Picks
|
|
|
Football betting tips
by Ben, last updated 2007-08-30 19:21:48Gerry's Picks
by Gerry McDonnell
Girls Allowed? It's EncouragedI've recently learned the hard way that you should never discuss politics and religion. My lodger and I became embroiled in a furious row over the conflict in Iraq. Dave was very vocal in his condemnation of Bush; but he flew off the handle when I criticised Brown. It almost came to blows.
The day after our acrimonious political altercation, we fell out over his attempt to convert the wife into devout Christianity. I was less than pleased when I arrived home from work early to hear a chant of "Oh God" emanating from the spare bedroom.
As a result of our constant bickering, I had to ask Dave to move out. He didn't react well to my decision; he tried to smash my back door in. The wife was extremely disappointed with the unpleasant outcome, as she'd literally bent over backwards to make him feel welcome.
Roy Keane and Alex Ferguson can empathise with my predicament. Sir Alex had to offload the busy Irishman after he criticised a number of team-mates. I can understand why Fergie was so upset; only a mug would buy Kieran Richardson after Keane's vitriolic volley.
The return of United's prodigal son has added real spice to Sunderland's trip to Old Trafford. A case can be made for backing the Mackems at 18/1, but it has more holes than Amy Winehouse. I have to side with Manchester United at 1/4.
Robbie Savage has his critics, but I'd happily place the Welshman alongside Keane, Vieira and Makelele; if I was creating an 'odd one out' question. The 5/4 for a Blackburn win over Manchester City stands out like a sore thumb.
When I heard that Kieron Dyer had broken his leg in two places, my immediate thoughts were 'Lee Bowyer's house' and 'Craig Bellamy's golf club'. West Ham are a different side to the team that were on the end of a 6-0 shoeing at Reading last season, the Hammers can take revenge at 23/10.
Cheryl Cole surprisingly turned down a £150,000 Bentley from her wealthy husband, because she felt 'she didn't earn it'. The solution is pretty obvious. I'm going down the bookies to take 13/5 for a draw between Aston Villa and Chelsea.
I'd love to see Sammy Lee succeed at Bolton, but the only way he'll still be employed at Christmas is if he finds six pals. An Everton win at the Reebok is available at 2/1; that's plenty big enough.
How on earth were Fulham not awarded a penalty against Aston Villa last week? Craig Gardner's handling in the area was so impressive; Petr Cech and John Terry both rang to congratulate him. Lawrie Sanchez is probably the unluckiest manager in the league at the minute, Spurs can take advantage at 11/8.
Pompey are set to release David Nugent a mere month after splashing out £6m on him. Such an eventuality would have been a 999/1 shot on the exchanges, but it wouldn't have lasted long. The 8/15 for Arsenal beating Pompey is equally as attractive.
Liverpool v Derby may well prove to be the greatest mismatch since Kate Moss paired off with Pete Doherty. The master songsmith could have done a lot better. You won't find a bigger banker than Liverpool at 2/9.
I was disappointed to see Mido react to inflammatory chants last weekend. A professional footballer is paid handsomely to ignore provocation from the crowd, and Mido makes good bread. All of our finances will receive a boost if we take the 11/10 for a Middlesbrough win over Birmingham.
The FA's decision to launch an enquiry into the Newcastle supporters' behaviour is typically over the top. If you ask me, it's being blown out of all proportion. I'll happily make a fuss over the 3/4 for a Newcastle win over Wigan.
Mido labelled the offending supporters as 'drunks' after the match, which I found quite offensive. I partake in the occasional swift few beers myself, but I'm not a drunk; I'm a connoisseur of the liquid bint-thinner. A 14/1 weekend accer of Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Man Utd, Arsenal and Blackburn will pay for enough lager to drop the wife down a few sizes.
Weekend Betting:
Bolton v Everton Saturday 1st September 15:00
Bolton 6/4
Draw 9/4
Everton 2/1
Get on: Everton
Match Special:
Andy Johnson to score the only goal of the game 33/1
Fulham v Tottenham Saturday 1st September 15:00
Fulham 12/5
Draw 23/10
Tottenham 11/8
Get on: Tottenham
Match Special:
Berbatov to score at any time 2/1
Liverpool v Derby Saturday 1st September 15:00
Liverpool 2/9
Draw 5/1
Derby 18/1
Get on: Liverpool
Match Special:
Torres to score two or more goals 4/1
Middlesbrough v Birmingham Saturday 1st September 15:00
Middlesbrough 11/10
Draw 12/5
Birmingham 3/1
Get on: Middlesbrough
Match Special:
Middlesbrough to win and keep a clean sheet 13/5
Newcastle v Wigan Saturday 1st September 15:00
Newcastle 3/4
Draw 5/2
Wigan 4/1
Get on: Newcastle
Match Special:
Newcastle to score three or more goals 3/1
Reading v West Ham Saturday 1st September 15:00
Reading 23/20
Draw 9/4
West Ham 23/10
Get on: West Ham
Match Special:
Bellamy to score from outside the penalty area 8/1
Man Utd v Sunderland Saturday 1st September 17:15 Live on Setanta
Man Utd 1/4
Draw 5/1
Sunderland 18/1
Get on: Man Utd
Match Special:
Tevez and Nani both to score 7/1
Arsenal v Portsmouth Sunday 2nd September 13:30 Live on Sky
Arsenal 8/15
Draw 3/1
Portsmouth 13/2
Get on: Arsenal
Match Special:
Arsenal to score four or more goals 5/1
Blackburn v Man City Sunday 2nd September 15:00
Blackburn 5/4
Draw 9/4
Man City 12/5
Get on: Blackburn
Match Special:
Santa Cruz to score the first goal 13/2
Aston Villa v Chelsea Sunday 2nd September 16:00 Live on Sky
Aston Villa 5/1
Draw 13/5
Chelsea 8/11
Get on: Draw
Match Special:
Reo-Coker to score in a 1-1 draw 50/1
← Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 Next →
|
|
| ↑ Top of page |
|
