Over The LineOver The LinePaddy Power gives his views on the latest goings on in the world of horse racing and sport aswell as posts from his crack team of inhouse journalists Articles
Announcing the all new Betslip?
2008-05-27 18:07:00 It?s been a long time coming but we?ve finally released our new Bet Slip Version 1.999999 (Beta). Thanks to everyone that commented on our previous blog post with suggestions. We tried to take on board everyone?s ideas but some just weren?t possible. For example one smart arse wanted the winners before the ... More About: Website , Racing , Sportsbook
Big Brother 9 - The Countdown is On!
2008-05-27 17:09:00 I may as well kiss goodbye to the long evenings, say adios to my life and say hello to sleepless nights, because the mother of all reality shows is returning next Thursday which means I’m gonna be house bound and glued to the box for the summer! You’ve guessed it - Big Brother is back and ... More About: Sportsbook , Novelty , Countdown
Munster?s Heineken Cup Win
2008-05-26 12:49:00 The last fifteen minutes were tedious. Magnificent monotony and beautiful boredom intertwined with the most gut-wrenching tension. One mistake, one handling error, one over-eager forward could have brought the fragile foundations of victory crashing down, but Munster have run through the script so many times in the past that a mistake never looked likely. If ... More About: Rugby , Sportsbook
Eurovision Song Contest : Allez Les Bleus!
2008-05-23 17:54:00 Ok, let’s get serious about the most important betting event of the year. Ronaldo has done us all out of our bonus and at this stage in Paddy Power Towers it’s every man for himself. We need money and if it means the novelty traders taking a hit so be it. The turkey is out of ... More About: Contest , Song , Eurovision , Sportsbook
Celtic?s SPL Win
2008-05-23 15:18:00 Gord Almighty Only weeks ago his time was up. He knew it too. Whilst we all have a brief glance at the jobs section just to see what’s out there, Gordon Strachan would have been grasping the newspaper a little more forcefully than a man who knows he’s got job security. But as the final whistle ... More About: Football , Sportsbook , Celtic
Toulouse or not Toulouse, that. Is the question.
2008-05-22 14:01:00 Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to……… The Prince of Denmark’s vacillations have resonance here and the idea that Munster have been made favourites makes for a loaded 4/5. My Irish Times colleague GT is always muttering darkly, whatever about backing Munster ‘don’t back against Munster’. Certainly, their seven post-Pool defeats since 2000 have been loosely ... More About: Question , Sportsbook
Champions League: We?re Rumbled By Ronaldo!
2008-05-22 11:08:00 Well, it was a classic encounter, great skills on display, top players, high drama, everything you would want in a cup final, etc etc. It doesn’t mean much to us this morning as Mr. Ronaldo has left us ?1.5 million lighter (for readers in the UK, ?1.5 million is about £1.5 million, or it will be ... More About: Champions League , Champions , League , Sportsbook
Dustin the Turkey Gets Stuffed!
2008-05-21 00:59:00 Thank God for Desperate Housewives. A double bill of Wysteria Lane was the only thing that could cheer me up after failing to qualify for the Eurovision. I don’t know whether I’m more upset about the fact that Dustin didn’t make it through to the final or the fact that Rosemary (yawn) Scallon, aka Dana was ... More About: Turkey , Sportsbook , Novelty
Champions League Final - The Final Say
2008-05-20 16:45:00 Final game of the season, final chance at glory, final chance to roll out the usual final rhetoric. It seems no matter how witty or insightful I may be there seems to be no substitute for the inane clichéd chatter of the modern footballer. Here’s a few of the things they’ve blurted out in the ... More About: Champions League , Champions , Final , League , Sportsbook
At the end of the day, Brian?
2008-05-20 12:21:00 It?s the one we?ve all been waiting for. Betting?s biggest football match ever, the first all-English final, the mission to Moscow when one team will be left tremblin? in The Kremlin. It?ll be a game of two halves when Manchester United meet Chelsea in the Champions League Final. And if that?s not enough well worn ... More About: Football , Sportsbook , Brian
Champions League Final - Betting Preview
2008-05-20 12:05:00 ~ Or if that fascist IT department of yours has blocked Youtube, watch the video here. Click here for Champions League Final Betting More About: Videos , Football , Preview
European Football - Round Up
2008-05-20 11:56:00 Euro-trashed No lawyers were there to argue against the severity and no governing authority with more than one eye on TV revenues could overturn it. AC Milan have missed out on the Champions League fair and square. Despite being found guilty of being a major player in the Calciopoli match fixing scandal, AC Milan had previously ... More About: Football , European , Round Up , Sportsbook , Round
Champions League Final : It?s Russian Roulette For Us!
2008-05-16 17:58:00 After a fair amount of argument and a spot of desk thumping action we’ve decided to go crazy for the Champions League Final . We’re offering to refund all losing win-draw-win, goalscorer, correct score and half-time/full-time bets if Cristiano Ronaldo scores in normal time! Given that he’s 7/4 to do exactly that, I reckon this must be ... More About: Russian
FA Cup Final - The Ports Of Europe Await
2008-05-15 10:48:00 When Harry Redknapp was caught making non-committal small talk with an undercover reporter the world suddenly realised that this man could maybe, possibly, perhaps, in theory, if the right set of circumstances were to occur, be a little less than totally honest. As the police frantically rubbed a couple of sticks together and the press ... More About: Europe , Final , Sportsbook , Ports
GAA Betting: Looking for Liam McCarthy
2008-05-14 15:03:00 With the exception of Kerry, the All-Ireland Football Championship offers a complex conundrum that requires deciphering in order to find provincial winners and possible challengers to the Kingdom?s crown. In contrast, the All-Ireland Hurling Championship is far less bewildering. The chasm between the levels of the sport is of Grand Canyon proportions. At the top, ... More About: Sportsbook , Liam
Driven Crazy!
2008-05-14 14:45:00 Magistrate: ‘But if you saw the lady driving towards you, why didn’t you give her half the road?’ Motorist: ‘I was going to, Your Honour, as soon as I could find out which half she wanted.’ Wife: “There’s trouble with the car. It has water in the carburettor.” Husband: “Water in the carburettor? That’s ridiculous.” Wife: “I tell you ... More About: Crazy
Eurovision Betting - Dustin for the slaughter?
2008-05-12 17:04:00 Is Dustin headin? for the slaughter house or will he be flying high in Belgrade? With just over a week to go until the qualifying show that?s the million dollar question! Or ?5million question if you?re RTE! The good news is Dustin is odds-on at 2/5 to at least qualify for the Euroviosn final ... More About: Eurovision , Sportsbook , Novelty , Slaughter
UEFA Cup Final
2008-05-12 15:12:00 Glory’s Within Range! “Don’t worry, it’s just a standard confidentially clause that says if you reveal any secrets about the club, we reserve the right to take you to court and sue you for every penny you have,” the manager explained, before playing the trump card, “it’s the same one Henrik Larsson had to sign when ... More About: Football , Uefa , Final , Uefa cup , Sportsbook
Premier League Final Day - How Will It Go?
2008-05-11 11:17:00 Okay it’s the final day and though Man Utd have the title within their reach there’s plenty of time for things to go horribly wrong. Will Steve Bruce rip up his invitation for a post match tipple with his former boss and give Avram Grant the opportunity to prove us all wrong? Should United fail ... More About: Final , League , Sportsbook , Premier league , Premier
Supremely Good
2008-05-10 14:31:00 I may be a huge Grandstand nerd, but I think this is brilliant. More About: Videos , Sportsbook , Good
Promoted Teams - Will They Survive?
2008-05-09 09:57:00 Already Playing Ketchup! I’m not going to rain on West Brom’s parade, but that’s only because they won’t be having one. The Baggies have turned down the football’s finest cliché that is the bus through the town centre in favour of letting their players break up for holidays. “We regard this as only the start of ... More About: Football , Teams , Sportsbook , Survive
GAA Betting: In Search of Sam Maguire
2008-05-07 17:52:00 Like whispering in a night club, the All-Ireland Football Championship will start with a barely audible meow as opposed to a loud, imposing bark this weekend. It?s a long, hard road to Croke Park, but who?ll be holding aloft the precious Sam Maguire Trophy this September? Apart from the melee and tea throwing incidents at Parnell ... More About: Search , Sportsbook
Summer 2008 set to be a Scorcher!
2008-05-07 17:20:00 Ah yes, summer is upon us. The sun is shining?the weather is sweet and according to Met Eireann and Met Check it?s just the beginning of things to come! In fact, forget Budget travel trips abroad, hit the shops for a new bikini/mankini and head for your nearest beach because this summer could be the ... More About: Summer , Sportsbook , Novelty , 2008
Golf Betting: The Daly Grind!
2008-05-06 15:43:00 It’s tough being a golfer, especially if your coach, sponsors and wife have all dumped you. Although attention for most golf fans will be squarely focused on the prestigious Players Championship at Sawgrass, there’s some serious value to be had at the Italian Open. Below is a video of John Daly?s preparation for the event ... More About: Golf , Sportsbook , Grind
We?re Paying Out On Boris!!
2008-05-02 15:39:00 As of today we are paying out early on Boris Johnson as the winner of the London Mayor Election. Although London?s official results declaration seems to take almost as long as a Zimbabwean election, Labour?s kick in the ballots overnight suggests Boris will be on his way to City Hall. So we figure why wait ... More About: Politics , Sportsbook , Novelty
Slogan Showdown Winner!
2008-05-02 13:51:00 The high calibre of entries made it very difficult to choose a winner in our far more cynical version of UEFA’s Bus Slogan competition. Many thanks to every one who entered, but there can be but one winner. And that is gary Says: May 1st, 2008 at 1:33 am POLISH TEAM BUS Red And White Eagles !!!!!! we also ... More About: Football , Sportsbook , Winner
Trapattoni Here At Last!
2008-05-02 13:33:00 Certain bookmakers were waiting until yesterday to pay out on Trapattoni as Ireland manager, something we did roughly three months ago. If you’re still having trouble getting paid out, cut out this picture and hand it to your less generous bookie. The Italian made his long awaited appearance in front of the Irish media yesterday. He ... More About: Videos , Football , Sportsbook
Boris Backs Himself For London Mayor With Paddy Power!
2008-05-01 18:14:00 Boris Johnson is sensing victory in the race to be London Mayor at today’s election - so much so he’s backing himself with your very own Paddy Power ! At least, I’m fairly sure Boris is backing himself but looking more closely at the picture I’m not so sure he isn’t actually going for 50/1 rank outsider ... More About: Politics , Boris
Ronaldo?s Transvestite Shock - That?s Just Ron-g
2008-04-30 16:17:00 As the bible says, he who has not picked up a transvestite hooker thinking it was just a regular one shall cast the first stone. The news that the formerly bald and buck-toothed Brazilian Ronaldo was caught with not one but three transvestite prostitutes has us lining up the knob related puns. Back in his home ... More About: Shock , Sportsbook , Transvestite
Paying For His Eriks-sins
More articles from this author:2008-04-29 13:07:00 Considering that Sven Goran Eriksson has always provoked feelings of general indifference, the news that he’s going to be sacked as manager of Man City at the end of the season was greeted with little more than an apathetic shrug of the shoulders. Sven seems like a nice guy - as long as he ... More About: Football , Sins , Sportsbook 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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