Before we get stuck into the this week’s good trade, there’s a special mention for all those who bought the New York Giants’ Outright Super Bowl Index at 10 immediately after the side lost their first match of the season at the Washington Redskins. The Super Bowl beckons and you’re guaranteed at least a 60 point profit. And now to a sport of another oval ball: rugby union. The Heineken Cup this year has, like its football equivalent, thrown up a few shocks. Munster qualifying from Pool A wasn't one of them, but perhaps the points total in their final group match at Northampton Saints was. One punter bought Total Match Points at 41 for £125 and must have been confident of a payday when the sides went in 19-19 at the break. An additional 49 points in the second period meant his final P&L for the match read £5750.

It’s fair to say that Sporting Index’s footy desk were bricking it in the build up to the Arsenal/United game after taking a battering on the 10 goals scored in the reverse earlier in the season. Three goals this time round was a lot easier to swallow and it was the turn of Bookings Index sellers to feel a bit of pain. There were several punters who tried to make a quick buck by shorting with five minutes to go with four bookings so far, one punter selling £150 at 48, just after RVP joined Koscielny, Ramsey and Rafael on a yellow. A poor decision that even Stuart Atwell wouldn’t make... maybe. Three late cards for Rosicky, Song and Evra added 30 to the Bookings Index, confirming that old cliché that 'it ain't over 'til the fat lady sings', and leading to a total makeup of 70 and a loss of £3,300. Yellow peril indeed!