Well now, when it comes to football, one man has for many years been the most noticeable, the most controversial, and occasionally the most successful blogger this country has ever produced. His pithy words and abrasive style make him as famous off the pitch as he is on it. This man is Escapini. "I love football. Football she's a cruel mistress. She's, she's more than a mistress. She's a wife, she's a mother, she's a daughter, she's an errant child. She's a… she's a… she can make you laugh, she make you cry. She can bring tears me eyes. She can bring blood to me shoulders. She can bring a kettle to the boil." "Cause football is about nothing, unless it's about something and what it is about, is football."

1 min readPublished 6 Mar 2010, 12:53

Premier League

Escapini’s Tips From The Very Top

This weekend is to many all about the most prestigous pot in the country and with the FA Cup comes some value of course. Here’s two to view for Saturday’s games, both of which are on ITV1 for those of you fortunate enough to own television sets.

Portsmouth’s woes have been more documented than those of Chelsea player and Portsmouth behind at half time, Birmingham losing by full time at 30/1 might just reflect the spirit of a game that will be emotionally charged, to put it mildly.

Come tea time and the second leg sees Tottenham Hotspur traveling all the way from N17 to SW6. Spurs are enjoying a lengthy flirtation with the fourth spot and a piece of silverware would be just the job to rubber stamp their season. Crouch, Pavyluchenko and Defoe are all in form and 1-3 to Spurs is my tip here, which vends at a bar bill clearing 19/1.

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