Perfect Punter

The Perfect Punter: Chapter 16 - Ode to abstinence (and a game little chestnut)

18 November 2009 / Leave a comment

The Perfect Punter explains why bettors need to retain a sense of perspective before declaring his love for a wonky-looking, four-legged phenomenon. Just don't expect him to consumate his affection with a flutter......Read more »

The Perfect Punter Chapter 14: Take these gems from the Buffett to improve your punting prowess

11 November 2009 / Leave a comment

Dave Farrar's mission to hone his punting super-senses continues with a look at the wisdom of business guru Warren Buffett...Read more »

The Perfect Punter Chapter 13: Sometimes it's just not meant to be

04 November 2009 / Leave a comment

This week globetrotter Dave Farrar breaks the golden rule of TV commentary, drinks iced coffee in Genoa and dreams a rather strange dream....Read more »

The Perfect Punter Chapter 12: Fate, faith and being sick of the footballing life of Brian

28 October 2009 / Leave a comment

A keen football betting fan, The Perfect Punter tells us about two cracking bets involving Liverpool that got away and why journeyman midfielder Brian Howard shouldn't expect any Christmas cards from in the foreseeable future....Read more »

The Perfect Punter: Chapter Eleven: Ask yourself deep down what constitutes value

21 October 2009 / Leave a comment

The Perfect Punter travels to Cheltenham race course on a quiet Saturday afternoon and watches a horse who failed at the Cheltenham festival last year put in a super performance. All of which gets him thinking about about the concepts of context and betting value....Read more »

The Perfect Punter: Chapter Ten - Use Occam's razor to reach the most logical conclusion possible

14 October 2009 / Leave a comment

In Chapter Ten the Perfect Punter dusts off the cobwebs from his fourteenth century books to find a character whose words are still very relevant to our betting in the 21st century....Read more »

The Perfect Punter: Chapter Nine - Embracing your instincts

30 September 2009 / Leave a comment

A stormy night in Italy reminds our blogger that sometimes it's right to simply follow your senses......Read more »

The Perfect Punter Chapter Eight: Talking rubbish and talking sense

23 September 2009 / Leave a comment

The Perfect Punter finds his git-tolerance levels dangerously low (which may be down to the pilates classes) and compares a chance encounter with a self-professed scholar with the learned writings of a candidate to be a real-life perfect punter -...Read more »

The Perfect Punter: Chapter Seven - The opposite of pilates?

16 September 2009 / Leave a comment

Dave Farrar's quest for balance takes him to some strange places and brings him into contact with some unlikely characters......Read more »

The Perfect Punter: Chapter Six - Are you ready to make a leap of faith?

12 September 2009 / Leave a comment

Last week's request for punters to offer up words which best describe qualities required for successful gambling threw-up interesting results. Dave Farrar has been analysing your choices and is now ready to set out on a crucial leg of the...Read more »

The Perfect Punter: Chapter Five - Self-flagellation, self-help and the story so far

02 September 2009 / Leave a comment

With five weeks gone, and football taking an international break this weekend, it seems like a good time to take stock of just where this Perfect Punter experiment is and consider what it has taught us so far, writes Dave...Read more »

The Perfect Punter: Chapter Four - Know all the factors, reap all the rewards

26 August 2009 / Leave a comment

The Perfect Punter travels to Siena to watch them host AC Milan in the opening day of the Serie A season and learns that the closer to the action you can get, the better you are prepared to bet on...Read more »

The Perfect Punter: Chapter Three - Listen to those who know what they're talking about

19 August 2009 / Leave a comment

The Perfect Punter works a shift with ex-footballer and professional commentator Gary O'Reilly who teaches him what to look out for in the early stages of a football match with a view to tackling the over/under 2.5 goals market....Read more »

The Perfect Punter: Chapter Two - My first punting dilemma

12 August 2009 / Leave a comment

The Perfect Punter is attempting to iron out chinks in his betting armour but wonders if occasionally it's ok to place a bet that has failed him in the past for the sheer enjoyment of doing so.......Read more »

The Perfect Punter: Chapter One - Go against the crowd

05 August 2009 / Leave a comment

In the first chapter proper of Dave Farrar's quest to become The Perfect Punter, he travels to Las Vegas in the afternath of Michael Jackson's death and learns valuable gambling lessons from one of the deceased's impersonators and a blackjack...Read more »

The Perfect Punter: What's this journey all about?

01 August 2009 / Leave a comment

For the next year or so betting.betfair.com football columnist and previewer Dave Farrar will be embarking on a journey of betting discovery and penning his thoughts every week on this very site. But what's this journey all about?...Read more »