Alex69

HELLO, good evening and welcome to my latest blog. I’ve been keeping my powder dry for quite some time now and for good reason. You never know when you’ll need to ignite it. To this end, I have some explosive tips for you all this evening ahead of the famine of football they like to call the Johnston’s Paint Trophy and the Carling Cup respectively. After spectacularly derailing myself the last time out tipping an odds-on chance, my new strategy is to only back evens or better shots. Let me qualify that last statement. I’ll still be making selections of all prices privately but I’m aware that not all of you have enormous betting banks so evens or better tips will be the only ones I’ll be posting henceforth.

Okay, let’s see what we’ve got tonight in that terribly unglamorous competition that was originally, laughably, invented to give clubs an opportunity to boost revenue. Expect to see more stewards, police and pies than spectators at most of tonight’s fixtures, my followers. It’s a shame there’s no unders/overs markets on the crowd sizes this evening as my money would be going straight on the unders markets for a guaranteed ROI.
Swindon are due a result soon, having stuck to ‘trying to play football’ (How I hate that expression – what else should football teams try to play? Kabaddi?) under new manager Paolo Di Canio and should spring a surprise against a weakened Southampton tonight at a very tasty, and way too high, 5.6.

Similarly, poor old Leyton Orient like to keep the ball on the floor at all times, but have struggled to score all season. A funereal Brisbane Road plays host to Bristol Rovers tonight, with even the fans who bought apartments in the four corners of the ground in all probability choosing to draw their curtains. Last season, however, the ‘O’s got some fine results in front of sparse gatherings (their sub-1,000 attendances barely deserving of the word ‘crowd’), so get on at evens. Rovers, a division below, posted an altogether uninspiring 0-0 at home against lowly Hereford on Saturday so don’t expect them to put up much of a fight.

The overall message tonight, my loyal followers, is never underestimate the power of home advantage in cup matches, regardless of recent league form.

Good luck & happy punting!

Remember: never feel sorry for the person or people who’ve matched your bet. It’s their own daft fault.

HELLO, good morning & welcome to my latest blog. I know it's been a while since my last, but I got called up for a freelance freedom fighting mission the other week which culminated in me copping for a load of shrapnel in my left eye. I've spent the last few days trying all sorts to cure it - extra strong acne tablets, baby shampoo, liquorice, the lot, without much success. I look as if I've been punched by a Transformer.

I digress. I have a lovely 1.49 shot for you tonight in the Carling Cup to continue my 1.1-2.0 challenge. You may remember my 1.1, 1.2. and 1.3 all coming in (Monfils, Wade & Newton respectively) and I have just as much faith in this one. It's Ipswich to beat Northampton in the Carling Cup this evening. Get on the Tractor Boys asap as they're at a very tasty 1.49 at the moment and this price is certain to contract before the kick-off. The Portman Road outfit got off to a splendid start in the Championship on Saturday, winning 3-0 away at Bristol City, while Northampton (two divisions below) played out a 0-0 bore draw at home to milk-drinkers Accrington Stanley.

Good luck & happy punting.

Remember: A steady drip fills the bucket

HELLO, good morning and welcome to my blog. I hope it reaches you all well.

The first bet as part of my own personal 1.1-2.0 challenge was on tennis player Gael Monfils in the Mercedes Cup. He hammered Victor Hanescu at a tidy, no hassle price of 1.16 and this represented the first rung of the 1.1-2.0 ladder of riches.

Bet number two, which was in the region of 1.2, came in comfortably during Sunday's World Matchplay Darts where James Wade mullered Jamie Caven 10-0.

Selection number three comes tonight at the Empress Ballroom, Blackpool, where Wes Newton faces Justin Pipe in the second round of the World Matchplay Darts. Get on Newton at 1.31 before his price shrinks even more for another winner & the third successful rung of the ten-step ladder to riches.

Good luck & happy punting!

Remember: Pro-rata it up & look at how much you can earn from consistent punting

HELLO, good evening and welcome to my blog. I hope it reaches you all well.

The first bet as part of my own personal 1.1-2.0 challenge was on tennis player Gael Monfils in the Mercedes Cup. He hammered Victor Hanescu at a tidy, no hassle price of 1.16 and this represented the first rung of the 1.1-2.0 ladder of riches.

Bet number two, which was in the region of 1.2, came in comfortably during yesterday (Sunday)'s World Matchplay Darts where James Wade mullered Jamie Caven 10-0.

I'm currently scouring the sporting markets for bet number three, which will of course be circa 1.3. I'll duly post it in plenty of time for you all to get involved. Congrats to those of you who have so far benefitted from the first two selections.

Good luck & happy punting.

Remember: All good things come to those who wait

HELLO, good afternoon and welcome to my blog. You may remember that my first bet as part of my own personal 1.1-2.0 challenge was on tennis player Gael Monfils in the Mercedes Cup. He romped home against Victor Hanescu at a tidy, no hassle price of 1.16 and this represented the first rung of the 1.1-2.0 ladder of fame and fortune.

Bet number two, which will be in the region of 1.2, is now available for you all to get a piece of, ladies and gentlemen. It comes in tomorrow’s (Sunday) World Matchplay Darts in the Wade/Caven match. Wade will make short work of this one and is justifiably hovering around the 1.21 mark right now. Get involved in order to complete the second part of the 1.1-2.0 challenge.

Good luck & happy punting.

Remember: darts for darts sake, money for God’s sake

HELLO, good evening and welcome to my latest blog. Now-defunct red top News of the World recently announced Blackpool as the new holiday destination of choice for stay-at-home UK tourists in the face of the increasing strength of the Euro. While this will be great news for visitors from the Netherlands and other parts of the Eurozone heading to the Empress Ballroom, a similar power shift is occurring in the darts world. Phil’ The Power’ Taylor has looked more vulnerable on the oche in the last six months than he has for over a decade and the chances of a non-Englishman (particularly if you count assimilated Aussie Paul Nicholson in their number) taking the World Matchplay title on July 24 are much higher than this time last year.

The 18th World Matchplay tournament takes place from July 16-24, with a £400,000 purse as 32 of the world’s best players battle for the lucrative £100,000 title, which has been won 11 times by Taylor. ‘The Power’ is the current holder of the title and, predictably, the favourite, with in-form Scot Gary Anderson the second favourite, closely followed by James ‘The Machine’ Wade.

As for round one, expect most of the big guns to cruise through, although there’s value to be had if you look hard enough for it. Alternatively, simply read the next few sentences and follow the advice within.

Bronzed Adonis Steve Beaton can give Terry Jenkins a run for his money – and not just on the facial hair front. Alan Tabern, meanwhile, is fearless enough to give Vincent van der Voort a fright and Denis Ovens has been cooking on gas lately and will fancy his chances of upsetting Ronnie Baxter. Finally, depending on which Colin Lloyd turns up, John Henderson is more than capable of springing a surprise. The big Scot has already hit a nine darter in competitive play this year at Derby and would love to make a mockery of his lowly PDC ranking of 83.

Good luck and happy punting!

Remember: It’s trebles for show, doubles for dough

HELLO, good afternoon & welcome to my blog. Just a quick update on the 1.1-2.0 challenge for you all. Gael Monfils came through his tennis match earlier safe & sound for a nice, easy 16 per cent ROI. Congrats to everyone who followed the tip. A recommendation in the region of 1.2 will follow later this week as we move through the gears up to 2.0.

Good luck & happy punting!

Remember: she who slags off successful systems stays skint

HELLO, good morning and welcome to my blog. My first bet as part of my own personal 1.1-2.0 challenge is on tennis player Gael Monfils in the Mercedes Cup. He’s currently 4-2 up in the first set against Victor Hanescu and should have more than enough in his top drawer to cruise through into the next round. His price at the time of writing is 1.16 and this represents the first rung of the 1.1-2.0 ladder of fame and fortune. Get involved, followers, for some easy cash. Bet number two, which will be in the region of 1.2, will follow later this week.

Good luck & happy punting.

Remember: money talks, bullsh!t walks

HELLO, good evening and welcome to my boa constrictorbite*-infused blog. I've been buying a lot of furniture recently, followers, more for a daft laugh than anything else. A bit of ming here, a bit of mong there. It's amazing what the Tokyo branch of Ikea has in stock sometimes. I digress. My latest bit of betting tomfoolery comes in the shape of a little challenge to myself. I'm going to try & see if I can identify the 'best value' (in layman's terms, what I reckon'll win) 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9 and 2.0 shots over the next few days.

Then I'll duly pile a sh!t load of money into each, in an attempt to win even more cash for further examples of daft furniture (a recent example being a reconditioned art deco record cabinet - with self-supporting lid, crazy diamante handles & sections for 78s, 45s and 33 and a thirds). It's pretty sexy I have to say. I might attempt to chat it up later.

Sorry this blog holds no tangible advice, but I'll post the first of the 1.1-2.0 challenge soon enough, just so you can all keep tabs on my success - and perhaps enjoy a bit of vicarious fortune yourself.

Good luck and happy punting.

Remember: there's no shame in being eccentric, just make sure that if your habits contravene local by-laws, keep them indoors - preferably with the curtains shut.

*Ingredients - Diamond White, Carlsberg Export & a shot of Eristoff vodka

HELLO, good evening & welcome to my blog. Sorry I haven't posted many tips lately, but I've been busy paper trading a few systems, with mixed results. That's what paper trading is for, though, making sure a system is a successful one before committing it to the old 'hard earned'. Here's the latest in my A-Z of Better Punting for the time being. I'll dish out some tips in the very near future - hopefully within the next few days. Until then, enjoy the weather & stay safe.

N is for No Score
Backing 0-0 can be a very risky habit. Especially if it’s cricket.
Sorry.
Back 0-0 on Betfair, however, and a whole host of possibilities open up for laying it off as the game progresses. This is best done if you happen to be watching the match in question as it adds to the fun, rather than by sitting and watching the odds update on the website. Watch out for correct score betting and first goalscorer betting in this instance too as any match that you think may finish 0-0 and you don’t want to attempt to lay it off, or can’t be bothered, always back ‘no goalscorer’ rather than ‘correct score 0-0’. Why? Because if it happens to finish 1-0 or 0-1 or any score where all the goals have been own goals you will still be paid out. Okay, it’s unlikely that any game finishing with more than one goal in it will be all own goals (Sunderland 0-3 Middlesbrough is a famous example in the last few years), but it’s just a bit of tiny extra insurance for (usually) exactly the same odds. To sum up, if you want to back 0-0 without laying it off, go for ‘no goalscorer’ in the ‘first goalscorer’ market, rather than ‘0-0’ in the ‘correct score’ market. As always, read the terms & conditions just to make sure.

N is also for Never bet on someone to do something they’ve never done before!
Read the above header twice. It sounds a bit complicated to start with, then becomes blindingly obvious. Still, thousands of punters every day fall into the trap of placing money on the chance that something incredibly unlikely might just happen. Take for example first goalscorer markets. Mmm… Johnny Jones is priced at 33/1. Good player, Jonesy, has stuck with his team for years, made x number of appearances for his home town club. But has he ever scored first in a match? No? Well, why should he suddenly change a habit of a lifetime and score first just because you backed him? Don’t take that chance. First goalscorer betting is virtually a lottery to start with.
All types of bet, however, apply to this golden rule. Have Rovers ever overturned a lead to come out victorious away from home? Have United ever scored more than six in a match in recent times? If they haven’t, don’t back it, regardless of how attractive the odds may seem. The small amounts of money lost here and there on ridiculous long shots that are never going to happen until Elvis lands on the Moon soon add up.