The Joker's Bet Of The Day: Wednesday 25th February

The Joker's bet of the day / The Joker / 25 February 2009 / Leave a Comment

A joke and a tip from the Joker to get your betting day under way...

A few weeks back, just minutes before the Liverpool/Chelsea game kicked off, there was a power cut in my area meaning me and my son couldn't watch the match.

Not wanting to be glum about the situation I started to do my own commentary on the game - all made up of course. "Gerrard, passes to Torres. Torres, beats Terry and shoots low... just wide... unlucky", I screamed. My son soon joined in, "Drogba shoots from distance... tipped over by the keeper... excellent save", he shouted.

This went on for about an hour before my partner pointed out that neither of us had scored. I had to laugh when my son quickly replied, "We both support Middlesbrough, we don't know how to describe a goal!"

ITV have made one of their more bizarre decisions by choosing to screen the Boro v West Ham FA Cup replay tonight, but it should at least afford us the luxury of saving on sleeping tablets in-order to nod off. It will be dull, but Boro's terrific record in cup competitions in recent years suggests they might just scrape this, and my money is on them To Qualify at [1.92].