Mr Fixit

786 articles

Resident football tipster at Scotland's most read newspaper, the Daily Record, for over 20 years and proud host of one the best betting communities on the web with daily betting tips.

786 Tips by Mr Fixit:

Sky Bet error leaves bad taste in the mouth

Posted on: 14 Dec 2017

Mr Fixit highlights another case where a punter has been left scratching his head and out of pocket due to a bookie hiding behind the “palpable error” excuse. This time it’s Skybet in the dock.

#WoodworkGate: When Bookies Get It Wrong

Posted on: 09 Mar 2017

BARCELONA’S comeback last night was pure theatre but it wasn’t the most astonishing thing that happened in the eyes of thousands of punters on social media. Sergi Roberto’s dramatic last-minute strike sent the Nou Camp in to raptures and was cause for punters up and down the country who had backed Barca to qualify to jump for joy. None more […]

Download My New Free Daily Double App

Posted on: 05 Dec 2016

LAST week on the site we celebrated Black Friday. This week it’s the turn of Appy Monday! Today I’m delighted to launch my first app which is available in the App Store (for those of you using iOS on an iPhone or iPad) and right here for those of you on the Android operating system. The new app is brilliantly […]

Premier League: Antepost Betting Preview

Posted on: 10 Aug 2016

PAUL POGBA, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Jose Mourinho – three reasons why Man United should win the Premier League. But it’s not going be that simple and two men likely to be standing in their way as Pep Guardiola and Antonio Conte make their English managerial bows. This season’s Premier League title race promises one of the best but it’s also […]

5 Great Reasons to Bet at Boylesports

Posted on: 08 Aug 2016

HANDS up if you thought Paddy Power was Ireland’s largest independent bookmaker… Me too. But actually it’s Boylesports. Founded in 1989 by John Boyle, Boylesports now has over 200 stores in Ireland and is one of the leading sportsbooks on the Internet. Having made a slow start to online gaming the firm has got their act together and their site […]

July 23: Celtic v Leicester Betting Preview

Posted on: 22 Jul 2016

SCOTLAND’S champions meet England’s champions live in Sky on Saturday – but it’s difficult to get too excited about it. For Celtic the game comes four days before a massive Champions League tie away to Astana and their full focus should on that one. And for Leicester the game arrives early in their schedule with Claudio Ranieri’s men having just […]

Leicester: How Bookies Were Bashed

Posted on: 02 May 2016

LEICESTER’S Premier League title triumph is the first 5000-1 single landed in bookmaking history. William Hill’s  previous longest-odds payouts were at 2500-1 to grandfather Pete Edwards who won £125,000 by backing grandson Harry Wilson to play football for Wales and 1000-1 to David Threlfall who, in 1969, won £10,000 by betting that man would walk on the moon before 1970. […]

Apr 26: Man City v Real Madrid Preview

Posted on: 25 Apr 2016

IT’S all about Cristiano Ronaldo at the Etihad – if he plays Real Madrid should qualify but if he doesn’t Man City have a chance. Real without Ronaldo is like The Masters minus green jackets. He’s been their talisman for years now and is the one Galatico who is missed above any other. The Portugal hitman missed Saturday’s 3-2 win […]

Mar 10: Europa League Betting Preview

Posted on: 10 Mar 2016

THE Europa League is much maligned but there are plenty of big names aiming for a last-eight spot tonight. Clubs such as Dortmund, Leverkusen, Valencia and of course Liverpool and Man United would rather be in the big one. But the carrot of a Champions League place to the winner has made the big guns focus on lifting the trophy. Liverpool […]

Dec 26-28: SPFL Stats Pack & Specials

Posted on: 24 Dec 2015

ABERDEEN have the chance to move top of the Premiership and pile the pressure on Celtic ahead of their trip to Hearts on Sunday.The Dons have been in magnificent form and should beat Inverness at home on Saturday. As you look at your Scottish picks here are some stats-based suggestions from William Hill’s Owen Scott – and remember they are […]

Nov 26: Europa League Betting Preview

Posted on: 26 Nov 2015

I’VE posted a separate preview on the matches in Celtic’s Group A and here I look at who needs what on a busy night of Europa League action. Group J is the tightest with all four teams still able to make it through. Monaco host Anderlecht with the French looking to preserve the group’s only unbeaten record. Spurs will have an […]






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