PREMIER LEAGUE BOSSES UNDER PRESSURE: 14/1 BENITEZ, BROWN, HART ALL OUT BY FEBRUARY

Benitez to go?

WILLIAM HILL are offering 14/1 that under-pressure bosses Phil Brown, Paul Hart and Rafa Benitez will all have left their clubs by the end of the January transfer window.

‘The surprise is that no Prem boss has departed yet this season – but it is only a matter of time. Paul Hart is favourite to be first but there are plenty who will fancy a flutter on these three being gone by February’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

PREMIERSHIP BOSS BETS……
Hull v Portsmouth to be Paul Hart’s last match as Portsmouth manager: 5/1
Hull v Portsmouth to be Phil Brown’s last match as Hull manager: 3/1
Rafa Benitez to be out of Liverpool job by midnight Sunday – 10/1
The losing manager of Hull v Portsmouth to leave before their teams next Premier League fixture: 13/8
Phil Brown, Paul Hart and Rafa Benitez to no longer be in their current jobs at the end of the January transfer window (1 Feb 2010): 14/1

NEXT PREMIER LEAGUE BOSS TO GO….6/4 Paul Hart; 5/2 Phil Brown; 7/1 Benitez;McLeish; Redknapp; Zola; 14/1 Megson
Highest Scoring Premier League Match (Sauturday games only):
Chelsea v Blackburn 7/4
Tottenham v Stoke 5/2
Wolves v Aston Villa 11/2
Hull v Portsmouth 6/1
Burnley v Wigan 7/1
Birmingham v Sunderland 9/1
One quarter 1,2

Fastest scoring premier league team (Saturday games only):
Chelsea 3/1
Tottenham 4/1
Aston Villa 13/2
Sunderland 8/1
Hull 8/1
Burnley 9/1
Portsmouth 10/1
Wigan 12/1
Birmingham 12/1
Wolves 12/1
Stoke 25/1
Blackburn 33/1
One fifth 1,2,3

Top of the premier after the latest round of fixtures:
Chelsea 8/11
Man Utd EVS
Tottenham 16/1
Bottom of the premier league after the latest round of fixtures:
West Ham 10/3
Portsmouth 1/5
Total premier league goals (Saturday’s games only):
Under 16 goals 13/8
16 or 17 7/4
Over 17 goals 13/8

Any weekend premier league game to have 8 or more goals: 8/1
WILLIAM HILL have opened a book on which of the ‘Big 4 Bosses’ will leave his club first, and on when one of the four will eventually depart – making Rafa Benitez and 2010 respectively the favourites.

‘WITH ALL OF THE BIG Four Clubs and their bosses beginning to feel a little pressure, either from fans because of their own performances on behalf of their clubs, or by the shadow of Big 4 wannabes like Man City, Spurs, Villa and Everton closing in on their private club of four, it feels as though an era may be drawing to a close’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe. ‘We think Rafa is in genuine danger of departing by the end of the season, and one or two of his Big 4 counterparts clearly can’t go on much longer as they are already rivalling the Rolling Stones for longevity. The betting on whether the Big 4 will still dominate the Top 4 at the end of the season or not is also very close’.
Big Four Bosses: Who Will Go First?
Rafa Benitez11/10
Alex Ferguson9/4
Carlo Ancelotti7/2
Arsene Wenger9/2
HILLS MAKE RAFA 5/4 to go before the end of the season, 4/7 not to.
What Year Will First Big4 Manager Go?
20092/1
201011/10
20117/2
2012+8/1
Big 4 Win Nothing This Season – 150/1
Big 4 to be Top 4 at end of season – 8/11 yes; Evens no.
TO WIN PREM TITLE….7/4 Chelsea; 7/4 Man U; 4 Arsenal; 9 Man Cty; 14 Liverpool; 25 Spurs; 150 Villa
RELEGATION..16/1 all three promoted sides to be relegated……4/9 Hull; Portsmouth; 11/8 Birmingham; 6/4 Wolves; 13/8 Burnley; 9/2 West Ham; 6 Bolton; 13/2 Wigan
TOP SCORER….7/4 Torres; 4 Drogba; 5 Bent; Rooney; 8 Defoe

WILL IPSWICH STILL BE KEANE ON ROY BY SUNDAY?
Roy Keane to be gone from Ipswich by midnight Saturday – 6/1. Gone by end of season – 8/15 no; 11/8 yes.

Life’s A Beach for Rafa Benitez with punters responding to Liverpool’s worst run of form in 22 years with a wide variety of betting requests speculating on the manager’s demise.

Responding to the range of requests Paddy Power are offering 10/1 that Liverpool’s crunch game against arch rivals Manchester United on Sunday is Rafa’s last game in charge of the Anfield outfit. Liverpool are also now just 4/11 to fail to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League and 11/8 not to finish in the top four of the Premier League this season. Benitez himself is odds on not to survive the season at 8/11.

Meanwhile Benitez is the name being backed in Paddy Power’s Sack Race having come in from 18/1 prior to the weekend loss to Sunderland.

Paddy Power said: “Rafa being backed into 3/1 from 18/1 to be the next manager to go may not suggest he’s definitely on his way but it certainly reflects the immense pressure he is under with fans now widely speculating on his demise across many different markets.”

Will Rafa Benitez still be Liverpool Manager on Sunday

Next Manager

Punters are even revisiting the market on next Liverpool manager with former Kop king Kenny Dalglish the 13/5 favourite ahead of Jose Mourinho at 4/1. Jurgen Klinsmann, who just happened to be in the Sky Sports studio commenting on Liverpool’s loss to Lyons last night, is 9/1.

Liverpool Lengthen for Sunday Showdown

Things could yet get worse for Rafa with the visit of champions Man Utd this weekend. Liverpool are 7/4 from 8/5 to win the game, one of the biggest odds seen on a Liverpool home win, whilst an old name let go by Benitez could yet come back to haunt him. If Michael Owen – returning to Anfield in United colours for the first time – scores the last goal of the game Paddy Power will refund all losing first/last goalscorer, correct score & scorecast singles on the match.

BENITEZ BETTING

Benitez Betting
10/1      Man Utd to be Benitez’s last game as manager

Benitez to still be Liverpool manager at the end of the season
Evs       Yes
8/11      No

To qualify for the next stage of the Champions League
15/8      Yes
4/11      No

To finish in the top four in the Premier League
8/15      Yes
11/8      No

Finishing Position
14/1      First
6/1        Second
4/1        Third
9/4        Fourth
11/8      5th or worse

Next Liverpool Manager
13/5      Dalglish
4/1        Mourinho
6/1        Mancini
9/1        Klinsmann
10/1      O’Neill
12/1      Rijkaard
16/1      Hiddink
16/1      Scuster
16/1      Bilic
18/1      Van Gaal
18/1      Ramos
20/1      Jol
22/1      Eriksson
25/1      Lippi
25/1      Van Basten
25/1      Deschamps
25/1      McClaren
33/1      Houllier
33/1      Hughes
33/1      Hitzfeld
33/1      Grant
40/1      Moyes
50/1      Souness
150/1    Hansen
500/1    Barnes
500/1    Fowler

Premier League Sack Race
9/4        Brown
11/4      Hart
3/1        Benitez
6/1        McLeish
8/1        Zola
14/1      Megson
16/1      Redknapp
25/1      Hodgson
28/1      McCarthy
33/1      Allardyce
33/1      Martinez
40/1      Coyle
40/1      Moyes
50/1      Pulis
66/1      Bruce
66/1      Ancelotti
66/1      O’Neill
80/1      Wenger
80/1      Ferguson

Liverpool v Man Utd
7/4        Liverpool
9/4        Draw
6/4        Man Utd

Life’s A Beach
If Michael Owen scores the last goal, Paddy Power will refund all losing first/last goalscorer, correct score & scorecast singles on the match.

All prices remain subject to fluctuation.

Liverpool were humiliated at Anfield last night, going down 1-2 to French side Lyon. You can watch the highlights, for free, at our sister site Footyfix.co.uk.

LIVERPOOL ODDS ON TO FAIL TO QUALIFY

LIVERPOOL are now 8/11 to FAIL to qualify for the next stage of the Champions League with William Hill who offer Evens that they will get through – and now make Rafa Benitez 5/4 to be gone before the end of the season, and 4/7 still to be there.
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HILL’S LATEST CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ODDS; 10/3 Barca; 4 Real Madrid; 5 Chelsea; 6 Man Utd; 9 Arsenal; 14 Inter; 16 Sevilla; 20 Liverpool; Lyon; 22 Juventus; 25 Bayern; 40 AC Milan.