Poster Wars In Manchester

Manchester’s billboard wars continue……

Manchester City supporters have been trying their best to wind up United fans again by sending out spoof email featuring the slogan ‘Welcome to Stretford’ and a hobbling Michael Owen.

City started the war with a ‘Welcome to Manchester’ advertisement featuring Carlos Tevez shortly after capturing the Argentinian striker.

Since United fans responded by splashing the poster with red paint, using rolled up socks!

We await the next devlopments……

Well here they are as the United Boys and Girls hit back with their own little mock ups. All good fun, keep them coming!

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England v Ukraine Betting Preview – 200/1 The Sub of England’s Sub to be Subbed!

PADDY POWER MONEY-BACK SPECIAL

England v Ukraine – Roo Beauty!

Seven goals in his last four England games, if Wayne Rooney scores the last goal in this match Paddy Power will refund all losing 1st/last goalscorer, correct score & scorecast singles.

Terms & Conditions: Applies to 1st/last goalscorer and correct score singles placed before kick-off only. Max Refund €300/£200 per customer/bet. Paddy Power football rules apply.

PADDY POWER SPECIALS

England v Ukraine

14/1 England substitute to be substituted
200/1 The sub of the England sub to be substituted (eg – on Saturday Carrick came on for Crouch who came on for Cole who came on for Heskey)

How many Chelsea or former Chelsea players will score in the match (Lampard, Terry, A Cole, SWP, Shevchenko, Johnson)

Evs None
11/8 One
5/1 Two
28/1 Three or more

12/1 Lampard & Shevchenko to both score
5/2 Lampard to outscore Shevchenko
5/1 Shevchenko to outscore Lampard

Number of Rooney goals

13/10 One
7/1 Two
28/1 Three

First Goalscorers

9/2 Rooney
5/1 Crouch
11/2 Gerrard
6/1 Lampard
6/1 Bent
10/1 Beckham
12/1 Wright-Phillips
12/1 Lennon
14/1 Downing
18/1 Barry
20/1 Terry
28/1 Johnson
28/1 Ferdinand
33/1 Upson
40/1 A Cole

9/1 No Scorer e/w odds 1/3 places 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

9/1 Shevchenko
9/1 Voronin
11/1 Milevskiy
14/1 Nazarenko
14/1 Devic
16/1 Homenyuk
18/1 Kalynychenko
18/1 Levchenko
20/1 Hai
20/1 Rotan
22/1 Kravchenko
25/1 Tymoschyuk
40/1 Mandzyuk
40/1 Chyhrynskiy
50/1 Rusol
50/1 Kucher
50/1 Shevchuk
66/1 Yarmash

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Owen Goin’ Nowhere

Michael Owen is now just 8/11 with Paddy Power to fail to play for England in South Africa after Fabio Capello all but wrote off the Newcastle striker’s international chances.

Failure to be called up for Wednesday’s game against Ukraine has moved Owen’s odds to not make South Africa next summer to odds-on for the first time whilst the 40 goal England striker is now out to 4/1 to ever break Bobby Charlton’s 49 goal England record.

With his contract up in the summer Owen might believe a change of club will boost his chances. Paddy Power are betting on where out of contract Owen will start next season with current club Newcastle the 6/5 favourites. Free-spending Manchester City are the first of the clubs in the running at 4/1 should he move elsewhere with a trip to LA Galaxy out at 33/1.

Darren Haines, spokesman for Paddy Power, said: “The England door may not be completely shut if Owen can put a run of games together but with Darren Bent’s call up effectively demoting Owen to England’s eighth choice striker it doesn’t look good.”

World Cup Qualifying

Meanwhile England are now 1/6 to top their World Cup Qualifying group ahead of their Wednesday game against Ukraine and 1/10 to qualify for South Africa next summer. Northern Ireland may be a distant 12/1 to top Group Three but the current leaders are 6/1 to eventually qualify for next summer’s tournament.

Ireland are 15/8 to make it to South Africa with Scotland at 10/3.

Michael Owen to play in WC2010
Evs Yes
8/11 No

4/1 Michael Owen to break Bobby Charlton’s England goals record
7/4 Michael Owen to score at WC2010

Michael Owen to score another goal for England
2/5 Yes
7/4 No

Who will Michael Owen play for at the start of next season?
6/5 Newcastle
4/1 Man City
8/1 Liverpool
9/1 Chelsea
13/2 Everton
11/1 Spurs
12/1 Arsenal
16/1 Man Utd
33/1 LA Galaxy

World Cup 2010 Qualification

To Top World Cup Qualifying Group
1/6 England (Group 6)
11/2 Ireland (8)
12/1 Northern Ireland (3)
16/1 Scotland (9)

To Qualify for WC2010
1/10 England
15/8 Ireland
10/3 Scotland
6/1 Northern Ireland

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Terry’s All Nicked

Following the news the John Terry’s mum has been cautioned for shoplifting (read here) bookie Paddy Power is betting 100/1 that Marks & Spencer fits the England captain’s next team suit with a security tag.

The bookie is also betting on what the £135,000 a week Chelsea defender’s mum might be tempted to pilfer next with a Chelsea shirt the 2/1 favourite although should she be targeting the FA’s official partners it’s 4/1 for a pair of Umbro football boots, 12/1 a pint of Carlsberg, 33/1 a McDonald’s Big Mac and 500/1 a Nationwide bank. A Terry’s chocolate orange is 3/1.

Other specials include John Terry to appear on a new episode of Supermarket Sweep (50/1) whilst its 8/1 that the reason John Terry gives to the media for his mother’s sticky fingers at M&S and Tesco is that ‘Every Little Helps.’

John Terry’s Mum Betting

50/1 Chelsea squad to record Jane’s Addiction’s “Get Caught Stealing” as their FA Cup song this season
50/1 John Terry to appear in a new edition of Supermarket Sweep
100/1 M&S to install a security tag in John Terry’s next England suit

What Will JT’s Mum Steal Next?

2/1 Chelsea shirt
5/2 England shirt
3/1 Terry’s Chocolate Orange
4/1 Umbro Football boots
6/1 Garden gnome
12/1 Pint of Carlsberg
33/1 McDonald’s Big Mac
250/1 Aston Martin
500/1 Nationwide bank
1000/1 National Express Coach

What will John Terry Say to the media?

1/2 It was a case of mistaken identity
3/1 I’m embarrassed
8/1 Every Little Helps
10/1 It’s an own goal
20/1 I forgot to get her a Mother’s day present
25/1 She’s not my mum
100/1 Its not just shoplifting, its M&S shoplifting

What will JT’s mum next get cautioned for?

7/4 Parking in a disabled space
2/1 Out of date road tax
3/1 Evading a taxi fare
6/1 Claiming unemployment benefit
10/1 Slow-counting in a bookies
12/1 Using a child’s ticket on the underground
25/1 Fighting in the Chelsea player’s lounge
100/1 Urinating in a public place

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Simpsons Go Blarney on Paddy’s Day!

Many a world statesmen, literary giant and Hollywood legend has performed the ritual and now TV’s favourite yellow bellied character Homer Simpson is set to kiss the infamous Blarney Stone, when The Simpson’s visit Ireland this St.Patricks Day.

St Patrick’s Day this year will be celebrated with a special “Oirish” episode of The Simpsons which will be screened in Ireland ahead of its transmission in the US for the first time in the 20-year history of the show.
Ireland’s patron saint of bookies, Paddy Power, has wasted no time coming out with some animated bets on the one-off episode and are betting 6/4 that Homer leans back to kiss the gift of gab wall. However the cheeky bookie isn’t ruling anything out with the clumsy character and are also offering odds on him holding baby Maggie out to kiss the wall at 6/1. The odds on Homer writing graffiti on the wall are just 8/1 while it’s 25/1 he mistakes the word ‘kiss’ as ‘p%*s’ and urinates on The Blarney Stone!
In what promises to be a paddy packed episode of all things Irish Bookies Paddy Power are also speculating on what famous Irish cliché Homer utters first. ‘O Beggorah’ is the the bookies favourite at 8/1, followed by ‘Top O’ The Mornin’ To Ye’ at 9/1, ‘To Be Sure To Be Sure’ at 10/1 and crude quote ‘as gaeilge’, ‘Pog Mo Hon’ also at 10/1.

Sharon McHugh, spokesperson for Paddy Power said: “We’re no strangers to betting on The Simpsons. We’re still feeling the pain from the massive payout we faced when baby Maggie shot Mr Burns all those years ago! The Simpsons don’t miss a trick so there’s bound to be lots of Irish colloquialisms and paddy whackery to watch out for!”

SIMPSONS SPECIALS

What will Homer do when he visits The Blarney Stone?
6/4 Kiss it
6/1 Hold baby Maggie out to kiss it
6/1 Lick it
8/1 Graffiti on it
8/1 Chisel a piece off the wall to take home
10/1 Slip through the wrought iron bars
10/1 Try to eat it
12/1 Get a bad case of acrophobia
12/1 Stick Gum on it
18/1 Handcuff himself to the bars
25/1 Piddle on it
50/1 Remove it and take it with him

First Irish cliché Homer uses in the St.Patricks Day episode?
8/1 Ah/O begorrah
9/1 Top o’ the mornin’ to ye!
10/1 To be sure to be sure
10/1 Pog mo hon
12/1 That’s grand
12/1 Slainte
12/1 Fair play!
14/1 Cead Mile Failte
14/1 Feck Off
16/1 That’s Arthur Guinness Talking
16/1 Fluthered
18/1 There’s no home like your own home
18/1 Get Outta That Garden
20/1 Dancing at the crossroads
20/1 Ole Ole Ole Ole
20/1 Not the full shilling
20/1 Thanks a million
20/1 Glocamorra
25/1 Wigs on the green
25/1 May the road rise to meet you
25/1 Soft day thank God
25/1 How’s she cutting’?
25/1 Me Mammy said
25/1 Bacon and cabbage
25/1 Story, bud
33/1 Get up outta dat
33/1 Away with ye
40/1 Acting the Maggot
50/1 It’s Bucketing down
80/1 You’ll Never Beat The Irish!
100/1 Paddy Power

Simpsons Specials
12/1 Grandpa Simpson to marry a lovely Irish Girl in Season 20
33/1 Colm Meaney to move in permanently with The Simpsons
500/1 The Simpsons to relocate permanently from Springfield to Ireland

Number of Viewers?
9/2 Under 600,000
11/10 600,000 – 800,000
7/2 800,001 – 1,000,000
6/1 1,000,001 – 1,200,000
8/1 1,200,001 – 1,400,000
9/2 Over 1,400,000

Next Irish Star to guest on The Simpsons?
3/1 Colin Farrell
4/1 Daniel Day-Lewis
5/1 Bob Geldof
6/1 Gabriel Byrne
8/1 Enya
10/1 Jonathan Rhys Meyers
14/1 Cillian Murphy
16/1 Nadine Coyle
18/1 Louis Walsh
18/1 Cecelia Ahern
25/1 Any of Westlife
25/1 Any of Boyzone
40/1 Samantha Mumba
40/1 Robbie Keane
50/1 Bertie Ahern
50/1 Tommy Tiernan
66/1 Brian McFadden
66/1 Ken Egan
80/1 Rosanna Davison
80/1 Eoghan Quigg
80/1 Pat Shortt
100/1 Grainne Seoige
100/1 Brian Cowen
100/1 Mary McAlesse
150/1 Gay Byrne
150/1 Gerry Ryan
250/1 Dana
500/1 Brian Ormond

Twitchhiker Tipped for Tweet Success

Bookmaker PaddyPower are lending their support to a serial tweet called Paul Smith who, on the 1st March, will attempt to travel as far around the world as possible in 30 days, relying only on the goodwill of people using Twitter, the latest online social networking site phenomenon which is growing like wildfire!

Paul will be attempting to “twitchhike” from his home in Newcastle upon Tyne to as far as New Zealand in the space of 30 days all in the name of charity:water – a non profit organisation that brings clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations.

To support Paul’s cause for charity and get people ‘Twittering’ behind him in support, bookies Paddy Power are betting on just how far he’ll get on his quest to the other side of the world!
At the moment the odds aren’t too favourable with Paddy Power offering 7/4 that Paul struggles to make it out of the UK, but the bookie is hopeful that he’ll get much further and is quoting 7/2 odds that Paul will have tweet success and reach Campbell Island in New Zealand within the 30 days.

Paddy Power are also promising the twitchhiker £1000 towards his charity if he makes it all the way in the allocated time.

Paddy Power said: “Twitter is becoming increasingly popular and his catching up fast with Facebook and Bebo as the place to be seen online. Even I’m on Twitter! I’d offer Paul a bed at my house only I’m pretty sure a stop at Ireland would be a bit of a detour to New Zealand!”

With Irish personalities Kenny Egan, Samantha Mumba and Eoghan Quigg all boasting Twitter accounts, Paddy Power are betting on which Irish celebrity will publicly endorse Twitter next. Hollywood hell raiser Colin Farrell is the 6/1 favourite followed by former RTE presenter Brian Ormond at 8/1. Even former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is being tipped at 18/1 to open a Twitter account!

Support the Twitchhiker!

7/2 Twitchhiker to reach Campbell Island within 30 days
10/1 Twitchhiker to reach Campbell Island within a week
7/4 Twitchhiker not to get out of Britain
5/4 Twitchhiker not to get of Europe
11/10 Twitchhiker to have to abandon his mission due to lack of support from tweets
8/1 Twitchhiker to be made a movie in the next 5 years.

Next Irish Celeb to publicly endorse Twitter!

6/1 Colin Farrell
8/1 Brian Ormond
8/1 Rosanna Davison
10/1 Jonathan Rhys Meyers
12/1 Tommy Tiernan
12/1 Pat Shortt
12/1 Cillian Murphy
12/1 Brian McFadden
12/1 Grainne Seoige
14/1 Cecelia Ahern
14/1 Mary McAleese
14/1 Gerry Ryan
16/1 Gabriel Byrne
16/1 Louis Walsh
16/1 Robbie Keane
18/1 Bertie Ahern
18/1 Gay Byrne
20/1 Daniel Day-Lewis
25/1 Enya
25/1 Dana

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