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My take on this weekends Football
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First of all I've gone with an Acca 4

Man Utd @4/7
Man City @1/8
Newcastle @3/1
Sunderland @23/10

Odds - 22.34 / 1

Stake - £1.00

Potential Returns - £23.34

Norwich vs Man Utd- United in the first 15 minutes at Hull were in a right old mess and looking like they have all had a bit too much turkey as they found themselves 2-0 within the first 15mins , And I was beginning to think it was going to be a painful game to watch until the end , with Hull having one of the best defensive records in Europe so far this season yes that's right I said EUROPE!! , They have the third best defensive record in Europe this season which is something to be proud of , However United got the act together and pulled themselves back to win the game 3-2 much to my delight , Norwich are not the best of sides and If United don't make hard work of it , I expect their class and professionalism to ease them too a comfortable victory

Man City vs Crystal Palace - Personally as much as I hate to say it , I don't see anybody stopping City at home this season or any time in the foreseeable future they have turned that place in to a fortress and much to Crystal Palace's and Tony Pullis credit for them getting some decent results recently I just can't see how City won't put 5 or 6 past them in this game , It will be a massive shock if the result is anything but a City win.

Newcastle vs Arsenal - Arsenal we're poor in the first half against West Ham they couldn't hit a barn door never mind a goal , and if you ask me West Ham had some good chances to put the game to bed after going 1-0 up , However they didn't capitalise on the chances which led to Arsenal having a few more chances and clinically putting West Ham to bed , However Newcastle is a whole different story , They have won their last 7 of 9 games and are a match to anyone when it comes to St James Park , I do think this game will be action packed with cards and goals and I have a hunch that Newcastle will come out of this battle the victors and shake up the Premier League table once again.

Cardiff vs Sunderland - Sunderland showed good mentality in the 2nd half of thier boxing day game against Everton as they was pegged back in their own half for most of it , Cardiff have sacked Malky Mackay earlier on today and their club is in all sorts of bother and I can see that affecting the players performance tomorrow , With Sunderland picking up an important 3pts.

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That's all that tickles my taste buds at the moment , However I have not had an in-depth look at all the action

So will probably be back with some more Football bets shortly.

Cheers Josh



-- Edited by Josh on Friday 27th of December 2013 10:28:45 PM

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Saturday's Horse Racing
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2.35 Chepstow - Coral Welsh Grand National (Handicap Chase) (Grade 3)

Chepstow's highlight race of the season , A race normally for the staying mudlark horses , and it ain't any different this year with the going currently 'HEAVY' at Chepstow , Many of these will fancy their chances here however one in particular has caught my eye here , and that one is the 9yo Gelding trained by Gary Moore , Well Refreshed he loves this sort of going and this distance is just about right for him , His last 3 races have been on good going and his form figures from them races read - P,14,3 - Now the thing that caught my eye the most was his 3 before the races in good going we're all run on HEAVY (The Conditions Chepstow are expecting tomorrow) and his last 3 outings on heavy going form figures - 1 , 1 , 1 - So he is a Heavy going specialist and it only takes a quick glance at his form book to see that , If he can get a clean round of jumping then he has every chance of going all the way here and taking the nice cash price of - £100000.

Selection - Well Refreshed
Price - 8/1
Stake - £1
Potential Returns - £9.00


2.55 Leopardstown - Lexus Chase (Grade 1) -

I have decided to take on the 2 market leaders and the Cheltenham Gold Cup winner and Runner-Up here and that is because I think Unioniste is the dark horse in this one many people will cross him off because Bob's Worth and Sir Des Champs are in the line up however Unioniste is a rapidly improving young chaser and he dispatched a good bunch of chaser 3 weeks ago at Aintree , Bob's Worth ran no sort of race on his seasonal reappearance in the Betfair Chae and Sir Des Champs fell in the early stages of his seasonal reappearance , There is no doubting that Bob's Worth and Sir Des Champs are good horses and have very good shouts in this race however I'm prepared to take them on here with the improving Unioniste.

Selection - Unioniste
Price - 4/1
Stake - £1
Potential Returns - £5.00


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That's all for now on the Horse Racing front!

Cheers Josh

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Interesting Josh - again, your footy looks good, but I reckon City (who are the closest I have to a Prem favourite actually, from the days of Book, Lee, Summerbee and Bell) will only win by a goal or two...

Surprised you haven't gone e/w with the Welsh National - I have done Tour Des Champs in several comps.

Good luck!

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Saturday's P/L = - £3.00

Overall P/L = - £14.00

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No matter what happens in the Newcastle vs Arsenal game , Sunderland draw with Cardiff has let down the Acca.

Well Refreshed ran no sort of race in the Coral Welsh National was at the back throughout made a bad mistake halfway and was pulled up.

Unioneste deserves some credit for his run in the Lexus Chase but just didn't have enough to challenge late on , I still think he has a bright future in this sphere.


That's all for now , Cheers Josh

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Swearing now Josh. Coventry draw wrecked my Acca and summed up 2013 for me!

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That's the risk of all of it no it only takes one team you expect to gain a comfortable win to have a bad day at the office and it all comes down , Keep going profitable days lay ahead I'm sure of it



-- Edited by Josh on Monday 30th of December 2013 01:15:43 AM

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Right, Josh, a little New Years Day treble with a bit of value. One from each league below the Prem.....

Brighton, Preston, Dagenham (about 15/2)

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2 right and a draw. Now where have you heard that before?

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Don't 'trust' FA Cup, so sticking with Leagues - a 'high risk' draws treble @ 38/1

Gillingham, Cheltenham, Torquay

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Despite what I said, and in case my draws get scuppered tonight, I've done an FA Cup Acca. 5 to win @7/1 ...

Everton, ManC, Chelsea, Leeds, Peterborough

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Best Of Luck with the Acca Peter , I will post my bets shortly.

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The Magic of the FA Cup 3rd round is back , And you have to tred carefully as anything can happen in the FA Cup , Many shocks have taken place over the years none more so than Wigan going all the way last year to lift the famous trophy. And you just can't rule out another one this weekend , Nevertheless here are my bets.

Acca (5)

Man City @3/10  - DRAW
Wigan @17/20  - DRAW
Southampton @4/7 - WON
Everton @2/5 - WON 
Aston Villa @1/2 - LOST

All of these teams look to be in with a better than average chance of winning their respective matches in my Opinion and It is a decent price.

Odds - 6.93/1
Stake - £1.00
Potential Returns - £7.93

Also gone with a little bit of a fun one for the weekend.

Acca (19)

Man City @3/10
St Johnstone @13/10
Motherwell @6/5
Atletico Madrid @8/15
Valencia @1/2
Benfica @2/11
Olympiacos @1/33
Sunderland @2/5
Chelsea @4/9
Liverpool @1/7
Man Utd @4/9
Barcelona @1/12
Rangers @1/5
Celtic @1/3
Lyon @1/12
Monaco @1/4
PSG @1/4
Real Madrid @1/10
Napoli @2/5

This one is just for fun although they all look like they should win , One of them will more than likely draw or lose. WITH SOME OF THESE GAMES STILL TO PLAY THE OUTCOME OF THEM DON'T MATTER REGARDLESS AS THE ACCA HAS ALREADY BEEN BEATEN 

Odds : 276.87/1
Stake : 0.10p
Potential Returns - £27.78


And Finally...

Both Teams To Score (BTTS) Acca

Norwich vs Fulham Yes @6/10  - WON
West Brom vs Crystal Palace Yes @21/20  - LOST
Stoke vs Leicester Yes @10/11  - WON
Brighton vs Reading Yes @10/11  - LOST

Odds - 10.95/1
Stake - 50p
Potential Returns - £5.97

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That's all for now

Cheers Josh



-- Edited by Josh on Sunday 5th of January 2014 03:20:23 AM

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Hard luck Josh.

FA Cup is a lottery, and my draws were scuppered by a Gillingham injury time winner last night, with one pp'd

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Indeed it is Peter , Always fun to watch and as I found out today when Man City we're held to a draw at Ewood Park to ruin my acca , It is not too fun to bet on.

Anyways Onwards and Upwards.

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P/L after Saturday 4th January Daily Bets = - 1.60

Overall P/L = - 15.60

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Sunday's Football Bets

ACCA (8)

Sunderland @2/5  - WON
Chelsea @4/9  - WON
Liverpool @1/7  - WON
Celtic @1/3  - WON
Rangers @1/5  - WON
Fiorentina @7/20  - WON
Barcelona @1/12  - WON 
Dundee United @10/11 - DRAW!!!furiousfuriousfuriousfuriousfurious - THANKS DUNDEE UNITED , THANKS VERY MUCH INDEED!

Odds - 9.32/1
Stake - £1.00
Potential Returns : £10.32

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Both Team's To Score Treble (BTTS)

Nottingham Forest vs West Ham - Yes  - LOST
Sunderland vs Carlisle - No - WON
Derby vs Chelsea - Yes - LOST
Liverpool vs Oldham - No - WON

Odds - 8.32/1
Stake - 0.50p
Potential Returns : £4.66


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Cheers Josh



-- Edited by Josh on Monday 6th of January 2014 06:24:48 AM

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Good luck, Josh.

Great shame that F A Cup is disregarded by many clubs - very sad but very typical.

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Dundee let me down in my Sunday Football Acca , Much to my annoyance!

Sunday 5th January P/L = - 1.50

Overall P/L = - 17.10

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that was bad luck, Josh. A small consolation they were losing, not winning, until the end

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Yeah true Peter , They done well to get back in to it , Hard Luck for me

Thanks for your contribution once again

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cheers Josh - that your new photo? Friend in Austria did similar. I said 'was ist passiert?'

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(eekend 10-12 Jan Footy ...

3 draws - Leicester, Fulham, Stoke @ 42/1
4 homes - Everton, Blackburn, Huddersfield, Coventry @ 8/1
3 aways - Newport, Fleeetwood, Rochdale @ 15/1

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Hey Peter , I'm going to do the same as you this weekend but Different teams.

3 Draws -

Fulham vs Sunderland  - LOST
Sheffield Wednesday vs Leeds - LOST 
Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona - STILL TO PLAY

Odds : 28.76/1
Stake : 0.50p
Potential Returns : £14.88

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4 Homes

Man Utd @8/15  - SILL TO PLAY
Cardiff @EVS  - LOST
Southampton @17/20  - WON
Tottenham @2/5  - WON

Odds : 6.94/1
Stake - £1
Potential Returns : £7.94

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3 Aways

Chelsea @8/13 - WON
QPR @17/10 - WON
Nottingham Forrest @17/10 - DREW

Odds : 10.77/1
Stake : £1
Potential Returns : £11.77

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Best of Luck with your ones Peter

Cheers Josh



-- Edited by Josh on Saturday 11th of January 2014 05:27:11 PM

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Good luck Josh - I got Man U in all 4 of my 'last Man Standing' comps too. If they win, I will be close to a thousand pound jackpot in a couple...

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