The Toon, a Loon and a Man on the Moon

My friends, i have a dream.  One day, the great nerds of the world will abandon work on pointless projects such as space exploration, and concentrate on practical ways to improve the World.  Landing a man on the moon may have killed a bit of time in the Sixties, but it hasn’t led to a cure for ginger hair, or assisted man in the ongoing war against the bookies.

With no form to go on, we’ll have to let history guide us to our first bet.  Birmingham City are unbeaten at the Cottage for the last 30 years, which is the only time you’ll see the words ‘Birmingham City’ and ‘30 years’ without the phrase ‘recommended minimum sentence’ in the middle.  The Blues have also outplayed Fulham in the transfer market this summer, 11/5 looks real value.

You can’t get rich backing Chelsea on Sunday, but they must be the cornerstone of any accer this weekend.  Wigan would need more fight than Roy Keane, more luck than Phil Neville and more bottle then Kinga in order to avoid a hammering at the hands of the Champions.  Stan James are offering 10/11 about Chelsea winning by two or more goals, and that’s a definite tempter.

It’s been a strange week for Everton, they’ve signed Phil Neville, took a spanking in a Champions League qualifier and Tim Cahill has extended his contract, maybe two wrongs do make a right.  Wayne Rooney is warming up nicely, it’ll be another defeat for the Toffees.

Conspiracy theory of the week:

The charge of Soccer AM’s Helen Chamberlain to the Poker Million final has been questioned by many cynical viewers.  I have emailed Ladbrokes, asking if they would offer me odds that the whole tournament will prove to be an elaborate Ali G style wind-up show, provisionally entitled ‘The prank on the skank.’  At the time of writing, there has been no reply.