Chapter 225: Messing with Anyone, I Want to Mess With Her

At the end of the 28th round of the English Premier League, Lyicester City equalized the score at home with Andy King's goal in the 86th minute and continued to lead the standings with 57 points.

The draw for Lyrcester City is good news for the pursuers behind them.

But Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester City all lost this round.

Not only did they miss the opportunity to reach the top, but they were continued to widen the gap by Leicester City.

But after the game, the British media was not satisfied with Lyicester City's performance in this round.

Claudio Ranieri's team also has some uncontrollable factors that have led to the ups and downs of the players' form.

This is a very fatal flaw for the team that wants to compete for the title.

Lyrcester City has been able to get to this point completely by relying on that set of fixed formations and techniques and tactics that have been polished.

They gave up control of the midfield and made the space between the midfield and the backline cramped, making it difficult for opponents to pass the ball easily.

And the untireless and fast running of the attacking line, coupled with ferocious tackles, made Lyrcery's counter-attack extremely threatening.

But once a player in one of these positions is injured or suspended, the operation of the entire team system will be affected to some extent.

In the next three games, they will face Watford, Newcastle and Crystal Palace.

These three teams are all teams that are good at fighting and have a tenacious style.

This season, they have no shortage of feats of overturning the giants, and they are in the middle and lower reaches, and in order to avoid relegation, they are bound to block Lyrcester City.

At the same time, in a place that could not be seen on the court, a huge black hand was slowly reaching out to the field.

With a history of more than 80 years, William Hill, a British bookmaker, operates more than 1,500 betting shops in the UK and has 300,000 customers worldwide.

Their odds have a fairly high degree of control over the Premier League, League One and all levels of league and cup competitions in England, and they are known as the "Premier Compass".

However, this time, their compass, there was a problem.

At the beginning of the season, William Hill offered a "courtesy" 1:5000 on the odds of Lyicester City winning the championship.

At that time, many fans joked that if you paid £10 for Lyrcester City to win the championship, you would lose the £10.

Before the season was ready to begin, there were only 25 die-hard Lycester fans betting on the home side to win the Premier League this season.

But just as the new season was about to start, at a concert, Pixie Lott publicly stated that she would bet 50,000 pounds on Lyicester City to win the title.

When he heard the news, the person in charge of William Hill was secretly happy, and only symbolically "persuaded" a few words, telling Pixie not to weigh down the code, and to buy a few hundred pounds casually, which was used as a pastime.

But as a public figure, Pixie can't be untrustworthy in public, so she will only be ridiculed by the media, so she reluctantly put down 50,000 pounds and posted photos on her personal social platform.

The whole world knows that Pixie really spent £50,000 on Lyrcester City to win the title.

At the beginning of the season, many fans used this incident to ridicule and ridicule Rossi.

However, eight months later, Lyicester City surprised everyone with 57 points, three points ahead of second-placed Tottenham.

Although the mainstream media and the vast majority of fans in England will think that Lyicester City will miss out on the title in the final 10 rounds of the title race.

But the bookmaker thinks about it in more detail.

Lyrc City's championship is just a hot topic after dinner for the media and fans.

But for the bookmaker who opened 1:5000, it is definitely a fatal blow.

They are going to pay Pixie Lott £250 million.

What is this concept?

William Hill's total revenue in 2015 was 1.59 billion euros, or about 1.35 billion pounds.

If Lyrcester City wins the championship, the company will pay 18.5% of its annual revenue, which is an absolute nightmare for the bookmaker.

William Hill Group Building, Conference Room.

On the long desk, leaders from various departments and the main person in charge of the company are engaged in heated discussions.

Bob Reeves, the company's CEO, stands in front of a huge floor-to-ceiling glass window overlooking a bustling street.

"What have you discussed?"

Bob, who returned to his seat, asked in a cold tone.

The company's total revenue rose sharply year on year, but the net profit in 2015 was £189.9 million, thanks to a significant increase in other operating costs.

That's not enough money to pay Pixie alone.

These executives and leaders never dreamed that the bookmaker would face a huge loss crisis.

"Boos, according to the precise calculations of analysts, the probability of Lyicester City finally winning the championship is only 15%, and he does not have the background and strength that the giants have." Executive John Finnegan said.

After hearing this, Bob Reeves looked displeased and rebuked mercilessly: "15%? You know what, even if it's only 1.5%, that's enough to give me nightmares for a whole year. Are you the first day you came here to work, and you actually said something like this? ”

Another executive, Gehry Tuna, played the round and said: "Boss, the probability of Lyicester City winning the championship is low, so the more chances we have to redeem it. According to the analysis, they did not completely get rid of the pursuers behind them, and we can start from here. ”

"Go on!" Clearly, Gehry Tuna's words hit the nail on the head.

"We can give some teams a reward to motivate them. As long as one or two of them can defeat Lyicester City, we will naturally solve our crisis. ”

At this time, Ron Clara, who was beside him, asked questions.

"In that case, we will have to increase the input costs, how much do you think it will take to achieve our goal?"

Gehry Tuna said: "We're doing our best now to recoup our losses and not to think about making money on Lyicester City. Fifty thousand pounds, all thrown out. ”

This opinion is agreed by most people.

In their hearts, in fact, they also have such an idea.

In recent years, with the heavy blows of the United Kingdom and other countries, not only the Far East gambling group has withdrawn from Europe, but also the three major European gaming companies dare not act too arbitrarily.

In the modern era of football, no bookmaker can control a league or a tournament like the World Cup.

The "Italian Phonegate Incident" that caused a sensation in world football back then was still yesterday.

It can only be said that it is not excluded that the bookmaker will be manipulated in individual games.

Therefore, using money to motivate morale is a legal and reasonable means.

Gary Tuna is right on the point, it's time to stop thinking about swallowing the £50,000 chips.

Then it is a safe way to avoid potential risks.

Bob Reeves agreed with the proposal, but he was still worried that no one would be 100% sure until the last second of the game.

At this time, some people suggested that more risks could be avoided through referees.

Although this method is possible, Bob believes that it must not be used until the last minute.

As mentioned before, referees can only change individual games, and it is very easy to leak the news.

Gehry Tuna also suggested that it was really irretrievable that he could use the buyback method to buy out the betting results in the hands of Pixie and 26 others in advance.

Although it will increase spending, it is a drop in the bucket compared to £250 million, and it is not worth mentioning.

After the meeting, Bob Reeves stood in front of the window, his expression solemn, and he did not forget to curse the eventful reporter at the beginning.

Had it not been for his instigation, would Pixie have been able to bet for £50,000?

"That bastard, what are you going to mess with that female singer?"

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