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Reading / Cardiff Playoff Specials

May 17, 2011 Football Betting News From William Hill Bookmaker 0 Comments Bar 8, Cardiff, Championship Playoffs, Craig Bellamy, Favourites, First Game, Game Championship, Goal Scorer, Ian Harte, Jay Bothroyd, Joe Crilly, Michael Chopra, Noel, Premier League, Relegation, Season 1, Shane, Spokesman, William Hill, Winning Side

Reading take on Cardiff on Friday and they are the slight 5/4 favourites to secure a first leg victory against Cardiff who are 9/4 with the draw 11/5. Cardiff and Reading are both priced at 5/6 to qualify for the Wembley final. Two players who are certain to feature heavily in the game are Craig Bellamy and Ian Harte. Harte, Readings regular penalty taker, is 8/1 to score from the spot during the game, while Bellamy is 11/10 to still be at Cardiff on the first game of next season. Shane Long is 5/1 favourite to open the scoring during the game, with Noel Hunt 11/2. Craig Bellamy, Michael Chopra, Jay Bothroyd and Simon Church are all 7/1.

Hills are also offering 1/2 that the side which wins the Playoff final ends up being relegated from the Premier League next season. The Playoff winning side are also 25/1 to get the lowest ever points total.

Sides that win the Championship playoffs generally spend the following season flirting with relegation and the odds suggest that whoever goes up will go straight back down, said Hills spokesman Joe Crilly.

William Hill Championship Playoffs Odds:

Reading / Cardiff:

90 Minutes: 5/4 Reading; 9/4 Cardiff; 11/5 Draw

To Qualify: 5/6 Cardiff; 5/6 Reading

First Goal Scorer: 5/1 Shane Long; 11/2 Noel Hunt; 7/1 Craig Bellamy; 7/1 Simon Church; 7/1 Jay Bothroyd; 7/1 Michael Chopra; 15/2 BAR

8/1 Ian Harte to score a penalty during the game

Championship Playoff Winner 2011/12 Season:
1/2 Relegated
7/1 Top Half
2/1 Bottom Half But Not Relegated
25/1 Lowest Ever Premier League Points Total (less than 11pts)

Bellamy at Cardiff on first day of next season: 11/10 Yes; 4/6 No

Further information…Joe Crilly…0208 918 3746 / 07850 518 164.

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South Wales Derby Is 3/1 To See Red

February 9, 2011 Football Betting News From William Hill Bookmaker 0 Comments Adam Matthews, Alan Tate, Ashley Williams, Casey Thomas, Chris Burke, Craig Beattie, Craig Bellamy, David Cotterill, Fb, Jason Koumas, Jay Bothroyd, Joe Allen, Leon Britton, Luke Moore, Mark Hudson, Mcnaughton 50, Michael Chopra, Scott Sinclair, Seyi Olofinjana, Stephen Mcphail, William Hill

The South Wales Derby takes place on Sunday with form side Swansea the 21/20 favourites to defeat their rivals, Cardiff, with William Hill. Cardiff are 13/5 while the draw is 12/5. In what is usually a feisty affair, Hills are offering 3/1 that a red card is shown during the match and 11/4 that a penalty is awarded to either side. Scott Sinclair and Luke Moore are both priced at 5/1 to open the scoring for Swansea and Jay Bothroyd and Michael Chopra are both 11/2 to score first for Cardiff.

This has all the makings of our biggest Championship game of the season, said Hills spokesman Joe Crilly. It promises to be a hotly contested game between two local rivals battling for promotion and is set to have our punters salivating.

William Hill Swansea/Cardiff Odds:

Outright: 21/20 Swansea; 13/5 Cardiff; 12/5 Draw

Swansea First Scorer: 5/1 Scott Sinclair; 5/1 Luke Moore; 6/1 Craig Beattie; 13/2 Stephen Dobbie; 8/1 David Cotterill; 8/1 Cedric Van Der Gun; 9/1 Darren Pratley; 10/1 Nathan Dyer; 14/1 Mark Gower; 14/1 Joe Allen; 16/1 Leon Britton; 16/1 Casey Thomas; 20/1 Kemy Agustien; 25/1 Alan Tate; 25/1 Ashley Williams; 33/1 Daniel Alfei; 33/1 Ashley Richards; 33/1 Albert Serran; 33/1 Angel Rangel

Cardiff First Scorer: 11/2 Michael Chopra; 11/2 Jay Bothroyd; 6/1 Craig Bellamy; 7/1 Jon Parkin; 10/1 Peter Whittingham; 10/1 Jay Emmanuel-Thomas; 12/1 Chris Burke; 14/1 Jason Koumas; 14/1 Aaron Ramsey; 16/1 Seyi Olofinjana; 25/1 Gavin Rae; 25/1 Stephen McPhail; 33/1 Darcy Blake; 33/1 Dekel Keinan; 33/1 Lee Naylor; 40/1 Adam Matthews; 40/1 Mark Hudson; 50/1 Gabor Gyepes; 50/1 Kevin McNaughton; 50/1 Paul Quinn

15/2 No Scorer

3/1 Red Card

11/4 Penalty Given

Further Information…Joe Crilly…0208 918 3746

Additional Info: http://sports.williamhill.com/bet/en-gb/betting/y/5/Football.html

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Football League New Season Odds……

August 10, 2010 Football Betting News From William Hill Bookmaker 0 Comments Bristol City, Caleb Folan, Chris Iwelumo, Daniel Bogdanovic, Daniel Cousin, David Nugent, Derby 50, Dexter Blackstock, Fb, Grah, Grzegorz Rasiak, Heidar Helguson, John Parkin, Leroy Lita, Michael Chopra, Reading 4, Rob Earnshaw, Rob Hulse, Scott Mcdonald, Sheff Utd, William Hill

William Hill……………………….FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEW SEASON ODDS……………………………………………………………………

CHAMPIONSHIP

FRIDAY GAME….8/11 Norwich; 23/10 draw; 16/5 Watford.

William Hill….Outright: 11/2 Middlesbrough, 7/1 Nottingham Forest, 9/1 Burnley, 10/1 QPR, 11/1 Reading, 14/1 Cardiff, 16/1 Ipswich, 16/1 Leicester, 16/1 Norwich, 16/1 Sheff Utd, 16/1 Leeds, 18/1 Bristol City, 20/1 Hull, 20/1 Portsmouth, 25/1 Swansea, 40/1 Derby, 50/1 Millwall, 50/1 Preston, 50/1 Coventry, 50/1 Doncaster, 50/1 Crystal Palace, 100/1 Watford, 1001 Barnsley, 150/1 Scunthorpe.

Championship Promotion

2/1 Middlesbrough; 11/4 Burnley; 11/4 Nottingham Forest;11/4 QPR; 7/2 Reading; 4/1 Cardiff; 9/2 Ipswich; 5/1 Leicester; 5/1 Leeds; 5/1 Sheff Utd; 11/2 Bristol City; 6/1 Swansea; 6/1 Hull; 6/1 Norwich; 7/1 Portsmouth; 10/1 Derby; 12/1 Coventry; 12/1 Preston; 14/1 Doncaster; 14/1 Millwall; 14/1 Crystal Palace; 16/1 Barnsley; 20/1 Watford; 33/1 Scunthorpe

Relegation: 11/10 Scunthorpe, 13/8 Barnsley, 11/4 Watford, 11/4 Crystal Palace, 7/2 Preston, 7/2 Millwall, 5/1 Doncaster, 5/1 Coventry, 6/1 Hull, 13/2 Derby, 7/1 Leeds, 7/1 Cardiff, 15/2 Swansea, 9/1 Bristol City, 9/1 Norwich, 10/1 Leicester, 10/1 Sheff Utd, 14/1 Ipswich, 16/1 Burnley, 18/1 Reading, 20/1 Nottm Forest, 20/1 QPR, 25/1 Middlesbrough.

Top Scorer: 13/2 Kris Boyd, 11/1 Michael Chopra, 12/1 Nicky Maynard, 14/1 Scott McDonald, 14/1 David Nugent, 16/1 Billy Sharpe, 16/1 Matty Fryartt, 16/1 Leroy Lita, 16/1 Grant Holt, 20/1 Rob Earnshaw, 20/1 Daniel Cousin, 22/1 Martin Paterson, 22/1 Caleb Folan, 25/1 Rob Hulse, 25/1 Danny Webber, 25/1 John Parkin, 25/1 Heidar Helguson, 25/1 Grzegorz Rasiak, 25/1 Gylfi Sigurdsson, 25/1 Lucas Jutkiewicz, 28/1 Peter Whittingham, 28/1 Luciano Becchio, 33/1 Billy Paynter, 33/1 Chris Iwelumo, 33/1 Jay Rodriguez, 33/1 Craig Fagan, 33/1 Jon Stead, 33/1 Chris Martin, 33/1 Dexter Blackstock, 33/1 Simon Church, 33/1 Daniel Bogdanovic, 33/1 Danny Graham, 33/1 Dudley Campbell, 33/1 Connor Wickham, 40/1 Steven Thompson, 40/1 Ross McCormack, 40/1 Darren Ambrose, 40/1 Kamel Ghilas, 40/1 Neil Harris, 40/1 Steve Morison, 40/1 Shane Long, 40/1 Chris Dagnall, 40/1 Richard Cresswell, 40/1 Davide Somma, 40/1 Simeon Jackson, 50/1 BAR.

Hills….First Championship Manager to leave

Roy Keane
5/1

Billy Davies
6/1

Brian Laws
6/1

Kevin Blackwell
7/1

Dave Jones
8/1

Malky Mackay
10/1

Neil Warnock
12/1

Sean O’Driscoll
14/1

Nigel Clough
14/1

Gordon Strachan
16/1

Darren Ferguson
18/1

Simon Grayson
25/1

Paul Lambert
25/1

Paulo Sousa
25/1

Brendan Rodgers
25/1

Mark Robins
33/1

Brian McDermott
33/1

Steve Coppell
33/1

Aidy Boothroyd
33/1

George Burley
33/1

Nigel Pearson
33/1

Nigel Adkins
50/1

Kenny Jackett
50/1

**BETTING WITHOUT COTTERILL.

William Hill…..LEAGUE ONE

Outright: 9/4 Southampton, 5/1 Sheff Weds, 7/1 Huddersfield, 11/1 Peterborough, 12/1 Charlton, 14/1 Brighton, 16/1 Swindon, 16/1 Plymouth, 22/1 Notts County, 28/1 Brentford, 28/1 MK Dons, 28/1 Bristol Rovers, 33/1 Colchester, 50/1 Bournemouth, 66/1 Carlisle, 66/1 Oldham, 66/1 Rochdale, 66/1 Leyton Orient, 66/1 Tranmere, 80/1 Exeter, 100/1 Dagenham & Redbridge, 100/1 Wallsall, 100/1 Hartlepool, 100/1 Yeovil.

League 1 Promotion

4/6 Southampton; 7/4 Sheff Weds; 9/4 Huddersfield; 3/1 Charlton; 3/1 Peterborough; 4/1 Brighton; 9/2 Swindon; 5/1 Plymouth; 13/2 Notts County; 13/2 Colchester; 13/2 MK Dons; 8/1 Brentford; 8/1 Bristol Rovers; 12/1 Carlisle; 16/1 Bournemouth; 16/1 Oldham; 16/1 Rochdale; 16/1 Leyton Orient; 16/1 Walsall; 20/1 Tranmere; 20/1 Exeter; 20/1 Hartlepool; 25/1 Dag & Red; 25/1 Yeovil

Relegation: 2/1 Dagenham & Redbridge, 9/4 Exeter, 9/4 Rochdale, 9/4 Walsall, 5/2 Hartlepool, 5/2 Yeovil, 11/4 Bournemouth, 11/4 Leyton Orient, 11/4 Tranmere, 3/1 Carlisle, 100/30 Oldham, 9/2 Notts County, 9/2 MK Dons, 11/2 Bristol rovers, 13/2 Brentford, 13/2 Colchester, 8/1 Charlton, 8/1 Plymouth, 10/1 Peterborough, 10/1 Swindon, 10/1 Sheff Weds, 16/1 Huddersfield, 16/1 Brighton, 33/1 Southampton.

Top Scorer: 4/1 Rickie Lambert; 8/1 Lee Barnard; 12/1 Craig Mackail-Smith; 12/1 Aaron McLean; 12/1 Jordan Rhodes; 12/1 Clinton Morrison;14/1 Lee Hughes; 16/1 Charlie Austin; 16/1 Neil Mellor; 16/1 Jermaine Easter; 20/1 Adam Lallana; 20/1 Marcus Tudgay; 20/1 George Boyd; 20/1 Glenn Murray; 20/1 Steven MacLean; 20/1 Ben Burgess; 20/1 Will Hoskins; 20/1 Paul Heffernan; 25/1 Brett Pitman; 25/1 Lee Novak; 25/1 Daryl Duffy; 25/1 Rory Fallon; 25/1 Akpo Sodje; 33/1 Theo Robinson; 33/1 Charlie MacDonald; 33/1 Rory Patterson; 33/1 Nicky Forster; 33/1 Sam Baldock; 33/1 Scott McGleish; 33/1 Bradley Wright-Phillips; 33/1 Ashley Barnes: 40/1 BAR.

William Hill…..LEAGUE 2

Outright: 9/1 Gillingham; 9/1 Wycombe; 9/1 Bradford; 11/1 Rotherham; 12/1 Chesterfield; 12/1 Northampton; 12/1 Oxford; 12/1 Stevenage; 12/1 Port Vale; 12/1 Shrewsbury; 16/1 Bury; 16/1 Aldershot; 18/1 Morecambe; 20/1 Torquay; 25/1 Southend; 25/1 Crewe; 33/1 Burton; 33/1 Lincoln; 33/1 Hereford; 50/1 Stockport; 66/1 Accrington; 66/1 Barnet; 66/1 Cheltenham; 66/1 Macclesfield.

League 2 Promotion

9/4 Wycombe; 9/4 Bradford; 5/2 Gillingham; 11/4 Rotherham; 3/1 Bury; 3/1 Chesterfield; 3/1 Northampton; 3/1 Oxford; 7/2 Stevenage; 7/2 Port Vale; 7/2 Aldershot; 4/1 Southend; 4/1 Morcambe; 4/1 Shrewsbury; 9/2 Torquay; 5/1 Crewe; 6/1 Burton; 8/1 Accrington; 8/1 Lincoln; 9/1 Hereford; 9/1 Stockport; 11/1 Cheltenham; 12/1 Macclesfield; 12/1 Barnet

Relegation: 10/3 Accrington; 10/3 Stockport; 7/2 Macclesfield; 4/1 Southend; 4/1 Barnet; 4/1 Cheltenham; 4/1 Lincoln; 6/1 Hereford; 13/2 Burton; 10/1 Crewe; 10/1 Torquay; 11/1 Morecambe; 12/1 Aldershot; 14/1 Shrewsbury; 16/1 Oxford; 16/1 Stevenage; 16/1 Port Vale; 18/1 Bury; 18/1 Chesterfield; 18/1 Northampton; 25/1 Bradford; 25/1 Gillingham; 25/1 Rotherham; 25/1 Wycombe.

Top Scorer: 13/2 Adam Le Fondre; 10/1 Phil Jevons; 11/1 Adebayo Akinfenwa; 12/1 James Constable; 12/1 Jack Lester; 14/1 Andy Barcham; 14/1 Cody McDonald; 16/1 Marc Richards; 16/1 Greg Pearson; 18/1 Charlie Griffin; 18/1 James Hanson; 20/1 Calvin Zola; 20/1 Tadhg Purcell; 22/1 Ryan Lowe; 22/1 Scott Rendell; 22/1 Shaun Harrad; 22/1 Louis Moult; 25/1 Tom Elliott; 25/1 Stuart Fleetwood; 28/1 Billy Kee; 28/1 Marvin Morgan; 28/1 Matthew Green; 28/1 Andy Bishop; 28/1 Lee Boylan; 33/1 Justin Richards; 33/1 Leon Constantine; 33/1 Clayton Donaldson; 33/1 Dennis Oli; 33/1 Jon-Paul Pittman; 40/1 BAR

**League to have first manager to leave

Championship
15/8-

League 1
9/4

League 2
5/2

Premier League
4/1

(Portsmouth excluded)

Further information…….graham sharpe…0208 918 3731