Next Sunderland Manager Odds
Following Sunderland’s survival in the Premier League on the last day of the season, Ricky Sbragia decided to step down as Sunderland boss, and the market opened on who would be the next manager of Sunderland. Gordon Strachan was an early favourite having resigned as Celtic boss. However it looks as though the man Sunderland want is current Wigan boss Steve Bruce – The Lactics paid Birmingham £3m to prise Bruce from St Andrews, and they would want at least that amount to let him leave.
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The following was written in December 2008…
Following Roy Keane’s decision to quit as manager…
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League One Odds
LEAGUE ONE ODDS
Introduced for the 2004-05 season and comprising 24 clubs, Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and the third tier of the English football league system.
League One Winners
League One is a particularly competitive division and after just 18 games, it would be unwise to rule out any of the sides in the top half as potential winners. Leeds United and Leicester City were hot favourites in the 2008-09 pre-season League One Odds and though swapping positions, still head the market, followed by MK Dons, Peterborough and Oldham. However, the side which really appears from a punting perspective are Millwall. Manager Kenny Jackett has assembled a very useful, youthful squad at the New Den. Millwall currently sit third…
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League Two Odds
LEAGUE TWO ODDS
Football League Two is the lowest division of The Football League and the fourth tier of the English football league system, made up of 24 teams.
Outright League 2 Winners
From a betting perspective, League Two is one of the most open markets, with even the favourites to win the title often quoted at a double-figure price in the pre-season League 2 odds. Bradford, Darlington, Gillingham, Shrewsbury and Wycombe were all prominent in the League Two win market at the start of the 2008-09 season. Wycombe have made an outstanding start to the season, unbeaten in 17 starts and topping the table by 4 points, with a game in hand. However, they are only marginal favourites over 4th placed Shrewsbury, with Bradford and…
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FA Cup Odds
FA CUP ODDS
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout competition. It is the oldest football competition in the world, having first been played in 1872. A record number of 762 teams were accepted for the 2008-2009 tournament.
FA Cup Winner Odds
Bearing in mind the record of Premier League sides in the Cup, trying to beat the FA Cup odds can be a fruitless and expensive task. The top 19 teams in the 2008-09 FA Cup betting odds are all from the Premiership, with Stoke at 26. Playing the FA Cup odds can be a risky business at the best of times, being reliant on the luck of the draw. However, backing a non-Premiership side, regardless of the…
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UEFA Cup Odds
UEFA CUP ODDS
UEFA Cup Winner Betting
UEFA Cup betting odds can be fraught with danger for the football punter, particularly at an early stage of the competition. Without knowing which teams will enter the UEFA Cup from the Champions’ League, UEFA Cup odds can represent poor value.Italy leads the UEFA Cup field with 9 titles, with Juventus (1977, 1990 and 1993) and Inter Milan (1991, 1994 and 19998) both 3-time winners. The Germans also boast 6 UEFA Cup winners, with Borussia Monchengladbach dual winners in 1975 and 1979, along with wins for Anderlecht (1983), Frankfurt (1980), Bayer Leverkusen (1988) and Bayern Munich (1996). England have also enjoyed UEFA Cup success, their 6 wins including 3-times winners Liverpool (1973, 1976 and 2001). Spanish sides have won 5…
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Coca Cola Championship Odds
CHAMPIONSHIP ODDS
The Coca Cola Championship is a very popular medium with football punters. While the Premier League tends to revolve around the “Big 4″ sides, the Championship tends to be far more competitive, with far more potential challengers for honours. The following seeks to highlight the various markets and Championship odds available, along with providing some pointers to likely contenders for the 2008-09 season. pullquote You can get a Free £10 bet on the Coca-Cola Championship when you join Blue Square. endpullquote
Odds to win the Championship (Best odds shown)
This market is self-explanatory, requiring the selected side to top the Championship at the end of the season in order to collect. Odds to win the Championship are offered for all teams…
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Carling Cup Odds
Carling Cup Winners
The Football League Cup, currently known, for sponsorship reasons, as the Carling Cup, is a knockout competition, open to the 92 teams comprising the Premier League, Championship, League One and League Two. The Carling Cup winners qualify for the UEFA Cup (being renamed the UEFA Europa League for 2009) assuming they have not achieved European qualification by some other means. For example, if the Carling Cup winners have already qualified for the UEFA Champions’ League, the UEFA Cup place is give to the highest-placed, non-European qualifier in the Premiership. Nine out of last ten finals have been won by Premier League sides, justifying their Carling Cup odds, the only exception being Leicester City’s 2-1 triumph over Tranmere in 2000. In the same period, the top clubs…
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Andorra v England Betting
England v Andorra
England start their dream to win the World Cup in 2010, with their first qualifying match against Andorra on Saturday 6th September. Never before have they had such an upward battle to get the players ready, and their fans behind them, as expectations run low for their success. As in all football matches though, they need to concentrate there campaign on each match as it comes, and for them, the kick off is at 7pm.
To look at the bookies, the match is a foregone conclusion, with England overwhelming favourites to win, however with their performance of late, you may be asking yourself if a draw or a win for Andorra might be on the cards, The England bet is pretty much written off, with…
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