AUG 21: FOOTBALL BETTING PREVIEW
IT'S been a long 15-year wait but finally Morton and St Mirren fans have a derby to look forward to. Following Morton's promotion to the Championship and St Mirren's relegation from the Premiership the local rivals meet at what will be a packed Cappielow in front of the TV...
AUG 16: ENGLISH FOOTBALL BETTING PREVIEW
I THOUGHT bookies over-reacted to Chelsea being held by Swansea as they installed Man City as favourites to win the Premier League. The Blues were on course for victory until Thibaut Courtois was red carded and while City opened with a superb win at West Brom the three points...
AUG 15: ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE BETTING PREVIEW
FIRST up in the Premier League today it's Southampton v Everton and let's hope it's more exciting than the dross served up at Villa Park in Friday night. At Daily Record towers we switched from the USPGA golf to the football and from seeing players shooting birdies and eagles...
AUG 14: ASTON VILLA v MAN UTD BETTING PREVIEW
ANYONE who watched Man United on Saturday will recoil at the prospect of backing them at a best 7-10 with Ladbrokes and William Hill to win tonight. Louis van Gaal's side stunk out Old Trafford like rotting fish and were lucky to beat a struggling Spurs outfit courtesy of...
MAY 30: FA CUP FINAL PREVIEW
ARSENAL are short favourites to beat Aston Villa in today's FA Cup Final but can they be trusted at the odds? Arsene Wenger's men should win but look at how they made heavy weather of dumping Hull last season when they needed extra time after trailing 2-0 early doors....
MAY 25: NORWICH v BORO PREVIEW
CAN anyone call this megabucks match? Out of all the play-off finals this season the only one I was confident about was Preston to beat Swindon. Preston battered their League One rivals 4-0 but the others in England and Scotland have been closely contested. And it shouldn't be any...
MAY 17: ENGLISH FOOTBALL PREVIEW
THERE are two good-looking games in the Premier League today but neither are easy to call. Man United-Arsenal has plenty at stake with third place qualifying automatically for the Champions League rather than facing a play-off while Man City will be looking to wrap up second spot at on-form...
MAY 16: ENGLISH FOOTBALL PREVIEW
THERE will be tears and cheers at Anfield today as Steven Gerrard runs out at Anfield for the final time. After 645 games and 184 goals the legendary skipper says farewell to fans before signing for LA Galaxy. Emotions will run high and the script is written for the...
MAY 2: ENGLISH FOOTBALL PREVIEW
NIGEL PEARSON is feeling the pressure – why else would he brand a reporter an “ostrich”. But while the Leicester boss reckoned the hack had his head in the sand it's rival boss John Carver who has been burying his head in his hands. A run of seven defeats...
APR 29: LEICESTER v CHELSEA PREVIEW
IF I was Leicester boss Nigel Pearson I'd field a weakened side against Chelsea tonight. Give up the points and put everything into beating Newcastle on Saturday lunchtime and drag the Geordies into the dogfight. The Foxes have climbed off the bottom and out of the top three with...
APR 28: ENGLISH FOOTBALL PREVIEW
LIVERPOOL'S Champions League hopes are slim – but they're not dead after back-to-back defeats for Man United. The Reds trail their rivals by seven points with a game in hand so must defeat Hull tonight. Brendan Rodgers's side struggled to break down West Brom at the weekend but should...
APRIL 18: ENGLISH TIPS & TEAM NEWS
I'VE been saying for weeks the Premier League title race is over and the only thing that might change that is a defeat for Chelsea tonight. On current form it's possible but having read the team news I can't see the leaders losing with Man United missing key men...
APR 12: MAN UTD v MAN CITY BETTING TIPS
FIRST we had Dundee beating Dundee Utd – now could it be Man Utd mauling Man City. Dee, as I predicted last Wednesday, turned their tables on neighbours who had dominated recent meetings and it's a similar story with the fierce English rivals. United fans could have been forgiven...
APR 6: C PALACE v MAN CITY BETTING PREVIEW
MY antepost tips Chelsea have the Premier League title sewn up in my opinion but Man City won't give up the chase. The champions can return to second spot by beating Crystal Palace tonight but will still trail the Stamford Bridge men by six points with a game more...
APR 5: ENGLISH FOOTBALL TIPS
MY only tip on Burnley-Spurs has been both to score and all the stats you need to know are on the goals thread. It should be a cracker at Turf Moor between two teams who prefer to attack than defend. Harry Kane should be confident after making his England...
MAR 24: FOOTBALL BETTING PREVIEW & TEAM NEWS
IT'S international week but before we get into those games there are some lower-league matches in England and Scotland tonight plus Conference and League of Ireland clashes. I've taken a good look at the card and for the Super Single have split stakes on Rochdale to win and Rochdale...
MAR 22: PREMIER LEAGUE TIPS & TEAM NEWS
IF Barca-Real is the big game on the Continent there is no doubt match of the day in England on Sunday is Liverpool v Man United. It will be a contrasting contest to that of the one at the Nou Camp but hopefully no less exciting between two fierce...
MAR 21: PREMIER LEAGUE TIPS & TEAM NEWS
THERE isn't an outstanding Premier League match on Saturday but there are some interesting ones. The big game takes place on Sunday with Liverpool hosting Man United and I'll post a separate preview on the match. Arsenal look best bets on Saturday as they head for off form and...
MAR 17: BOTH TEAM TO SCORE TIPS
THERE are loads of games to pick from on Tuesday and that doesn't make it any easier. The Championship is often a place for goals in midweek and I'm starting with Cardiff v Bournemouth which was 5-3 to the home men in the reverse fixture. Cardiff's last three have...
MAR 9: MAN UTD v ARSENAL BETTING PREVIEW
MAN UNITED have struggled to beat poor sides recently and I don't see them taking care of Arsenal tonight. Louis van Gaal's men remain in the Premier League top four but wins such as the midweek one at Newcastle have been solid rather than spectacular. Maybe the Dutchman will...
MARCH 12: ARSENAL v NEWCASTLE
Monday, the Etihad, 8pm, live on Sky Sports 1 AVB may be history but RVP is very much alive and kicking. The Arsenal hitman looks like he's being courted by big-spending Man City after netting a remarkable 21 goals in 20 games. How Andre Villas-Boas must have wished he...
MAR 8-9: FA CUP TEAM NEWS
WE'RE halfway through the FA Cup quarter-finals and there is another on Sunday and one more on Monday. I'm a bit of a football traditionalist and it would be great to return to the days when all ties were played at the same time – or maybe even the...
MAR 7: ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM NEWS
IT'S shaping up to a fascinating race for the English Championship title with just six points separating the top seven. Bournemouth returned to the top last night with a thumping 5-1 win at Fulham and the focus will be on the second tier today with just one Premier League...
MAR 4: PREMIER LEAGUE BETTING PREVIEW
ASTON VILLA for once provided the excitement in the Premier League on Tuesday with a helping hand from Ben Foster. The West Brom keeper made a catalogue of errors that resulted in Christian Benteke scoring an injury-time penalty winner for Tim Sherwwood's side. Tonight the focus is at the...
FEB 22: PREMIER LEAGUE TIPS AND TEAM NEWS
CHELSEA'S draw against Burnley summed a day of shock results in England. Man United's loss to Swansea wasn't a huge surprise the way the Red Devils have been playing though. Down the leagues we saw the likes of Middlesbrough, Reading, Bournemouth, Bristol City and Swindon all lose. Hopefully Sunday...
FA CUP DRAW AND BETTING LATEST
LIVERPOOL were the big winners when the FA Cup quarter-final draw was made and are now 2-1 favourites with firms such as bet365 and BetVictor to win the trophy. Brendan Rodgers' side were handed the home tie they wanted and are expected to see off Championship outfit Blackburn. The...
FEB 7: ENGLISH FOOTBALL BETTING PREVIEW
RECORD sums of money will ride on Steven Gerrard making his last Merseyside derby a memorable one according to Ladbrokes. Bookies nationwide will be braced to pay out up to £500,000 if the Liverpool legend is among the goals one final time, meaning he'll trigger the biggest return for...
FEB 4: BOLTON v LIVERPOOL BETTING PREVIEW
BOLTON battled superbly force an FA Cup replay with a 0-0 draw at Anfield but I'm firmly on the side of the Premiership outfit in the replay. Bolton defended in numbers and never had a shot on target but Brendan Rodgers's side couldn't break them down. Lennon's star man...
FEB 1: BIG-GAME TEAM NEWS
THERE are two games in the English Premier League as well as a titanic League Cup semi-final clash between Celtic and Rangers. I've made my thoughts clear on the Old Firm game and in the Premier League I have to fancy home wins for Arsenal and Southampton. Here's some...
JAN 31: CHELSEA v MAN CITY BETTING PREVIEW
I HAD done a write-up for today's Daily Record tipping Chelsea to win the big game with Man City – then ripped it up after Diego Costa was handed a three-match ban for stamping. Without Costa as well as Didier Drogba and Andre Schurrle and doubts about Branislav Ivanovic...
JAN 28: SHEFF UNITED v SPURS BETTING PREVIEW
CHELSEA battled into the Capital One Cup Final on Tuesday night and I expect them to be facing Spurs at Wembley. Spurs go into their second leg with League One Sheffield United 1-0 up and should rubber stamp their superiority. It won't be easy though as the Blades are...
JAN 25: FA CUP TEAM NEWS
THE FA Cup matches started with two shocks – Cambridge holding Man Utd and Blackburn beating Swansea. Then it got really crazy with Bradford winning at Chelsea and Man City losing at home to Middlesbrough. On a day of shocks they were the biggest and it's why it doesn't...
JAN 24: FA CUP TEAM NEWS
FA CUP weekend got off to a shock start with Man United's draw at League Two Cambridge. Luckily my cards tip came up but the 0-0 was a good warning for punters ahead of a tough weekend. Team news is crucial when considering bets and here's what I've gathered....
JAN 20: LIVERPOOL v CHELSEA BETTING PREVIEW
TEAM news is everything when looking a bet on the first leg of the Capital One Cup semi-final at Anfield. If this was a league game on current form the Blues would be my Super Single – but while I believe Chelsea will qualify for the Final they may...
JAN 18-19: PREMIER LEAGUE TIPS & TEAM NEWS
THERE are two Premier League games on Sunday with West Ham v Hull followed by the big one between Man City and Arsenal. West Ham have drawn too many for my liking but look a decent shout at 3-4 with the likes of William Hill and Paddy Power. Man...
JAN 17: THE EARLY KICK-OFFS
AFTER the damp squib that was Rangers-Hearts I'm hoping for more action in Saturday's early games north and south of the border. First up in the English Championship it's Derby v Nottingham Forest at 12.15pm and half an hour later Celtic kick off at Hamilton. Derby (that's derby and...
JAN 17: ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM NEWS
LAST week Championship side Bournemouth let down my Super Single – and there's a good chance Saturday's pick will come from the same division. My shortlist featured Birmingham at Leeds, Derby -1 against Nottingham Forest, Ipswich at Millwall and Sheffield Wednesday at home to Bolton. I've ruled out Sheffield...
JAN 10: SUPER SINGLE – THE VERDICT
I POSTED Saturday's Super Single with Friday's tips and it's only the second time I've done that. The last time the selection was a winner and I'm hoping Bournemouth live up to their billing as Championship leaders and take care of Norwich at home. When I was putting together...
JAN 4: FA CUP TEAM NEWS
IT was a day of mild surprises in the FA Cup with Rochdale's defeat of Nottingham Forest one that caught the eye. Non-league Blyth and Southport threatened shocks before suffering brave defeats at the hands of Birmingham and Derby respectively. Newcastle were the biggest name to exit at Leicester...
JAN 3: FA CUP TEAM NEWS
I'M sticking two words up at the FA Cup this weekend – but they're not what you think. You might think we'll win f*** all on these ties but it won't be for a lack of trying and checking TEAM NEWS is vital. My tips on the Friday ties...
JAN 1: PREMIER LEAGUE BETTING PREVIEW
CHELSEA are looking less invincible by the week but should start 2015 in a winning note. The Blues travel to a Spurs side they easily defeated 3-0 at Stamford Bridge recently. Since losing their unbeaten record to Newcastle Jose Mourinho's side have been a bit off colour and dropped...
DEC 30: CHAMPIONSHIP BETTING PREVIEW
ANYONE still fancy having a football bet in 2014? It's a funny old game after all. We were all on a high on Friday night after battering the bookies but results have pretty much gone their way since. There are three big Championship games on Tuesday and going by...
DEC 29: LIVERPOOL v SWANSEA BETTING TIPS
I DECIDED I'be backing against Liverpool in their next game as I watched the highlights of their win against Burnley on Boxing Day. It was a 1-0 steal for the Anfield men who looked terrible apart from one moment of magic that resulted in Philippe Coutinho setting up Raheem...
DEC 28: ENGLISH FOOTBALL BETTING PREVIEW
MOST English teams will play their second game in three days on Sunday and that makes picking winners fraught with danger. No one should go daft with stakes or big accumulators because the only certainty is there will be some surprise results. Clubs with bigger than average squads should...
DEC 22: STOKE v CHELSEA BETTING TIPS
A COUPLE of weeks ago bookies looked ready to pay out on Chelsea to win the title – but five wins a row have cast doubts over Jose Mourinho's side's ability to stay at the summit. Just when his men were looking invincible they lost at Newcastle and that's...
DEC 21: ENGLISH FOOTBALL BETTING PREVIEW
THERE are two massive Premier League games on Sunday and I'm struggling to call either of them. First up it's a Tyne-Wear derby between Newcastle and Sunderland followed by Liverpool v Arsenal which could be a cracker. Newcastle have suffered successive heavy defeats at Arsenal in the league and...
DEC 17: CAPITAL ONE CUP BETTING TIPS
LIVERPOOL are a biggest 11-10 with Coral to win at Bournemouth tonight – and it's tempting. What would it have been at this time last season? What would it be if Liverpool were in decent form? For that answer look at the price Chelsea were to win at the...
DEC 14: MAN UTD v LIVERPOOL BETTING TIPS
MUCH of the focus on Sunday will be on Man Utd v Liverpool – still a huge game between two rivals who have no chance of winning the title. However, both will fancy taking a potshot at a top-four place with United best place at the moment. Louis van...
DEC 13: ENGLISH FOOTBALL BETTING PREVIEW
WEST HAM have been the story of the season in the Premier League. Sure, Southampton have surprised most and Newcastle have recovered superbly from a poor start – but did anyone really believe the Hammers would be sitting in a Champions League spot after 15 games. Chances of Sam...
DEC 6: ENGLISH BETTING PREVIEW
FANCY an early afternoon Costa? I'll need a caffeine lift after a busy Friday is followed by a hectic Saturday – even if the latter just involves watching football. But after my morning energy booster I'll be looking for Diego Costa to strike a blow for Jose Mourinho as...
DEC 2: ENGLISH FOOTBALL BETTING PREVIEW
THERE is a full card of Premier League matches on Tuesday and Wednesday and it's a tricky-looking set of fixtures. Out of the 12 teams in action on Tuesday only two are odds on – Man Utd at home to Stoke and Swansea at home to QPR. They should...
NOV 29: ENGLISH FOOTBALL BETTING PREVIEW
I'M not messing about with the English Premier League card this weekend – it looks tough to pick winners so I'm firing on a weighty double on Man Utd and Chelsea. United entertain Hull full of confidence after last week's smash-and-grab win at Arsenal and Chelsea must feel they...
BLACK FRIDAY: LADBROKES HOT DEALS
LADBROKES are offering Black Friday deals to customers and if you fancy Man United, Liverpool and Chelsea to win this weekend then make sure you take advantage. In keeping with the craze sweeping Britain the bookies are offering the enhanced prices for a limited time only from Friday morning....
NOV 25: ENGLISH FOOTBALL PREVIEW
IF Concord Rangers played in the SPFL would they be called the Flying Scotsman? Of course they wouldn't. The Conference South team aren't named after the ill-fated jet but instead a beach near their Canvey Island base. Concord will be unknown to most as this is the first time...
NOV 22: ARSENAL AND HEARTS BETTING PREVIEWS
THERE are big live games in England and Scotland today with Arsenal facing Man Utd at 5.30pm and Hearts taking on Rangers at 12.45. So let's start with the early on that's been tagged a title decider. It's too early of course for that but unbeaten Hearts will move...
NOV 8: PREMIER LEAGUE AND SPFL BETTING PREVIEW
THE big game on Saturday is Liverpool v Chelsea (12.45pm) and while I don't think the visitors to Anfield will win I don't expect them to lose. Chelsea are unbeaten this season but have had a few wobbles and a 1-1 draw at Maribor in the Champions League was...
NOV 4: DRAWS AND GOALS
THE top half of the English Championship is tighter than Vanessa Feltz's waistband this season and a small wager on draws is worth a look tonight. Wigan are the stalemate specialists – five of their last six have seen the points shared – and it could be more of...
NOV 2: MAN CITY v MAN UTD BETTING PREVIEW
A FEW weeks back backing Man City to win the derby would have been no-brainer but now there is no concensus. I've seen people tipping the home, away and draw as well as both teams to score, overs and unders. Doubts over City come after back-to-back defeats to West...
OCT 11: MR FIXIT’S FOOTBALL PREVIEW
HANDS up if you hate betting on your own team. I don't like touching Scotland or Clydebank matches and I'll certainly never back agains either although I've been tempted to do so many times. However, I’m happy to relax one of my rules today and back Scotland to gub...
OCT 7: JP TROPHY TEAM NEWS
TEAM news rather than form or stats is the most important piece of info ahead of tonight's Johnstone Paint Trophy matches. Sides are supposed to play six starters from last weekend or six who will start the next match but remember many sides are without players on international team...
SEP 27: 100-1 DERBY RIVALS SEE RED
TEMPERS are 100-1 to flare for all four teams involved in Premier League derby matches this weekend according to Ladbrokes. The bookie makes it 8-1 there is a red card in each of the games, with the longer odds offered about all four sides ending the game at least...
SEP 23: SCOTTISH & ENGLISH LEAGUE CUP PREVIEW
PUNTERS were left reeling at the weekend as a host of short-priced big names failed to turn up. Many poor shows were put down to European involvement but that didn't affect the likes of Real Madrid who won 8-2. Hot favourites such as Celtic, Rangers, Man Utd, Spurs, Everton,...
PUNTERS CASH IN ON 500-1 LEICESTER
LADBROKES say two customers backed Leicester to beat Man United 5-3 on a day of shocks in the English Premier League. The scoreline paid 500-1 and it was worth £1 to two lucky and extremely optimistic punters while Leicester were matched at 299-1 on the Ladbrokes betting exchange when...
SEP 21: ENGLISH BETTING PREVIEW
I DON'T know who was more shocked last week when Diego Costa was benched v Schalke – me or the Chelsea hitman. Costa's face wore a bemused grin for 75 minutes as he watched Didier Drogba struggle against the Germans in the Champions League opener. And I wasn't best...
SEP 13: TODAY’S LUNCHTIME PREVIEWS
WHEN doing my research for this weekend one stat caught my eye that was hard to believe. Today’s big lunchtime game is Arsenal v Man City and incredibly the champions have won just once in 29 league visits to the Emirates or Highbury. I'll also be looking at Celtic...
SEP 6: SCOTTISH/ENGLISH FOOTBALL PREVIEW
EURO 2016 qualifiers are scattered over three days from Sunday while in the UK this weekend there are Petrofac Training Cup clashes and some English League One and Two fixtures. So let's have a look at what is more commonly known as the Challenge Cup in Scotland – and...
AUG 23: ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE TIPS
I TIPPED Chelsea to win the Premier League – and saw nothing on the opening weekend to put me off. My only concern about backing the Blues for the title was a price of 2-1 but that's well gone now after punters were impressed by their Turf Moor display....
PREMIER LEAGUE ANTEPOSTS & WEEK 1 TIPS
ANYONE who has been following the site will know Chelsea are my picks to win the Premier League but I expect it to be another close-run race. Last season it was thrilling three-way fight between Man City, Chelsea and Liverpool before the Etihad outlasted their rivals to take the...
ANTEPOSTS: ENGLISH FOOTBALL TIPS
THE CHAMPIONSHIP season kicked off in England last night with a fairly tedious draw between Blackburn and Cardiff. Most people fancied goals in the game but both teams to score just came in and on that early showing neither side looked title contenders. That's good for me as I'm...
FOOTBALL LEAGUE: PADDY POWER’S PREVIEW
I'VE just about sorted out my antepost picks and will put them on the site on Friday night or Saturday morning. The Football League kicks off on Friday with a potential Championship cracker between Blackburn and Cardiff and here the thoughts on the English lower league anteposts and top...
MAY 24: DERBY v QPR BETTING PREVIEW
THE world's richest game takes place on Saturday with Derby facing QPR for the right to play in the Premier League next season. As much as £120million is said to be at stake so it's not a game for the fainthearted. Derby would be popular winners of the Championship...
MAY 17: FA CUP FINAL BETTING TIPS
IT’S been a strange season in England – Liverpool competed for the title and Arsenal have a chance of winning a trophy. The Gunners haven’t tasted success since 2005 but consistent Champions League qualification has allowed Arsene Wenger to keep his job. That’s all well and good but fans...
ENGLISH FOOTBALL BETTING LATEST
MANCHESTER CITY are the favourites to retain their Premier League crown next season according to Ladbrokes. City have been installed at 7-4 to follow on from one of the most exhilarating title races in recent times which saw three teams assume the role of odds-on favourites in the run-in....
MAY 11: ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE TIPS
LIVERPOOL are 8-1 with Ladbrokes to top the Premier League table at any point during the last game of the season but I can't see it. The title race looks all but over with Manchester City long odds-on at 1-50, shorter odds are offered about Liverpool coming in with...
MAN UTD NEXT BOSS BETTING LATEST
CORAL have received a flood of bets for Louis van Gaal becoming next Manchester United manager after reports suggest David Moyes will be sacked before the weekend. The Holland boss, who steps down after the World Cup finals, is 5-1 joint favourite along with Dortmund’s Jurgen Klopp to be...
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