The Betfair Contrarian

The Betfair Contrarian: Why England will beat New Zealand

18 November 2009 / Leave a comment

Only the truly bold should follow the Contrarian this week as he backs England to beat the All Blacks at [8.4] on Betfair....Read more »

The Betfair Contrarian: Why the Republic of Ireland will qualify for the World Cup

13 November 2009 / Leave a comment

Using astrology to pick teams, making marriage proposals after crushing defeats and being the subject of a love song by an erotic actress; Raymond Domenech has entertained and embarrassed as manager of Les Bleus. He kept his job after a...Read more »

World Cup Betting 2010 for Republic of Ireland v France

11 November 2009 / Leave a comment

Our man gives you plenty of reasons to support the boys in green.Read more »

The Betfair Contrarian: Why Nikolai Valuev will beat David Haye

03 November 2009 / Leave a comment

The bigger they come the harder they fall? Perhaps, but when they're used to going the distance, it's difficult to make them fall - the Betfair Contrarian explains why the Russian giant will see off his British challenger......Read more »

The Betfair Contrarian: Why Ricky Whittle won't win Strictly Come Dancing

27 October 2009 / Leave a comment

With Ricky Whittle [2.06] favourite to win the seventh series of Strictly Come Dancing, you'd be forgiven for thinking the other contestants are wasting their time learning the steps, says the Betfair Contrarian. Below, he tells us why the young...Read more »

The Betfair Contrarian: Why Jenson Button won't win BBC Sports Personality of the Year

21 October 2009 / Leave a comment

Get busy laying Jenson Button in the Spoty odds says the Contrarian - he's no Mansell, in fact he's not even a Hill, and the public simply do not like him enough...Read more »

The Betfair Contrarian: Why the New York Yankees won't win the 2009 World Series

14 October 2009 / Leave a comment

The Betfair Contrarian dislikes the hoity-toity New York Yankees more than any sports team on the planet. Below, he explains why he won't be backing them to win the World Series....Read more »

The Betfair Contrarian: Why Hilary Mantel won't win the Booker Prize

04 October 2009 / Leave a comment

It'll be 'unlucky, Hilary' says the Contrarian. You're British, a former judge and a woman and that adds up to defeat when the winner of the Man Booker Prize is announced. Especially with that Coetzee fella around....Read more »

The Betfair Contrarian: Why England will win the ICC Champions Trophy

30 September 2009 / Leave a comment

England are still [5.7] to lift the ICC Champions trophy because Australia are blocking the path to glory, but the Contrarian expects them to defy all logic once again and return from South Africa victorious......Read more »

The Betfair Contrarian: Why Louis Walsh will be the X Factor winning manager

27 September 2009 / Leave a comment

The Betfair Contrarian believes he can get class from a carthorse but Louis Walsh's X Factor 2009 fate may be in the lap of the girls......Read more »

The Betfair Contrarian: Why City will win the Manchester derby

16 September 2009 / Leave a comment

He's at it again: this time the Betfair Contrarian tries to convince us why the blue side of Manchester will be the ones celebrating after the city's derby on Sunday afternoon....Read more »

The Betfair Contrarian: Why England will win the ODI series against Australia

08 September 2009 / Leave a comment

Our man for all things underdog explains why England can come back from 2-0 down to beat Australia and deliver some tasty odds......Read more »

The Betfair Contrarian: Why Harlequins will win the Guinness Premiership

26 August 2009 / Leave a comment

Bloodgate may have tarnished rugbys reputation as a gentlemans sport, but at the time of writing, Harlequins as a team have yet to be punishmed. Therefore, last years regular season runners-up can still win their first ever Guinness Premiership, says...Read more »

Ashes Betting: The Betfair Contrarian - Why England will win the fifth Test to regain the Ashes

19 August 2009 / Leave a comment

The Betfair Contrrain thought England would win The Ashes before the summer and the man is not budging. Here's why Andrew Strauss will be holding the urn come Monday night....Read more »

Premier League Betting: The Betfair Contrarian on why Chelsea won't win the Premier League

12 August 2009 / Leave a comment

It was only a matter of time before The Betfair Contrarian felt the need to rubbish Chelsea's title credentials. Here are his views on why there won't be a celebration parade down the King's Road come May for yet another...Read more »

The Betfair Contrarian: Why South Africa won't win the Tri Nations

06 August 2009 / Leave a comment

They may have won their first two games but the Contrarian sees the South Africans as a huge lay in the Tri Nations betting. Here's why......Read more »

The Betfair Contrarian: Why Barcelona won't win La Liga

29 July 2009 / Leave a comment

Barcelona's success last season has been overshadowed by Real Madrid's unprecedented spending spree. The Catalans remain favourites to win La Liga but they've shot themselves in the foot by spending £40 million on Zlatan Ibrahimovic and letting Samuel Eto'o go....Read more »

The Betfair Contrarian: Why Alberto Contador won't win the Tour de France

16 July 2009 / Leave a comment

The Betfair Contrarian has been irresistibly drawn towards this year's Tour de France...mainly because of the bickering....Read more »

The Betfair Contrarian: Why Alberto Contador won't win the Tour de France

16 July 2009 / Leave a comment

The Betfair Contrarian has been irresistibly drawn towards this year's Tour de France...mainly because of the bickering....Read more »

The Betfair Contrarian: Why Alberto Contador won't win the Tour de France

15 July 2009 / Leave a comment

One of the Contrarian's many mottos is to always beware sports that involve mountains, but for this year's Tour de France he'll make an exception, as the bickering is just too appealing......Read more »