The Co-Operative Championship 1

Blackpool v London Skolars



13th April 15:00 BST

There is simply no evidence that the Skolars can compete in this league. They have suffered hammering after hammering and Blackpool are a decent enough outfit to score enough to cover. I would be very surprised if they kept this close and another 50+ score line wouldn't surprise me. Conditions are set fair which was possibly the only factor that could have kept this close. The Skolars seem to have abandoned their mass recruitment of overseas players and are relying on local talent. Whilst this may bear fruit in the long run I'm afraid they simply aren't good enough for now.

Blackpool have shown with a victory over Keighley and a half decent Northern Rail campaign that they are no mugs and have recruited talent that has done this business at this level. I had the Skolars with thirty.

Pick: Blackpool -20 3pts @ 1.83 with ladbrokes or William Hill

The Man