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You Bet Hughes And Barton Will Be Staying Put Despite First Defeat!

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Mark Hughes’ reign at QPR started with defeat and William Hill are offering 4/1 that he is no longer at QPR come the start of next season (1/7 to still be there). Should QPR be relegated, Hills offer 7/1 that they win the League and 3/1 that they would gain promotion by any means.

Joey Barton was the subject of much speculation in the Sunday papers as they suggested that Mark Hughes could let him go in January. Hills are erring on the side of caution and make him 1/8 to stay (9/2 to leave in January). Joey Barton did not play against Newcastle due to being suspended and Hills go 1/4 that he starts the first game for QPR that he is available for.

“Mark Hughes has already claimed that Joey Barton will remain his captain and while it is not uncommon for clubs to sell their leaders, we think that Joey will be staying put for the time being,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Mark Hughes to be at QPR on the first day of next season: 1/7 yes; 4/1 no

Joey Barton to still be at QPR at the end of the January transfer window: 1/8 yes; 9/2 no

Joey Barton to start first match he is available for: 1/4 yes; 11/4 no

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Special Comeback At Chelsea ?

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A SPECIAL CHELSEA COMEBACK? YOU BET………..

WILLIAM HILL have cut their odds for Jose Mourinho to return to Stamford Bridge as the next permanent Chelsea boss from 8/1 to 4/1 after taking a number of three figure bets on the Special One succeeding Carlo Ancelotti. ‘We saw three figure bets in those hot spots of football, Barnsley and Kent, but with a number of other, smaller wagers also being staked there is clearly speculation that Jose is not long for Real and that Carlo could be history at Chelsea by next season. Bitter experience has taught us to react quickly to unexpected beting moves in ‘Next Boss’ markets!’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

WILLIAM HILL NEXT PERMANENT CHELSEA MANAGER MARKET……2/1 Hiddink; 4/1 Mourinho; 8/1 Deschamps; Rijkaard; 10 Guardiola; 12 O’Neill; 14 Klinsmann; 16 Benitez; Moyes; 20 Capello. Others on request.

ANCELOTTI STILL CHELSEA BOSS 1ST DAY OF NEXT SEASON – Evens yes; 8/11 n.

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Fab Barca Bet ?

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************************************** ARSENAL – BARCA SPECIALS *************************************************

FAB BARCA BET?

William Hill offer 6/4 that Arsenal’s Fabregas will be a Barcelona player by the first day of the next Premier League season, but make him 1/2 still to be a Gunner or to have gone anywhere other than Barca. ‘There has been so much speculation about Fabregas leaving Arsenal for Barcelona that many fans seem to regard it as almost a fait accompli, but we’re not convinced it will happen’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

GUNNERS 33/1 TO BEAT BARCA TWICE

William Hill offer 33/1 that Arsenal will win both legs of their Champions League tie with Barcelona, while the Spaniards are 6/4 to do likewise.

90m play – 3/1 Arsenal; 11/4 draw; Barca 5/6…Messi to score in Barca win – 5/4; Fabregas to score in Arsenal win – 8/1
Both teams to score – 4/7 yes; 5/4 no
*Barca to score in 15th min or earlier – 16/5

Over-Under 6.5 goals in both 90 mins combined – 5/6 take your pick.
Arsenal goals in two 90m games – 2.5 – 4/6 UNDER – 11/10 OVER

Barcelona goals in two 90m games– 4.5 – 8/11 UNDER – EVS OVER

To progress……1/4 Barca; 11/4 Arsenal

WILLIAM HILL……..
Barca Possession… over/under 61.5 – 5/6 each

Some things that happened last time….

**Messi to score 4 or more again – 33/1…… **Any Barca player sent off – 6/1……..**Barca win 1st half/Arsenal win 2nd half – 15/2

**Arsenal come from behind & draw – 8/1……..**Arsenal come from behind and win or draw – 5/1

Ancelotti Evens to be out by next season:
TORRES 6/1 NOT TO SCORE IN NEXT FIVE GAMES

WILLIAM HILL make Torres 6/1 to fail to score in each of Chelsea’s next five games. Hills offer 5/4 that he breaks his Chelsea duck away to FC Copenhagen away in the Champions League; 15/8 that he gets his first at home to Birmingham; 5/1 home v Man U; 6/1 away v Blackpool; 8/1 home v FC Copenhagen. ‘The longer the goalless run goes the more pressure will be heaped on both Torres and Ancelotti’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
And Hills now offer Evens that Ancelotti will be gone by the first Prem game of next season – 8/11 that he’ll still be there. ‘Ancelotti did not look best pleased after the game and Chelsea’s shakey form is a real problem for his future’ added Sharpe.

Hills….When Will Torres Score His First Chelsea Goal?
Copenhagen [A] CL5/4
Birmingham [H]15/8
Man Utd [H]5/1
Blackpool [A]6/1
Copenhagen [H] CL8/1
None of these fixtures6/1

Must start vs Copenhagen [A] and fixtures must be played in this order.

Ancelotti to still be Chelsea first day of next season?
Yes – 8/11
No – EVS

Chelsea to finish in the Top 4?
Yes – 1/3
No – 9/4

Premier League Outright
Man Utd4/7
Arsenal2/1
Chelsea16/1
Man City20/1
Tottenham66/1

HILLS….CHELSEA TO WIN NOTHING THIS SEASON -2/7

FULHAM ARE 11/1 WITH HILLS TO GO DOWN.
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United 100/1 To Stay Unbeaten And N O T Win Title

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UNITED 11/1 TO STAY UNBEATEN ALL SEASON

WILLIAM HILL now make Manchester United 11/1 to stay unbeaten in the Premier League all season – and also make them 5/6 favourites to win the title and also offer 3/1 Arsenal; 6/1 Man City; 13/2 Chelsea; 25/1 Liverpool.
HILLS OFFER 100/1 UNITED WILL REMAIN UNDEFEATED – BUT NOT WIN THE TITLE.

AVRAM GRANT 11/2 STILL TO BE HAMMER’S BOSS ON LAST DAY OF SEASON

WILLIAM HILL make Avram Grant an 11/2 chance still to be West Ham boss on the final day of this season – but offer 1/10 that he will have left the club by then. ‘If Avram can survive the current crisis surely he’ll be safe for the season, he’s been favourite on five different occasions to be the next boss to go, yet he has hung on grimly and could just do so again’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

KING KENNY 22/1 NOT TO GET A WIN FOR ANOTHER FIVE GAMES AT LEAST

KENNY DALGLISH has yet to lead Liverpool to victory and William Hill have opened a book on when that will finally happen – and make Liverpool Even money shots to win their next game against Fulham, and 22/1 NOT to win any of their next five.
Despite Liverpool having yet to win under Dalglish, he is 5/4 favourite to get the Liverpool job on a permanent basis with William Hill who also offer 9/2 Rijkaard; 11/2 Coyle; 7 Rangnick; 8 Villas-Boas; 10/1 Martin O’Neill. ‘Kenny has drifted from odds-on to odds-against and if Liverpool don;t start winning soon he may become an outsider in the betting to be next permanent boss’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

LIVERPOOL ARE 4/5 WITH HILLS TO FINISH HIGHER THAN EVERTON, WHO ARE 10/11 TO DO VICE VERSA.

Hills…Next Liverpool win
Wolves…22 January 2011……1/1
Fulham…26 January 2011……7/5
Stoke….02 February 2011……7/1
Chelsea…06 February 2011…40/1
Wigan…..12 February 2011…12/1
None of above…………………..22/1

Matches must be played on named date

ANCELOTTI FAVOURITE TO BE NEXT PREM BOSS TO GO

WITH speculation increasing that Avram Grant will be leaving West Ham in the imminent future, William Hill are betting on who will be the next Premier League boss to leave his cloub, NOT INCLUDING Grant – and they have installed Carlo Ancelotti as their 11/4 favourite.
WILLIAM HILL..Next Prem boss to go excluding Grant:
Carlo Ancelotti11/4
Mark Hughes11/2
Gerard Houllier7/1
Mick McCarthy7/1
Roberto Martinez8/1
Steve Kean10/1
Roberto Di Matteo12/1
Alan Pardew14/1
Roberto Mancini14/1
No Manager To Leave Before End of Season16/1
David Moyes16/1
Ian Holloway20/1
Alex McLeish25/1
Owen Coyle25/1
Steve Bruce25/1
Harry Redknapp50/1
Tony Pulis50/1
Arsene Wenger50/1
Sir Alex Ferguson66/1

HAMMERS 9/4 TO FINISH BOTTOM

WILLIAM HILL make West Ham 9/4 favourites to finiosh bottom of the Premier League, with Wigan 5/2 second favourites, and also offer 11/4 Wolves; 12/1 Blackpool, Birmingham and WBA; 14 Fulham; 25 Villa; 40 Blackburn; 50 Liverpool; Newcastle.

TO BE RELEGATED….8/13 West Ham (6/5 stay up); 8/13 Wigan (6/5); 8/11 Wolves (Evens); 3/1 WBA; Fulham; 10/3 Blackpool; 4 Birmingham; 9/2 Villa; 7 Blackburn; 11 Newcastle; 20 Liverpool.

Further information….graham sharpe…07803233702.

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Table Topping City Only Third Favs For Title

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TABLE TOPPING CITY 13/2 TO WIN TITLE

DESPITE going top of the Premier League table, William Hill make Manchester City 13/2 joint THIRD favourites along with Chelsea to lift the title, making Manchester United – who are 12/1 to stay unbeaten all season- 4/5 favourites and Arsenal 3/1 second favourites while Spurs are 25/1 shots.
WEST HAM are 8/13 faourites to go down with Hills (6/5to stay up) who also offer 4/6 Wigan (11/10); 8/11 Wolves (Evens); 3/1 WBA; Fulham; 10/3 Blackpool; 4/1 Villa; 9/2 Birmingham; 6 Blackburn; 9 Newcastle.
TO FINISH BOTTOM…9/4 W Ham; 11/4 Wolves; 3 Wigan; 12 Blackpool; WBA; 14 Birmingham; 16 Villa.

Betting without Avram, but:
CARLO ANCELOTTI NOW FAVOURITE TO BE NEXT PREM BOSS TO GO

WITH speculation that Avram Grant will be leaving West Ham in the imminent future, William Hill are betting on who will be the next Premier League boss to leave his cloub, NOT INCLUDING Grant – and they have installed Carlo Ancelotti as their 11/4 favourite. ‘People still want to predict who will be the next boss to go if the rumours about Grant prove to be true, so we have reopened our market excluding him from the list’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

WILLIAM HILL..Next Prem boss to go excluding Grant:
Carlo Ancelotti11/4
Mark Hughes11/2
Gerard Houllier7/1
Mick McCarthy7/1
Roberto Martinez8/1
Steve Kean10/1
Roberto Di Matteo12/1
Alan Pardew14/1
Roberto Mancini14/1
No Manager To Leave Before End of Season16/1
David Moyes16/1
Ian Holloway20/1
Alex McLeish25/1
Owen Coyle25/1
Steve Bruce25/1
Harry Redknapp50/1
Tony Pulis50/1
Arsene Wenger50/1
Sir Alex Ferguson66/1

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Late Backing For England To Win 2018 World Cup Bid

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ENGLAND BACKED TO WIN 2018 WORLD CUP BID

AFTER drifting out to 3/1 with William Hill to host the 2018 World Cup after the Panorama show, England have been the medium of a hefty patriotic gamble to win the right to stage the event following the efforts of Prince William , David Beckham and David Cameron and Hills have slashed their odds to 13/8 second favourites. ‘The cash has been piling on England to win the right to stage the 2018 World Cup bid but although over 75% of the bets have been for England, the larger bets are for the favourites, Russia. As bookies we face a six figure payout if England do win the bid, but we’ll be delighted to shell out as a World Cup in England would produce a record betting turnover of in excess of £2billion’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
WILLIAM HILL OFFER 5/2 THAT DAVID CAMERON WILL STILL BE PRIME MINISTER WHEN THE 2018 WORLD CUP KICKS OFF – AND 25/1 THAT ENGLAND WILL BOTH HOST AND WIN THE 2018 TOURNAMENT.
And William Hill offer 10/1 that the 2026 World Cup will be organised by a new organisation not related to FIFA. ‘There is speculation that several influential countries are not happy with FIFA’s practices and domination of world football and may be prepared to attempt to break their monopoly oforganising the World Cup’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

LATEST WILLIAM HILL 2018 WORLD CUP BID ODDS…8/11 Russia; 13/8 England; 9/2 Portugal/Spain; 40/1 Holland/Belgium.

USA SUPPORTED FOR 2022

WILLIAM HILL have cut their odds for the USA to host the 2022 World Cup from 9/2 to 5/2 after a flurry of support for them to do so. ‘The late money is all for USA but Qatar look like remaining favourites’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

LATEST WILLIAM HILL 2022 WORLD CUP BID ODDS….4/6 Qatar; 5/2 Australia; 5/2 USA; 33/1 Japan; 40/1 S Korea.

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Will They Stay Or Will They Go ?

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WITH HARRY REDKNAPP encouraging speculation that Spurs are keen to sign Joe Cole, William Hill make the former Chelsea star 5/4 to join up with Harry at White Hart Lane.’Harry is not being over-subtle in trying to lure Joe to Spurs and he generally gets his man’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

William Hill….Joe Cole’s Club After Transfer Window
Tottenham5/4
Liverpool9/4
Arsenal7/2
Man Utd6/1
Man City12/1
Real Madrid20/1
Everton33/1
Aston Villa33/1
Others On Request

As Prem kick-off approaches:
WHO’S GOING, WHO’S STAYING?

THE FUTURE of a number of high profile Premier League stars is still in doubt as the season looms large on the horizon following the end of the World Cup. William Hill have opened a book on whether Messrs Cole A; Fabregas, Gerarrd, Mascherano and Torres will stick or twist at their current clubs and make Mascherano the most likely to go, Gerrard the most likely to stay.
‘Decision-day must be approaching for all these players who can no longer hide behind the excuse of concentrating on the World Cup to explain why they have yet to commit themselves to staying where they are, or announcing they want to leave’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe,

Players To Still Be At Their Current Clubs On 1st Day Of Premiership Season:

Fernando Torres Yes 2/5 No 7/4
Steven Gerrard Yes 1/6 No 7/2
Javier Mascherano Yes 10/3 No 1/5
Ashley Cole Yes 1/2 No 6/4
Cesc Fabregas Yes 8/11 No Evs

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Fabi-out By Midnight?

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FABI-OUT BY MIDNIGHT?
WILLIAM HILL are offering odds of 11/4 that Fabio Capello will announce his resignation as England manager before midnight on Wednesday (English time).
‘If England fail to beat Slovenia and are eliminated from the World Cup there will be an immediate outcry from fans – it seems unlikely that the manager could survive the fall-out from such a humiliation, but whether he would walk straight away is open to speculation’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
**HILLS HAVE CUT THEIR ODDS FOR CAPELLO TO GO BEFORE THE END OF THE WORLD CUP FROM 2/1 TO 11/8.

WILLIAM HILL…TO SUCCEED FABIO AS PERMANENT ENGLAND BOSS:
Hodgson 3/1
Redknapp 3/1
Mourinho 5/1
Wenger 10/1
Pearce 10/1
Shearer 33/1
Beckham 50/1

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You Bet Capello Will Start Green, Heskey And Barry!

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YOU BET CAPELLO WILL START GREEN, HESKEY AND BARRY!

WILLIAM HILL have opened a book on which combination of players Fabio will select to start in goal, in midfield and/or up front, and make Green, Heskey and Barry 5/4 all to start. ‘There is so much speculation about what combination of players Fabio will opt for that we are offering punters a selection of trebles who might just all get the nod to start the game, ranging from Green-Heskey-Barry at 5/4 to Hart-Barry-Milner at 33/1’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe:

WILLIAM HILL…WHO’LL START FOR ENGLAND V ALGERIA?

Player To Start Trebles

Hart , Heskey & Barry 12/1
Green , Heskey & Barry 5/4
James , Heskey , & Barry 3/1
Green , Barry & Milner 9/2
Hart , Barry & Milner 33/1
James , Barry & Milner 9/1

Who Will Start In Goal

Green 4/7
James 15/8
Hart 9/1

ENGLAND ARE 2/9 TO BEAT ALGERIA WHO ARE 11/1 WITH THE DRAW 5/1.

ENGLAND ARE 8/15 TO WIN THE GROUP, 1/10 TO QUALIFY WITH HILLS WHO MAKE USA 3/1 AND 4/11; SLOVENIA 19/5 AND 11/10; ALGERIA 66/1 AND 16/1.

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20/1 England To Play Brazil In World Cup Final

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****************************************************WORLD CUP SPECIALS….BECKS……SHEFFIELD RIVALRY******************************************************

20/1 ENGLAND – BRAZIL IS WORLD CUP FINAL DRESS REHEARSAL!

WILLIAM HILL are offering 20/1 that England and Brazil, who play a weekend friendly, will meet again in the World Cup Final – and 3/1 that the two take each other on at any stage of the tournament. ‘England go into this match on good terms with themselves and as one of the countries qualifying in style for the final stages, so speculation about an England- Brazil Final may not be regarded as entirely unhinged!’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
However, Hills still make Brazil 23/20 favourites to win the game, with England 2/1 and the draw 21/10. Brazil are Evens with Hills to go further than England in the World Cup, with Capello’s side 11/8 to do vice versa, and 4/1that both will be eliminated at the same stage. (3rd place play off to count if relevant).

IS BECKS NO-HOPES TO BEAT SHILTS?

DAVID BECKHAM’s absence from the squad for the Brazil game is a blow to his chances of ovrtaking Peter Shilton’s record number of caps, and William Hill have pushed him out from 3/1 to 5/1 as a consequence. ‘He now has virtually no chance of catching Shilton during the World Cup, and his best hope may be to get so close that the FA take pity on him and organise a series of friendlies to take him past Shilts. Failing that, if he does play well during the World Cup, Capello may keep him involved for the Euro qualification campaign – always assuming that the boss is still there after the World Cup’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
William Hill: To make England World Cup Squad
Yes No
Beckham……. 4/7 5/4
Owen…………. 9/4 1/3
Heskey………. 1/16 7/1
Carrick……….. 1/8 9/2
Foster…………. 8/15 11/8
Agbonlahor….. 5/4 4/7
Ferdinand……… 1/7 4/1
Huddlestone ……9/4 1/3
Walcott …………2/9 3/1
WHICH SHEFFIELD BOSS WILL GO FIRST?
WILLIAM HILL are offering 1/2 that Sheffield United boss Kevin Blackwell will leave his club before his Wednesday counterpart, Brian Laws – a 6/4 chance to depart first. And Hills make United 1/6 to finish above 7/2 shots Wednesday in the table this season. ‘There are rumblings of discontent at both Sheffield clubs and both bosses are looking vulnerable at the moment’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
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