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| Bookies feared £10m FA Cup loss | |
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| Bookmakers can rest easy after fears they would make huge £10m losses if non-league Havant & Waterlooville beat Liverpool in the FA Cup fourth round. | Bookmakers can rest easy after fears they would make huge £10m losses if non-league Havant & Waterlooville beat Liverpool in the FA Cup fourth round. |
| The "Hawks", who are in the Blue Square South conference, are six divisions below the five-time European champions. | The "Hawks", who are in the Blue Square South conference, are six divisions below the five-time European champions. |
| They lost the match 5-2 but led the game twice during the first half. | They lost the match 5-2 but led the game twice during the first half. |
| Odds on the Hawks winning were slashed from 100/1 to 50/1 after thousands of bets were placed on them. | Odds on the Hawks winning were slashed from 100/1 to 50/1 after thousands of bets were placed on them. |
| If they pull it off, bookies will be paying out up to £10m, the biggest payout ever on an FA Cup game Graham SharpeWilliam Hill href="/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7197712.stm">See full match report | |
| Havant's FA Cup journey began against Bognor Regis in September and the Liverpool game was their eighth in the competition. | Havant's FA Cup journey began against Bognor Regis in September and the Liverpool game was their eighth in the competition. |
| About 6,000 fans travelled to Anfield to cheer on the plumbers, plasterers and binmen. | About 6,000 fans travelled to Anfield to cheer on the plumbers, plasterers and binmen. |
| Before the game, William Hill spokesman Graham Sharpe said: "This game has really caught the imagination of the public and, although everyone knows they haven't really got a chance of winning, everyone seems to want a small bet on them just in case. | Before the game, William Hill spokesman Graham Sharpe said: "This game has really caught the imagination of the public and, although everyone knows they haven't really got a chance of winning, everyone seems to want a small bet on them just in case. |
| "We have been taking non-stop bets all morning - from 10p a time to one of £250 and a dozen more three-figure bets. | "We have been taking non-stop bets all morning - from 10p a time to one of £250 and a dozen more three-figure bets. |
| "Bookies know Havant can't win, Liverpool know Havant can't win - but Havant and their fans don't seem to know that and, if they pull it off, bookies will be paying out up to £10m, the biggest payout ever on an FA Cup game." | "Bookies know Havant can't win, Liverpool know Havant can't win - but Havant and their fans don't seem to know that and, if they pull it off, bookies will be paying out up to £10m, the biggest payout ever on an FA Cup game." |
| He said one client had even staked £1,000 at odds of 50/1 that Havant would make it through to the next round. | He said one client had even staked £1,000 at odds of 50/1 that Havant would make it through to the next round. |
| Hills made Liverpool 1/80 favourites to win, with Havant 50/1 and a draw 16/1. Havant were 40/1 to go through. | Hills made Liverpool 1/80 favourites to win, with Havant 50/1 and a draw 16/1. Havant were 40/1 to go through. |