Now, with Woods's career revived, the interest in golf has spiked again and there is more payoff on backing Woods because of his inconsistent form and the emergence of other stars to challenge him.
Middleton was praised for turning round their fortunes last term, but Booy admits the Zimbabwean is now under scrutiny because of their inconsistent form.
Manchester City, one of the teams looking to take advantage of the Merseysiders' inconsistent form to snatch a Champions League place, are the visitors to Anfield a week on Sunday when Benitez believes a victory would re-ignite his squad.
The Blues are keen to secure extra cover in attacking positions in light of Diego Costa's inconsistent form, despite the Spain international's emphatic display against Arsenal, and Loic Remy's supposedly imminent departure.
"One of the reasons why India fared badly against Pakistan was the inconsistent form of its top-order batsmen.
Hamid, in particular, was a Klinsmann favorite in 2011 and the early part of this year, but Hamid's inconsistent form — and his exclusion from the recent World Cup qualifiers — do not bode well for him.
Clubs are guaranteed €12m (£8.84m) for reaching the group stage of the competition but Arsenal's inconsistent form has already cost them £2.22m with a further £4.05m at stake.
No clear leader has emerged from the promotion-chasing pack, with all teams experiencing inconsistent form going into the back end of the season.
This holds true despite the apparently inconsistent form.
Fulham may have won four of their past five matches against Spurs, who have indeed failed to win in their past nine London derbies, but their inconsistent form has left them treading water just above the relegation zone.
