Premier League Betting – Indications for Harry Redknapp’s Tottenham Exit ?

Bookmaker Paddy Power was left baffled this morning by a surge of betting on Tottenham’s Harry Redknapp being the next Premier League manager to leave his job.

In the popular sack race market Redknapp was 50/1 to be the next manager out last night, with only Sir Alex Ferguson at longer odds at 66/1. The money started coming for a Redknapp exit forcing Paddy Power to cut the Spurs boss to 25/1, then 20s, 14s and 12s.

Throughout the morning money kept coming for Redknapp, even when Paddy Power continued to cut the odds down to 2/1.

Having dramatically revived Tottenham’s fortunes a run on Redknapp seems one of the stranger plunges in what is often a volatile market and suggests if punters believe something has happened at White Hart Lane after Redknapp’s success then surely no manager in the Premier League could ever feel safe.

Speaking of Portsmouth Paddy Power has also suspended betting on which club will finish bottom this season. With the failure to pay their players this week, the South coast club has been backed into 1/4 amidst fears that administration could be looming.

Latest Sack Race Betting Odds

2/1 Brown, 2/1 Redknapp, 3/1 Hart, 11/1 McLeish, 11/1 Megson, 20/1 Benitez, 25/1 McCarthy

Thursday, October 1st, 2009 at 01:59
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