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That’s a good question and one that we at the Bodog office have toyed with in our cheeky little way. Had Ricky Hatton been beaten by Mexican Juan Lazcano the other day we could have suggested that the Hitman take time out from boxing. But he won the fight on his home turf and in his own words said:

"Ricky Hatton without boxing would be like fish and chips without salt and vinegar.”

Indeed a bit bland, but just say he had decided to hang up those gloves where would Ricky’s path taken him? And the survey said:

10 people reckon Ricky would open his own restaurant called ‘Fatties’ - greasy honest grub kind of like Rocky Balboa’s place. Proper rib-sticking food …

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Ah it’s just like a scene out of a spaghetti western. Dry, tumbleweed ridden frontier towns, gringos, locals and wenches.  Two sides fighting for domination amid the heat of the desert, and the unlikely hero of the tale? A pale rider renegade sheriff by the name of Sven-Goran Eriksson.

Nay we jest but as far as the Mexicans are concerned Sven is the man that they want to clean up their act before the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Mexican Football Federation (FMF) president Justino Compean said:

“We already took our pick with Eriksson.” But reports are mixed and the Mexican newspaper El Universal said that cool Swede Sven is "taking control of the ship," pending approval and Justino Compean added: …

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The World football chief Sepp Blatter has said that he wants to monitor the number of foreign players at clubs. He suggested that the rest of the sporting world should help make this happen but UEFA boss Michel Platini said that it was "impossible," and there could be ructions between the two men. The scheme would be carried out under his "6+5" proposal limiting the number of foreign players to start any club match to five. That said Sepp does acknowledge that foreign players are necessary for growth of football. He said:

"I want to protect the national teams and prevent leagues having only a small number of clubs with any chance of winning the title. It is more than just …

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Punters eyeing up Chelsea for next year´s Premier League betting will be keeping a close eye on developments at Stamford Bridge.

Current Inter boss Roberto Mancini is "alleged" to have been backed for fortunes with the price moving in from 10/1 to odds-on with some high street bookmakers.

I say alleged because ALL comments from bookmaker PR men naturally come with a truth and accuracy health warning attached. Infact, you can normally tell when they are lying - their lips begin to move.

When you hear one quote a liability of 50 grand you can safely divide that figure by 100 and exchange the currency to Turkish Lira to arrive at the more accurate total.

The more outlandish the lie, the better …

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