About Me

Hi folks and welcome to my betting blog, my name is Chris and have been betting on football for over 25 years.  I started backing horses initially but I became disillusioned with that game mainly due to corruption scandals, excessive low quality races, price fixing and general sleaziness.

It is not the game it used to be, okay it was never a completely honest sport but over the last decade it has just become ridiculous. Short priced 'false' favorites, non trying jockeys, dodgy gambles..the list goes on and on and then there are the excuses- didn't get the trip, ground too fast, ground too slow..you get the picture.

That is why I have started to focus more on football bets because it offers the punter better value, is fairer and easier to get winners. The main online bookmakers like Paddy Power,  Bet 365, Corals and are fiercely competing with each other to offer better value which is great news for us punters. My favorite site would be Bet365 because they offer plenty of diverse markets and have the best cash out option. However, it is sometimes prudent to shop around, Bet365 might be offering shorter odds on the handicap market for instance while Paddy Power 's price might be better.Football has its fair share of corruption and sleaziness too, one only has to witness the recent FIFA corruption scandal and the the 2011-12 Italian scandal where a number of arrests where made for match fixing . Thankfully every effort is being made by authorities throughout the world to clean up the sport and cases likes those are few and far between.

 It is always in the interest of the big clubs to win trophies and cement important positions in the league. This increases revenue, ticket sales and sales of merchandise. Concentrate on the big leagues throughout Europe and you will not go wrong give or take the Italians! lol.




There are many rules to betting on football that I follow:

• Stats are great way of assessing how teams do against each other, which players are in hot form, the likelihood of goals etc. Stats are one major source because they have a funny way of repeating themselves.
• Strikers - look out for strikers or players  in a rich vein of goals scoring form and stick with them home and away. These are great for the first/anytime goalscorer markets especially away where the odds are much juicier.
• Form - if a team is winning its games at home but is mediocre away then common sense will tell you not to back them away. Similarly don't think that because a big team has lost its last three matches that its due a win. Once a team is going through a crisis in confidence - steer clear. Look what happened to Liverpool last season. They went on a 13 game unbeaten run before Man Utd beat them in their own backyard, their season unraveled from there..losing most of their matches including a 6 - 1 thrashing to Stoke.
• Instinct - Ah the good old gut instinct, sometimes all the studying of stats, form etc can go out the window if you feel that this is the day that your team is due a big win after a string of consistent but unlucky performances. Go with it and never ever change your mind.
• Discipline - Try and stick with a bet that suits you best, some punters have a knack for picking first goalscorer/anytime goalscorer, others have an almost clairvoyant ability to predict the correct score. You may prefer doing a straight singles or trebles, guessing which half has the most goals. Do the bet that suits you best and stay loyal to it. Always back what you can afford, - betting should be fun not something that causes you stress and aggravation. Don't be a mug!
• Transfer Market - Significant signings made during the summer can have a big impact on a team. Certain areas that needed addressing can be the difference between winning and losing. Diego Costa is a fine a example, his goals secured Chelsea's title last year.