FOOTBALL TIPS AND COMMENTS W/E 6th DECEMBER
SATURDAY : CHAMPIONSHIP WIN DOUBLE
1/1 BLACKPOOL WIN v BARNSLEY
&
CARDIFF WIN v PRESTON
ODDS :- APROX JUST UNDER 11/4
PROFIT /LOSS ACCOUNT
All bets :- singles,doubles and trebles to £20.00 stake
AUGUST 2009 £67.00 - Loss
SEPTEMBER 2009 £151 - Profit
OCTOBER 2009 £174 - Loss
NOVEMBER 2009 £66.00 - Profit
SEASON OVERALL - £24.00 DOWN
Last week end seen the end of a winning run and the end of the month. The month ended up in profit after a very shaky start so all in all we will settle for that and head to the Championship in search of a couple of winners this coming Saturday. The Arsenal result was a bad one for us as we really thought they would show Chelsea who were the best team in London and also for that matter in the country as a whole. Well Drogba put an end to that particular line of thought ,at least for the time being. We are convinced however that Arsenal are not down and out just yet.
Up in Scotland it is turning into a see saw between Rangers and Celtic trying to prove not which team is better but which is the most errant and unpredictable in their form. Rangers just seem to go from bad to worse and Celtic are not much better. The difference we think will come at the January sales when Celtic will be able to shop at Matalan or Asda whilst Rangers will have to make do with Poundstretchers. That is if they can find a pound to spend. How are the mighty fallen. A lesson for all who support football, never ever let the heart over ride the head. Just look at Leeds. Will Rangers end up ground sharing with a third division club ? Who knows but it is just possible....... Editor P.P.(Retired)
TAKEN FROM THE GUARDIAN'S FIVER
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800 YEARS AND 90 MINUTES OF OPPRESSION
With half of his native country submerged under water and its economy in ruins, the
Fiver's knobbly stick-waving, green felt hat-wearing, alcoholic Irish cousin Theme
Pub O'Fiver has lots to be worrying about. Needless to say, the Republic O'Ireland's
non-participation in next year's Adidas Coca-Cola Emirates Kia Sony Visa Budweiser
Castrol Continental McDonald's MTN Satyam FNB Neo Africa Prasa Telekom Ultimate
Macari's Traditional Fish And Chips World Cup finals is first and foremost on his
list of concerns.
Younger Fiver readers may not be aware of the fact that the Irish had actually been
given a bye to the World Cup final, only for Thierry Henry to throw a spanner in the
works by picking up the ball in a qualifying play-off, running the length of the
Stade de France pitch and flinging it at William Gallas's head to set up the goal
that earned France a place in South Africa at O'Ireland's expense. The bollix.
Needless to say, the Irish accepted this setback in much the way you'd expect from a
country that prides itself on being the world's friendliest, most laid-back race,
whinging so incessantly about the injustice of it all that they've now been reduced
to the lowly status of Object of Ridicule for Fifa president Sepp Blatter.
"They have asked, very humbly 'Can't we be team No33 at the World Cup?' They have
asked for that, really," giggled Sepp, conjuring up images of poor auld Theme Pub
tugging his forelock, repeatedly shouting the words "turty-tree" and being escorted
out of the dormant volcano that serves as Fifa HQ by the hired muscle. "I will bring
it to the attention of the executive committee but if we do that, we will also have
to bring in Costa Rica," Sepp added, alluding to the offside goal that helped
Uruguay win their play-off against the Costa Ricans, which nobody cares about
because Riverdance wasn't invented in Central America.
In the extremely unlikely event that Fifa decides to pander to O'Ireland's wishes,
the Football Association of Ireland is set to table assorted other completely
reasonable requests, among them a demand that they be allowed to play in January's
African Cup of Nations and be appointed 1961 Double winners instead of Spurs.
"The FAI today confirmed that it attended an hour-and-a-half meeting, at its
request, with Mr Sepp Blatter, President of Fifa, on Friday in Zurich," diddly-ayed
an FAI statement issued earlier today, confirming that the amount of time that the
put-upon Irish have spent under the heel of oppression from assorted overlords now
stretches 90 minutes beyond the usual 800 years.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Those same people will be going cap in hand to them, begging them for interviews in
a few years' time, mark my words. It is so hypocritical" - Lord Ferg has his
1,232,344th pop at journalists, this time for daring to criticise his young players
following United's Big Cup defeat to Besiktas last week.
THE MIGHTY BOOOOO!
Booooo! The Fiver doesn't like you! Booooo! Ha, that'll teach you, you ruffian!
Booooo! You once did something that we find unacceptable or unpleasant! Booooo! Ah,
the Fiver loves a good Booooo! You can keep all your expensive psychotherapy - we'll
just cram all our self-loathing, anger issues and that troubling ongoing Oedipus
complex into a big pulsating ball of "Booooo!" and throw it in the direction of
other tea-time emails. We'll show them. We'll show the all! Booooo!
Hang on, what's that you say Frank Lampard? "I don't think booing ever works." Oh.
"I don't know when people will learn that it's not the way to do it." Er ... "I
think the best thing is to stay quiet, watch the game and cheer on your own team.
Putting all your efforts into just getting someone psyched up to do a good job
against your team is obviously the wrong way to go about it."
Well, like skateboarding, dentistry and adequate personal hygiene, learning lessons
has never been one of the Fiver's strong points. And Lampard's warning also came too
late for Arsenal fans, who yesterday gave Ashley Cole the full treatment,
unwittingly helping the full-back to create two Chelsea goals. One supporter on the
home terraces, though, did choose to forgo the tradition of Booooo! that goes all
the way back to ancient Greece, and instead opted for a very 21st century form of
dissent by lobbing a camera on the pitch.
The FA is looking into it. The incident, that is. Not the camera's viewfinder. It's
not yet clear whether the picture-taking device was aimed at anybody, or if the
perpetrator was simply making a general point about Arsenal's lack of "focus", their
need to "develop" or if they intended to encourage someone to "shoot". If only
they'd been playing Lens, eh? [Booooo! - Fiver Ed]
FIVER LETTERS
"Recipe for Fiver humble pie: one cup swallowing your pride, 250ml admitting you
were completely wrong and, finally, a full fat jug of praise for England's Brave
John Terry. Because even you have to admit he was sensational against Arsenal
yesterday. I'd have EBJT in the trenches over the Fiver any day" - Ben Jones.
"John Terry, British Sporting Hero? And dad of the year 2008?
[http://guardian.chtah.com/a/tBLE-XbAY30QpAe9jDFB-OLQL3V/fvr20] It makes me want to
scream every time I read it. What must they think of him in Glasgow, Cardiff or
Belfast. I bet hero isn't a word that immediately springs to mind" - Martin Kitson.
"Re: the Isle of Wight Ferry (Friday's Fiver). Yehudi Menuhin didn't play the
trumpet, he was a violinist. That's the sort of lazy journalism that will get you a
job working for a humourless daily footb ... oh" - Ben Graham.
"Now I know i'm getting old and nostalgic what with the Fiver mentioning Lotus notes
and that old rascal Paul Jurderizca (what exactly does he have on you lot?) popping
up in the same week. Next thing I may recall is breaking into a guffaw in 2001
whilst reading the Fiver. Happy days" - Ben Fraser.
"Surely on a slow news day a tip of the cap would be in order for the Tullamore
hurling team which triumphed over Birr on their way to taking the County
Championship? And who are facing the biggest challenge of their history, since the
British crown decided that it might be a good idea to send over some locals to sort
out the midlands, when they take on the mighty Ballyhale Shamrocks. To be honest it
is pretty cold outside so perhaps now might be the time to give Tullamore a mention.
Who knows perhaps hell has frozen over?" - David Clavin. [Since this letter was
written, Tullamore defied all expectations by only losing to Ballyhale Shamrocks by
seven points - Fiver Gaelic Games Ed.]
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