“A Sky Sports exclusive!”
“You’ll hear it here first!”
“Gary Cotterill outside Spurs Lodge.”
With transfer deadline day fast approaching , these are just some of the clichés and phrases you can be guaranteed to hear on Sky Sports News as irrepressible presenter Jim White goes into overdrive. And Paddy Power is taking punts on what gems we can expect to hear from the Scot.
Paddy Power is betting on Mr Deadline Day’s first cliché during Sky Sports’ deadline day broadcast before the window closes at 12pm on Friday night – or should that be “before the window slams shut” – a 20/1 shot in the betting.
Front-running phrases in the market are “the clock is ticking”, and “a Sky Sports exclusive” at 7/2 while other likely clichés to crop up include “put pen to paper” at 5/1, “spotted at the training ground” at 20/1, and “Joey Barton has just tweeted” at 33/1. With almost all signings considered to be a ‘transfer swoop’, Paddy Power also offer 25/1 for “have swooped to sign” – but which will be the brilliant Jim’s first phrase from Paddy Power’s list?
Meanwhile, Paddy Power are also betting on which Premier League side will do the most business on Deadline Day with Spurs, flush with Madrid’s cash, the 4/1 favourites to add the most to their ranks followed by the ever active QPR and Man City who are at 6/1 and 7/1 respectively.
Forgotten man Michael Owen is not being overlooked by Paddy Power either. They are offering a range of varying odds on where the former substitute will end up, with Stoke currently 2/9 favourites to land the ex-England international.
It’s going to be a long day for Jim White and everyone else, you might as well try and make it interesting.
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