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Merry Chrimbo
2007-12-24 16:07:00 There’s not much happening on the footie front today and tomorrow so I’ll be back on Boxing Day when there’s a full card to choose from. Thanks to everyone who’s dropped by in 2007 and Merry Christmas to you all!!!
Today?s Football Betting Tips: 22nd - 23rd December
2007-12-22 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 with the best odds beside them; Mr Fixit (Daily Record) HOMES Newcastle (2/5 BlueSq, Centrebet, Ladbrokes, Paddy Power) Leeds (21/50 ... More About: Football , Tips , Today , December
Champions League and UEFA Cup Draws: Latest odds on who will win?
2007-12-21 15:35:00 The draws for the next rounds for the Champions League and UEFA Cup were made at UEFA HQ in Nyon today and each have thrown up a few cracking ties and as a result the bookies odds have chopped and changed since this morning on who will win the trophies. First out in the Champions League ... More About: Uefa , Uefa cup
The Game No-one Wants to Win?
2007-12-19 20:02:00 According to some pre-match team news (if we can believe it) tonight’s match between Chelsea and Liverpool is so far down the priority list that it will be surprising if the managers even turn up. The credibility of the Carling Cup was lost long ago and I doubt we’ll be in for an epic tonight. ... More About: Game , The Game
Carling Cup Quarter Finals Betting
2007-12-18 20:26:00 As you may or may not know, this competition ain’t exactly my favourite. It’s just so difficult to bet on as you never know what kind of teams will be turned out by the various managers. Tonight however, at the City of Manchester stadium its Man City v Spurs and two managers who will arguably ... More About: Carling Cup , Finals , Quarter
Selectabet?s Line of the Week
2007-12-15 15:41:00 This week I’m giong to start in Scotland where there’s some rich pickings to be had; A couple of home bankers to get us started are in the Scottish Third Division, where East Fife (1/3 BetDirect, Ladbrokes) and Montrose (8/15 Ladbrokes) should both pick up three points against Dumbarton and Forfar. Both of them are very ... More About: Week , Line , Selecta
Weekend Football Tipsters: Dec 15 -17th
2007-12-15 12:25:00 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; Selectabet BIG SIX Bolton (4/1 Boylesports) Blackburn (13/10 Paddy Power) Derby County (12/5 Centrebet) Dundee Utd (7/5 ... More About: Football , Weekend
Absolutely Fabio: Capello named new England boss
2007-12-14 19:08:00 The FA have announced that Italian mastermind Fabio Capello will be the new permanent England boss and in doing so end several weeks of speculation about the position. Bookies more or less closed the book a few days ago after the Special One ruled himself out but if you managed to get on the 6/1 ... More About: Boss , New England , Fabio Capello
The Lyon Kings
2007-12-12 20:07:00 Just a quick one from me tonight. Many of the Champions League games tonight don’t really mean to much as most of the groups and the positions have already been decided. I’m focusing on the match at Ibrox where Rangers host French champions Lyon . The Gers need just a point to qualify whereas for Lyon ... More About: Kings
UEFA Champions League Betting Preview - Matchday 6, Tuesday 11th Dec
2007-12-11 15:04:00 There’s just 6 games tonight in the final Matchday of the Champions League Group Stages as AC Milan and Celtic both secured their final 16 places last week. With Chelsea already through the pressure is on Liverpool to make it through to keep a British clean sweep a possibility. The Reds have a tough task. They ... More About: Preview , Real Madrid , Uefa
Competition: Win a £100 free bet at Paddy Power
2007-12-09 17:42:00 Win a £100 free bet at Paddy Power .com on UEFA Champions League Matchday 6 We’ve still not had a winner of the £100 free bet from PaddyPower.com. No-one guessed that Iniesta or any other Barcelona player would be first goalscorer on Matchday 5 of the Champions League so the competition is open again for Matchday 6. The same ... More About: Competition , Free , Competitions
Sunday?s Football Betting
2007-12-09 13:37:00 I tuned into Match Of The Day this morning for the first time in ages, but for a few minutes I thought it was Jim’ll Fix It? Women commentators? Whatever next? Women lines(wo)men? Referees? It’ll never work! Anyways, onto the betting… It’s a bit of a tricky one today with the only real stand-out ... More About: Football , Tottenham , Inter , Sunday
Weekend Football Betting Tips: 8th - 10th December
2007-12-08 12:14:00 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 Everton (8/13 totesport) Gillingham (5/6 BetDirect, Stan James) Southend (5/6 BetFred) Hereford (4/5 ... More About: Football , Tips , Weekend , December
Hatton v Mayweather. C?mon Rickaaaaaaay!
2007-12-07 15:21:00 Its not often anything other than football gets me too excited (in the sporting context obviously!) but this week’s big fight in Vegas is reaching fever pitch and I cannie wait. It’s Britain versus America, braun versus bling, good versus evil and Ricky must win for the sake of boxing and common decency. Mayweather ... More About: Las Vegas , Boxing , Hatton
Tuesday?s Football Betting Preview: 4th December
2007-12-04 15:18:00 It’s no surprise that the draw has been backed into the wrong side of evens at some bookies for the Milan v Celtic game. A point would leave Milan top of the group and also take Celtic through in 2nd place. Ronaldo, Jankolvski and Serginho are out for Milan but will they rest more of their ... More About: Football , Preview , Tuesday , December
Back the Big Guns: Sunday?s Betting Preview
2007-12-02 13:58:00 We’re going continental today in search of a win at the bookies. There are games across all the major leagues today and I think backing some of the big guns might just pay off. In the Netherlands Ajax host NAC Breda and should record a comfortable victory to regain their place at the top of the ... More About: Guns , Preview , Sunday , Back
Weekend Football Betting Tips: 1st - 3rd December
2007-12-01 11:44:00 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 Reading (1/1 William Hill) Sunderland (4/5 totesport) Bury (3/4 Bet365) Swindon ... More About: Football , Tips , Weekend , December
UEFA Champions League Betting Preview - Matchday 5, Wednesday 28th Nov
2007-11-28 15:23:00 Hopefully we can follow on from last night’s success (shame Lyon on only managed a draw with Barca) with tonight’s round of fixtures. Every group is in the balance tonight, with each team having something to play for so it should make for a great evening. We might as well start at the beginning; in Group ... More About: Champions League , Preview , Uefa , Champions , Uefa Champions League
UEFA Champions League Betting Preview - Matchday 5, Tuesday 27th Nov
2007-11-27 15:04:00 We’ve reached the stage where we need to tread carefully when betting on Champions League matches. Teams that have already qualified will be fielding weakened teams as they seek to rest weary legs. Take Barcelona for example, both Oleguer and Henry miss the trip to Lyon this week, for a game in which they don’t need ... More About: Preview , Uefa , Uefa Champions League
Competition: Win £100 at Paddy Power - UEFA Champions League Matchday 5
2007-11-25 17:19:00 Win a £100 free bet at PaddyPower .com on UEFA Champions League Matchday 5 Well it seems like we just can’t give away the £100 of free bets from PaddyPower.com. No-one guessed that Peter Crouch or indeed any Liverpool player would be first goalscorer on Matchday 4 of the Champions League so we’ll try again with the ... More About: Competition , Uefa , Competitions
Sunday?s Football Betting Tips
2007-11-25 14:07:00 There’s not a lot going on today but there are a few games that catch the eye on the betting front. I always like the Dutch football on a Sunday . The big three always seem head and shoulders above everyone else, with only AZ troubling them in the last few seasons. First port of call ... More About: Football , Tips
Saturday?s Football Betting Tips: 24th - 26th November
2007-11-24 12:44:00 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; Selectabet BIG SIX Man City (4/6 Bet365) Aston Villa (13/8 Skybet) Charlton (13/8 Bet365) Motherwell (2/1 Coral) Albion ... More About: Football , Tips , Saturday , November
Betting on who will be the next England manager?
2007-11-22 19:08:00 The dust has barely settled on the most disappointing of Euro 2008 campaigns for all the home nations. Failure to qualify means there will be no British interest in Austria and Switzerland in the Summer which is a major bummer. After last night’s debacle at Wembley Steve McClaren finds himself out of a job today ... More About: England , Manager , Odds , Ager
There?s Only One Game in Town
2007-11-17 14:24:00 Not since the Bay City Roller’s heydays will we have seen such a clamour for tartan scarves and tammies as Scotland goes into a frenzy as what is being billed as ‘the biggest game is Scottish Football’s history’ kicks off at 5pm this evening. The press have built this game up to fever pitch and ... More About: Game , Town
Soctland v Italy Betting Preview
2007-11-13 00:17:00 It’s only Monday and already the butterflies are doing somersaults in my stomach, this week is going to drag in. But come Saturday at 5pm the whole nation will be ready to cheer on Scotland as we face our biggest game in years. But will you be putting your money where your mouth is? ... More About: Italy , Preview
Sunday?s Football Tips
2007-11-11 13:17:00 With 6 games in the Premier League, 3 in the FA Cup, two in Scotland and an interesting European card there’s scope for picking out a few winners today. First up in the Premier League is the Birmingham derby where City host Aston Villa. These game s always seem to be tense but fiery affairs ... More About: Football , Tips , Sunday
Saturday?s Football Betting Tips: 10th - 12th November
2007-11-10 10:47:00 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; Selectabet BIG SIX Portsmouth Bolton Aston Villa Hearts Stranraer Dunfermline Mr Fixit (Daily Record) HOMES Tottenham (1/2 BetFred, BlueSq, Boylesports, Ladbrokes, ... More About: Football , Tips , Saturday , November
Champions League Betting Preview - Matchday 4
2007-11-07 18:13:00 Slavia Prague v Arsenal At this stage of the competition the betting starts to turn a wee bit tricky. Take Arsenal for example, apparently Arsene Wenger has decided to leave Cesc Fabregas, Kolo Toure, Tomas Rosicky and Alexander Hleb at home for their trip to Prague. That makes the betting on this one difficult to ... More About: Champions League , Preview , Champions , League , Champ
Bet: Rafa?s boys will deliver in must-win game
2007-11-06 14:54:00 Liverpool v Besiktas Champions League Group A Tonight Liverpool are staring down the barrel of an unexpected Champions League exit as they face visitors Besiktas from Turkey. Rafa Benitez’s men sit bottom of Group A with just one point from their first three games. Elimination at this stage is simply unthinkable for the reds and nothing less ... More About: Game , Bets , Boys , Deli
Competition: £100 free bet at Paddy Power to be won
More articles from this author:2007-11-04 13:14:00 Win a £100 free bet at Paddy Power .com Well it seems like we just can’t give away the £100 of free bets from PaddyPower.com. No-one guessed that Cesc Fabregas or indeed an Arsenal player would be first goalscorer on Matchday 3 of the Champions League so we’ll try again with the same competition for Matchday 4. The ... More About: Competition , Free , Competitions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |



