Sky Bet's Dale Tempest reckons you can pay for Christmas by backing Villa to beat Arsenal on Saturday.
Villa good value, but will Robinho be first out at City?
Well it's the season of goodwill to all men (and women of course). The snow and ice have arrived so as usual the country grinds to a standstill.
There are so many topics to cover in this blog I'm not quite sure where to start.
Have Manchester City underperformed? In all honesty yes. If anyone wants to complain about the sacking of Mark Hughes they want to focus on the abject performances of Robinho and Emmanuel Adebayor last week in the live Tottenham game.
Lazy, weak, sloppy unmotivated and generally a disgrace. Mark Hughes deserved better from them but didn't get it. Managers these days need to walk into a dressing room and demand respect simply by there character and personality.
There are few who posses the aura but if you look at how Fabio Capello has transformed the England team then you'll know exactly what is required at that level.
With Liverpool's fans and manager walking around in denial and Tottenham and Villa waiting for the inevitable drop in form, then the 6/4 City to finish top in betting without the 'Big Four' looks fair value.
We have done a market on which City player will be the first to head for the exits. Robinho is the 11/4 favourite. I just can't believe any team would be daft enough to sign him.
With Chelsea looking out of sorts, Manchester United lacking fit centre-halves and Arsenal's injury list growing by the day, it isn't making it easy for us punters.
If you're looking for a bit of Christmas cheer then how about 4/1 Villa win at Arsenal.
They have nine points from three games against Chelsea at home and Manchester united and Liverpool away so why not the clean sweep of the Big Four?
Go on Villa! They may just pay for Xmas!
Good Luck and Merry Christmas from everyone at Sky Bet.
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