Paddy Power rueing early pay out on Chelsea winning title

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Having paid out on Chelsea as winners of the Premier League on Friday top bookie Paddy Power are this morning facing the prospect of a £500,000 cock-up after Paul Scholes’ last minute winning goal in the Manchester Derby and Spurs unexpected 2-1 win over League leaders Chelsea has thrown the title race open again.

Reacting to yesterday’s results Paddy Power were forced to slash the odds on Manchester United winning the title from 6/1 to 11/8 and pushed Chelsea’s odds from 1/7 to 8/13.

Paddy Power said “I’m guessing it’s far too late to say our early payout on Chelsea was a belated April Fools joke? It looks like the football Gods are conspiring to teach us a very expensive lesson”

Paddy Power has long had a reputation for calling the title first for their punters each season. In the 2005/06 season the bookie correctly crowned Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea the champs as early as September after the London club raced into an unassailable lead. But the bookie hasn’t always got it right.

In 2003 Paddy Power paid out early on Arsenal (with a 12-point lead) as Premiership winners at the start of March. The Gunners surrendered their title with a 3-2 home defeat against Leeds United in the penultimate game of the season effectively handing the title to Manchester United and costing the Bookie a very expensive double payout on the Premiership that season!


LATEST TITLE ODDS

8/13 Chelsea (from 1/7)
11/8 Man Utd (from 6/1)
12/1 Arsenal (from 25/1)

The big match in your local

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The big match in your local The local field may not be the best place to watch the big match, after last Saturday when Sky screened the Manchester United and Chelsea Premier League game in 3D to over 1,000 pubs.

Those who now cannot score tickets for Old Trafford can instead head the local pub where they can grab 3D glasses and a pint while they watch Didier Drogba rack up the goals

Although the installation of 3D televisions and equipment has been expensive for pubs, the payoff may be large with some already asking customers to reserve viewing space as they anticipate a large amount of excited fans to show up.

Commercial manager at Walkabout, a popular chain of Australian styled pubs, James Mawer said that 35 of their chain pubs will  be screening the next game which is likely going to lead to ticket selling in the future as an increasing amount of people are booking their viewing spots in advance. 

Mawer said that they will continue to gauge the response of customers but early research suggests some will pay up to six or seven pounds to get inside for a 3D match viewing.

Walkabout has been hit hard with the smoking ban and the recession which in turn has also hit many other pubs forcing the Australian bars to close down about 52 last year.  However, Mawer suggested that the 3D football matches may be the key to getting customers back in their doors as the appeal of watching live sports mixed with drinking has never faded away.

Coleen Rooney shows off her new curves

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Coleen Rooney shows off her new curves Coleen Rooney proved there is life after pregnancy when she showed up at the Manchester Unity charity dinner just a few weeks after giving birth, complete with a stunning figure.

Rooney who is age 23 was the leader of the WAG pack who all made in appearance in either white or black dresses at the annual UNICEG event at Old Trafford.

Although the night was chilly, Rooney still showed off some flesh by choosing to wear a dress with a deep plunging neckline along with high heels.

Rooney made it clear that she was much slimmer now after giving birth to the child with her husband Wayne by choosing to wear the dress which had a cinched waistline.

Despite the fact that the couple left their newborn at home they looked relaxed as they sat down to enjoy the UNICEF HIV prevention fundraiser.

Also in attendance at the fundraiser were Stacey Griffs in a white dress with strappy heels and Patrice Evra’s wife Sandra with a small black dress that left little to the imagination.

Despite their hard work at appearing perfect, the WAGs had a tough time taking the attention away from the question and answer segment that was headed by Ole Solskjaer, Ryan Giggs, and Rio Ferdinand.

Boss of United Sir Alex Ferguson said that this year means something more to the organization since it was their ten year anniversary of working with UNICEF and that they are committed to continue to work with the children’s organization.