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• Wise Punters Ought To Forget All About England Winning The World Cup
• By JP Shaw 09/3/2010 10:56 AM GMT
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• There's an old proverb that says, "in every bet there is a fool and a thief," with punters generally playing the former and bookies the latter. And you can't help but think the thieves and the fools ... More »
• Premier League Is Shaping Up Into An Unlikely Three-Horse Race
• By JP Shaw 06/3/2010 8:18 AM GMT
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• Chelsea are having an almighty wobble at the wrong time of the season. Is there ever a good time to have a wobble? Probably not. One of the striking oddities of this season, other than Carlos Tevez, ... More »
• How To Make A Bundle Betting On Who's Not Going To The World Cup?
• By JP Shaw 03/3/2010 8:30 AM GMT
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• Would it be an exaggeration to suggest England's World Cup chances hinge entirely on a fit Wayne Rooney? Possibly, but I don't care. I'm prone to exaggeration and have been since my own England career ... More »
• Is Tom Huddlestone South Africa-Bound? That's The Way to Play It With Bookies
• By JP Shaw 27/2/2010 10:24 AM GMT
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• There's always a shock call-up to England's World Cup squad. In 1966 Martin Peters came from nowhere, in 2002 Darius Vassell came from nowhere, and in 2006 Theo Walcott came from school. England ... More »
• Mourinho's Inter Set For Chelsea In a Matchup That Is Nothing If Not Special
• By JP Shaw 24/2/2010 6:41 AM GMT
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• The Special One is about to face the club where he made a name for himself - for explosive press conferences, annoying TV commercials, and annoying rival managers. Jose Mourinho left Chelsea under a ... More »
• City v Liverpool Is Tempting But The Smart Money's On The Lancashire Derby
• By JP Shaw 20/2/2010 10:36 AM GMT
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• People tend to give up drinking for Lent but I've decided to give up lending for drink. It's got so bad that mates come to me and ask me to lend them money to tide them over until they need some more. ... More »
• The Focus Is On David Beckham But He's A Better Bet Not To Play 90 Minutes
• By JP Shaw 16/2/2010 7:01 AM GMT
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• David Beckham won six Premier League titles, two FA Cups and one European Cup at Old Trafford. Indeed, Beckham has said he can't wait to return to his favourite place in the whole world, a place he ... More »
• Don't Look Past Didier Drogba For This Season's PFA Player Of The Year
• By JP Shaw 13/2/2010 11:22 AM GMT
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• When betting on the PFA Player of the Year award, look to back someone from the likely title winners and you won't go far wrong. You could go wrong, don't get me wrong, but, crucially, not far wrong. ... More »
• Chelsea Are Lock For Title And They Won't Hang Around To Secure It
• By JP Shaw 04/2/2010 7:15 AM GMT
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• Chelsea's failure to beat Hull has blown the Premier League title race wide open. Blues fans were desperately worried about the effect losing their African players to the African Cup of Nations would ...
• Affair Clouds Issue Of Whether Wayne Bridge Is Good Enough For England
• By JP Shaw 02/2/2010 7:52 AM GMT
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• I have a great deal of sympathy for what Wayne Bridge is going through because four years ago after returning early from work one day I discovered my best friend in bed with my wife. It came as a ...
• No Amount of Fingerpointing Will Dull The Shine of Man City's Favouritism
• By JP Shaw 26/1/2010 7:06 AM GMT
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• Call it puerile, call it unseemly, call it what you will but there's no denying Carlos Tevez's very public spat with Gary Neville has added extra spice to the second leg of the Carling Cup semi-final. ... More »
• Premier League Managerial Firing Line Stretches As Far As The Eye Can See
• By JP Shaw 21/1/2010 9:02 AM GMT
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• The best thing about this worldwide credit crunch is that it doesn't affect people like me who were skint during the boom. To me money isn't the most important thing in the world, love is. ... More »
• Year Of The Cock Bodes Ill For Sullivan And Gold Takeover of West Ham
• By JP Shaw 19/1/2010 9:56 AM GMT
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• I don't wish to worry you but 2007 was the Chinese Year Of The Chicken, and millions of our feathered friends were killed by bird flu. Then 2008 was the Chinese Year Of The Horse and equine influenza ... More »
• Shortage Of Attacking Options Deepens Crisis Of Confidence At Anfield
• By JP Shaw 16/1/2010 6:04 AM GMT
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• The only good news for Liverpool these days is they're still considered one quarter of the Big Four. All hope is now lost, as well as most of their games after they became a high-profile FA Cup ... More »
• Look For Arctic Chill To Affect The Weekend's Premier League Fixtures
• By JP Shaw 08/1/2010 2:29 AM GMT
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• I've been thinking of joining a conspiracy theorists' group, then subversively plotting to overthrow it. The thing about conspiracy theorists is that they're forever dreaming up conspiracies, that's ... More »
• The Magic of the Cup is Lost on the Likes of Wigan, Hull and Manchester United
• By JP Shaw 05/1/2010 8:14 AM GMT
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• The FA Cup, once the lusted-after lady of Cup competitions, is now going through the menopause. A crowd of just 5,335 turned up to watch Wigan v Hull or put another way, as many as 5,335 watched the ... More »
• Luck Can Be As Much A Matter Of Context As Winning - Just Don't Bet On It
• By JP Shaw 01/1/2010 2:59 AM GMT
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• Gamblers are a superstitious breed. Not me though, I think superstition brings you bad luck. My uncle Ron has a rabbit's foot. His other foot is quite normal. Luck is what we all believe in and rely ... More »
• A Sleeper By Any Other Name Leaves Many Punters Out Of Pocket
• By JP Shaw 29/12/2009 12:55 PM GMT
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• I asked a dozen City fans this week who they would prefer as manager: a) Roberto Mancini or... They all went for b). That was last week though and, as we all know, a week can be a long time in ... More »
• Roberto Mancini's First Task At City Will Be Plugging The Leaks At The Back
• By JP Shaw 24/12/2009 3:11 AM GMT
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• Just when you think nothing more can surprise you in football you discover Manchester City spent a staggering £256 million under Mark Hughes to achieve mediocrity, West Ham are 77 per cent owned ... More »
• Mick McCarthy's Team Selection Makes Odds-On Mockery of Premier League
• By JP Shaw 17/12/2009 6:12 AM GMT
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• Consensus in the footballing world seems to be that Mick McCarthy's decision to swap his first-choice Wolves team for a bunch of sacrificial lambs was a disgrace. His decision to roll over at Old ... More »
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