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THE 2+2.
“PURE MATHEMATICS IS , IN ITS WAY THE POETRY OF LOGICAL IDEAS”Albert Einstein.GREED.You cannot escape it at the moment , everywhere you look , everyarticle you read everybody is simply too fat , we are in the middleof an obesity
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In Defence Of Bookmakers - Part Two
In the first part of thisblog I set out the argument which is often given why bookmakersshouldn't close accounts; that argument goes that bookmakers canmake money with the help of winning punters, because winningpunters teach bookmakers where their odds are
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In Defence Of Bookmakers
Much has been written about the closure ofaccounts by bookmakers recently, a good example is Jim Brown'sexcellent blog on this site. The issue was also covered on theradio by Five Live Investigates recently and is discussed at lengthin the final
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Bookmakers Closing Accounts: Why They've Got it Wrong
If you're reading this, it may be because you've gone through theexperience of having one, or more, accounts closed by the majorbookmakers. It's becoming a more common-place occurrence and is nolonger reserved for the ultra-shrewd, big-playing gambler. It'shappening to punters
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My New York Jets Wembley Experience
I was lucky enough to go to the International Series game in 2009when the New England Patriots played the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. As afan of neither team, it was disappointing to see the game become ablowout quickly and as it
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NFL: International Series Trends
The International Series takes centre stage once a year in the NFL as cities around the world host a regular-season game. The countries participating are expanding, and most NFL owners are keen to widen their reach.
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Diary of a Novice Racehorse Owner - Part 1
She's got a lovely head hasn't she? The trainer Jamie says, Iassume rhetorically. I squint at the mare in front of me, pokingits head out of the stable ruminating thoughtfully, put my head onone side and think of a few
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Keeping your own Match Ratings to Predict Results
Keeping your own Match Ratings and using them to PredictResultsIntroductionI've been keeping records of my own match ratings for each PremierLeague game this season. It's something I've been meaning to do fora while and something I know that plenty of
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Bookmaker Offers And Concessions - Scavenging For A Profit
I would like to start this blog with a story that many readers willfind unbelievable, but is the absolute truth.In November 2000, a work colleague and I started to visit a newlyopened independent bookmaker's premises, which was convenientlyclose to our
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UNDERPERFORMING OVERPERFORMERS.
MIRROR MIRROR ON THE FLOOR.Somewhere at some time long ago, somebody shattered a mirror,following this they experienced a boatload of nasty things foraround 7 years, and then they had a change of fortune. In aperfectly understandable need to understand what
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