October 2008

Football Betting: Goals do not make for England caps

Tareq Quiroz / 31 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Gabriel Agbonlahor's recent form has been impressive but the Villa man shouldn't build his England hopes up because, as Tareq Quiroz explains, plenty of prolific Premier League marksmen have benn denied their chance at international level....Read more »

Premiership Betting: Everton v Fulham: Special over/under 2.5 goals preview

Ed Nicholson / 31 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Ed Nicholson talks us through the facts, stats and maths on the over/under 2.5 goals market as Everton, uncharacteristically poor at home this season, play hosts to Fulham....Read more »

Televised Premier League Match: Bolton Wanderers v Manchester City

Richard Walker / 31 October 2008 / Leave a comment

City may be the Premier League's top scorers but they haven't exactly set the season alight so far, says Richard Walker. Can the Eastlands entertainers triumph or will boring Bolton suck the life out of the game?...Read more »

Premiership Betting: Tottenham v Liverpool - Special over/under 2.5 goals preview

Ed Nicholson / 31 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Liverpool have conceded just two goals on the road this term whilst Spurs have scored six in their last two league matches alone. Add to the equation an expected defensive improvement under Redknapp and the possible return of Fernando Torres...Read more »

Tottenham v Liverpool - Check the betting superfacts!

Editor / 31 October 2008 / Leave a comment

If you're playing the odds on the bottom v top super-clash this weekend these factoids could be instrumental in striking a winner....Read more »

Premiership Non-Televised Matches: Plain sailing for Chelsea and Man Utd, stormy encounter for Arsenal at Stoke

Robert Hughes / 31 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Robert Hughes gives us the nuts and bolts of this weekend's non-televised Premiership matches where anything other than three points for Chelsea and Man Utd would be a massive upset. Middlesbroughh are a good bet for a second win in...Read more »

Championship Betting Preview: Back the draw in Ninian Park promotion show-down

Andrew French / 31 October 2008 / Leave a comment

We're not even a third of the way through the Championship season, but already Sky are serving up a live game that could have a big say in the battle for promotion to the Premiership, says Andrew French....Read more »

Premiership Betting: Spurs v Liverpool - Robbie is super Keane to score on his return to memory Lane

Richard Walker / 31 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Spurs are confident now that Harry Redknapp is at the helm but still bottom of the pile whilst Liverpool are confident after beating Chelsea away from home and are top of the pile. It should make for a fascinating encounter,...Read more »

Premier League Stats, 1st November: Tottenham v Liverpool

Bettorlogic / 30 October 2008 / Leave a comment

What are the chances of Redknapp squeezing more points out of one of the Premier League's high-fliers? Bettorlogic break down the numbers....Read more »

Premiership Odds: Wild swings in the North London Derby as Spurs claw it back at the Emirates

Editor / 30 October 2008 / Leave a comment

The north London Derby last night saw huge price movements on the Betfair market from start to finish. A total of £821,346 was matched at the minimum price of 1-100 on an Arsenal victory when they lead 4-2, while the...Read more »

Premier League Televised Game Preview: Everton v Fulham

Richard Walker / 30 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Everton may have been rejuvenated by a couple of decent results but Richard Walker is backing Fulham to come away from Saturday's match with something to show for their endeavours....Read more »

League One Betting: Featuring the Britt Ekland of the lower leagues...

Alan Dudman / 30 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Bond girls have been splashed all over the papers this week, so let's feature one of the classics in Al Dudman's weekly look at the League One odds....Read more »

Gavin Mahon: No forgiveness in this game

Gavin Mahon / 30 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Sweet talking Gavin Mahon reflects on getting away with a handball, the pressure and scrutiny modern managers come under and two great results for the Rs'. He also tips Paul Jewell's men to prevail in the Midlands derby between Brian...Read more »

League Two Betting: Heavy defeat has done us Exeter backers a favour

Ian Lamont / 30 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Ian Lamont has seen some strange happenings down in the westcountry this Halloween week - and now he'lll try to make it pay in his League Two betting preview....Read more »

Draw layers at 400 get Gunned down as Redknapp performs his magic

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

Arsenal backers will once again be cursing the Gunners' inability to defend leads after they were matched at Betfair's minimum price of 1.01 for over £800k when they led Harry Redknapp's Spurs by 4-2.......Read more »

SPL Betting Preview; Old Firm shape up for another tight race

John Girvan / 29 October 2008 / Leave a comment

John Girvan looks ahead to this weekend's SPL action as Rangers look to build on their win at Hamilton whilst Celtic travel to the capital in search of a magnificent seven....Read more »

Premier League Betting: Redknapp could be Levy's best investment

Frank Gregan / 29 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Harry Redknapp's move from Portsmouth has cost Tottenham Hotspur a significant amount in compensation but, as Frank Gregan points out, the transfer of Darren Bent cost around the same fee. And Redknapp will surely have more influence than Bent over...Read more »

Premier League Betting: Can Cahill stop the Toffees' rot?

Andrew Atherley / 29 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Everton have made an at best indifferent start to the season but with their Australian midfielder in the side they remain a force to be reckoned with and may be worth a match bet against the Premier League's nouveau riche,...Read more »

Ben Herd: Carew is a disgrace for going out before a game

Ben Herd / 29 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Ben Herd heralds charisma at Tottenham, intellectual reading material at Shrewsbury and a strict regime at Villa....Read more »

Premier League Betting: Form goes out the window in intense North London derby

Mike Norman / 28 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Harry Redknapp's first game in charge of Tottenham Hotspur will be an intense, partisan affair but don't expect a feast of goals at the Emirates Stadium, says Mike Norman....Read more »

Non-League Betting: Leave those Lillywhites alone

Gary Boswell / 28 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Fresh from successfully identifying four minnows to follow in the FA Cup, The Boz is back on duty in the Blue Square Premier weighing up Thursday's Live game........Read more »

Premiership Betting: Why gamesmanship is unacceptable... except when it's your own team doing it

Dan Fitch / 28 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Dan Fitch looks at the "dark side" of the game that includes time-wasting and standing in the wall when your own team is taking a free-kick. It's not right but it's ok when your own boys are doing it....Read more »

Over/Under 2.5 goals: Goals flow when Harry goes to North London

Ed Nicholson / 28 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Although his suggested bet on the overs in the Chelsea v Liverpool game came unstuck, Ed clawed some of those losses back on the unders in the West Ham v Arsenal game. The column's profit now stands at 7.91 pts...Read more »

Championship Betting Preview: Ignore home form and back Donnie in Yorkshire derby

Andrew French / 28 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew French tips Doncaster to pick up their second home win of the season, predicts a miserable Hillsborough return for Paul Sturrock and bets against his team at Preston....Read more »

Non-Televised Premiership Matches: Can the Hull City Tigers pounce on wounded Chelsea?

Robert Hughes / 28 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Robert Hughes talks us through this midweek's eight non-televised Premiership matches where he expects goals at the Reebok Stadium, a draw at the Riverside and a tough test for Chelsea at high-flying Hull City....Read more »

Premiership Betting: Newcastle v West Brom - No laughing matter for these relegation strugglers

Richard Walker / 27 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Second-favourites for relegation West Brom visit fifth-favourites Newcastle for a match that may well have a bearing on who goes down come May. Richard Walker talks us through the main considerations to be aware of before we get stuck into...Read more »

Premiership Betting: More truth in the notion of substitutes "affecting the game" than in previous football buzzwords

Ralph Ellis / 27 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Ralph Ellis tells us why now more than ever the strenth of your squad is what determines your finishing league position and looks at players who came off the bench this weekend to "affect the game"....Read more »

Premier League Round-up: Alonso ends Chelsea unbeaten run

maxliu / 26 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Reds sink Blues home record, Redknapp watches Spurs first win of the season and Adbebayor inspire Gunners....Read more »

Right back in fashion

Mike Norman / 26 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Mike Norman discusses the vogue for full-backs and salutes the likes of Cafu and Carlos who filled the wing-back role with aplomb....Read more »

Next Pompey Manager: Is Big Sam the man?

maxliu / 26 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Former Bolton man leads the betting as Harry lands top job at White Hart Lane......Read more »

Premier League Round-up: Hull march on with 130.0 priced 0-3 win

maxliu / 25 October 2008 / Leave a comment

The Premier League new boys go level at the top with Chelsea, Champions held at Everton, Sunderland take bragging rights....Read more »

Premier League Stats, 26th October: Chelsea v Liverpool

Bettorlogic / 24 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Incredibly, Saturday's match will be just the second top-of-the-table (1st v 2nd) clash for Liverpool in the Premier League era. Less of the trivia and more of the action though as Bettorlogic talk us through the stats that matter for...Read more »

Scottish Football Betting: Old Firm should get back to winning ways

John Girvan / 24 October 2008 / Leave a comment

The Old Firm have a lot to prove this weekend after Rangers lost in the league last week and Celtic got humbled at Old Trafford midweek. But John Girvan believes at the weekend they'll get back to doing what they...Read more »

Televised Premiership Match: West Ham v Arsenal

Richard Walker / 24 October 2008 / Leave a comment

West Ham trying to play beautiful football is all well and good but do you really want to be doing that against one of the greatest exponents of sexy football in Arsenal, asks Richard Walker....Read more »

Premiership Betting: Chelsea v Liverpool

Richard Walker / 24 October 2008 / 1 Comments

It's not often that the absence of one single player can by itself affect the outcome of a match but Fernando Torres really is that good and his absence may be the key to a Frank Lampard-inspired Chelsea win, says...Read more »

The Championship Betting: Royals can put in a majestic performance at the Madejski as QPR come to town

Andrew French / 24 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew French talks us through the best of the betting in The Championship this weekend where he expects Sheffield United to find some luck, Reading to continue their promotion challenge and Norwich to make the most of having Leroy Lita...Read more »

Non-Televised Premiership Matches: Portsmouth to recover from midweek beating, Spurs may not be so fortunate

Robert Hughes / 24 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Robert Hughes talks us through the best bets available in this weekend's non-televised Premiership matches including how resilient Bolton should not be under-estimated against basement boys Spurs, why Man City can get back to winning ways and why Villa may...Read more »

FA Cup Betting: Four possible "mini" giant killing feats this Saturday

Gary Boswell / 24 October 2008 / Leave a comment

The Boz scours the 32 Final Qualifying FA Cup fixtures to find us a little known outsider to follow into the first round proper....Read more »

Mixed luck for English sides in the UEFA Cup

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 23 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Spurs' season is now beginning to fall apart on the European as well as domestic front after Udinese were matched at [2.5] on Betfair before beating Juande Ramos' side 2-0. Portsmouth fared no better but Aston Villa mean business in...Read more »

Premier League Stats, 25th October: Sunderland v Newcastle

Bettorlogic / 23 October 2008 / Leave a comment

They have the worst away record of any Premiership side since the start of last season but Newcastle have a good record in this fixture over the years. Bettorlogic weigh up the numbers for us....Read more »

Premiership Betting: Blackburn v Middlesbrough

Richard Walker / 23 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Richard Walker doubts that when Setanta bought the rights to the Premiership, this was seen as one of their flagship fixtures, but that doesn't mean there aren't decent betting opportunities here....Read more »

Televised Premier League Preview: Sunderland v Newcastle United

Richard Walker / 23 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Richard Walker reckons that, unlike some of the rather mundane 12.45 Premier League kick-offs we've seen of late, we'll be guaranteed blood, sweat and tears when the Mackems take on the Mags at the Stadium of Light....Read more »

Premiership Betting: The Over/Under 2.5 goals column

Ed Nicholson / 23 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Ed Nicholson's recommendations to play on the over/under 2.5 goals market this weekend come from Upton Park and Stamford Bridge but which one does he think will have goals and which one does he think won't?...Read more »

Chelsea v Liverpool Superfacts

Editor / 23 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Did you know that in four of Liverpool's last five league games their opponents have been reduced to ten men following a foul on Xabi Alonso? Or that Steven Gerrard has only scored once aginst Chelsea in 25 appearances? No?...Read more »

Lawrie McMenemy's bizarre popularity on Tyneside and why the North East derby is more than a matter of life or death

Frank Gregan / 23 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Frank Gregan is a man who needs little or no excuse to have a dig at Sunderland and here he tells us why a certain Lawrie McMenemy is so popular in Newcastle and how Joe Kinnear can best go about...Read more »

League One Betting: Wayward Orient can take a Step back to recovery

Alan Dudman / 23 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Al Dudman hits us with another betting bulletin from the lower leagues....Read more »

Gavin Mahon: Swansea are the best we've faced this season

Gavin Mahon / 23 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Amidst a frenzied league and cup schedule, the QPR man is impressed by Welsh opponents and by a manager who takes the time to explain his selections......Read more »

Ben Herd: Experienced players can help us climb the divisions

Ben Herd / 23 October 2008 / Leave a comment

The Shrewsbury right-back managed to avoid a fifth yellow of the season last weekend but that doesn't stop him locking horns with a fellow Betting.Betfair writer in this week's column....Read more »

League Two Betting: Brentford's home form must be respected so get against Simpson's Shrews

Ian Lamont / 23 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Ian lamont has been repeating an old betting saying while casting his eye over this weekend's League Two fixtures for his regular betting column......Read more »

Wednesday's Champions League Highlights On Betfair: 1.2 Liverpool denied in Madrid

Joe Dyer / 22 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Late goals abound across Europe as English clubs suffer mixed fortunes. Joe Dyer reports......Read more »

UEFA Cup Betting Preview: All the English clubs' fixtures examined

Alsy / 22 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Tomorrow night's clash at Villa Park is brimming with European pedigree but while Portsmouth should shoot down Braga, will Tottenham's trip to Udinese be Ramos' last stand? Alister Morgan weighs up the prospects of the English clubs......Read more »

Champions League Betting: Liverpool v Atletico Madrid

maxliu / 22 October 2008 / 1 Comments

"Diego Forlan," Manchester United fans used to sing, "makes Scousers cry." Not tonight he won't, says Max Liu....Read more »

Premiership Betting: Keep "strangely erratic" Man City on your side in coming weeks

Andrew Atherley / 22 October 2008 / Leave a comment

We know that Man City have been a model of inconsistency so far this season, we know what their stats from the last few seasons are and that they intend to buy big in January. So let's get down to...Read more »

Champions League Round-up: Victory for English clubs, 32 goals and a 7.8 shock

maxliu / 21 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Dimitar Berbatov and Wayne Rooney find their touch as Europe is treated to a goal feast......Read more »

Champions League Betting: Chelsea v Roma

Mike Norman / 21 October 2008 / Leave a comment

"Mystical" Mike Norman predicts plenty of big hitters will feel there's real value in the current price about Chelsea beating Roma. Francesco Totti is back for the visitors but Scolari's boys are just too strong at the moment for a...Read more »

Champions League Betting: Man Utd v Celtic

Mike Norman / 21 October 2008 / 1 Comments

A quick glance into "Mystical" Mike Norman's crystal ball shows plenty of goals in a comfortable Man Utd home win against Celtic, but wait for team news before picking your goalscorers, is the advice....Read more »

Managerial stability and taking time to make the Gradi

Dan Fitch / 21 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Dan "The Betting Man" Fitch on why if instability and constant change is bad news in the corporate world, things should be any different in the footballing world....Read more »

PFA Player Of The Year Betting: For once the value doesn't lie with Cristiano Ronaldo

Ralph Ellis / 21 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Rumours of fatigue and uncharacteristically muted goal celebrations suggest all is not well with Cristiano Ronaldo so if you're looking to be backing this year's PFA Player Of The Year winner, you'd be best off looking elsewhere, says Ralph Ellis....Read more »

Championship Betting Preview: Back indignant Blades to punish Saints

Andrew French / 20 October 2008 / Leave a comment

The Championship is fast becoming the most consistently inconsistent league, says Andrew French....Read more »

Crouch/Defoe and Quinn/Phillips - true exponents of the little and large partnership

Mike Norman / 20 October 2008 / Leave a comment

"Mystical" Mike Norman on how the big man and small man partnership is about so much more than route one football these days and tells us why Crouch and Defoe can form a striking combination upon which Portsmouth can build...Read more »

Premiership Betting: Spurs' refusal to invest in experience could mean they pay the ultimate price

Ralph Ellis / 20 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Ralph Ellis discusses Spurs' transfer policy and finds a starting eleven seriously lacking Premiership experience. And could that be the factor that leads to them being relegated?...Read more »

Sunday's Premier League Highlights on Betfair: Spurs' season from hell continues

Joe Dyer / 19 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Tottenham still winless and rooted to the bottom of the table after defeat at the Britannia....Read more »

Premier League Bettting: Newcastle Utd v Manchester City

Richard Walker / 19 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Don't be fooled by that draw against Everton, says Richard Walker, City are good things at St James Park....Read more »

Saturday Premier League Highlights On Betfair: Comeback kings Liverpool leave it late again

Joe Dyer / 18 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Correct score backed at [100.0] as Reds come from behind against Wigan. Joe Dyer reports on the betting highlights of a dramatic day in the Premier League......Read more »

Televised Premier League Preview: Troubled Spurs staring at last chance saloon

Richard Walker / 18 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Time for Ramos and co to get their acts together as bottom two do battle. Richard Walker previews Stoke v Spurs......Read more »

Premier League Stats, 19th October: Stoke v Tottenham Hotspur

Bettorlogic / 17 October 2008 / Leave a comment

The boys from BettorLogic cast a discerning over eye over Sunday's clash between two of the Premier League's bottom clubs....Read more »

Scottish Football Betting: Injuries and fatigue make Celtic too short but all the talk in Scotland is of Kris Boyd

John Girvan / 17 October 2008 / Leave a comment

"Can super Caley go ballistic yet again", asks John Girvan as Celtic visit Inverness Caledonian Thistle and the Kris Boyd debate looms on.......Read more »

Keeping going for the love of the game

Tareq Quiroz / 17 October 2008 / Leave a comment

One-time greats Darren Anderton, David Beckham and Rivaldo don't play in the company that they used to or see as much of the limelight as they used to you so why do they keep on going? Is it for the...Read more »

Premiership Stats, 18th October: Middlesbrough v Chelsea

Bettorlogic / 17 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Statistics show Middlesbrough don't fear the Big Four with five wins against the league's top clubs in the last two seasons. Chelsea travel to The Riverside for the early Saturday game as league leaders, will they leave with three points?...Read more »

The Championship Betting: Warnock to engineer a party at the Palace as Barnsley come to town

Andrew French / 17 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew French gives us the lowdown on all the action in The Championship this weekend....Read more »

Non-Televised Premiership Football: Narrow win for Arsenal and plenty of goals as Hull host West Ham

Robert Hughes / 17 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Robert Hughes gives us his verdict on this weekend's non-televised Premiership matches that include an Arsenal side, under pressure to start performing in the league, hosting Everton and a Torres-less Liverpool that will be "Keane" not to see a repeat...Read more »

"If you spend too long thinking about something, you'll end up with some bad thoughts" says David James

Ralph Ellis / 16 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Betting.betfair.com caught up with Portsmouth and England number one David James to talk European adventures, going green (not in the Betfair sense), doing your bit for charity and listening to Radio Four for five hours a day in the car....Read more »

League One Betting: Too much time on Championship Manager, my own shortcomings on the pitch and this week's tips

Alan Dudman / 16 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Alan Dudman on a profitable week's punting, reading Ben Herd's column on this very website, why they call him Bruce Lee and the small matter of keeping his good run going with this week's Division One tips....Read more »

Non-League Betting: Make sure your Green position is on Forest tonight

Gary Boswell / 16 October 2008 / Leave a comment

The Boz's successive winning naps came to an end last weekend but he still showed his fourth consecutive weekly profit on all bets and has scoured the Blue Square leagues again this weekend for more outstanding value starting with Forest...Read more »

Sublime England can dig out results when they have to

Frank Gregan / 16 October 2008 / Leave a comment

It's been a fantastic week for England and the best start to a campaign since 1558, says Frank Gregan....Read more »

The Betfair Multiples Wizard: Here to help you find value in the Premier League

Editor / 16 October 2008 / Leave a comment

The Betfair Multiples Wizard provides illuminating Premier League anaylsis so that you can make the best bets....Read more »

Want to bet Spurs fans are missing Martin Jol? Check out the new Betfair market.

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 16 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Always keen to react to the latest developments in football, this week Betfair are introducing a new market on how present and former Spurs managers Juande Ramos and Martin Jol will mythically fare against each other this weekend....Read more »

League Two Betting Preview: Odds-on combos and romantic money

Ian Lamont / 16 October 2008 / 1 Comments

If at first you don't succeed, try again. Well, you should if you believe in what you are doing. This week Ian Lamont follows up his attempts at a homes treble with another attempt. But don't worry thrill seekers, there's...Read more »

Premiership Betting: Man Utd v West Brom - Tougher for the home side than you'd think

Richard Walker / 16 October 2008 / 1 Comments

Richard Walker tells us why those expecting the floodgates to open in a convincing Man Utd win will end up disappointed. With most of Man Utd's players involved in midweek international action, this one could be close....Read more »

Premiership Betting: Middlesbrough v Chelsea - Chelsea layers to get the Blues

Richard Walker / 16 October 2008 / 1 Comments

Richard Walker isn't sitting on the fence for this one and thinks that despite a decent home record against the Big Four, it's Chelsea all the way in the Saturday lunchtime kick-off....Read more »

Overs/Unders 2.5 goals: Big wins imminent for Liverpool and United

Ed Nicholson / 15 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Ed's under and over 2.5 goals column continues to reap in the profits. Another successful week increased this column's profit after nine weeks to 6.58 pts (incl. 5% commission) from 29.95 pts staked - a 21.9% ROI. 14 from 24...Read more »

Ben Herd: Suspension threat won't affect "Everything I do"

Ben Herd / 15 October 2008 / 1 Comments

The Shrewsbury full-back refuses to alter his approach to the game despite collecting a fourth yellow card of the season and says the booing of Ashley Cole is "understandable."...Read more »

Premier League Betting: Boro are irresistible as Chelsea dread Riverside blues

Andrew Atherley / 15 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Gareth Southgate's men have an impressive record at rewarding punters who lay the big four at short odds, says Andrew Atherley....Read more »

Gavin Mahon: Family time is very nice but I'm raring to get back on the pitch

Gavin Mahon / 15 October 2008 / Leave a comment

The QPR player offers words of support for a fellow Championship star and predicts blood and thunder in the Steel City derby....Read more »

Top English Golascorer Betting: Can anyone haul Defoe in?

Nik Wardle / 15 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Hot-shot Portsmouth striker is the current favourite following his fast start to the season but which strikers could catch him?...Read more »

The Betfair Contrarian: Why England won't win in Belarus

The Betfair Contrarian / 14 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Unlike the average goldfish-brained England fan, The Contrarian is having none of this brave new dawn nonsense that currently surrounds the England team....Read more »

World Cup Qualifiers: Petulant prima donnas could learn a lot from one Ryan Giggs

Alsy / 14 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Boyd flounces out and Kuryani goes awol but not even a stint on Ten Years Younger for a certain Welsh wizard would be enough to convince Alister Morgan that John Toshack's men have a chance against the Germans....Read more »

World Cup 2010: Belarus v England - which England will turn up?

Mike Norman / 14 October 2008 / Leave a comment

A sublime victory away to Croatia was folowed up by a lacklustre performance against an inexperienced Kazakhstan: Ashley Cole took the wrath of England fans this time but Gerrard and Lampard still can't play together, Heskey can't score and England...Read more »

Premier League: The credit crunch begins to take a bite out of football

Dan Fitch / 14 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Dan "The Betting Man" Fitch discusses the effects that financial insecurity has had on several Premier League clubs and what the long-term effects will be....Read more »

Belarus trip will liberate England's architects

Ralph Ellis / 13 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Ralph Ellis believes stadium designers are as much to blame as fans for the booing of Ashley Cole while Wales' World Cup hopes have been kicked into the long grass by unsympathetic groundsman....Read more »

International retirement as the ultimate example of putting club before country

Tareq Quiroz / 10 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Tareq Quiroz discusses the case studies of Jamie Carragher and Francesco Totti as players who called their time on their international career long before they've called time on their football careers....Read more »

Capello finds a home where Rooney can explode

Ralph Ellis / 10 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Ralph Ellis heralds a solution to one of modern football's most baffling conundrums....Read more »

World Cup Betting: Different targets for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland in their weekend matches

Dan Fitch / 10 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Dan "The Betting Man" Fitch talks us through all the team news and betting as Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales play crucial matches to try and qualify for the 2010 World Cup....Read more »

England v Kazakhstan: All good in Wayne's World but don't expect the floodgates to open

Dan Fitch / 10 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Dan "The Betting Man" Fitch on the significance of England's victory against Croatia and the upbeat mood in the England camp and the media. That said, Kazakhstan deserve more respect than they're being given and it may not be the...Read more »

Non-League Betting: The Bluebirds are this weekened's flier

Gary Boswell / 10 October 2008 / 2 Comments

The Boz is in sizzling form with three successive odds against naps and a plus 10 point profit from the last three blogs.He seeks out the value once more in this weekend's non-league fare......Read more »

England v Kazakhstan Betting: The over/under 2.5 goals market

Ed Nicholson / 10 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Ed Nicholson talks us through the facts and stats to find the runner to back in the over/under 2.5 goals market as England host Kazakhstan on Saturday afternoon....Read more »

Betfair Big Interview: Alex McLeish

Ralph Ellis / 09 October 2008 / Leave a comment

It's international weekend, so Betfair caught up with Alex McLeish for an exclusive chat about Scotland, his memories of managing his country, and how he thinks George Burley is getting on....Read more »

League One Betting: Excitement reigns as the Sky cameras come to Milton Keynes

Alan Dudman / 09 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Al Dudman's feeling the Whigfield vibes in his League One betting preview as the division prepares for live national exposure....Read more »

Joe Kinnear: From Chubby Brown to tactical genius

Frank Gregan / 09 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Volleys of expletives, negligent press officers, suicidal tackles and a stirring comeback - Frank Gregan discusses the highs and lows of a week in the life of Newcastle United....Read more »

League Two Betting Preview: Newell's new boys can add to Wanderer's blues

Ian Lamont / 09 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Mike Newell is back in football - taking over the reigns at Grimbsy Town - and his new charges will be out to impress against shell-shocked Wycombe, says Ian Lamont....Read more »

Tommy Mooney: Swapping shirts with Lampard and why I commend Capello

Tommy Mooney / 09 October 2008 / Leave a comment

An all-star cast graces Tommy Mooney's latest insight into his Spanish odyssey as the Marbella striker discusses his targets for the season and Fabio Capello's latest squad....Read more »

Premier League Betting: Unpredictable Gallas makes Arsenal vulnerable

Ralph Ellis / 09 October 2008 / Leave a comment

International breaks offer prime opportunities for the Premier League's foreign stars to go back to their home countries and speak openly about their clubs. Now the Arsenal captain has given his manager something to worry about, says Ralph Ellis....Read more »

League One Betting: Ways to profit from Leeds' decline

Andrew Atherley / 08 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Despite having no points deduction to contend with this season Leeds United might miss out on promotion once again, says Andrew Atherley....Read more »

No baby Bentleys at Shrewsbury till one of us wins Euro Millions, says Ben Herd

Ben Herd / 08 October 2008 / 1 Comments

Shrewsbury's ever-present full-back Ben Herd on the man they call JFK, a crucial time in Michael Owen's career and why he'll be watching Argentina v Uruguay at the weekend....Read more »

Next Newcastle Manager Betting: Plenty to learn from old school Kinnear

Dave Farrar / 08 October 2008 / Leave a comment

He's not a sexy name or character and he turned the air blue within days of arriving at Newcastle but Joe Kinnear's top flight record is good and former players speak wonders of him, so why is he such a...Read more »

Roy Keane: A pretty good poacher turned into a hell of a gamekeeper

Mike Norman / 07 October 2008 / 1 Comments

"Mystical" Mike Norman looks into his crystal ball to predict what the future holds for Sunderland and in particular their enigmatic manager, Roy Keane. You may also be surprised to learn that the former hard man on the pitch and...Read more »

Premiership Relegation Betting: Spurs too good to go down? Try telling that to Leeds and West Ham.

Dan Fitch / 07 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Dan "The Betting Man" Fitch came back from his own honeymoon to see Spurs in a rather different position than he expected to find them. And things may yet get worse....Read more »

Premiership Betting; The Big Four are likely to be the top four again this year

Ralph Ellis / 06 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Just when we all thought Aston Villa could mount a serious challenge to the Big Four and that the exertions of midweek Champions League football could take their toll, Liverpool, Man Utd, Chelsea and to a lesser extent Arsenal showed...Read more »

Non-League Betting: It's the price that sinks any desire to bet on the Fleet

Gary Boswell / 06 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Far away from the glamour of the Champions League and media spotlight of the Premiership, Non-League football continues in it's merry way and this week there are three live televised matches. Gary Boswell talks us through it all....Read more »

Premier League Round-Up: 24-1 Liverpool come back against City and Hull win again

maxliu / 05 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Consecutive away wins for Hull, more misery for Spurs and "crisis" clubs share the points at Goodison....Read more »

Premier League: Speed of thought, vision and movement

Mike Norman / 05 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Mike Norman discusses Premier League pace merchants past and present but makes no mention of David Speedie....Read more »

Premier League Round-up: Fabregas saves Gunners and Rooney hits top form

maxliu / 04 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Fabregas saves Arsenal, big-price Middlesborough battle to away win and Rooney makes it three in three....Read more »

Premiership Stats 5th October: Everton v Newcastle

Editor / 03 October 2008 / 1 Comments

Everton risk being the first Premiership side ever to lose their first four home matches of the season whilst Newcastle could lose five Premiership matches in a row for the first time ever. Something's got to give, say bettorlogic....Read more »

Premiership Stats October 4th: Blackburn v Man Utd

Editor / 03 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Man Utd are back on track in the Premiership after last weekend's win against Bolton but a trip to Ewood Park is always a tough proposition. Here's what bettorlogic make of it all....Read more »

Who are the "Big Clubs" in England and who just think they are?

Tareq Quiroz / 03 October 2008 / 1 Comments

Sick of listening to football fans from all around the country talk about how they support "big clubs", TQ looks to define what being a big club is and which English clubs can rightfully claim to belong to the select...Read more »

Non-league Betting: A weekend tailor-made for "home banker" backers

Gary Boswell / 03 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Gary Boswell talks Non-League football where there are a handful of short-priced home bankers worth getting on and a potential upset on the cards as Woking visit Mansfield....Read more »

The Championship Betting: Birmingham to squeeze a win out of the "Manchester City" of The Championship

Andrew French / 03 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Andrew French previews the key clashes in The Championship this weekend and predicts that fellow betting.betfair.com columnist Gavin Mahon will be a disappointed man by Saturday afternoon after QPR visit Birmingham City....Read more »

Scottish Football Betting: Celtic and Rangers should pick up maximum points

John Girvan / 03 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Betting.betfair.com's John Girvan reports from north of the border on this weekend's key matches in the Clydesdale Bank Premier where Celtic are expected to recover from the disappointment of yet another away loss in the Champions League....Read more »

Non-Televised Premiership Matches: Spurs to build on midweek win, Villa to hold Chelsea

Robert Hughes / 03 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Robert Hughes looks at this weekend's non-televised Premiership matches which include a Drogba-less Chelsea in danger of dropping points at home to Villa and a Spurs side looking to build on their positive midweek UEFA Cup result....Read more »

Televised Premier League: Everton v Newcastle

Richard Walker / 03 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Two sides feeling very sorry for themselves at the moment clash on Sunday afternoon. But despite a poor start to their season, Everton still have a good enough squad and firepower up front to grab all three points against Newcastle,...Read more »

Televised Premier League Match: West Ham v Bolton

Richard Walker / 03 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Richard Walker is full of admiration for Zola's new-look West Ham, full of flair and goals. But Bolton will provide a completely different sort of challenge to what Zola has faced so far and the away side' s skipper Kevin...Read more »

Eircom League Betting: The new champions could be crowned tonight, but don't go putting your house on it

Daniel McDonnell / 03 October 2008 / Leave a comment

The Irish Independent's Daniel McDonnell looks forward to what could be a decisive weekend of Irish football......Read more »

UEFA Cup Betting: Toffees come unstuck in Belgium

maxliu / 02 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Everton crash out in Belgium but City, Spurs and Villa keep the flag flying....Read more »

Premier League Betting: Wenger must add steel to pure gold

Frank Gregan / 02 October 2008 / Leave a comment

The performance of an unremarkable 33-year-old at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday underlined why Arsenal need to sign a holding midfielder, says Frank Gregan....Read more »

Tommy Mooney: On me head, son.

Tommy Mooney / 02 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Tommy Mooney continues his Spanish adventure, protecting his head from the sun and watching from the touchline as Mooney Jr takes his first steps in the game....Read more »

League One Betting: Alan Dudman scouts the odds for more punting jewels

Alan Dudman / 02 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Our League One expert is on a hot streak and he's eyeing more winners this weekend......Read more »

Televised Premier League Preview: Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United

Richard Walker / 02 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Remember this man, Sir Alex? They say he answers to the title of The Guvnor......Read more »

League Two Betting: It may be a long-shot but this saucy threesome could well come in

Ian Lamont / 02 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Ian Lamont is going old-school with this tips in this week's League Two preview....Read more »

UEFA Cup Betting: Very different fortunes await the English teams

Alsy / 01 October 2008 / Leave a comment

With Manchester City, Everton and Spus all involved in delicately-balanced ties, Alister Morgan expects two of the three to progress but who does he feel will crash out of Europe on Thursday night?...Read more »

Premier League Relegation: If not the new boys then who?

Nik Wardle / 01 October 2008 / 1 Comments

With Tottenham toothless, Newcastle's saviour yet to appear on the horizion and the newly promoted clubs punching their weights, this year's relegation fight might throw up some unlikely candidates, says Nik Wardle....Read more »

Premier League Betting: Over/Under 2.5 goals column

Ed Nicholson / 01 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Ed Nicholson has no interest in Premiership match odds markets, first goalscorers or corners make-ups. But when it comes to the over/under 2.5 goals market on Premiership football, he's the man. Read on....Read more »

Insight into The Championship with QPR's Gavin Mahon

Gavin Mahon / 01 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Betting.betfair.com's newest recruit Gavin Mahon pens the first of his weekly columns looking at life at QPR, the big talking points in The Championship and his expert insight into Saturday's tea time kick-off between Coventry and Southampton....Read more »

I've had to plan my wedding around England's World Cup campaign, says Ben Herd

Ben Herd / 01 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Shrewsbury full-back Ben Herd gives us his take on Tim Cahill's red card, the amazing progress of Theo Walcott and why he's heading off to Las Vegas in the near future....Read more »

England's women deserve respect and popularity

Dave Farrar / 01 October 2008 / Leave a comment

The England women's team are being failed by the media as well as those at the top of the game but at the heart of the problem lie long out-dated misconceptions about what consitutes "ladylike" behaviour, says Dave Farrar....Read more »

Next Newcastle Manager: Magpie Messiah untouched by credit crunch

Ralph Ellis / 01 October 2008 / Leave a comment

A very wealthy Kevin Keegan is likely to return to St James park as soon as Mike Ashley sells the club, says Ralph Ellis....Read more »