BOOKMARK - WEEK 15
AS I'm writing this Michael Scott is still drowning his sorrows in Gran Canaria.
But enough of his pain against Spain because it's back to the bread and butter of domestic football this weekend.
Picking a treble is never easy and surely only a fool would plump for three away wins in the Premiership.
Well let me introduce you to that fool.
And you know what, the more I have studied these fixtures the more confident I am of turning this week's Toals Bookmakers 20 charity bet into just over 151.
Because that's what you'll get if you back Liverpool, Manchester United and Blackburn this weekend.
First up are Liverpool who are priced at 11/10 to win at Newcastle.
I see Big Sam has kindly ruled himself out of the running for the vacant England job. I suppose it saves someone having to tell him to catch himself on and return to reality.
The reality is that Newcastle remain poor at the back and if Portsmouth can hit four at St James' Park then Fernando Torres can enjoy a field day.
That's of course dependent on Rafa actually starting El Nino because not even someone as brave, or foolhardy, as myself would predict his selections with any great confidence.
But for what it's worth I think Torres will start, Liverpool will win and Big Sam will refuse to talk to the Beeb again (wonder if that would have continued had England appointed him).
Despite Arsenal's superb start, Manchester United remain the team to beat in the Premiership and I can see nothing but a win for the Red Devils when they visit Big Sam's old stomping ground at the Reebok for a rare three o'clock kick-off on Saturday afternoon.
United are only priced at 4/9 to batter Bolton but they should be the cornerstone of all weekend accumulators.
To complete the treble I'm going to let you sweat until this weekend's Super Sunday clash which sees Blackburn visit Fulham.
When Sir Alex (another boss who blanks the Beeb) departs Old Trafford - hopefully still having failed to properly conquer Europe - Mark Hughes should be right at the top of the list to replace him.
Sparky's Blackburn are the best side outside the 'Big Four', they're certainly better than Fulham.
And with half the Fulham team only returned from the disappointment of Gran Canaria (and I don't mean bumping into Michael Scott) an away win at generous odds of 6/4 is my pick.
So there you have it, back Liverpool, Man Utd and Blackburn and you'll feel like Santa has come early.
If the bet doesn't come up, look on the bright start. Michael Scott is back next week. OK so there isn't a bright side.
All prices given are a guide only - for a full pricelist visit Toals Bookmakers at Scarva Street, Banbridge, or online at www.toals.co.uk.
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Tuesday 07 February 2012
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