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31 Jan 13 12:04
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2013/jan/31/newspapers-sport-betting?CMP=twt_fd


A former Sun sports journalist, Steve Mullen, is heading up the launch of a new weekly newspaper, Football Extra, which is aimed at people who bet on matches.

The full-colour tabloid, according to the press release, will be "packed with everything the football punter could need."

Each issue will contain a spread betting preview of every Premier League match, complete with key odds and stats, plus in-depth coverage of the Championship, Leagues One and Two, plus Scottish and non-league football.

The paper, which is being published in Liverpool, also includes betting advice on games in Europe. Its first issue, priced at £1.50, all go on sale on Thursday 7 February.

Mullen, who is leading an editorial team of 10, has a background in betting at The Sun and Raceform going back to the 1990s. He has covered racing, rugby, football and golf.

He promises that Football Extra will "present top-class analysis in an accessible way backed up by a range of key stats, form and odds."
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Report mrmiggins January 31, 2013 12:06 PM GMT
it will last two weeks like every other non Racing Post betting paper
Report Darlo Bantam January 31, 2013 12:17 PM GMT
I'm astounded - apart from now with the advent of the Internet but certainly in the past - that we don't have much in the way of sporting newspapers in the UK. Spain's biggest selling daily is a sports paper, and I suspect Italy and maybe France and Germany have other similar situations.
Report HRH The Lager Khan January 31, 2013 12:21 PM GMT
I think as a marketing ploy they should really push the fact that it won't feature Tony Cascarino.
Report Johnny_Mustang January 31, 2013 12:25 PM GMT
I refuse to buy it unless Kevin Pullein is a contributor. I've got half a point stake burning a hole in my pocket and I simply won't risk it all without the great man's advice.
Report Marxist-Leninist January 31, 2013 12:26 PM GMT
A weekly paper written early in the week with advice on betting on the weekend games. Sounds like a great idea to me! Cry
Report Bish Bosher January 31, 2013 8:38 PM GMT
Does anyone still buy papers Confused
Report sweetchildofmine January 31, 2013 8:43 PM GMT
no cascarino, no hamann and no pullein and i'd give it a go tbh

oh and no bruce millington
Report desperatemunter January 31, 2013 8:46 PM GMT
best of luck, I'd buy it, - as long as it didn't look like the Star.   There was/is another betting newspaper - was it more horses? - out in the last year or two. Don't see it anymore.
Racing & Football Outlook is an old-fashioned but reliable weekly paper.
Report Alias January 31, 2013 8:52 PM GMT
It's not fair. It's about time we had a paper dedicated to FOBT betting strategy.Silly
Report blöder Wichser January 31, 2013 8:58 PM GMT
the spread betting odds and fixed odds will be staler than my three week old y-fronts.
Report kanu200000 January 31, 2013 9:03 PM GMT
racing post
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