Neil

:lol: Brilliant stuff.

Oh and also... Everton to win 1-0, 2-0 or 2-1 @ 15/8. Think that's again very decent value. If we're going to win, it's overwhelmingly likely going to be one of those scores.

Couldn't have really been more of a penalty.

Currently have about £50 in my Skybet account - very tempted to stick it all on Messi and Ronaldo both to score tomorrow. 5/2. Had a quick look into it (beyond the fact they're both obviously mint and you'd never back them not to score), and in the last 3 El Clasicos, both have scored. Think I'll be having a bit of that. If it doesn't come off, it doesn't, but I think it represents very decent value. The one fear is Mourinho goes ultra defensive and looks for a 1-0 but even then, I think Real Madrid aren't good enough to shut Barca out. Only other thing is a very unlucky injury picked up during the game but that's very unlikely. Don't think either that there's any danger of both teams not taking this seriously. Expecting very strong teams. Will wait until they're announced just to make sure there aren't any big surprises.

Can imagine that being a strangely infuriating match for you all to watch. Seen it in a lot of games under Moyes where we play well first half, are comfortable, but for some reason think the way to win from there is to sit back. It's a completely void tactic, unless you have excellent organisation and good players all performing their job. The mentality generally though I don't agree with, it's a stone-age philosophy as far as I'm concerned - "more players back = we won't concede". Rubbish. Sissoko, as most would have guessed, looks like a ridiculously good deal for you. Cabaye again impressed and I thought Gouffran had a decent first outing. Those substitutions, well, I'll leave you guys to pick them apart. They were truly... ...but nonetheless, a great result.

Not a big profit but profit regardless. Had a small cover bet on the BTTS bet once 3 of the 4 goals had gone in after about 55 minutes so at least got something from that. (Watford, the league's best defence, couldn't muster a goal against Bristol City, the league's worst defence.)

Catchy.

Fer transfer stalled.

Wigan back from 2-0 to 2-2.

Don't think he's been that bad. Becoming a tough game to officiate currently.

I'd hate to be a wimp and win a couple of hundred quid.

Here's a mental idea...wait for the teams to come out. Pff I bet for fun not like these mad fkers £5 a week tops unless I win a little to rebet as the £9 I won yesterday. Anyway got free £10 get of skybet so stuck it on 3-0 Toon Cisse FGS 110/1 Blimey, come on Skirge! If it's 3-0 after 80+ mins, please, please lay.

Cabaye.

So, still think you won't finish in the top half then? Absolute world of difference between the teams here. Only question is how much it's due to Villa's awfulness.

Yeah, that was wankworthy.

Good start.

Aguero anytime. Cabaye anytime. Fletcher to score in a Sunderland win. BTTS in Stoke-Wigan and Bristol City-Watford. Mainly financed through free bets. Come on.

Guzan, Vlaar [c], Clark, Bennett, Baker, Lowton, Westwood, Bannan, N’Zogbia, Benteke, Bent.

The flood of abuse Pardew receives for not starting Marveaux when it turns out he got injured.

Wait, is that meaning you think I've put money on you lot? Pfft, I think everything points to you NOT winning. If you don't win then you've all fucked yourselves over.

Everton -1 for tomorrow.

You would think we'd just signed a load of French players or something. And we're signing a Dutch player and getting some flat pack furniture from Ikea for the reception area - you don't see me putting money on us.

Not just you to win but a load of bets on, in some form, you winning by 2 goals or more.

Interesting optimism in this thread.

I'm not sure what's riskier. The way I've gone - having a variety of relatively decent players from all sorts of clubs (no Man City or Man Utd players, only Cole from Chelsea), or just spending big on 3 or 4 big hitters and making up the rest with shite. Pretty pleased with generally how my team is, it's just that nagging feeling of "who's the star player?" especially when Suarez is, as he is this GW, in a hard fixture where points for him are more a bonus than a sure-fire expectation. Defoe, the wanker, was in great form before I picked him, don't think he's scored for me yet. Don't want to get rid yet though. Fellaini hasn't been in great form recently, but the morons who do the bonus points tend to think "oh, it's Fellaini, give him some bonus points." Currently: Begovic; Gibbs, Cole, Davies, Cameron; Lennon, Walters, Fellaini, Walcott; Suarez, Defoe Subs: Guzan, Snodgrass, Lambert, Harte. Definitely looking at bringing in an NUFC player soon as there's no doubt in my mind you'll pick up, and I'd like to capitalise on that. Guess we'll see how the new signings get going. Ben Arfa is a fairly obvious shout once he's fit.