SEAN GRAHAM PG CUP 2008 - last 16

Squinter’s band of media punters crashed out with a whimper as the boys in the BMG Printroom proved too strong for the pencil-pushers – maybe they too should start getting inspiration from the Daily Star’s Page 3.
Also through are the Glenhill Punters who ousted the Short- Certs after both only grabbed a single winner but the price rule worked in Glenhill’s favour.
Onwards to this week’s challenges and we have those bickering RVH Trans back, but they have changed their name – and their team.
‘RVH Stores’ are still led by Pat ‘the Chief’ Walsh who wants to be known as a porter and not a store layabout.
He brings in stats man Noel ‘the Mexican’ Marley who you can hear from three miles away when he is cheering on his horses in the Springfield Road bookies.
His aces in the hole are Martin ‘Placepot’ Mulhern and Dee ‘Homer’ Thompson who are widely known soccer punters who always back Cliftonville and Aston Villa (check their first two selections).
Chief Walsh really fancies their chances this year and sees the Bru Crew as no challenge, but has warned his team that they could end up on the bru if it all goes wrong at the weekend.
They take on the Bru Crew, a team of civil servants from Andersonstown who are led by big-time punter Decky Sturgeon who certainly knows his stuff when it comes to football betting. The wee man is not blessed when it comes to playing the beautiful game, my ankles can certainly vouch for that one.
Decky brings in the big-hitters after last year’s abrupt end and in come seasoned gambers Richy Galbraith, Paul Keaney and Feilim Eagleson – a team to be feared? We’ll see at the weekend.
RVH STORES SELECTIONS: Aston Villa 5/6, Cliftonville 7/5, MK Dons 5/4, Chelsea 8/15
BRU CREW  SELECTIONS: MK Dons 5/4, Aston Villa 5/6, Ipswich 1/1, Scunthorpe 13/10.
In the second challenge the Whitefort Punters are back and Joe Hughes has rung the changes this year after an early exit last year.
His new-look team this year is made up of a couple of bar staff and a couple of regular punters.
He has recruited bar staff Cricky Mulligan and Joe ‘the Scot’ O'Neill, apparently the only Scotsman who was actually born in Donegal.
Joe’s sidekick as usual is Alec ‘Hell’s Angel’ McAllister and the Whitefort lads expect to upset a few teams this year.
They take on the Coyles Bakery punters which is made of a local punting family.
The team is led by Brian Coyle (Snr) who has recruited sons Brian (Jnr), Patrick and Barry.
“If they want to win a bit of dough this weekend then I urge the PG readers to back our four winners,” a confident Brian told the Guide.
COYLES SELECTIONS: Derby 5/6, Wolves 8/11, Aston Villa 5/6, Birmingham 5/4
WHITEFORT SELECTIONS: MK Dons 5/4, Aston Villa 5/6, Sunderland 11/5, Queen of the South 1/1.
Next Week:
Bright Sparks v The Malones (25 October)
Dairy Farm v Stormont 4 (25 October)
(Team news by 3pm Monday, 20 October and predictions by Tuesday, 21 October – usual rules apply).
Already Qualified: BMG Printers, DVLNI Punters, Glenhill Punters and Chuckers Wipeouts.