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Posted on: 12 Jan 2015
THE new football chat thread has proved popular so we’ll continue with it for now – and remember the top tips post is where you should put all predictions and betting chat. This is the place for general debate on anything to do with football – from team performances, the current state of Scottish football, how long will Stuart Pearce […]
Posted on: 12 Jan 2015
HAMILTON start life without Alex Neil tonight as they tackle nearest rivals Dundee United. Neil as well all know made a flying start in charge of Norwich at the weekend and the big questions is: How will Accies cope without him? Players and fans have been on a magical journey under Neil, winning the play-offs last season and marching to […]
Posted on: 10 Jan 2015
THE time has come to put up another thread that should help people identify tips on the main football post. There have been a lot of complaints recently about tips being missed because the thread has been clogged up by other topics – and when you have up to 1000 comments a day it can be difficult to follow. I […]
Posted on: 10 Jan 2015
JUVENTUS travel to Napoli in Serie A’s game of the day with the leaders’ 1-1 draw at Inter Milan on Tuesday being their third draw in last four league games. The result kept Juve at the top of the standings but just one point ahead of Roma. Juve haven’t won at Napoli in Serie A since the 2000-01 campaign and […]
Posted on: 10 Jan 2015
PSG manager Laurent Blanc has accused Edinson Cavani and Ezequiel Lavazzi of showing a “total lack of respect” after returning late from their Christmas holidays. The pair will sit out a second game in a row, having missed the French Cup midweek win over Montpellier, when the capital side play Bastia on Saturday. Uruguayan Cavani and Argentine Lavezzi returned to […]
Posted on: 10 Jan 2015
IT has been a difficult week for Real Madrid and Barcelona but positive signals are coming out of the camps ahead of this weekend’s La Liga fixtures. Madrid have seen their 22-game winning streak halted after back-to-back defeats to Valencia then Atletico Madrid in the SPanosh Cup – it’s three if you include the friendly loss to AC Milan. Barcelona, […]
Posted on: 09 Jan 2015
ABERDEEN are bigger than 6-10 at William Hill to extend their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership on Saturday. It looks short but last weekend the Pittodrie men were cut from 10-11 to 4-7 to succeed at Motherwell – and they duly won 2-0. The Dons are 7-4 with William Hill to win to nil for the eighth […]
Posted on: 09 Jan 2015
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 a Super Single shortlist on Thursday I was surprised Bournemouth were […]
Posted on: 06 Jan 2015
REAL MADRID have no time to dwell on a first competitive defeat since September as they face a Copa del Rey showdown with bitter rivals Atletico Madrid on Wednesday (8pm). It’s a match that could see Fernando Torres’s return but for Real they’ll be disappointed they’re not in a position to equal then break a world record for consecutive wins. […]
Posted on: 06 Jan 2015
CHELSEA are 9-2 favourites with William Hill, bet365 and others to lift the FA Cup after being handed a home fourth-round tie against Millwall or Bradford. All of the big guns were kept apart with second favourites Man City (5-1, bet365, Betfred) at home to Middlesbrough and Man United (11-2, Paddy Power) travelling to League Two Cambridge. Holders Arsenal are […]
Posted on: 05 Jan 2015
THERE’S a 10-hour feast of Italian football on Tuesday starting with Udinese-Roma at 11.30am and finishing with Juventus-Inter Milan at 8pm. The late match could be the best of the lot with Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri insisting there will be no hangover following a disappointing festive period. The champions dropped four points with back-to-back draws before winning 3-1 at Cagliari […]
Posted on: 05 Jan 2015
AS it’s all quiet on the golfing front Ace Venturer thought he’d name his best six for 2016. These are not necessarily players to win Majors but over the season to give a good return for my money. See if you agree. European Tour My first pick is 21-year-old Matthew Fitzpatrick who has already won on the European Tour. His driving […]
Posted on: 05 Jan 2015
CELTIC will have Gran Canaria on their minds – but not until they take care of Kilmarnock in a vital Premiership clash. The Hoops are heading on a sunshine break and having postponed this weekend’s meeting with St Johnstone they’ll want to cut the four-point lead Aberdeen have at the top of the table. If Celtic lose they could be […]
Posted on: 04 Jan 2015
THERE are four more La Liga matches today and the ones punters will be focusing on are Valencia v Real Madrid and Real Sociedad v Barcelona. Real coach Carlo Ancelotti says his team selection won’t be affected by having to face Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday as his side go for 23 competitive wins in a […]
Posted on: 03 Jan 2015
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 but with both sides making seven changes the result could have […]
Posted on: 03 Jan 2015
ABERDEEN have a one-point lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership and should extend that to four over Celtic before the champions travel to Kilmarnock on Monday. The Dons have won six in a row without conceding and a repeat of that at Motherwell pays 9-5 at boylesports. Aberdeen should win but in the past no one would have […]
Posted on: 03 Jan 2015
LA LIGA returns after a two-week winter break with five games on Saturday – Atletico Madrid v Levante, Deportivo v Athletic Bilbao, Malaga v Almeria, Deportivo v Villarreal and Sevilla v Celta Vigo. Malaga were in fine form before the break with four wins on the bounce and are 4-7 with McBookie and William Hill to beat Almeria at home. […]
Posted on: 03 Jan 2015
IT’S a day off for the Scottish Premiership sides so the focus is on the Championship – not for the first time this season. The big game sees Hearts entertain Hibs in the Edinburgh derby as they try to maintain their 15-point lead at the top of the table. Hibs came as close to anyone to beating the Jambos in October […]
Posted on: 02 Jan 2015
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 were spot on and came after doing my homework and I’ve […]
Posted on: 31 Dec 2014
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 two more points at Southampton at the weekend. However, their three-point […]
Posted on: 31 Dec 2014
IT’S derby day in the Scottish Premiership and that doesn’t make it any easier to predict winners. There are four proper derbies as we start 2015 with a bang as well as Aberdeen v St Johnstone and Hamilton v Motherwell before the top-flight clubs go again on Sunday. Much has been said this week about whether Aberdeen are genuine title […]
Posted on: 29 Dec 2014
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 form there should be wins for Derby, Ipswich and Wigan – […]
Posted on: 29 Dec 2014
THERE’S been a huge debate in Scotland in the past couple of days about whether Aberdeen or anyone else can take the title from Celtic. The champions have dropped five points in two games to allow Aberdeen to close the gap at the top to just two points. Questions are again being asked of boss Ronny Deila and his men […]
Posted on: 28 Dec 2014
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 Sterling for a good goal. If Brendan Rodgers is going to […]
Posted on: 27 Dec 2014
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 do best so the likes of Man City boss Manuel Pellegrini […]