January 2009 - English Football League

Everything that's not the Premiership or Non-League. So, that's the other 72 football clubs in the Championship, League One and League Two...

Below the Premier League on the domestic football pyramid we have the Championship and Leagues 1 & 2. They are all discussed here on the English Football League hub. Also you'll find pieces on FA Cup Betting and the best Carling Cup Odds.

League 1 Betting: Experience v Inexperience

Alan Dudman goes Blakeian as he lays the Shrimpers in a six pointer, backs the Cobblers to keep out the Foxes and expects MK Dons to bounce back....

Alan Dudman

Jan 29 2009

Gills can take play-off points at embattled Chester

Ian Lamont believes Gillingham can take advantage of Mark Wright's woes and recommends that at the current price you do too. Meanwhile, what will Peter do next? And can Dagenham continue to score for fun?...

Ian Lamont

Jan 29 2009

Ben Herd: Footballers need to provide for their families like everyone else - just ask Bullard

Shrewsbury's right-back on factors that affect your choice of club, getting snubbed by West Brom's Paul Robinson, extortionate ticket prices in League Two and Emile Heskey's dream start at Aston Villa....

Ben Herd

Jan 28 2009

League One Betting: Relegation not an option for Orient

Heartbroken Alan Dudman wishes Martin Ling well as managerial casualty number 11 strikes. But, though relegation may be inconceivable for the Os' chairman, our man isn't so sure. Meanwhile, with a whipped cream trifle in...

Alan Dudman

Jan 22 2009

League Two Betting Preview: Back the Spireites to buck the odds-on losing trend

There were seven odds-on losers in League Two last weekend, surely that can't happen again says Ian Lamont....

Ian Lamont

Jan 22 2009

Ben Herd: 'No thanks, Arsene'

Ben Herd blows hot and cold this week as he tells us why he won't be moving to Norway, why he wants to be adored and why, even if they offered him £100k a week,...

Ben Herd

Jan 21 2009

League One Betting Preview: Posh bankers to defeat managerless Walsall

After Jimmy Mullen became League One's ninth managerial casualty of the season, Alan Dudman wonders who would want the vacant Walsall job. Meanwhile, a healthy home win for Fergie's men, a Scunthorpe lay and a...

Alan Dudman

Jan 15 2009

League Two Betting Preview: Shrews to kick-start promotion bid

As winter bites at the turn of the year, thoughts might turn to booking a summer holiday somewhere hot with nothing to do but watch the tide turn on the beach. But first there is...

Ian Lamont

Jan 15 2009

"Craig Bellamy is an example of strikers getting preferential treatment" says Ben Herd.

Shrewsbury's right-back on postponed matches, the Kevin Pietersen debacle, the Messi v Cristiano Ronaldo debate and goalscoring strikers getting away with murder....

Ben Herd

Jan 14 2009

League One Betting Preview: Weigh in on state of the art Leicester

Leicester are a good price to win the division, Southend come back down to earth with a banjo and for those of us who have been wondering who in their right mind would buy seafood...

Alan Dudman

Jan 8 2009

League Two Betting: Outlandish remarks up in Rochdale and a good price on Brentford

Ian Lamont tells us why he's been well and truly riled this week and talks us through the best betting opportunities in League Two this week....

Ian Lamont

Jan 8 2009

Ben Herd: Stevie G and I have Big Phil in common

The Shrewsbury right-back discusses donuts, Phil Collins, his desire to get back into the team and what he expects from Sunday's big game between Manchester United and Chelsea....

Ben Herd

Jan 7 2009

League Two Betting: Get on those odds-on shots Aldershot

Ian Lamont tells us why the usual football betting rules don't apply in January and picks out the League Two bets that will hopefully get 2009 off to a winning start....

Ian Lamont

Jan 1 2009