A spread betting preview of Merseyside derby number two

Our friends at IG Sport take us through all the spread markets

chickendinner’s favourite spreading betting firm IG Sport are here to explain the markets for this weekend’s FA Cup fourth round Merseyside derby as well as offering their theory as to why Liverpool’s strong start has set them up for a fall:

Although the actual theory of relativity is widely attributed to one Albert Einstein, much credence is given to a parallel theory, the roots of which can be found deeply ingrained in football.  Its actually more the theory of ‘expectation being relative to achievement’.  The theory goes something like this: If at the start of the season you’d have offered any Liverpool fan second spot in the Premiership, level on points with Manchester United going into the final week of January; never mind your hand, they’d have bitten your arm, your shoulder and if it got in the was, possibly your ear off.  If however you give them the same scenario after spending most of the season thus far at the top of the Premiership tree and on the back of draws against Stoke and Everton, a court case hanging over Steven Gerrard and a manager making the wrong kind of noises; then your finger-nails wouldn’t even be nibbled at!

Liverpool are 0.8-1 goals favourites with spread betting firm IG Sport to make amends for Monday nights result against neighbours Everton in the FA Cup on Sunday, but would a place in the fifth round draw really appease fans hungry for a first Premiership title?  Unlikely!

Incidentally, Phil Neville’s goal minutes for the match are trading at 0.5-1.  Phil is of course brother to Manchester United’s Gary Neville.  They are relative too!

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Posted: January 23rd, 2009 by Michael Lintorn |