We enjoyed another winning week with Tottenham beating Manchester City most impressively and underlining their own title claims although, as I have said from the start, much will depend on how long their respective Champions League challenges go on. I … Read More »

Last weekend showed the wisdom of shopping around for value. The 15-unit double on Bournemouth and Leeds, both odds against, ensured a handy profit and one more goal from Peterborough against Walsall would have paid the bills for a few … Read More »

The midweek League Cup games were interesting  –  some top clubs more interested than others and a couple of surprises, notably Preston at Bournemouth and Norwich at Everton. The two beaten Premier league teams meet on Saturday and this will … Read More »

Arsenal just about saved us last week with a late, very fortuitous penalty against Southampton, who defended well. On what I saw, the Gunners have a long, long way to go to match the main title contenders but, in fairness, … Read More »

If someone had told me that Kei Nishikori would break Andy Murray eight times, I’d have told him to take more water with it. In a truly astonishing match at the US Open, the Japanese played some of his very … Read More »

It was, of course, in the nature of things that Bristol City would put three past Aston Villa last week after failing to score against Newcastle. The ‘both teams to score’ bet would have paid out but you can’t chase … Read More »

It is a pity, with things going so well on the racing front, that the last two weekends have yielded nothing on the football field. Then again, there was a period of several weeks last winter when the football paid … Read More »

There were surprises on the football front right through last season but those prepared to play at short prices will have made Manchester United count against Southampton on Friday night. United looked a work in progress but that was only … Read More »

It was good to start with a solid pick-up last Saturday, Millwall proving much too good for a moderate Oldham team at The New Den. The Lions will be there all the way this season and may well pick up … Read More »

Fulham’s narrow victory over Championship favourites Newcastle offered a timely reminder that nothing is going to be easy in the months to come. Obviously a single-goal reverse will not change the odds all that much and I remain reasonably confident … Read More »

I’ve apologised in the racing blog for not updating on Friday. Things became very hectic at Goodwood on Friday and we are close to a break in Canada, as well. In fact, there wasn’t much to add on the football … Read More »

I’m sorry it wasn’t possible to update in time for the weekend. I was at Goodwood and had to sort out various things, on top of which we are due to take a fortnight’s break in Canada shortly. I wouldn’t … Read More »