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March 2008

Old Firm match let us down

Total Goals Guys / 31 March 2008 / Leave a comment

The "Total Goals Guys" talk us through their weekend's betting......Read more »

Champions League betting: Fitness of Totti doesn't mean a Roman Holiday for Man Utd

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 31 March 2008 / 1 Comments

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco tells us why Roma will miss their skipper Totti more than most but why that alone won't be enough for Man Utd to take a lead into the second leg...Read more »

Top Dog: 'Ronaldo must do it on the biggest stage to be considered a great'

Editor / 31 March 2008 / Leave a comment

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

Liverpool edge closer to Champions League spot

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 30 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Liverpool touch evens in a dire Merseyside Derby, Newcastle drift to [22.0] before destroying Spurs......Read more »

Forest Green about to go for a Burton!

Gary Boswell / 30 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Gary Boswell talks us through the betting as two very evenly matched sides clash in front of the Setanta cameras on Monday night when Burton Albion will vist Forest Green Rovers...Read more »

Chelsea v Middlesbrough: Patience may be the key for the home side

Richard Walker / 30 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Richard Walker talks us through the main betting markets on Betfair as Chelsea look to put pressure on Man Utd for the title race by getting three points ay home to Middlesbrough...Read more »

Merseyside Derby betting: A Gerrard goal and plenty of bookings on the cards

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 29 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco tells us why good neighbours don't always become good friends as Liverpool and Everton clash with Champions League football next season up for grabs...Read more »

Arsenal matched at 65 in remarkable comeback

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 29 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Arsenal's stunning comeback plus the best of the Premiership in-running prices...Read more »

We're hoping for goals at Ibrox, Old Trafford and Betis...

Total Goals Guys / 28 March 2008 / Leave a comment

The "Total Goals Guys" are going through a dream run on the betting front but warn against complacency......Read more »

Old Firm Betting: The momentum is "firmly" with Rangers

Total Goals Guys / 28 March 2008 / Leave a comment

The "Total Goals Guys" know a thing or two about what the Old Firm is all about so here's what they had to say about Saturday's match betwen the two Glasgow giants......Read more »

Mascherano a loss but being without Gerrard or Torres would have been a lot worse, says Dean Saunders

Editor / 28 March 2008 / 1 Comments

Betfair talks exclusively to former Liverpool and Wales striker Dean Saunders about Mascherano, the goals of Fernando Torres and Benitez's squad rotation ahead of Sunday's Merseyside Derby...Read more »

Championship round-up: Do or die time for Watford

Andrew French / 28 March 2008 / 1 Comments

Andrew French talks us through the betting in the crucial matches from the Championship this weekend, including Watford's trip to Hull where three points are desperately needed by Boothroyd's troops...Read more »

Charlton v Wolves: Charlton need to win and I think they will

Andrew French / 28 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew French talks us through the betting in Sky's televised match, a must-win one for the Addicks if they are to experience Premiership football next season...Read more »

English press attack Capello

Top Dog / 28 March 2008 / Leave a comment

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

Football's bad boys - Materazzi, Bellamy, Ibrahimovic...

Alsy / 28 March 2008 / 2 Comments

Morgan in the driving seat - Allsy looks at the players in the modern game who seem to consistently attract headlines for all the wrong reasons...Read more »

Man Utd v Aston Villa - All eyes on Cristiano Ronaldo as usual

Richard Walker / 28 March 2008 / 1 Comments

Richard Walker talks us through the key stats and betting markets as Aston Villa try to do what very few have done recently - stop Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United...Read more »

Back the Vics to continue their Great Escape

Gary Boswell / 27 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Northwich Victoria looked a goner but, after a seven game unbeaten run, it's beginning to look like they can beat the drop from the Blue Square Premier. Gary Boswell tells you whether to back them against Oxford this weekend....Read more »

Respect the Ref: Inconsistency and indecision could undermine the FA's good intentions

Paul Moon / 27 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Paul Moon is not impressed by footballers at all. In the wake of the FA's new "Respect the Ref" imperative, our man hopes football's governing body have the conviction of their words....Read more »

Back in Black: The Total Goals Guys are rockin'

Total Goals Guys / 27 March 2008 / Leave a comment

After a storming week in which they didn't put a foot wrong, the Total Goals Guys are back in business!...Read more »

Has Terry been punished for his part in "Cole-gate"?

David Artell / 27 March 2008 / Leave a comment

David Artell thinks John Terry may have fallen foul of Italian discipline after he confronted Mike Riley during that infamous Ashley Cole incident....Read more »

Top Dog: It's 'arrivederci' to Fabio's honeymoon period

Top Dog / 27 March 2008 / Leave a comment

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

The only thing that resolves dressing room rifts is a change in results

Frank Gregan / 26 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Legendary Non-League Manager Frank Gregan on why Gallas and Diouf have wound up their team mates and having your team knocked out by a side three divisions below you...Read more »

Why David Moyes should be elected "Premier League Manager Of The Year"

Mike Norman / 26 March 2008 / 1 Comments

"Mystical" Mike Norman looks into his crystal ball to try to predict who will win the coveted award and tells us why Juande Ramos, Arsene Wenger, Alex McCleish and Steve Bruce all deserve mentions...Read more »

Is Ferdinand's captaincy a clear demotion for John Terry?

Top Dog / 26 March 2008 / Leave a comment

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

If England don't do it under Capello, they never will

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 26 March 2008 / 3 Comments

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco praises the FA for securing the services of Fabio Capello and separates the wheat from the chaff in England's squad to face France on Wednesday night...Read more »

They play football in other countries as well, you know!

Matthew Walton / 25 March 2008 / Leave a comment

"Magical" Matthew Walton invites football punters to spread their wings beyond the Premiership in a bid to find better stats-based betting value...Read more »

All the talk is of Beckham but he's unlikely to even start

Top Dog / 25 March 2008 / Leave a comment

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

General consensus is Mascherano deserved to go

Top Dog / 24 March 2008 / 1 Comments

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

Non-League Betting: No Easter salvation for Minstermen

Gary Boswell / 23 March 2008 / 1 Comments

Resurgent Northwich can keep the bad times coming for York City, says Gary Boswell...Read more »

Grand Slam Sunday on Betfair: Drogba double gets Chelsea back on track

Joe Dyer / 23 March 2008 / Leave a comment

All the betting news from Sunday's Premier League fixtures...Read more »

Manchester United v Liverpool: Bet on a tight, cagey affair at Old Trafford

Richard Walker / 22 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Ignore Sky's hype - this will be no classic, says Richard Walker...Read more »

Saturday's Premier League highlights on Betfair

Joe Dyer / 22 March 2008 / Leave a comment

There'll be beers tonight in the north east after wins for all three Premier League teams...Read more »

Chelsea v Arsenal: Prepare for plenty of grim-faced Grant if stalemate comes off

Richard Walker / 22 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Richard Walker predicts a point apiece from second match of 'Grand Slam Sunday'...Read more »

Premier League Preview: Tottenham v Portsmouth

Andrew French / 21 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew French admires the way Tottenham are sticking to their task in the Premiership when, in reality, their season is over...Read more »

The Big Betfair Interview: Steve Stone

Editor / 21 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Kevin Keegan was hailed as Newcastle's saviour when he came back to replace Sam Allardyce but it's been anything but plain sailing. Betfair talked to former England star Steve Stone, now a FiveLive pundit and a massive Toon fan, about...Read more »

Everton v West Ham: I've seen far worse 1.8 shots than Everton

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 21 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco tells us why the stats point towards a low-scoring Everton win in which he's expecting another big performance from Joleon Lescott...Read more »

Total Goals Guys: Get on the goals on Grand Slam Sunday

Total Goals Guys / 21 March 2008 / Leave a comment

The Total Goals Guys are fashionably cynical on that over-hyped product of a profit chasing Sky Sports, namely Grand Slam Sunday. But that doesn't mean they won't use it to make a little profit of their own....Read more »

Top Dog: Fab's England to 'respect the ref'

Editor / 21 March 2008 / Leave a comment

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

Championship betting: Watford visit Plymouth in key clash

Andrew French / 20 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew French talks us through the crucial matches in this weekend's Championship as the race for Premiership promotion hits boling point...Read more »

I'm cheering on Spain at Euro 2008 now that Wales and England let me down

Paul Moon / 20 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Pablo Luna - Moonlighting for Betfair. Pablo looks back at where it all went wrong for England and Wales in their Euro 2008 campaign and tells us why he'll be cheering on Jose Reyes and co...Read more »

Euro 2008 betting: Will Cannavaro be lifting a trophy again this summer?

Mike Norman / 20 March 2008 / 8 Comments

"Mystical" Mike Norman looks into his crystal ball to see which of Van der Sar, Casillas, Ballack, Cristiano Ronaldo, Vieira or Cannavaro will be lifting the Euro 2008 trophy this summer...Read more »

Non-League betting: Blood donors required

Gary Boswell / 20 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Gary Boswell talks us through the betting for tonight's live on Setanta clash between Grays and Droylsden...Read more »

Goals on the cards as Charlton and West Brom to share the spoils

Andrew French / 20 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew French talks us through the betting as promotion-chasers Charlton and West Brom clash in front of the Sky cameras...Read more »

Being dropped from the Morecambe eleven

David Artell / 20 March 2008 / Leave a comment

This week David Artell tells us about being dropped for last Saturday's match, Martin Taylor's second chance and why Alexander Hleb needs a quiet word in his ear...Read more »

Top Dog: Hacks divided on next England captain

Top Dog / 20 March 2008 / Leave a comment

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

1.05 Chelsea title chances dented by Spurs

Joe Dyer / 20 March 2008 / 1 Comments

Joe Dyer reports on a night of drama at White Hart Lane...Read more »

Spurs v Chelsea: Chelsea to come up short against all the King's men

Dan Fitch / 19 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Dan "The Betting Man" Fitch recalls Spurs beating Chelsea back in 1999 and tells us why Frank Lampard and co are unlikley to take all three points on Wednesday...Read more »

Fergie puts pressure on ref ahead of tonight's Bolton match

Top Dog / 19 March 2008 / Leave a comment

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

Just how does this man go about motivating his relegated players?

Frank Gregan / 19 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Legendary non-league manager Frank Gregan wonders how Paul Jewell manages to motivate the likes of Robbie Savage and Kenny Miller knowing Derby will be in The Championship next season...Read more »

Man Utd v Bolton: Approach the goals markets gingerly

Mike Norman / 18 March 2008 / 1 Comments

"Mystical" Mike Norman tells us why he expects Paul Scholes and his mates to pick up three points but playing Liverpool on Sunday means a landslide is unlikely to be on the cards...Read more »

All the stats you need for Wednesday's Premiership matches

Editor / 18 March 2008 / Leave a comment

OPTA SPORTSDATA crunch the numbers to guide you through your betting on Spurs v Chelsea and Manchester Utd v Bolton...Read more »

First goalscorer - are you getting full value for your bet?

Matthew Walton / 18 March 2008 / Leave a comment

"Magical" Matthew Walton turns his attention to Betfair's "first goalscorer" and "to score" markets this weeek and lets the stats do the talking to tell us at what prices Dean Ashton, Ronaldo and co offer value...Read more »

Owen saves Keegan...for the time being

Top Dog / 18 March 2008 / Leave a comment

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

Birmingham v Newcastle: High-scoring affair whatever happens

Nik Wardle / 17 March 2008 / 1 Comments

"Knowledgeable" Nik Wardle wonders when Michael Owen will start earning his inflated salary as well as telling us why over 2.5 goals is the best on offer in this match...Read more »

Premiership betting: Big changes on Betfair's markets

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 17 March 2008 / 2 Comments

All the best from the Premiership in-play betting on Betfair and how this weekend's results have changed the odds on Betfair's markets...Read more »

Two out of three keeps us on the comeback trail

Total Goals Guys / 17 March 2008 / Leave a comment

The "Total Goals Guys" talk us through their weekend's betting where Bayern Munich and Barcelona obliged but Real Madrid let them down...Read more »

I'll miss pantomime villain Robbie Savage when he's gone

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 17 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco looks at the career of Robbie Savage and wonders whether all the bad press is justified as his Derby County side prepare for life in The Championship...Read more »

Don't bank on the Shots in a shoot-out

Gary Boswell / 17 March 2008 / 3 Comments

Non-league expert Gary Boswell talks us through this week's betting and gives us his theory on pnealty shoot-out betting...Read more »

It's all falling apart at the Emirates

Top Dog / 17 March 2008 / Leave a comment

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

Stat of the week: Matches involving Spurs produce more goals than any other team

Editor / 15 March 2008 / Leave a comment

The boys at OPTA Index talk us through some stats involving Spurs that could be very valuable to your betting as they prepare to vist the Eastlands Stadium...Read more »

Fulham v Everton: Cahill and co unlikely to KO Fulham

Richard Walker / 15 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Richard Walker tells us why the smart money is on the draw plus the best of the rest from the betting as Everton visit Fulham...Read more »

Man City v Spurs: Goals should be on the cards with Spurs involved...

Paul Moon / 15 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Pablo Luna - Moonlighting for Betfair. Pablo tells us why the Dunne/Richards partnership should be praised and why Eriksson's tactics shouldn't ahead of playing Spurs at the Eastlands...Read more »

Gunners should win this but they may leave it late

Mike Norman / 15 March 2008 / Leave a comment

"Mystical" Mike Norman looks into his crystal ball to find the best bets on offer on Betfair as unpredictable Middlesbrough visit the Emirates...Read more »

High-scoring matches involving Barca and Real would suit us just fine

Total Goals Guys / 14 March 2008 / Leave a comment

The "Total Goals Guys" hope for goals in matches involving Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich but don't want to see 4 or more as Celtic vist Motherwell......Read more »

Stoke more than happy to settle for a point at Vicarage Road

Andrew French / 14 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew French talks us through the betting from the most important matches of the weekend in the Championship, including the battle of the heavyweights as Stoke vist Watford...Read more »

Champions League & UEFA Cup Betting: Draw sees Liverpool v Arsenal clash

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 14 March 2008 / Leave a comment

If you missed the lunchtime Champions League and UEFA Cup draws, here are the ties that the balls came up with and how they have affected the betting...Read more »

Lampard ready to sit down to discuss a new deal

Top Dog / 14 March 2008 / Leave a comment

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

Braintree and Barrow consistent enough to encourage a bet

Gary Boswell / 13 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Gary Boswell picks out the best bets in non-league footy......Read more »

Liverpool and Chelsea good value for silverware

Editor / 13 March 2008 / Leave a comment

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

UEFA Cup Betting: Penalty drama sees 1.09 Spurs and 1.53 Everton crash out

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 13 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Spurs matched at 1.09 just needing Jenas to score and Everton matched at 1.53 before succumbing to an Italian job......Read more »

UEFA Cup Betting: Bolton will struggle in Lisbon

Andrew French / 12 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew French tells us why he fully expects Sporting to progress to the next round, and gives us a number of selections to tempt you......Read more »

Lampard's glut for goals good news for backers at odds of 70

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 12 March 2008 / Leave a comment

7 goals or more at Stamford Bridge matched at [70.0], [1.51] Boro throw it away plus the best of the rest from Wednesday's Premiership action...Read more »

Last week's missing update!

Total Goals Guys / 12 March 2008 / Leave a comment

The Total Goals Guys' followers will have noticed that last week's column went AWOl - this is what hapened......Read more »

I'd never rule out playing abroad though Denmark is far too cold!

David Artell / 12 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Morecambe's star defender David Artell on offers from abroad, swapping shirts and Chelsea's never-ending entourage...Read more »

UEFA Cup Odds: Pitch will be perfect in Lisbon tonight

Frank Gregan / 12 March 2008 / Leave a comment

But that is not always the case. The old cliché tells us that the pitch is the same for both sides, but there is no doubting a barely playable pitch is a leveller and that is what the lesser talented...Read more »

Top Dog: Henry not happy at Barca as Reds march on

Top Dog / 12 March 2008 / Leave a comment

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

Premiership Betting: Cheltenham off? Bet on the Footy!

Andrew French / 12 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Three Wednesday night fixtures with plenty to play for......Read more »

UEFA Cup Betting: Everton v Fiorentina

Alsy / 12 March 2008 / Leave a comment

A night for bold moves from Moyes says Alsy but Fiorentina's finesse will be too much for the Toffees......Read more »

UEFA Cup Odds: Spurs will be made to regret Carling Cup hangover

Dan Fitch / 11 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Juande Ramos' side faces a very tough trip to PSV on the back of defeat in the first leg and it's a huge ask for them to go through now, says Dan "the Betting Man" Fitch...Read more »

Spain should be your team to support at Euro 2008

Alsy / 11 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Are you, like millions like you around the country, lost without a team to roar to the final of this summer's Euros? Alister Morgan tell us why we can find solace in Spain......Read more »

Top Dog: Question marks still surround Liverpool

Top Dog / 11 March 2008 / Leave a comment

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

Inter Milan v Liverpool: Inter can still qualify despite two goal deficit

Mike Norman / 10 March 2008 / 1 Comments

Liverpool set for tough trip to Milan on Tuesday night. Mike Norman runs over the odds for the night's action......Read more »

FA Cup Semi-Final Draw: It's impossible to predict a winner

Andrew French / 10 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew French tells us his most scientific methods to pick which team to back for FA Cup glory. Give your pet dog a bone for each club and back whichever he decides to chew......Read more »

Look beyond the Premiership and find the value

Matthew Walton / 10 March 2008 / Leave a comment

"Magical" Matthew Walton urges value-seeking football punters to look beyond the glamour of the top-flight to find real betting value...Read more »

York City backers: Beware of Grecians bearing low loss ratio

Gary Boswell / 10 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Non-League man Gary Boswell previews tonight's live on Setanta clash between York City and Exeter as well as giving us the best bets from the rest of the midweek's Blue Square Premier matches...Read more »

Watford to close the "gap" with win over Bristol and allow Stoke to go top

Andrew French / 10 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew French talks us through the betting for Tuesday night's Championship matches including a potential title-decider as Bristol City host Watford...Read more »

This afternoon's FA Cup draw can shake up the Betfair odds

Top Dog / 10 March 2008 / Leave a comment

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

Chesterfield v MK Dons betting: Crucial match in the promotion race

Richard Walker / 10 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Richard Walker tells us why he can't split the two as Paul Ince's troops seek revenge for their loss at home to Chesterfield earlier on in the season...Read more »

The FA Cup on Betfair: Shocks continue, Middlesbrough join Man Utd and Chelsea in losers' club

Joe Dyer / 09 March 2008 / 1 Comments

Joe Dyer rounds up all the action from an unbelievable weekend in the old competition...Read more »

Premier League on Betfair: Newcastle sink further into the mire

Joe Dyer / 08 March 2008 / Leave a comment

All the Premier League fixtures wrapped up by Joe Dyer...Read more »

Our pitch is as much a hindrance to ourselves as it is for the opposition, says Bristol Rovers boss Paul Trollope

Editor / 07 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Betfair caught up with Bristol Rovers' boss Paul Trollope to ask him about their preparations for their FA Cup clash with West Brom on Sunday and how he rates their chances to progress...Read more »

Wigan v Arsenal: Back King's men to hold Arsenal and win a princely sum

Richard Walker / 07 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Richard Walker thinks a poor pitch at the JJB Stadium and a stubborn Wigan defence can deprive Arsenal of the three points they so badly need...Read more »

Bristol Rovers v West Brom: Bednar can put this tie to bed

Richard Walker / 07 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Brave Bristol Rovers are likely to play their final match of this season's FA Cup campaign on Sunday as WBA come to town, says Richard Walker...Read more »

Boro v Cardiff City: Home side lacking the Mido touch of late

Andrew French / 07 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew French tells us why it might be worth opposing the misfiring Premiership side with Cardiff more than happy to take the tie back to Ninian Park...Read more »

David James to keep Man Utd at bay...till half-time

Editor / 07 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Oliver Bellwood talks us through the betting as Portsmouth have the unenviable task of a Saturday lunchtime trip to Old Trafford in the FA Cup...Read more »

Mourinho relishing Chelsea Champions League clash next season

Top Dog / 07 March 2008 / Leave a comment

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

Liverpool v Newcastle: The theatre of nightmares for Keegan

Nik Wardle / 06 March 2008 / Leave a comment

There will be pressure on both teams as Kevin Keegan takes Newcastle to Anfield for the first time since that epic 4-3 loss in 1996. Nik Wardle looks at this one....Read more »

Non-League Football Betting: 28,000 Reasons to back Ebbsfleet

Gary Boswell / 06 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Gary Boswell's look at all things non-league is really hotting up and two of his picks are still active in the FA Trophy. Will he look to trade out?...Read more »

Fiorentina v Everton: Toffees can get a result in Florence

Dan Fitch / 06 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Dan "The Betting Man" Fitch tells us why to lay the Italians tonight but why laying either of these teams for UEFA Cup glory would even more stupid than a Tim Cahill celebration......Read more »

The replacement killers: how to use your substitutions

Frank Gregan / 06 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Frank Gregan shares his managerial experience with us and the lesson is, "Choose you substitutions carefully or you could be caught with your trousers down!"...Read more »

Never mind the Ballacks: Torres is different class

Top Dog / 06 March 2008 / Leave a comment

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

Nothing worse than being on the end of a rough decision, just ask Frank Lampard

David Artell / 05 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Morecambe's super stopper David Artell on the FA's appeals procedure, sulky skipper William Gallas and being late for training once too often...Read more »

Spurs v PSV: Keane and Berbatov to go Dutch with the goals in a 2-0 home win?

Alsy / 05 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Morgan in the driving seat - Allsy tells us why Spurs are ready to put last Saturday's woes behind them and take a lead into the second-leg against PSV in the UEFA Cup...Read more »

Real Madrid crash out of Champions League to 13.5 Roma

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 05 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Roma and Chelsea go through as Arsenal, Man Utd and Chelsea occupy three of the four places at the head of the betting for the Champions League title...Read more »

It's all in the head: The Premierships' top aerial threats

Mike Norman / 05 March 2008 / Leave a comment

"Mystical" Mike Norman nominates Cristiano Ronaldo and Michael Owen amongst his beat headers of the balls in the Premiership but who are the others?...Read more »

Perfect Arsenal knock out AC Milan on their own patch

Top Dog / 05 March 2008 / Leave a comment

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

Real Madrid v Roma: Goals galore expected but Real can be floored

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 05 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco tells us why the absence of Ruud Van Nistelrooy may prove to be the deciding factor in a goal-filed match that should see Roma progress...Read more »

Fabulous Fabregas and awesome Adebayor send Arsenal through

Joe Dyer / 04 March 2008 / 1 Comments

Joe Dyer rounds up Tuesday night's Champions League highlights...Read more »

"Just the two" at the Emirates bad news for us but an ok week...

Total Goals Guys / 04 March 2008 / Leave a comment

The Total Goals Guys had a decent week with goals at Craven Cottage and at the Reebok Stadium but Villa's resilient defence stopped it being a perfect weekend......Read more »

Chelsea v Olympiacos: Cech out the odds on a Chelsea win by a single goal

Andrew French / 04 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew French talks us through the betting as much-improved Olympiacos travel to Stamford Bridge knowing a score draw will see them progress...Read more »

AC Milan v Arsenal: Gattuso and co to edge through in a hairy encounter

Dan Fitch / 04 March 2008 / 1 Comments

Dan "The Betting Man" Fitch tells us why a scoreless draw in 90 minutes may well be on the cards but why AC Milan's name is likely to be the one in the draw for the quarters...Read more »

Gallas in shock Walcott blast

Top Dog / 04 March 2008 / Leave a comment

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

The Championship betting: Lead likely to change hands...again

Andrew French / 03 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Away from the glamour and bright lights of the Champions League, Andrew French talks us through The Championship's midweek matches where it's all very tight at the top...Read more »

Using the stats to profit on in running football

Matthew Walton / 03 March 2008 / Leave a comment

"Magical" Matthew Walton tells us why keeping a spreadsheet by your laptop during in running football matches can allow you to find huge vale - take Evertyon's win over Portsmouth yesterday .......Read more »

Man Utd v Lyon betting: United progress far from being child's play

Mike Norman / 03 March 2008 / 1 Comments

"Mystical" Mike Norman looks into his crystal ball to try to predict what will happen as the likes of Juninho Pernambucano and Benzema vist a packed Old Trafford for a place in the quarter-finals...Read more »

Keegan refuses to promise that Newcastle won't go down

Top Dog / 03 March 2008 / Leave a comment

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

League One Betting: Faltering Forest can still prevail in key promotion matchup

Andrew French / 03 March 2008 / 1 Comments

Andrew French previews Monday night's Sky-televised offering from the top echelons of League One...Read more »

Liverpool still favourites over Everton for Top Four finish

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 02 March 2008 / Leave a comment

With both Merseyside teams winning, the battle and the betting for that last Champions League spot is as tight as ever...Read more »

Simple maths tells me that Torquay are too short against Aldershot

Gary Boswell / 02 March 2008 / 2 Comments

Non-League betting guru Gary Boswell tells us why you don't need to be a great mathematician to realise that Torquay are far too short in the betting at home to league leaders Aldershot...Read more »

Bolton v Liverpool - Sunday Preview

Richard Walker / 01 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Richard Walker takes an in depth look at which markets are worth betting on as Liverpool look to go fourth in the table....Read more »

A tale of two cities - part two - Portsmouth are flying high

Nik Wardle / 01 March 2008 / Leave a comment

Nik Wardle takes a look at the rise of Pompey as Southampton slip away...Read more »