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The French Connection: Ipswich, Brighton and Barnet are the last bets of the season

2 May 2008 | About Andrew French

Two back-to-back winners in the last two editions of the French Connection, both coming in at [8.5] - and there's just time left in the regular season to hopefully complete a treble of successful trebles! However, it's particularly difficult this... Read more | Comment now

Multiples Betting: The French Connection

24 April 2008 | About Andrew French

As last week's winning treble gives me good current form (!), I'm kicking off this week's bet with a Championship side that is also on a roll: Sheffield United. While a few Blades fans may grumble that finding this sort... Read more | Comment now

Coventry, Leeds and Mansfield can all win this weekend

18 April 2008 | About Andrew French

It's been a season of much change at Coventry City - but they will be going all out this weekend to ensure they don't start next season in a different division. With a new manager and a new chairman, the... Read more | Comment now

The French Connection: Charlton, Oldham and Rochdale to come up trumps

11 April 2008 | About Andrew French

Having your goalkeeper sent off after three minutes of an away game could spell disaster - but for Charlton, it may well have been a defining moment in a promotion campaign that a few days earlier seemed to have totally... Read more | Comment now

The French Connection: Ipswich, the Walsall/Tranmere draw and Bury are the good things this Saturday

4 April 2008 | About Andrew French

I'm kicking off the treble by taking Ipswich to claim a victory this weekend that will condemn Colchester to League One football next season. Town make the relatively short journey to Essex knowing just a point will lift them into... Read more | Comment now

The French Connection - Coventry, the Oldam/Huddersfield draw and Stockport are my selections this week

26 March 2008 | About Andrew French

When they were in the Premiership, Coventry City turned fighting off relegation into a fine art - now they face a similar struggle, albeit one division lower. The Sky Blues regularly kept themselves in the top flight against the odds... Read more | Comment now

The French Connection - Preston, Doncaster and Grimsby can all win

19 March 2008 | About Andrew French

It was looking gloomy for Preston when Alan Irvine became manager in mid-November, but he has steered North End to the brink of safety - and their rock-solid home form makes them the first leg of this week's treble. Irvine... Read more | Comment now

The French Connection: Wednesday, Doncaster and Wrexham are the good things this Saturday

14 March 2008 | About Andrew French

At this stage of the season, any struggling team that bundle up a sequence of games with few defeats but several points is likely to save itself - and that's why Sheffield Wednesday are the first leg of this week's... Read more | Comment now

The French Connection

7 March 2008 | About Andrew French

With only one other top-four team in action this weekend, Bristol City have the chance to extend their lead at the head of the Championship table - and they offer a good deal of value to kick off our treble... Read more | Comment now

The French Connection

29 February 2008 | About Andrew French

The fact Norwich are seven points off a play-off place is not particularly impressive in itself - but when you consider where they were when Glenn Roeder became manager, you realise the former West Ham and Newcastle boss has turned... Read more | Comment now

The French Connection

22 February 2008 | About Andrew French

From Fulham to Coventry . . . via the southern coast of the Bay of Biscay. Chris Coleman's managerial path has followed some unlikely turns. However, the former Welsh international has left behind sunny San Sebastian after his spell at... Read more | Comments (2)

The French Connection

15 February 2008 | About Andrew French

Every Friday Andrew French picks the best bet from each of the three divisions of the Football League and connects them into a Betfair multiple... With so much attention on the FA Cup this weekend, the Football League programme may... Read more | Comment now

 

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