http://www.free-bets-uk.net/blog Sports betting hints and tips Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:57:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Two things became implicitly clear last Wednesday night; firstly that football needs to implement the omniscience of television replay and secondly that the World Cup means more than any other tournament in the game. By a mile. Ireland, bullish and confident in the Stade de France, deserved more. They were the ... http://www.free-bets-uk.net/blog/index.php/2009/11/champions-league-sports-reviews/ Sometimes even the most definitive of results fail to answer the important questions. The death of Robert Enke, the German International goalkeeper that committed suicide on Tuesday, has posed more questions amongst the footballing community than it answered. The temptation here would be to trivialise the passing of a man ... http://www.free-bets-uk.net/blog/index.php/2009/11/sports-reviews-14th-of-november/ So it’s late. I’m watching High Fidelity. You know, the John Cusack ‘finding yourself’ adaptation of Nick Hornby’s novel that is probably most notable for Jack Black’s devilishly demonic dancing. It’s good. You’ve seen it but probably don’t remember it or read it and smile at the reference. Anyway, anyway, anyway…the ... http://www.free-bets-uk.net/blog/index.php/2009/11/november-sports-reviews-711/ Andre Agassi’s drug-orientated revelations have rocked sport this week; the former 8-time Grand Slam champion admitted to using crystal meth during his playing days and lying to the authorities to be extricated from the ensuing mess. Should we be surprised? Shocked? Confused? Disheartened? Not really. His book tells of far ... http://www.free-bets-uk.net/blog/index.php/2009/10/3110-sporting-reviews/ Jenson Button may have just dethroned Lewis Hamilton as the F1 World Champion but the real British sporting duels come into view this weekend. There’s football, American football and probably a bunch of other stuff I just don’t have time to write about. Liverpool v Man United Crisis? Defeat against their fiercest ... http://www.free-bets-uk.net/blog/index.php/2009/10/2410-sporting-reviews/ And now the race begins; 55 players have been members of England  squads selected by signore Capello since his appointment as England supremo, following the team’s latest qualifying debacle, and will all be playing for a place on the plane next summer. Some, like Joe Lewis, the Peterborough goalkeeper, Michael ... http://www.free-bets-uk.net/blog/index.php/2009/10/premiership-fixture-reviews/ England U21’s just beat their Macedonian counterparts 6-3 in a thriller at the Ricoh Arena in front of a solid 20,000+ crowd. Too much to hope that such a compelling and exhilarating fixture would be repeated by the senior side on Saturday night right? Well, even if England and Ukraine ... http://www.free-bets-uk.net/blog/index.php/2009/10/international-football-reviews/ It’s clearly unfair to make any definitive statements about the 20 Premiership teams after 5 weeks of the season. It would be immature, trivial and crude. It wouldn’t be noteworthy. I wouldn’t write it. You wouldn’t read it. Simple. So, thank god 6 weeks have almost passed. This week’s Premiership fixtures will ... http://www.free-bets-uk.net/blog/index.php/2009/10/premiership-football-fixture-reviews/ Birmingham v Bolton…hmph…Liverpool v Hull…pfft…Sunderland v Wolves…meh. I’m sorry, I just can’t get overly excited by this weekend’s polished and privileged Premiership action. I need something more raw, more innocent, more gonzo. I need…I need…Blackpool! And Peterborough! Yes! I need Scunthorpe and Doncaster and…and…Plymouth and Nottingham Forest! Ok, before I break ... http://www.free-bets-uk.net/blog/index.php/2009/09/championship-football-reviews/ Your 3 minute guide to the trivial, dainty, little plaything that is the Carling Cup. Come on, it’s not like any kid grew up dreaming of scoring the winner on a cold Tuesday in February is it? Third round ties on Tuesday and Wednesday evening. The last five Carling Cup Winners: ... http://www.free-bets-uk.net/blog/index.php/2009/09/carling-cup-3rd-round-fixtures/