November 2007

The Betfair Contrarian: Why it's a good thing to sack your manager a quarter of the way through the season

The Betfair Contrarian / 30 November 2007 / Leave a comment

The Betfair Contrarian is back up to his old tricks...Read more »

You could bet your mortage on Le Tissier to score from the spot

Mike Norman / 30 November 2007 / 1 Comments

"Mystical" Mike Norman looks at the great penalty takers from past and present and how this affects your betting...Read more »

Gary Speed's last Betfair column

Gary Speed / 30 November 2007 / 3 Comments

The Bolton midfield maestro bows out with an optimistic look ahead to the remainder of Bolton's season and his bets for the Premiership, Championship and League One...Read more »

Safe bet that England will get a foreign manager

Top Dog / 30 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Betfair's top dog sniffs around the truth behind the latest tabloid tales....Read more »

Get your teeth stuck into Dundee

Border Reiver / 30 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Border Reiver talks us through the best bets north of the border...Read more »

Forest Green and Exeter can upset the odds in the 3rd round of the FA Cup

Gary Boswell / 29 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Non-League expert Gary Boswell talks us through this Saturday's bets as the FA Cup really comes to life...Read more »

England job: Redknapp has no chance, Mourinho has every chance

Top Dog / 29 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Betfair's top dog sniffs around the truth behind the latest tabloid tales...Read more »

Barcelona would be my dream club

David Artell / 29 November 2007 / 1 Comments

Morecambe's star defender David Artell on training with Messi and Henry, Gazza's antics and why Birmingham may be a decent outside bet at the weekend...Read more »

The main candidates for England job analysed as Mourinho shortens in the betting

Nik Wardle / 28 November 2007 / 3 Comments

"Knowledgeable" Nik Wardle on the names dominating the betting in the next England manager market...Read more »

All bets are on as the Total Goals Guys cash in

Total Goals Guys / 27 November 2007 / Leave a comment

The Total Goals Guys talk us through this weekend's betting results...Read more »

Laying Woking is the Thursday night Setanta bet

Editor / 27 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Legendary Non-League manager Frank Gregan gives us the lowdown as Woking host Ebbsfleet...Read more »

Wenger v Ferguson: Clash of the Premiership heavyweights

Alsy / 27 November 2007 / 3 Comments

Morgan in the Driving Seat - Alister Morgan looks at who you'd bet your house on to deliver silverware...Read more »

Capello or Mourinho are the FA's best bets

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 27 November 2007 / 2 Comments

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco on why the FA shouldn't look beyond the two favourites on Betfair's next England manager market...Read more »

Spurs a bad bet for UEFA Cup glory and this is why...

Dan Fitch / 27 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Dan "The Betting Man" Fitch on why the Spurs squad isn't the finished article and why their UEFA Cup odds are wide of the mark...Read more »

Now is the time to back Leeds for promotion to the Championship

Top Dog / 27 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Betfair's top dog sniffs around the truth behind the latest tabloid tales...Read more »

Bruce may be back but are Wigan about to be terminated from the Premier League?

Editor / 26 November 2007 / 1 Comments

Middlesbrough fan Mike Norman runs the rule over fellow relegation candidates, Wigan...Read more »

Croatia puns all the rage again after World Cup 2010 qualifying draw1

Top Dog / 26 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Top Dog sniffs out the truth behind the latest tabloid tales....Read more »

Boswell's Non-League Blog: Blue Square Premier Outrights Portfolio

Gary Boswell / 25 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Gary Boswell assesses the season's punting so far...Read more »

The Total Goals Guys see bankers galore ... but are they?

Total Goals Guys / 23 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Matches at Newcastle, Falkirk, Bayern Munich and more catch the guys' eyes......Read more »

Striking the right balance - the pressure of keeping all your forwards happy, all of the time

Mike Norman / 23 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Mike Norman looks at Everton's problems up-front......Read more »

My mate Shearer could end up in charge of England you know...

Gary Speed / 23 November 2007 / 2 Comments

Bolton's Gary Speed runs the rule over the failure over the home nations' collective Euro 2008 failure and debates whether Big Al is the man for England...Read more »

England still dominating the news agenda...

Top Dog / 23 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Betfair's top dog sniffs around the truth behind the latest tabloid tales...Read more »

Value bets in the Scottish Cup

Border Reiver / 23 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Berwick Rangers stalwart - the Border Reiver - looks for the big prices in the Cup this weekend......Read more »

Betting on Invincibility - can Arsenal repeat the 2004 feat?

Alsy / 22 November 2007 / 2 Comments

Alsy compares the Gunners' Greatest with the latest crop......Read more »

Aldershot can break stubborn Grays resistance down

Gary Boswell / 22 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Boswell's Betfair Blog - a bi-weekly round up of the best plays in the world of non-league football...Read more »

Top Dog paws his way through the papers' reaction to England's dismal display

Top Dog / 22 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Betfair's top dog sniffs around the truth behind the latest tabloid tales...Read more »

I played Owen and Rooney and wasn't impressed by either

David Artell / 21 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Morecambe's defender runs the rule over the Premier League strikers he's faced and who would give him nightmares......Read more »

Fabregas and Ronaldo make the early running to be crowned Player of the Year

Mike Norman / 21 November 2007 / Leave a comment

It may still be a fair way off but Mike Norman assesses which stars have shone brightest in the Premiership season so far...Read more »

Forget England v Croatia, Aldershot v Grays should be a corker

Frank Gregan / 21 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Frank Gregan thinks former Spurs defender Justin Edinburgh's Blue Square hopefuls can shut out their league-leading opponents......Read more »

McClaren shows he still doesn't get it...

Top Dog / 21 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Betfair's top dog sniffs around the truth behind the latest tabloid tales...Read more »

Andy Murray, short corners, Mihajlovic and a bottle of Rioja

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 20 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco on why he's unikely to be invited onto "Room 101" and who shouldn't expect any Christmas cards from him this year...Read more »

Same old England, same old selection debates

Top Dog / 20 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Betfair's top dog sniffs around the truth behind the latest tabloid tales....Read more »

Did Israel really do England a favour after all?

Dan Fitch / 20 November 2007 / 5 Comments

Dan "The Betting Man" Fitch asks whether England's likely qualification for Euro 2008 helps their cause in the long term...Read more »

Non-league underdogs get a second bite at the cherrry in the FA Cup

Gary Boswell / 19 November 2007 / 1 Comments

Boswell's Betfair Blog - a bi-weekly round up of the best plays in the world of non-league football...Read more »

McClaren's toilet break was his big break

Top Dog / 19 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Betfair's top dog sniffs around the truth behind the latest tabloid tales...Read more »

Stepping into unchartered territory by getting involved in the Scotland match

Total Goals Guys / 16 November 2007 / Leave a comment

The "Total Goals Guys" had an 100% record last week but are they playing with fire by punting on the Scotland match?...Read more »

Boswell's Weekend Multiple

Gary Boswell / 16 November 2007 / Leave a comment

I'm laying Woking, Aldershot and Grays......Read more »

McClaren likely to be on his bike but England players still get a big payday

Top Dog / 16 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Betfair's Top Dog sniffs around the truth behind the latest tabloid tales....Read more »

Kidderminster's recent form must be taken with a pinch of salt

Editor / 16 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Legendary Non-League manager Frank Gregan tells us why Kidderminster are a lay at home to Woking...Read more »

Ebbsfleet soap opera is fan power gone mad

Gary Speed / 16 November 2007 / 1 Comments

Bolton's evergreen midfielder on the Ebbsfleet situation, losing the crowd's support and Scotland's gameplan against Italy...Read more »

Not all footballers are thick and overpaid

David Artell / 15 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Morecambe's star defender on the newest addition to the Artell family, Joey Barton's latest misdemeanour and Scotland's moment of truth...Read more »

Betfair markets have overeacted to Villa's back-to-back wins

Editor / 15 November 2007 / 1 Comments

"Mystical" Mike Norman looks into his crystal ball to see what the future holds for a much-improved Aston Villa side...Read more »

Gerrard the latest to blame too many foreigners for England's potential failures

Top Dog / 15 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Betfair's Top Dog sniffs around the truth behind the latest tabloid tales...Read more »

Murphy's Law and the largest board of selectors in history

Gary Boswell / 14 November 2007 / 3 Comments

Non-League expert Gary Boswell looks at the headline-grabbing stories this week concerning Oxford Utd and Ebbsfleet, who ironically play each other on Saturday...Read more »

Playing with the Zolas and Henrys helps our players, not hinders them

Paul Moon / 14 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Pablo Luna - Moonlighting for Betfair. Pablo has a rant at Ferguson, McClaren, Barwick and "Little Englanders" to name just a few.......Read more »

Mayhem in the next Wigan manager market

Top Dog / 14 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Betfair's top dog sniffs around the truth behind the latest tabloid tales...Read more »

Fergie's proposed quota system would benefit the national side

Nik Wardle / 14 November 2007 / 1 Comments

"Knowledgeable" Nik Wardle on why the absence of a quota system means England strikers rarely get a game for their club...Read more »

And the Top Goalkeeper Oscar goes to...Petr Cech

Mike Norman / 13 November 2007 / 1 Comments

"Mystical" Mike Norman looks into his crystal ball to see who would be the nominees in the Top Goalkeeper Oscars...if they existed...Read more »

Jewell rules himself out of the Wigan job

Top Dog / 13 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Betfair's Top Dog sniffs around the truth behind the latest tabloid tales....Read more »

Keane hasn't lost any of the common sense he had as a player

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 12 November 2007 / 1 Comments

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco on why Roy Keane is a credit to himself and why Joey Barton isn't......Read more »

Cahill KOs 1.04 Chelsea

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 12 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Everton's late equaliser, "El Nino" Torres saves the day, the "Road Runner" breaks Blues hearts and Barca's superstars are humbled...Read more »

Eriksson has turned his and Man City's fortunes around

David Croft / 12 November 2007 / Leave a comment

The BBC's David Croft tells us about Eriksson's England departure, Man City's season to date and who may be on their way to the Eastlands come January...Read more »

Time to revisit my portfolio betting in the Blue Square North and South

Gary Boswell / 12 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Boswell's Betfair Blog - a bi-weekly round up of the best plays in the world of non-league football...Read more »

Benayoun injury may mean curtains for England

Top Dog / 12 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Betfair's top dog sniffs around the truth behind the latest tabloid tales...Read more »

Goals, Goals, Glorious Goals... please.

Total Goals Guys / 09 November 2007 / Leave a comment

The Total Goals Guys give us their weekend selections...Read more »

Berbatov speculation refuses to go away

Top Dog / 09 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Betfair's Top Dog sniffs around the truth behind the latest tabloid tales...Read more »

The Betfair Contrarian: Why Watford cannot win the Championship

The Betfair Contrarian / 09 November 2007 / 3 Comments

The Betfair Contrarian is at it again, this time arguing a case for top of the table Watford not finishing top of the pile come May...Read more »

For a football fan beating your local rivals is a matter of life or death

Mike Norman / 09 November 2007 / Leave a comment

On the weekend when Villa meet Birmingham and Sunderland host Newcastle, "Mystical" Mike Norman looks at how much these matches mean to fans and players...Read more »

It's not a black and white call as Grays meet Woking

Editor / 09 November 2007 / 1 Comments

Legendary Non-League manager Frank Gregan previews Grays Athletic's trip to Woking...Read more »

Draw at Bayern proves Bolton isn't a one-man-team

Gary Speed / 09 November 2007 / 2 Comments

Bolton's evergreen midfielder on coping without Anelka, promising youngsters at Villa and upsetting Sir Alex Ferguson...Read more »

Caley Thistle should prove too thorny a challenge for Motherwell

Border Reiver / 09 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Border Reiver talks us through the best from north of the border...Read more »

Midlands Derby rivalry? Try Galatasaray v Fenerbahce...

Alsy / 09 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Morgan in the driving seat - Alister Morgan looks at the fiercest derbies in world football...Read more »

Footballers are self-employed so I can't afford to take my paternity leave

David Artell / 08 November 2007 / 2 Comments

Morecambe's star defender David Artell on selfishness amongst footballers, being a father for the second time and Andy Johnson's love affair with the penalty box...Read more »

Champions League heartbreak for Sporting Lisbon in the city of love

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 08 November 2007 / Leave a comment

1.13 Sporting Lisbon fall at the last hurdle, 5.3 Inter Milan make a stunning comeback and the best of the rest...Read more »

Berbatov needs a bigger club, Beckham just needs a club

Top Dog / 08 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Betfair's Top Dog sniffs around the truth behind the latest tabloid tales....Read more »

Histon to hold Notts County plus the other FA Cup shocks

Gary Boswell / 07 November 2007 / 3 Comments

Boswell's Betfair Blog - a bi-weekly round up of the best plays in the world of non-league football...Read more »

Why I love the early rounds of the FA Cup

Gary Boswell / 07 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Boswell's Betfair Blog - a bi-weekly round up of the best plays in the world of non-league football...Read more »

Fergie and Wenger fight it out...through the Press

Top Dog / 07 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Betfair's Top Dog sniffs around the truth behind the latest tabloid tales...Read more »

Wheeler-dealer Redknapp carries on doing things his own way at Pompey

Paul Moon / 07 November 2007 / 1 Comments

Pablo Luna - Moonlighting for Betfair. Pablo looks at a world that is never dull when you're Harry Redknapp...Read more »

The "nearly men" of Europe are nearly out of the Champions League

Alsy / 07 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Morgan in the driving seat- Alister Morgan looks at the situation at Valencia where a new broom is in place and where there's an urgent mess to clean up...Read more »

Rio and Vidic are a match made in heaven

Mike Norman / 06 November 2007 / 1 Comments

"Mystical" Mike Norman looks into his crystal ball to discover what the Premiership's most reliable defensive partnership can achieve this season...Read more »

Souness, Jewell and Pearce in contention for Wigan job

Top Dog / 06 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Betfair's Top Dog sniffs around the truth behind the latest tabloid tales...Read more »

Time running out for Kewell to make his mark at Liverpool

Dan Fitch / 06 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Dan "The Betting Man" Fitch looks at the disappointment that is Harry Kewell ahead of Liverpool's clash with Besiktas tonight...Read more »

Goal drought at Ewood Park has stalled our progress

Total Goals Guys / 05 November 2007 / Leave a comment

The "Total Goals Guys" think about what might have been as Blackburn and Liverpool put a damp squib on an otherwide good weekend...Read more »

Oh captain, my captain

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 05 November 2007 / 4 Comments

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco considers the qualities needed to be a good captain and the best ones out there...Read more »

Hutchings the latest former number two who proved to be...number two

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 05 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco on the Premierships' latest managerial casualty...Read more »

Berbatov to have crisis talks as Defoe lightens up

Top Dog / 05 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Betfair's Top Dog sniffs around the truth behind the latest tabloid tales...Read more »

Carling Cup is small beer for Arsenal and Liverpool

Nik Wardle / 05 November 2007 / 1 Comments

"Knowledgeable" Nik Wardle gets us up to date on the Carling Cup as it reaches the business end of proceedings...Read more »

York looking to capitalise at leaderless Farsley

Editor / 04 November 2007 / 1 Comments

Boswell's Betfair Blog - a bi-weekly round up of the best plays in the world of non-league football......Read more »

Number Crunch - Football Betting Highlights

Editor / 03 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Late goals at Arsenal and Everton plus big away wins for Portsmouth and West Brom...Read more »

The Betfair Contrarian - Why Derby County are going to stay up.

The Betfair Contrarian / 02 November 2007 / Leave a comment

The Betfair Contrarian is at it again, this time - reasons why Derby will escape the drop...Read more »

Risky, but we fancy 2 goals or more at the Emirates

Total Goals Guys / 02 November 2007 / 1 Comments

The "Total Goals Guys" are taking a gamble by getting on 2 goals or more at the Emirates but what are their other selections this weekend?...Read more »

Arsenal can't win the Premiership with kids, says Bryan Robson

Top Dog / 02 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Betfair's Top Dog sniffs around the truth behind the latest tabloid tales....Read more »

Leeds should be in the Premiership, never mind The Championship

Gary Speed / 02 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Former Leeds United star Gary Speed on the fortunes of his old club, England's World Cup bid and Man Utd's visit to The Emirates...Read more »

Frankly, his record speaks for itself

Mike Norman / 02 November 2007 / 1 Comments

"Mystical" Mike Norman looks into his crystal ball to find out what the future holds for Chelsea's most prolific-ever midfielder Frank Lampard...Read more »

Bleak times at Berwick Rangers likely to continue

Border Reiver / 02 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Border Reiver talks us through the best bets north of the border...Read more »

The Monopolies and Mergers Commission should investigate the SPL

Alsy / 02 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Morgan in the driving seat - Alister Morgan considers the dominance of Rangers and Celtic in Scottish football and why this isn't good for the game...Read more »

I'm loving my Betfair multiples, so here's another

Gary Boswell / 01 November 2007 / 1 Comments

Boswell's Betfair Blog - a bi-weekly round up of the best plays in the world of non-league football...Read more »

Is Football coming home?

Top Dog / 01 November 2007 / Leave a comment

Betfair's top dog sniffs around the truth behind the latest tabloid tales...Read more »

How a good day can turn into a bad day

David Artell / 01 November 2007 / 2 Comments

Morecambe's "prolific" goalscoring defender David Artell tells us about goalscoring targets, pre-match preparations and Championship Manager on the team bus...Read more »