As soon as it was drawn, there was one FA Cup third round fixture that jumped out. Manchester City and Manchester United renew their rivalry on Sunday and spread betting interest in this knockout tie is fuelled by the most recent meeting between the sides when Roberto Mancini’s men cost Sporting Index an estimated £250,000 after they hammered the Red Devils 6-1 at Old Trafford.

Manchester United’s defence is apparently in disarray – they conceded three to Newcastle on Wednesday – and the Sporting Index traders are fearful of another rout at the hands of the side Sir Alex Ferguson famously called ‘the noisy neighbours’. Sporting Index have set the total goals spread at 2.7-2.9, while total goal minutes are currently quoted at 138-148. The 6-1 result back in October made up a staggering 501 minutes – the same make-up on Sunday would mean buyers would celebrate a profit of 350 times their stake!

Sporting Index allow punters to bet higher or lower on total goals and goal minutes (so if a goal is scored in the 5th minute and the 26th minute, the market makes up 31) among others. The majority of people buy these markets so generally, the more goals and the later those goals, the more Sporting Index is required to pay out.

Other exciting spread markets offered by Sporting Index are those on player goal minutes. With 25 goals in 30 appearances this season, Robin van Persie will carry the weight of plenty of buyers of his goal minutes when Arsenal welcome Leeds United to the Emirates on Monday evening. This is another match where buyers of total goals are likely to outweigh sellers, given the Gunners ran out 3-1 winners in a replay at this stage last year in the same competition. In the last seven meetings between the clubs there have been 31 goals scored at an average of 4.4 per game. “Manchester City have had a superb week as they opened up a three point gap at the top with a healthy goal difference advantage,” comments Sporting Index spokesman Wayne Lincoln. “City’s spread supporters will be hoping the team can land another blow to United’s season on Sunday and are probably also wishing for a result to rival that incredible 6-1 thrashing.”

Sporting Index 2012 FA Cup Markets

Manchester City v Manchester United

Man City/Man Utd 0.25-0.45
Total goals 2.7-2.9
Shirt numbers 36-39
Bookings 56-60
Man City win index 13-14.5 (25 points for win, 10 for draw)
Man Utd win index 9-10.5 (25 points for win, 10 for draw)

Player goal minutes:
S.Aguero 21-24
E.Dzeko 17-20
D.Silva 11-14

W.Rooney 17-20
J.Hernandez 13-16
D.Berbatov 13-16

FA Cup Outright Index
(Winner:
100 points, Runner-up: 70 points, Lose Semi-Final: 50 points, Lose
Quarter-Final: 33 points, Last 16: 20 points, Last 32: 10 points,
Others: 0 points)

Chelsea 42-45
Tottenham 36-39
Liverpool 34-37
Arsenal 34-37
Man City 29-32
Everton 24-27
Man Utd 22-25
Stoke 19-22
Aston Villa 19-22
Fulham 16-19
Sheff United 16-19
(Others on site)

About the Sporting Index Group

The Sporting Index Group is best known as the world’s largest sports spread betting business, offering the widest range of markets and taking some of the largest bets on sporting events around the world. Markets include rugby spread betting, cricket spread betting and football spread betting.

The Group has 180 staff, all based at its London HQ. It is privately owned and is the undisputed world leader in sports spread betting, dominating the global market with an estimated 80%+ market share. Today it makes thousands of markets on upwards of 500 events every week, offering the sports fan the opportunity to bet on a wide variety of sports, political and showbiz events, as well as on a portfolio of unique virtual games. Clients transact via its websites, award winning mobile phone applications, and a 24/7 voice telephony service. Sporting Index’s B2C business continues to grow in the face of a fiercely competitive online betting market.

At the heart of the business is a world class trading, modeling and liability management capability that is widely acknowledged as amongst the best in the global betting market. The Group combines the latest technology with unrivalled trader expertise to service its core sports spread betting clients as well as an increasing number of wholesale customers who rely on the company’s fixed-odds in-play pricing data to underpin their own sportsbook operations via the Sporting Solutions brand. This has quickly established itself as a leading data provider with a number of flagship betting brands signed up.

Sporting Index is authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Services Authority and the Gambling Commission.

Source: Press Release Distribution

For the first of this year’s collaborations with mjf, we present a genuine ‘supergroup’ which brings together two of the UK’s finest musicians with two great stars of the US jazz scene.

Gwilym Simcock has been name-checked as a ‘genius’ by Chick Corea and has worked extensively throughout Europe with top jazz artists, including Dave Holland, Kenny Wheeler, Lee Konitz and Bill Bruford’s Earthworks. Mike Walker needs no introduction to Mancunian listeners and is regarded as one of Europe’s most exciting guitarists, having worked with George Russell, the Creative Jazz Orchestra, Vince Mendoza, Anthony Braxton and Bill Frisell. Steve Swallow’s illustrious career spans decades of playing with many of the jazz greats – John Scofield, Carla Bley, Chris Potter and many others. Steve and his long-time friend and rhythm section partner Adam Nussbaum have worked on many projects together. Adam’s work with Michael Brecker won a Grammy in 1988; he was last seen in Manchester at the RNCM in 2008 with Mike’s project Ropes.

 
This is a brand new project for which Gwilym, Mike and Steve have been writing new music feverishly over the past few months. Expect edge-of-your-seat virtuosity, high energy performances and the kind of chemistry that is generated when such world-class artists perform together. ]]> http://www.golondongo.com/2010/05/manchester-jazz-festival-mike-walker-gwilym-simcock-adam-nussbaum-steve-swallow-quartet-concert-tickets-royal-northern-college-of-music-manchester/feed/ 0 http://www.golondongo.com/2010/05/c-p-lees-rock-n-roll-walk-theatre-tickets-new-manchester-walks-manchester/ http://www.golondongo.com/2010/05/c-p-lees-rock-n-roll-walk-theatre-tickets-new-manchester-walks-manchester/#comments Sat, 15 May 2010 01:02:52 +0000 admin http://www.golondongo.com/index.php/2010/05/c-p-lees-rock-n-roll-walk-theatre-tickets-new-manchester-walks-manchester/

Hilarious tales of music madness from Manchester legend C. P. Lee, stalwart of punk satirists Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias, chronicler of Manchester’s long lost local film legacy and author of Bob Dylan’s controversial mid-’60s tours of Manchester.

Take to the water on the L S Lowry for our 3-hour round trip with historical commentary. We head along the Bridgewater Canal, through Pomona Lock, and down the Manchester Ship Canal to Salford Quays and Media City, where we turn round to go back.

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Halle Productions are delighted to be back for a 2nd year a The Grange Theatre in Harford Northwich after last years' critically acclaimed panto Cinderella.

This year you will see the fabulous production of DICK WHITTINGTON and his CAT starring the flamboyant ROWETTA a finalist in X Factor and part of the original line up of the Manchester based group The Happy Mondays.  Rowetta will be playing the bad QUEEN RAT.

We also have ANDY SCOTT LEE formerly of Boy Band 3SL and a finalist in POP IDOL playing the loveable DICK WHITTINGTON. We would also like to introduce the lovable TAHNEE LEE formerly of GIRL BAND "COOKIE" who will be playing ALICE FITZWARREN.

There will be a fabulous supporting cast all who have had appeared in Major West End Musicals.

Once again there will be terrific sets and costumes.

Take advantage of the early discount prices to avoid disappointment.

Now in its sixth year, Dot To Dot is celebrated as the U.K.’s benchmark festival, for breaking new acts, and delivering scene defining line-ups, creating a platform for bands such as Late Of The Pier, Klaxons, The XX, New Young Pony Club and Friendly Fires, to mention just a few of the event’s previous participants.

Spanning three days and three cities, Dot To Dot 2010 will be bigger than ever, occupying Bristol, Nottingham and Manchester’s indoor music venues over the Spring bank holiday, with this year’s line-up including Mystery Jets, Ellie Goulding, Blood Red Shoes, Egyptian Hip Hop, Twisted Wheel and Chapel Club, and many more acts still to be announced.

These General Admission tickets allow access to all shows at all venues for the Manchester leg of the Dot to Dot Festival 2010. Tickets to Fred Perry Stage and Pineapple Folk Stage only are also available separately.

LINE-UP
Fred Perry Main Stage (Academy) 14+
Mystery Jets
Wild Beasts
Twisted Wheel
Blood Red Shoes
+ guests

Pineapple Folk Stage (Academy 2) 14+
Los Campesinos!
Beach House
Liars
Field Music
Washed Out
Chapel Club
Small Black
White Hinterland
+ guests

FAC251 18+
Zane Lowe
Doorly
Fenech-Soler
Gentlemen’s Dub Club
Lonelady
O Children
Silver Columns
Wolf Gang
+ more to be announced

Deaf Institute 18+
The Crookes
De Staat
Fol-Chen
Lissie
Lunar Youth
Peggy Sue
Alan Pownall
The Ruby Suns
Team Ghost
Wax Gang
Yuck
+ more to be announced

Other Academy Stages 14+
The Chapman Family
The Cheek
Daisy Dares You
Dead Confederate
Dog Is Dead
Egyptian Hip Hop
The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster
Fun
Goldheart Assembly
Jakwob
Johnny Foreigner
Lawson
Leah Mason
Lights
Morning Parade
Rox
Dan Sartain
Jamie Woon
+ more to be announced

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