The Good Book

The Premiership is universally touted as the greatest league in the World, yet the football played this season is comparable to sex between old people; exciting for the participants, but the neutral has no real interest.

Out of 54 matches played, we’ve already seen 8t goalless matches.  There’s a couple of ‘paint dryers’ on the coupon this weekend: back ‘No Goalscorer’ in the Everton v Wigan and Middlesbrough v Sunderland matches - you’ll be getting 8/1 about a 5/1 shot.  The football will be dull, but making a tidy profit, now that’s entertainment.

It’s been a mixed week for Wayne Rooney - he won young player of the year, but then UEFA hit him with a two match ban for giving a referee the clap; shares in McDonalds have rocketed as a result.  Expect Rooney to take his anger out on Blackburn, Man U are good things at 1/4.  

Peter ‘Higher than Kate Moss’ Crouch is set for another difficult weekend.  The Liverpool hitman was on the wrong end of an earful from Rio Ferdinand last week, and the ex Villan can expect another battle when he travels to Birmingham.    

Liverpool are yet to win on the road, but as Birmingham have lost every match at home, the omens point to a hard fought away win.  Get on the ‘Pool at evens to win the match thanks to a ‘Crouch potato’.  He’ll chip in with the opener. 

Manchester City hit the woodwork five times last week in a soul destroying 1-0 defeat to Bolton.  Hitting the bar, then a post is nothing new; Jermaine Pennant came up with the idea last season.  Man City will have more bad luck this weekend; get on Newcastle to continue their winning ways at 11/10.