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Read morePUNTERS KEANE TO BACK ROY FOR FOREST
William Hill have suspended their market for who will be the next Nottingham Forest manager after taking a bet of £5000 on Roy Keane at odds of 2/1, shortening him to Even money but continuing to be asked for hefty wagers at that price.
There have been a number of well backed contenders to succeed Steve McClaren such as Karl Robinson, Billy Davies and Alan Shearer but after seeing a string of bets of up to £5000 for Roy Keane with little support for anybody else, we have decided to suspend the market in case an appointment is imminent, said Hills spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Hills Closing Odds for Nottingham Forest Manager:
Evens Roy Keane
11/4 John Pemberton
4/1 Karl Robinson
9/1 Billy Davies
10/1 Phil Brown
11/1 Dave Jones
14/1 Darren Ferguson
14/1 Martin ONeill
14/1 Nigel Clough
16/1 Alan Shearer
16/1 Paul Hart
Graham Sharpe,
Media Relations Director.
T: 020 8918 3731
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YOU BET PRESTON FANS WILL STILL BE BROWNED OFF!
Despite appointing Phil Brown as their new manager, Preston are 7/4 with William Hill to remain in the Championship and 2/5 to be relegated – while Hills offer Even money that Brown will get them off the bottom of the table at any stage of the rest of the season, but Even money that they never manage to rise above that position.
‘Brown seems to relish a challenge – which is just as well considering Preston’s current plight’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
After Sir Alex Ferguson called back all of the Man U players on loan at Preston, Hills offer 5/2 that any United player will figure in the Preston side for any Championship game during the rest of the season.
Hills also offer 25/1 that Brown will keep his players on the pitch during half time of any Championship match this season, and 8/1 that the new boss will entertain the fans by singing on the pitch at any stage of the Championship season.’Brown is one of the game’s more eccentric characters so Preston fans can probably look forward to one or two surprise exploits’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
WHERE WILL LIVERPOOL FINISH THE SEASON?
WILLIAM HILL have opened a book on where Liverpool will finish the Premier League season in the table and make 5th-7th their 11/8 favourite. ‘Perhaps it is something of a damning indictment on the general current lack of quality in the Premier League that a club performing as badly as Liverpool can still be predicted to finish on the heels of the top four’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
HILLS…Where will Liverpool finish?
DETAILS
ODDS
Top Four
20/1
5th – 7th
11/8
8th – 10th
13/8
11th – 14th
3/1
15th – 17th
10/1
Bottom three
25/1
Further information….graham sharpe……0208 918 3731
Read more************WILLIAM HILL MOTD….MONEYBAGS’ DERBY SPECIALS**********
WILL MOTD INTRODUCE NEW TALKING HEADS?
WITH Match of the Day coming under some criticism for the recent quality of its punditry, William Hill have opened a book on a number of potential replacements for the existing panel, offering odds about whether they will be invited to guest/appear on the show before the end of the season. And Hills reckon that the ever newsworthy Robbie Savage is the most likely to turn up on the sofa – quoting him at 5/2 to do so. ‘You’d imagine that if the powers that be at MOTD are looking to audition for new pundits the best way of doing so would be by trying them out on the programme – so we’ve made Savage favourite, closely followed by Martin O’Neill and Phil Brown, both of whom would appear to have few other things to be doing if asked!’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
AND HILLS HAVE ALSO OPENED A BOOK ON WHICH MATCHES WILL BE SHOWN FIRST AND LAST ON THIS SATURDAY’S MOTD:
Hills….To appear as a studio pundit on match of the day (Saturday night edition of the programme only) from this Saturday until the final programme of the current Premier League season:
Robbie Savage-5/2
Martin O’Neill-11/4
Phil Brown-3/1
Dion Dublin-3/1
Steve Claridge-3/1
Ian Wright-10/3
Jurgen Klinsmann-4/1
Gianfranco Zola-11/2
Andrew Cole-6/1
Paul Jewell-6/1
Paulo Di Canio-8/1
Stan Collymore-10/1
Stewart Robson-12/1
Paul Walsh-16/1
Phil Tompson-20/1
Alan McInally-20/1
Scott Minto-20/1
Chris Kamara20/1
Paul Merson-20/1
Micky Quinn-20/1
Dean Windass-33/1
Alex Ferguson-50/1
Others on Request.
FIRST MATCH SHOWN ON THIS SATURDAY’S MOTD…..
Man City v Chelsea1/7
Arsenal v West Brom-8
West Ham v Tottenham-11
Liverpool v Sunderland-12
Fulham v Everton-18
Blackpool v Blackburn-33
Birmingham v Wigan-40
Last Match
Birmingham v Wigan-23/20
Blackpool v Blackburn-6/4
Fulham v Everton-11/2
Liverpool v Sunderland-10
West Ham v Tottenham-12
Arsenal v West Brom-18
Man City v Chelsea-50
WILLIAM HILL….MONEYBAGS’ DERBY SPECIAL….Transfer Value of First Scorer (Man City v Chelsea)
WITH MONEYBAGS CLUBS Manchester City and Chelsea meeting at the weekend, William Hill are betting on the transfer value of the first scorer in the game. ‘This is a novel twist for the first scorer market’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
£25M or more….11/4
£20M-£24.99M….11/4
£15M-£19.99M…5/1
£10M-£14.99M….11/4
£5M-£9.99M……5/1
£4.99M or less….12/1
Player Values (£ Millions) (For purposes of this wager):
Milner….£26m…..Essien26…..Tevez25……Adebayor25…..Yaya Toure24……Silva24……Drogba24
Lescott23…..Cole20……Zhirkov18…….Santa Cruz17.5……De Jong17…..Ramies17……Kolarov16
Mikel16…..Anelka15……Kolo Toure14…..Ferreira13.2……Malouda13……Barry12……Lampard11
Boateng10.4…..Bridge10…..Ivanovic9……Kalou9…..Wright-Phillips8.5……A Johnson7….Zabaleta6.5
Kompany6….Jo6….Benayoun5.5…….Richards0……Boyata0…..Vieria0……Terry0……..Alex0
IF NO GOALS SCORED, BETS VOID.
Further information…..graham sharpe…07803 233702.
Read moreWilliam Hill have slashed the price of Alan Curbishley becoming the new Aston Villa manager from 10/1 to 4/1 following an overnight gamble that was sparked by a rumoured meeting with Randy Lerner. Conversely, Kevin MacDonald has been eased out from 4/6 to 5/4. Sven Goran Eriksson is the 5/1 third favourite with Gerard Houllier 10/1. The Mark Hughes gamble has ended and he is now 16/1 from a low of 3/1.
It looks like Curbs met with Randy Lerner yesterday, so he must be on the shortlist; however the odds seem to suggest that Lerner may well stick with MacDonald, said Hills spokesman Joe Crilly.
William Hill Next Villa Manager: 5/4 Kevin MacDonald; 4/1 Alan Curbishley; 5/1 Sven Goran Eriksson; 10/1 Gerard Houllier; 11/1 David Moyes; 14/1 Ronald Koeman; 16/1 Alex McLeish; 16/1 Mark Hughes; 20/1 Paul Lambert; 20/1 Martin Jol; 20/1 Jurgen Klinsmann; 20/1 Gary Megson; 20/1 Bob Bradley; 20/1 Gareth Southgate; 20/1 Phil Brown; 25/1 BAR
Further Information Joe Crilly 0208 918 3746
Read more*******************WILLIAM HILL GOALS GALORE SPECIALS!!!!!******************************************
7/2 record total of Prem goals this season as:
GEORDIE BOYS 7/4 TO HIT ANYONE ELSE FOR SIX!!
WITH ‘SIX’ goal hauls rapidly becoming the norm in the Premier League, William Hill are offering 7/4 that Newcastle will manage to hit half a dozen or more again in the Premier League this season and 9/2 that ‘six’ will remain the highest amount of goals scored by any one team in any one Prem League game this season and 9/2 that at least one game will clock up a total of eleven goals in the Prem this season. ‘It looks like six is the new two in the Prem this season – who knows how long the trend will last’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Hills are now offering 7/2 that the Premier League record total of 1060 goals in 1999/2000 will be beaten this season, 1/6 that it will not – and 100/1 that the total is equalled.
**HILLS ARE 9/2 FOR ANY GAME TO END 6-0 IN NEXT ROUND OF PREM MATCHES.
**CHRIS HUGHTON was lengthened from 5/1 to 7/1 by Hills to be the next Prem boss to leave his club after the win over Villa.
VILLA STAND-IN BOSS KEVIN MACDONALD IS NOW OUT TO 11/2 third favourite to become the next permanent manager with William Hill who make Bob Bradley 6/4 favourite with Sven at 9/2 and also offer 7 Klinsmann; 10 Jol/Koeman; 14 Phil Brown. ‘It is very rare for a number two to make a successful transition to the number one role at this level of football and this looks like being another example of that’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Newcastle to score six again in a league game this season?
Yes 7/4
No 2/5
Highest number of goals scored by one team in a Premier League match?
6…9/2
7…9/4
8…9/4
9….10/3
10 or more….5/1
Hills….Highest total aggregate goals scored in a Premier League games this season?
6…..16/1
7…..6/1
8……5/2
9…..2/1
10……11/4
11 or more….9/2
Any Premier League game to finish 6-0 next weekend? …..9/2
Further information….graham sharpe…0780 3233702
Read moreBILIC FAVOURITE TO BE NEXT HAMMERS’ BOSS
WILLIAM HILL have installed Slaven Bilic as 3/1 favourite to succeed Zola as permanent West Ham boss. Hills also offer 4/1 Mark Hughes; 4/1 Steve Clarke; 6/1 Alan Curbishley; 12/1 Glenn Hoddle; 16/1 Phil Brown; David O’Leary. ‘It is now looking like when, rather than if, Zola will depart’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Hills offer 1/3 that Zola is gone before next season, 9/4 that he stays. West Ham are Even money to go down.
Further information…..graham sharpe…0780 3233702
Read moreWILL PUBLIC PUNCH-UP HASTEN BROWN DEPARTURE?
HULL CITY boss Phil Brown has become odds on favourite to be the next Premier League manager to leave his position this season, with William Hill making him 4/7 favourite to be the next to go after a public row between two of his highest profile players added to his woes following their recent 5-1 thumping by Everton. ‘Phil Brown seemed to have survived the storm which surrounded him earlier in the season, but all of a sudden he is back in the unwanted limelight and his long term future at the club is looking ever more dubious’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
William Hill…..5th Premier League Manager To Go This Season
Selection Odds
Phil Brown 4/7
No more to go 5/4
Avram Grant 3/1
Gianfranco Zola 6/1
Steve Bruce 9/1
Rafa Benitez 14/1
Roberto Martinez 20/1
Brian Laws 20/1
Mick McCarthy 33/1
Sam Allardyce 33/1
Roberto Mancini 33/1
Harry Redknapp 50/1
Owen Coyle 50/1
Sir Alex Ferguson66/1
Carlo Ancelotti 66/1
Alex McLeish 66/1
Martin O’Neill 66/1
Tony Pulis 80/1
Arsene Wenger 80/1
Roy Hodgson 80/1
David Moyes 100/1
Further information…..graham sharpe…0208 918 3731
Read moreWilliam Hill have today seen a substantial & sustained gamble on Gianfranco Zola to be the next Premiership manager to get the boot. This morning Hills were quoting 5/1 but during the course of the day they have cut the price five times before suspending at 2:35, with one London based customer looking to place a five figure bet.
“They were backing Zola at any price and there must be a rumour that either he is walking or the likely new owners are not Zola fans,” said Hill’s spokesman Rupert Adams.
William Hill 5th Premiership Manager To Leave His Post (Suspension Prices): 6/5 Gianfranco Zola, 11/4 Rafa Benitez, 4/1 Phil Brown, 11/2 No manager to go, 6/1 Sam Allardyce, 10/1 Avram Grant, 16/1 Harry Redknapp, 20/1Mick McCarthy, 20/1 Roberto Martinez, 25/1 David Moyes, 25/1 Brian Laws, 33/1 Tony Pullis, 33/1 Owen Coyle, 40/1 Roberto Mancini, 40/1 Steve Bruce, 50/1 Carlo Ancelotti, 50/1 Alex McCleish, 50/1 Arsene Wenger, 66/1 Martin O’Neill, 66/1 Roy Hodgson, 80/1 Sir Alex Ferguson.
Further Information….Rupert Adams….0784 1011 584
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