Bookies' Blogs

?World Cup Goals are becoming a problem. With only 20 goals from 13 games punters are suddenly latching on to this betting coup. With the ?No goals scored? or the ?Correct Score 0-0? markets generally trading at around 11/2 to 9/1, clever punters are looking to profit from the unusually low scoring games in South Africa. Chris Shillington tells more ... ?Punters are sharp and these lack of goals are giving plenty... Read more

DATELINE 13 FEBRUARY 2010. MORECOMBE. LANCASHIRE. DEPENDING on which eye you are looking through, there are two views of Morecambe. Either it is a shabby Edwardian seaside town populated by teenage mums and abandoned dog turds, where the wearing of the burka should be compulsory, or it is a shabby Edwardian seaside town offering one of the warmest welcomes in England. Both ways, it is the birthplace, some 60... Read more

Last night’s Derby Dinner revealed nothing other than the fact that I can no longer drink… however, I’m still pretty good at eating though, judged on how much I had to breath in to do up my Black Tie trousers. Anyway, I arrived at the dinner having watched Field Day finish second at Nottingham and the first person I was introduced to was her trainer Brian Meehan. Apparently she ‘blew up’ and will be much better fo... Read more

Everyone knows I like an underdog but even I think Portsmouth at 28/1 to beat Manchester United at Old Trafford is a little far fetched. The Pompey side couldn't score in a brothel at the minute - unlike their manager. Maybe Avram Grant to score first wouldn't be a bad bet but the bookies would never offer a price on that. Portsmouth might be travelling to the Theatre of Dreams but in the form Wayne Rooney a... Read more

The market on which player will score the first goal in a match has seen its fair share of innovations and spin-offs down the years. Punters complaining that early goals were ruining their bets were compensated with a market on the ‘last goalscorer’ too. That didn’t satisfy those who wanted their player to be involved from the start and the ‘anytime goalscorer’ prices soon followed. Prices were of course reduced as t... Read more