REMIND ME ON NOT TO ARGUE WITH BARRY FERGUSON
THURSDAY JANURAY 3RD 2007 AFTERNOON VERSION: REMIND ME ON NOT TO ARGUE WITH BARRY FERGUSON
TODAY'S MUG OF THE DAY AWARD GOES TO DAVID MURRAY RANGERS CHAIRMAN
WELL there we go seven months in and Rangers have called time on their experiment with Paul Le Guen, his crime, not being manager of Celtic really. As our subscribers learned much earlier, Rangers manager Paul Le Guen has left the club by mutual consent.
Chairman David Murray said: "Having met with Paul it was clear that in the interests of the club we agreed jointly to him stepping down as manager."
Le Guen was in charge at Ibrox for just seven months - the shortest reign in the club's history, hardly enough time to learn what the difference between East Stirling and Stirling was let alone overturn a Celtic side with four or five years headstart on them.
What this means for the punters is as yet unclear, but early moves should be made in selling any kind of Rangers bet in Europe. There success in Europe was down to LeGuen's knowledge and tactics, much as any poor performance in Scotland was down to LeGuen not yet knowing the Scottish game. Rangers are now back to square one and Celtic will probably be value for the title this year, next year and every year for the forseeable future until Murray allows someone a chance to build for the longtime future.
BE SURE TO CHECK TOMMORROW FOR THE RUNNERS AND RIDERS FOR THE NEXT RANGERS MANAGERIAL CASUALTY.
TODAY'S TOP SPORTS HEADLINES COURTESY OF BBC.CO.UK/SPORT
Rangers boss Paul Le Guen leaves the club by mutual consent.
Today, 11:56 AM
Dwain Chambers is chosen for an NFL Europe training camp next week as he strives to pursue a different career. Read more…
Wilkinson backs captain Vickery
Today, 11:37 AM
Fly-half Jonny Wilkinson believes England will "thrive" under the leadership of new skipper Phil Vickery.
Today, 11:11 AM
Roma striker Vincenzo Montella joins Fulham on a six-month loan deal.
Clark plays major role
Today, 09:50 AM
'McGrath clone Clark favourite for player of the Ashes series
Today, 09:05 AM
Argentine international Javier Mascherano says he wants to leave West Ham.
Today, 08:58 AM
Shane Warne says sledging from England's fielders fired him up to make 71 and put Australia in control of the fifth Test.
Today, 08:23 AM
England opener Andrew Strauss is declared fine after being hit on the head by a bouncer.
TODAY'S TRANSFERS SO FAR
Jonny Evans [Man Utd - Sunderland] Loan
Richard Barker [Mansfield - Hartlepool] £80,000
Luke Chadwick [Stoke - Norwich] £200,000
David Jones [Man Utd - Derby] £1m-plus
Michael Leary [Luton - Brentford] Loan
Vincenzo Montella [Roma - Fulham] Loan
Glenn Murray [Carlisle - Rochdale] Undisclosed
Nicky Rizzo [MK Dons - Grimsby] Loan
Paul Thirlwell [Derby - Carlisle] Undisclosed
Neal Trotman [Oldham - Halifax] Loan
TRANSFER BRIEFING: Luke Chadwick has already been on loan the anaries but when he returns to full fitness should challenge Croft for the wide spot. Montella will give Fulham more options up front and he will play off the in-form Brian McBride. Richard Baker is a goalscorer who will give real bounce to an already firing Hartlepool, regular readers will already know I tipped them at 17-1 three to four weeks ago and their value has continued to drop as the form has soared. David Jones should add to Derby's midfield the former under 21 international has been very impressive in his loan spell.
TRANSFER GOSSIP
Fulham have accepted an offer for Collins John from an unnamed premiership club.
Glenn Roeder is seeking to strengthen his Newcastle Squad with some more loan signings.
ABC (SPAIN)
Real Madrid are interested in Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo, but the price could be £30million-plus. Only on Wednesday Ronaldo's agent claimed he'd offered the Portuguese winger to Barcelona last season.
GAZZETTA DELLO SPORT (ITALY)
Former Roma and Juventus midfielder Emerson could move from Real Madrid to AC Milan, with Brazilian superstar Kaka eventually moving in the opposite direction.
THE SUN
West Ham are favourites to land Shaun Wright-Phillips from Chelsea and have agreed a fee of £9.8 million - but Blues boss Jose Mourinho has yet to decide whether to sell the winger.
Manchester United have stepped up their interest in Owen Hargreaves and are ready to confirm a £15 million bid after talks with Bayern Munich.
Southampton will offer Gareth Bale the chance to become the highest paid player at the club after turning down a £3 million bid from Spurs and a £5 million offer from Manchester United for the 17 year-old left-back.
Marseille left-back Taye Taiwo is in line for a £1.5 million move to Portsmouth after being recommended by Pompey's Nigerian striker Kanu.
DAILY MIRROR
West Ham want West Brom midfielder Nigel Quashie to replace want-away Argentinian Javier Mascherano - despite the fact the Baggies midfielder has been relegated with FOUR different clubs.
Fulham are close to agreeing a six-month loan deal for Roma's Italian striker Vincenzo Montella.
Blackburn are lining up a double swoop for former midfielder David Dunn from Birmingham and Norwich's Welsh striker Robert Earnshaw.
Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock will make a fresh move for veteran Charlton striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink after Preston insisted top scorer David Nugent is not for sale.
Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp will test the resolve of Bolton by offering £2 million for defender Tal Ben Haim, out of contract at the end of the season.
Everton will offer Rangers outcast Barry Ferguson a six-month loan deal as he looks to have played his last game for the Scottish club.
DAILY EXPRESS
Rafa Beinitez will not receive a huge transfer war chest as part of Liverpool's takeover by Dubai International Capital.
DAILY MAIL
West Ham are lining up a mmove for out-of-favour Tottenham defender Anthony Gardner while Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp will offer the struggling Hammers £3.5 million for midfielder Yossi Benayoun.
Fulhsm manager Chris Coleman is hopeful of beating Newcastle to the signing of Chelsea midfielder Lassana Diarra and also wants to add Southend hitman Freddy Eastwood to his squad.
Aston Villa are ready to offload striker Milan Baros to struggling Spanish side Real Sociedad for £6 million and will look to replace him with Liverpool's Craig Bellamy.
Sheffield United have had an offer for Preston striker David Nugent rebuffed despite meeting North End's £6 million valuation.
DAILY STAR
Chelsea are targeting Bolton's Israeli defender Tal Ben Haim but are refusing to meet the Trotter's £3.5 million price tag.
West Brom defender Chris Perry is being chased by Championship rivals Leeds and Southampton.
Southampton's new board is set for a major bust-up as some members want to keep Gareth Bale while others want to cash in on the teenage full-back.
DAILY RECORD
Rangers and Celtic are expected to step up their interest in Hibs pair Scott Brown and Kevin Thomson in the next 24 hours with midfielder Thomson revealing it felt 'like a dagger through the heart' when he was axed as Easter Road skipper.
Falkirk's Alan Gow held talks with Hibs yesterday before heading to Aberdeen to meet Dons boss Jimmy Calderwood - but the striker is still holding out for a summer move to Rangers.
Rangers owner Sir David Murray pleaded with manager Paul Le Guen to allow Barry Ferguson to train with the side yesterday and not be seen to be freezing the player out while Russian club Zenit St Petersburg, managed by ex-Gers boss Dick Advocaat, have admitted an interest in the Scotland midfielder.
Striker Noel Whelan has left Dunfermline by mutual consent.
SCORES FROM TODAY
ATP Chennai Open, Chennai:
2nd rd:
Stefan Koubek (Aut) bt (7) Paradorn Srichaphan (Tha) 6-1 6-2
(6) Fabrice Santoro (Fra) bt Bjorn Phau (Ger) 6-4 6-2
(1) Rafael Nadal (Spa) bt Karan Rastogi (Ind) 6-4 6-1,
ATP Next Generation Adelaide International, Adelaide:
Round Robin:
Vincent Spadea (USA) bt Evgeny Korolev (Rus) 6-1 7-6 (8-6)
(7) Gilles Simon (Fra) bt Florent Serra (Fra) 6-2 5-7 1-1 ret
Juan Martin Del Potro (Arg) bt (8) Paul-Henri Mathieu (Fra) 7-6 (7-3) 0-6 6-3
Chris Guccione (Aus) bt (6) Arnaud Clement (Fra) 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-5)
(2) Richard Gasquet (Fra) bt Frank Dancevic (Can) 7-5 5-7 6-3
Igor Kunitsyn (Rus) bt (4) Lleyton Hewitt (Aus) 4-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-4
ATP Qatar ExxonMobil Open, Doha:
Quarter-finals:
(2) Ivan Ljubicic (Cro) bt (5) Mikhail Youzhny (Rus) 2-6 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (7-3)
,
WTA ASB Classic, Auckland:
Quarter-finals:
(1) Jelena Jankovic (Ser) bt (7) Eleni Daniilidou (Gre) 6-3 6-4
Camille Pin (Fra) bt Emilie Loit (Fra) 6-3 6-3
(5) Vera Zvonareva (Rus) bt Virginie Razzano (Fra) 7-5 2-0 ret
Jill Craybas (USA) bt Paola Suarez (Arg) 6-3 7-6 (7-4),
WTA Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts, Gold Coast:
Quarter-finals:
Tathiana Garbin (Ita) bt Elena Vesnina (Rus) 7-5 6-2
(5) Shahar Peer (Isr) bt (3) Ana Ivanovic (Ser) 5-7 6-4 6-4
(2) Dinara Safina (Rus) bt Samantha Stosur (Aus) 7-6 (7-4) 6-3
(1) Martina Hingis (Swi) bt Catalina Castano (Col) 6-3 6-1
TONIGHT'S US SPORT
NBA
01:00 Detroit Pistons (1.3) New Orleans Okla City Hornets (3.7: Two teams missing key players but Detroit have the greater depth, should be a low scorer as key scorers Billups (DET) and Paul(NOOKL) are out.
01:30 Dallas Mavericks (1.25) Indiana Pacers (4.9) DAL are missing Stackhouse but who would back against them making it twelve straight wins. Pacers are fully apart from David Jackson but they might need to trade for Superman and Spiderman to help them out tonight.
03:30 Sacramento Kings (1.5) Los Angeles Lakers (2.9) This is an interesting onw with Mihm, Odom and Brown out for the Lakers Kobe must play at MVP level, the Kings have a full bill of health and two wins under their belt.
NHL
00:00 Montreal Canadiens (1.67) Washington Capitals (2.4)
00:00 New York Rangers (1.65) Philadelphia Flyers (4)
00:00 Carolina Hurricanes (1.7) Phoenix Coyotes (3.8)
00:00 Boston Bruins (1.73) Toronto Maple Leafs (2.27)
00:30 New Jersey Devils (1.8) New York Islanders (3.5)
01:00 St Louis Blues (1.8) Chicago Blackhawks (2.15)
01:00 Minnesota Wild (2) Tampa Bay Lightning (3)
02:00 Edmonton Oilers (2.2) Dallas Stars (2.6)
02:00 Calgary Flames (1.7) Florida Panthers (3.8)
03:30 San Jose Sharks (2.25) Detroit Red Wings (2.55)
Got to confess I'm a bit out of touch over the NHL these last few weeks promise I'll catch up in the next few days, in the meanwhile if anyone fancies themselves nhl or nba experts or anything then drop me a line at anothawriter@yahoo.co.uk and I'll let you know all about the exciting opportunites that might await you.
BACK TO REALITY
JUST THE TWO OF US. BBC. WEEKDAYS. 21.00-22.00
Mark Butcher & Sarah Brightman 2.75 2.56
Hannah Waterman & Marti Pellow 4 3.57
John Barden & Jocelyn Brown 4.5 5.5
Luke Bailey & Natasha Hamilton 7.5 7.7
Brendan Cole & Beverley Knight 8 8.4
Julia Bradbury & Tony Christie 21 16.7
The odds on the left are the bookies, the odds on the right Betfair.
Okay things I have to do for you folks, what do you mean I would have watched this anyway? Well good job I am anyway as I can give you some thoughts on betting, it really is a tough one to call. There can be little doubt that vocally Mark and Sarah are the best vocal couple, but when is that a talent show guarantee, Mr Steve Brookstein from X Factor 2004 your honour. In addition Mark has been ill and advised by doctor's not to sing, so 2.75 are difficult odds to get on board with, Hannah and Marti had a great first night and a mare last night so keep a watching brief on them. John and Jocelyn are the chico style entertainers, John has a hideous voice, but there fun to watch and entertaining and that can go a long way.
Luke and Natasha are interesting, they haven't had the best of judges comments, perhaps harshly and if they can win them over they can maybe stay in a bit longer, no doubt they can both sing very well. Brendan and Beverly are okay but neither of whom really warrant huge public support, but Julia and Tony are the interesting couple. Bottom three and worst first time out, last night they were much the best act and with Tony Christie's popularity and Julia continues to believe in her voice 21.0 could be massive.
CELEB BIG BROTHER
Jo OMeara 6 5.7
Ian H Watkins 7 6.3
Dirk Benedict 7 8.4
Leo Sayer 7.5 9
Any other 7.5 8
Cleo Rocos 10 9
Shilpa Shetty 15 14.3
Donny Tourette 21 19.1
Ken Russell 21 20
Danielle Lloyd 21 21
Jermaine Jackson 41 48
Carole Malone 51 62
I haven't had time to see this yet but the odds seem mismatched to me, the history of big brother does not bode well for Jo as favourite, the winners follow threefold, The Entertainer (Jack Dee), The Girl girls releate to (Kate Lawler, Chantelle,) and The goodlooking guy (Pete, Brian). Jo for me should be opposed, she isn't good looking enough to get the guys vote, not entertaining enough toget the floating vote and girls don't relate. H at 7-1 is hideous value seeing as he was once voted one of Britain's top ten hated men. The early buzz is on Leo Sayer but hold for a few days as there are rumours of another suprise entry that might just change the odds.
THAT'S ALL FOR TODAY, BE SURE TO SUBSCRIBE BY MAILING ME at anothawriter@yahoo.co.uk, subscription is free and subscribers get the information a good hour before everyone else, and added bonus stuff, and it costs nothing and we don't sell your email to anyone.
In the meanwhile remember don't get mugged, get muggins.
TODAY'S MUG OF THE DAY AWARD GOES TO DAVID MURRAY RANGERS CHAIRMAN
WELL there we go seven months in and Rangers have called time on their experiment with Paul Le Guen, his crime, not being manager of Celtic really. As our subscribers learned much earlier, Rangers manager Paul Le Guen has left the club by mutual consent.
Chairman David Murray said: "Having met with Paul it was clear that in the interests of the club we agreed jointly to him stepping down as manager."
Le Guen was in charge at Ibrox for just seven months - the shortest reign in the club's history, hardly enough time to learn what the difference between East Stirling and Stirling was let alone overturn a Celtic side with four or five years headstart on them.
What this means for the punters is as yet unclear, but early moves should be made in selling any kind of Rangers bet in Europe. There success in Europe was down to LeGuen's knowledge and tactics, much as any poor performance in Scotland was down to LeGuen not yet knowing the Scottish game. Rangers are now back to square one and Celtic will probably be value for the title this year, next year and every year for the forseeable future until Murray allows someone a chance to build for the longtime future.
BE SURE TO CHECK TOMMORROW FOR THE RUNNERS AND RIDERS FOR THE NEXT RANGERS MANAGERIAL CASUALTY.
TODAY'S TOP SPORTS HEADLINES COURTESY OF BBC.CO.UK/SPORT
Rangers boss Paul Le Guen leaves the club by mutual consent.
Today, 11:56 AM
Dwain Chambers is chosen for an NFL Europe training camp next week as he strives to pursue a different career. Read more…
Wilkinson backs captain Vickery
Today, 11:37 AM
Fly-half Jonny Wilkinson believes England will "thrive" under the leadership of new skipper Phil Vickery.
Today, 11:11 AM
Roma striker Vincenzo Montella joins Fulham on a six-month loan deal.
Clark plays major role
Today, 09:50 AM
'McGrath clone Clark favourite for player of the Ashes series
Today, 09:05 AM
Argentine international Javier Mascherano says he wants to leave West Ham.
Today, 08:58 AM
Shane Warne says sledging from England's fielders fired him up to make 71 and put Australia in control of the fifth Test.
Today, 08:23 AM
England opener Andrew Strauss is declared fine after being hit on the head by a bouncer.
TODAY'S TRANSFERS SO FAR
Jonny Evans [Man Utd - Sunderland] Loan
Richard Barker [Mansfield - Hartlepool] £80,000
Luke Chadwick [Stoke - Norwich] £200,000
David Jones [Man Utd - Derby] £1m-plus
Michael Leary [Luton - Brentford] Loan
Vincenzo Montella [Roma - Fulham] Loan
Glenn Murray [Carlisle - Rochdale] Undisclosed
Nicky Rizzo [MK Dons - Grimsby] Loan
Paul Thirlwell [Derby - Carlisle] Undisclosed
Neal Trotman [Oldham - Halifax] Loan
TRANSFER BRIEFING: Luke Chadwick has already been on loan the anaries but when he returns to full fitness should challenge Croft for the wide spot. Montella will give Fulham more options up front and he will play off the in-form Brian McBride. Richard Baker is a goalscorer who will give real bounce to an already firing Hartlepool, regular readers will already know I tipped them at 17-1 three to four weeks ago and their value has continued to drop as the form has soared. David Jones should add to Derby's midfield the former under 21 international has been very impressive in his loan spell.
TRANSFER GOSSIP
Fulham have accepted an offer for Collins John from an unnamed premiership club.
Glenn Roeder is seeking to strengthen his Newcastle Squad with some more loan signings.
ABC (SPAIN)
Real Madrid are interested in Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo, but the price could be £30million-plus. Only on Wednesday Ronaldo's agent claimed he'd offered the Portuguese winger to Barcelona last season.
GAZZETTA DELLO SPORT (ITALY)
Former Roma and Juventus midfielder Emerson could move from Real Madrid to AC Milan, with Brazilian superstar Kaka eventually moving in the opposite direction.
THE SUN
West Ham are favourites to land Shaun Wright-Phillips from Chelsea and have agreed a fee of £9.8 million - but Blues boss Jose Mourinho has yet to decide whether to sell the winger.
Manchester United have stepped up their interest in Owen Hargreaves and are ready to confirm a £15 million bid after talks with Bayern Munich.
Southampton will offer Gareth Bale the chance to become the highest paid player at the club after turning down a £3 million bid from Spurs and a £5 million offer from Manchester United for the 17 year-old left-back.
Marseille left-back Taye Taiwo is in line for a £1.5 million move to Portsmouth after being recommended by Pompey's Nigerian striker Kanu.
DAILY MIRROR
West Ham want West Brom midfielder Nigel Quashie to replace want-away Argentinian Javier Mascherano - despite the fact the Baggies midfielder has been relegated with FOUR different clubs.
Fulham are close to agreeing a six-month loan deal for Roma's Italian striker Vincenzo Montella.
Blackburn are lining up a double swoop for former midfielder David Dunn from Birmingham and Norwich's Welsh striker Robert Earnshaw.
Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock will make a fresh move for veteran Charlton striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink after Preston insisted top scorer David Nugent is not for sale.
Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp will test the resolve of Bolton by offering £2 million for defender Tal Ben Haim, out of contract at the end of the season.
Everton will offer Rangers outcast Barry Ferguson a six-month loan deal as he looks to have played his last game for the Scottish club.
DAILY EXPRESS
Rafa Beinitez will not receive a huge transfer war chest as part of Liverpool's takeover by Dubai International Capital.
DAILY MAIL
West Ham are lining up a mmove for out-of-favour Tottenham defender Anthony Gardner while Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp will offer the struggling Hammers £3.5 million for midfielder Yossi Benayoun.
Fulhsm manager Chris Coleman is hopeful of beating Newcastle to the signing of Chelsea midfielder Lassana Diarra and also wants to add Southend hitman Freddy Eastwood to his squad.
Aston Villa are ready to offload striker Milan Baros to struggling Spanish side Real Sociedad for £6 million and will look to replace him with Liverpool's Craig Bellamy.
Sheffield United have had an offer for Preston striker David Nugent rebuffed despite meeting North End's £6 million valuation.
DAILY STAR
Chelsea are targeting Bolton's Israeli defender Tal Ben Haim but are refusing to meet the Trotter's £3.5 million price tag.
West Brom defender Chris Perry is being chased by Championship rivals Leeds and Southampton.
Southampton's new board is set for a major bust-up as some members want to keep Gareth Bale while others want to cash in on the teenage full-back.
DAILY RECORD
Rangers and Celtic are expected to step up their interest in Hibs pair Scott Brown and Kevin Thomson in the next 24 hours with midfielder Thomson revealing it felt 'like a dagger through the heart' when he was axed as Easter Road skipper.
Falkirk's Alan Gow held talks with Hibs yesterday before heading to Aberdeen to meet Dons boss Jimmy Calderwood - but the striker is still holding out for a summer move to Rangers.
Rangers owner Sir David Murray pleaded with manager Paul Le Guen to allow Barry Ferguson to train with the side yesterday and not be seen to be freezing the player out while Russian club Zenit St Petersburg, managed by ex-Gers boss Dick Advocaat, have admitted an interest in the Scotland midfielder.
Striker Noel Whelan has left Dunfermline by mutual consent.
SCORES FROM TODAY
ATP Chennai Open, Chennai:
2nd rd:
Stefan Koubek (Aut) bt (7) Paradorn Srichaphan (Tha) 6-1 6-2
(6) Fabrice Santoro (Fra) bt Bjorn Phau (Ger) 6-4 6-2
(1) Rafael Nadal (Spa) bt Karan Rastogi (Ind) 6-4 6-1,
ATP Next Generation Adelaide International, Adelaide:
Round Robin:
Vincent Spadea (USA) bt Evgeny Korolev (Rus) 6-1 7-6 (8-6)
(7) Gilles Simon (Fra) bt Florent Serra (Fra) 6-2 5-7 1-1 ret
Juan Martin Del Potro (Arg) bt (8) Paul-Henri Mathieu (Fra) 7-6 (7-3) 0-6 6-3
Chris Guccione (Aus) bt (6) Arnaud Clement (Fra) 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-5)
(2) Richard Gasquet (Fra) bt Frank Dancevic (Can) 7-5 5-7 6-3
Igor Kunitsyn (Rus) bt (4) Lleyton Hewitt (Aus) 4-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-4
ATP Qatar ExxonMobil Open, Doha:
Quarter-finals:
(2) Ivan Ljubicic (Cro) bt (5) Mikhail Youzhny (Rus) 2-6 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (7-3)
,
WTA ASB Classic, Auckland:
Quarter-finals:
(1) Jelena Jankovic (Ser) bt (7) Eleni Daniilidou (Gre) 6-3 6-4
Camille Pin (Fra) bt Emilie Loit (Fra) 6-3 6-3
(5) Vera Zvonareva (Rus) bt Virginie Razzano (Fra) 7-5 2-0 ret
Jill Craybas (USA) bt Paola Suarez (Arg) 6-3 7-6 (7-4),
WTA Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts, Gold Coast:
Quarter-finals:
Tathiana Garbin (Ita) bt Elena Vesnina (Rus) 7-5 6-2
(5) Shahar Peer (Isr) bt (3) Ana Ivanovic (Ser) 5-7 6-4 6-4
(2) Dinara Safina (Rus) bt Samantha Stosur (Aus) 7-6 (7-4) 6-3
(1) Martina Hingis (Swi) bt Catalina Castano (Col) 6-3 6-1
TONIGHT'S US SPORT
NBA
01:00 Detroit Pistons (1.3) New Orleans Okla City Hornets (3.7: Two teams missing key players but Detroit have the greater depth, should be a low scorer as key scorers Billups (DET) and Paul(NOOKL) are out.
01:30 Dallas Mavericks (1.25) Indiana Pacers (4.9) DAL are missing Stackhouse but who would back against them making it twelve straight wins. Pacers are fully apart from David Jackson but they might need to trade for Superman and Spiderman to help them out tonight.
03:30 Sacramento Kings (1.5) Los Angeles Lakers (2.9) This is an interesting onw with Mihm, Odom and Brown out for the Lakers Kobe must play at MVP level, the Kings have a full bill of health and two wins under their belt.
NHL
00:00 Montreal Canadiens (1.67) Washington Capitals (2.4)
00:00 New York Rangers (1.65) Philadelphia Flyers (4)
00:00 Carolina Hurricanes (1.7) Phoenix Coyotes (3.8)
00:00 Boston Bruins (1.73) Toronto Maple Leafs (2.27)
00:30 New Jersey Devils (1.8) New York Islanders (3.5)
01:00 St Louis Blues (1.8) Chicago Blackhawks (2.15)
01:00 Minnesota Wild (2) Tampa Bay Lightning (3)
02:00 Edmonton Oilers (2.2) Dallas Stars (2.6)
02:00 Calgary Flames (1.7) Florida Panthers (3.8)
03:30 San Jose Sharks (2.25) Detroit Red Wings (2.55)
Got to confess I'm a bit out of touch over the NHL these last few weeks promise I'll catch up in the next few days, in the meanwhile if anyone fancies themselves nhl or nba experts or anything then drop me a line at anothawriter@yahoo.co.uk and I'll let you know all about the exciting opportunites that might await you.
BACK TO REALITY
JUST THE TWO OF US. BBC. WEEKDAYS. 21.00-22.00
Mark Butcher & Sarah Brightman 2.75 2.56
Hannah Waterman & Marti Pellow 4 3.57
John Barden & Jocelyn Brown 4.5 5.5
Luke Bailey & Natasha Hamilton 7.5 7.7
Brendan Cole & Beverley Knight 8 8.4
Julia Bradbury & Tony Christie 21 16.7
The odds on the left are the bookies, the odds on the right Betfair.
Okay things I have to do for you folks, what do you mean I would have watched this anyway? Well good job I am anyway as I can give you some thoughts on betting, it really is a tough one to call. There can be little doubt that vocally Mark and Sarah are the best vocal couple, but when is that a talent show guarantee, Mr Steve Brookstein from X Factor 2004 your honour. In addition Mark has been ill and advised by doctor's not to sing, so 2.75 are difficult odds to get on board with, Hannah and Marti had a great first night and a mare last night so keep a watching brief on them. John and Jocelyn are the chico style entertainers, John has a hideous voice, but there fun to watch and entertaining and that can go a long way.
Luke and Natasha are interesting, they haven't had the best of judges comments, perhaps harshly and if they can win them over they can maybe stay in a bit longer, no doubt they can both sing very well. Brendan and Beverly are okay but neither of whom really warrant huge public support, but Julia and Tony are the interesting couple. Bottom three and worst first time out, last night they were much the best act and with Tony Christie's popularity and Julia continues to believe in her voice 21.0 could be massive.
CELEB BIG BROTHER
Jo OMeara 6 5.7
Ian H Watkins 7 6.3
Dirk Benedict 7 8.4
Leo Sayer 7.5 9
Any other 7.5 8
Cleo Rocos 10 9
Shilpa Shetty 15 14.3
Donny Tourette 21 19.1
Ken Russell 21 20
Danielle Lloyd 21 21
Jermaine Jackson 41 48
Carole Malone 51 62
I haven't had time to see this yet but the odds seem mismatched to me, the history of big brother does not bode well for Jo as favourite, the winners follow threefold, The Entertainer (Jack Dee), The Girl girls releate to (Kate Lawler, Chantelle,) and The goodlooking guy (Pete, Brian). Jo for me should be opposed, she isn't good looking enough to get the guys vote, not entertaining enough toget the floating vote and girls don't relate. H at 7-1 is hideous value seeing as he was once voted one of Britain's top ten hated men. The early buzz is on Leo Sayer but hold for a few days as there are rumours of another suprise entry that might just change the odds.
THAT'S ALL FOR TODAY, BE SURE TO SUBSCRIBE BY MAILING ME at anothawriter@yahoo.co.uk, subscription is free and subscribers get the information a good hour before everyone else, and added bonus stuff, and it costs nothing and we don't sell your email to anyone.
In the meanwhile remember don't get mugged, get muggins.
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