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Chelsea Remain Title Favourites Despite Defeat

August 12, 2010 Football Betting News From William Hill Bookmaker 0 Comments Arsenal, Carling Cup, Chelsea, Community Shield, Cup Champions, Favourites, Fb, Game, Graham Sharpe, Liverpool, Man C, Manchester United, Marathon Trip, Premier League, Spokesman, Spurs, Trophies, William Hill

CHELSEA STILL TITLE FAVOURITES DESPITE UNITED DEFEAT

CHELSEA are 13/8 Premier League title favourites with William Hill who make Manchester United 5/2 second favourites and also offer 9/2 Man C; 6/1 Arsenal; 14/1 Liverpool; 25/1 Spurs; 100/1 Everton; 200/1 Villa. ‘The Community Shield is a one- off game but the Premier League title is decided over the course of a gruelling season, and Chelsea proved themselves the most consistent over the marathon trip last season’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

CHELSEA are 6/5 favourites with William Hill to win more major trophies than Manchester United, who are 13/8 to do vice versa. Hills offer 5/2 that they win an equal number. (Community Shield excluded; Europa League included along with Prem; FA and Carling Cups; Champions League)

HILLS OFFER 23/20 THAT CHELSEA WILL WIN NONE OF THE MAJOR TROPHIES (Prem,FA Cup; Carling Cup; Champions Lg) THIS SEASON – 150/1 THAT THEY WILL WIN ALL 4. Man U are 4/5 to win no more major trophies this season, 200/1 to win all four.

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Oh No – O’ Neill Going Again !

August 12, 2010 Football Betting News From William Hill Bookmaker 0 Comments Announcment, Bet, Bets, Boss, Fb, First Premier, Graham Sharpe, Job, Leicester Area, Martin O Neill, Odds, Premier League Manager, Spokesman, William Hill

OH, NO – YOU BET O’NEILL GOING – AGAIN!

WILLIAM HILL were forced to slash their odds about Martin O’Neill being the first Premier League manager of the season to leave his job from 8/1 to 8/11 after a flurry of bets on the Villa boss.
‘We have taken a string of three figure bets on the Villa boss to be the first Premier League boss to go this season – the majority of them from clients based in the Leicester area- and have now suspended the market pending any possible announcment from the club. However, we did see a very similar gamble on O’Neill to go towards the end of last season – and nothing came of it then’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

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Manchester City Next For Martin O’ Neill ? Bet On It

August 12, 2010 Football Betting News From William Hill Bookmaker 0 Comments Arsenal, Bet, Celtic, City Job, Club 8, Favourites, Fb, Graham Sharpe, Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd, Manchester City, Manchester England, Manchester United, Martin O Neill, Premier League, Right Place At The Right Time, Sir Alex, Spokesman, Suitable Job, William Hill

MANCHESTER CITY NEXT FOR O’NEILL? YOU BET!

WILLIAM HILL have opened a book on which club Martin O’Neill will next join as manager – and make Manchester City their 10/3 favourite, with Manchester United and England 6/1 joint second favourites. ‘Martin will probably sit and wait for a suitable job to come along – and he could be in exactly the right place at the right time for the City job if they don’t fare too well early on in the season – and for United if Sir Alex decides he has finally had enough of management’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
And Hills have also opened a book on how many more Premier League bosses will part company with their clubs this season – and make 5-6 their 6/4 favourite.

Hills….MoN Next Club

Man City
10/3

Man Utd
6/1

England
6/1

Liverpool
7/1

Tottenham
7/1

Bundesliga Club
8/1

Celtic
8/1

Other International Team
8/1

Arsenal
9/1

Eredivisie Club
10/1

Chelsea
11/1

La Liga Club
12/1

Serie A Club
14/1

Hills….Number of managers to leave before end of the season

No more managers
33/1

1-2
11/2

3-4
13/8

5-6
6/4

7-8
11/2

9 or more
9/1

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Bob A Job – Is It A Given ?

August 12, 2010 Football Betting News From William Hill Bookmaker 0 Comments Aston Villa, Bob Bradley, Club Experience, Curbishley, English Game, Fb, Few Days, Graham Sharpe, High Profile, Joe Hart, Man City, Managerial Abilities, Match, Mclaren, Nod, O Neill, Shay, Southgate, Spokesman, Tribute, William Hill

BOB – A JOB?

BOB BRADLEY is 11/4 favourite to become the next Aston Villa manager with William Hill who also offer 6/1 Bilic; Curbishley; Erikkson; 7/1 Jol; Southgate; 8/1 McLaren.

‘Bradley has no club experience in the English game but did well with USA, while Bilic and Erikkson seem to crop up on every list of potential managers for every high profile job which comes along – which could be more a tribute to their agents and pr people than their managerial abilities.’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe, ‘It seems that the O’Neill walk-out genuinely took the club by surprise so they are unlikely to be able to replace him immediately so this market is likely to change dramatically over the next few days’.

IS IT A GIVEN THAT SHAY WILL START FOR CITY?

WITH neither Shay Given nor Joe Hart happy to be regarded as the number two keeper at Man City, William Hill make Given 1/2 favourite to start in their opening match of the seaon, with Hart 6/4 to get the nod.
Hills offer 8/11 that BOTH Given and Hart will still be City players at the close of the January transfer window, EVENS that one or both will have left by then.

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How Many Will Turn Up For England – Hungary Friendly ?

August 11, 2010 Football Betting News From William Hill Bookmaker 0 Comments Attendance, Crowd, Embarrassment, England, Fb, Game, Graham Sharpe, Hungary, Odds, Protest, Spokesman, William Hill, World Cup

HOW BIG WILL ENGLAND-HUNGARY CROWD BE?

WILLIAM HILL have opened a book on what the official attendance for next week’s England v Hungary friendly will be. ‘There are suggestions that punters will boycott this game in protest at England’s World Cup performances, but we believe that the FA will be pulling out all the stops in an effort to avoid the embarrassment of a seriously low crowd’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

SIZE OF ENGLAND-HUNGARY OFFICIAL ATTENDANCE;

DETAILS
ODDS

Under 10,000
500/1

10,000 to 19,999
250/1

20,000 to 29,999
100/1

30,000 to 39,999
66/1

40,000 to 49,999
20/1

50,000 to 59,999
9/1

60,000 to 69,999
9/4

70,000 to 79,999
1/1

80,000 plus
7/4

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Sparky Faces Fight To Save Fulham Stars Becks To Return To East London?

August 9, 2010 Football Betting News From William Hill Bookmaker 0 Comments Arsenal, Bobby Zamora, Brede Hangeland, Clint Dempsey, Danny Murphy, David Beckham, Decent Season, East London, Fb, Few Days, Fulham, Joe Crilly, London News, Mark Hughes, Mark Schwarzer, Odds, Paul Konchesky, Sparky, Spokesman, West Ham, William Hill

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 Fulhams 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 seasons 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 Fulhams best players as and if he does, we believe that Fulham could have a decent season, said Hills 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 Hills spokesman Joe Crilly.

Further InformationJoe Crilly0208 918 3746

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Rumours Spark Gamble On Hughes For Fulham Manager!

August 8, 2010 Football Betting News From William Hill Bookmaker 0 Comments 24hrs, Alan Curbishley, Bob Bradley, Chelsea Fulham, Fb, Goran, Hodgson, Jurgen Klinsmann, Mark Hughes, Odds, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Pelligrini, Ray Lewington, Rumours, Rupert, Slaven Bilic, Sparky, Spokesman, Stuart Baxter, Sven, William Hill

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

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Liverpool Set To Maul Minnows In Macedonian Massacre

August 8, 2010 Football Betting News From William Hill Bookmaker 0 Comments Clash, Favourites, Fb, Game, Joe Crilly, Liverpool Goals, Match, Odds, Score, Spokesman, Victory, William Hill

Liverpool head into their Europa League clash against Rabotnicki as the overwhelming favourites. Liverpool are priced at 1/5 to defeat the Macedonian minnows whilst Rabotnicki are 8/1 to cause an upset. Liverpool will be expected to win this game comfortably and are just 7/2 to score four or more goals. Liverpool are also 5/1 to win by a margin of four or more goals.

It appears as though Rabotnicki are in line for an absolute hammering, and it is not really a question of if Liverpool will win, but by how many goals they win by, said Hills spokesman Joe Crilly.

William Hill Odds:

Total Liverpool Goals: 6/1 None; 13/5 One; 19/2 Two; 10/3 Three; 7/2 Four Or More.

Margin Of Liverpool Victory: 5/2 One Goal; 11/4 Two Goals; 9/2 Three Goals; 5/1 Four Or More Goals

Total Match Goals: 11/1 None; 15/4 One; 5/2 Two; 11/4 Three; 9/2 Four; 17/2 Five; 11/1 Six Or More

Further InformationJoe Crilly0208 918 3746

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Rovers Hooping To Upset Italian Giants

August 7, 2010 Football Betting News From William Hill Bookmaker 0 Comments Coals, Dublin, Fb, Game, Giants, Hooping, Ireland, Irish Side, Juventus, Lead, Odds, Score, Shamrock Rovers, Shock, Spokesman, Tomorrow Evening, Turin, William Hill

Shamrock Rovers, who are sponsored by William Hill, take on Italian Giants Juventus tomorrow evening in what is surely one of the biggest game in their history. The Irish side are 8/1 to cause a shock, while Juve are 1/5 to take a lead back to Turin. Rovers are 6/1 to keep a clean sheet and are 12/1 to be the only side to score although they are 4/7 to not score.

It is going to be a big night in Dublin, and while the odds suggest that the most successful side in Ireland are going to struggle, it will certainly be a night to remember at Tallaght Stadium, said Hills Irish spokesman Tony Kenny.

William Hill Odds:

Shamrock Rovers vs. Juventus: 8/1 Shamrock Rovers; 1/5 Juventus; 9/2 Draw.

Both Teams To Score: 6/5 Yes; 8/13 No.

Teams To Score: 12/1 Shamrock Rovers Only; 10/11 Juventus Only; 6/5 Both Teams; 11/1 Neither Team.

To Keep A Clean Sheet: 6/1 Shamrock Rovers; 4/7 Juventus

Total Shamrock Goals: 4/7 None; 8/5 One; 7/1 Two; 30/1 Three; 90/1 Four Or More.

Total Juventus Coals: 6/1 None; 5/2 One; 11/5 Two; 10/3 Three; 15/4 Four Or More

Further InformationTony Kenny+353868589276

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Sven In Pole Position For Fulham Hot Seat On Slowest Day Of Betting So Far

August 6, 2010 Football Betting News From William Hill Bookmaker 0 Comments Alan Curbishley, Betting, Bob Bradley, Drawing Board, Fb, Fulham, Gianfranco Zola, Hot Seat, Joe Crilly, Mark Hughes, Martin Jol, Otmar Hitzfeld, Pole Position, Ray Lewington, Spokesman, Sven Goran Eriksson, Tops Market, William Hill

In the race to be next permanent Fulham manager, William Hill have reported the quietest day since opening the book. Sven Goran Eriksson is the 5/4 favourite, with Dave Jones 3/1 and Mark Hughes at 4/1.

It has been a very slow day indeed which would suggest that the Fulham directors have gone back to the drawing board and it speaks volumes that Sven tops the market, said Hills spokesman Joe Crilly.

Next Fulham Manager: 5/4 Sven Goran Eriksson; 3/1 Dave Jones; 4/1 Mark Hughes; 7/1 Alan Curbishley; 12/1 Ray Lewington; 12/1 Otmar Hitzfeld; 14/1 Gianfranco Zola; 14/1 Bob Bradley; 16/1 Martin Jol; 20/1 Bar

Further InformationJoe Crilly0208 918 3746