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Casino Beacon > Online Casinos > New Casino Bonuses > Bonus Archive 10 March 2009 Jose Mourinho To Be The New Fergie Jose Mourinho, who will be taking on Alex Ferguson as Manchester United and Inter Milan clash in their second leg Champions League match, is 9/4 (3.25) favourite with William Hill to become the new permanent Manchester United manager when Ferguson steps down - and William Hill offer odds of 3/1 that it will happen this year. Meanwhile, the bookies have taken a bet of £420 at odds of 33/1 from a client that Alex Ferguson's successor will be Ole Gunnar Solskjaer - who has now been trimmed to 25/1. "Speculation is already building about who will succeed Alex Ferguson because there is a strong feeling that should he clinch a unique five timer of trophies this season, he will realise he can never top that and will stand down." said William Hill's spokesman Graham Sharpe. "However, if he does that then his successor will face an almost impossible task in matching up to Fergie's achievements." William Hill currently offer odds of 11/2 (6.5) that Manchester United will land a clean sweep of trophies this season. They have been backed from 1/2 (1.5) to 4/9 (1.44) to eliminate Inter Milan, who are 13/8 (2.62) to go through. "If United win everything, the betting payout will dwarf the £10 million which bookies paid out when they did the treble ten years ago - and is likely to exceed £25 million." added William Hill's spokesman. With a tense atmosphere likely at Old Trafford, William Hill are offering 25/1 that either Ferguson and/or Mourinho will be sent to the stands. Martin O'Neill is 7/2 (4.5) second favourite to take over from Ferguson. |
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