Buggery, buggery, buggery. Another week in which things get let down. Still no panic with £42 returned from the £50, and Crystal Palace highlighted the lunacy of their odds against in style, but Cheltenham's inability to force a winner and Gil Vicente's late defeat caused a great deal of hit to the bank balance.
Slightly disappointing time of it a fortnight ago. We got back nearly 90 per cent of our original stakes on Ghana beating Cape Verde, but Doncaster never looked like troubling Bury at a shade over 6/4, and Tranmere's first half red card put nicely paid to the HT/FT bet. Cheers for that. Nonetheless, we carry [.
Bloody hell eh. Malaga nine away games contain nine goals, and then when I get involved they go and win 3-2 at Mallorca. Goals, goals goals. Still, both of the other bets came in, including Matej Vydra's first goal against Nottingham Forest. Our Coventry money was returned as they lost a lead but held on [.
Two weeks of the column in 2013 and two weeks of profit. Last week's yields were less than the last time out, largely due to Notts County's game on the South Coast being called off on Saturday lunchtime, but Napoli won 3-0, giving me an easy return on the 19/20 stake. Perhaps could have been [...]
A ridiculous start to the betting year for this column. I don't want to brag and boast too much because that's probably how Kerry Katona felt when being awarded the Mum of the Year trophy. As Kerry would be able to tell you were she here with me, things can very quickly go downhill. However, [...]
It's back. Like a horrible case of post-work Christmas party herpes or a Santa with Alzheimer's it keeps on returning, and after an elongated break for the festive period Bet's Be ‘Avin You is here. The festive footy has been full of awkward games to trip you up (Chelsea losing at home to QPR, Man [.
Oh balls, pride before the fall and all that jazz. A huge week a fortnight ago and then last week pretty much nothing about. Manchester United failing to win by more than two was the killer, because there is no way they should have let QPR score the first goal. Chances, chances, chances. The single [.
A much better weekend last time out. Wouldn't say that I was sipping back on Cristal all week, but £86 back from the £40 stake is more than steady. In fact, requiring Fulham v Sunderland to go under 2.5 goals for another £36 seemed fairly safe with 0-0 at half-time, but the Mackems decided to [...
The first bet this week combines a couple of niche selections on the two Sky televised games this weekend. Given that 11 of the last 12 games between Arsenal and Spurs have contained more than two goals, and both sides look liable to conceded at the moment a bet of both sides to score is [...]
Every week I tell myself that I should leave the Championship alone, and every week I come crawling back. If you actually staked your money on single bets on the outsider in every game in the division this season, you'd bloody rip it up. Anyway, I'm even going back to Leeds, so a glutton for [...]
Slightly disheartening last week. Port Vale's early red card ruined that bet, but at least Demba Ba scored first at St James' Park to give us back £32.50 from our £40 stakes. Must do better, but after four consecutive weeks of profit I guess it had to end at some point. First bet will focus [...]
A third consecutive week of significant profit, with the accumulator winning, providing a 157% return on stake. Going for four in a row with some more bets across the English leagues. Decided to keep the same format as last week, ie a speculative single, an accumulator and two goalscorer bets. The single will this week [.
A return to great profit last weekend, with £40 staked and £83.50 returned. Our treble won with ease and England's 5-0 also covered. In fact, a 93rd minute goal conceded by Sheffield United cost us another £46. Lovely stuff. Back to domestic action this week, and another £40 to stake. The first bet focuses on [.
Another slightly frustrating weekend last time out. Not a disaster in that we got £37.50 return from the £40 stake, but extremely close to another winner. Must do better Daniel. Luckily it's international weekend, which means absolutely no value knocking about and short odds on all the teams you want.
It's Friday, so that means it's time for some more betting tips ahead of this weekend's action. We've scoured www.onlinebettingoffers.com, so now it's time to win some money with our free bets. First bet of this weekend is another both team to score accumulator, and keeping it purely Football League.
£40 placed last week, and only £39 back thanks to Ibrahimovic scoring in a PSG win, which I rightly called as bet of the weekend at 8/5. Still, a profit of -£1 is not exactly what the doctor ordered. First bet this weekend is on the draw between Reading and Newcastle. Reading sit bottom of [...]
First bets this week look at the two biggest games in the Premier League, both taking place on Sunday, with Liverpool hosting Manchester United and unbeaten Arsenal travelling to unbeaten Manchester City. You should be aware that Paddy Power are offering refunds on selected markets on both games if they are drawn, and first goalscorer [.
£40 staked last time out and £40 returned, thanks to England's victory to nil over Moldova. Would have been considerable more had Croatia won by more than one goal, but c'est la vie. First bet this week drops down to the Championship, where Nottingham Forest host Birmingham City. Forest have started the season in great [.
Another successful week last time out, with the punt on Robin Van Persie to score two or more goals
easily vindicated (and actually frustrating given that we should have predicted a hat-trick).
Forest and Sheffield United also came in as a double, meaning that our £30 stake returned over
£73. It's easy, I tells ya.
Annoyance reigned supreme with last weekend selections, as a late Derby equaliser at Molineux cost
£70 and £65 more was cut short by James Morrison's late equaliser against Spurs. Still, on ward
an upward, and still in profit after two weeks of the new season. With Wayne Rooney ruled out for a
month with a [.
Looking to continue a winning start last week (although Arsenal failing to beat Sunderland cost me
£93), and firstly going to the Premier League for a treble. Despite both sides beginning the
season with a win, Swansea were far more assured than West Ham last weekend, and are available at
odds against to win their [.
Looking to continue a winning start last week (although Arsenal failing to beat Sunderland cost me
£93), and firstly going to the Premier League for a treble. Despite both sides beginning the
season with a win, Swansea were far more assured than West Ham last weekend, and are available at
odds against to win their [.
Always slightly difficult to gamble on the first weekend of the season, as clubs are very often
still finding their feet. However, I think I have found value by choosing a game from each league.
Firstly, Arsenal should see off essentially strikerless Sunderland, whilst Leicester will be
amongst the favourites for Premier League promotion and [.
Premier League winner Manchester United's move for Robin Van Persie has shortened their odds to
2/1, and that does look inviting . City have not improved their squad (I see Rodwell as more of a
squad player initially), and the fact that Roberto Mancini will be pressured to fight on two fronts
with the Champions [.
The penultimate domestic Bet's be ‘avin you of the season, and we have some right rollocking good
games to look forward to. Four finals, four previews, four tips. More simple than The Only Way is
Essex crossed with the eye-bleedingly terrible Compare the Market adverts: Champions League final
Ol' Bobby Di Matteo has had a [.
The final Premier League games of the season this weekend, which means two things: 1. The title
race, battle for survival and Champions League qualification will be sorted out 2. All we have to
look forward to is Euro2012, which will consist of criticising Roy Hodgson's squad selection,
tactics, team selection, substitutions, press conferences and [.
The Football League draws to a close this weekend, but the big news has been Roy Hodgson's
appointment as England manager. This week's column will contain a nice rant before each selection
after the media f*ckwittery that has followed the announcement. Nice to see The Sun newspaper act
on behalf of the notion by taking [.
First bet of the week covers Saturday's Premier League action. With the top two squaring off on
Monday night, the relegation battle takes centre stage, but forgive us if we don't see Wolves
suddenly playing with verve and freedom now their failure has been confirmed. Their manager is
shite, you see, and some of the [.
As the Football League reaches an interesting denouement, I am choosing one bet from each of the
three leagues, with a Premier League punt chucked in for good measure. League Two Although Swindon
let me down in midweek with their defeat at Aldershot, I am giving them a second chance, on the
basis that they [.
Okey cokey, off we go. Firstly, Birmingham City will surely beat Bristol City at home. Brizzle have
improved of late to take themselves out of the relegation zone, but wins against Forest and
Coventry are slightly different to winning at St Andrews, where Brum have lost once all season.
Will combine that with Burnley beating [.
Firstly this weekend I am backing Coventry to beat Peterborough United. Despite being threatened by
relegation, Coventry are unbeaten in six games, and climbed out of the relegation zone for the
first time since October by winning their first away game of the season at Hull last week.
Peterborough, meanwhile, have lost their last two [.
Last week Gylfi Sigurdsson ruined our profit party, but wins for Bolton and Southampton meant that
we got our money back on the £50 staked. Time for a big profit week methinks. First bet concerns
the Championship's relegation battle, where Portsmouth have responded well to their impending doom.
Whilst I don't agree that they should [.
Not a great weekend last time out, adding to my Cheltenham woes, but Manchester United crucifying
Wolves provided a decent return on our Asian Handicap bet. In truth, at half-time it looked like
you could bet on United winning by more than ten goals an still hope to win your cash. This week
we're back [.
Welcome back, my friends, and if you can still afford anything after a few days of Cheltenham
Festival gambling, then why not get on board with some football bets for the weekend? Or
alternatively, if you lost nearly all your money at Cheltenham, then you should definitely use what
little you have left on the [.
Andi Weimann has admitted he is hoping to be given a chance to prove himself at Aston Villa under
new manager Paul Lambert, who took over from Alex McLeish at the end of last season after
impressing with Norwich.
The young striker emerged as an exciting prospect towards the closing stages of a dismal season for
Villa, scoring two goals that proved instrumental to the club avoiding relegation
He was given a chance in the first team following a number of injuries to rival forwards as the
club struggled their way over the line at the end of a season they'll want to soon forget.
Portland Timbers continued their dismal MLS campaign with a 1-0 defeat to fellow strugglers LA
Galaxy, heaping further pressure on under-fire manager John Spencer.
The result defied soccer betting tips and saw the Timbers once again fail to score a goal,
continuing a theme that has been running throughout the team all season.
Manchester United need only to win their next two matches to claim their 20th Premier League title,
according to Roberto Mancini. The Red Devils could, depending on the performance of their rivals,
Manchester City, go eight points clear of the Blues by Sunday.
"If we go eight points behind then it is finished", Mancini lamented.
Liam Miller and Jacob Burns are rated "about 90 percent" to make Sunday's Hyundai A-League
semi-final against Melbourne Heartin Western Australia, the Perth Glory coach Ian Ferguson has
claimed (Live soccer betting: PerthGlory evens draw 12/5 Melbourne Heart 11/4 - bet365 90
minutes).
Former Celtic and Manchester United midfielder Miller has missed the last fivegames of the regular
season because of an ongoing back injury but is finallyclosing in on a welcome return.
Former footballer, and current development executive at Manchester City,Patrick Vieira, has sparked
a war of words with Manchester United chief, AlexFerguson, by stating that the re-introduction of
Paul Scholes into the Red Devils' midfield was an act of desperation.
Scholes 'retired' at the end of last season, alongside veteran custodian, Edwinvan der Sar.
Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes has promised his side's Champions League semi-final first-leg
against heavyweight rivals Real Madrid at the Allianz Arena in Germany will be "spectacular"
(Bayern Munich 8/5 draw 12/5 Real Madrid 17/10 – live soccer betting prices).
The Bavarians welcome Spain's capital club off the back of an impeccable home record in Europe so
far this season and unbeaten sequence at home against the nine-time winners of the competition.
