Breaking News: water is wet
Yes, water is indeed wet, it gets dark when the sun goes down, big tits are not good on a man and smoking 100 Rothmans a day is not healthy for you.... oh, and yes, Luis Suarez is a diver.Hm? What was...
View ArticleTo hell in a handbasket
This is the poor soul who has landed himself right in the middle of a storm of protest in a place he probably couldn't find on a map before he arrived. Yes, please welcome Mr. Maricio Pochettino.Huh?...
View ArticleExchange? What Exchange?
Have you typed-in www.betfair.com recently? I have and, over the last couple of days sometimes it comes-up with the exchange site that we all love/hate, - but more often than not it's also directed me...
View ArticleThe Wonder of Asians
For some reason, it seems that whenever the words “Asian” and “Handicap” are mentioned together, then many bettors and traders eyes immediately start to glaze over. Or else, they will profess to...
View ArticleA Game Of Two Halves
I did have the second part of my Asian betting post all ready to go (including another large-breasted Asian beauty for you all), but I think I must have accidentally deleted the entry 'cos I can't find...
View ArticleTesting, Testing!
If you’re like me and you’ve been betting/trading for any length of time, then you’ll have left a large number of “foolproof” systems, strategies, ideas and whimsies behind on the “exchange highway” –...
View ArticleTesting your strategies - part II
In my last post, I showed you how to collect the raw data from www.football-data.co.uk and to use that data to apply a basic strategy against every single match (all 380) in one fell swoop to see if...
View ArticleEnd of the season (for me)
For personal reasons, this year has been quite different to those previously. So, like many football teams, my season is effectively going to end early this year.On Friday, I'm flying off with my...
View ArticleWhat a relief
I turn my back for a few moments, and all kinds of whacky happenings have been going on in my absence. Yes, I'm back home and, although I had an absolutely fabulous time abroad, I'm relieved and happy...
View ArticleBetting Momentum
After my long break, I wandered into the trading chatroom the other day, absent-mindedly placed some bets on a couple of U21 Euro Championship matches, which both lost me a bit of money - but I...
View ArticleCry Baby
This is Jesus Navas, Manchester City’s £15 million signing from Seville. The picture was taken as he arrived at Manchester International Airport, in preparation for life in England. Doesn’t look very...
View ArticleThe Confederations Cup
It was only a couple of posts ago that I found myself whining about the lack of decent football activity during the summer, and that this was the perfect time to take a break and recharge the...
View ArticleTonight's Matches
Brazil looked reasonably comfortable last night in the opening match. Great strike from Neymar in the first couple of minutes, and the last goal was very slick also.By the way, don't worry about...
View ArticleTrading to recovery
The Mexico v Italy match last night went pretty much according to plan, and was easy enough to make money from. The Spain v Uruguay match, however, was not so easy.Even though the match finished with...
View ArticleLags Eleven
Footballers are supposed to be icons of the modern era, and people who we can look up to and respect. They are supposed to be model citizens who we can all aspire to emulate, as they strive for...
View ArticleBreaking Premier League News!
Man Utd, Man City and Chelsea will all fail to win the title this year. Yup, you heard it here first. That's my shock prediction. Take a moment to let that earth-shattering news slowly sink in.Of...
View ArticleBetter than the World Cup
I don't know about you, but I've been finding the Confederations Cup a terrific competition to both watch and to trade. End-to-end football. Open, attacking, free-flowing play from fully committed...
View ArticlePooh-gate
As I'm sure you're all aware now, Guy Poyet was sensationally sacked from his role as Brighton manager last night, while he was live on air, broadcasting in his role as pundit for the BBC during the...
View ArticleNOW I can take it easy
Shame that I broke my run in the final of the Confederations Cup last night. I had a solid run of wins all through the tournament (even though I did miss a few games), but that came to an end when...
View ArticleRoyal Baby Name betting
These are some of the odds on offer from Paddy Power.Elvis, Rumpelstiltskin and Charming are just a few of the names on offer at 500/1, as is Wayne at 250/1 (not sure if that is a homage to Wayne...
View ArticleFootball as an investment
Yee-F*cking-Harr! It's back again. Yes, after a long (and I have to say enjoyable) summer, the football season proper kicks off again this weekend. It's good to have it back.I know there have been...
View ArticleWet Tits
Further to my post about laying favourite teams in the various league's winners markets, there are a couple of other possibilities I'd like to draw your attention to.There is a good chance that quite a...
View ArticleFossil Frog
Surprised to see Arsenal go down to defeat yesterday. Luis Gustavo has obviously brought some much-needed steel to their defence and they looked really solid at the back with him in there.I also...
View ArticleChampions League Draw
Always bugged me a little that it isn't called the "Champion's League" (with an apostrophe) rather than the "Champions League" (without one), but we'll leave that to one side for the moment.The draw...
View ArticleGareth Fale
Hope you saw Gareth Bale being paraded in front of a reasonably-filled Bernabeu stadium this afternoon. Here he is, in the picture on the left, sitting all tight and erect whilst the Real Madrid...
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