Lukey the Czech for 4/27/07
August 10 - 2007
For those of you who don’t know Lukey the Czech, turn your attention to the photo at left….and stare into the eyes of profitability.
Lukey ended last year’s campaign with a staggering $182.63 (based on $5 and $10 mythical wagers). The pilsner and cigar industries absorbed most of that, with any spare change likely finding its way to young ladies “working their way through college.”
Lukey, then, will be off and running from zero. His picks will appear every friday along with odds from Ladbrokes and an update of his progress/ruination. He’ll offer his $10 “Lock of the Week” followed by the $5 fixture run-down and, hopefully, some unsolicited anecdotes about life in America as a first generation Czech man. So, without further ado…
Another EPL season upon us and I’ve managed to convince my wife not to divorce me. Wigan should feel as fortunate for surviving last season’s drop-zone. Was there a more boring team to watch in 2006? I think not. Painful man, painful. An off season of acquisitions worth forgetting, not to mention they dealt their best young player to Everton. I really can’t come up with any good reason to think Wigan have a chance. Everton pound Wigan 3-0.
Sunderland v Tottenham: 0-2
Bolton v Newcastle: 1-1
Derby v Portsmouth: 0-2
Everton v Wigan: 3-0
Middlesbrough v Blackburn: 2-2
West Ham v Man City: 3-2
Aston Villa v Liverpool: 1-2
Arsenal v Fulham: 2-0
Chelsea v Birmingham: 3-1
Man Utd v Reading: 2-0
Sunderland v Tottenham
Sunderland 5/2
Draw 12/5
Tottenham 13/10
Bolton v Newcastle
Bolton 6/4
Draw 9/4
Newcastle 2/1
Derby v Portsmouth
Derby 2/1
Draw 9/4
Portsmouth 6/4
Everton v Wigan
Everton 8/11
Draw 5/2
Wigan 5/1
Middlesbrough v Blackburn
Middlesbrough 6/4
Draw 9/4
Blackburn 2/1
West Ham v Man City
West Ham 6/5
Draw 9/4
Man City 3/1
Aston Villa v Liverpool
Aston Villa 3/1
Draw 23/10
Liverpool 11/10
Arsenal v Fulham
Arsenal 4/11
Draw 4/1
Fulham 10/1
Chelsea v Birmingham
Chelsea 2/9
Draw 11/2
Birmingham 16/1
Man Utd v Reading
Man Utd 1/4
Draw 9/2
Reading 14/1