Match Fixing Scandal Hits West Ham And Blackburn

Investigations are underway into the possibility of match fixing following today's Mogodon sponsored non event at Ewood Park. With both sides apparently happy with a goalless draw from the kick off, bookmakers will be checking for any unusual betting patterns on the match and any irregularities will be passed to officials of the Premier League immediately.

One disgruntled observer said, "It is inconceivable that two sides striving to score a goal could produce such a sterile affair. I've seen more action in and around the box in a convent than we saw out there."

Winston from Wapping added, "Never in the field of what was supposed to be conflict was so little achieved by so many."

The game was best summed up by one moment of high drama as the game ticked into the last five minutes. With the score at 0-0 and the possibility of victory still just about alive, Parker received the ball in the centre circle. Looking up, he chose to run 15 yards along the half way line before completing a perfect pirouette to face the other way, where upon he ran back in the direction from whence he came before delivering a sideways pass over 5 yards to Noble...who promptly lost possession.

Getting fully into the spirit of things, Zola elected to remove Collison and throw on Kovac for the last 10 minutes. Why go for 3 points and risk the one we already have was clearly the philiosophy, even though that very tactic lost us the game at Upton Park last Sunday. I'm beginning to wonder if Curbishley left behind a book entitled "Play It Safe" in the manager's toilet!

I completed a report at half time and as NOTHING happened in the second half, that will suffice. Did Dyer come on for Jimenez or was "dire" just a summary for the whole 90 minutes?

After this, Middlemarch will seem exciting!