SelectabetSelectabetSelectabet is my journey through the 2008-09 season, trying to turn GBP250 into GBP20,000 by betting on all things football Articles
Who Will Win The?
2008-01-31 22:22:00 Championship races are hotting up in Leagues and Competitions throughout the UK and Europe and with the transfer window slamming shut at midnight tonight teams are gearing themselves up for the crucial final months of the season. I thought I’d take a look at the odds on who will win what before the season is ... More About: Premier league
Every Underdog Has It?s Day?
2008-01-30 20:11:00 It’s been a while since I posted with some thoughts on forthcoming fixtures but a few games tonight caught my eye and there might be value to be had across Europe. Close to home first and in Scotland, Champions Celtic travel to Fir Park to take on Mark McGhee’s Motherwell, who have had a great season ... More About: Underdog
What You Need to Know About Being a Professional Gambler - Part 2
2008-01-28 19:20:00 In Part 2 of our exclusive interview with professional gambler, Matt from Punt.com he lets us in on how he plans ahead, refines and executes his strategies, whilst maintaining his discipline. He also reveals his biggest punt to date as well as offering a few words of advice. For anyone that missed Part 1 you can ... More About: Professional , Fess
FA Cup 5th Round Draw
2008-01-28 14:26:00 The draw for the 5th round of the FA Cup sponsored by E-on has taken place at Soho Square; Bristol Rovers v Southampton Cardiff v Wolves Sheff Utd v Middlesboro Liverpool v Barnsley Man Utd v Arsenal Preston v Portsmouth Coventry City v West Brom Chelsea v Huddersfield Tie of the round is obviously Man Utd at home to Arsenal. This is reflected in ... More About: Round , Draw
FA Cup 4th Round & Weekend Football Betting Tips
2008-01-26 02:05:00 Every week I post tips from the best newspaper tipsters in the UK. For me Mr Fixit of the Daily Record always seems to get a result as does Andy Totham at the Sun. This week’s tips include the FA Cup 4th Round ; Mr Fixit (Daily Record) HOMES Oldham (1/1 Bet365, BetDirect, BlueSq, Centrebet, Paddy Power, Skybet) Portsmouth (4/9 ... More About: Football , Tips , Weekend
What You Need to Know About Being a Professional Gambler - Part 1
2008-01-23 21:48:00 Ever wondered what makes a professional gambler tick? How do they discipline themselves and just how much do they win at a time? Well so did I… Matt from Punt.com has kindly taken time to answer a few questions and offer some advice for us part-time punters. In this exclusive two-part interview he offers a fascinating ... More About: Part , Professional , Fess
Bet of the Day: Another Goals Avalanche in Amsterdam
2008-01-23 19:01:00 The system is going strong! 5 winning bets on the trot - so I’m sticking with betting in the Overs / Unders market… Ajax haven’t kept a clean sheet in their last 10 games (in fact the last one was in October’s 1-0 over tonight’s opponents - but we’ll not read too much into that) and ... More About: Goals , Avalanche , Amsterdam , Bets
African Nations Cup Kick Off
2008-01-20 15:20:00 Just a quick one today… The African Nations Cup kicks off today (live on BBC Interactive) and there may be value to be had on Guinea up against host nation Ghana . Some reckon Ghana have flattered to deceive of late and Guinea are no mugs. Guinea were 13/2 earlier in the day but have been backed in ... More About: Kick
Bet of the Day: Albion A High If This Wins
2008-01-19 14:22:00 If it ain’t broke don’t fix it, right? Well in the last few weeks I’ve had a fair bit of success betting on the Overs/Unders market so I’m going to stick with it for a wee while longer. I’ve found quite a few games for today that fit into the system I’ve been using, it’s now ... More About: Soccer , High , Bets , Wins , Albion
Weekend Football Betting Tipsters: 19th & 20th Jan
2008-01-19 11:51:00 Every week I post tips from the best newspaper tipsters in the UK. For me Mr Fixit of the Daily Record always seems to get a result as does Andy Totham at the Sun. Here?s this weeks tips; Mr Fixit (Daily Record) HOMES Blackburn (3/4 Centrebet) Portsmouth (1/2 Bet365) Spurs (4/9 Bet365, BlueSq, Coral, Ladbrokes, Paddy Power, Skybet) Crystal Palace ... More About: Football , Weekend
Your Football Know-How Can Win You a £100 Free Bet
2008-01-17 19:26:00 It Matters More When There’s Money On It…. No-one can beat the enthusiasm, knowledge and downright niceness of Jeff Stelling on Soccer Saturday and we’ve teamed up with Skybet to offer one lucky winner a £100 free bet if they can predict which team will feature the first goalscorer on Sky Sports Soccer Saturday this week ... More About: Football , Free , Competitions
Bet of the Day: A Dutch of Deja Vu
2008-01-13 13:28:00 Utrecht v Heerenveen Dutch Eredivisie Its been a while since I’ve seen anything worth backing, so today I’m going back to the Dutch Eredivisie with the tried and trusted Over/Under market. This league is one that just seems to be full of goals and today’s tie between Utrecht and Heerenveen looks the pick of the bunch. In ... More About: Soccer , Bets
Weekend Football Betting Tipsters: 12th & 13th Jan
2008-01-12 12:40:00 Every week I post tips from the best newspaper tipsters in the UK. For me Mr Fixit of the Daily Record always seems to get a result as does Andy Totham at the Sun. Here?s this weeks tips (with the best odds available to come shortly); Mr Fixit (Daily Record) HOMES Bristol City (7/100 PartyBets) Oldham (1/1 BetDirect, ... More About: Football , Soccer , Weekend , Odds
Managerial Merry-Go-Round
2008-01-10 21:15:00 Hat in the ring. A phrase you only ever seem to hear when a managerial vacancy crops up. Well get ready to hear it a lot more in the coming weeks. Big Sam didn’t make it beyond the January Sales as the boss of the Toon, so who will be the next manager of Newcastle ... More About: Scotland , Newcastle United , Soccer , Odds , Round
Carling Cup Quickie
2008-01-08 20:37:00 Sorry folks, not got much time for a full round-up tonight so just a quick cupleof thoughts on tonight’s Semi Final 1st Leg of the Carling Cup between Chelsea and Everton. I think it’ll be a tight one as David Moyes will want to go there and sit in, hopeful of giving themselves something to ... More About: Soccer
FA Cup 4th Round Draw
2008-01-07 14:43:00 The draw for the fourth round of the FA Cup has been made; Arsenal v Stoke City/Newcastle Coventry v Walsall/Millwall Oldham v Huddersfield Town Swindon/ Barnet v Fulham/ Bristol Rovers Wigan v Chelsea Luton/Liverpool v Swansea/Havant & Waterlooville Southend v Barnsley Southampton v Norwich/Bury Man Utd v Tottenham/Reading Portsmouth v Plymouth Derby/Sheff Wed v Preston Watford vWolves Peterboroughv Charlton/West Brom Sheff Utdv West Ham/Man City Mansfield v Middlesbrough Tranmere/Hereford v Cardiff Ties ... More About: Round , Draw
FA Cup 3rd Round: Sunday Bets
2008-01-06 14:37:00 After yesterday’s results in the FA Cup the bookies have us punters running scared and today doesn’t look much better for us; Arsenal look the safest bet of the day (21/50 at Canbet) at Burnley but a lot will depend on the team selection from Arsene Wenger. If he chooses to rest a few and field ... More About: Soccer , Sunday , Newcastle , Bets , Round
Bet of the Day: Don?t Go Brechin My Heart
2008-01-05 15:28:00 Berwick Rangers v Brechin City Irn Bru Division 2 I can’t help but think I’m pushing my luck a wee bit with this one today. Brechin came up trumps for me earlier in the week when they won comfortably at Alloa and were 3-0 up at half-time. Today they’re away to a poor Berwick side ... More About: Heart , Bets
Selectabet?s Weekend Betting Preview
2008-01-05 14:34:00 Aah the magic of the FA Cup 3rd Round… the taste of old school pie and bovril, the smell of paint from the hastily erected stand, the sight of 22 grown men covered in mud and alas the sound of football coupons being torn to shreds up and down the country! For ‘romance’ read ‘dread’, ... More About: Soccer , Preview , Weekend
FA Cup Weekend Football Tips
2008-01-05 11:31:00 Every week I post tips from the best newspaper tipsters in the UK. For me Mr Fixit of the Daily Record always seems to get a result as does Andy Totham at the Sun. Here?s this weeks tips with the best odds beside them; Mr Fixit (Daily Record) HOMES Fulham (4/9 NPBet) Norwich (4/9 BetDirect, Ladbrokes, Stan James, ... More About: Football , Tips , Weekend
Bet of The Day: Stick with overs in Scotland
2008-01-02 15:43:00 As mentioned in my betting preview I fancy Brechin to take something from the Division 2 clash at Alloa, but both teams are in good goalscoring form and I’m going to stick with betting in the Unders/Overs market (especially given that I’ve managed 3 out of 4 recently). Again, I’ve consulteed BetDevil.com and they have overs ... More About: Scotland , Stick , Bets , Tick
Betting Preview: 2nd Jan 08
2008-01-02 15:21:00 It’s going to be a difficult day in the SPL today as 6 teams take the field for the first time since since the sudden death of Motherwell captain, Phil O’Donnell. It’s ridiculous that the Dundee Utd’s request to have their game postponed has been refused by the powers that be. I don’t know how ... More About: Preview
Bet of the Day: Raining Goals at Villa Park
2008-01-01 16:21:00 This evening sees Martin O’Neill’s Aston Villa host in-form Spurs in the live game on Sky Sports and it promises to be a cracker. After hitting 6 at the weekend, Spurs are now the top goalscorers in the Premier League, scoring over 2 per game on average. That’s hardly surprising given the wealth of talent ... More About: Goals , Park , Bets , Raining
Bet of the Day: Another Dutch Goalfest
2007-12-30 13:41:00 Do you ever get the feeling that you can influence a football match just by betting on it? Maybe its just me but when an apparent ‘banker’ loses there can only be one explanation - I backed it! We’ll that’s how it felt after yesterday’s result at Fratton Park. That was a sore one - ... More About: Dutch , Bets
Phil O?Donnell
2007-12-30 02:50:00 I just wanted to pay my own little tribute to Phil O’Donnell. I had the privilege of seeing him play for Celtic over a few seasons and he always struck me as being a nice guy with a great attitude. He made a blinding debut, scoring two goals but was blighted by injuries throughout his career. It’s ...
Bet of Day: Play Up Pompey
2007-12-29 15:03:00 From my last post you’ll see that I’m backing Portsmouth to beat Middlesboro today. Pompey may not have scored at home since September but I don’t think they’ll get a better chance than today. I decided a while ago to oppose Boro at every opportunity and it makes sense to do so today again as ... More About: Play , Bets
Selectabet?s Big Six
2007-12-29 14:53:00 I always get worried when I look at the fixture list and think it looks easy. On paper there looks a few bankers today, here’s hoping… In the Premier League, I have to continue with my run of backing Boro to get beat. Today they’re away to a Portsmouth side who haven’t scored a goal at ...
Today?s Football Tipsters: 29th - 30th Dec
2007-12-29 13:48:00 Every week I post tips from the best newspaper tipsters in the UK. For me Mr Fixit of the Daily Record always seems to get a result as does Andy Totham at the Sun. Here?s this weeks tips with the best odds beside them;Mr Fixit (Daily Record) HOMES Tottenham (8/15 Totesport) Hull (1/1 Bet365, Betfred, Canbet, VCBet) West ... More About: Football , Today
Bet of the Day: Go for Goals in Holland
2007-12-27 19:21:00 There’s not much football action today so we’re off to Holland in search of a win. I’ve had a look at the 5 games there tonight and the stand out bet seems to be in the Utrecht v Excelsior match. According to BetDevil (a great little site for stats) the probability of there being over ... More About: Goals , Bets
Boxing Day Betting
More articles from this author:2007-12-26 15:58:00 I hope you all had a good Chrimbo and Santa was good to you. Here’ s hoping we have an even better Boxing Day at the bookies. In the Premier League I’m going to keep on backing Boro to get beat. I’m convinced this will win me more money than I’ll lose. Today they’re away to ... More About: Boxing Day 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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