Bookmakers Spooked by similarities between 1978, 1981 and 2005

Ladbrokes can report that the spooky parallels between 1978, 1981 and 2005 could spark a big gamble now that Liverpool have qualified for the semi-finals of the Champions League. In 1981, Ken and Deirdre married in Coronation Street, Prince Charles got married, a new Dr Who was appointed and Liverpool won the European Cup. There is only one piece of the jigsaw missing for a repeat of these events in 2005. Ladbrokes spokesman Warren Lush said: " Everyone seems to be picking up on what the years have in common, it could well result in a gamble on Liverpool to win the Champions League. Punters like these kind of coincidences, bookmakers don't.""If you had walked into a betting shop in January 1981 and asked for a bet on Prince Charles getting married, Ken and Deirdre marrying on Coronation Street, a new Dr Who being appointed and Liverpool winning the European Cup the odds were 54/1. If you had done the same in January 2005 the combined odds would have been 2447/1."Ladbrokes Odds in January 19811/3 Prince Charles gets MarriedEvens Ken and Deirdre marry on the street3/1 A new Dr Who is appointed7/1 Liverpool win European CupCOMBINED ODDS 54/1Odds in January 20057/1 Prince Charles Gets Married5/1 Ken and Deirdre marry on the street2/1 A new Dr Who is appointed16/1 Liverpool to win Champions LeagueCOMBINED ODDS 2447/1also .....Odds in January 197810/1 Welsh Grand Slam5/1 Liverpool to win European CupCOMBINED ODDS 65/1Odds in January 200520/1 Welsh Grand Slam16/1 Liverpool to win Champions LeagueCOMBINED ODDS 356/1LATEST CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ODDS5/4 Milan6/4 Chelsea11/2 Liverpool7/1 PSVGet a free bet worth fifty pounds from VCBet