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March 2009 - 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!

World Cup Betting: Why international football has become redundant

Feizal Rahman likes to watch the world's best players as much as anyone but argues that these days they don't need to be representing their country for us to enjoy them in action....

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Feizal Rahman

Mar 29 2009

Premier League Bets: Benitez is saving the smile for when he's won the lot

From Benitez's grim expression to Phil Brown's expensive suit and walkie-talkie to Tony Pullis' all-action touchline sideshow, managers all have their own unique way of watching a game, says Ralph Ellis. The important thing though,...

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Ralph Ellis

Mar 23 2009

Winter breaks in the sun might be fun but don't don't tell us it's work...

The winter break in La Manga or Dubai is now as much a part of modern English football as the ice bath or the WAG. But Frank Gregan begs those involved to not pull wool...

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Frank Gregan

Mar 19 2009

Premier League Bets: Paying the penalty for spot-kick nerves

As the Champions League reaches the business end of proceedings, Cup finals are played and every goal counts, Tareq Quiroz looks at the importance of holding your nerve when it comes to scoring from the...

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Tareq Quiroz

Mar 16 2009

Football Betting Briefing March 16-20: All the top domestic and European action to come

James Eastham on the forthcoming action to get your betting teeth into this week....

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James Eastham

Mar 15 2009

The Damned United: Are we finally going to see a decent football film?

The film adaptation of David Peace's novel about Brian Clough's infamous forty four days in charge at Leeds United will premier later this month and Dan Fitch, for one, can't wait for it. In the...

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Dan Fitch

Mar 11 2009

Liverpool Bets: Failed Barry bid blunted Liverpool's season

As Liverpool once again look stronger in Europe than they do in the Premier League, Robert Hughes considers the part that the failed bid of Gareth Barry and Benitez's choice of tactics have played in...

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Robert Hughes

Mar 10 2009

Arsene Wenger: D-Week where we find out if young guns are hot or gunpowder is dry

With three huge matches in different competitions over the next seven days, Feizal Rahman thinks this is the week Arsenal fans will see if "Arsene knows" or whether it' s time for a change at...

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Feizal Rahman

Mar 8 2009

As Ben Foster used his iPod, Villa made a song and dance out of defending their lead

Today's papers are all about how Ben Foster used his iPod to study Spurs' penalty-takers as Man Utd won the Carling Cup. This got Ralph Ellis thinking about which songs the Premier League's managers must...

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Ralph Ellis

Mar 2 2009