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
There?s only one Michael Owen?
2008-02-08 18:43:00 Little Michael Owen , the brilliant Michael Owen , the diving Michael Owen, record goalscoring Michael Owen, the injured Michael Owen. And on the odd occasion even Newcastle’s Michael Owen. But is he still England’s Michael Owen? It’s been a tough week for Michael Owen having not even made it onto the pitch for Fabio Capello’s first game ... More About: Football , Sportsbook
Premier League Betting Preview
2008-02-08 16:22:00 Saturday’s Matches Aston Villa v Newcastle ? Sat. 12.45pm Live on Sky Sports 1 With no wins in their last 6 league games, there are plenty of people expecting the Newcastle players to step up to the plate and deliver for Kevin Keegan, but my problem with that is do they have the players that are good ... More About: Football , Preview , League , Sportsbook , Premier league
Six Nations Betting Preview
2008-02-08 14:46:00 Wales v Scotland? Sat. 2pm Live on BBC1/RTE1 Although I was delighted with Wales winning in Twickenham last weekend, it’s important not to get carried away with the result. Wales didn’t play all that well, but at least they can improve and kick on from the promising start to the Gatland era. On the flipside, Scotland ... More About: Preview , Nations , Rugby , Sportsbook
Premier League Relegation
2008-02-07 18:54:00 RANDOM THURSDAY AFTERNOON RANT ABOUT HOW BAD THE BAD TEAMS IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE ARE THIS YEAR There are a lot of crap teams in the Premier League this season. Derby have planted their flag firmly in Mount Mediocrity and already have a spot in the Championship nailed on for next season. Fulham are closing in ... More About: Football , Relegation , Sportsbook , Premier league
Big Up The Giants
2008-02-05 15:34:00 “I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God’s business.” The excellent Patriots went reaching for perfection and God said no. A team which broke all the records in the regular season came within a finger nail of history as the New England offensive line clawed and snatched at ... More About: Sportsbook , Giants
Just A Little Six Appeal
2008-02-04 23:19:00 “He who rejects change is the architect of decay.” ? some bloke said who’ll be remembered long after Eddie O?Sullivan and Brian Ashton are removed from their respective positions. Billed as the Six Nations to forget the World Cup, the opening weekend served only to remind us that the northern hemisphere teams need drastic change if ... More About: Rugby , Sportsbook , Appeal
NO DERREN ALLOWED!
2008-02-01 17:02:00 So Derren Brown reckons he can pick winners back to back eh?! Him and Paddy have something in common then! Tonight he’ll reveal a 100% system of winning at the races on TV. Talk about a punters dream! Are we worried? Too right we are! We’re taking no chances with Cheltenham just around the corner ... More About: Sportsbook , Novelty
Paddy Power Campaigns for Real Rugby
2008-02-01 16:00:00 Fed up of kicking contests and drop goal duels? Yearn for the days of Barry John, JPR or Guscott? Paddy Power is offering a new solution for those that prefer the entertainment of running rugby rather than the stupor of the boring boot. And you’ll never guess who are the favourites to emerge as the ... More About: Rugby , Sportsbook , Real
The guy hanging underneath London Bridge wasn?t the only Italian Banker
2008-02-01 12:29:00 The best value 2008 Six Nations bet of all is Italy to come in under the + 16 handicap on Saturday. The song here is nothing to do with Ireland whom we’re assuming EOS’s will play competently-to-good, improving on RWC form to around 80 per cent of last season’s Six Nations’ capability. I’m also betting Ireland start ... More About: London , Italian , Rugby , Sportsbook , Banker
Poul The Other One!
2008-01-31 18:00:00 Here’s the 1st Round scorecard of the second best golfer in the world … em … according to Ian Poulter. As the vast splashes of yellow combined with a couple of green bits would suggest, it is in fact the scorecard of a distinctly average golfer and accordingly was good enough only for a share ... More About: Golf , Sportsbook
Six Nations Betting Preview
2008-01-30 16:27:00 Ireland v Italy ? Sat. 2pm Live on BBC1/RTE1 Ronan O’Gara is absolutely crucial for Ireland. He didn’t have a good World Cup and as a result, the team performed well below par. Obviously it was all down to him, but the fact that he is in great form means so much to this team. Any ... More About: Preview , Nations , Sportsbook
6 Nations Top Tryscorer Preview
2008-01-29 20:53:00 6 Nations Betting More About: Preview , Rugby , Sportsbook
Giuliani down and almost out in Florida
2008-01-29 17:21:00 Here at Paddy Power we’re very fond of pulling out embarrassing video clips of people, particularly when they involve high profile politicians. With Rudy Giuliani ?s popularity plunging in recent US polls, and ?Super Tuesday? fast approaching, it seems it won?t be long until the former Mayor of New York calls it a day. Looking at today?s polls ... More About: Politics , Florida , Sportsbook
Dennis a Wise choice?
2008-01-29 16:05:00 In an attempt to avoid looking foolish down the road, I’m not going to come out and say the appointment of Dennis Wise as the new Director of Football at St James’ Park is a bad idea. We’ll need to taste a little of this pudding before garnering the proof our doubts believe to be ... More About: Sportsbook , Choice
Yes, It?s The Cheltenham Ante-Post Tipping Competition!
2008-01-28 15:40:00 In response from a request from Sully, here’s the plan: 1) Pick the winners of the Champion Hurdle, the Champion Chase, the World Hurdle and The Gold Cup. 2) Post up your picks and your arguments here as a comment. Feel free to talk around the topic before committing to your ‘final entry’. 3) You have to enter ... More About: Competition , Sportsbook
FA Cup Betting Preview
2008-01-26 16:00:00 Sunday’s FA Cup Matches Man Utd v Tottenham ? Sunday 2pm Live on BBC1 First and foremost, this game has got the look of a fantastic match and I just hope it lives up to that billing. It was only in the last round that their game with Aston Villa was expected to be a cracking tie ... More About: Football , Preview , Sportsbook
Saturday?s FA Cup Preview
2008-01-25 20:57:00 Wigan v Chelsea I have to take my hat off to Chelsea. They?ve lost big players to injury, the likes of Lampard and Terry, they?ve lost players to the Africa Cup of Nations and I thought they?d be struggling a little bit but in fairness to them they?ve improved. I think they?ve galvanised as a unit ... More About: Preview , Saturday , Sportsbook
He?s Fall-on on Hard Times
2008-01-25 20:11:00 High ? low ? high ? low ? very, very high (allegedly) ? low ? high - low - what’s next for Kieran Fall on? Let’s be honest, he’s no saint, but there’s no hiding from the fact the Clare man is/was one of the best jockeys ever. In flat racing, you can?t make a claim ... More About: Hard , Sportsbook , Times
Thyne to back an auld winner?
2008-01-25 18:40:00 I fully expect Thyne Again to win the Arkle at Leopardstown. He?ll probably be second favourite behind Scotsirish, but he couldn?t have been more impressive last time out. The main reason why I?m strong on him is that with Drunken Disorderly in the field, Scotsirish definitely wont get an easy lead. That could put ... More About: Back , Sportsbook , Winner
The King Is Back!
2008-01-25 12:49:00 After the Munster debacle my tipping stock was about as low as it can possibly be. I was down and out. Yesterday’s man. But then Kicking King showed that sometimes there is a way back. Even for hopeless cases like me. It was great to see him back at all, but his strong performance has had ... More About: Racing , The King , Back , Sportsbook
Battle of the Babes
2008-01-24 15:46:00 The difference between men’s and women’s tennis down the years has often been the crowd. Whereas at a men’s match you would often see the crowd’s heads going left to right as they followed the movement of the ball, in a women’s game they were often fixed permanently watching the one end, following the movement ... More About: Babes , Tennis , Sportsbook , Battle
Next Ireland Manager
2008-01-24 12:45:00 Anyone who reads this blog on a regular basis will know that, as a rule, we shun the normal journalistic values of impartiality, hours of painstaking research and fact-checking in favour of deeply imbedded personal bias bordering on bigotry, any statistics we can make up to back up our ill-thought out assertions and damn lies. But ... More About: Football , Ireland , Manager , Sportsbook
Munster - Sorry!
2008-01-23 15:16:00 I would like to take this opportunity to say that I am an idiot for ever going against Munster at Thomond Park. Any chance of redemption if I tip up Ivory Coast to win the African Cup? As for the AIG on Sunday, I have my nose buried in the form book as we speak ... More About: Sportsbook
Down In The Dumps
2008-01-22 16:57:00 Dear Liverpool Football Club, It hurts me as much to write this letter as it does for you to read it, but it has to be done. Over the past year or so, I’ve found us gradually drifting apart. You’re no longer the first thing I think of when I wake up in the morning and ... More About: Sportsbook , Dumps
Shock News - Women Know A Thing Or Two About Football!
2008-01-22 13:32:00 Who says women know nothing about football? It seems next time a girl friend leans over my shoulder in the pub and advises me on who I should be selecting for my weekend football accumulator I may be wise to swallow my pride and listen to what she has to say. A Paddy Power punter from ... More About: News , Women , Football , Shock , Sportsbook
Never Listen To A Bookie
2008-01-22 13:16:00 If you need any more proof that taking advice from a bookmaker is not in any way sensible please read on. And so the annual lads ski trip/drinkathon began last Saturday in the picturesque setting of Ischgl nestled in the bosom of Swiss/Austrian Alpine border. I knew I couldn’t ski for shit but fancied my chances ... More About: Videos , Listen , Sportsbook , Bookie
Premier League Betting Preview
2008-01-19 17:43:00 Wigan v Everton - Sun. 1.30pm Live on Sky Sports 1 Looking at the recent results for both of these teams, they’re both quite high up on the form table. Steve Bruce has come in, instilled a sense of belief and direction in the club and settled Wigan down. A few weeks ago, they almost looked ... More About: Football , Preview , League , Sportsbook , Premier league
Premier League Betting Preview
2008-01-18 15:36:00 Reading v Manchester United - Sat. 3pm Live on Setanta With United banging in the goals and Reading leaking goals, you’d instinctively have to go for a nailed on United win, but that’s until you look at Reading’s recent record against United. They’ve been a bit of a thorn in the side of Alex Ferguson’s team ... More About: Football , Preview , League , Sportsbook , Premier league
Wasps to wreck Munster?s Buzz
More articles from this author:2008-01-18 10:48:00 The bet of the weekend has to be Wasps at 6/4 to beat Munster. Wasps are the best team in the competition so far and on paper they are without a doubt better than Munster who’s pack doesn’t look to be as strong as it once was. Simon Shaw and George Skivington will eat O’Driscoll and O’Callaghan ... More About: Buzz , Rugby , Sportsbook , Wreck 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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