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issue 59 posted at 11.00am on 22 February 2008...

This Saturday The Mole is going to embark on his annual "24-hour puntathon" that is Saturday 23rd February. The format for this annual event, which always coincides with The Mole's birthday, goes like this:

Arise 12.30am to Gower and co. for the final ODI between New Zealand and England
08.30 – 10.30 Watch Brumbies v Highlanders in 'new ruled' Super 14 action
10.30 – 12.45 Read entire racing section of the Racing Post, place multi-mules bet
12.45 – 15.00 Birmingham v Arsenal
15.00 – 15.15 15 minutes of Jeff
15.15 – 15.25 Racing Post Chase from Kempton
15.25 – 15.50 Jeff until half-time
15.50 – 17.00 Second half of Wales v Italy (with a bit of Jeff)
17.00 – 20.00 Flick between Ireland v Scotland and Newcastle v Man Utd
20.00 – 22.00 France v England (aka the Brian Moore show)
22.00 – close World Golf Championship Matchplay Day 4

Sunday – no chance.

Yours in sport,
 

You know that a game of cricket had to be good if the ever dour Geoffrey Boycott hails it as a 'compelling' game. The 4th ODI between New Zealand and England in Napier really was something special. One client bought the Total Sixes in the match at 9.8 for £600 thinking that the shorter boundary at McLean Park may mean that the umpires' arms would often be in the air. England were thrust into bat first and responded by posting the third highest one-day score in their history. They scored a massive 10 sixes, with Paul Collingwood the highlight for our man. The captain fired six sixes on his way to the fastest 50 in England's one-day history (all from 24 balls). New Zealand, to the delight of our client, answered with gusto with Jamie How cracking off a superb 139. The Kiwis' top four scored seven sixes in their innings to bring the match total to 17. Amazing last over drama saw England steal a tie to give them hope of a series result in Saturday's finale in Christchurch and those 17 blows to the boundary meant that our man could count himself £4,320 richer.
 

The FA Cup is to Liverpool like burglaries are to their players' houses. They've won it seven times and been runners-up on 11 occasions but this season's competition has not quite gone to plan. One punter will not be happy with the long-term position he placed on the world's most famous domestic cup competition after buying Liverpool on the Outright Index at 59 for £50 three weeks ago (100 points win, 70 points final, 50 points semi, 33 points quarters, 20 points last 16, 10 points last 32). What more could our man want though than a nice home tie against Championship mid-tablers Barnsley? The Tykes came to Anfield in indifferent form and after Ryan Babel set up Dirk Kuyt to put the Reds in front at half time you would have thought something was finally going to plan for under-fire Rafa. But unfortunately for our client, Liverpool could not extend their lead as Barnsley's emergency on-loan keeper Lee Steele had what's commonly know as a 'worldie', stopping almost everything that Liverpool threw at him. Barnsley equalised through Stephen Foster but the Reds still looked like the only winners, but they just could not get the ball in the onion bag. Then came the attack that ruined a thousand accas as captain Brian Howard's low shot sealed an incredible last minute victory which in turn cost our client 1,950 smackeroonies – ouch!
 

FA Cup Who said Fergie doesn't care about the FA Cup? Man Utd cantered to a 4-0 win over title rivals Arsenal and were rewarded with a home Q-Final against Pompey (a team they've beaten 7 times in-a-row at Old Trafford). The Red Devils are up 20 points to 70-73 on our FA Cup Outright Index.

The Oscars Academy Awards, Golden Globes, BAFTAs… Daniel Day Lewis is not unaccustomed to the odd trinket or few and punters reckon he will be adding to his bulging trophy cabinet this Sunday. He's up half a point to 21-22.5 on our Best Actor Index.

Super League It's been a promising start for Harlequins (the rugby league variety). A record home gate for their season opener and then they notched their first win of the campaign at Hull on Sunday. They are down 6 points to 15-18 on our Super League Bottom 3 Index.

 

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...successive games Utd have scored 2+ v N'castle
 
 


...NZ ODI wins in last 11 matches at Jade Stadium
 
 


...avg Scotland points in
last 5 Internationals
 
 


...games since Villa failed to score away from home
 
 


...games since Reading
kept a clean sheet v Villa
 
 


...avg pts in last 3 matches between Eng and France
 
 


...avg TGMs in last 3 games betweeb B'ham and Arsenal
 
 


...avg Chelsea team GMs
in last 3 Cup games v Spurs