Spurs Denied Top Spot by Odd Running Order

I think I might catch a quick nap after writing this post because according to the BBC website Birmingham City are last on Match of the Day again, which means there is nothing decent on TV until at least 11.30pm, and as Birmingham City will be "playing football" at that time there will be nothing decent on then either.

Round 7 of the Promroiship contained none of the Big Four (presumably they were trying to arrange some money-spinning fixtures overseas for the 2010/11 season) leaving the lesser clubs a rare opportunity to be the main feature on MOTD. Aston Villa's thumping of Newcastle meant they took full advantage of the fixture list, but the number of goals they scored did their Promroiship title hopes no good at all. In fact, the BBC were in a no-win situation today given that there was a two goal difference between the highest scoring and second highest scoring game, which meant that even if they ran the programme on the number of goals scored in each match, Villa and Newcastle would have scored less points than the next highest scorers, Tottenham and Derby. In theory this should make it harder for teams like Manchester United and Arsenal to win the Promroiship, as their cricket score victories over the Premier League fillers damage their Promroiship hopes. Yet so far, Manchester United still lead the Promroiship, despite not even being top of the Premier League. How strange.

However, the BBC have put on an incredibly bizarre running order with a string of 1-0 victories coming higher than the game where three goals were scored. They must have been cracking matches for this to happen. It is a pity I will be asleep when they are on.

Promroiship Results February 9th 2008 (Match of the Day Running Order)

Aston Villa v Newcastle......(10-5)*7=35
Everton v Reading ..............(9-1)*7=56
Sunderland v Wigan............(8-2)*7=42
Middlesbrough v Fulham....(7-1)*7=42
Bolton v Portsmouth............(6-1)*7=35
Derby v Tottenham.............(5-3)*7=14
West Ham v Birmingham....(4-2)*7=14

The Promroiship Table after Round 7

Manchester United ......258
Tottenham Hotspur......233*
Chelsea ........................231
Reading .......................219*
Everton .......................215*
Arsenal ........................206
Birmingham City........194*
Portsmouth ................173*
West Ham United.......168*
Newcastle United........155*
Bolton Wanderers ......155*
Middlesbrough ...........145*
Liverpool .....................144
Fulham .........................140*
Manchester City .........124
Sunderland ..................120*
Wigan Athletic .............108*
Aston Villa ....................75*
Derby County................74*
Blackburn Rovers..........61

* indicates match played in Round 7