What are the odds Thierry Henry plays for Arsenal next season too? Derek McGovern's Bets of the Day

By Derek McGovern in Betting Blog

Published 22:00 10/01/12

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Who said the Premier League was no country for old men?

First Paul Scholes, now Thierry Henry – two men with the combined age of Ryan Giggs.

Giggs and Scholes are now so old, they argue over who walked further to school as a kid.

Fate has played a cruel trick on Scholes. His legs have gone but his hair hasn’t.

Throughout his Old Trafford career he was known as the ginger ninja, at least until Patrice Evra urged him to complain.

At 38, Giggs may have to decide whether to sign a new contract at Manchester United or join Wales as head coach. It all depends on Imogen rights.

Henry’s return in an Arsenal shirt brought an inevitable goal, though his appearance provoked more talk than his ­performance. Bearded, and carrying a bit of timber, he looked part-Muslim, part-Darren Bent.

The Frenchman is due to stay at Arsenal only for two months, one month longer than optimism, but is just 2-1 with Hills to score five or more competitive goals.

He’s 4-1 to be playing for Arsenal next season. That means he’ll be about 9-2 to score a Premier League goal next season – about the same as Bent.

The return of the grand old men of football has prompted Paddy Power to bet on the next legend to come out of retirement.

My Mirror colleague Robbie Savage is 13-2, even though he is to Premier League football what he is to dancing.

It’s a long time since Savage played in the top flight but his advocates say he must return.

Those advocates are Radio Five and ESPN.

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Rumours linking ­Liverpool with a move for Aston Villa striker Darren Bent just won’t go away.

Even worse for Kopites, neither will Andy Carroll.

Liverpool need someone to turn all their possession into goals and in Bent they would be getting a man who ­guarantees you 20 touches a season. More if he spots a bargain.

Bent has played down his recent unscheduled ­shopping spree but when a woman’s mag asked him who he’d most like to go shopping with, he replied, “Antony Worrall Thompson.”

Whispers from Anfield insist Bent is their top January transfer target, just ahead of Roger Hunt.

The Villa man is 9-2 with Victor Chandler to make the switch this month.

Back Liverpool at 13-10 to qualify for the Carling Cup final at Manchester City’s expense.

Most things are at City’s expense.

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BET OF THE DAY

The shortest distance between two points is under construction.

Get on Spurs at 6-4 to beat Everton on Wednesday without conceding a goal.

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Celebrity Big Brother is proving surprisingly entertaining and two of the reasons for that is Irish model Georgia Salpa.

The balloon-chested babe was born in hard-up Greece, but settled in economically-crippled Ireland so she knows all about requests for bail-outs and even more about requests for baps out, although I stopped the moment she threatened a restraining order.

Gorgeous Georgia dated Calum Best after meeting on Celebrity Salon.

There hasn’t been a reality TV contest that Best hasn’t been on. There hasn’t been a reality TV contestant either.

Ladbrokes claim that 99 per cent of bets for Wednesday night’s first eviction have gone on the Irish lass, and it’s now just 2-5 for Georgia to exit tonight.

The only thing I know about Andrew Stone, the only other contender for elimination, is that he’s 7-4 to go.

I really don’t wish to know any more.

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