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Mark My Words – Sparky Gamble May Be Extnguished

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MARK MY WORDS – HE MAY NOT GET THE JOB!

BETTING SUPPORT for Mark Hughes to become Aston Villa boss has dramatically dried up – and William Hill have lengthened his odds from 1/3 to 4/5 favourite. ‘Having been backed as though the job was about to be handed to him, support for Mark Hughes to become Villa boss tailed off dramatically during the afternoon’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
However, 7/2 second favourite Steve McLaren and 5/1 third favourite Carlo Ancelotti have both attracted support.
Hills also make Rafa Benitez 6/1, Roberto Martinez 7/1 and Martin Jol 10/1. ‘This particular market may have longer to run than many sspected’ added Sharpe.

Graham Sharpe,
Media Relations Director.

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

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Ronaldo 10/1 To Join Man City

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RONALDO CLUB 1ST DAY NEXT SEASON ODDS
Real Madrid 1/10
Man City 10/1
Any other 7/1

SPARKY – 1/3 FULHAM 1ST DAYNEXT SEASON 9/4 NOT
ARSHAVIN – 6/4 ARSENAL PLAYER 1ST DAY ½ NOT

NEXT BOSS GONE ODDS
|Carlo Ancelotti| 7/4
|Alex McLeish| 5/2
|Steve Kean| 11/4
|Roberto Martinez| 8/1
|Mick McCarthy| 10/1
|Mark Hughes| 10/1
|Roberto Mancini| 10/1
|David Moyes| 16/1
|Harry Redknapp| 16/1
|Ian Holloway| 16/1
|Alan Pardew| 20/1
|Arsene Wenger| 20/1
|Roy Hodgson| 25/1
|Owen Coyle| 25/1
|Sir Alex Ferguson| 25/1
|Steve Bruce| 33/1
|Kenny Dalglish| 33/1
|Tony Pulis| 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.

Further Information…Joe Crilly…0208 918 3746

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Fulham 2/1 For Top Half Finish

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Fulham 2/1 for top half finish:

‘SPARKY’ SPECIALS:

WILLIAM HILL make Mark Hughes a 2/1 chance to achieve a top half finish with Fulham – and 25/1 to bring in three or more Man City players to the club before the close of the first transfer window. ‘Hodgson is a tough act to follow, but ‘Sparky’ Hughes is already eyeing a top ten finish – and he won’t have the distraction of the Europa League as Hodgson did. However, we make them odds-on to finish lower than the 12th place Hodgson achieved last campaign’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe. Hills make Fulham 5/1 to finish 12th again this season, 7/4 to finish 11th or higher; 8/13 13th or lower.

Fulham –

12th – 5/1

11th or better – 7/4

13th or worse – 8/13

Hills…Total City players signed before close of first transfer window –

DETAILS
ODDS

None
2/7

One
5/2

Two
8/1

Three or more
25/1

Hughes Manager of Month August – 10/1

Bottom half finish – 4/11

Top half finish – 2/1

Top London Club – 200/1

w/o Big 4 (Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal, Man City) – 33/1

Top 6 Finish – 16/1

Relegated – 11/2

Finish Bottom – 20/1

1st Manager to leave – 20/1

Still be manager last day of season – 1/6 yes … 7/2 no

Fulham Total points vs Man City 2010/2011 –

DETAILS
ODDS

6
66/1

4
16/1

3
7/2

2
18/1

1
2/1

0
11/10

TORRES

FERNANDO TORRES IS 9/2 with William Hill to score 25 or more Premier League goals this season (bets void if he does not start the season in the Prem).

Hills….Torres –

1/12 still @ Liverpool after transfer window – 6/1 not

Goals(PL goals providing he starts the season in the PL) –

DETAILS
ODDS

Under 10
4/1

10 – 14
9/2

15 – 19
9/4

20 – 24
5/2

25 plus
9/2

SOL CAMPBELL SPECIALS:

WITH SOL CAMPBELL’S fitness being questioned, William Hill have opened a book on how many Premier League starts he will make this season and offer 33/1 that he will appear on tv’s Celebrity Fat Club as a contestant before the end of the season. ‘Sol will be determined to prove his critics wrong by making a big impression at Newcastle, and how better to do that than by starting every League game of the season – a 20/1 shot’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

All these Premier League only

Total games started–

DETAILS
ODDS

All 38
20/1

32 – 37
5/1

26 – 31
11/4

20 – 25
11/4

14 – 19
4/1

8 – 13
11/2

7 or less
4/1

Total goals (Premier League only) –

DETAILS
ODDS

None
1/1

One
7/4

Two
7/2

Three or more
5/1

Total red cards (premier league only) –

DETAILS
ODDS

None
1/2

One
2/1

Two or more
5/1

To appear as competitor on Celebrity Fat Club before end of season – 33/1.

Further information……graham sharpe……0208 918 3731

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Rumours Spark Gamble On Hughes For Fulham Manager!

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William Hill have slashed the price of Mark Hughes being named as the next Fulham manager from 5/4 to 2/9 this morning following a massive gamble for him this morning. Mark Hughes was an original 10/1 when the book opened following Hodgson’s departure. “Our customers were queuing outside our shops in Chelsea & Fulham, to back Sparky and we would not be surprised if there is an announcement in the next 24hrs,” said Hill’s spokesman Rupert Adams
William Hill Odds: Next Permanent Fulham Manager: 2/9 Mark Hughes; 10/3 Sven Goran Eriksson; 11/1 Dave Jones; 12/1 Lee Clark; 14/1 Jurgen Klinsmann; 16/1 Alan Curbishley; 16/1 Ray Lewington; 20/1 Slaven Bilic; 20/1 Manuel Pelligrini; 20/1 Stuart Baxter; 20/1 Ottmar Hitzfeld; 20/1 Bob Bradley; 25/1 Bar

Further Information…Rupert Adams….0208 918 3858…..0784 1011 584

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William Hill Weekend Specials

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SPARKY ODDS ON TO BE NEXT BOSS OUT

AFTER A NATIONWIDE gamble from 6/1 down to 4/5 favourite, Mark Hughes is now odds-on with William Hill to be the next Premiership manager to leave his club. ‘Hughes was the subject of sustained support to be the next boss out yesterday causing us to suspend the market temporarily. We have gone back out with it but punters still want to back Sparky to go next even though there are several other bosses whose positions look more rocky than his’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Hi also offer 5/1 Brown; Megson; 9/1 Zola; 10/1 Benitez; 14/1 Grant; 20/1 Martinez; McCarthy; Allardyce; No more to go.

**How Many Points Clear Will Chelsea Be After Weekend Matches?
None10/1
One11/2
Two25/1
Three8/11
Four20/1
Five4/1
Six6/1

**Game With Most Goals:
Arsenal v Hull10/3
Man City v Sunderland9/2
West Ham v Chelsea5/1
Blackburn v Tottenham6/1
Portsmouth v Liverpool8/1
Aston Villa v Stoke8/1
Wigan v Bolton9/1
Fulham v Man Utd10/1
Wolves v Burnley10/1
Everton v Birmingham12/1

**Team To Score Quickest Goal
Arsenal11/2
Aston Villa7/1
Chelsea7/1
Man City8/1
Man Utd10/1
Liverpool10/1
Everton12/1
Wigan12/1
Wolves14/1
Tottenham16/1
Blackburn 18/1
Burnley20/1
Bolton22/1
Birmingham25/1
Portsmouth25/1
Fulham25/1
Sunderland28/1
Stoke28/1
West Ham28/1
Hull33/1
E/W 1/4 1-2-3-4

**TO WIN TITLE….4/6 Chelsea; 2/1 Man U; 7/1 Arsenal; 33/1 Liverpool; 50 Man C; 66 Villa; 80 Spurs

**WITHOUT BIG 4…..11/8 Man C; 2/1 Spurs; 2/1 Villa.

**TO BE RELEGATED….4/9 Hull (13/8 stay up); 4/9 Portsmouth (13/8); 10/11 Wolves (4/5); 11/8 Burnley; 9/4 West Ham; 3/1 Bolton; 9/2 Wigan.

**TO BE PREM TOP SCORER…..9/4 Drogba; 11/4 Defoe; Rooney; 7/2 Torres; 10/1 Darren Bent.

**LIVERPOOL 11/10 TO MAKE TOP FOUR
William Hill make Liverpool 11/10 to finish in the top four and 4/6 not to after their win over Wigan, while they make Benitez 1/ 2 still to be in charge on the first day of next season and 6/4 not to be.
Spurs are now 5/2 to finish in the top 4 (2/7 not to) with Hills who make City 7/4 to do so (2/5 not to)
PREMIERSHIP STRAIGHT FORECASTS:
Evs Chelsea / Man Utd
11/4 Man Utd / Chelsea
9/2 Chelsea / Arsenal
8/1 Arsenal / Chelsea
12 Man Utd / Arsenal
16 Arsenal / Man Utd

Rafa Benitez to be manager at start of next season

1/ 2 Yes
6/4 No

Liverpool to finish in top 4

11/10 yes
4/6 no

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Arsene 9/4 To Hand Sparky Second Shake Snub

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ARSENE 9/4 TO HAND SPARKY ANOTHER HANDSHAKE SNUB

WILLIAM HILL offer 9/4 that Arsene Wenger will again refuse to shake hands with Mark Hughes when Arsenal entertain Manchester City in their second Premier League game later this season – and are offering 11/10 that he will again refuse to shake hands with Hughes or any other manager during the rest of the season in any competitive first team game.
‘Arsene has an answer for everything, but he had the grace to look just a little embarrassed when trying to justify not shaking hands with Mark Hughes on Wednesday night’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe, ‘We think the chances are he will make sure that nothing similar happens again this season.’
Hills now make Wenger 9/2 to have left Arsenal by the first day of next season.
HILLS:
Arsene to be Gunners’ boss on first 1st day of next season = 1/8 yes 9/2 no
Will Arsene refuse to shake another manager’s hand after a competitive game this season? = 11/10 yes 4/6 no
Arsene to shake Mark Hughes’s hand when Arsenal host Man City in the Premier League – 1/3 yes 9/4 no
WILL FERGIE LEAVE STARTS OUT OF FIRST CITY SEMI?
WILLIAM Hill are offering odds about whether Alex Ferguson will rest his three biggest stars and not start them for the first Carling Cup semi final leg against City. ‘Fergie has said he will trust in the youngsters and we believe he’ll stick to that – at least in the first leg!’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
To start in the 1st leg Man City v Man Utd:
Rooney 4/9 no 13/8
Berbatov 8/11 no EVS yes
Giggs 2/5 no 7/4 yes
***MANCHESTER UNITED are 6/4 favourites for the Carling Cup with William Hill who make Man City 5/2 second favourites, with Villa 11/4 and Blackburn 9/2 outsiders.
**Hills make United 4/6 to knock out City who are 11/10, while Villa are 8/15 to eliminate Rovers who are 11/8.
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You Bet Moyes Safer Than Benitez

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YOU BET MOYES SAFER THAN BENITEZ, DESPITE DEFEAT

WILLIAM HILL rate relegation threatened Everton boss David Moyes as being safer in his job than under pressure Rafa Benitez at Liverpool.
Hills offer 1/6 that Moyes will still be manager on the first day of next season, but just 4/7 that Benitez will be at Liverpool.Moyes is 7/2 to be gone by then, with Benitez just 5/4. ‘Although both sides have been very disappointing in different ways this season, we can’t see Everton turning on Moyes, while Benitez has already seen his side crash out of the Champions League and looks to have his work cut out to get them into the top four this term’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe, ‘Which is why we rate Benitez as more vulnerable than Moyes.’
HILLS OFFER 11/2 THAT TORRES WILL NO LONGER BE A LIVERPOOL PLAYER ON THE FIRST DAY OF NEXT SEASON, 1/10 THAT HE WILL.
EVERTON ARE NOW 16/1 TO BE RELEGATED THIS SEASON WITH HILLS, WHILE LIVERPOOL ARE 8/11 TO FNISH IN THE TOP FOUR, EVENS NOT TO.

WILLIAM HILL OFFER 4/1 THAT EVERTON AND LIVERPOOL WILL BE GROUND-SHARING BY THE END OF THE 2014-15 SEASON.

SPARKY FLAME DIMMING?

WILLIAM HILL offer 11/10 that Mark Hughes will no longer be Manchester City boss at the end of the season, 4/6 that he will still there.

Further information…..graham sharpe…07803233702

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