Write-up by Gerry McDonnell

Political correctness is an admirable idea. I warmly applaud any college of imagined that helps retain Jim Davidson off the telly.

But whilst the Pc philosophy is sound in concept in actuality, it’s beginning to spiral out of control. My youngest won’t be permitted to compete in his school’s sports day this year, as the headmistress frowns upon the idea of ‘losing’. Even fun occasions like the 3-legged race have been cancelled, for anxiety of offending the McCartneys.

The policy-makers fail to realise the relevance of opposition. If i play ‘I Spy’ with minor Goliath, and I can’t get the reply, I ground him for two weeks. There’s an crucial lesson here, if there are no winners in lifestyle, we may as well all pack up and move to Scotland.

The insanity of Personal computer has also arrived at the catering industry. Some vivid spark determined to alter the identify of a well-liked pudding to ‘Spotted Richard’ in order to ‘protect’ the bashful. There’s nothing at all amusing about ‘Spotted Dick’, but then again, it was my individual fault for meeting up with Ulrika.

Sven Goran Eriksson has been there and carried out that, and I assume the smooth Swede to set up one more good effectiveness away from property. Most bookmakers have Fulham as warm favourites for the visit of Manchester Metropolis, but I make this an each-of-two match. This one particular could truly go possibly way I’ll play the draw at 9/four.

The Personal computer brigade have also demanded that ‘gingerbread men’ are renamed ‘gingerbread people’, to prevent upsetting the sensitive biscuit. Steve Coppell has the gingerest group actually place with each other outside of Ireland I’ll be viewing red if Reading through fail to do the organization towards Wigan at 6/five.

I’m heading to have to check out to adapt to this new Computer atmosphere. Right after all, if you cannot beat ’em, Stan Collymore will eliminate all interest.

Mark Viduka is not fat, he’s merely received great upper entire body strength. Newcastle look a touch massive at 11/10 to see off the Hammers.

Although Arsene Wenger was waxing lyrical over his in-sort group, he utilised the phrase ‘very playerish’. As far as I’m aware, that doesn’t truly exist, like ‘bouncebackability’ or ‘a G-spot’. I can absolutely find 1/six for an Arsenal win more than Derby.

I’m undoubtedly not a philatelist, but i feel that Roy Keane has an extraordinary stamp collection. The 11/ten for a Middlesbrough win around Sunderland sticks out like Alf-Inge Haaland’s knee.

They say that curiosity killed the cat, but I refuse to rule out the McCanns at this stage. I am significantly hunting in to the 13/ten for an Aston Villa win more than Everton.

I fancy Blackburn at 10/eleven to win at residence to Portsmouth. With Bentley, Dunn and Savage in the facet, the Rovers absolutely have the equipment to get the result.

I hope that Pascal Chimbonda wins his race to be match to confront Bolton he was reportedly a tiny bunged up. A Tottenham win is in the bag at eight/five.

Sir Alex has reported Liverpool to the Premier League for allegedly generating an illegal method to Gabriel Heinze. How surprising, someone’s acquiring tapped-up and a Sweaty and a bunch of Scousers are on the scene. I am heading to be all about the one/four for a Liverpool win more than Birmingham.

A run of 3 matches without having a win was enough for Roman Abramovich to sack Jose Mourinho. It would be honest to say that Jose’s eggs have been effectively and genuinely poached almost certainly by Liverpool. Manchester United are now unmissable at five/4 against a shell-shocked Chelsea.

Peter Crouch is reportedly seething as a consequence of turning into a bit-component player at Anfield. 1 might say it really is a scenario of Pc gone mad if a single was a pretentious nause.

My stage of self-assurance in the thirteen/1 accer of Liverpool, Middlesbrough, Tottenham and Manchester United is so large I am going to advocate that we all wager like men. On reflection, possibly we ought to bet like non-certain gender-neutrals.

About the Author

Gerry McDonnell dabbles in football odds compilation, journalism and orphan rescue.