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Favorites for the Bolton Job Exposed by Bookmakers

maryann — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:24:50 +0000

Yes, the bookmakers have finally revealed the favorites for the Bolton job. It is Darren Ferguson, a former Peterborough manager, who is 4/1 joint favourite for the said job together with Mark Hughes, his former Manchester United team-mate.

The strong candidates to succeed Gary Megson as Bolton Wanderers’ manager are indeed just Ferguson and Hughes. And it is just good to see them both on top of their game.

“What a prospect it would be to see Fergie senior and junior shaping up against each other!”, William Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe said.

But the spokesman added that the job also offers a good chance for Mark Hughes to be back on route fast considering his departure from Manchester City.

Well, there are some other candidates and these include Paul Jewell who is backed at 9/2, both Alan Curbishley and Gary Speed at 7/1 and Steve Coppell at 8/1. Odds of these individuals can still improve but those odds of Ferguson and Hughes might as well. It will be a very exciting battle for all these candidates.

Bolton are in great trouble for being in the relegation zone. They had a 13th place finish season. Thus, it is very important for them to have someone that could really bring them into better zone.

Ferguson’s experience might be a factor to consider. Being a former Peterborough manager, he has already went through a lot of problems, and so he is most likely just right for the Bolton job. But of course, others also have their own strength and this is something to also take a look at.

Meanwhile, bettors might also be interested with another betting market, something that is for the next Premier League manager to leave. It has Phil Brown at 13/8 and Gianfranco Zola at 11/4.

Swine Flu Cases Opened New Betting Market

maryann — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:53:00 +0000

Swine flu cases affecting football teams and their players are actually not a good thing for many. But then, on a better side, these have opened new betting market recently.

A bookmaker actually offers new bets on swine flu affecting the Premier League, and this is in consideration to some Blackburn Rovers players being diagnosed having such flu.

Gary Megson, Bolton Wanderers manager, also revealed that his squad members also have the flu. Thus, William Hill makes it 6/1 that one or more top-flight matches will be postponed because of the swine flu cases here and there.

Graham Sharpe, the spokesperson of William Hill, said that “several clubs are apparently suffering from swine flu, so it is not impossible that games could be put at risk if entire squads are struck down”. And in connection with the problem, the sports betting firm is also offering 1/12 on having no swine flu postponements in this season’s Premier League.

In the meantime, the Health Protection Agency wants to remind all of the football players and others who are usually also in the football fields not to spit on the pitch during matches as this can just increase the risk of swine flu outbreak. Some preventive measures must be actually done.

Sam Allardyce, manager of Blackburn, believes that Chelsea might be the next team to be included in the list of teams affected by the life-threatening flu for his side played in the Premier League before end of last month.

The swine flu cases need so much attention from everyone. It is not only from the health workers, health agencies and the likes but from everyone. These cases are serious and too bad that they may really affect a lot of industries. No doubt, they must be given significant amount of attention.