2/1 Gus MacPhearson; 2/1 Kenny Shiels; 7/2 Jim McIntyre; 8/1 Gordon Chisholm; 8/1 John Hughes; 14/1 Alex Rae; 14/1 John Collins; 14/1 Mark McGhee; 16/1 Ian McCall; 16/1 John McGlynn; 20/1 Derek Adams; 20/1 Tommy McLean; 25/1 Billy Dodds; 33/1 Ian Durrant; 33/1 Thomas Hassler; 40/1 Gordon Strachan; 40/1 Jimmy Nicholl; 50/1 Jimmy Calderwood

Further Information…Joe Crilly…0208 918 3746 / 07850 518 164

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One Down – How Many More To Go?

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ONE DOWN – HOW MANY MORE TO GO?
With Gus McPherson no longer in charge of St Mirren, William Hill are
asking how many remaining SPL bosses will still be in charge come the start of the new
season?

Last season no fewer than 5 clubs began the season with a new man in charge
How Many current bosses will still be in charge on the first day of
2010/11 SPL Season?
None 500/1
1 – 2 100/1
3 – 4 33/1
5 – 6 10/1
7 – 8 7/2
9 – 10 4/6
11 3/1

Who will the next manager to leave their position?
Neil Lennon 7/4
Jimmy Calderwood 5/2
Peter Houston 11/2
Walter Smith 7/1
Mark McGhee 8/1
Jim Jeffries 16/1
Craig Brown 20/1
Billy Reid 33/1
Derek McInnes 33/1
John Hughes 33/1
Terry Butcher 50/1
No manager to leave before END of 2010/11 Season 25/1

* Only the current 11 bosses count

Further information from Graham Sharpe…..07803 233702.

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William Hill Weekend S P L Specials

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****************************************HILL’S WEEKEND SPL SPECIALS*********************************************

Hill’s SPL Specials:

To win the SPL
Rangers 1/25
Celtic 9/1

To Win SPL w/o Old Firm
Dundee Utd 11/8
Hibernian 11/8
Motherwell 9/2
Hearts 8/1
Aberdeen 50/1
St Johnstone 50/1

To Finish Bottom
Falkirk 11/8
Hamilton 13/8
St Mirren 4/1
Kilmarnock 7/1
St Johnstone 25/1

Rangers to Win the Treble 15/8
(SPL, Scottish Cup and CIS Cup)

Rangers to Win the Double 7/4
(SPL and Scottish Cup)

Celtic to Win the Double 20/1
(SPL and Scottish Cup)

Celtic to Win ANY TROPHY 7/4

Fifth SPL Manager to Go?
Mark McGhee 5/1
Tony Mowbray 7/1
Billy Reid 8/1
Gus McPherson 14/1
Peter Houston 20/1
Derek McInnes 25/1
Jim Jeffries 25/1
Stephen Pressley 25/1
Craig Brown 33/1
John Hughes 33/1
Jimmy Calderwood 40/1
Walter Smith 40/1
No 5th Boss to go 8/11

Who will be 3rd in the SPL on Monday Morning?
Dundee Utd 4/11
Hibernian 2/1

Who will be bottom of the SPL on Monday Morning?
Falkirk 1/25
Hamilton 9/1
St Mirren 33/1

Rangers look to have the title sewn up but when will
they win the title?
Rangers to win title before the Split?
YES 13/8
NO 4/9

Rangers to have won title before they play Celtic?
YES 11/10
NO 4/6

Rangers to win the title AT Parkhead
YES 3/1
NO 2/9

How many points will Rangers win the title by?
15 or more 4/1
12 -14 7/2
9 – 11 3/1
6 – 8 5/1
3 – 5 7/1
1 or 2 8/1
Goal Difference 16/1
Not Win Title 9/1

Helicoptor Sunday?
Title to be decided on Final Day of season?
YES 8/1
NO 1/20

Rangers play St Mirren on Saturday and will
then meet in a fortnight in the Co-op Final
To Win Both Games
Rangers 4/11
St Mirren 100/1

To Score in Both Matches
Kris Boyd 7/5
Kenny Miller 5/2
Maurice Edu 16/1
Billy Mehmet 20/1
Andy Dorman 25/1
Chris Innes 33/1

Total Goals in the two matches
Under 6 8/13
Exactly 6 3/1
Over 6 11/4

All Rangers v St Mirren Bets 90 minutes Only

Motherwell are unbeaten in their last 8 matches
Motherwell to remain unbeaten until the Split
YES 12/1
NO 1/50

Motherwell to remain unbeaten for rest of season
YES 25/1
NO 1/200

Further information…..graham sharpe…0208 918 3731

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Weekend S P L Specials

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*************************************WILLIAM HILL WEEKEND SPL ODDS SPECIALS***************************************

William HillTo Win the SPL
Celtic 8/13
Rangers 6/5
Hibernian 33/1
Dundee Utd 40/1
Aberdeen 100/1

Hills…Will there be a Non Old Firm Winner of the SPL?
YES 12/1
NO 1/50

Hills: To win SPL w/o Old Firm
Dundee Utd 6/4
Hibernian 6/4
Aberdeen 6/1
Motherwell 7/1
Hearts 10/1
St Mirren 80/1
Kilmarnock 100/1
St Johnstone 100/1

To Finish Bottom
Falkirk 6/4
Hamilton 15/8
St Johnstone 9/2
Kilmarnock 7/1
St Mirren 9/1

Who will be the First SPL Manager to go?
Eddie May 11/4
Craig Levein 4/1
Csaba Laszlo 4/1
Walter Smith 6/1
Jim Jeffries 13/2
Mark McGhee 16/1
Tony Mowbray 16/1
Billy Reid 25/1
Gus McPherson 25/1
Jim Gannon 25/1
Derek McInnes 40/1
John Hughes 50/1
No Manager to Leave during season 12/1

Who Will be top of SPL on Sunday Evening?
Celtic 2/7
Rangers 7/2
Hibernian 7/1

Who will be Bottom of the SPL on Sunday Evening?
Falkirk 1/6
Kilmarnock 4/1
Hamilton 14/1

How many goals will be scored in the SPL this weekend?
Under 8 16/1
8 – 11 6/1
12 – 15 11/8
16 – 19 11/10
20 or more 16/1

Celtic v Aberdeen

Handicap Odds
Celtic (-2) 5/2
Tie 7/2
Aberdeen (+2) 8/13

Super Samaras
Georgios Samaras has scored in last 3 games at Parkhead
Georgios Samaras to Score EVS
Georgios Samaras to Score First 4/1
Georgios Samaras to score a Hatrick 25/1
Georgios Samaras to score first and Celtic to win 5/1
Georgios Samaras to score at anytime and Celtic to win 5/4

Georgios Samaras to Score in Next 3 fixtures at Parkhead 15/2
(Aberdeen, Hamilton and Rangers)
Samaras must play at least 45 minutes in each match

Falkirk v Rangers

Handicap Odds
Falkirk (+2) 1/2
Tie 7/2
Rangers (-2) 16/5

Rangers have only scored 4 goals away from home in the SPL
How many goals will Rangers score?
None 5/1
One 23/10
Two 11/5
Three 18/5
Four or more 9/2
Further information……graham sharpe….0208 918 3731

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Weekend S P L Specials

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WILLIAM HILL SPL SPECIALS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
SPL Specials Pressure is on the two bosses of the Old Firm Now after midweek home defeats in Europe. Who will be the First SPL Manager to go? Eddie May 9/4 Csaba Laszlo 3/1 Walter Smith 8/1 Jim Jeffries 10/1 Billy Reid 12/1 Jim Gannon 14/1 Mark McGhee 14/1 Tony Mowbray 16/1 Derek McInnes 20/1 Gus McPherson 20/1 Craig Levein 25/1 John Hughes 25/1 No Manager to Leave during season 10/1
Who will leave their position First? Walter Smith 1/4 Tony Mowbray 11/4
Will Walter Smith be Rangers Manager on the Opening Day of 2010/11 SPL Season? YES EVS NO 8/11
Will Tony Mowbray be Celtic Manager on the Opening Day of 2010/11 SPL Season? YES 2/5 NO 7/4
With many pundits saying that Rangers and Celtic are as poor as they have ever been. William Hill ask:- How many Points will Rangers finish the SPL Season with? Over 90 Points 8/1 85 – 89 4/1 80 – 84 3/1 75 – 79 2/1 70 – 74 4/1 Under 70 14/1
How many Points will Celtic finish the SPL Season with? Over 90 Points 8/1 85 – 89 4/1 80 – 84 3/1 75 – 79 2/1 70 – 74 4/1 Under 70 14/1 In Past 5 Seasons Rangers have averaged 82 Points Celtic have averaged 88 points per season. Last Season The 3rd place side was 23 points behind Celtic.
How many points will the 3rd Place side be behind the 2nd Placed side? 0 – 5 8/1 6 – 10 7/1 11 – 15 7/2 16 – 20 3/1 21 – 25 4/1 26 – 30 9/2 Over 30 9/1
Win the SPL (without the Old Firm) Dundee Utd 9/4 Hibernian 9/4 Hearts 7/2 Aberdeen 9/2 Motherwell 7/1 St Mirren 33/1 Kilmarnock 40/1 Hamilton 100/1 St Johnstone 100/1 Falkirk 150/1 Each Way 1/3 1-2
Who will Finish Bottom of SPL? Falkirk 7/4 Hamilton 7/4 St Johnstone 11/4 Kilmarnock 8/1 St Mirren 10/1 Motherwell 40/1 Aberdeen 100/1 Dundee Utd 100/1 Hearts 100/1 Hibernian 100/1
Who will be top of the SPL on Sunday Evening? Rangers 1/4 Celtic 7/2 Hibernian 20/1
**Celtic have failed to win their last 4 matches. When will Celtic win again? Hamilton Away (25th Oct) 2/7 Hearts Home (28th Oct) 10/3 Kilmarnock Home (31 Oct) 10/1 Hamburg Away (5 Nov) 40/1 Falkirk Away (8 Nov) 25/1 Fail to win these 5 matches 33/1 **There have been four 4-1 scorelines at Ibrox this season. Rangers have lost by that scoreline to Sevilla and Unirea and beaten Hamilton and Falkirk Rangers to beat Hibs 4-1 16/1 Hibs to beat Rangers 4-1 100-1
You would be in profit if you opposed both Rangers and Celtic in the two goal handicap market all season Handicap Odds Rangers (-2) 2/1 Tie 3/1 Hibernian (+2) 5/6 Hamilton (+2) 4/5 Tie 3/1 Celtic (-2) 21/10 Hibs +2 and Hamilton +2 Double 23/10

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