English Premiership
Betting - The Premiership Weekend Wager
Sporting predictions by Chris Clegg - Putting your money where
your mouth is!
Weekend Wager - Get your heads and tails on these!
It appears that JT's tail-wagging is over for now and he's
gone back to the missus, where the only WAG he'll be doing
is her...for now anyway. I'm disappointed in him - he'd
done the 'hard' work with all the others and now he's
back with his tail between his legs. He's a 'tail'
of woe, that lad.
Anyway, on to this week's predictions from me, psychic Clegg
- Mystic Meg's 'nowt to come' on me, tha
knows! Here goes:
Blackcats' Asses havin' a kickin'?
Arsenal entertain Sunderland at The Emirates on Saturday and there
will be no bonus for Brucey et al as my crystal football is showing
that there 'ars'es will be 'havin' a kicking
at the feet of Andre and co, if he's fit again, that is. I
made the mistake of backing him to score first last night against
Porto... my crystal football was on the blink. Big up da Wenger
boys on Sat, ya get me, blads? At least threes up (calm down, JT)
for the reds of London town.
Closer than close at Goodison?
Up in the North West it's red against blue as the devils
of Manchester visit the toffee men of Everton. I feel that this
one will be close, or as Rosie Gaines once sang 'closer than
close'. She always looked as if she'd eaten too much
toffee and United will empathise on Saturday as the toffees will
provide too much resistance for them. 1-1 draw here, methinks, no
scratch that, me knows!
Cheesy Hammers
Back to London now and East Ham, where West Ham play Hull. I like
Ham, usually with branston pickle and always with cheese. The cheese
will be hard on Phil's Brown bread this Saturday as Hull are
hammered into shape by Zola's resurgent boys. The man named
Diamante may flourish in his team's one or two goal victory
and the bubble-blowers will utter a resounding 'Yes'.
Any readers younger than their twenties will wonder what I'm
on about. Tough luck, you shouldn't be so young.
Dogs better than Wolves?
The Chelsea pensioners (it's got to be said that JT looks
at least fifty since all the shenanigans) head to the Midlands to
contend with some wolves. Now, JT knows more than anyone that bitches
bite hard when they are riled. Fortunately for the Blues, Wolves'
bark is bigger than their bite. I fully expect Chelsea to come away
with three points on Saturday with the Drog-dog proving far more
lethal than the Wolves-woosies. Alotti goals for Carlo's lot
this week.
The Crystal football fails
The other game on Saturday is down on the South coast as Pompey
entertain Stoke. Oh dear, my crystal football has just fallen off
the table and smashed into pieces...therefore I'm struggling
to predict this one. Second draw of the day, perhaps? I would ring
Avram for a prediction but he's having a masseuse...I mean
a massage. Respect is Granted to his wife, who says she's
going with him next time. What was I mentioned about threesomes?
Midday Sun-day
It will be fun on the Sunday this week as there are five, yes
five, premiership matches. We start proceedings at Ewood park as
the Lancashire derby between Blackbuuuurn and Booowwwlton takes
place. A midday kick off is to reduce the amount of drunks entering
the ground. Do they not realise that the 12 o clock kick-off simply
gives them less time to sober up from their Saturday night antics?
Moreover, some pubs in the North West are open 24 hours. Expect
a bit of trouble, which will be the most exciting thing taking place.
0-0 on the pitch (the crystal football is fixed).
Not close and no cigar for the Clarets
Burnley travel southwards to the Villa this week and they will
be heading back with no cigar. Villa are doing well at the moment
and will brush their Brummie rival aside as they push for the European
places. Big victory for Gabbi and co. Three or four zip, one predicts.
Harrods' Price
Fulham host Birmingham down at the cottage and both teams are
on good form so expect this to be a good game. Birmingham are best
priced at around 3/1 which is pretty decent to say they've
hardly lost a game in the last ten (I'm afraid I can't
be bothered to look up the actual statistic). 21/20 about Fulham
is Harrods' price - terrible. I'd get on the draw
if I was a betting man (11/5).
A shock
We will finish up in the North West with two matches, the first
of which is at Wigan as the blues take on Houdini's Spurs.
Even Harry would rather disappear than back his team at horrendously
priced evens. Stay clear of that one. You can get Wigan as big as
3/1 which is where the value is in this encounter. The draw is also
tempting if you are contemplating the irrepressible 3 draw treble
but I predict an upset here as Harry's Champions league ambitions
are dirtied.
I've saved the best game of the weekend until last this
week as Liverpool head to Eastlands to face their Champions league-chasing
rivals, Manchester City. After their minor slip up at Stoke on Tuesday
and with the possible return of terrific Tevez from compassionate
leave to the football fray, my crystal football is predicting a
victory for Mancini's men. At 6/4 the blues are great value.
The Scousers won't steal anything this weekend...makes a change.
Wager of the weekend
City to beat Liverpool (6/4), Wigan to whip Spurs (3/1) and Birmingham
to batter Fulham (3/1). £400 for your tenner. WOW! -
wicked old wager!
Three draw treble for dough
Everton (v Man U) at 5/2, Pompey (v Stoke) at 9/4 and Blackburn
(v Bolton) at 23/10. £375 for your Ayrton. Hello you.
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