Some Stephan Henchoz-esque defending from Rio and some Graham Poll-esque refereeing decisions from Steve Bennett didn't hurt their cause but only the most embittered ABU supporters can deny Man Utd deserved to lift their tenth Premier League crown. However Alex Ferguson wasn't even given a chance to toast his side's success before thoughts were turning to the Champions League final. "If we win the European Cup it has to be the best team. We are bouncing into the final now." The absence of Terry will be a major boost to Ferguson's hopes of a second big cup. Back the Red Devils to do the double with a convincing 3-1 win in Moscow at 22/1 and your cheques won't be bouncing for a while.
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Diop Gun! - FA Cup Final Specials
Although we favour turn of phrase over figures, when the PP Journos read the stat that Papa Bouba Diop had 46 shots in the Premier League this season, none of which resulted in a goal, we got the message loud and clear – "barn door", "banjo" and "multiple aimless wafts." It appears the Pompey midfielder has all the accuracy of a Stephen Ireland death notice, but Harry Redknapp isn't that concerned saying "I am not that concerned. He gives us other things. You ask opponents if they like playing against him. They hate it. Well, not the goalkeepers, they don't mind it." We tagged on the last bit, but it makes sense. Will people target the 5/2 for Diop to have a shot on target during the FA Cup Final as good value?
Papa Bouba Diop Specials Papa Bouba Diop to have a shot on target 5 - 2
Francs For Nothing - Eurovision Song Contest
News that Cliff Richard was robbed of the 1968 title by the unscrupulous dictator Franco has shocked the world. Well we say shocked but surveys show that the crossover of people who have a good knowledge of European history and those who actually care about what happens in the Eurovision is smaller than you'd think. Apparently Franco bribed the judges to vote for his country's song "La, La, La", cheating Sir Cliff of victory with "Congratulations". Franco's efforts did little to quell Cliff’s success with the song, though ironically the playing of "Congratulations" often results in outbursts of "La,La,La...I can't hear you."
Outright Betting Russia 10 - 3 (4.33)
Ireland 8 - 1 (9.00)
UK 50 - 1 (51.00)
Boum Not Bust! - Ligue 1 Betting
In a break with the custom of most of this millennium, the Ligue 1 title hasn't been decided by January and has in fact been stretched out until the final day of the season. Lyon are in the driving seat, but the right sequence of results can see Bordeaux leapfrog them at the most important time of the season. Revealing a sensible attitude that probably explains why he didn't fit in at Newcastle, Les Gones defender, Jean Alain Boumsong says "if we are drawing 0-0 with 10 minutes remaining and in the mean time, Bordeaux are leading, we'll have to play it safe." At over 5/2 for both Lyon and Auxerre to win, is backing the league's top two teams a safe bet? (7.50pm Set.) Lique 1 Coupon
Minority Report! - Motherwell v Rangers
No-one wanted to witness the disgusting scenes that came to pass on Wednesday night in Manchester and in response, Scottish FA chief executive Gordon Smith has condemned "this mindless minority." But that's enough about what happened on the pitch! Ho, ho. With Rangers pioneering a new 10-0-0 formation, their attempts to bore their opponents into defeat seldom looked like working and eventually Zenit broke through Gers' Hadrian's Wall impression. It's back to the quest for the SPL title now with a tricky tie away to Motherwell. With the disappointment of Wednesday still on Rangers' minds, is backing the Well to win @ 9/2 the riot thing to do? 12.30pm Set.
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