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BACK LIVERPOOL'S PETER CROUCH TO BE TOP SCORER IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 12.5-1 Odds quoted are from Betfair Another set of Champions League first legs gone by, and still no value in the outright market. Yes, Chelsea are tempting at 11-2 with Liverpool awaiting in the semis, but surely a polished Valencia with a home leg to come are moreso at 7-1? None of this will concern you of course. As a regular reader you'll have noted our advice some weeks back that 2005 champions Liverpool were amazingly long odds for the competition before their tie with Barcelona and would have backed them at 27-1 or better on the exchanges. Laying them at 3-1 will now guarantee a profit should you not, for whatever reason, trust them to finish the job. If that particular boat has been missed, then look no further than the not inconsiderable frame of Peter Crouch (right). The big man has scored "ve goals in this competition so far, leaving him two behind Milan's Kaka. With an effective dead rubber coming on Wednesday and an all-but-guaranteed place in the semis upcoming, a striker who has managed four goals in his last two outings is huge odds to overtake those ahead of him in the top scorer list. The high street will only offer 4-1, making Betfair's tall quote of 12.5-1 irresistible.
BACK LIMERICK TO BEAT CORK IN NFL DIVISION 1A THIS AFTERNOON 11-4 Odds quoted are from Paddy Power With Fermanagh letting the trap door hit their arse repeatedly on their way out of top-flight football, these two counties battle it out today, trying to avoid the ignominy of playing Division 3 football next season. The bookies have priced it up as a likely Cork win, but their odds have possibly been skewed by tradition and the dangerous team-that-needs-it-most theory. Limerick would have been many people's tip for the drop and their position in the table seems to confirm as much. Yet Stephen Lavin's injury-time goal which gave them a precious point against Donegal last week was just about the first bit of luck they've got all season. Both Dublin and Tyrone were extremely fortunate to escape the Gaelic Grounds with both points while a Mike Frank Russell goal made a three-point loss in Killarney look a lot more emphatic than it was.
Cork have been surprisingly poor this year.
With injury worries over the likes of Kevin McMahon and Nicholas Murphy, they should be opposed this afternoon at a generous 11-4.
Where the money was. . .
BACK NORTHAMPTON TO BEAT BIARRITZ IN THE HEINEKEN CUP 35-1 (Betfair) Unless you had stood to win some big money or have a particularly virulent anti-French bias you would have taken no pleasure from last Sunday's Heineken Cup quarter-"nal. Last year's finalists Biarritz somehow decided that 6-0 would be plenty against Northampton, now coached by Paul Grayson (right). One converted Robbie Kidd try later and those that backed Biarritz at 1.02 were left licking their wounds.
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