English League: April Fools!

[kompressaur]

Coca-Cola League Championship
01 Apr 19:45 Cardiff v West Brom 6/4 9/4 8/5
01 Apr 19:45 Sheff Wed v Coventry 6/5 9/4 2/1

Coca-Cola League One
01 Apr 19:45 Carlisle v Nottm Forest 10/11 23/10 11/4
01 Apr 19:45 Doncaster v Leeds 6/5 12/5 15/8
01 Apr 19:45 Gillingham v Luton 10/11 12/5 13/5

Coca-Cola League Two
01 Apr 19:45 Barnet v Darlington 13/8 12/5 11/8
01 Apr 19:45 Mansfield v Wrexham 6/5 23/10 2/1
01 Apr 19:45 Rochdale v Bradford 1/1 23/10 12/5
Odds from Bet365

[Winrew]

Carlisle for me...

BBC..
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Carlisle could look to Danny Carlton up front as Scott Dobie is ineligible and Danny Graham (hip) is a major doubt.
The Cumbrians are also still without midfielder Jeff Smith (ankle), striker Joe Garner (knee) and captain Paul Thirlwell (ankle).
Nottingham Forest are without midfielder Kris Commons (thigh), winger Arron Davies (hamstring) and goalkeeper Dimitrios Konstantopoulos (Achilles). James Perch is banned but Brett Ormerod is in contention after a facial injury.

Home record second to none for Carlisle , 16 wins , 1 draw and a solitary defeat not a bad record at all.
Doncaster could be another , they need to keep the pressure on Carlisle.
Leeds seem very hit or miss since Wise left for pastures new..

[MickeyPaul]

Curse you Winrew!! I came in to post about Carlisle but I can't be arsed now. Ehhm, yeah. How can you argue with their stats? That home record is awesome and add to that 0 defeats in 10 (8 wins) with only 4 goals conceded AND a good looking win at Forest not too long ago (I think they were a tad fortunate there but Forest do miss chances - their own fault). 2.15 @ Pinnacle I see OH! Forest only 1 win in 6 and not scoring. They miss chances. Told you.

OH!!! And for lovers of the under 2.5 - last 3 between these sides have been under with Carlise winning the last two 0-1 and 1-0 with the other 0-0 AND!!! Forest under 2.5 in 5 from the last 6 and Carlisle always pretty good for the old under 2.5 being as tight as they are.

If you want something to worry about for this game: Forest won at a tough Northampton recently. Their only win in the last 6. Gulp?

And Cardiff for me look a decent shout @ 3.00's at Betfair (that was last night) - not lost in 5 - 3 good home wins in a row seeing off Hull, Bristol City and a Southampton side who had only lost 1 in 7 and Cardiff still pushing for a playoff place I think.

The Hull and Bristol City victories in particular are pretty impressive and this West Brom team really look to be stumbling along and sweating a bit. They don't scare me. Well, a little. But if they can beat Hull and Bristol City there then they don't need to fear WBA. Confidence fellas. Come on.

Sheffield Wednesday too to edge it perhaps. 1 loss in 9 (West Brom), apparently battling hard and playing well - unlucky not to beat Crystal Palace recently (injury time equaliser) and Brian Laws sounding suitably fired up. Hard fought 0-0 at Coventry recently too and home advantage maybe enough to see them through and level on points with the visitors.

Sorry I'm being so brief but really pushed for time. I'm not reading too much into Coventry's 3-1 win over Plymouth by the way as Paul Sturrock has admitted it was all his stupid fault for messing with his in-form team. You fool!!! Coventry had only scored 5 in 10 before that game if I recall (not 100% but I know they were struggling to score).

One wee thing nagging at me is this on the BBC site:

Sheffield Wednesday manager Brian Laws:
"We want six points without doubt and it would give us a foothold in our survival. "The most important thing is that we don't get beaten".

Hmmm. Still good enough to nick it though I think. And team news is ok as far as I can tell:

Sheffield Wednesday boss Brian Laws is sweating on the fitness of Richard Hinds, who picked up an ankle injury in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Stoke. Laws has no other fresh injury or suspension worries to contend with.

Coventry striker Leon Best remains absent as he completes a two-game ban for collecting 10 bookings this season. Michael Doyle (hernia) and Stephen Hughes (knee) will play despite their injuries so City should field the same side that beat Plymouth on Saturday.

Nice. Coventry having to field injured players huh? Oh - under 2.5 as well. Looks like it may be as tight as the 0-0 in March. More specific? 1-0 home win. 'Owls that for a tip? Haha. 'Ow's that? Geddit?

Anyways. Those are the only games I have looked at so far. I may have another fancy or two. Might keep them secret though.

[MickeyPaul]

Just reading Chris Coleman's (Coventry manager) thoughts on tonight's game and it sounds like we're in for a tight affair. Surely this one is going under 2.5?

"Of late we have been hard to beat and we need to make sure that we continue that because the sooner we get out of trouble, the better. We still have a cloud hanging over us. We had a good win on Saturday and that's us unbeaten in three."

And Coleman says the pressure will be on Wednesday for the game at Hillsborough this evening.

"The Sheffield Wednesday game is a real big match for both clubs. If we came away with three points, it makes the gap that much bigger for us. If Sheffield Wednesday get the points then they close the gap again. We need to make sure we come back with something because a point is not the end of the world.

"Any kind of result away from home is good, especially at the end of the season when times are difficult. Pressure will be great on both teams. It's Sheffield Wednesday's patch and they will want to come to us and win the game so I think a point would be better for us than them at this stage."

Ooooh. What odds for the unders then.... about 1.14? Nope. 1.69 @ Betfair apparently. Hmmm.

[keemanan]

I like Darlo tonight as per my almighty system.

http://www.thedailypunt.com/forum/sy...tml#post497901

[MickeyPaul]

And I like the over 2.5 @ 2.10 bet365

Darlington gone over in the last 4 and Barnet over in the last 5 - 2.10 is good enough for moi. Enjoy.

[MickeyPaul]

Barnet FC Wrexham 3:2
Macclesfield Town Barnet FC 3:0
Barnet FC Lincoln City 5:2
Barnet FC Chester City 3:1
Grimsby Town Barnet FC 4:1

Darlington FC Bradford City 1:3
Darlington FC Morecambe 2:2
Chester City Darlington FC 2:1
Darlington FC Grimsby Town 3:2

[ONEDUNME]

I'm going against Winrew and MickeyPaul and laying Carlisle tonight.

I think Forest will secure their play off place with 8 or 9 points out of the next four games.

Good runs don't go on forever and neither do the bad.

I agree with a tight game though. 1-0 to the Red Dogs maybe?

[MickeyPaul]

Ahh, striker probs all round is it? That would explain it a wee bit:

Barnet have injury doubts over defenders Kenny Gillet (knee) and Ismail Yakubu (groin).
Striker Cliff Akurang and goalkeeper Rob Beckwith remain a fortnight away from a return from hamstring injuries.
Darlington remain without injury-hit strikers Greg Blundell and Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu, while fellow front-man Richie Foran is suspended. Tommy Wright is a fitness doubt and Ryan Valentine picked up another injury in Saturday's 3-1 defeat by Bradford.

I think that's a decent X1 shout there. Forget that. Just gimme goals. From anyone. Good luck.

p.s. I hate you ODM.

[MickeyPaul]

I don't doubt Forest are capable of stealing something tonight ODM but I just cannot argue against what is before me in black and white. Odds against for Carlisle with that record and Forest toiling of late. Ye just cannae say no son. Ye cannae.

[ONEDUNME]

I see the logic Mickey. I definitely see it.

If only football were logical we could all retire to the Bahamas and sip white rum from a virgin's navel.

But it isn't. And that's why some poor bugger will be sobbing in his cocoa tonight and whinging about statistics while I'm scooping up his money from betfair.

[MickeyPaul]

Forest aint scoring - Carlisle aint conceding (7 clean sheets in 9!!! 7!! Of 9!!! Drooool....) errm... Come on, ODM. You need to give me more here. Forget it. I'm expecting another 1-0 victory.


"Carlisle for me too in a tight one. Ooerr."

[ONEDUNME]

Who's that bloke Mickey?

[rcgills]

Originally Posted by MickeyPaul

"Carlisle for me too in a tight one. Ooerr."

[MickeyPaul]

I hope you're not laughing at her excellent tips, gillsy!?! Mmm, her excellent, juicy tips....