Scolari 6/1 To Succeed Wenger
Scolari 6/1 fav to succeed Gunners' boss:
WENGER: 9/4 NEXT STOP REAL MADRID?......With Arsene Wenger's long term future at Arsenal now under review following the departure of Thierry Henry, William Hill have opened a book on where the Gunners' boss will be managing on the first day of season 2008/9 and have installed Real Madrid as 9/4 favourite, and also offer 3/1 still at Arsenal; 7/1 Barcelona; England manager; 12/1 manager of France; 16/1 AC Milan; Inter Milan; 20/1 Chelsea, Lyon, Juventus; PSG 33/1 Liverpool; 50/1 Man Utd.
'We make Wenger 2/1 to leave Arsenal before the start of next season, and 4/11 still to be there' said Hill's spokesman Graham Sharpe, 'But there is much speculation about whether he will stay around for longer than season 2007/8, so we are betting on where he will be when the season after that gets underway'
AND HILLS have also opened a book on who will succeed Wenger as permanent manager of Arsenal when he does finally depart, and they have made Phil Scolari 6/1 favourite and also offer 7/1 Hiddink; 8/1 Capello; 10/1 Lippi; 12/1 Erikkson; 14/1 Rijkaard; O'Neill; Van Gaal; 20 Mourinho; 25 Tony Adams; McClaren; Jol; Ranieri; 40 Roy Keane.
ARSENAL have been backed to drop out of the top four next season with William Hill who have cut them to finish fifth or lower from 5/2 to 7/4 and make them 2/5 from 2/7 to finish in the top two.