Next permanent Aston Villa manager odds
August 9, 2010
Following the shock news that Martin O’Neill has resigned his position as manager of Aston Villa with immediate effect the rumour mills are working over drive on who will emerge as his successor.
Even though he had reportedly pledged his future to Villas new chairman Randy Lerner who took over the club in May. Before a new manager is installed Kevin MacDonald has been appointed as caretaker manager for the club and will be in charge of the team for their Premier League opening game against West Ham on Saturday.
Next Aston Villa Manager
Current Ajax manager was the favourite to take over O’Neills place but there are rumours of USA coach Bob Bradley heading in for the role have pushed the American to the top of the list.
- 9/4 – Bob Bradley
- 4/1 – Sven Eriksson
- 15/2 – Alan Curbishley
- 8/1 – Jurgen Klinnsmann
- 8/1 – Kevin McDonald
- 9/1 – Dave Jones
- 10/1 – Gareth Southgate
- 10/1 – Martin Jol
- 1212/1 – Slaven Bilic
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Chelsea placed favourite to win the Premier League again next season
May 10, 2010
It was a nail biting finish to the 2009/10 Barclay’s Premier League season for Chelsea and Manchester United fans, Chelsea needed a least a draw to be installed as Champions but if they lost and United won then Sir Alex Ferguson’s team would have pipped Chelsea in the title race, but both sides managed however to finish the last match of the season in style, Chelsea dominated Wigan beating them by an amazing 8-0, whilst Manchester United win Stoke by 4 goals to nil but whatever they scored would still leave them in second place one point behind Chelsea.
Although the 2010/11 season does not start until 14th August 2010 the bookmakers William Hill have already placed Chelsea as favourites to win the title again next season. Although Chelsea left it until the final day of the season they have had a very comfortable home season and only waivered a few times away from home.
2010/11 Premier League Winners
- 13/8 – Chelsea
- 5/2 – Manchester United
- 11/2 – Manchester City
- 11/2 – Arsenal
- 12/1 – Liverpool
- 25/1 – Tottenham
- 150/1 – Everton
- 250/1 – Aston Villa
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Could Gary McAllister come back to save the Sky Blues or is O’Leary on his way?
May 5, 2010
In a decision that did not come as a shock to Coventry City fans their manager Chris Coleman was relieved of his duties as Coventry City manager the morning after the teams awards dinner and a shocking 4-0 home defeat against relegation fighters Watford. The game that sealed Coleman’s fate could have easily been a 6 or 7 goal affair due to the extremely poor performance on Coleman’s side. Since appointment by Coventry in February 2008 Coleman has been in charge for 117 games his side had produced only 34 wins and 37 draws, losing a shocking 46 games meaning his win to game percentage was only 29%, statistically this has made him the worst manager since Ron Atkinson took control of the side in February 1995 for 74 games.
Whoever takes charge of Coventry will have to face the similar struggles that a host of recent managers have come across (Adrian Heath, Micky Adams, Ian Dowie), in fact since they were relegated from the Premiership in 2001 they have gone through 7 permanent managers. Coventry currently play in a purpose built stadium that they do not own nor get any revenue from other than gate receipts (which only averages 17295 per game) and are unlikely to receive any great investment from the Ray Ranson (SISU) fronted hedge fund company that saved them from administration back in 2007.
As well as the normal faces that appear with every managerial job opportunity some surprise names have come into the fold which include some strong rumours that former player and manager of Coventry City Gary McAllister is in contention for the spot, he was resigned his position to care for his terminally ill wife and took a break from football, a return from him would be welcomed by the Sky Blue Army, however the favourite David O’Leary would not get such support having been in charge of arch rivals Aston Villa.
Next Coventry City Manager odds
All odds have been supplied by Victor Chandler
- 3/1 – David O’Leary
- 7/2 – Steve Cotterill
- 9/2 – Tony Mowbray
- 8/1 – Gary McAllister
- 11/1- Sean O’Driscoll
- 11/1 - Eddie Howe
- 12/1 - Phil Brown
- 12/1 – Gareth Southgate
- 12/1 – Peter Taylor
- 12/1 – Gary Megson
- 14/1 – Paul Tisdale
- 14/1 – George Burley
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Is entry to the FA Cup final a mere formality for Chelsea?
April 9, 2010
This weekend will see Aston Villa make the trip down the M1 to travel to Wembley Stadium for their FA Cup semi final match against current Premier league leaders Chelsea. The fixture will see 90,000 fans descend to Wembley and for those unlucky enough to get a ticket they can watch it live on ITV1.
Although current holders Chelsea hardly need the money this is quite a lucrative fixture for smaller teams. The winners stand to receive £900,000 whilst the losers will gain £450,000 (not including TV fees), for the team that goes on to win the trophy they will come away with £1.8 million and the runners up £900,000.
The bookmakers Paddy Power are running another one of their fantastic cash back offers on this semi final. If Martin O’Neill’s Aston Villa manage to score a goal after 75 minutes then they will go ahead and refund all of the losing first and last goal scorer bets as well as correct score and scorecast singles made on the match.
Aston Villa v Chelsea match odds
All odds are based on the 90 minute market.
- 5/1 – Aston Villa win
- 4/7 – Chelsea win
- 14/5 – Draw
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Will Villa suprise Sir Alex in the Carling Cup Final
February 25, 2010
Earlier this month Aston Villa met Manchester United in the Barclays Premier League in a game that pretty much decided in the first half, with the game ending 1-1, but we did get to see a sending off for United and Villa scoring an own goal. Nani’s sending off unfortunately it means he will be serving a three match and be ineligible for this fixture.
Now the two teams must meet again for the second time this month for the Carling Cup final (well the Football League Cup Final is its real name!) on Sunday 28th February from Wembley Stadium. Odds look like a win for Sir Alex’s side as the current holders of the trophy, but cup finals can bring out the best and worst in teams!
The bookmakers Victor Chandler are running a cash back betting offer on this game. If the match goes to the dreaded penalties then they will refund all losing first goal scorer bets and correct score bets as a free bet.
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Aston Villa v Man United Match Odds
Paddy Power are running a cash back offer on the Carling Cup final. If the Aston Villa forward Gabriel Agbonlahor goes on to score the last goal of the game in normal time at Wembley then Paddypower will refund all losing first and last goal scorer, correct score and scorecast singles that have been made on the match.
Aston Villa v Man United goal scorer odds
Wayne Rooney looks good value to be the first to get his name on the score sheet.
| Player | First/last goal scorer | Anytime goal scorer |
| Wayne Rooney | 9/2 | 7/5 |
| Dimitar Berbatov | 11/2 | 9/5 |
| Michael Owen | 6/1 | 2/1 |
| Mame Biram Diouf | 13/2 | 11/5 |
| Gabriel Agbonlahor | 8/1 | 4/1 |
| John Carew | 9/1 | 16/5 |
| Emile Heskey | 10/1 | 7/2 |
| Nathan Delfouneso | 10/1 | 7/2 |
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Aston Villa versus Manchester City match odds
October 5, 2009
Tonight’s Premier League action sees moneybags Manchester City travel to Villa Park to take on Aston Villa, both sides have performed much better this season with both sides riding high in the league. If City can win tonight they can get themselves into the top four and if they bed down a European place will beckon for them.
Who Will Win The Match
The bookmaker William Hill are running a free bet offer on tonight’s match if you place a bet for £20 on the 1st half goals’ market you will then receive a free £5 bet to use on the live correct score.
First Half Goal Market
Villa striker Gabby Agbonlahor managed to grab a hat-trick in this fixture last season and he has scored in each of his last five outings in all competitions and is showing at odds of 6/1 to be the first goal scorer.
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Liverpool v Aston Villa betting odds
August 24, 2009
Rafa Benitez’s Liverpool side will be looking to kick start their Premier League campaign tonight when they take on last years surprise outfit Aston Villa at Anfield tonight. The game kicks off at 8:00pm and can be watched live on ESPN.
The bookmakers William Hill have a great free bet offer in that if you place a £20 single on this game (only in the 90 minutes market) then you get a free £5 bet to use on the live correct score market in this Premier League clash from Anfield.
Liverpool go into the game with no suspensions but have injury concerns with Skrtel, Agger, Aquilani, El Zhar and Aurelio. They started their season poorly be losing 2-1 away at Spurs but came back to beat Stoke 4-0 last Wednesday but Villa will be a true test of how their season could go.
Villa will be likely to be without Davies, Carew, Downing, Bouma and Young. Villa will be looking to recover from Saturdays game where they were booed off following their 2-0 defeat to Wigan, they also suffered a disappointing 1-0 first round defeat in their Europa League qualifier against Rapid Vienna.
Liverpool v Aston Villa Match Odds
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Will you spot Rooney at the Grand National?
March 24, 2009
Wayne Rooney is suspended for the clash against Aston Villa on the 5th April following his red card for his second bookable offence during United’s 2-0 loss against Fulham. This conveniently means he will be free should he be able to get away from Alex Ferguson to attend the 2009 Grand National at Aintree Racecourse. Bookies Paddy Power think he will might turn up and have a produced a quick special just in case!
Having grown up around Aintree he will be no stranger to the event and with his Wife Coleen enjoying days out where she can dress to the nines Rooney may decide to skip the match and join his wife, however Ferguson may prevent Rooney from going as all faces need to present at such a crucial part of the season. Rooney from capitalising on his red card at Craven Cottage by being seen out and about enjoying himself in public at such a crucial stage of the season.
A spokesman for Paddy Power, Darren Haines said: “Coleen will almost certainly be there as queen of the Liverpudlian WAGs but we think Fergie’s iron fist might rule out seeing Rooney at the races.”
Will Rooney be seen at the 2009 Grand National
(Wayne Rooneys attendance at the 2009 Grand National must be caught on camera by the BBC)
- 6/4 Yes
- 1/2 No
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A trio of cashback offers on UEFA cup matches
February 17, 2009
Three Premiership teams feature in this weeks first round, first leg of the UEFA cup matches all looking to proceed to the next round. Tottenham and Manchester City will be hoping to get those all important away goals as they travel to the Ukraine and Denmark respectively.
The offer from Paddy Power is that if Stephen Ireland, Ashley Young or Aaron Lennon score at any time in their respective matches then they will refund all losing first and last goal scorers, correct score & scorecast singles.
Wednesday Night Matches
- Aston Villa v CSKA Moscow
Villa have been given odds of 10/11 for a home win and 12/5 for a draw, CSKA Moscow have odds of 3/1 for an away win. Ashley Young has odds of 8/1 to be the first or last goal scorer.
Thursday Night Matches
- Shakhtar Donetsk v Tottenham Hotspur
- FC Copenhagen v Manchester City
Spurs have odds of 11/5 for an away win and are 12/5 for the draw, Shakhtar Donetsk are looking at odds of 11/10 for a home win. Ashley Lennon has odds of 16/1 to be the first or last goal scorer.
Manchester City have been given odds of 5/4 for an away win and 9/4 for the draw, whilst FC Copenhagen are 2/1 for the home win. Stephen Ireland has odds of 9/1 to be the first or last goal scorer for Manchester City.
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Everton v Aston Villa betting offers with Betfred
February 14, 2009
Everton take on Aston Villa tomorrow in the FA Cup 5th round, a win for Villa will see them cement their place as one of the top four teams at the top of the Premiership. If they go through they could be facing Derby or even Manchester united in the Quarter Finals. The match kicks off on Sunday 15th February at 14:00 and can be seen live on Setanta Sports.
Bet Fred will refund all losing single win bets on this game if Ashley Young scores the last goal of the game, he is currently being offered odds of 9/1 to be the last goal scorer. Everton are the favourites to win at 7/5 for a home win and 23/10 for the draw, Villa are attracting odds of 15/8 for an away win.
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