We nearly had a clean sweep last week, with both Bournemouth and Crystal Palace winning and Nottingham Forest and Derby finishing all-square. 1-1 would have meant the proverbial icing on the cake but in fairness Forest only saved it at … Read More »

I have been uneasy about a large ante-post bet on Newcastle for a few weeks now and the comprehensive home defeat by Fulham will have had alarm bells ringing on Tyneside. All I would say is that sometimes these things … Read More »

No damage done last week with Southampton winning at Watford (after flirting with disaster at 2-2) and QPR and Cardiff both scoring at Loftus Road. We were also right about Crystal Palace, though they went the whole way at West … Read More »

All good things come to an end but I hope last week’s minor setbacks amount to a lull rather than the start of a poor run. Actually, it’s a quiet weekend again on the betting front, though Bolton look fairly … Read More »

Anyone following the football selection over the past few weeks should be quite a long way ahead and Cardiff and Newcastle both won last week without conceding a goal. There is nothing as strong this week, though NEWCASTLE should win … Read More »

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Only a last-minute equaliser for West Brom at West Ham denied us three out of three last week and I am very happy with the way things are going. I was hoping the mixed bag of fixtures this weekend would … Read More »

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It took Bristol City a long time to wear down Rotherham in a poor match at Ashton Gate last weekend but they got there in the end to keep our good run going. The profit was modest because Crystal Palace … Read More »

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I was happy enough with nearly forcing a draw last week as Norwich’s comfortable victory over Birmingham all but balanced Newcastle’s FA Cup defeat at Oxford. As I’ve been saying for a few years, the FA Cup is not a … Read More »

It took Cardiff a long time to break down Burton last weekend but finally Rickie Lambert came on, hit the wall with his free-kick and the ball dropped invitingly for the only goal. It kept our splendid run going and … Read More »

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All bar one of the selections went in last week, with Bristol City paying us out twice, managing to score at home to Cardiff and then winning their FA Cup 3rd Round replay at Fleetwood. Preston stopped Brighton’s gallop, as … Read More »

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There are some fascinating matches in the Premier League this weekend but they are very hard to call with betting in mind. For sure, Liverpool will have to play much better than they did at Southampton on Wednesday if they … Read More »

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Tottenham and Liverpool both won last week to keep our good run going and I believe they will fight things out as the Premier League enters its later stages. I realise Chelsea are still nicely clear but I thought Spurs … Read More »

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