Manchester United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers 
If there is one word to describe Mick McCarthy, it's ball-less. As far as I am concerned, he is the 21st best manager in the Premier League. The top flight is clearly way out of his league (no pun intended). Every team he has touched since his managerial debut at Millwall has gone down the relegation drain. Granted that he did managed successfully to bring teams thereafter like Sunderland and the current Wolves up to the Premier League, it is only for a couple of season at most before slumping down to the next tier where he belongs.
Mark my words, Wolves will be relegated at the end of this season on his watch, if he gets to keep his job for that long.
I wonder if any remembers him fielding a second-tier team to play against ManUtd last season? How can your own gaffer give up before the kick-off whistle was even blown?
Seriously, what was Eire thinking hiring him to be the national coach during the 2002 World Cup? That is just way over his head. It's like getting an infant to do algebra. Yes, he may be the best thumb sucker at the nursery but to attempt a double quadratic equation? You gotta be kidding me!
Not much to review the opponent here as Wolves has not won at Old Trafford in almost 30 years. They fluked it in 2004 with a 1-0 taiko victory at the Molineux and I don't foresee it ever happen again.
So Rooney has returned as the prodigal son to finally signed a new 5-year contract, after going public the entire week that he wanted out.
Silly boy. Still didn't realise that he kena pwnz by the Sly Fergie. With the new contract in place, Fergie can now offload him for a higher price and dodged the bullet of having to let him go as a free agent next season in 2012. As far as Rooney is concerned, he is no longer in Fergie's master plan. Look out for Fergie shopping for a new striker in transfer windows to come.
Up front today, I am guessing that Fergie may want to experiment with the Macheda-Owen combo up front to see if that would yield an additional striker duo option. Neville should play in this fringe tournament and my focus today is actually on Park who has been pretty shitty recently. Hopefully with more games, he can find his form again.
It is a no-brainer that ManUtd will win this tie and advance to the next round. On the 1X2 front, the odds offered is a mere 1.20. Hence, it is no surprised that on the Asian Handicap front, it's a 1.5 ball advantage in favour of Wolves and a decimal odds of 2.00 for ManUtd to beat it.
Any one taking the bait to bet on Wolves?
Doesn't look like it as 83% of the wagers are punting on the home side to bring in the beer money. I think the other 17% are all Wolves fans who are day dreaming.
Question again is that Fergie doesn't take this tournament seriously enough for us to bet with ease of mind. It is the lowest of the 4 trophies but mind you, had it not been this humble little neglected cup, we would not have any silverware last Team Photo Day.
Had the opponent been any other team, I would advise staying away from this bet as ManUtd isn't really committed to this tournament. However, this is McCarthy's army we are talking about where the white flag is already hoisted high and proudly.
I say go for it and give the 1.5-ball handicap.
JayWalk's 2010/2011 Track Record to-date (29 Sep 2010) : P48-W25-L23
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