High profile bosses under threat, but: WHO’LL GO FIRST – KEANE, BARNES OR McPARLAND?
WILLIAM HILL have opened a book on which of the Football League’s three highest profile managers at the start of the season will be leaving their club first as Roy Keane; John Barnes and Ian McParland all face pressure at Ipswich, Tranmere and Notts County respectively.
Hills make the former England star Barnes Even money favourite to be the first of the three to depart, with McParland 7/4 to be on his way from County first, with Keane 11/4 to be off before the other two.
‘The three are all under severe pressure already, Keane and Barnes because their teams can’t seem to win matches and McParland because many suspect a more glamorous, media-friendly replacement is being lined up’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
HILLS: to See Season Out?
John Barnes – 7/4 YES; 2/5 NO
Ian McParland- 7/4 YES; 2/5 NO
Roy Keane- 6/5 YES; 8/13 NO
**WEST BROM are 9/4 favourites to win the Championship with Hills who make Newcastle 11/4 with Middlesbro 9/2 – these three relegated clubs are 16/1 to be the three who win promotion.
CHELSEA STILL TITLE FAVOURITE
DESPITE losing for the first time, Chelsea are still favourites to win the Premiership title with William Hill who have lengthened them from 11/10 to 7/4 and make Manchester United 15/8 second favourites, also offering 11/2 Liverpool; 7/1 Arsenal; 10/1 Man City; 50 Spurs.
‘Chelsea’s defeat was the best result of the season so far for us – we won back the millions we lost through Michael Owen’s late Man U winner last week’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Pompey 7/1 to set all time Prem points low:
WILL POMPEY BE HART-BROKEN BEFORE HULL BROWNED OFF?
PHIL BROWN is 8/11 no longer to be Hull boss on the last day of the season with William Hill – but he is only second favourite to be the first Prem boss of the season to leave his club – with Hils making Pompey’s Paul Hart 10/11 to be the first to go. ‘Hart has an even worse record than Brown this season with seven straight defeats and doesn’t even have the defence that but for him his side wouldn’t even be in the Premiership’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Hills make Pompey manager Paul Hart 1/ 2 to leave the club before the end of the season and offer 6/4 that Hart will still be there at the end of the campaign; Hills make Portsmouth 7/1 to end the season with 10 or fewer points, and offer 8/13 that they end the camapign with 19 or more points; 13/8 between 12 and 18 inclusive. ‘Everyone seems to think Portsmouth have fewer points than their performances deserve – but as yet points are not awarded for being deserving as far as I am aware’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
**Phil Brown To Be At Hull Last Day Of Season
Evs Yes 8/11 No
HILLS….FIRST PREM BOSS TO GO THIS SEASON:
Paul Hart 10/11
Phil Brown 11/10
Alex McLeish 6/1
Gary Megson 8/1
Mark Hughes 20/1
Roberto Martinez 20/1
Sam Allardyce 20/1
Gianfranco Zola 25/1
Mick McCarthy 25/1
David Moyes 25/1
Martin O’Neil 33/1
Rafa Benitez 33/1
Roy Hodgson 33/1
Tony Pulis 33/1
Arsene Wenger 40/1
Owen Coyle 40/1
Sir Alex Ferguson 40/1
Steve Bruce 40/1
Carlo Ancelotti 50/1
Harry Redknapp 50/1
No Manager 50/1
