What are the odds the Gunners fire Wenger this season? Derek McGovern's Bets of the Day

By Derek McGovern in Betting Blog

Published 23:00 23/08/11

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Arsene Wenger is such a tightwad that when FIFA handed him a touchline ban, he asked which part of the ground had the cheapest seats.

But Wenger is prepared to spend money on the best young talent – and hasn’t ruled out IVF.

He faces a huge backlash on Wednesday night if his misfiring team are knocked out of the Champions League by Italians Udinese.

Elimination would cost Arsenal around £25million, which is generally what they gain every season by selling their best players.

Arsenal are banking £22m for Samir Nasri, with the Frenchman becoming the 189th richest man in the country.

Hills go just 9-4 that the Gunners lose to Udinese and then to Manchester United at the weekend, and offer the same price on Wenger going before the end of the season.

They also make Arsenal 1-3 to get to the group stages.

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BET OF THE DAY

Wherever he is, I'm sure my grandfather is looking down on me.

He's not dead, he's just very condescending.

Get on Middlesbrough to beat Peterborough in the Carling Cup at 2-1 with Victor Chandler.

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Some people are saying that the Roger Federer-Rafa Nadal era is over.

Andy Murray is saying ‘well, at least they got an era.’

Stars who dominate their sport for a number of years can claim to own an era, like Mike Tyson in the 1980s.

It wasn’t until he fought Evander Holyfield that you could say his era came to an end. The same could be said of Holyfield’s ear.

Nadal and Federer have won 24 of the last 26 major titles.

You can’t buy that sort of domination, not unless you’re Max Mosley, but things are a-changing.

Everything in Novak Djokovic’s life this year is going swimmingly, especially his ­swimming.

He has won five Masters titles, two Slams and has beaten Nadal the last five times he’s played him and Federer in three of the last four.

He’s even appeared with his gorgeous girlfriend Jelena Ristic in a series of romantic photos for the Serbian version of Hello!

He hasn’t asked her to marry him yet because he’s afraid of commitment.

When he plays tennis against her, instead of saying 15-love he says, “15-I-just-like-you-as-a-friend.”

When it comes to the Slams, he has got Nadal's and Federer’s number. He has Murray’s too, but why would he call him?

Paddy Power offer 6-4 for Djokovic to win the US Open.

If he wins, remember this article.

If he loses, think of something else until you forget what it was you were thinking about.

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Everybody is on Twitter these days – and it makes you wonder how people wasted their lives before it was invented.

Anybody who’s anybody has a Twitter account, even if, like most on there, you’re a nobody.

A recent study showed eight per cent of people check Facebook, Twitter or texts after sex. The other 92% are on Facebook wishing that they were having sex.

Lord Sugar is nearing one million followers, not to mention those two people who sit either side of him on The Apprentice – on noticeably smaller chairs.

Sir Alan, reputed to be one of the shrewdest in the world at making money, this week struck a £1,000 bet with Piers Morgan on Twitter that Spurs would beat United, Morgan offering him 3-1.

The bookies were offering 5-1. Some shrewdie.

Lord Sugar’s reaction was to do what all blokes who lose money to friends do – try the old ‘double or quits’ line.

He is offering the same odds on United v Arsenal on Sunday.

Morgan, yet to take the bet, is a Gooner, but likes money more – like Mr Wenger.

Ladbrokes offer just 1-8 that Sugar hits the one million followers target and 7-4 he achieves the feat before midnight on August 25.

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