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BOOKIES: THAT WAS WORST EVER

BOOKIES have admitted Saturday's football results gave punters their “biggest winning day ever”. Nearly all the major favourites across the English and Scottish divisions won and it's aways that were particularly good for punters. I hope I played my part by offering up a series of winners, including my...

BLATTER BACKED

PADDY POWER have made FIFA chief Sepp Blatter heavily odds-on to serve a full term of presidency assuming he is re-elected unopposed in Wednesday’s surreal one candidate vote. Blatter is just 1-5 not to be ousted or forced to step down in his next term as the head of...

CHELSEA BOSS LATEST

GUUS HIDDINK is the 11-10 favourite with Ladbrokes to replace Carlo Anclelotti as manager of Chelsea but William Hill reckon Andre Villas-Boa will get the job. It certainly looks like an early battle between the two but the difference of opinion is huge. If you fancy Porto's treble-winning boss...

BOOKIES PAY OUT ON ADAM ROONEY

PUNTERS were singing the praises of Paddy Power after the bookies agreed to pay out on two first scorers in the midweek Inverness v Hibs match. The decision thrilled one customer who pocketed a bumper £9200. Jamie Stewart of Paisley contacted me after the official arbiters of first goals...

BOOKIES PAY OUT ON QPR

WILLIAM HILL are paying out to customers who bet QPR (10-1 pre-season) to win the Championship after they clinched the title with a 2-0 win at Watford. The club could be hit by a fine or points deduction when the FA meet next week to discuss a problem over...

BLACK DAY FOR BLACKPOOL

BLACKPOOL are the shortest priced of all Premier League teams to be relegated after losing at home to Wigan. Ian Holloway's strugglers are just 4-11 with Ladbrokes for an immediate return to the Championship following a defeat at home to Wigan. The Latics have been eased to 4-6 and...

CHELSEA BETTING LATEST

CARLO ANCELOTTI is 4-11 with bet365 not to be in charge of Chelsea on the first day of next season after the club's Champions League exit. bet365 are also betting on how many trophies the Blues will land during that campaign after seemingly blowing their last chance. Bookies spokesman...

ROONEY BAN BLOW

MAN UNITED are 25-1 to fire blanks during Wayne Rooney's ban. The Old Trafford star, who has netted four goals in two matches, had his two-match suspension confirmed by the FA for swearing during last Saturday's clash at Upton Park. Rooney will miss games against Fulham on Saturday and...

PLAYER OF THE YEAR BETTING

GARETH BALE is the 4-11 favourite with Paddy Power to be crowned this season’s PFA Player of the Year. After the shortlist was leaked, the Irish firm revised the market to make the Welsh winger a clear market leader to win the vote of his fellow players. The timing...

APRIL 1: DUNDEE ARE CHAMPS (FOOLS)

BOOKIES have caused a storm by deciding to settle on Dundee as Scottish Division One champions. Dundee-based Taybet insist they won't pay out to anyone who backed Dunfermline, Raith Rovers or Falkirk – even if any of those sides lift the title. And major firms are set to follow...

BRIGHTON ROCKING

BRIGHTON were rocking on Tuesday as they stormed 13 points clear at the top of League One – and Paddy Power have joined the party by paying out on them as champions. Punters who backed them at prices up to 14-1 have been handed an early windfall by the...

OLD FIRM GOLD FIRM

SO how was your weekend? Mine was much improved after the Co-operative Cup Final and wins or Chelsea and Liverpool in the Premier League. Now I hope to make a decent weekend a brilliant one with goals galore in tonight's MK Dons v Peterborough clash (see preview). My well-followed...

WEEKEND REVIEW: HOW DID WE DO?

NEARLY all of our tipsters produced winning lines over the weekend but pride of place went to sports betting expert David Jack. Deadly DJ was rubbing his hands in glee as his snooker and tennis outright tips both won. He went for 5-1 chance John Higgins in the Welsh...

CHELSEA UNDER THE RADAR

BOOKIES have settled Chelsea’s points total for the season after their 0-0 with Fulham on Monday night. Bet365 have paid out on under 82 points for the season at 11-10. Spokesman Steve Freeth said: “Chelsea are in danger of finishing the season with a whimper and that’s summed up...

WONDER OF WAYNE

WAYNE ROONEY is 7-4 to win the goal of the season award for his stunning effort against Man City last night. Rooney's sensational scissors kick kept Man United in control at the top and sealed a 2-1 win at Old Trafford. Ladbrokes were among those impressed and have immediately...

CARLING NATIONS CUP LATEST

WE love the Carling Nations Cup. That's two matches and two winners – both pretty convincingly. Last night it was the turn of Scotland at a very tasty 13-10 and they duly demolished Northern Ireland in Dublin. My first-scorer tip was Kenny Miller at 5-1 and he bagged the...

HUGH BEAUTY FOR BAGGIES

MICHAEL APPLETON has been heavily backed for the West Brom but Chris Hughton still remains favourite to pip him for the post. Bookies cut caretaker boss Appleton from 7-1 to 5-2 second favourite behind former Newcastle gaffer Hughton who is 6-4. Ladbrokes also brought Roy Hodgson in from 10-1...

£200m TRANSFER FRENZY

IT was an incredible deadline day in England – and Manchester City didn't buy anyone. Neither did Man United or Arsenal but Chelsea and Liverpool more than made up for it by splashing some serious cash. In all about £200million exchanged hands with Fernando Torres the stellar capture at...

DIOUF: HIT OR SPIT

RANGERS new boy El Hadji Diouf's been compared to a sewer rat but bookies reckon he'll be a rabbit in the headlights in the Old Firm derby glare. The shamed Blackburn star who was banned for gobbing on a Celtic fan while playing for Liverpool is as short as...

IT’S A BALE OUT

BOOKIES last night slashed the odds on Gareth Bale moving to Inter Milan following reports of a possible summer transfer bid from the European champions. Spurs' Welsh wizard, likely to be the most coveted player in the world this summer, is just 7-2 with Paddy Power move to the...

MAN UNITED’S NO.1

EDWIN VAN DER SAR has announced he will retire at the end of the season so bookies are taking bets on who will be Man United's No.1 at the start of the next campaign. Reserve keeper Tomasz Kuszack is 7-4 favourites with Ladbrokes while third choice Ben Amos is...

NEW RICHARD KEYS

BEN SHEPHERD is the 2-1 favourite with Ladbrokes to replace Richard Keys as the main anchor for Sky Sports football broadcasts. The market looks wide open as several other pundits both currently on Sky and rival channels vie for the lucrative contract after Keys quit yesterday over the sexism...

OAP’S £345k JACKPOT WIN

JOHN JELLEY became John Jolly when he banked a bumper £345,126 win on the horses. He became Britain’s biggest elderly jackpot winner at the weekend from a £9 bet placed in his local Ladbrokes in South Wales. Jelley, 88 wasn’t even aware of his huge win after falling asleep...

WHO’S THE NEXT ANDY GRAY?

JAMIE REDKNAPP is 5-2 favourite with Ladbrokes to replace Andy Gray at Sky Sports after the former Scotland striker was sacked. Under-fire Richard Keys is now odds-on (4-5) to follow his colleague out of the door and leave before the weekend after the pair's comments about lineswoman Sian Massey....

ENGLISH BETTING IN BRIEF

BODOG have reacted to the furore caused by Karren Brady's newspaper column by putting out prices on which club will be handed the Olympic Stadium. West Ham director Brady suggested David Beckham's arrival at White Hart Lane was linked to the club's attempt to move to the new venue....

CRAWLEY DUMP DERBY

CRAWLEY TOWN are odds on to be knocked in the next round of the FA Cup despite last night's heroics. The minnows beat Derby in the third round thanks to a last-minute winner from Argentine star Sergio Torres to earn a less glamorous trip to Torquay. Ladbrokes make the...

RETURN OF THE KING

AVRAM GRANT is now 1-3 favourite with William Hill to be the next Premier League manager to leave his job after Roy Hodgson parted company with Liverpool yesterday. I'd tipped up the Anfield boss to win the previous sack race after the midweek defeat at Blackburn and he's been...

PUNTER’S £272k WIN

I THOUGHT I did well with my New Year five to follow that won at 34-1. But how about this for a win from a lucky Ladbrokes customer on Wednesday night. He put a £2.50 accumulator on nine teams and won an incredible £272,529.60. The win breaks all previous...

STARS LOOK TO THE FUTURE

WHEN Sir Alex Ferguson finally retires as Man United manager there will be a whole host of names linked with the biggest job in English football. The likes of Jose Mourinho, Davie Moyes and Martin O'Neill are right up there just now but if Fergie goes on for quite...

McCOY CANTERS TO SPOTY PRIZE

AP McCoy landed a huge gamble when he was crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Ladbrokes alone shelled out more than £100,000 – although they claim they did so with a smile. McCoy justified odds of 4-6 to take the prestigious prize and although the bookies took a...

2018 WORLD CUP BID LATEST

TODAY'S the D-Day for nations desperate to host the World Cup in 2018 – and England go into the final hour of deliberation as narrow favourites. Coral have cut them to 11-10 and out Russia out to 6-5 from 4-6 after news President Vladimir Putin will snub the draw...

FOREIGN REFS IN SPOTLIGHT

BOOKIES expect a red-card frenzy in the SPL this weekend as foreign officials are put under the microscope. Three or more sending-offs pays 8-1 with McBookie.com while William Hill offer evens on a red being flashed at any of today’s four top-flight games. No reds in the six SPL...

SNEIJDER BALON D’OR FAVOURITE

SPAIN dominate the shortlist for the Balon D'Or but Wesley Sneijder is 5-2 favourite with Ladbrokes to take the prize. The Dutchman enjoyed a sparkling World Cup before his side settled for second best in the Final and he also played a starring role as Inter Milan won the...

THE ROONEY EFFECT

Our resident European Football expert, Paul Watson, takes a look at the fall-out of Wayne Rooney's u-turn and identifies 5 strikers who should be on top of Sir Alex's wish list. I POINTED out the other day that Wayne Rooney would have little choice but to back down over...

WAYNE’S WORLD

WAYNE ROONEY is staying at Man United and don't say we didn't tell you. The England striker's decision to pen a new five-year deal was so surprising when you consider he didn't have too many options away from Old Trafford. Bookies have offered varied Rooney specials over the past...

COLIN CALDERWOOD SPECIALS

TONY MOWBRAY is the even money favourite with Ladbrokes to replace sacked Middlesbrough manager Gordon Strachan. Paul Ince can be backed at 14-1 with old Riverside favourite Juninho the 50-1 outsider. Mogga was a legendary Boro player who would be welcomed back to the club by fans but Boro chairman...

ROONEY ODDS ON TO GO

MY colleague Paul Watson in an earlier post makes a compelling case for why Wayne Rooney is likely to remain at Man United. However, bookies make the England striker odds on to leave Old Trafford before the start of next season. And his most likely destination, with Paul accepting...

Who’ll Replace Big Yogi?

PUNTERS who backed John Hughes to win the SPL sack race were celebrating after he parted company with Hibs “by mutual consent”. Now they're trying to invest some of their profit wisely by predicting who'll take over at Easter Road. The usual former Hibs stars and SPL bosses have...

HODGSON UNDER PRESSURE

ROY HODGSON has been cut from 8-1 to 5-1 third favourite by William Hill to be the next Premier League manager to leave his club. And he is just 11-10 to have left Liverpool before the start of next season and 6-5 to go before the end of this season...

IS HARRY GAME?

Harry Redknapp has been installed as bookies favourite to be next England manager after Fabio Capello confirmed he will step down after the Euro 2012 finals. Paddy Power make the Spurs boss a well-backed 3-1 favourite with Martin O’Neill next in at 11-2 ahead of 6-1 chances Roy Hodgson...

WILL WAYNE SAY SORRY?

WAYNE ROONEY is 6-4 with William Hill to face divorce proceedings before Christmas Day. He is 33-1 with Hills to score – a goal – when England face Switzerland on Tuesday and unveil a T-shirt bearing a “sorry” message to wife Coleen. Rooney is 1-10 to start against the...

STOKES CHASES MILLER

THERE wasn't much transfer business done yesterday but Celtic did clinch the signing of Anthony Stokes from Hibs for £1.2million. The former Hibs man netted 20 SPL goals last season and McBookie.com go 6-5 he beats that tally. McBookie.com have cut the Irishman from 7-1 to 4-1 to be...

WATSON’S WINNING START

European football expert Paul Watson – and we can quite rightly tag him that now – got his new column off to a flyer with a 3-1 headline tip. Paul's Euro Super Single was Edin Dzeko scored two or more goals for Wolfsburg against Mainz in the German league....

CHISHOLM SACK RACE TIP

Gordon Chisholm has been cut from 3-1 to 11-8 by McBookie.com to be the next IRN-BRU First Division manager to leave his post following Dundee's CIS Cup shock at the hands of Brechin City. It is the second time this season that pre-season title favourites Dundee have been knocked...

CARLING CUP FEARS

Paddy Power reckon there will be shocks in the Carling Cup this midweek – and they are probably right. Loads of big guns are on shaky ground in a tournament notorious for favouring the underdog. The best advice before betting on early Carling Cup games is to check team...

CITY SLICKERS

BOOKIES make Man City odds on to finish in the top four of the premier league after thrashing Liverpool. City are 4-6 with William Hill to be between second and fourth and 5-4 to come fifth or lower. The 3-0 victory over Liverpool suggests they could be serious title...

GOAL KING SCHOLES

IT was a super Sunday for football north and south of the border and a magnificent one for Mr Fixit followers. My famous Super Singles on the cards in Scotland and England both trapped and they were crackers. In the English Premier League, my standout tip for the day...

UNSTUCK BY TOFFEES

IT wasn't a bad day for Mr Fixit followers with the five to follow hitting the bar and homes and aways also producing a return. Today's Super Single, Port Vale who were 7-4 at Skybet, also came up trumps. Everton being held at home to Wolves floored the five...

SWISS TIME IS UP

SPURS are hot favourites to reach the Champions League group stage despite losing 3-2 to Young Boys last night. The Swiss side stunned Harry Redknapp's men with a lightning-quick start that saw them race into a 3-0 lead. It was bad news for millions of punters who backed Spurs...

BELL RINGS FOR CARDIFF

Craig Bellamy's switch to Cardiff has prompted some frenzied football betting activity. Ladbrokes have slashed the odds on the Welsh side to be promoted to the English Premier League from 12-1 to 9-1 and the Wales skipper is 4-1 to top score in the division. QPR are the new...

ON THE WAYNE?

Wayne Rooney's international drought goes one and bookies ask: When will he score again?

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