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POOR CUP RESULTS PUT BOSSES IN FIRING LINE…….

AFTER Blackburn, Bolton and QPR failed to win in the FA Cup, their three managers are the three favourites with William Hill to be the next Premier League manager to leave his job, with Rovers’ Steve Kean heading the list at 6/5, ahead of Bolton Coyle and QPR’s Warnock – the 5/2 joint second favourites.
‘A good Cup performance can take the pressure of an under-achieving manager, but these three have only increased the pressure on themselves’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Hills also offer 5/1 AVB; 9/1 McLeish; 12/1 McCarthy; 20/1 Martinez; 20/1 no more managers to go this season. Others on request.

WILLIAM HILL OFFER 4/9 THAT THERE WILL BE AN ALL-PREM FINAL OF THE FA CUP; 7/4 THAT THE SEMIS ARE ALL PREM; 6/1 THAT THERE IS AN ALL LONDON FINAL; 50/1 ALL LIVERPOOL; 80/1 ALL NORTH EAST AND 100/1 ALL MIDLANDS.

TO WIN FA CUP….6/1 Chelsea; Man C; 7/1 Arsenal; Spurs; 15/2 Liverpool; 9/1 Man U; 20/1 Everton; Newcastle; 25/1 Fulham; 28/1 Stoke; 33/1 Sunderland; Villa; 40 WBA; Norwich. 50 Bolton; Swansea; 66 Southampton; Wolves; 80 QPR; West Ham; 100 Leicester; Midsbro.; 150 Blackpool;Derby; Hull; Millwall; 200 Birmingham; Foresr; Watford; 250 Brighton; 300 Leeds; Sheff U. Others on request.

WILLIAM HILL SCOTTISH CUP- 2/1 Celtic; 9/4 Rangers; 8/1 Mothwerwell; 9/1 Hearts; 11/1 Dundee U; 14 Aberdeen; 18 Hibs; 25 Kilmarnock; St Johnstone; 33 St Mirren; 40 Ross C; 50 Dundee; Dunfermline; Falkirk. Others on request.

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William Hill Signs Ground Breaking Betting Industry Deal With The Fa To Become An ‘official Supporter’ Of The England Team And ‘official Supporter’ And ‘official Betting Partner’ Of The Fa Cup

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EUROPE’S LEADING GAMING AND BETTING GIANT EXPANDS ITS SPORTS SPONSORSHIP PORTFOLIO

The UK and Europe’s leading gaming and sports betting business, William Hill, has agreed a two and a half year deal with The Football Association to become an ‘Official Supporter’ of the England football team, and ‘Official Supporter’ and ‘Official Betting Partner’ of The FA Cup.
The deal with the FA, the first of its type for the betting industry, comes into effect on January 7, 2012* and continues through to the end of The FA and FIFA World Cups in 2014. The agreement features a wide and unique range of image rights, advertising and promotional opportunities.
Ralph Topping, Chief Executive of William Hill said “We have been looking for sponsorship opportunities from which we can reward and engage with our customers for the events they most enjoy. This deal with The FA will help us to achieve our objectives of developing the prominence of our brand and increasing market share in all our business channels.
“Our ‘Official Betting Partner’ status of The FA Cup complements our existing partnership with the Scottish Football Association and our sponsorship of the Scottish Cup with which we are already extremely delighted and it becomes a welcome addition to our quality range of sponsorships within **darts, snooker and racing.
“The next two and a half years are an exciting time for UK football and we’re delighted to now be part of all of those events.”
Kristof Fahy, Chief Marketing Officer for William Hill said “This is an excellent deal for both parties and it gives us some very good opportunities to develop our brand across a wide variety of channels. The England and FA Cup branding and imagery will enable William Hill (including via williamhill.com) to promote its services and products that we can offer to our Casino, Games, Sportsbook, Bingo and Poker customers. “
Henry Birch Chief Executive Officer of williamhill.com said “The deal with The FA is an excellent one for williamhill.com as it provides us with a strong platform for our brands and products both in the UK and internationally.”
Peter Daire, The FA’s Head of Sponsorship said “We are delighted to have William Hill on board. They have a strong track record in sports sponsorship and a considerable online and high street presence that will enable us to strengthen our communication platforms for England and The FA Cup. In return, William Hill will benefit from an association with two of the highest-profile football sponsorship properties in the world.”
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Writers note:
William Hill: William Hill is one of the UK’s leading betting and gaming companies and employs more than 15,000 people. Founded in 1934, it is the UK’s largest bookmaker by both revenue and number of licensed betting offices (LBO’s). The Group has over 2,350 LBO’s that provide betting opportunities on a wide range of sporting and non-sporting events and, in the UK, offer gaming machines. William Hill PLC is listed on the London Stock Exchange and generated net revenues of 1.07bn GBP in 2010.
williamhill.com: William Hill on line services were launched in 1998 and williamhill.com is currently the most profitable and successful online betting operation in the UK with over one million active online customer account holders. Our online business caters for all gambling and gaming customers, offering casino, poker, bingo, a range of skills games and sports betting.
In 2008 William Hill implemented two major developments to its online business: the launch of ‘Sportsbook’ with technology provider Orbis and a transformational deal with gaming software company ‘Playtech’ created our new online business William Hill online. This deal has made William Hill online one of the leading European online gaming and sports betting businesses.
William Hill offers the largest number of markets per match, on top-flight football. On top-flight football we offer over 180 concurrent markets on each individual match.
In 2011 William Hill offered betting on 30,705 matches, in 2012 it is aiming at 40,000 matches. With every single match offering 100 concurrent markets to bet on at kick off. This gives its customers 4 million reasons to be with William Hill. There are 100 in-play markets on every match across 575 different competitions.
*William Hill odds for the teams taking part in The FA Cup fourth round draw will be available after it has been concluded on Sunday January 8.
** William Hill recent major sponsorships include the following events in 2011.
The William Hill Grand Slam of Darts
The williamhill.com UK Snooker Championships
The William Hill King George VI at Kempton Park
The William Hill Greyhound Derby
Official betting partner for the Derby
The William Hill Ayr Gold Cup
The William Hill Scottish Cup (The sponsorship runs for three years from season 2011/12).

For further information please contact:
Richard Prescott, PR Director for William Hill 0208 918 3933/07715 808631
Graham Sharpe, Media Relations Director, 0208 918 3731/07803 233702
Tony Kenny, Head of International and Online 0208 918 3627/07714 138698
Joe Crilly, Press Officer 0208 918 3746/07850 518164

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William Hill Scottish Cup: Sponsor’s Specials

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William Hill Scottish Cup Fourth Round Specials

To Win Cup Outright
Rangers 9/4
Celtic 9/4
Hearts 12/1
Dundee Utd 14/1
Motherwell 14/1
Aberdeen 20/1
Hibernian 25/1
Kilmarnock 33/1
Inverness 40/1
St Johnstone 40/1
St Mirren 50/1
Dunfermline 66/1
Dundee 66/1
Hamilton 80/1
Falkirk 80/1
William Hill are BEST price on every side to win the
William Hill Scottish Cup – the prices above are correct
as of 8pm Thursday 5/1/12

Old Firm v The Rest
Old Firm Winner 8/13
Anyone Else Win Cup 6/5

Non SPL Winner 16/1

Non SPL Side in Final 5/1

Old Firm to meet in the Final 5/1

How many goals will be scored in the Fourth Round (not including replays)
Under 40 11/4
40 – 45 9/4
Over 45 4/5

How many SPL Sides will be in the Fifth Round?
11 15/8
9 – 10 4/5
8 or Below 7/2

How many First Division Sides will be in the Fifth Round?
7 8/1
5 – 6 4/11
4 or below 11/4

To Qualify for Fifth Round
Dundee 5/6
Kilmarnock 5/6

Airdrie 4/1
Dundee Utd 1/7

Cowdenbeath 11/4
Hibernian 1/4

Falkirk 1/6
East Fife 7/2

Forfar 17/5
Aberdeen 2/11

Hearts 1/100
Auchinleck 16/1

Inverness 1/3
Dunfermline 9/4

Livingston 1/3
Ayr Utd 9/4

Motherwell 1/33
Queens Park 10/1

Partick 2/5
QOS 7/4

Raith 8/11
Morton Evs

Ross County 2/9
Stenhousemuir 3/1

St Johnstone 1/10
Brechin 11/2

St Mirren 1/4
Hamilton 11/4

Arbroath 10/1
Rangers 1/33

Peterhead 16/1
Celtic 1/100

Non SPL Side to progress the furthest?
Dundee 4/1
Ross County 4/1
Falkirk 6/1
Livingston 6/1
Hamilton 8/1
Raith 12/1
Morton 16/1
Partick 16/1
Ayr Utd 20/1
QOS 20/1
Airdrie 25/1
Brechin 33/1
Cowdenbeath 40/1
East Fife 40/1
Forfar 40/1
Stenhousemuir 40/1
Queens Park 66/1
Arbroath 100/1
Auchinleck 100/1
Peterhead 100/1
Dead Heat Rules Apply

Auchinleck Talbot, Arbroath and Peterhead will all be taking
part in what could be the biggest matches of their recent histories.
The three clubs are all quoted at double figure odds as they
try to become Giantkillers. That’s a tall order and the clubs
will be happy just top put on a good show and possibly grab a goal
Auchinleck To Score a Goal 2/1
Auchinleck Not to Score a Goal 4/11

Arbroath To Score a Goal 11/4
Arbroath Not to Score a Goal 1/4

Peterhead To Score a Goal 7/4
Peterhead Not to Score a Goal 2/5

Auchinleck, Arbroath and Peterhead all to score 33/1

SELECTED MATCH SPECIALS

Dundee v Kilmarnock

Killie came from behind on Monday when they took all three
points against St Mirren
Killie to Come from behind and Win 17/2
Killie to Come from behind and Win or Draw 4/1

Jake Hyde has scored 4 goals in his last six games and in all
three matches Dundee won.
Hyde to Score Anytime and Dundee to Win 10/3

Hearts v Auchinleck Talbot

Auchinleck have the biggest game in their history but all the
pressure will be on the Jambos as they will be expected to
win with some goals to spare.

Hearts (-3) 7/4
Tie 10/3
Auchinleck (+3) 17/20

Hearts (-4) 4/1
Tie 5/1
Auchinleck (+4) 7/20

Hearts (-5) 17/2
Tie 15/2
Auchinleck (+5) 1/9

Over 5.5 Goals in Match 4/1

Total Hearts Goals
None 14/1
One 6/1
Two 16/5
Three 3/1
Four or More 23/20

Hearts to Win to Nil 8/15

Arbroath v Rangers

Rangers’ last two visits to Arbroath in the Scottish Cup have
finished 3-0 to Rangers.
Rangers to Win 3-0 11/2

Rangers to Win to Nil 2/5

David Healy started last week and grabbed his first goal of the
season and was joined by Sone Aluko who scored his first ever
goal for Rangers
Healy and Aluko both to score 19/20

John Fleck may get an extended run in the side due to the
current injury crisis.
Fleck to Score anytime and Rangers to win 4/6

Arbroath (+2) 12/5
Tie 10/3
Rangers (-2) 4/6

Arbroath (+3) 11/10
Tie 3/1
Rangers (-3) 6/4

Peterhead v Celtic

Peterheads Rory McAllister scored in every round he played
in the Scottish Cup last season when he was at Brechin City,
including a double against SPL St Johnstone, this will be his first
appearance in the cup this season.
Rory McAllister to Score at Anytime 6/1

Total Celtic Goals
None 16/1
One 13/2
Two 17/5
Three 3/1
Four or More 19/20

Celtic to Win to Nil 2/5

Peterhead (+3) 6/4
Tie 3/1
Celtic (-3) 11/10

Peterhead (+4) 5/6
Tie 3/1
Celtic (-4) 2/1

Rangers and Celtic both to win by 3 or more goals 11/4

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Scottish Football 2012 Specials

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Scottish Football 2012 Specials

Which side will stay unbeaten the longest in 2012?
Rangers EVS
Celtic 8/11
(all competitions count)

Who will win most SPL matches in 2012?
Rangers 11/10
Celtic 4/6

Rangers Not to lose in SPL in 2012 33/1

Celtic Not to lose in SPL in 2012 33/1

A Non SPL side to win the Scottish Cup 10/1

Leaders of 4 Scottish Divisions on 1/1/12
to win their respective divisions 13/1

Craig Levein, Ally McCoist and Neil Lennon
all still to be in same jobs on 31/12/12 7/4

Scotland to win all 4 World Cup matches in 2012 25/1

Any Scottish Side to Qualify from Champions League
Group stages in 2012 4/1

With the January Transfer Window now open Rangers fans will be hoping
that Nikica Jelavic is still a Rangers player in February.
Which Club Will Nikica Jelavic be at after the Window Closes?
Rangers 11/10
QPR 7/2
West Brom 5/1
Sunderland 7/1
Liverpool 8/1
Newcastle 10/1

Kris Boyd could be ready for a return to Ibrox.
Kris Boyds Next Club?
Rangers 6/4
Bristol City 11/4
Celtic 5/1
Blackpool 8/1
Cardiff City 8/1
Aston Villa 12/1
Sunderland 12/1
Kilmarnock 25/1
Hearts 33/1

SPL Specials

Celtic have now won 9 SPL matches in a row can they
keep the run going?
Celtic to WIN all remaining SPL matches this season 80/1

WHO WILL BE THE NEXT SIDE TO BEAT CELTIC IN THE SPL?
Dunfermline (Away) 17/2
Dundee Utd (Home) 10/1
St Mirren (Away) 8/1
Hearts (Away) 13/2
Inverness (Home) 14/1
Celtic Not to lose any of the above matches 4/9
matches must be played in order above or void

Celtic not to lose any more SPL matches this season 4/1

Rangers not to lose any more SPL matches this season 5/1

With Celtic scheduled to play 3 SPL matches in January compared to
Rangers having 4, this gives Rangers a chance to be top going into February
WHO WILL BE TOP OF THE SPL on 1/2/12
Celtic 5/6
Rangers 5/6
Both sides must play all their scheduled matches this month or void

Ross County have only lost the one match in the First Division
all season and that run doesn’t look like ending after their late
equaliser at Falkirk.
Ross County not to lose any more league matches this season 100/1

NEW YEAR FIREWORKS
With a full card of SPL games on Monday will 2012 start off with a Bang.
only 9 goals were scored in the last fixtures of 2011 will 2012 be better
TOTAL GOALS SCORED IN SPL ON MONDAY
Over 13.5 4/6
Under 13.5 11/10

WILL BOTH TEAMS SCORE?
You can have a bet on every SPL side to score by picking up the Both Teams to Score
coupon in your shops now. One of the most popular coupons available and all
you do is predict in as many or little matches as you wish whether you think both
sides will score in the match – Yes or No – its as simple as that
A £10 bet on YES in all 6 SPL games could win you £474 if all 12 sides scored.

All 5 matches on Wednesday saw every player finish the match with 11 men
so will there be any red cards this week?
TOTAL NUMBER OF RED CARDS ON MONDAY
None 8/11
1 – 2 5/2
3 or more 3/1

MATCH SPECIALS

HIBERNIAN V HEARTS
There have been two penalties scored in the last 3 derbies at Easter Road
A penalty awarded and scored 4/1

Garry O’Connor ended his 9 match run without a goal by netting against
Inverness on Wednesday. He scored in the last two derbies he played in
at Easter Road
O’Connor to score anytime and Hibs to Win 12/5

Hearts have failed to score in their last 4 away matches in the SPL
Hibernian to Win to Nil 18/5

Hearts are unbeaten in the last 8 Edinburgh derbies
Hearts Draw NO Bet 8/13

Stephen Elliot is the form striker at Hearts just now and he has also scored
in his last two visits to Easter Road
Elliot to score and Hearts to Win 3/1

INVERNESS v ST JOHNSTONE
Someone always seems to keep a clean sheet when these sides meet. In the past
6 matches only once have both sides scored.
No for Both teams to Score 5/6

Jonathan Hayes is on fire for the Highlanders with 3 goals in his last 5 matches
Hayes to Score anytime for Inverness 11/4

Francisco Sandaza is the player that makes the Saints tick. He has scored the
same number of goals in his last two games as St Johnstone did in the 4 matches
that they were without him.
Sandaza to Score 2 or more goals 7/1

DUNDEE UTD v ABERDEEN
Four of the last 5 matches have seen 4 goals scored in them. Are we in for
another high scoring match?
Exactly 4 goals scored in the match 5/1

Three of the last four ‘New Firm’ matches have ended in 3-1 scorelines to the home side
Dundee Utd have won two of them and now aim to make it 3 in a row.
Dundee Utd to win 3-1 14/1

Again Aberdeen will be looking to Scott Vernon to grab the goals which could
give them a victory. He has 3 in his last 5 matches
Vernon to Score and Aberdeen to win 9/2

DUNFERMLINE v CELTIC
4 of the last 5 meetings between these sides has seen a goal scored in the last
ten minutes of the match
A Goal scored in the last ten minutes 5/2

Andrew Barrowman scored Dunfermline’s only goal when they met at Celtic Park
Barrowman to Score Anytime 5/1

Between them Anthony Stokes and Gary Hooper have scored 9 of Celtics last
10 away goals.
Stokes and Hooper both to score 17/10

Celtic to win to Nil EVS

KILMARNOCK v ST MIRREN
Kilmarnock have scored in their last 9 home matches and the Saints have scored
in 5 of their last 6 away matches (only failing to score at Celtic Park) so it
looks like we could see a few goals today.
Both teams to Score in the Match 5/6

After scoring 8 goals in his first 6 matches for Killie. Paul Heffernan has now
failed to score in his last 5 matches. Will he start 2012 with a bang?
Heffernan to Score and Killie to Win 2/1

Former Ayr Utd favourite, Gary Teale, is sure to get a warm reception at Rugby Park
and he will no doubt love to score his first SPL gaol for St Mirren there.
Teale to score anytime 6/1

RANGERS v MOTHERWELL
6 of the last 8 SPL meetings between these sides have produced at least 5 goals
in each of the matches.
Over 4.5 goals in match 11/2

Rangers have won their last 2 SPL games following a Celtic defeat 4-0
Rangers to win 4-0 12/1

Rangers to win to Nil 4/5

Motherwell have saved their best performances for away matches with their
only defeats being at Tynecastle and Celtic Park.
Motherwell (+1) on the handicap 9/4
Motherwell (+2) on the handicap 10/11

Graham Sharpe,
Media Relations Director.

T: 020 8918 3731
M: 07803 233702
E: gsharpe@williamhill.co.uk
Twitter @sharpeangle

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Mancini Bookie Enemy Number One !

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You bet Mancini bookies’ least favourite Italian since Frankie as:
‘FOOTBALL’S DETTORI DAY’ KICKS BOOKIES WHERE IT HURTS

WILLIAM HILL say that Saturday’s football results were so predictable for punters that they enjoyed their best ever day in the eternal battle with ‘the old enemy’
‘If Heineken ever created football results for football punters, these would have been the ones’ declared William Hill spokesman Graham Sharpe .’They are the culmination of a run of results during the month, which have been as wallet-warming for football punters as the unseasonably mild November weather.

‘In the Premier League almost every punter was on Manchester City, Manchester United and Arsenal to win; the top two in the Championship, Southampton and West Ham both won; the top five in both League One and League Two all won, as did the top two in the Blue Square Premier. Celtic won in the SPL, and the only slight relief was that Rangers were held to a home draw, but then the games in the William Hill Scottish Cup did us no favours, either! It made for a perfect storm of results which have cost us a significant seven figure sum on a day when no bookmaker can have escaped a record payout.

It is football betting’s equivalent of racing’s Dettori day in 1996, when Frankie rode all seven winners at Ascot, costing the industry almost £50million- and we are again blaming an Italian, this time unbeaten Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini, for kicking off the mayhem by beating the only other unbeaten club in the Premier League’
Punters backing long-odds accumulative bets were the biggest winners, collecting four and five figure sums from modest stakes.

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William Hill Scottish Cup Specials

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Scottish Specials 19th November

William Hill Scottish Cup Specials

Old Firm v The Rest
Old Firm Winner 1/2
Anyone Else Win Cup 6/4

Non SPL Winner 10/1

Non SPL Side in Final 9/2

Old Firm to meet in the Final 5/1

Non League/Junior Side to Reach Fifth Round 4/1

Non League/Junior Side to Beat an SPL Side 33/1

How Many Non League/Junior Sides will be in the Fourth Round
Four or More 9/4
Three or Less 1/3

All Four Junior Sides In Fourth Round 100/1

How Many Junior Sides will be in the Fourth Round
None 7/1
One 1/2
Two 11/4
Three 12/1
Four 100/1

Which Non League Side will progress Furthest?
Auchinleck Talbot 10/11
Inverurie Loco 5/1
Bo’ness 13/2
Irvine Meadow 10/1
Keith 10/1
Deveronvale 14/1
Vale of Leithen 16/1
Culter 20/1
Gala Fairydean 20/1

SPL Specials

Who will be Second in the SPL on Saturday Evening?
Celtic 1/8
Motherwell 9/2

Who will be bottom of the SPL on Saturday Evening?
Inverness 1/4
Aberdeen 7/2
Dunfermline 15/2
Hibernian 20/1
Dundee Utd 66/1
Kilmarnock 250/1

Inverness v Celtic
Both SPL victories for Inverness over Celtic have been
3-2 scorelines.
Inverness to win 3-2 66/1

Highscoring matches are norm when these sides meet
Over 3.5 goals in match 13/8

When Celtic lost in Inverness last season that
was the day that threw the title race wide open
Celtic to lose v Inverness and Win SPL 20/1
Celtic to lose v Inverness and NOT win SPL 8/1
Celtic to Win v Inverness and Win SPL 3/1
Celtic to Win v Inverness and Not win SPL 4/5

Will Celtic blow the title in the Highlands again?
Celtic to lead at Half Time and Fail to win 16/1

Joe Ledley has scored 3 goals in his last two matches
against Inverness
Ledley to Score at Anytime 11/4

Aberdeen v Motherwell
Scott Vernon hasn’t scored since he grabbed a hat trick
v Dunfermline. Will he return to form?
Vernon to Score and Aberdeen to Win 11/4

Motherwell are unbeaten in their last 8 matches
against Aberdeen
Motherwell – Draw No Bet Evs

Dundee Utd v Hearts
Jon Daly has scored in the last two United victories
against Hearts
Daly to Score and Dundee Utd to Win 11/4

Hearts have failed to score in their last three
matches with David Templeton scoring their last goal
Templeton to Score Anytime 10/3

Hibernian v Kilmarnock
When these sides meet there are always goals
Over 3.5 goals in match 12/5

Leigh Griffiths is the form striker at Easter Road. Can he
get Hibs 3 points?
Griffiths to Score and Hibs to Win 16/5

Dean Shiels returns to his former club
Shiels to Score Anytime 2/1

Rangers v St Johnstone
Jelavic looks like scoring every week now
Jelavic to Score a Hat- trick 12/1

Rangers have kept a Clean Sheet in 5 of the last 7
matches against the Saints
Rangers to win to nil 19/20

Former Celt Cillian Sheridan will be hoping to get
one over his old rivals
Sheridan to Score anytime 7/2

St Mirren v Dunfermline
None of their last 5 meetings have produced more than
two goals.
Under 2.5 Goals 19/20

St Mirren to Keep a Clean Sheet 23/20

Dunfermline to Keep a Clean Sheet 16/5

Joe Crilly
Press Officer

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T: 0208 918 3746
M: 07850 518 164
E: jcrilly@williamhill.co.uk

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William Hill Scottish Cup Specials

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Old Firm v The Rest
Old Firm Winner 1/2
Anyone Else Win Cup 6/4

Non SPL Winner 10/1

Non SPL Side in Final 9/2

Old Firm to meet in the Final 7/2

Non League Side to Reach Fifth Round 5/1

Non League Side to Beat an SPL Side 33/1

Which Non League Side will progress Furthest?
Spartans 7/2
Auchinleck Talbot 9/2
Cove Rangers 6/1
Bo’ness United 8/1
Inverurie Loco 8/1
Irvine Meadow 8/1
Buckie Thistle 10/1
Keith 10/1
Deveronvale 12/1
Whitehill Welfare 20/1
Fraserburgh 25/1
Gala Fairydean 25/1
Threave Rovers 25/1

Which Highland League Side will progress Furthest?
Cove Rangers 7/2
Inverurie Loco 4/1
Keith 9/2
Buckie Thistle 11/2
Deveronvale 8/1
Nairn County 10/1
Wick Academy 10/1
Clachnacuddin 12/1
Fraserburgh 14/1
Huntly 14/1

Which East of Scotland League Side will progress furthest?
Spartans 8/13
Gala Fairydean 5/1
Edinburgh City 6/1
Whitehill Welfare 6/1
Vale of Leithen 10/1

Which Junior Side will progress furthest?
Auchinleck Talbot 8/11
Irvine Meadow 11/4
Bo’ness 7/2
Culter 14/1

There are 6 SFL v Non League Ties in the Cup.
How many of these ties will produce shocks
None 5/2
One 9/4
Two 2/1
Three 5/1
Four 12/1
Five 25/1
Six 66/1

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Stream Hoping To Make Waves In William Hill Scottish Cup

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Coldstream have started their William Hill Scottish Cup journey earlier than any other team in the first round of the competition. The team from the Borders region set off on their marathon 600 mile round-trip to Wick on Friday morning in high spirits.

The Captain John Crawford is relishing the trip to Wick “It’s really exciting for us to be heading up to the Highlands. We have a lot of new players in the team and it’ll be a great bonding exercise for the lads.”

“Wick might be 300 miles away in distance, but we don’t think there’ll be too much difference on the pitch.”

William Hill, the Scottish Cup sponsors, have supplied a luxury coach for the team to travel up to the game and the Streamers Chairman Steve Wright was thrilled with the gift from the new Cup sponsors. ‘It was a really nice gesture by William Hill to put on the coach for us. It’s a mammoth trip up to the Highlands and it’s nice to be travelling up in a bit of luxury.

‘We haven’t the best record in the Scottish Cup, but we’re hopeful of getting a positive result against a very good Wick team. The bookies don’t fancy our chances, but we hope they’re proved wrong.’

Wick are the 1/4 favourites with the sponsors who make Coldstream 6/1 – with the draw on offer at 9/2.

‘Coldstream have lost 18 of their last 20 Scottish Cup ties – so the omens don’t look too good for the Streamers,’ said William Hill spokesman Tony Kenny, ‘However, they’re a young squad and they’ll go to Wick without any fear of the Highlanders.’

‘The odds suggest a Wick victory, but so far our punters are betting on the draw.’

The trip to Coldstream was the third leg of the William Hill Scottish Cup visits. The SFA and William Hill are taking the Cup on a tour of the country and giving the real fans a chance to get their hands on the oldest Cup trophy in Association football.

On Wednesday, the Cup was in Fort William in the Highland’s where the Fort were due to play Boness United. Unfortunately this game has been postponed.

On Thursday, the Cup went to the William Hill shop in Galashiels ahead of the big Borders derby clash between Gala Fairydean and Hawick Royal Albert in Selkirk. The region which is traditionally a rugby area, but football will be the focus of attention tomorrow afternoon when the more than local pride will be at stake.

Latest William Hill Cup Betting from the sponsors
Match Betting
1/6 Culter 5/1 Draw 9/1 Burntisland Ship.
23/10 Dalbeattie Star 11/4 Draw 4/5 Inverurie Loco
8/13 Edinburgh City 16/5 Draw 11/4 Brora Rangers
15/8 Edinburgh Univ 3/1 Draw 10/11 Whitehill Welfare
5/1 Forres Mechanics 19/5 Draw 1/3 Irvine Meadow
14/1 Fort William 7/1 Draw 1/14 Boness Utd – OFF
2/5 Fraserburgh 10/3 Draw 9/2 Civil Service Strollers
1/5 Gala Fairydean 5/1 Draw 7/1 Hawick Royal Albert
7/1 Glasgow Univ 5/1 Draw 1/5 Cove Rangers
3/10 Huntly 7/2 Draw 13/2 Newton Stewart
7/1 Lossiemouth 5/1 Draw 1/5 Auchinleck Talbot
2/7 Nairn 4/1 Draw 6/1 Selkirk
11/8 Rothes 5/2 Draw 11/8 Clachnacuddin
11/4 St Cuthbert’s W’ 16/5 Draw 8/13 Keith
5/4 Vale of Leithen 13/5 Draw 6/4 Girvan
1/4 Wick Academy 9/2 Draw 6/1 Coldstream
10/3 Wigtown 10/3 Draw 1/2 Preston Ath

Old Firm v The Rest
1/2 Old Firm Winner
6/4 Anyone Else Win Cup
10/1 Non SPL Winner
9/2 Non SPL Side in Final

Other Specials
7/2 Old Firm to meet in the Final
5/1 Non League Side to Reach Fifth Round
50/1 Non League Side to Beat an SPL Side

Which Non League Side will progress Furthest?
7/2 Buckie Thistle
11/2 Deveronvale
11/2 Spartans
7/1 Auchinleck Talbot
7/1 Bo’ness United
7/1 Irvine Meadow
10/1 Threave Rovers
12/1 Cove Rangers
12/1 Fraserburgh
12/1 Keith
16/1 Whitehill Welfare

Which Highland League Cup will Progress Furthest?
9/4 Buckie Thistle
9/2 Deveronvale
7/1 Cove Rangers
10/1 Fraserburgh
10/1 Nairn County
12/1 Keith
14/1 Inverurie Loco Works
14/1 Wick Academy
16/1 Forres Mechancics
16/1 Huntly
20/1 Clachnacuddin
25/1 Brora Rangers
25/1 Lossiemouth
25/1 Rothes
50/1 Fort William

Which East of Scotland Side will Progress Furthest?
11/8 Spartans
5/1 Edinburgh City
6/1 Whitehill Welfare
8/1 Preston Athletic
10/1 Edinburgh University
12/1 Civil Service Strollers
12/1 Gala Fairydean
12/1 Vale of Leithen
16/1 Selkirk
20/1 Coldstream
50/1 Hawick Royal Albert

Which South of Scotland Side will Progress Furthest?
4/9 Threave Rovers
7/2 Dalbeattie Star
10/1 Newton Stewart
10/1 St Cuthbert Wanderers
10/1 Wigtown & Bladnoch

Which Junior Side will Progress Furthest?
2/1 Auchinleck Talbot
2/1 Bo’ness United
2/1 Irvine Meadow
10/1 Culter
10/1 Girvan

Tony Kenny
Public Relations

T: 020 8918 3627
M: 07714126514
E: tkenny@williamhill.co.uk
William Hill, Greenside House, 50 Station Road,
Wood Green, London, N22 7TP.

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William Hill Scottish Cup: Can Anybody Trump The Old Firm?

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Cup football returns to Scotland with the newly sponsored William Hill Scottish Cup and Hills make Celtic and Rangers joint 2/1 favourites to lift the trophy. Hills go 1/2 about either of the Old Firm sides winning the competition, while 6/4 is offered for anybody else to do so. Of course, the Cup is all about the smaller sides and Hills are offering odds on who will be the non-league side to progress the furthest and make Buckie Thistle the 7/2 favourites with Deveronvale and Spartans 11/2.

“The Old Firm have won eight of the last 10 Cup Finals and it may be time for one of the others to step up to the plate,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Scottish Cup First Round:

1/5 Culter; 7/1 Burntisland Shipyard; 5/1 Draw
23/10 Dalbeattie Star; 4/5 Inverurie Loco Works; 11/4 Draw
8/13 Edinburgh City; 11/4 Brora Rangers; 16/5 Draw
7/4 Edinburgh University; 1/1 Whitehill Welfare; 14/5 Draw
5/1 Forres Mechanics; 1/3 Irvine Meadow; 19/5 Draw
14/1 Fort William; 1/20 Bo’ness United; 17/2 Draw
2/5 Fraserburgh; 9/2 Civil Service Strollers; 10/3 Draw
1/5 Gala Fairydean; 7/1 Hawick Royal Albert; 5/1 Draw
7/1 Glasgow University; 1/5 Cove Rangers; 5/1 Draw
2/5 Huntly; 9/2 Newton Stewart; 10/3 Draw
9/1 Lossiemouth; 1/7 Auchinleck Talbot; 11/2 Draw
1/2 Nairn County; 10/3 Selkirk; 10/3 Draw
11/8 Rothes; 11/8 Clachnacuddin; 5/2 Draw
11/4 St Cuthbert Wanderers; 8/13 Keith; 16/5 Draw
5/4 Vale of Leithen; 6/4 Girvan; 13/5 Draw
2/5 Wick Academy; 9/2 Coldstream; 10/3 Draw
10/3 Wigtown and Bladnoch; 1/2 Preston Athletic; 10/3 Draw

Scottish Cup outright: 2/1 Rangers; 2/1 Celtic; 10/1 Hearts; 12/1 Dundee Utd; 16/1 Aberdeen; 16/1 Motherwell; 16/1 Hibernian; 25/1 Kilmarnock; 25/1 Inverness; 40/1 St Johnstone; 40/1 St Mirren; 50/1 BAR

Scottish Cup Specials:

Old Firm winner: 1/2 yes; 6/4 no

10/1 Non SPL winner

9/2 Non SPL side in the final

7/2 Old Firm to meet in final

5/1 Non league side to reach the fifth round

50/1 Non league side to beat an SPL side

Which non league side will progress furthest: 7/2 Buckie Thistle; 11/2 Deveronvale; 11/2 Spartans; 7/1 Auchinleck Talbot; 7/1 Bo’ness United; 7/1 Irvine Meadow; 10/1 Threave Rovers; 12/1 Cove Rangers; 12/1 Fraserburgh; 12/1 Keith; 16/1 Whitehill Welfare

Which Highland League side will progress furthest: 9/4 Buckie Thistle; 9/2 Deveronvale; 7/1 Cove Rangers; 101 Fraserburgh; 10/1 Nairn County; 12/1 Keith; 14/1 Inverurie Loco Works; 14/1Wick Academy; 16/1 Forres Mechanics; 16/1 Huntly; 20/1 Clachnacuddin; 25/1 Brora Rangers; 25/1 Lossiemouth; 25/1 Rothes; 50/1 Fort William

Which East of Scotland side will progress furthest: 11/8 Spartans; 5/1 Edinburgh City; 6/1 Whitehill Wellfare; 8/1 Preston Athletic; 10/1 Edinburgh University; 12/1 Civil Service Strollers; 12/1 Gala Fairydean; 12/1 Vale of Leithen; 16/1 Selkirk; 20/1 Coldstream; 50/1 Hawick Royal Albert

Which South of Scotland side will Progress furthest: 4/9 Threave Rovers; 7/2 Dalbeatie Star; 10/1 Newton Stewart; 10/1 St Cuthbert Wanderers; 10/1 Wigtown and Bladnoch

Which Junior side will progress furthest: 2/1 Auchlineck Talbot; 2/1 Bo’ness United; 2/1 Irvine Meadow; 10/1 Culter; 10/1 Girvan

Joe Crilly
Press Officer

T: 0208 918 3746
M: 07850 518 164
E: jcrilly@williamhill.co.uk

William Hill Press Office; Greenside House; 50 Station Road; Wood Green; London; N22 7TP

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William Hill Becomes Title Sponsor Of The Scottish Cup

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William Hill, the UK’s No.1 bookmaker, has signed a seven-figure deal with the Scottish FA to become the title sponsor of the Scottish Cup.

The three-year partnership means the famous cup competition will be renamed the William Hill Scottish Cup.

William Hill, which operates over 300 betting shops in Scotland and a total of 2364 across the UK and Ireland, is already the official betting partner of the Scottish Premier League. The Scottish Cup sponsorship deal reaffirms their strong association with Scottish football. The agreement will also allow the bookmaker to showcase its online, mobile and retail products to Scottish football fans the length and breadth of the country.

The William Hill Scottish Cup first round draw will take place in Glasgow’s Buchanan Galleries Shopping Centre on Monday, August 29, at 10am. The draw will be conducted by last year’s victorious captain, Celtic’s Scott Brown, the Scottish FA President, Campbell Ogilvie, and Kristof Fahy, William Hill’s Group Brand and Marketing Director.

Stewart Regan, Scottish FA Chief Executive, said: “We are proud to have a leading brand like William Hill as sponsor of the Scottish Cup for the next three seasons. The new 2011/12 William Hill Scottish Cup begins in just a few weeks’ time and with the competition now securing a new sponsor, we can now look forward another exciting season ahead.”

Gareth Davis, Chairman of William Hill PLC, said: “It seems fitting for the most established and biggest bookmaker in Scotland to be attached to the oldest Association trophy in world football and we at William Hill consider it an honour to be able to put our name to the Scottish Cup.”

Notes to Editors:

About William Hill

The London Stock Exchange listed bookmaker – William Hill offers betting in shops, online, telephone, and mobile. Founded in 1934, William Hill has grown to become the UK’s largest bookmaker with more than 15,000 employees and around 2,350 betting shops in UK and Ireland.

Their online site offers over 500,000 betting markets every week – including the largest range of in-play markets in the industry. These markets and several chart topping Android and iPhone apps can also be accessed via William Hill’s brand new mobile site mobile.williamhill.com

William Hill, who are also the largest bookmaker in Scotland, are no strangers to sponsorship in the country. The firm is official betting partners of the Scottish Premier League (SPL) and also sponsors Scotland’s richest horse race – the William Hill Ayr Gold Cup.

About the Scottish Cup

The William Hill Scottish Cup is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish FA. The William Hill Scottish Cup trophy is the oldest national trophy in the world. It was first held in 1873-74, with Queen’s Park the winners. The current holders of the Scottish Cup are Celtic, who defeated Motherwell 3-0 in the 2011 final on 21 May 2011.

For further information:
Tony Kenny
Public Relations
William Hill
020 8918 3627 (o)
07714126514 (m)
tkenny@williamhill.co.uk
William Hill, Greenside House, 50 Station Road

Mark Snell
Communications Executive
Scottish FA
07904 604943
mark.snell@scottishfa.co.uk

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