Finally, some stoppage time good luck, rather than bad. QPR came back in the 93rd minute to snatch a 1-1 draw against Aston Villa, as a Richard Dunne own-goal cost Villa three points at Loftus Road.
Defeat would have been harsh on Rangers however, after they dominated the first half and fell behind to an exceedingly dubious penalty early in the second. Rangers had their own penalty shout turned down later in the half, before being reduced to ten men when Traore was sent off for a second yellow card. However, just as defeat seemed certain, Villa allowed a low ball into the box which Stephen Warnock smashed into the legs of Dunne, with the rebound leaving Shay Given helpless. It was no more than the home team deserved and was a welcome relief to those who followed the advice of this blog.
Outcome: No bet - stake returned as a result of draw
Total loss for season: 0.07 points
Stan James
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Sunday, 25 September 2011
Saturday, 24 September 2011
Saturday Review
After a rough week, back to the world of profit this evening, albeit modest. Review below:
Aldershot 0-1 CRAWLEY TOWN : Only one goal at the Rec on the day that Aldershot found out that they would host Manchester United in the Carling Cup 4th Round. Doughty with the only goal on 64 minutes to secure the points for Steve Evans' side.
Portsmouth 1-0 BLACKPOOL (DNB) : Oh dear! Heading for the 'no bet' element of this tip when with virtually the final kick of the contest Portsmouth snatched a winner. 94th minute heartbreak after a level contest.
Wigan Athletic 1-2 SPURS : Comfortable enough for Spurs, although they perhaps should have put the home side away by more than a one goal margain. Early goals from Bale and Van der Vaart enough to grab three points.
Wigan Athletic 1-2 SPURS : Over 2.5 goals secured here as well when Diame pulled one back for Wigan on 50 minutes.
Summary of Bets:
Three Winners: Spurs win 1pt @ 5/6
Wigan v Spurs Over 2.5 goals 1pt @ 10/11
Crawley win 1pt @ 7/5
One loser: Blackpool DNB 1pt @ 23/17
Profit for day = 2.14 points
Total running loss for season = 0.07 points
Aldershot 0-1 CRAWLEY TOWN : Only one goal at the Rec on the day that Aldershot found out that they would host Manchester United in the Carling Cup 4th Round. Doughty with the only goal on 64 minutes to secure the points for Steve Evans' side.
Portsmouth 1-0 BLACKPOOL (DNB) : Oh dear! Heading for the 'no bet' element of this tip when with virtually the final kick of the contest Portsmouth snatched a winner. 94th minute heartbreak after a level contest.
Wigan Athletic 1-2 SPURS : Comfortable enough for Spurs, although they perhaps should have put the home side away by more than a one goal margain. Early goals from Bale and Van der Vaart enough to grab three points.
Wigan Athletic 1-2 SPURS : Over 2.5 goals secured here as well when Diame pulled one back for Wigan on 50 minutes.
Summary of Bets:
Three Winners: Spurs win 1pt @ 5/6
Wigan v Spurs Over 2.5 goals 1pt @ 10/11
Crawley win 1pt @ 7/5
One loser: Blackpool DNB 1pt @ 23/17
Profit for day = 2.14 points
Total running loss for season = 0.07 points
Thursday, 22 September 2011
Wednesday Results
Well...at least the Carling Cup is over for another round!
After some successful tipping in previous stages of the competition, including Shrewsbury winning at Derby County, it has been a very poor week, with just one winner from five selections. Last night, Manchester City did the business comfortably enough against Birmingham City, but Chelsea (reduced to ten men when Alex was sent off in the second half) could not muster a goal in 90 minutes against Fulham. Their ultimate victory on penalties came as too little too late for my suggested double.
Summary of Bets
One loser: Manchester City and Chelsea double 3pts @ 0.73/1
Total Loss: 3 points
Total Loss for season: 1.94 points
After some successful tipping in previous stages of the competition, including Shrewsbury winning at Derby County, it has been a very poor week, with just one winner from five selections. Last night, Manchester City did the business comfortably enough against Birmingham City, but Chelsea (reduced to ten men when Alex was sent off in the second half) could not muster a goal in 90 minutes against Fulham. Their ultimate victory on penalties came as too little too late for my suggested double.
Summary of Bets
One loser: Manchester City and Chelsea double 3pts @ 0.73/1
Total Loss: 3 points
Total Loss for season: 1.94 points
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
Tuesday Results
Oh dear! Not quite the night that I had planned, but not a complete disaster either...
BURNLEY 2-1 MK Dons - First up is the positive result of the night, as Burnley just about delivered the win at Evens. They were hardly convincing however, being 1-0 down early on and only striking home the winning goal in the 89th minute.
Aldershot 2-1 Rochdale (Under 2.5) -The goals in this one came each time an unders backer would just about start to feel confident. Rochdale opened the scoring just prior to half-time, with Aldershot equalising immediately after the break. Defeat for both the visitors and the selection came in the 78th minute as Aldershot advanced to the Fourth Round for the first time in their history.
Leeds 0-3 Manchester United (Over 3.5) - Defeat as an overs backer this time, again by just one goal, in what I think is a justifiably unlucky outcome. Man Utd were 3-0 up before half-time as Michael Owen bagged a brace and Ryan Giggs put the outcome beyond reasonable doubt. However, no goals came at all in the second half, Leeds spurning a great one-on-one chance in the final seconds to leave the total goals at three.
TAMWORTH 0-1 Forest Green Rovers - The nap selection of the night was ironically the tip that was furthest from the mark. Forest Green maintained their excellent start to the season away from home (still unbeaten) thanks to an early own-goal when Paul Green deflected the ball into his own net. Tamworth's first home defeat of the year came despite them hitting the bar in the second half.
Summary of Bets
One winner: BURNLEY v MK Dons 1pt at Evs
Three losers: TAMWORTH v Forest Green Rovers 2pts @ 5/4
Aldershot v Rochdale Under 2.5 1pt @ Evs
Leeds v Man Utd Over 3.5 1pt @ 6/5
Total Loss: 3 points
TOTAL RUNNING PROFIT FOR SEASON: 1.06 points
Check back later today for the selections for matches this evening.
BURNLEY 2-1 MK Dons - First up is the positive result of the night, as Burnley just about delivered the win at Evens. They were hardly convincing however, being 1-0 down early on and only striking home the winning goal in the 89th minute.
Aldershot 2-1 Rochdale (Under 2.5) -The goals in this one came each time an unders backer would just about start to feel confident. Rochdale opened the scoring just prior to half-time, with Aldershot equalising immediately after the break. Defeat for both the visitors and the selection came in the 78th minute as Aldershot advanced to the Fourth Round for the first time in their history.
Leeds 0-3 Manchester United (Over 3.5) - Defeat as an overs backer this time, again by just one goal, in what I think is a justifiably unlucky outcome. Man Utd were 3-0 up before half-time as Michael Owen bagged a brace and Ryan Giggs put the outcome beyond reasonable doubt. However, no goals came at all in the second half, Leeds spurning a great one-on-one chance in the final seconds to leave the total goals at three.
TAMWORTH 0-1 Forest Green Rovers - The nap selection of the night was ironically the tip that was furthest from the mark. Forest Green maintained their excellent start to the season away from home (still unbeaten) thanks to an early own-goal when Paul Green deflected the ball into his own net. Tamworth's first home defeat of the year came despite them hitting the bar in the second half.
Summary of Bets
One winner: BURNLEY v MK Dons 1pt at Evs
Three losers: TAMWORTH v Forest Green Rovers 2pts @ 5/4
Aldershot v Rochdale Under 2.5 1pt @ Evs
Leeds v Man Utd Over 3.5 1pt @ 6/5
Total Loss: 3 points
TOTAL RUNNING PROFIT FOR SEASON: 1.06 points
Check back later today for the selections for matches this evening.
Saturday, 6 August 2011
Saturday Review
The first Saturday of the season was certainly something of a thriller, with a host of interesting storylines and new information to put in the notebook. In particular:
Obviously, drawing conclusions from one game would be quite the opposite of sensible, but still, football is back and that is something that provides genuine topics for conversation that don’t necessarily revolve around the theoretical.
SUMMARY OF BETS:
One win – Brentford 2-0 Yeovil
One no bet – Stevenage 0-0 Exeter
Three losses – Walsall 1-0 Leyton Orient
Shrewsbury 1-1 Plymouth (90th minute heartbreak!)
Preston 2-4 Colchester
TOTAL LOSS: 2.17pts based on 1pt level stakes across all matches as suggested
· NOTTINGHAM FOREST are clearly still a work in progress as many people predicted after their 0-0 draw at home to Barnsley.
· All the Championship new boys – BRIGHTON, SOUTHAMPTON and PETERBOROUGH – were victorious, but some of the football played by the Saints was sublime, and they will be a team that can claim many scalps, especially at home.
· The game at Ashton Gate may reveal a lot about the prospects for both Ipswich and Bristol City, or at least one of them. Michael Chopra could prove to be a fantastic signing for the Tractor Boys and he could have made no better start today for Paul Jewell.
Obviously, drawing conclusions from one game would be quite the opposite of sensible, but still, football is back and that is something that provides genuine topics for conversation that don’t necessarily revolve around the theoretical.
One win – Brentford 2-0 Yeovil
One no bet – Stevenage 0-0 Exeter
Three losses – Walsall 1-0 Leyton Orient
Shrewsbury 1-1 Plymouth (90th minute heartbreak!)
Preston 2-4 Colchester
TOTAL LOSS: 2.17pts based on 1pt level stakes across all matches as suggested
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