GAMBLING AND OTHER WHOLESOME INTERESTS

SATURDAY .....

Published on 2012-02-10 15:38:00

EPL: SUNDERLAND - ARSENALStrange game in as much as these two meet here again in the FA Cup next week, there is a strong case for arguing that a win today is more important for the Gunners and next week for the home side. Arsenal are coming off a rare free midweek, so have had seven days to bask in the glow of their 7-1 defeat of Blackburn Rovers and Arsene Wenger at least knows his team are creating plenty of chances ( 54 in their last two starts, or one every 3.33 minutes), even if that was

CONTE TO COUNT ON NEW SIGNINGS AT SAN SIRO ....

Published on 2012-02-08 00:53:00

COPPA ITALIA SEMI FINAL FIRST LEG : AC MILAN - JUVENTUSThese Coppa semis tend to be keenly fought close affairs and I see this one following type. For the hosts, Zlatan has picked up a three match domestic ban, but it only applies to Serie A games, so he should play tonight. Milan have a very tough week in prospect, they go to Udinese at the weekend and host Arsenal in the Champions League on Wednesday, despite anything the club might say, tonight's game is definitely a poor third in orde

SUNDAY .......

Published on 2012-02-05 09:51:00

EPL: CHELSEA - MANCHESTER UNITED ( written 19.00 saturday)No Cole or Terry for the Blues, Drogba and Kalou are still at the ACN, Wayne Rooney and Ashley Young should return for United. Many people might feel that the visitors will have twelve men on the pitch with Howard Webb chosen to officiate, he has a reputation for favouring United, but the stats do not really back that up, although Liverpool supporters might disagree ! We have seen a big change this season in matches between the top

UPDATE ....

Published on 2012-02-04 10:54:00

Everton didn't win, but the late goal came and that was available at 2.96 in asia at the 80th minute mark.I briefly previewed one other early EPL game ....EPL : ARSENAL- BLACKBURN ROVERSThis pair had 58 attempts between them in midweek and scored..... zero goals ! Quite how Rovers came up short at Ewood Park against the Magpies will have to remain one of life's great mysteries, Yakubu must have scored six from the stands and the person sitting in front of him will have been black and blue i

TOFFEES COMING ON STRONG ?

Published on 2012-02-04 03:14:00

EPL: WIGAN ATHLETIC - EVERTONA good transfer window for the Toffees and it is a very long time since we have been able to say that. Nikica Jelavic and Steven Pienaar have joined/returned and both look set to be involved at least on the bench ( Darron Gibson signed earlier in the month), although David Moyes might be loathe to change the team that has just beaten the league leaders. They have made a habit of beating the struggling teams on the road, already posting wins at Bolton, Fulham

SATURDAY ......

Published on 2012-02-04 01:53:00

Rickie Fowler is in a share of 22nd place at the Waste Management Phoenix Open after two rounds, a two over par six at the 17th hole cost him dear and what would have been a share of sixth place overnight, but he is still very much in contention for that top ten finish.There is a bet below for today's African Cup of Nations quarter finals, but it is the pre tournament preview, part of which is also reproduced, that contained the real "gold" and all of you were offered a free copy of that on Janu

TAKEN FROM TODAY'S NOTES....

Published on 2012-02-02 05:01:00

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2NDNext email will be sent Friday morning at the "normal" time which is circa 10.00 UK.I have two golf selections for this week and a football bet for the weekend, this is my first two unit football bet of the year, two things about that, one I obviously like it a lot and as I explained last month, there will not be many of these in future and the difference between a 1.5 unit and 2 unit bet is big, as it ticks ALL the boxes and not just most of them, however, two units i

"MAD DOG" MIGHT STRUGGLE TO GET COUNTY "UP" FOR THIS ....

Published on 2012-01-31 03:10:00

LEAGUE 1 : WALSALL - NOTTS COUNTYI suspect County might be running on empty, this will be their fourth start in ten days, they will be very disappointed to have gone out of the cup to Stevenage at the weekend , missing out on a huge 5th round match with Tottenham, whom boss Martin Allen has big family ties with. It will be hard for them to get "up" for this game with little to play for in the league and they have met two teams recently who play at a very high tempo, so energy reserves will

SUNDAY ....

Published on 2012-01-29 07:27:00

ITV executives must have been desperate for Novak Djokovic to win the fourth set, how many viewers outside the North East will be turning over to watch Sunderland - Middlesbrough, rather than the first ever fifth set between Rafa and Nole ?I am exhausted from today's sport and it is still only lunchtime !Good Luck.

SATURDAY ..... PLENTY OF EARLY ACTION .....

Published on 2012-01-28 04:37:00

FA CUP : QPR - CHELSEAWest London derby with added spice from the league meeting and the Ferdinand- Terry saga, which is still ongoing. Rangers won that earlier meeting 1-0, Blues played 50 minutes with nine men, yet still dominated most of the play and chances.Chelsea's title challenge hit the rails that day and has never really got back on track.They are fourth in the EPL and will be looking to move up to third before the end of the season, but 14 points adrift of Manchester City, their