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Michael Owen - will he ever be a 'goal machine' again?

7 February 2008 | About Frank Gregan

As Fabio Capello leaves Owen on the England bench, Frank Gregan wonders where the former 'Boy Wonder' goes from here...... Read more | Comment now

Anelka: Has He Been Worth It?

14 January 2008 | About Mike Norman

As Nicolas Anelka pledges his future to his ninth club in ten years, Mike Norman analyses how he has performed for each of them and tries to work out whether they got value for their money.... Read more | Comment now

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

14 December 2007 | About The Betfair Contrarian

A shoe-in in December doesn't mean a betting certainty come March...... Read more | Comments (5)

England badly miss the genius of "Ginger Prince" Scholes

7 December 2007 | About Mike Norman

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

Kaka - Simply the best

6 December 2007 | About Alsy

Morgan in the driving seat - Allsy pays tribute to Kaka, the world's greatest player... Read more | Comments (2)

Gary Speed's last Betfair column

30 November 2007 | About Gary Speed

The Bolton midfield maestro bows out with an optimistic look ahead to the remainder of Bolton's season and his bets for the Premiership, Championship and League One... Read more | Comments (3)

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

23 November 2007 | About Gary Speed

Bolton's Gary Speed runs the rule over the failure over the home nations' collective Euro 2008 failure and debates whether Big Al is the man for England... Read more | Comments (2)

Ebbsfleet soap opera is fan power gone mad

16 November 2007 | About Gary Speed

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

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

9 November 2007 | About Gary Speed

Bolton's evergreen midfielder on coping without Anelka, promising youngsters at Villa and upsetting Sir Alex Ferguson... Read more | Comments (2)

Rio and Vidic are a match made in heaven

6 November 2007 | About Mike Norman

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

Time running out for Kewell to make his mark at Liverpool

6 November 2007 | About Dan Fitch

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

Leeds should be in the Premiership, never mind The Championship

2 November 2007 | About Gary Speed

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

Frankly, his record speaks for itself

2 November 2007 | About Mike Norman

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

Van Persie has shown little mercy

23 October 2007 | About Mike Norman

"Mystical" Mike Norman looks into his crystal ball to see what the future holds for Arsenal and their young gun Van Persie... Read more | Comments (2)

As a footballer it's easy to sometimes take things for granted

19 October 2007 | About Gary Speed

Bolton's veteran midfielder on England's uphill task, John Toshack's midweek comments and looking at the man in the mirror... Read more | Comment now

Grow up Defoe!

12 October 2007 | About Paul Moon

Pablo Luna - Moonlighting for Betfair. Pablo tells us why Tottenham's goal poacher needs to rethink his attitude... Read more | Comment now

Stepping down as coach was my decision

12 October 2007 | About Gary Speed

Gary Speed on the truth behind why he left his coaching role, getting back into the team and the international retirement of El Hadji Diouf... Read more | Comment now

Why I'll always call Big Sam "Gaffer"

5 October 2007 | About Gary Speed

Bolton's evergreen midfielder tells us about reunions with Sam Allardyce, investing wisely and why Drogba's sending-off was a blessing... Read more | Comment now

Stevie G is the John Lennon of his day

2 October 2007 | About David Croft

The BBC's David Croft tells us why the Liverpool skipper reminds him of the genius singer/songwriter and why Frank Lampard needs to look for a new band... Read more | Comment now

Jose's exit has overshadowed our good draw in Macedonia!

21 September 2007 | About Gary Speed

Bolton's Gary Speed shares his thoughts on Jose Mourinho, sharing hotel rooms and Sunday's big Premiership match... Read more | Comment now

Nervous moments in front of Teletext

14 September 2007 | About Gary Speed

The Bolton midfield dynamo on this week's internationals, playing out of position and Ron's revenge... Read more | Comment now

Anelka putting pen to paper is a huge load off my mind

31 August 2007 | About Gary Speed

Bolton's midfield maestro on Nic staying on, solo goal celebrations and Dyer's dire luck... Read more | Comment now

Robbo's taking the rap, but then again keepers always do...

24 August 2007 | About Gary Speed

Bolton's midfield dynamo on the England goalkeeping dilemma, Bolton's hidden talent and why Real Madrid can retain their title... Read more | Comment now

 

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