The first bet in the World Cup came up when England ran riot against Conference South-class Panama and took their goal tally to eight overall, not bad as we needed only seven in their Group G matches to justify a … Read More »

I came late to the French Open with a hip replacement clouding the issue. I was starting to get games right in the second week  –  Sharapova no chance against Muguruza, del Potro probably having to work hard to get … Read More »

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Victories for Newcastle and West Ham last week made it seven winning football selections on the spin. We shall not rest on our laurels but now is the time to take a brief rest before concentrating on the tennis scene. … Read More »

I admit to a feeling of great relief following Southampton’s utterly committed display at Swansea on Tuesday. It has been a very disappointing season and there will need to be major surgery during the summer but nothing much happened twelve … Read More »

This is the time of the season when betting firms allow title/promotion/relegation issues to affect football prices. Having watched Southampton right through a troubled campaign I could not possibly make them favourites at Everton, yet the hosts can be backed … Read More »

Brentford squeezed home against QPR last week to keep a nice run going and give themselves a chance of a play-off place. The second automatic Championship place remains an intriguing struggle, with Cardiff not quite home and hosed yet. The … Read More »

Fairly brief this week. Crystal Palace virtually evened things up for us last Saturday with their 3-2 win over Brighton following Southampton’s spirited but unavailing effort against Chelsea. The Saints led 2-0 but Chelsea found an entirely different gear for … Read More »

Brentford, Football News, QPR

We made a profit again last week, thanks to the draw between Chelsea and West Ham. I’m not saying the Hammers deserved to win – Chelsea had many chances – but Arnautovic should have had a penalty with the score … Read More »

Much attention surrounds the local derbies in Liverpool and Manchester over the weekend. I think it would be wrong to suggest that the results in the Champions League will have no bearing on the way things turn out and Manchester … Read More »

Football News, Huddersfield, Ian Carnaby, Manchester Derby

Updating over Easter is never easy, given family commitments, etc. Things were also made trickier this weekend with nearly a full football programme on Good Friday  –  another win for Fulham and the each-way ante-post bet is starting to look … Read More »

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