SOME WEEKEND PICKS

Finally back to the good stuff.

The main problem is identifying value from so many selections after a few months of nit-picking. Probably it is best not to go in too heavy so early in the season but for tommorrow i cant resist a few punts as theres so much available to us.


Starting with the premiership the first pick that hit me was Blackburn away to Middlesborough. I think Boro will struggle this year, Although Sanli, Aliadiere and Young have joined, Viduka's gone, many are looking for Yakubu and its hard to see where goals will come from, for tomorrow, Woodgate is out injured (big surprise there) and so is Pogetez.
Blackburn are a good battling side and always hard to bet against, they have signed Roque Sants Cruz, ex Bayern star and they conyinue this year with mostly the same pool of players as last year. Simply i can see them scoring tomorrow, Boro i can not. Blackburn are about 2.02 on the asian at bet365 and thats good enough for me. (Caution, still early days) Almost 3 in places for the straight win

I also like West Ham to beat Man city, West Ham have made good signings and will hope to get off to a good start this year and not be in the same trouble they were last year. Expect Bellamy and Ljungberg to play although Faubert and Parker are out.
Sven and Man City have also made good signings and i expect good things of them this year but not this early. They are still trying to bond the team together and it may take a few games before they click. West Ham to get off to a good start for me.

Theres plenty other interesting ties on but no value in taking Chelsea, Arsenal or Man U as singles unless your planing big sums which i dont recommend, Liverpool away is a tricky first tie but at just over evens the pool will attract planty of money, not from me though.
Instead we'll look for a few teams to add up in an acca, Chelsea have injury problems but should still have far too much for Brum , Man U should beat a Kitson less Reading at home. Arsenal have been playing well in pre-season and will be out to prove a point that there is life after Henry, so we'll add them. The final leg in my acca is Hibernian (-1.5 goals), now i know that i tipped Gretna last week but this week they should once again be out of their dept against Hibs, who got off to a good start away to Hearts last week winning 1 - 0.
these 4 pay out a nice 4.2 at bet365 and its worth 1 point.
(Accas like this may be for mugs, but i cant resist this one)


PICKS
Blackburn +0 (2.02 @ bet365) 2 points
West Ham (2.1 @ betdirect) 2 points
Quad acca (Arsenal, Chelsea, Man U, Hibs - 1.5) (4.2 a@bet365) 1 point

Only a 5 point outlay as we try and settle in to the new season, no point in getting carried away just yet