6/1 Mc Leish Gone By End Of Year Etc

6/1 McLEISH OUT BEFORE END OF YEAR?

AFTER HIS controversial appointment as Villa boss, William Hill offer 6/1 that he will leave the position before the end of 2011 but believe he will lead the club to 8th-10th position next season – which they quote at 6/4, and make them 14/1 to finish in the top four and 20/1 to go down.
Hills make Villa 13/8 to win their opening game against 11/8 Fulham with the draw a 21/10 chance. ‘It would seem to be vital for McLeish to get off to a winning start if he is to get Villa fans on his side’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

WILLIAM HILL SAY THAT over a quarter of a million pounds has been gambled with them on the five recent managerial markets for Birmingham, Cardiff, Chelsea, Fulham and Villa. ‘We won a five figure sum on McLeish’s appointment and a smaller sum on Malky Mackay should he be confirmed as Cardiff boss, but lost on Martin Jol. These markets have provided us with a terrific turnover in the absence of any Premier League matches, and confirm the tremendous interest in all elements of the top division’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

When Will McLEISH Leave Villa?
2011 6/1
2012 6/4
2013 5/2
2014 4/1
2015 + 10/1

Where Will Villa Finish?

Top 4 14/1
5th To 7th 15/8
8th To 10th 6/4
11th To 14th 4/1
15th To 17th 7/1
Relegated 20/1

**WIGAN are 16/1 with William Hill to go top of the tale after their opening three games against the three promoted clubs.
**TOP 4 FINISH – 1/20 Man U; 1/16 Chelsea; 1/6 Man C; 4/9 Arsenal; 5/4 Liverpool; 3/1 Spurs; 14/1 Everton; Villa.Others on request.
**TOP PREM SCORER- 7/1 Tevez; Van Persie; 15/2 Torres; 8/1 Hernandez; 9/1 Rooney; 12/1 Drogba. Others on request.
**WITHOUT BIG 6- 6/4 Everton; 10/3 Villa; 9/1 Boltn/Sunderland; 11 Fulham; 12 Newcastle; 14 Stoke; 16 QPR; 20 Blackburn;WBA.
**TP PROMOTED TEAM – 8/11 QPR; 11/4 Norwich; 11/4 Swansea

ENGLAND ODDS-ON TO CZECH OUT OF EURO TOURNAMENT EARLY

ENGLAND are now 4/6 with William Hill to crash out of the U21 tournament at the Group stage following their disappointing draw against Ukraine.

Having drawn for the second time, England are now offered at 9/4 to draw, and 11/10 to win, their final group game against Czech Republic. Daniel Sturridge is the 11/2 favourite to open the scoring in the match, while Danny Welbeck, who squandered a glorious chance against the Ukraine, is 13/2.
‘England’s first two games have proved disappointing for fans and punters alike but we need them to get through to boost betting interest in the event, even though they’ll inevitably cost us a few bob if they goon to win the tournament’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
England are now out to 11/2 to win the tournament, having been as short as 9/2. Spain, having effectively qualified from their group are now 8/11 clear favourites to go on and win the tournament.

England / Czech Republic Match Betting: 11/10 England; 2/1 Czech Republic; 9/4 Draw.

U21 Euros Outright: 8/11 Spain; 9/2 Switzerland; 5/1 Czech Republic; 11/2 England; 12/1 Denmark; 33/1 Ukraine; 40/1 Belarus; 200/1 Iceland.

TOURNAMENT TOP SCORER….9/4 Adrian; 10/3 Dockal; 5 Welbeck; 13/2 Emeghara; 9/1 Sturridge; 10/1 Bojan; Erikson; Frei;Pekhart. Others on request.

Graham Sharpe,
Media Relations Director.

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

William Hill, Greenside House, 50 Station Road,
Wood Green, London, N22 7TP.

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Bookies Brace For Barca Bashing, United In Support For The Reds

Despite being at Wembley, Manchester United find themselves the biggest outsider for the Champions League Final for over a decade, with no other finalist in the past 10 years priced at more than 2/1. United are offered at 3/1 with Hills, but not even that price can tempt punters, with over 80% of bets placed on a Barcelona victory at 21/20. Hills are also offering over 100 in play markets and think that it could be the first time in history that in-play bets exceed pre-match wagers.

“Over the years Manchester United have caused us a fair amount of pain, but they will save us millions if they manage to beat Barcelona on Saturday night,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Hills are expecting a £10 million industry wide turnover making this the biggest game since the World Cup Final last year.

Lionel Messi is the 5/1 favourite to score the first goal of the match, while David Villa is 7/1. Wayne Rooney is 8/1 with Pedro and Hernandez both 9/1.

William Hill have a number of specials available for this weekend’s match and offer 25/1 that Patrice Evra will score and Manchester United lift the trophy (Happy Evra After) and 22/1 that Gerard Pique scores from outside the area (Pique That One Out).

Manchester United / Barcelona Odds:

90 Minutes: 21/20 Barcelona; 3/1 Manchester United; 21/10 Draw

To Win In Extra Time: 9/1 Barcelona; 16/1 Manchester United

To Win On Penalties: 11/1 Manchester United; 11/1 Barcelona

To Lift The Trophy: 1/2 Barcelona; 13/8 Manchester United

5/1 Match to be decided on penalties

Barcelona to Dominate Champions League:
5/1 To win Champions League this year and next
16/1 To win Champions League this year, next year AND the season after that

Match Winner Offers:
6/1 Rooney to score & Manchester United to win in 90 minutes
6/1 Match to be decided on penalties
4/1 Villa to score and Barcelona to win in 90 minutes
9/2 Match to be decided in Extra Time

First Goalscorer: 5/1 Lionel Messi; 7/1 David Villa; 8/1 Wayne Rooney; 9/1 Javier Hernandez; 9/1 Pedro; 12/1 Bojan; 12/1 Michael Owen; 12/1 Dimitar Berbatov; 14/1 BAR

Patriotic Punt*: 10/1 Lewis Hamilton OR Jenson Button to win Monaco Grand Prix and Manchester United to lift the Champions League Trophy
*Available until 1300h Saturday 28th May 2011.

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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Champions League Final: You Bet History Can Repeat Itself

William Hill think that history may well repeat itself and offer odds on all previous Manchester United European Final victories. In 1968, Manchester United won the European Cup Final at Wembley by four goals to one and Hills offer 100/1 that United defeat Barca by the same score this weekend. In 1999, they came back from 1-0 down to triumph and Hills offer 14/1 that United come from behind and win within 90 minutes. 2008 saw United beat Chelsea on penalties and for the same to happen on Saturday is 11/1.

United also lost a Champions League Final in 2009 2-0 to Barcelona and Hills offer 8/1 for a repeat of that score line.

“In such a hotly contested match between two European heavyweights there is a strong feeling that we may see history repeating itself in one way or another,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

MANCHESTER UNITED are the longest odds they have been all season to win a game in 90minutes play as they prepare to take on Barcelona in the Champions League, with Hills offering them at 3/1 to clinch victory without having to worry about extra time or a penalty shot-out. Barca are 21/20 for a 90min win with the draw 21/10.

**ONE WILLIAM HILL ONLINE CLIENT FROM BOLTON HAS STAKED FIVE BETS, TOTALLING £80,000 ON BARCA LIFTING THE TROPHY AT ODDS OF 1/2 and Hills expect that industry wide, the Champions League Final will generate around £10 million turnover.

Champions League Final Odds:

Outright (90 minutes): 21/20 Barcelona; 3/1 Manchester United; 21/10 Draw

To Lift The Trophy: 1/2 Barcelona; 13/8 Manchester United

To go to penalties: 5/1

MVP (Messi, Villa & Pedro all to score): 25/1

Further Information…Joe Crilly…0208 918 3746 / 07850 518 164

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Oasis Factor Kicks In For Cup Final

************************************WILLIAM HILL FA CUP FINAL SPECIALS***************************

Hills out to ‘get’ City, but:
8/13 MANCHESTER SATURDAY GLORY DOUBLE – UNITED TO CLINCH TITLE, CITY TO LIFT FA CUP

WILLIAM HILL offer 8/13 that Saturday will be a double glory day for Manchester football – with United clinching the Premier League title, followed by City lifting the FA Cup. ‘We’re offering 8/13 that the two Manchester clubs wrap up their respective trophy targets on Saturday’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Hills say they are keen to oppose Man City winning in 90m. ‘The perceived wisdom appears to be that Man City have the class to steamroller Stoke within 90 minutes – but we beg to differ, and will be looking to maintain a very competitive price – currently 10/11- about City doing that – and are happy to back our opinion to the tune of at least one million pounds’ added Sharpe.
Despite competition from Premier League matches, William Hill expect the FA Cup Final to produce the biggest betting turnover of any domestic match this season: ‘We anticipate a betting turnover of around £15m on the Cup Final – which may well be helped by the Premier League games encouraging punters to have accumulator bets. But the biggest club match of the season in turnover terms is odds-on to be the forthcoming Champions League Final’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

WHEN WILL TEVEZ BE SUBBED? (assuming he starts – stakes refunded if not).

00.01 – 30.00 25
30.01 – Half Time 16
Start of 2nd Half – 60.00 11/4
60.01 – End of Normal Time 5/6
Not To Be Subbed in Normal Time 7/4

**Carlos Tevez still at Man City First Day of Premier League Season 2011/12?

Yes 11/10
No 4/6

**Roberto Mancini at Man City First Day of Premier League Season 2011/12?

Yes 4/6
No 11/10

**Tony Pulis at Stoke First Day of Premier League Season 2011/12?

Yes 1/9
No 5/1

Man City Oasis Song Specials

The Masterplan
Any substitute to score for Man City: 7/2
(Extra time counts, penalty shoot out does not)

Roll With It
Any Man City player booked for diving: 10/1
(extra time counts)

Slide Away
Man City to lead but fail to lift the FA Cup: 9/2
(extra time and penalties count)

Don’t Look Back in Anger
Any Man City red card: 8/1
(Extra time counts)

Standing On The Shoulder of Giants
Either Man City centre back to score (must be Vincent Kompany or Joleon Lescott): 8/1
(extra time counts, penalty shoo out does not count)

Wonderwall
Joe Hart to save a penalty: 25/1
(extra time counts, penalty shoot outs do not count)

Let There Be Love
No yellow or red cards during the 90 minutes of the FA Cup final: 12/1

The Importance of Being ‘Nigel’
Nigel de Jong to be awarded the official FA man of the match: 25/1

Sunday Morning Call
Man City to lose the FA Cup final and Roberto Mancini to no longer be Man City manager at midnight Sunday: 66/1

Stop Crying Your Heart Out
Any Man City player to be booked for dissent: 7/1
(extra time counts)

Up In The Sky
Man City to concede from a Rory Delap throw in: 7/2
(Stoke must score within 10 seconds of a Rory Delap throw in for bets to be winners)

Some Might Say
1st Oasis song from to be referred to after kick off by ITV’s match commentator:

D’You Know What I Mean? 9/2
The Masterplan 9/2
Little By Little 6/1
Some Might Say 6/1
Roll With It 6/1
Standing On The Shoulder of Giants 8/1
Don’t Look Back In Anger 9/1
Wonderwall 10/1
Cigarettes & Alcohol 11/1
Up In the Sky 12/1
Slide Away 12/1
Stop Crying Your Heart Out 16/1
The Importance of Being Idle 20/1

(Only these 13 count from kick off until completion of the match)
(If none of the above are referred to, all bets void)

Cigarettes & Alcohol
How many times will ITV show Liam Gallagher or Noel Gallagher from kick off until the end of the final:

0 7/2
1 7/1
2 4/1
3 7/2
4 11/2
5 6/1
6 or more 7/2

(End of the final counts as the full time whistle (90 minutes or extra time) or last penalty scored))
(If sighted together in one shot, this counts as 2 sightings. Only live pictures count, no replays)

Little By Little
David Silva to be substituted: 4/6
(extra time counts, Silva must start or bets void)

WILLIAM HILL FA CUP SPECIALS……..(90m play unless specified)

90M ODDS…….10/11 Man City; 11/5 draw; 7/2 Stoke
LIFT TROPHY…..2/5 Man C; 2/1 Stoke
CITY WIN TO NIL – 5/2……Stoke likewise – 11/2
GAME DECIDED IN EXTRA TIME 9/2…….City win in e-t – 8/1……Stoke win in e-t – 16/1
GAME GOES TO PENALTY SHOOT OUT- 9/2….City win in pen shoot-out – 10/1; Stoke win pen shoot-out -10/1
WIN BOTH HALVES – 4/1 Man C; 14/1 Stoke
STOKE SCORE WITHIN 10S OF DELAP THROW – 7/2
FA MAN OF MATCH….6/1 Tevez; 7 Toure; 7 Silva; 8 Balotelli; 9 Pennant; 10 Dzeko; 11 Etherington; Walters; 12 Jones; Johnson Others on request.
COME FROM BEHIND TO WIN (90m)….8/1 Man C; 14/1 Stoke
BOTH TEAMS SCORE – 19/20 Yes; 4/5 No
WIN 1ST HALF – 7/5 Man C; 19/20 DRAW; 9/2 Stoke
MATCH GOALS – 4/6 TWO OR FEWER; 11/10 THREE OR MORE
CITY SCORE BOTH HALVES – 21/10; STOKE LIKEWISE 5/1
CLEAN SHEET – MAN C 23/20; STOKE 11/4
SCORE IN FIRST 15M – MAN C – 15/4; STOKE 7/1
FIRST PLAYER CARDED – 8 Balotelli; Vieira; Wilkinson; 9 De Jong; Shawcross; Wilson; 10 Huth; Zabaleta. 12 Diao; Faye; Kolarov; 14 Tevez. Others on request
CARD SHOWN WITHIN FIRST 15M- 16/5
TO WIN 1-0 – MAN C 11/2; STOKE 10/1. Other correct scores on request.

Further information………graham sharpe……..0208 918 3731

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The Fluctuating Fortunes Of England’s World Cup Bid

Monday evening’s Panorama exposé saw the odds of England hosting the World Cup pushed out to 3/1 with William Hill however, following a number of three figure bets, the odds have since been cut to 11/4. Not since England first threw their name into the hat have their odds been as long.

England initially expressed their interest in hosting the 2018 World Cup back in November 2005 and they were offered at 8/1. They then started to attract some tentative bets totalling around £3000, by the time England officially announced they would be entering the race, they were 4/1 shots. In February 2007 England became odds on favourites (4/6) for the first time but by March the English bid was back out to 6/4. The English odds hovered around Evens until November 2009 when Dave Richards handed in his resignation as Chairman of the Premier League and the odds were eased out to 11/4, however the announcement of the potential English stadia saw the odds slashed to 7/4.

Since the bid was handed over by David Beckham in January of this year, England have remained favourites at one point as short as 8/11, however when the Times uncovered the FIFA cash for votes scandal Russia’s bid overtook them for the first time.

“England’s odds have fluctuated massively over the course of the last five years but as it stands England are still our biggest loss but we would be more than happy to pay out on football coming home. In the long run, a domestic World Cup would see turnover break all World Cup betting records,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

How The Odds Have Changed:

5th November 2005 – Initial interest – 8/1
20th January 2007 – Official Bid Announcement – 4/1
12th February 2007 – First Odds-On – 4/6
24th November 2009 – Dave Richards resigns as Chairman of the Premier League – 11/4
7th January 2010 – Potential English Stadia announced – 7/4
12th May 2010 – David Beckham hands over Bid book – 11/10
12th June2010 – Back to odds on – 5/6
17th October 2010 – Times Exposé – 11/8
29th November 2010 – Panorama – 3/1

William Hill World Cup Odds:

2018 Bid: 4/6 Russia; 11/4 Portugal & Spain; 11/4 England; 20/1 Belgium & Holland

25/1 England Host and Win the World Cup in 2018

Further Information…Joe Crilly…07850 518 164 / 0208 918 3746

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Late Backing For England To Win 2018 World Cup Bid

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.

Further information…..graham sharpe…0780 3233702

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Fa Cup Third Round Throws Together The Old Enemy

The FA Cup Third Round was drawn today and William Hill make Chelsea the 4/1 favourites to lift the trophy. Manchester United are the 11/2 Second Favourites with Arsenal and Manchester City both priced at 13/2. The undoubted tie of the round sees Liverpool head to Old Trafford to take on Manchester United, for which the Red Devils are te 8/13 favourites. Liverpool are 7/2 and the draw is priced at 5/2.

“FA Cup Third Round weekend is our biggest in terms of FA Cup turnover and we certainly have some mouthwatering ties that will pique the public’s interest, not least at Old Trafford,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

William Hill FA Cup Prices

Outright: 4/1 Chelsea; 11/2 Man Utd; 13/2 Man City; 13/2 Arsenal; 15/2 Tottenham; 14/1 Liverpool; 16/1 Everton; 25/1 Aston Villa; 33/1 Sunderland; 33/1 Bolton; 40/1 BAR

Man Ud vs Liverpool: 8/13 Man Utd; 7/2 Liverpool; 5/2 Draw

Further Information…Joe Crilly…07850 518 164

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Unlikely Comeback For 33/1 Spurs…only £200 Staked By Far Sighted Punters

Spurs completed an unlikely comeback and were as long as 33/1 with William Hill to win the game at half time. In a game which attracted over £80,000 of in play betting, only £200 was staked on Spurs when they were 2-0 down.

Spurs boss, Harry Redknapp, is now the clear favourite for the England manager’s job, when it becomes available, at 2/1.

“At 2-0 Spurs looked dead and buried and this was reflected by our punters. Less than 1% of the game’s turnover was staked on them at half time. ‘Arry really turned the game around and he is the front-runner to be the next England manager,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Further Information…Joe Crilly…07850 518 164

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