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SEAN GRAHAM PG CUP QUARTER FINAL
WE have the last quarter-final of the PG Cup 2009 this weekend with 2007 winners Citybus Duo taking on the battle-hardened BCC LEGAL EAGLES and it looks a tight one to call.
2007 winners the Lisburn Punters now go under the name Citybus Duo, but it’s the same old punters and they easily diposed of the Stewartstown taxi men way back in September to book their last eight spot.
Mark ‘Two Lanes’ Mallon and Eamon ‘Virtual’ McCullough have already made a few visits to the winner’s enclosure in recent weeks and are confident of regaining their betting crown this year.
Mega-punter Mark Mallon told us that he expects a winning quad this weekend just to make sure they claim their semi-final spot and has urged all the busmen on the road to follow their predictions at the weekend if they want Christmas covered.
They take on the betting duo that is the BCC LEGAL EAGLES who are led by Harry Hill lookalike Joe McAuley.
They looked a team to follow after they eased by the hard-to-beat Dairy Farm All-Stars in October He has teamed up with his best mate, who is known only as Mr X, who wishes to remain anonymous due to his wife not agreeing with his favourite pastime.
Joe and his betting buddy are in fine form as well at the minute and are confident of making the final four.
Joe told the PG: “As we work in the City Hall and the Continental Market opens tomorrow, we’re hoping to win a few quid for kangaroo burgers next week.”
I heard they were bouncing, mate.
CITYBUS DUO: Spurs 4/9, Leicester 4/6, Burton 10/11, Fulham (draw) 12/5
BCC LEGAL EAGLES: Liverpool (draw) 12/5, Aston Villa 5/4, Watford 4/5, QPR 11/8.
Next week folks we have our first semi-final with the favourites Boucher Bankers taking 2007 winners the DVLNI punters.
Semi-Final Draw: Saturday 28th November: BOUCHER BANKERS v DVLNI. Saturday 5th December CITYBUS DUO /BCC LEGAL EAGLES v BOMBARDIER HOTSHOTS.
lads another tip will be phoned in lunchtime today.i will post it here.
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ReplyDeleteANOTHER cracking weekend of top-notch racing ahead. We got our National Hunt season off and running last week when we put up TRANQUIL SEA for the Paddy Power and he hosed up at 11/2, so hopefully another winner or three at the weekend and we start our weekend review at Haydock.
BETFAIR CHASE: 2.55 Saturday, Haydock
We have the return of dual Gold Cup winner Kauto Star in this one and the champion gets a 10/11 quote with Sean Grahams and is the one to beat, but there is better value in the race in my opinon.
I just don’t think that the horses in the Paul Nicholls yard are firing on all cyclinders on their seasonal debuts, with Master Minded a prime example last Sunday.
We put last season's Welsh National and Punchestown Gold Cup winner Notre Pere up for the JNwine.com Champion Chase at Down Royal earlier this month and he had an uncharacteristic fall in that so we are gong to take a chance on another Irish invader in England this week. Trainer Jim Dreaper is upbeat about his chances and the ground will be right up his street so the 3/1 on offer looks better value. Of the each-way hopes in the race IMPERIAL COMMANDER is a consistent sort and could run into a place here at double figures.
Sean Graham bet: Kauto Star 10/11, Notre Pere 7/2, Madison Du Berlais 5, Imperial Commander 10, Barbers Shop 12, Tidal Bay 14, Halcyon Genelardais 25, Nacarat 25, Albertas Run 33, Nozic 33, Rambling Minister 33, Seymour Weld 100, The Sawyer 100.
Coral Ascot Hurdle : 2.35 Saturday, Ascot
We have the return of Triumph Hurdle winner ZAYNAR at Ascot on Saturday and if things go right this unbeaten gelding could be aimed at the Champion Hurdle, which looks a wide-open affair, so a good run by the Nicky Henderson horse could see him enter the caculations for March and he has been backed into 5/2 midweek.
It’s a top class race for this Grade 2 contest and MR THRILLER looks to have a great chance after his Chepstow romp and the David Pipe horse gets a generous 9/2 quote; that’s where we are pinning our hopes at the weekend with the 2 mile 3 furlong trip right up his street.
Becher Handicap Chase : 3.45 Sunday, Aintree
Grand National fences at this time of year? I’m afraid so, with the listed totesport.com Becher Handicap Chase at Aintree on Sunday. The testing 3 mile 2 furlong trip might give us a few clues on next April’s big race. We like IRISH RAPTOR who won the John Smith's Topham Chase in April over these very same fences and if his jumping is spot-on then he is sure to be a big player on Sunday. He gets a 9/1 early-week price from Grahams.
Troytown Chase : 2.35 Sunday, Navan
Also on Sunday we have the highly competitive Troytown Chase at Navan which as usual is a wide-open affair, and we like the look of two horses in it.
PADDY PUB is trained by Kieran Purcell and looks a chaser to keep an eye on this season. He romped up at Limerick and he could well run a big race at Navan on Sunday – and at a good price too.
Operation Houdini warmed up for this with a win over hurdles at Limerick and he will be a big player in this race; in fact, he could well go off the jolly.
Soccer Selections:-
ReplyDeleteThe Punters Guide continues to deliver knock-out blows to local bookmakers after yet again delivering a devastating 18/1 quad at the weekend.
In fact there was a punter who took Sean Grahams for a few quid when he put £100 on the winning quad, so that’s Christmas paid for for that particular punter but other bookmakers were hit with bets ranging from £2 to £30, so hefty losses thanks to the PG, but I’m sure they made it up in other bets. If rumours from Canary Wharf are to believed, then Mirror betting pundit Derek McGovern is now a fan of the PG after yet another winning weekend.
PG QUAD
Right folks, let’s move on to the nitty-gritty of the weekend betting action and we start with the big live game at Saturday lunchtime and what a game it is for Rafa Benitez and his Liverpool team as the pressure mounts at Anfield where they take on big-spending Man City.
The Reds currently occupy seventh position in the Premiership, a massive eleven points behind leaders Chelsea and rumour has it that Ronnie O’Sullivan has been lined up to take over when Rafa goes as the faltering Liverpool now need snookers to win the league.
The form guide does not lie folks, and since Liverpool easily beat champions Man Utd way back on the 25th of October, the Reds have lost two and drawn two, and if Rafa’s side does not win on Saturday then I can’t see him being Liverpool manager come Sunday.
In saying that, every time this guy is under pressure he produces the goods and we think LIVERPOOL (1/1) will beat leaky Man City at the weekend to start our quad rolling.
Burnley claimed a battling point at Man City in their last league game and Owen Coyle will hope they carry that form into Saturday’s game against Aston Villa.
Martin O’Neill has his team playing well – they beat Bolton 5-1 in their last game to move up to fifth in the Premiership and we think that another three points for O’Neill’s ASTON VILLA (5/4) side, and so they are our second team down.
IPSWICH (1/1) are at last up and running and we think Roy Keane’s Tractor Boys can continue the turnaround with a win over Sheffield Wednesday who usually lose heavily on their travels.
WATFORD (4/5) are a completely different team at home and in their last two home league games they have won 4-1 and 2-0, and we think they will add to that with a win over Scunthorpe who have lost their last four.
PG XXX
Moving on to our draw treble and we start in the SPL and at Fir Park where fifth-placed MOTHERWELL entertain the team below them, ABERDEEN. This looks a very tight game to call so the draw looks the stand-out suggestion at 11/5.
It’s down to League 2 for our next draw and we are backing in-form NORWICH to grab a point at SOUTHAMPTON.
Hopefully a few pounds banked as we move on to the Sunday to find our final ‘X’ and we are taking BLACKBURN to take a point at the Reebok against a leaky BOLTON side.
PG FIVEHIT
On to the weekend Fivehit and we start with in-form ARSENAL (4/7) to continue their great form and win at Sunderland. NOTTS COUNTY (8/13) are hard to beat at home and can grab three points at the expense of Aldershot.
HUDDERSFIELD (8/13) hit six last week and can follow up this week with another win at home to Hartlepool.
BURTON (4/5) are hard to beat at home and can take all points against Hereford, and staying in the same division, we have opted for BRADFORD (4/5) to win at home to Accrington Stanley
MAN CITY TO PUT THE FINAL NAIL IN LIVERPOOLS COFFIN TOMORROW
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FIFA have dashed the Republic of Ireland's hopes of replaying their World Cup qualifying play-off with France.
ReplyDeleteThe world governing body ruled that the result cannot be changed and the match cannot be replayed.
FIFA said in a statement: "FIFA has today 20 November 2009 replied to the request made by the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) to replay the 2010 FIFA World Cup play-off match held on 18 November 2009 between France and the Republic of Ireland in Paris.
"In the reply, FIFA states that the result of the match cannot be changed and the match cannot be replayed. As is clearly mentioned in the Laws of the Game, during matches, decisions are taken by the referee and these decisions are final."
The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) had formally requested a replay after Thierry Henry's clear handball in the build-up to William Gallas' decisive goal.
The announcement was not a surprise - a senior source at the world governing body had said they would have no option but to reject the demand.
The FIFA source told Press Association Sport: "There is no way the game can replayed.
"To do so would cause absolute chaos for football. If it was replayed then every match in the future would also be subject to these calls for a replay any time a referee misses an incident.
"FIFA's rules are absolutely clear. Law 5 states that a referee's decision on points of fact are final. That is the end of it. You cannot replay the match on this basis.
"You have to have a rule that says the referee's judgement is always right."
The wording of Law 5 of the Laws of the Game states: "The decisions of the referee regarding facts connected with play, including whether or not a goal is scored and the result of the match, are final. The referee may only change a decision on realising that it is incorrect or, at his discretion, on the advice of an assistant referee or the fourth official, provided that he has not restarted play or terminated the match."
The FAI had claimed there was a precedent because FIFA ordered Uzbekistan to replay Bahrain in 2006 World Cup qualifier after the referee made a "technical error" after a penalty had been awarded.
However, in that instance, the referee was guilty of wrongly applying the rules rather than missing an offence - he awarded an indirect free-kick against Uzbekistan when one of their players encroached on the Bahrain penalty area as the Uzbeks successfully converted a penalty. The correct interpretation would have been to order the penalty to be retaken.
Henry's handball would almost certainly have been spotted by an the extra assistant referee behind each goal-line - the system that is the brainchild of UEFA president Michel Platini that is being trialled in this season's Europa League.
Former Republic of Ireland midfielder Ray Houghton admitted he did not expect FIFA to order a replay as they are governed by the rules but he appealed to the French Football Federation to play the Irish again.
"I really feel it is up to the French Football Federation," he told Sky Sports News.
"If they are unhappy with the way they have qualified then they should ask for a replay. You don't want people going to the World Cup on the back of conning the referee or the officials.
"Surely for the sake of fair play, it should be replayed."
And Houghton called for FIFA president Sepp Blatter to make a public statement on the decision by football's world governing body.
"Where is Sepp Blatter? Why hasn't he come out and stood up and told everyone how it is.
"He's very good at telling other countries how to run their game. It really needed the top man to come out and tell the footballing public why they have made this decision."
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just got the call
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FAIRMILE 8.50 WOLVERHAMPTON TONIGHT
12/1 early price
good luck.
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Thanks for last weeks nap,will have a few quid of winnings on that
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HEARD FAIRMILE MENTIONED ON ATR TODAY A FEW TIMES.
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come on the chelsea
any fancies for tonights football PG
ReplyDeletebet of the week is pool tonight
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hopefully pool do win tonight,as long as lyon do not win will be a good day for english football
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COME ON THE POOL
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LYON - DRAW
BARCA
pays around 45/1
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sam
Just missed out last night:
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EVERTON
PORTO DRAW
AC MILAN
A MADRID
pays around 28/1
where are all the scousers
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where are the Mancs?
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sitting second in the league and qualified for champions league you wooden one!
ReplyDeletekeep the red flag flying high
everton pool
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madrid barca
£10 3 draws pays £375
we are top of the league and won our group you dopey manc
ReplyDeleteleague will be won in early march this year we play the only danger this weekend and a point will do us
Crusaders have a better defence than Utd
Rustu
Rustu,how did you guys go in the league the previous 3 seasons?
ReplyDeleteremember the african nations cup this year?
come back when you win the european cup
P.F.
if you are going to talk history how did we go in the two before that it's all about now and the present don't live in the past it's all about this season and who's looking and playing well and you know something we are on the bridle while the rest are whipping
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ok rustu
ReplyDeletehow many leagues have you won?
how many european cups have you won?
how many f.a cups have you won?
and if you want to talk about current
or present...who is the current league champions?
read your history chelski boy
p.s... as the previous blogger said,come back to us when you have won the european cup,until then chelski are still a small club! FACT!
suchabacko'em
another chelsea fan? jesus they are fairly coming outta nowhere. Never knew one person, not one, who ever supported chelsea when i was a boy and now an adult. They,re worse than the utd ones from 15yr ago
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I played for Chelsea as a schoolboy, so yes my heart is with them and I remember at the end of the 80s when Utd where the laughing stock of british football yes british football - you so called Irish bloggers who don't like us for invading your country and stealing your women - why do u not support Celtic or Linfield or Derry???????????
ReplyDeleteI could turn round and say I support Real Madrid and wipe the floor with you Mancs - come back to me early March and we will talk 'current'
Rustu
Rustu; I dont know how to say this without offending but i think your telling lies
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RUSTU....WHEN YOU WAKE UP,CALL INTO OLD TRAFFORD OR ANFIELD TROPHY ROOM ANYDAY.you will see real trophies...
ReplyDeleteWin the european cup and come back to us
mackers
Kieran Sloan/ Rustu whoever you are!
ReplyDeletewind your neck in and get a few papers printed
and im not on here claiming anything
i guess wel just see who is sitting top at the end of the year
no trophies are won on blogs on the computer mate
good luck!
keep the red flag flying high
Kieran Sloan/ Rustu whoever you are!
ReplyDeletewind your neck in and get a few papers printed
and im not on here claiming anything
i guess wel just see who is sitting top at the end of the year
no trophies are won on blogs on the computer mate
good luck!
keep the red flag flying high
who the f**K is kieran sloan??
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Kieran Sloan is also known as Clint Thrust
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