by Gary Emmerson FRANCE France is the first of the European Leagues to get underway this Saturday and Ligue 1 looks the usual complicated puzzle to solve. Lyon and Marseille are proving hard to split with the bookmakers and Bordeaux, who disappointed in finished sixth last season, will make it a three-way fight if the layers [...]
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
By James Cochrane Welcome to the Bettrends previews of the 2010/11 domestic football season. The team enjoyed plenty of success twelve months ago, finishing with an ante-post profit of over 45pts so let’s hope this year’s previews prove just as profitable. Hot on the heels of a profitable season last year, the football updates once again thrived [...]
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
By James Cochrane OUTRIGHT In regards to the outright market, there are two teams that take my fancy and I must admit to being sweet on both of them. Nottingham Forest are sure to be close once again and with Billy Davies in charge it is no surprise, however, with the transfer policy they follow it [...]
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
By Neil Hubbard OUTRIGHT All the talk about League 1 this pre-season has centred around Southampton who start this season at no bigger than 5/2 to win the title. Their ten point deduction clearly hindered any promotion aspirations they had last term but they at least had the consolation of winning the JP Trophy. They ultimately [...]
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
By Neil Hubbard OUTRIGHT Over the last couple of seasons money has talked in League 2. 2008 saw Mk Dons and Peterborough dominate whilst twelve months ago Notts County were the talk of the town. Although the season finished with a new look County set-up the fact remains that the seeds were sown when the cash [...]
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
By Dan Tory OUTRIGHT Last season’s Blue Square Premier turned out to be a bit of a shock result as the two big guns, Oxford United and Luton Town, failed to top the league as was expected. However, a more than capable Stevenage Borough side stepped into the breach to reach the football league for the [...]
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
By Dan Tory OUTRIGHT Well, it comes down to the Glasgow battle once again to see who claims the SPL title. Last year’s winning margin was the biggest for three years and ended up being a convincing win for Rangers. However, numerous things have changed over the summer and the two, in my eyes, are inseparable. [...]
Monday, August 9, 2010