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Saturday, 31 December 2005 |
Bookies are taking bets on Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho settling their differences by marrying in a civil ceremony.
Anyone who believes Jose will become Arsene's 'special one' in 2006 can get odds of 1,000-1 - or if you fancy something a little more realistic, how about 200/1 that Wenger is made assistant manager at Chelsea?
The unlikely double forms part of a series of sporting predictions for next year offered by bookmakers William Hill.
They range from the probables (Europe to win the Ryder Cup - 5/6), to the possibles (Wayne Rooney to marry Coleen - 2/1), to the downright ridiculous (Gazza to become a Premiership manager - 250/1).
The bookies are hedging their bets on the likelihood of Wembley staging the FA Cup final - with 'yes' and 'no' both odds on - while Scotland's chances of claiming the wooden spoon in the Six Nations are rated the same as Gordon Brown becoming Prime Minister before the year's out - both 13/8.
England are 6/1 to win the World Cup, but the odds of them repeating their 1966 feat by beating Germany 4-2 in the final after extra-time are a little longer at 1,000/1.
Other wacky wagers include Linford Christie to win Strictly Come Dancing (100/1) and Sven to propose to Nancy live on TV after England win the World Cup (500/1).
But the craziest of the lot has to be the 3/1 on offer for 'Posh AND Becks to be officially confirmed as pregnant' - imagine the stick he'd get in the dressing room.
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