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William Hill Refund Cash To Irish World Cup Backers

November 27, 2009 Football Betting News From William Hill Bookmaker 0 Comments Backers, Bets, Figure Sum, France World Cup, Gesture, Graham Sharpe, Hand Of God, Hand Of God Goal, Irish World, Maradona, Moral Scruples, Punters, Republic Of Ireland, Sp-fb, Thierry Henry, Thierry Henry Goal, William Hill, World Cup 2014, World Cup Game, World Cup Qualification, World Cup Replay

WILLIAM HILL HAND BACK CASH ON IRISH WORLD CUP QUALIFICATION BETS

BOOKMAKERS WILLIAM HILL are refunding stake money to all punters who backed Republic of Ireland to qualify for the final stages of the World Cup following the controversy over the Thierry Henry goal which knocked them out. Hills will also be paying out on bets for the French to go through.
‘Leaving aside any moral scruples and the fact that noone knows what would have happened if the goal had been disallowed, William Hill feel that they are being as fair as possible to everyone by returning stake money to those who bet on the Irish going through’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.’It will cost us a significant five figure sum’.
IRISH 100/1 TO GET WORLD CUP REPLAY

WILLIAM HILL offer 100/1 that FIFA will order the Republic v France World Cup game to be replayed. ‘There are two chances that this will happen – slim and none’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

**William Hill were the first bookmakers ever to make a gesture of this nature when, in 1986, they ‘disallowed’ Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ goal for Argentina against England and refunded stakes to punters.
REPUBLIC ARE 5/4 WITH WILLIAM HILL TO QUALIFY FOR EURO ’12; AND 2/1 TO QUALIFY FOR WORLD CUP 2014.

FURTHER INFORMATION….GRAHAM SHARPE…..07803233702