I saw a quote from some journo on Twitter this week that said Blackpool will stay up because there are worse sides in the Premier League. Funny how that quote appeared after their debut performance on Saturday. But what a debut performance it was and what a first-half it must've been for the client who sold Wigan's Supremacy at 0.75 for £2,000. Wigan have got a few issues at the moment but Blackpool are the team that people are predicting will amass the lowest points total in Premier League history! The Tangerine Army were in dreamland as early as the 16th minute as Gary Taylor-Fletcher side footed them into a comfortable lead. Blackpool were firmly in control and doubled their lead on the 38th minute through big Marlon Harewood, the ex-Villa 'striker', thumping in from long-range. Things turned a bit Alice in Wonderland when big Marlon scored again just five minutes later to put Blackpool 3-0 up before half-time. God only knows what lyrical genius Ian Holloway was saying in the dressing room. I'd go with "don’t let this girl get away boys. You've pulled her now take her home and do the business". The business they did, as one-time England keeper Chris Kirkland foolishly let in Alex Baptiste's 75th minute cross to wrap up what could already be the football shock of the season and land our man £9,500.

I had to take a long walk through the streets of Kennington in the early hours of Monday morning just to calm down a little after being on the wrong side of some luck which cost me and many other punters a nice wedge. I know Dustin Johnson's got bottling form (see US Open 2010) but I watched him all week at the incredible Whistling Straights and he played so well. Just three bogeys in his first three rounds had helped put him in to second place, three shots back from the leader. I watched the front nine and the tournament was anyone's. Six or seven players could easily take it = NO BET. Then a feeling came over me, you know, one of those moments when your punting soul tells you who's going to win. "Johnson’s going to do this" it said. He was one away from clubhouse leader Bubba Watson but still had the birdie-able 16th to go. I got on, buying him on the LIVE 20-10-5 Index at 15 for more money than Mrs Mole would care to know about. And what a time to get on as my man birdied 16 to tie then birdied the short 17th after a wonderful iron. I was really on a bet now. The 18th is tough but the major was in my man's hands as he only needed a par to banish the demons and make Mrs Mole's forthcoming holiday to the Basque country a whole lot more enjoyable. As usual Dustin got out the big dog but blocked it right into the galleries into what was classified that week as a bunker. But there was no thought from Johnson, no mention of it by Murray and The Colonel on Sky, just me jumping up and down on the sofa, begging him not to ground the club. He did and I knew he was in trouble but due to the television silence on the matter, I thought I might just get away with it. Johnson missed his putt for par (and what everybody thought, the championship), and he got the biggest fright since the bloke in The Crying Game when he walked into the scorer's hut and picked up a two-shot penalty. Oh well, at least I wasn't on Nick Watney as well!

Football Last week saw how the first Championship fixtures affected the market, now we see how it happens in the big league. Many were unimpressed by Chelsea's pre-season form with an ageing squad, but after the 6-0 domination of World Boxing Association, any pre-season fears were washed away and the Blues jump two points to 41-44 on our Championship Index.

But just as Chelsea asked the question, United answered in a manner that had old Fergie purring. The 3-0 victory over the Geordies means that the Reds are also up two to 41-44. While we've had plenty of non-believers in the other side of Manchester even before Joe Hart kept them in it at White Hart Lane. City have been slotted in a big way and are down two to 21-24.


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The pressure's on Mancini but if he can get them playing like this then the others better watch out. I also found some great golf clips this week. First up is something quite different but absolutely awesome. Second is poor Sergio going Basil Fawlty on a bunker at Whistling Straights.