Football

My Trip To The Capital One Cup Final Thanks to OLBG, I won a pair of tickets to the Capital One Cup Final. Here is a blog of my trip. I got an email from Jess at OLBG containing the tickets. I booked the train tickets and me (Hogsback) and Mrs. Hog set off and left the piglets with Nan and Granddad for the day.... more

Snooker

The Welsh Open Snooker Tournament sees a flavour of what is to come in the following seasons in professional snooker. Barry Hearn has stated that the current ranked top world 16 players will no longer automatically be in the privileged position of making the final stages of most big televised tournaments as they do now, but will have to play qualifying matches to do so.... more

Football

It is time for the Johnstone's Paint Trophy Area Finals this week. Tuesday see’s the first leg of the Northern final between Coventry City and Crewe Alexandra at the Ricoh Arena. The Southern Area final is at Leyton Orient’s Brisbane Road ground, now known as the Matchroom Stadium, against Southend United.... more

Football

There were a total of six Premier League teams put out in the FA Cup third round, with just two against lower league opposition. The fourth round draw pits only four Premier League teams together. Manchester United should probably beat Fulham, with Manchester City having a tougher looking fixture when visiting Stoke City. A few of the ties are picked for television, but for all the romantics wanting cup upsets, I don’t think the televised games will bring many.... more

Last Comment: 26 January 17:31

Football

This is a view of one Southampton fans optimism. This is Mauricio Pochettino’s first match as manager at Southampton. Nigel Adkins is now gone as manager. Many fans and ex-players and managers have had plenty to say but that’s football. Some of their comments come from a place where they are looking out for one of their own. Managers voice concerns because it could happen to them. Players and managers move on when they get a better offer.... more

Last Comment: 30 January 11:17

Football

Southampton have shocked many fans, including former players, over the sacking of Nigel Adkins. He seems to be a genuinely nice guy and well liked in the world of football. Chairman Nicola Cortese is the man behind the big decisions at the club. He is a former Italian banker who is responsible for the daily running of the club.... more

Football

Johnstone's Paint Trophy - Area Semi-Finals All fixtures to be played on w/c 7th January The teams can now almost smell Wembley Stadium, they are that close.... more

American Football

Green Bay Packers @ San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park A rested San Francisco 49ers should get the better of the Green Bay Packers at Candlestick Park. Home advantage and a week’s rest is big at this stage of the season. The Green Bay Packers receivers took a few knocks in the play-off win over the Minnesota Vikings and may not be at full strength. On the opening night of the regular season these teams met at Lambeau Field.... more

Last Comment: 14 January 16:46

Football

Where will the shocks be in this year’s FA Cup 3rd Round? Usually there are not many Premier League teams that fall in this round to lower opposition. There are 4 all Premier League ties so there will be a maximum of 16 of the 20 teams into round 4. Here are a few possible “giant” killings for the 3rd Round. Peterborough United v Norwich City I like this one because of the near proximity of the two teams.... more

Last Comment: 07 January 22:44

Football

Southampton v Arsenal The value big price bet of the day in the Premier League could be Southampton against Arsenal. Southampton were involved in a six goal thriller at Stoke on Saturday. There are always goals in games involving Southampton. The same can be said for Arsenal after their free scoring game against Newcastle. If this is a high scoring slug out it may be closer than many think.... more

Last Comment: 01 January 22:59

Value

There have been two high profile sackings in the Championship over the last twenty-four hours as the holiday festivities end with a bang. Nottingham Forest have surprisingly sacked Sean O'Driscoll after just a few months into a three year contract and the side in 8th place. Blackburn Rovers owners, Venky’s have struck again by sacking manager Henning Berg after 10 matches and 57 days in charge at Ewood Park. The early showings for both jobs are below.... more

Last Comment: 27 December 21:31

Football

We Don’t Want A Winter Break Christmas Premier League Fixtures Why would we want to follow others around the world and have a winter break when we have a busy fixture period in England? For fans its exciting. How grueling for the players can it be? From Boxing day onwards there are three games each in the Premier League but its still only two rounds of weekend then mid-week fixtures.... more

Last Comment: 17 December 19:02

Darts

Ladbrokes PDC World Championship Darts 2013 Ladbrokes World Darts Championship Phil 'The Power' Taylor does it again The Ladbrokes World Darts Championship will be held from December 14-January 1 at Alexandra Palace. This is a tournament that is up there with the best of the year. The PDC Darts tournament not only has the best players on show. It is truly a worldwide tournament and is always guaranteed to throw in massive shock results from the start.... more

Football

Basement Battle Southampton v Reading There is not much distance between these two teams in terms of Premier League points or distance in miles. Both came up from the Championship and neither have found the going in the higher league easy. This match represents a very important three points. Last season Reading stunned Southampton at St Mary’s Stadium and ran out three, one winners as the Royals soaked up the pressure and scored goals on the break.... more

Last Comment: 10 December 00:15

Football

Johnstone's Paint Trophy - Area Quarter-Finals All fixtures to be played on w/c 3rd December NORTHERN SECTION Crewe Alexandra v Doncaster Rovers 1-1 (Crewe won 5-3 on penalties) Bury v Preston North End (to be played) Port Vale v Bradford City 0-2 Coventry City v Sheffield United 1-1 (Coventry won 4-1 on penalties) SOUTHERN SECTION Northampton Town v Leyton Orient 0-3 Southend United v Brentford 2-1 Yeovil Town v Wycombe Wanderers 2-0 Plymouth Argyle v Oxford United 1-1 (Oxford won 3-1 on penalties) Current Outright Winners Market Best Odds Available ... more

Last Comment: 07 December 12:50

Darts

Ladbrokes World Championship Draw The Ladbrokes World Darts Championship will be held from December 14-January 1 at Alexandra Palace. Preliminary Round Andree Welge (Germany) v Leung Chun Nam (China) Haruki Muramatsu (Japan) v Dave Harrington (New Zealand) Daryl Gurney (Northern Ireland) v Robert Marijanovic (Croatia) Max Hopp (Germany) v Charl Pietersen (South Africa) Lourence Ilagan (Philippines) v Jamie Lewis (Wales) Carlos Rodriguez (Spain) v John Bowles (England) Paul Lim (Singapore) v Mohd Latif Sapup (Malaysia) Jarkko Komula (Finland) v Jani Haavisto (Finland) First Round Draw Phil Taylor (ENG) 1 v.... more

Last Comment: 05 December 16:47

Football

Last Man Standing Last Eight The Last Man Standing last eight players remain: Aashton17, Blayzaway, Dreamtheater, Juve772, Numba1, Sticky99, Xeca06, Zipfer1975. Well done to all of you. I got knocked out a long time ago so take my advice at your peril! All eight players have many of the same teams remaining. There look like decent shouts to progress in five of the matches. My pick, that every player have left is Southampton.... more

In Play

The early showing in the next permanent Chelsea manager betting. . .... more

Last Comment: 23 November 00:47

Value

It looks likely that the month of November will see the first Premier League managerial casualty of the season. It could even come as soon as tonight depending on results. The two front runners are still Mark Hughes of Queens Park Rangers and Nigel Adkins of Southampton. There are still a few others that could emerge at bigger odds. The specter of Harry Redknapp looms in the background for many mangers.... more

Football

Liverpool v Newcastle United The early odds on a Newcastle United away win are phenomenal. The early prices for the Sundau afternoon kick off were Newcastle United 6. 5 with BetVictor, 4. 2 the draw also with BetVictor and Liverpool to win were 1. 61 with BlueSq. I had not noticed this value bet of the weekend until it was pointed out by Alan Brazil on Talksport but it looks a cracker.... more