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Last Tango In Paris? – Bookies Slash Odds On Ireland V France Replay

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William Hill have cut the odds of a replay taking place between Ireland and France from 100-1 to 10-1 following a huge swell of support behind the Irish cause.

The bookies have also reported strong money for Thierry ‘le hand’ Henry getting an official sanction from FIFA or UEFA. They originally offered odds of 10-3 for him to get a ban, but they are now only offering 9-4.

William Hill’s Irish spokesman Tony Kenny said “Punters seem to believe there is a real chance of FIFA ordering a replay and as a result, we’ve been forced to dramatically alter our odds.” He continued “We still think it’s very unlikely there will be a rematch between Ireland and France, but you never know!”

William Hill have also re-installed Ireland into their World Cup 2010 betting at an unlikely 1000-1.

++ William Hill have already pledged to refund all the punters who backed Ireland to qualify for next year’s World Cup finals.

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Roy Keane 8/1 To Be Next Republic Boss

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Replay odds slashed from 100/1 to 10/1:
YOU BET KEANE BLAST COULD BE JOB APPLICATION!

PUNTERS believe that Roy Keane’s blast at the Republic for failing to qualify for the World Cup may lead to him being invited to manage the team himself and have cut their odds about him becoming their next manager from 10/1 to 8/1. ‘Keane is obviously a very high profile character and it may just be that by saying what he did he was actually putting himself in the frame to take the side over when Trapattoni stands down- although he probably needs to improve his record at Ipswich first!’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
HILLS HAVE SLASHED THE ODDS ABOUT THE FRANCE-IRELAND GAME BEING REPLAYED FROM 100/1 TO 10/1. ‘Despite FIFA’s insistence that the game will not be replayed, punters are determined to bet that it will, and we have taken hundreds of bets, average size between £10 and £20, that it will happen.’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

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Aussies New Favourites For 2018 World Cup

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Lord Triesman 8/1 to quit as:
AUSSIES NEW FAVOURITES AS ENGLAND WORLD CUP BID SUFFERS ANOTHER SETBACK

BOOKMAKERS WILLIAM HILL have lengthened England’s odds, and now make Australia their 5/2 favourites to win the bid to host the 2018 World Cup following the latest high profile setback to England’s bid from the Premier League’s chairman, Sir Dave Richards. And Hills are now offering 8/1 that leader of the bid, Lord Triesman, will stand down before the end of the year.
Hills have pushed England out from 9/4 to 11/4 and spokesman Graham Sharpe commented: ‘Richards’ resignation in itself is not a great cause for alarm, but it is symptomatic of the continuing unrest apparently surrounding the whole campaign which has only just been re-launched. If Lord Triesman were to bail out it is difficult to predit what effect that would have on the bid’
LATEST WILLIAM HILL WORLD CUP 2018 BID ODDS:
Australia 5/2
> England 11/4
> Russia 4/1
> Spain/Portugal 9/2
> USA 7/1
> Japan 16/1
> Holland/Belgium 20/1
> Mexico 20/1
> Indonesia 50/1

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You Bet Burley On Way Out

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BURLEY 7/4 FOR CHOP

GEORGE BURLEY is a 7/4 shot with William Hill to be sacked or to walk away from his job as Scotland boss before their first Euro qualifier (2/5 not to), and 1/3 to be gone before their first 2014 World Cup qualifier (9/4 not to), following their humiliating 3-0 defeat against Wales. ‘Burley and Scotland are enduring a terrible run of form over their past few matches and the criticism will be raised to new heights after this result’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
WILLIAM HILL HAVE INSTALLED GARY McALLISTER as 7/2 favourite to succeed George Burley as permanent Scotland boss and also offer 4/1 Craig Levein; Walter Smith; 6/1 Ally McCoist; Billy Davies; Graeme Souness; 13/2 Gordon Strachan; 8/1 Mark McGhee; 9/1 Darren Ferguson; Joe Jordan.

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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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England World Cup Bid Odds On Drift

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ENGLAND WORLD CUP BID ODDS ON DRIFT

HAVING BEEN 6/4 FAVOURITES to win the right to host the 2018 World Cup with William Hill, England’s odds of doing so have been lengthened to 2/1 by Hills amidst reports that all is not progressing smoothly with the bid. ‘Support for the England bid is beginning to dry up, and we have seen no significant bets for them in recent days, while money is coming in for the Australian and Spain-Portugal bids’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

WILLIAM HILL: Who Will Host 2018 World Cup ?

England
2/1

Australia
3/1

Spain/Portugal
7/2

Russia
4/1

Holland/Belgium
20/1

Mexico
20/1

Japan
20/1

USA
25/1

Indonesia
40/1

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-HOPER 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

16/5 ALL FOUR SEEDS TO MAKE WORLD CUP FINALS

WILLIAM HILL are offering 16/5 that all four seeded countries involved in the play offs – Greece, France, Russia and Portugal – will make it through to the Finals, and 125/1 that none of them will do so.
HILLS….Play offs- to qualify….. 4/6 Ukraine v 11/10 Greece; 2/9 Portugal v 7/2 Bosnia; 1/4 Russia v 11/4 Slovenia; 2/7 France v 5/2 Rep Ire

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Chelsea 11/10 To Stay Top All Season

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CHELSEA 11/10 TO STAY TOP FOR REST OF SEASON

CHELSEA have gone odds-on to win the Premiership title for the first time this season, with William Hill, who make them 4/5 shots – and 11/10 not to be headed at the top for the rest of the campaign.
Hills make Arsenal and Man Utd 10/3 joint 2nd favourites, with Liverpool and Man City both 20/1, Spurs 100/1.
HILLS MAKE THE BIG FOUR 11/10 TO BE THE TOP 4 AT THE END OF THE SEASON, 4/6 NOT TO BE.

BROWN ODDS ON TO BE GONE BY END OF SEASON

PHIL BROWN is 9/2 with William Hill still to be Hull boss at the end of the season, despite their home win over Stoke. He is 1/8 not to. ‘A last gasp home win is unlikely to be enough to take the pressure off Phil Brown’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
HILLS MAKE HULL 8/15 SECOND FAVOURITES TO GO DOWN, AND 11/8 TO STAY UP.Portsmouth are 4/9 favourites for the drop with Hills (13/8 stay up) who also offer 5/4 Wolves; 6/4 Birmingham; 13/8 Burnley; 5 West Ham; 11/2 Bolton; 8 Blackburn; 9 Wigan.
HILLS OFFER 14/1 THAT THE THREE PROMOTED TEAMS WILL BE THE THREE RELEGATED.

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Weekend Premiership Specials

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**********************************************WILLIAM HILL WEEKEND PREMIERSHIP SPECIALS****************************************************************

HOW WILL TOP THREE LOOK ON SUNDAY NIGHT?

WILLIAM HILL are betting on how the first three in the Premiership table will look on Sunday night and offer 11/10 that Chelsea will be ahead of Man U with Arsenal in 3rd place.

1st Chelsea, 2nd Man Utd, 3rd Arsenal = 11/10
1st Chelsea, 2nd Arsenal, 3rd Man Utd = 13/8
1st Man Utd, 2nd Chelsea, 3rd Arsenal = 14/5

40/1 RECORD BREAKING REDS?

WITH A RECORD Nine red cards dished out in last week’s Premiership matches, William Hill are offering 40/1 that 10 or more will be flourished in this weekend’s round of matches – 7/5 that none or one will be shown. ‘After a weekend of nine sendings-off you’d expect managers to be warning players to avoid seeing red’ said William Hill spokesman Graham Sharpe.
HILLS: How many red cards will be awarded this weekend in the Premier League (Saturday to Monday…10 matches)
0 or 1 7/5
2 or 3 11/8
4 or 5 4/1
6 or 7 11/1
8 or 9 25/1
10 or more 40/1
GOALS GALORE THIS WEEKEND?
William Hill offer 13/8 that this round of Premiership matches will produce 29 or more goals – and the same odds that only 25 or fewer will be scored.
Weekend Total Prem Goals
Under 26 13/8
26 – 28 7/4
Over 28 13/8

Prem Game With Most Goals
Man City v Burnley 5/1
Tottenham v Sunderland 5/1
Wolves v Arsenal 5/1
Liverpool v Birmingham 11/2
Blackburn v Portsmouth 8/1
Aston Villa v Bolton 9/1
West Ham v Everton 9/1
Wigan v Fulham 12/1
Chelsea v Man Utd 12/1
Hull v Stoke 14/1
One fifth 1,2,3.

HILLS: Fastest Prem Goal (By Match Minute)
Liverpool…8/1 Man City….9/1 Arsenal….9/1 Tottenham….10/1 Aston Villa…..11/1 Blackburn……12/1 Chelsea……12/1 Wigan…….14/1 West Ham……14/1 Portsmouth…….14/1Stoke……16/1 Hull…….16/1 Everton…….16/1 Fulham…….20/1 Man Utd…….20/1 Bolton………22/1 Sunderland………25/1 Burnley…….25/1 Wolves……..25/1 Birmingham……25/1 (ONE QUARTER ODDS 1,2,3,4)
IS RIO UNITED FUTURE UNDER THREAT? OWEN FOR ENGLAND?
WITH RIO FERDINAND under an injury cloud, William Hill are offering 7/1 that he will no longer be a Man U player at the start of next season. ‘Sir Alex has shown in the past that he can be ruthless when players lose form, and if Rio cannot shake off his injury problems, his Old Trafford future could come into question.’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Michael Owen is 7/4 to make the England World Cup squad with Hills, 2/5 not to – and he is Evens with Hills to play the whole game against Chelsea if he starts, 8/11 not to.
Hills still make Rio a virtual certainty to make England’s World Cup squad, at 1/8 – but offer 7/2 that he does not start the first game at the finals.

Rio Ferdinand To Make World Cup Squad ?
Yes 1/8
No 9/2
To start first game: 1/6 yes; 7/2 no
Rio Ferdinand To Be A Man Utd Player 1st Day Of Season 10/11?
Yes 1/16
No 7/1
HILL’S TITLE ODDS…..5/4 Chelsea; 9/4 Man U; 10/3 Arsenal; 12 Man City; 20 Liverpool; 100 Spurs
RELEGATION…..1/3 Hull (9/4 stay up); 4/6 Portsmouth (11/10); 11/8 Burnley; 11/8 Wolves; 13/8 Birmingham; 11/2 West Ham; 6 Bolton; 13/2 Blackburn; 7 Wigan.
TOP SCORER….7/4 Torres; 3 Drogba; 5 Rooney; 13/2 Bent; 8 Van Presie; 12 Defoe; 16 Adebayor.

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7/1 Ton Up Gunners 25/1 To Score In Every Game

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7/1 TON UP GUNNERS

WILLIAM HILL make Arsenal 7/1 to score 100 or more Premiership goals this season – and 25/1 to score in every Premiership match, as they made the Gunners 3/1 third favourites for the title for which Chelsea are 6/5 favourites with United 23/10; Man City 16/1; Liverpool 20/1 and Spurs 100/1. ‘Arsenal are scoring goals for fun and their current strike rate gives them every chance of reaching a century’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

HILL’S RELEGATION odds – 1/3 Hull; 4/7 Portsmouth; 11/8 Wolves; 13/8 Birmingham and Burnley; 11/2 Bolton; 6 Wigan; 7 Blackburn; 8 Wigan.

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Liverpool 5/1 For Euro Glory As Rio 7/1 To Quit United

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Reds backed from 8/1 to 11/2 to make next stage:
LIVERPOOL 5/1 FOR EUROPEAN GLORY

WILLIAM HILL make Liverpool 5/1 for European glory this season – by winning the Europa League rather than the Champions League. ‘We believe Liverpool’s best chance of silverware this season is probably in the Europa League as they look unlikely to make it through to the next stage of the Champions League’ said William Hill spokesman Graham Sharpe. Hills currently offer 1/4 that Liverpool will win nothing this season, 11/4 that they manage to lift a trophy. Hills also make Liverpool 11/10 to finish outside the top four this season in the Premiership.
But some punters believe Liverpool can still make it through, and Hills have had to cut their odds from 8/1 to 11/2 to get through to the next stage of the Champions League, making them 1/10 not to. They are 66/1 to LOSE their final two Group games, and 8/11 to win both.’Optimisim is alive and well at Anfield to judge by the support for Liverpool to make it into the next stage of the competition’ said Sharpe.
Hills now make Rafa Benitez 6/4 from 9/4 to be gone from the club by the end of the season (1/2 to survive). He is also 12/1 fourth favourite to be the next Prem manager to leave his club in Hill’s market, which excludes Phil Brown. ‘Rafa went from hero to almost zero in the space of minutes in the Lyon game, and they will do well to lift themselves from a setback like that’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

Liverpool Prem Finish……..
Winner 20/1
2nd 10/1
3rd 7/2
4th 2/1
5th Or Lower 11/10

How Many Points Will Liverpool Get In CL ?
4 66/1
5 20/1
6 20/1
7 9/2
8 13/8
10 8/11

Hills now make Chelsea 6/4 favourites to progress furthest of the Premier League sides in the competition, with Man U at 7/4, , Arsenal 2/1 and Liverpool 16/1.
LATEST WILLIAM HILL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ODDS: 4/1 Barcelona; 4/1 Chelsea; 11/2 Real Madrid; 6/1 Man U; 8/1 Arsenal; 10/1 Inter; 16/1 Seville; 20/1 AC; Juventus; Lyon; 40/1 Bordeaux; Porto; Liverpool; 750/1 Rangers.
WILLIAM HILL: NEXT PREMIERSHIP MANAGER TO GO (Betting without Phil Brown)
PAUL HART 8/11
ALEX MCLEISH 5/1
GIANFRANCO ZOLA 6/1
RAFA BENITEZ 12/1
HARRY REDKNAPP 14/1
SAM ALLARDYCE 14/1
NEXT PERMANENT HULL MANAGER 20/1
GARY MEGSON 20/1
DAVID MOYES 25/1
MICK MCCARTHY 25/1
NO MANAGER TO GO 25/1
CARLO ANCELOTTI 40/1
MARK HUGHES 40/1
ROBERTO MARTINEZ 40/1
MARTIN ONEILL 40/1
OWEN COYLE 40/1
ROY HODGSON 50/1
ARSENE WENGER 66/1
SIR ALEX FERGUSON 66/1
STEVE BRUCE 66/1
TONY PULIS 66/1

IS RIO UNITED FUTURE UNDER THREAT?
WITH RIO FERDINAND under an injury cloud, William Hill are offering 7/1 that he will no longer be a Man U player at the start of next season. ‘Sir Alex has shown in the past that he can be ruthless when players lose form, and if Rio cannot shake off his injury problems, his Old Trafford future could come into question.’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Hills still make Rio a virtual certainty to make England’s World Cup squad, at 1/8 – but offer 7/2 that he does not start the first game at the finals.

Rio Ferdinand To Make World Cup Squad ?
Yes 1/8
No 9/2
To start first game: 1/6 yes; 7/2 no
Rio Ferdinand To Be A Man Utd Player 1st Day Of Season 10/11?
Yes 1/16
No 7/1
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