Kolo Toure banned for taking Drugs and more!!!

Another interesting week in the world of football! Today we hear that Kolo Toure failed a drugs test and has been suspended! I don’t subscribe to drug taking of any form in any sport and if he is guilty I hope he is dealt with properly.
Once again this week we had controversy at Old Trafford! Firstly Rooney not dealt with by the FA for his elbow at the weekend – which Ferguson didn’t say too much about but then in midweek we see Ferguson charged for his comments following the Chelsea defeat where he was a little close to the mark towards the match official Martin Atkinson! I understand he is going to appeal, however it raises an interesting point, if a manager has to do a press conference should they lie or tell the truth? Ferguson is obviously in a mood again as he is not talking to the press today! My view is that managers should be allowed to say what they like but also referees should be interviewed after games or at least provide feedback on incidents as and when they occur so that we can understand why certain decisions were taken. Also where incidents happen in a game that are not dealt with properly, such as the Flamini incident mentioned some weeks ago or the Rooney incident from last weekend, or indeed the Rooney incident from midweek they should be reviewed and dealt with. As ever this won’t happen because the people in charge don’t want to get involved – as ever they live in a different world to the rest of us! My plan to get to that world, through betting winnings, is not working! I have had a bad run recently and hope that this week will see a change in fortune, so here goes....

Portsmouth are on a great run recently and will host Sheffield United. Portsmouth are the form team in the Championship having won 5 out of 5 without conceding a goal! Conversely Sheffield United haven’t won since beating Swansea back in December! The price of 4/5 seems very tempting given the form of the 2 clubs so is an easy choice for me.
Next up we have QPR and Leicester. Here QPR are odds against at 11/10 despite being top of the league and going 2 months since defeat in the League. When these teams met in September QPR won 2-0, since then Leicester have changed their manager to Sven Goran Eriksson and have done really well until they lost at Cardiff a couple of weeks ago, their first defeat since December. However despite Leicesters fine run they did lose to a top side and I can see this happening againg. QPR at 11/10 is too good to miss!
Brighton are still unbeaten at home and welcome Carlisle at the weekend. Carlisle have done well away from home recently including a 3-1 win at Charlton. Brighton have yet to lose at home this season and as my good friend says “teams travelling a long way will struggle” on that basis I see no other justification needed!
Brighton at 4/7
Finally I’d like to say well done to Darren Ferguson (son of the aforementioned Alex) for being given the manager of the month award for February. He used to manage Peterborough before moving to Preston where he ultimately failed. On returning to Peterborough he has started really well and Peterborough are pushing hard for automatic promotion. They play an Exeter team that recently won at Charlton (as with Carlisle) however they are not the best on the road with 5 wins this season and will not be good enough to stop the celebrations at Peterborough.
Peterborough are 8/11 to win.
On the note of Peterborough, did you know that next season you can pay £15,000 for a season ticket! For that you get a padded chair in the directors box. It doesn't stop there: they will also be invited to an away match as a guest of one of the club's directors, will be guaranteed a chance to meet the squad, and will even be awarded the title of 'honorary director' of the club.
It is the most expensive season ticket in the world!
If you're happy stumping up a five-figure sum to watch the Posh but insist on getting decent value, the club have another alternative: the Lifetime ticket, a season ticket which lasts 75 years and can be passed on to a member of your family in the event of your death.
The price? A very reasonable-sounding £12,000, which works out at a fraction under seven quid per match for the 1,725 matches you could see. That's great value even in 2011 - so by 2086 it'll seem like you're going for free!
However i should also point out that Peterborough have frozen the price of the normal season tickets which is good to see and maybe a few other clubs will do the decent thing and follow suit!