Betting Spy: Irons and Bayern at the double

Grant Prior 14 years ago
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Football weekends don’t get much bigger than this.

London’s finest will battle it out for their rightful place on the biggest stage of all.

While Chelsea have also got a fairly important match over in Germany.

The biggest game financially is of course at Wembley where West Ham take on Blackpool in the promotion play-off with a guaranteed £90m windfall for the winner.

I’m trying really hard to be objective about the game. But this is West Ham. At Wembley.

Last time I was at Wembley was to see Take That so you can understand my excitement – about the play-off not Robbie and Co, I was made to go by my wife and sister, honest.

West Ham are notorious for letting their fans down just as it looks like they are on the brink of success.

But this time the old song should be proved wrong and it will be Blackpool’s dreams that fade and die come five o’clock.

Sam Allardyce has seen his side beat the Tangerines 4-0 and 4-1 this season – with the away win achieved with only ten men and midfielder Henri Lansbury in goal.

Big Sam seems to have finally trusted the team in recent weeks and a less direct style has paid dividends with a decent string of results.

Cardiff were simply brushed-aside in the semis and experienced pros like Kevin Nolan and Matt Taylor should steer the Irons to a win which pays even money with Paddy Power.

That’s fairly slim pickings so let’s double it up with Bayern Munich to beat Chelsea in the Champions League final in a bet which pays a shade over 5/2.

The Blues have enjoyed a heroic campaign so far but suspensions, home advantage and German ruthlessness all point to a Bayern victory.

If things go to plan at Wembley i’ll be cross-eyed come the evening watching the Bayern game wearing a claret and blue afro wig in one of east London’s least salubrious boozers.

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Running Total for all 2012 bets to a £10 stake:   +£144.00

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