July 2008 - Football Food For Thought
Football Food For Thought. Opinions and thoughts from the betting.betfair team from the Premier League to the Champions League to the World Cup. This is where opinions come to live and whatever your football PoV it is sure to disagree with someone here!
Managerial Change Market: Expect the unexpected and trust nobody
The merry-go-round's turns are difficult to predict but looking beyond the weaker teams to find trigger-happy chairman may give the best clues as to who's for the chop, says Frank Gregan....
"Player Power" in an age where contracts mean very little
In a month where Lampard, Barry and Ronaldo have all openly expressed a desire to move on from their clubs, "Mystical" Mike Norman asks the question of whether its club or player that really holds...
The role parents have to play in a child's "footballing education"
"Mystical" Mike Norman looks at the role parents play as kids develop from loving to play the game into looking to make a career out of it. Decisions need to be made and back-up plans...
Obscene fees involved as the big guns begin to make their moves in the transfer market
Legendary non-league manager Frank Gregan raises his eyebrows at the numbers involved as Deco signs for Chelsea and Ronaldo and Berbatov look likely to move. Then there's the small matter of a cracking bet involving...