Captain's Blog – How the Mighty Have Fallen
Being a Manchester United fan the last two weeks has been painful for this betting blog. The loss at home to Blackburn was like watching a mid-table Championship side with a leaky defence and a stop-start attack. The loss away to Newcastle was just plain embarrassing. I can’t remember watching United play as badly in two games on the trot in the fourteen years I have been a fan. I guess the big question is: can they turn it around?
Four games previous we were watching the Red Devils smash five past Fulham away from home, then bringing Wigan to Old Trafford and subjecting them to the same fate. It has been a quick slide for Sir Alex’s men and, in some people’s opinion, they seem to be all but handing the Premiership to the noisy neighbours. This is the way a lot of people will think but let’s try to take a different angle here.
Now for some gambling advice. Manchester City sit at the top of the pile three points clear of United and are currently best price 1-2. Manchester United have a game in hand on their city rivals and are currently available at 11/4. A good team doesn’t just turn into a bad team over night. Let’s just say for argument’s sake United can win their game in hand; now they are sitting joint top, half way through the season with a team that has never won a Premiership tittle. Quite simply looking at it, the Premiership tittle will be heading to Manchester this year. In my mind over the length of a full season it’s 50/50 which club it ends up with. People running out to to have big bets on City at 1-2 are just mugs. United should no way be 11/4 in a 2 horse race.
I know where my money is going.
Don’t wait to hear me say I told you so…
