Cup final Saturday
Cup final day. I don’t often get to see these: for years I always had cricket matches on Saturdays, and then I sort of lost interest in the whole thing. But this year, being at New Wembley, it’s back on the radar. I was initially down about a Man Utd v Chelsea final, preferring the excitement of a wild-card team in there, but now the day’s here somehow the matchup *does* seem appropriate.
We have past form on cup final betting too. My girlfriend, Hady, once won £75 by forecasting that Arsenal would beat Newcastle 2-1 with an Overmars opener, for instance, and missed out on huge winnings by a whisker in that England game where Paul Scholes scored a hat-trick (or did he?). Anyway, she’s good at this. I’m worried today though: I’m just off to Ladbrokes and asked for her tip. 2-1 Liverpool, she says, not looking up from the sewing machine (cushion construction is underway). Not so fast with the laughter though. This girl has talent for stab in the dark gambling, so I’ll be sure to back Liverpool to win 2-1 on Wednesday.
Tribalfootball and nobody else is saying that Bolton are in for Michael Brown at £3million. First, who or what is Tribalfootball? Second, how do they know this? Third, will it happen? Could do couldn’t it? Shades of McLaren and Beckham, new regime means shifting out the heavyweights of the old regime. But if Brown does go it won’t be now, surely? Sanchez needs to know that he can replace his main players before he sells them, so even if this is true, surely he’ll tell Sammy Lee to hold his horses for a few weeks. My take anyway, and that’s assuming it’s not just a made up rumour, which it very well could be.
Right, off I go. Enjoy the day.
