GoldfishMemory Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 Look someone knew before it happened, thats not rite! A user on the BBC 606 message boards predicted Liverpool's stunning 7-0 win over Birmingham in the FA Cup. The mystery punter, with the username "Messi better than cesc", posted their forecast at 1905 GMT on Tuesday - a full 40 minutes before the match started. He or she not only got the score right but also claimed: There would be a goal in the first minute. Three goals in the first half. Four goals in the second half. The sixth would be an own goal. Djibril Cisse would score very late on. They suggested the deadlock would be broken by Xabi Alonso with a 40-yard strike after 38 seconds. In reality, Sami Hyypia opened the scoring with a header 17 seconds later. The prediction that Birmingham would trail 2-0 inside 10 minutes was also correct, as was the claim that Cisse would score late on. The user thought Cisse would out-run the Blues defence before slotting home. In fact, Cisse's shot should have been saved by Maik Taylor, but the goalkeeper allowed the ball to squirm under his body. Still, not a bad prediction, especially when you consider that "Messi better than cesc" only missed out on the time of the own goal by two minutes. Oliver Tebily put the ball in his own net after 77 minutes - and not 79 minutes by Emile Heskey as he or she had suggested. Had "Messi better than cesc" done their research better, they would have known that Heskey had an ankle injury and was not fit to play. Nevertheless, the 7-0 prediction would have netted odds of 100-1 from bookmaker William Hill. "Oddly enough, although we took a few bets of a fiver or less at 100/1 for the 7-0 result prior to kick-off, the biggest bets we took for the scoreline were placed during game via the internet," said Hill's spokesman Graham Sharpe. "One customer from Manchester staked £25 at 66/1 when the score was 3-0, and won £1650, while another from Cleveland picked up a profit of £1320 after betting £20. Overall, we lost a five figure sum on the outcome." It is not known whether "Messi better than cesc" placed a bet on their forecast - but it certainly got the boards talking. "Heskey" wanted to know what his or her lottery numbers were, while others requested racing tips. Some even dared to chide the user for failing to predict the scorers in their correct order. For those interested, the sequence of goals is shown below: PREDICTION 38 secs: Alonso 40-yard strike 10 mins: Alonso again 22 mins: Crouch with a 40-yard header 46 mins: Reina scores from goal kick 77 mins: Carragher gets his first goal in three years 79 mins: Emile Heskey og 90 mins: Cisse out runs every Brum player to finish REALITY 55 secs: Hyypia nods in the opener 5 mins: Crouch heads in 38 mins: The England striker makes it two with neat finish 59 mins: Morientes scores three minutes after coming on 70 mins: Riise smashes in from outside the area 77 mins: Olivier Tebily og 89 mins: Cisse's goal completes the rout From BBC sport online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Reg Reagan Posted March 23, 2006 Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 i knew it! the RS should not even be in the semi finals! Kick them out i say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowlo-efc Posted March 23, 2006 Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 i knew it! the RS should not even be in the semi finals! Kick them out i say! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Its surely sheer speculation. ANyway - why didn't he put a bet on then???? I've heard that Liverpool are asking UEFA for special dispensation to stay in the CL after being knocked out by Benfica. Apparently, although Benfica did win, it should not be counted as the goals were unstoppable and never really gave liverpool a fair chance to win the game. Plus, liverpool, on paper are by far the best side and UEFA should consider this - wy would they want a poorer side in the later stages of the competition?? I reckon that they could be in with a shout - okay, anybody else would have had the phone slammed down on them after the first line - but this the RS we are talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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