Not a great week so far.....

Struggled to get our noses in front this week, so we may chuck in a few shorties to shore up the leaking accounts.

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE SOCCER ARSENAL V SUNDERLAND OVER 2.5 GOALS (3:00p.m k.o)
8/15 BETFRED 1/2 W.HILL 1/2 TOTESPORT

Arsenal will be disappointed with their midweek pantomime in Portugal. I'll just chip in that I think that referee is a joke! After every Champions League fixture this season, win or lose, Arsenal's next Premier League fixture has always featured 3 or more goals, win or lose. Unbackable at 1/5, but Sunderland may score one with Arsenal getting two or three.

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE SOCCER CHELSEA -1 v Wolverhampton Wanderers (3:00p.m k.o)
20/23 TOTESPORT 10/11 W.HILL 4/5 BETFRED

Mick McCarthy will probably make 11 changes to his precious, pretty footballing but ultimately doomed to relegation side this afternoon, just to prove a point.
They have faced Chelsea and Man Utd once so far this season, losing 4-0 and 3-0.
Fans may take heart from performances against Spurs and Liverpool, but these are a different breed and This could be a couple each for Anelka and Drogba and maybe one for Lampard.

SOCCER SATURDAY TREBLE CARDIFF CITY + CHARLTON ATHLETIC + ROCHDALE
4.38 BETFRED 4.57 W.HILL 4.27 TOTESPORT (returns inc. one unit stake)

Minimum stakes only for the following pick, maybe even half of your minimum.

ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP SOCCER PRESTON N.E v Newcastle (3:00p.m k.o)
5/1 TOTESPORT 13/2 W.HILL 6/1 BETFRED

Fair enough if you think stuff that, but I don't think Newcastle will finish the season unbeaten at home and in a 3 runner race, 6/1 is too big.
IT'S A FUNNY OLD GAME!!

Bit of oval ball action in the high octane Super League, two games played each and both sides are unbeaten.

ENGAGE SUPER LEAGUE WIGAN WARRIORS v Warrington Wolves (5:30p.m k.o)
5/4 TOTESPORT 7/5 W.HILL 11/8 BETFRED

When punting in Super League, the big ties such as this one, can go either way and a stat I like to use to split teams is penalties conceded and although there isn't much between these teams on that front in this fledgling stage of the season, Warrington have given away more ground than the Warriors and the team that concedes the most penalties this evening, I bet, will lose the game.

Finally a small word on our ante post investments,

ALREADY ADVISED
6 NATIONS OUTRIGHT FRANCE
6 NATIONS NO GRAND SLAM WINNER
WINTER OLYMPICS 2010 USA TO TOP MEDAL TABLE.

France are now strong, odds on favourites to win the tournament outright, so our investment could be guaranteed with one more win, they'll shorten up further and we can lock in the profit with a bit of laying.
Having seen the French twice, they are putting our other 6 Nations bet under pressure, because I cannot see them slipping up against England unless they have already sewn up the championship before England travel to Park de Prince.
U.S.A, U.S.A, U.S.A.
The yanks currently sit 10 clear at the top of the medals table and are 1/14 on BETFAIR to finish top, BETFRED are only offering gold medal betting, so thats looking tidy.

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