Champions League Final Cliché Betting

– May 27, 2011

In a game as big as this weekend’s Champions League final the clichés are likely to come thick and fast, but which will be the first?

The allegiances of Clive Tyldesley are no secret. Having referred to “that night in Barcelona” almost daily for the last decade Tyldesley now has the chance to commentate on his beloved Manchester United in the Champions League final against the Catalan Giants at Wembley.

Even the most anti-nostalgic amongst us will find it hard to avoid the clichés on a night like this. ITV medics will be on standby waiting for Tyldesley to spontaneously combust.

If you’re cringing at the thought then you can at least make a little money by having a bet on Paddy Power’s ‘First Commentary Cliché’ betting market.

The betting applies to live ITV commentary on the match and only clichés said, in full, while the match clock is running will count. Below are the odds at the time of writing for fully up to date odds see Paddy Power website.

ITV First Commentary Cliché

  • 2009 – 3/1
  • Bobby Charlton – 8/1
  • 1999 – 9/1
  • 1991 – 12/1
  • 1968 – 12/1
  • The best player in the world – 14/1
  • Total football – 14/1
  • The famous trophy – 16/1
  • 2008 – 16/1
  • Cancelling each other out – 18/1
  • End to end stuff – 18/1
  • George Best – 18/1
  • He missed it! – 20/1
  • That night in Barcelona – 20/1
  • There’s Sir Bobby – 20/1
  • Imogen – 25/1
  • He’s gone down a little easy there – 25/1
  • The greatest manager in the history of British football – 25/1
  • Squeaky bum time – 25/1
  • Super-injunction – 33/1
  • Fergie’s looking at his watch – 50/1
  • Football, bloody hell – 66/1

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