£40,000 Delight for Liverpool Fan

Liverpool fan Dave Bushell, from Preston, is £40,000 better off after his December 2004 bet of £500 at 80/1with William Hill for them to lift the Champions League trophy. And Hills now make Liverpool 25/1 to retain the trophy next season, with stakes refunded if they are not permitted to defend it. And Hills offer odds of 4/6 that Steven Gerrard will still be at Liverpool on the first day of next season, 11/10 that he has departed.Hills quoted Liverpool at 50/1 at half time to lift the trophy; 80/1 to draw 3-3 in 90 minutes (a Bradford Hills client staked £100 on the scoreline, winning £8000); and 9/1 to win on a penalty shoot-out.