December 2007

NEW' YORK to outpace dire Bloods defence

Gary Boswell / 31 December 2007 / Leave a comment

Gary Boswell takes his pick of the first lower league matches of 2008...Read more »

Cindy Crawford and being wrong about Arsenal

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 30 December 2007 / Leave a comment

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco on why Arsenal's superb season caught him completely off-guard...Read more »

Fan power in Premiership football

Mike Norman / 30 December 2007 / Leave a comment

"Mystical" Mike Norman considers the effect the crowd can have in football at such places as Craven Cottage and St James Park...Read more »

The day it all changed at the top of the Premiership

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 29 December 2007 / Leave a comment

Man Utd out to odds-against for the Premiership having started the day as just 1.53......Read more »

The Betfair Interview: Birmingham's Radhi Jaidi on staying up with the Blues

Editor / 28 December 2007 / Leave a comment

Experienced Premiership defender talks relegation, African Cup of Nations and more......Read more »

Barton in bother again

Top Dog / 28 December 2007 / Leave a comment

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

Bet on Everton to topple the Gunners

Frank Gregan / 27 December 2007 / Leave a comment

Former non-league manager Frank Gregan fancies Toffees to pull off a home upset on Saturday...Read more »

Non-league Betting: Aldershot have got the winning habit

Gary Boswell / 27 December 2007 / Leave a comment

Gary Boswell has the pick of the lower league punting......Read more »

Keane proves he's a manager with a fresh approach, again

Top Dog / 27 December 2007 / Leave a comment

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

Christmas calamity at the Bridge as 1.03 Chelsea chuck away chance of a win

Editor / 26 December 2007 / Leave a comment

Unbelievable scenes in west London and on the exchange as Chelsea throw it away against Villa......Read more »

Moaning Marcus gets short shrift from Top Dog

Top Dog / 26 December 2007 / Leave a comment

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

Euro 2008: What can we learn from previous years?

Alsy / 24 December 2007 / Leave a comment

Alsy looks ahead to next summer's big one......Read more »

Chelsea must do without 'The Untouchables' for Villa game

Mike Norman / 24 December 2007 / Leave a comment

Mike Norman selects his top three Chelsea players - but none will be available for the Boxing Day clash with Villa......Read more »

Champions League Betting: Rating the leading contenders

Alsy / 24 December 2007 / 1 Comments

Alsy looks over the likely winners of the world's biggest club competition......Read more »

The X factor: Selecting the draw

Gary Boswell / 24 December 2007 / Leave a comment

Gary Boswell muses on the trickiest of footy punting options - the draw......Read more »

Eleven Christmas crackers from the Premier League

Mike Norman / 24 December 2007 / Leave a comment

Mike Norman selects his top XI of the season so far......Read more »

Agogo on why Forest can hold off Leeds in battle for League One

Top Dog / 24 December 2007 / Leave a comment

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

African Nations Cup absentees should see Chelsea and Spurs through to Carling Cup showdown

Nik Wardle / 21 December 2007 / Leave a comment

"Knowledgeable" Nik Wardle tells us who he's betting on to progress in the Carling Cup semi-finals...Read more »

All we want for Christmas is goals

Total Goals Guys / 21 December 2007 / Leave a comment

The "Total Goals Guys" are more than happy to pass on Christmas dinner and presents in favour of plenty of goals - here are their selections......Read more »

Managerial stability at Arsenal is the secret behind their success

Mike Norman / 21 December 2007 / Leave a comment

"Mystical" Mike Norman looks at how much the managerial changes at White Hart Lane have contributed to Spurs' downfall ahead of the North London derby...Read more »

Peter Crouch makes excuses as Sven plans more spending

Top Dog / 21 December 2007 / Leave a comment

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

We're a far better team than the league table suggests, says Ryan Taylor

Editor / 21 December 2007 / Leave a comment

Wigan and former England Under-21 defender Ryan Taylor talks exclusively to Betfair about the impact Steve Bruce has made and his own injury nightmare...Read more »

My Hearts tells me Rangers may struggle against Aberdeen

Border Reiver / 20 December 2007 / Leave a comment

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

Morecambe's resident lothario lets himself down

David Artell / 20 December 2007 / Leave a comment

Morecambe's David Artell on beer goggles, Arsenal's bunch of youngsters and refusing to moan about training on Christmas Day...Read more »

Rooney praises Capello as Ferguson may turn to Larsson again

Top Dog / 20 December 2007 / Leave a comment

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

Sanchez should focus on saving his job, not the betting on it

Editor / 20 December 2007 / 2 Comments

Legendary non-league manager Frank Gregan considers Lawrie Sanchez's position at Fulham and why Wigan may be a good bet to pile on more misery...Read more »

Burton may find it hard going against Tamworth

Gary Boswell / 19 December 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 »

The Toffees' sweet start to the season may be about to turn sour

Mike Norman / 19 December 2007 / Leave a comment

"Mystical" Mike Norman looks into his crystal ball to pick the best bets involving Everton as the injuries begin to kick in at Goodison Park...Read more »

Tough test for West Brom at Stoke as the Baggies go from strength to strength

Andrew French / 19 December 2007 / Leave a comment

Championship football guru Andrew French talks us through the key clashes in the division this week...Read more »

Berbatov to join Man Utd in return for Saha, Brown plus cash?

Top Dog / 19 December 2007 / Leave a comment

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

Bayern Munich the team to beat in the UEFA Cup

Alsy / 18 December 2007 / Leave a comment

Morgan in the driving seat - Allsy considers the betting options in the UEFA Cup now that the Champions League "rejects" join in the fun...Read more »

Grand Slam Sunday hits us where it hurts

Total Goals Guys / 18 December 2007 / Leave a comment

The "Total Goals Guys" lick their wounds as the goals dry up but still stick to their betting beliefs...Read more »

The "Special One" goes in search of a "special" job

Dan Fitch / 18 December 2007 / Leave a comment

Dan "The Betting Man" Fitch shows his disappointment at Mourinho turning down the England job and speculates as to where he will go next...Read more »

Scotland and Ireland chase new managers

Top Dog / 18 December 2007 / Leave a comment

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

Lampard is the most overrated player in the Premiership

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 17 December 2007 / 4 Comments

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco tells us why Lampard is not half the player he is made out to be, and it has nothing to do with his weight......Read more »

Hyde may have the layers hiding for cover

Gary Boswell / 17 December 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 »

V-signs and slaps mark Ashley Cole's return to Arsenal

Top Dog / 17 December 2007 / Leave a comment

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

Who will be the next Republic of Ireland Manager?

Nik Wardle / 15 December 2007 / Leave a comment

Terry Venables is in with a shout which could break the FIA's precedent of having an Irishman in charge....Read more »

Let's hope Super Sunday brings plenty of goals

Total Goals Guys / 14 December 2007 / Leave a comment

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

The Premiership's dirtiest players are named and shamed

Mike Norman / 14 December 2007 / Leave a comment

"Mystical" Mike Norman looks throug the record books to tell us who are the Premierships' worst offenders...Read more »

The Betfair Contrarian: Why Fabregas won't win PFA Player of the Year

The Betfair Contrarian / 14 December 2007 / 5 Comments

A shoe-in in December doesn't mean a betting certainty come March......Read more »

Avram Grant, Capello and Lineker all talk money

Top Dog / 14 December 2007 / Leave a comment

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

Fernando Torres can be the best forward in the world, says Graeme Murty

Editor / 14 December 2007 / Leave a comment

Reading skipper Graeme Murty talks to us about Liverpool's revenge, having Arsenal run circles around Reading and trying to man-mark Cristiano Ronaldo...Read more »

Torquay, Aldershot and Cambridge Utd to exit the FA Trophy early

Gary Boswell / 13 December 2007 / Leave a comment

Gary Boswell picks out the best bets from the first round of the FA Trophy...Read more »

Saturday is a huge day for Championship betting

Andrew French / 13 December 2007 / Leave a comment

Andrew French tells us why the tables may turn at the top of the Championship table on Saturday afternoon as West Brom clash with Charlton...Read more »

I'm tipping up Chelsea at Arsenal as I take a Premiership sabbatical

Editor / 13 December 2007 / 1 Comments

Legendary manager Frank Gregan takes a break from Non-League football and rolls back the years to explain why now is the time to oppose Arsenal...Read more »

All the talk is of Capello

Top Dog / 13 December 2007 / Leave a comment

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

My Morecambe team mates are no Ricky Hattons!

David Artell / 13 December 2007 / Leave a comment

David Artell on waterlogged pitches, fancy dress Christmas parties, sparring partners and winning football bets...Read more »

Capello's name dominates the news agenda

Top Dog / 12 December 2007 / Leave a comment

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

The Betfair Contrarian's Christmas message to Watford

The Betfair Contrarian / 12 December 2007 / 5 Comments

The Betfair Contrarian still doesn't believe Watford will win the Championship and is prepared to stake his own money on it...Read more »

The concept of betting value and finding your niche market

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 11 December 2007 / Leave a comment

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco looks at what is value in football betting, specialising on a particular market and losing Damien Duff...Read more »

Team news essential before backing Chelsea against Valencia tonight

Mike Norman / 11 December 2007 / Leave a comment

"Mystical" Mike Norman looks into his crystal ball to predict how Chelsea will cope with life without Drogba and Essien and what they can win this season...Read more »

Fabio is first choice to take England on a groovy ride

Top Dog / 11 December 2007 / Leave a comment

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

Low-scoring affair at Stamford Bridge has cost us dear

Total Goals Guys / 10 December 2007 / Leave a comment

The "Total Goals Guys" take one gamble too many as the goals that were expected at Stamford Bridge and Bilbao dry up...Read more »

Benitez is taking a huge gamble on Champions League glory

Dan Fitch / 10 December 2007 / 9 Comments

Dan "The Betting Man" Fitch thinks about Benitez's latest strategies and where Liverpool's priorities lie...Read more »

We're one of eight teams fighting for their lives, says Reading coach Nigel Gibbs

Editor / 10 December 2007 / Leave a comment

Betfair talks exlusively to Reading coach Nigel Gibbs about losing Steve Sidwell, buying players in January, the enigmatic Stephen Hunt and fighting relegation...Read more »

Torquay are a good team but not a good bet

Gary Boswell / 10 December 2007 / 1 Comments

Gary Boswell's Non-League midweek blog...Read more »

Looks like Mourinho never wanted the England job after all

Top Dog / 10 December 2007 / Leave a comment

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

Scotland Manager Betting - the job nobody seems to want

Nik Wardle / 09 December 2007 / Leave a comment

Nik Wardle looks through the odds on the leading runners for Scotland's top job......Read more »

Does Reading betting coup leave Rafa on the brink?

Editor / 08 December 2007 / 4 Comments

Reading's 3-1 win ends Liverpool unbeaten record and puts Rafael Benitez in a fix...Read more »

The "Special One" Mourinho has the special qualities to be next England manager

David Artell / 07 December 2007 / Leave a comment

Morecambe's David Artell talks next England manager, foreign footballers' dress sense and the importance of good captaincy...Read more »

Mourinho momentum gathers as Anelka looks set for Chelsea

Top Dog / 07 December 2007 / Leave a comment

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

England badly miss the genius of "Ginger Prince" Scholes

Mike Norman / 07 December 2007 / Leave a comment

"Mystical" Mike Norman discusses the career of one of England's best-ever midfielders Paul Scholes...Read more »

No single person is more important than the Everton team

Editor / 07 December 2007 / Leave a comment

Lee Carsley talks exclusively to Betfair about the secret of Everton's recent success following the Toffees' qualification to the UEFA Cup knock-out stages...Read more »

We're taking a gamble on plenty of goals at Stamford Bridge

Total Goals Guys / 07 December 2007 / Leave a comment

The "Total Goals Guys" are betting on goals at Stamford Bridge, the Riverside, Old Trafford and Bilbao...Read more »

Alloa Athletic the outstanding bet in Scotland this weekend

Border Reiver / 07 December 2007 / Leave a comment

Border Reiver talks us through his Scottish football betting this weekend...Read more »

Fill up your wheelbarrow with profit by siding with Barrow and the draw

Gary Boswell / 06 December 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 »

Taylor-made goal may have saved Allardyce's job

Top Dog / 06 December 2007 / Leave a comment

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

Kaka - Simply the best

Alsy / 06 December 2007 / 2 Comments

Morgan in the driving seat - Allsy pays tribute to Kaka, the world's greatest player...Read more »

Support from John Terry for Mourinho sees the Portugeezer shorten in the betting

Top Dog / 05 December 2007 / Leave a comment

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

Life at Newcastle: Toon entertainment or real-life soap opera?

Mike Norman / 05 December 2007 / 2 Comments

"Mystical" Mike Norman recalls Newcastle's fortunes over the past few years and what awaits them this season - starting with a visit by odds-on Arsenal tonight....Read more »

You can bet your life this is a "massive" game for Kidderminster

Frank Gregan / 04 December 2007 / 2 Comments

Legendary manager Frank Gregan tells us about the sort of pre-match talk that will be delivered to Kidderminster's players as they prepare to face Cambridge...Read more »

Greed is threatening to ruin the beautiful game

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 04 December 2007 / 1 Comments

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco recalls the "Bogarde" affair, the Ronaldo World Cup 98 incident and the part played by the FA's greed as England failed to qualify for Euro 2008...Read more »

Traditional English fairplay is disappearing from the game

Editor / 04 December 2007 / 2 Comments

Dan "The Betting Man" Fitch tells us why the likes of Gerrard, Terry and Rooney are as guilty of foul play as the "Johnny Foreigners"...Read more »

Plenty for Big Sam to think about at Newcastle

Nik Wardle / 04 December 2007 / Leave a comment

"Knowledgeable" Nik Wardle tells us why team selection, tactics and injuries are preying on Allardyce's mind...Read more »

Majestic Arsenal increase their lead at the top

Top Dog / 03 December 2007 / Leave a comment

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

Birmingham matched at odds of 100 as the "other" Keane sees red

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 03 December 2007 / Leave a comment

Birmingham matched at 100 in comeback against Spurs plus the best of the rest of the Premiership's action...Read more »

No singing in the rain for Harriers fans

Gary Boswell / 03 December 2007 / Leave a comment

Non-League guru Gary Boswell brings us the best bets from the Blue Square Premier's midweek fixtures...Read more »