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 21 Feb 2011, 14:31Updated 21 Jan 2013, 10:08

Burnley

What Are The Odds?

The FA Cup is a gift that keeps on giving. It’s difficult to believe that there were many folk who claim to have an interest in football at some level that weren’t watching Leyton Orient frustrate Arsenal yesterday. And they say the competition’s on it’s last legs.

Tonight’s action takes us back into the East End and this time to the home of The Hammers. I’m not convinced that Avram Grant will be feeling the thrill of the occasion. He’s got the world on his shoulders and really doesn’t need the distraction.

Burnley sit 8th in the NPower Championship with just 3 away wins to their name. But the FA Cup is a different beast. Just ask Arsenal. Burnley will take heart from the O’s performance yesterday tea-time, but West Ham are too long at this scrapping game to lose face here.

Carlton Cole Anytime Scorer in a 1-0 win is 22/1. Demba Ba Anytime Scorer in a 2-0 win is 16/1. Bet with Bet 365 and they’ll match your deposit up to a whopping £200.