Super Saturday

At tea-time this evening Wembley will be rocking to a mancunian chorus (if they have managed to avoid the road closures & train delays) as Man Utd take on City in the FA cup semi-final. While Man Utd are without Rooney due to suspension, City are without Tevez through injury and that is some major loss. If you take away his 19 goals in all competitions their next highest scorer is Balotelli on only 6. With Man Utd failing to score only 3 times all season, you have to worry for a City team that may be overawed by the occasion. So I suggest you grab the 11/10 for a United win which is currently available at Betfred & Victor Chandler.

In the Premier League a basement battle and a half will take place at Blackpool where they entertain bottom of the table Wigan. As regular readers will know, Blackpool are a godsend when it comes to the goals market with 94% of their home matches going over 2.5 goals. Bet365 have this priced at 4/6 and that is well worth as nibble. However Wigan have had a really tough run of fixtures this last month yet only Man Utd have scored more than one goal against them so a Wigan win, best priced 2/1 with Victor Chandler may be worth a shout, especially when you consider Blackpool have only won 1 of their last 12 matches.

In the Blue Square Premier, Bottom club Eastbourne face relegation unless they can gain a victory against fourth placed Kidderminster. Eastbourne have conceded a massive 97 goals this season and I expect that figure to go close to the magic 100 mark by 5pm today with Kiddie pushing for promotion. A Kidderminster win is a best priced 4/6 with Boylesports and that is a steal.

Finally on to 'El Classico', Real Madrid v Barcelona, the most entertaining team on the planet facing the self styled special one. Barcelona, who are 8 points clear of their rivals at the top of La Liga, can all but seal the title with a victory here. They are looking to do the double over Madrid for the third successive season and even though the Madristas will be out to avenge the 5-0 drubbing they received earlier in the season, you have to fancy Messi et al securing the points. They are a best priced 6/4 with Betfred for the victory but can also be backed at 4/5 'draw no bet' with the same firm.

One interesting stat is that Messi has never scored against a team managed by Mourinho - fancy him breaking his duck? Boylesports go 11/8 he scores at anytime, its odds on at other bookies. Ronaldo has never scored against Barca either and with that pair heading the scoring charts one oif them may break their duck this evening.

Finally if you read this in time grab the 23/20 Victor Chandler are offering on Motherwell beating St Johnstone at 12:45pm today, Motherwell, unbeaten in 4 matches, should overcome a St Johnstone side on a downward spiral with ease.

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Blackpool v Cardiff Preview

Well its the £80 million match on Saturday afternoon when the minnows of Blackpool take on the not so mighty Cardiff in the Championship Play Off Final at Wembley.

There's no doubt about the neutral's favourite in the Championship play-off final and it's Blackpool all the way. They've got nice Tangerine shirts, a big beach and the madcap manager that is Ian Holloway. But you can't help feel that while Holloway's achievement at Bloomfield Road has been rightly lauded, the luminous glow of the Tangerine fairytale has blinded many to the success of the Bluebirds.

Premier League fans rub their hands at the prospect of Blackpool away offering a day out at the beach, but Cardiff's attractions shouldn't be overlooked, Charlotte Church anyone?

Anyway back to the footie and while my heart says Blackpool & my head says Cardiff, I'm opting to sit on the fence with this one and plump for a draw. Both matches so far this season have ended 1-1 and with so much at stake I think a draw after 90 mins is worth a punt.

It is a best price 12/5 with Betfred Sports who will also match your bet up to £50 if you are a new customer. Another 1-1 draw is priced at 11/2.

The first goalscorer is a tricky one to predict as Cardiff have goals spread throughout the side with Chopra, Whittingham & Bothroyd all hitting double figures this term. However a lively outsider could be midfielder Chris Burke who has 9 goals this season, with 5 of those being the opening goal.

He is a tempting 12/1 with Blue Sq and is surely worth a little wager.

As for Blackpool you can look no further than their pocket rocket Charlie Adam who has 16 goals to date, with 8 of those opening the scoring. He takes direct free kicks & penalties too so he's well worth following at 8/1 with Stan James

Predictions

Draw at 12/5 with Betfred Sports

Charlie Adam first/last goalscorer at 8/1 with Stan James

Chris Burke first/last goalscorer at 12/1 with BlueSq

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One Came In

Well the 4-1 that was offered for a Blackpool victory over Nottm' Forest last night paid for my takeaway, which was nice. Its just a shame that Charlie Adams didn't get his usual goal against Forest as the double would have been nice but hey... Thats life.

Well done Blackpool anyhow, enjoy your day out at Wembley, and don't right them off either. They were one of only four teams to beat Newcastle in the league and have beaten Nottm' Forest four times out of four this season.



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