Darran
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Re: Blue Square Prem 29/30 Aug
Yeah frustrating when a team lets a two goal lead slip.Yeah I'm no regular punter of their matches either. Just thought with Southport looking so rotten last week and us signing Kissock it looked a good opportunity. Tamworth is the one which annoyed me but early days in the season so still plenty of time to get that back :hope. -
Re: Blue Square Prem 29/30 Aug
Surely the main thing is to try to learn from each tip you make' date=' including those that lose. It would be useful if tipsters followed up with the result, and most importantly, what can be learned from it. (I think the Racing Post have a regular feature in their football betting section called something like 'What we learned today'). In the long run, the important thing is not whether the tip won or lost, but was it good value or not, and what can be learned as a result ;)[/quote'] Im in total agreement with that and I normally write how my tips get on and I fully accept a couple of them were stinkers today, but I dont agree with someone just putting lol after a loosing tip. What good does that serve to anyone? At the end of the day Im guessing he must have backed his tip so he lost money and that isnt really a laughing matter. -
Re: Blue Square Prem 29/30 Aug
Thanks Kev. I always find Barrow a really hard team to call, they are capable of good performances like the one on Tuesday but then will go and play poorly. I try and avoid games involving them unless something really stands out because you just dont know what your going to get from them.Good calls Addpea. Sadly Tamworth let a 2 goal lead slip so poor day at the office for me :sad. -
Re: Blue Square Prem 29/30 Aug
So' date=' why don't you enlighten us with a tip or two yourself as you haven't since you have been on the site[/quote'] That is a very fair point. There is no need to laugh when peoples tips dont come in. If you want to offer your tips on non-league football then Id love to see them. -
Re: Blue Square Prem 29/30 Aug York are usually so solid at home yet thats the 2nd game they have lost now against a team you would expect them to beat. Annoying as Welling won easily. Lincoln and especially Eastwood were poor picks, but Forest Green and Ebbsfleet both won and looks like I had abit of luck on my side with the latter.
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Re: Blue Square Prem 29/30 Aug I havent got time to do a full preview on my tips for Monday but here they are. Darlington v Lincoln Lincoln are improving with every game and should have won on Saturday whereas Darlington are struggling a little and dispite the victory against Grimsby they werent the worse side. 11/4 with William Hill looks a decent bet especially as they are as short as 2/1 in places. Forest Green v Bath Skybet are even money about a home win and that looks a good price. Bath continue to show little and Forest Green should be much stronger and put in an improved effort on Saturday against Ebbsfleet after the Braintree loss. Braintree v Ebbsfleet Im taking Ebbsfleet on the draw no bet market here at 9/4 with Bet 365. As I wrote at the weekend Ebbsfleet's first win of the season shouldnt be far away and although Braintree have been going well Ebbsfleet are capable of getting at least a point from this one. Corby v Eastwood Ships is away so I will stick this Blue Square North game here. Ive tipped Corby in their last two games and they have failed to win either and they good start to the season is already looking a long time ago. Eastwood have been fairly solid so far and deserved at least a point against Worcester on Saturday. For me the prices should be much closer together and Im happy to take the away team at 13/5 which is available with a few firms. York v Alfreton and Thurrock v Welling The York/Welling double pays 1.6/1 with Coral. Alfreton continue to struggle to keep goals out and York are capable of scoring them especially if Jason Walker is on a going day. Thurrock have already conceded 7 in two home games and given how strong Welling have looked so far that should be added to.
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Re: England > Weekend > BlueSQ Bet Prem Aug 26-27 Yeah lots of profit on here as apart from York and Ebbsfleet their were winners all round.
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Re: England > Weekend > BlueSQ Bet North & South August 26-27 Not great on here as Corby and Staly could only draw whilst Bromley got back to form. My double came up though and if thorbes went with Hyde he also had a winner.
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Re: England > Weekend > BlueSQ Bet North & South August 26-27
just a heads up on woking today lads' date=' i popped down there again and they are struggling to break teams down. They pass the ball too much instead of shooting on sight however i have noticed their decent defensive record with only 1 goal conceded in 1st 5 games. The keeper handles the ball well also. Still think they will be up there all season but lack a prolific scorer[/quote'] Its funny because they should be full of goals but its strange why they have struggled for goals since putting 5 past Sutton. -
Re: England > Weekend > BlueSQ Bet North & South August 26-27
To back up addpea's call on Staly' date=' Halifax have lost Jamie Vardy to Fleetwood today.[/quote'] That should be a massive help and it is no surprise to me that he went before the end of the month. I am though surprised about where he went. -
Re: England > Weekend > BlueSQ Bet Prem Aug 26-27 Anyone get to see the game tonight? I was looking at the stats and it suggested Fleetwood were the better side.
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Re: England > Weekend > BlueSQ Bet North & South August 26-27 Halifax v Stalybridge Celtic This is set to be a very interesting game in the Blue Square North on Saturday with the ante-post favourites Halifax hosting the new favourites Stalybridge. Having tipped up Celtic in my ante-post preview I am naturally very pleased with how they have been performing so far and they have been lively in all of their matches, including on Tuesday when coming from two down to beat Workington 5-2. Halifax meanwhile have been struggling a little and only have a narrow win against Blyth Spartans to their name. I still think they will probably be up there at the end of the season but the defence is looking a little shaky and given how strong Celtic have been, there is every chance that they can exploit that. Coral's price of 2/1 for an away win appeals here. Histon v Corby Corby have been a bit disappointing in their last two games so I was a little tentative of backing them again, however Histon look shocking right now and I'd be happy to take most teams in this league at odds against to beat them. Worcester stuffed them 5-1 on Tuesday and Worcester had ten-men for some of the game as well. As I mentioned on Tuesday, the fact Omer Riza is missing is a huge blow for the home team and it leaves them with a very youthful and inexperienced side. Hopefully Corby can go back to the type of performance they showed in their first two outings and to be honest even if they didn't they should still be good enough to win here. Blue Square are best on a Corby win at 5/4. Nuneaton v Bishops Stortford & Vauxhall Motors v Solihull Moors Stortford and Moors played each other on Tuesday night and by all accounts it was a terrible game which Stortford managed to win 1-0, with Moors looking like they wouldn't have scored if they were still playing now. Along with Histon they look two of the worst sides in the Blue Square North and I am happy to take both on in a double which pays 2/1 with Skybet. Nuneaton won for us on Tuesday and look to be improving with every match, while Motors have been performing with great credit and are more than capable of picking up three points against a weak Solihull.
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Re: England > Weekend > BlueSQ Bet Prem Aug 26-27 Alfreton v Wrexham Things improved slightly for Alfreton on Tuesday night and they managed to get a draw against Darlington, however they lost another key player, Nathan Arnold, to injury. They did show a bit more promise during the game than they had previously but in Wrexham they face a side who have really hit the ground running. The visitors are slightly unlucky not to have won all four outings so far and were impressive on Tuesday when they beat Tamworth 3-0. I was also impressed with the football they played against Lincoln in the live game last Friday and if they can continue in that sort of form it will be disappointing if they can’t make it four wins on the bounce. Coral are standout on the away win at 7/5. Bath v Tamworth Although it’s still the early stages, it is beginning to look very much a case of second season syndrome for Bath as they have really struggled so far this term. They were very lucky to get a point on Tuesday night against Hayes & Yeading and by all accounts Hayes were much the better side. Their home form was their strength last year but they have lost both road games so far and were disappointing against Barrow on Saturday. Tamworth meanwhile can be pretty pleased with the start they have made and although they lost 3-0 to Wrexham on Tuesday it seems like it was more a case of Wrexham being solid than Tamworth being especially poor. This is certainly a much easier test and I think the bookies have priced it up as if it was last season and not actually how the teams have been playing so far this time around. Blue Square are biggest on a Tamworth win at a worthwhile 9/4. Ebbsfleet v Forest Green Rovers I went to watch the home side in action against Newport on Tuesday night and from that performance the Kent side won’t have any problems staying in the Blue Square Premier. I thought for a fair bit of the game they actually outplayed Newport and it was amazing they hadn’t managed to score before they did in the 93rd minute. They played some nice football as well and I think they can gain their first win of the season against Forest Green Rovers. It was a disappointing result for Forest Green on Tuesday as they lost to Braintree. Perhaps after they put six past Alfreton it was a case of the players thinking it would be an easy match, but I think it’s fair to say they will be lucky to be gifted goals like that again. I expect a better performance but having seen both sides in action, if Ebbsfleet can perform like they did on Tuesday they have the beating of Forest Green and bwin’s 17/11 is worth taking. Without wanting to seem like Im copying barton after writing the above I then also decided to back York. I hadnt realised how bad Fleetwood had been until looking into it last night and it seems the manger is to blame more than anything. I think whatever happens in the game tonight York should not be 12/5.
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Re: England > Midweek > BlueSQ Bet North & South Aug 22-23 At least some former Gloucester City players helped out with my other bets. Apparently the ref stopped the ball going out for a throw in and two passes later Eastwood have scored their winner. Darren Edwards had already been sent off though and we will miss him, apparently it was deserved though. Clearly getting rid of Little had the desired effect for Trinity.
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Re: England > Midweek > BlueSQ Bet Prem Aug 23 Seems as one of my bets has been called off I have decided to back FGR to beat Braintree. The more I think about it FGR shouldnt be odds against to beat them and given Braintree are part-time perhaps the tough schedule might just start showing tonight. Paddy Power are 11/10.
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Re: England > Midweek > BlueSQ Bet North & South Aug 22-23 I thought tonight was the time to stay away from opposing Stortford as Solihull have been shocking themselves and that for me makes it a hard game to call but to be fair the prices should probably be a fair bit closer together. Hampton v Dorchester has been called off due to rain.
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Re: England > Midweek > BlueSQ Bet North & South Aug 22-23
Halifax are favourites for the league and Bay one of the outsiders so that is why. Halifax havent had a great start to the season but have scope for improvement. I watched Bay in their first game of the season and they beat a poor Bishops Stortford side fairly comfortably but they didnt look any great shakes themselves. Im also not sure of the worth of beating Eastwood but only losing 1-0 to Hyde is looking good given what they are doing to others. This could be the right time to be playing Halifax though and perhaps Bay could get something out of the game. Like Ships its not a bet for me but it could be worth chancing at 9/2.Can someone tell me why Halifax are such big favourites against Colwyn Bay? Is there team news that backs this up? Colwyn have had a decent start to the season and I dont see them as 9/2 away from home. Maybe there are more regular followers of the lower leagues who can shed more light on this game. I am new to the lower leagues but this game stood out due to the odds. Look forward to hearing more about these teams. Thanks -
Re: England > Midweek > BlueSQ Bet Prem Aug 23
It is a fairly murky fixture to bet on' date=' I just get the feeling Bath will come away with a point at least. Can't really see them losing 3 in a row, it was a nasty defeat at home to Barrow where they couldn't convert their quality into goals and then got sucker punched. I suppose you're right about the value and really I should stay away from this one.[/quote'] Well you could back the draw and cover your bet by backing Bath to win if you are favouring the draw over the Bath win. -
Re: England > Midweek > BlueSQ Bet Prem Aug 23
It seems the BBC have got team news for the odd game but have gone down the route of having manager interviews, which I suppose if youve got the time to listen to them will probably tell you team news. As you say some team websites are better than others. It could be worth looking at the teams local papers websites as they would usually carry stories like that.does anybody have link to site with conference team news? seems like bbc is not covering the league as last year and this site dont contain team news http://www.bluesqfootball.com/story/0' date=20970,13040_7118121,00.html most team homepages are pretty garbage and aint updated with team news, so if anybody have some new site with team news i would be greatfull if you could post link. cheers -
Re: England > Midweek > BlueSQ Bet North & South Aug 22-23 Eastwood v Gloucester City Gloucester have had a fantastic start to the season and remain unbeaten, having not conceded in their first three games. The side are playing some good football and as I have said before they are looking like they could potentially be one of the strongest in the league. I opposed Eastwood on the first day of the season and they were lucky to gain a point as Droylsden had gone down to ten-men. They then beat Solihull but in my view that form isn’t worth an awful lot as they have struggled and on Saturday lost to a Colwyn Bay who certainly aren’t anything special from what I saw of them against Bishops Stortford. For me the bookies have priced this game up on last season and not what has been happening this term and Victor Chandler’s 2/1 looks a cracking price. Gainsborough Trinity v Corby Just as I was about to start writing this preview it was announced that Brian Little had finally left Trinity. It seems as if he has been sacked and if that is the case it’s amazing that it hasn’t happened sooner. Last Monday I tipped them because I thought things had changed, but as I have mentioned above, beating Solihull clearly didn’t take much and they were then pretty poor against Hinckley and Stalybridge, conceding seven goals in those two games. My feeling is that although Little has gone not much will change until a new man is brought in. Corby may have lost 4-0 to surprise package Hyde on Saturday but going down to ten-men may have meant the scoreline was bigger than it should have been. I’m prepared to let them off Saturday’s blip as their other two wins have been impressive. Corby should be favourites here and I’m taking Victor Chandler’s 13/8 about an away victory. Histon v Worcester When Worcester lost 2-1 at Hyde on the first day of the season it looked a disappointing result, but given how well Hyde have performed since, in hindsight it was a decent effort. They then beat Vauxhall Motors 2-0 and performed well against pre-season favourites Halifax when gaining a 1-1 draw on Saturday. Those performances suggest that they have more than enough to beat a very young Histon side. Boss David Livermore said that the average age of his squad is just above 19 and that Altrincham’s winning margin could easily have been five or six instead of the three that it was. The fact that experienced captain Omer Riza is out injured will hinder them for all the games he misses. Worcester have plenty of experience in their side and should have too much for a youthful Histon. Blue Square’s 2/1 looks a pretty juicy price in my opinion. Nuneaton v Boston Two play-off teams from last season face each other and neither had a particularly great start to the season. Boston have at least won a game but have failed to convince in any of their three matches and have a fairly big injury crisis. They really struggled against Vauxhall on Saturday and this is a tough game. Nuneaton may only have one point on the board but they have shown more promise than Boston and probably had their best half of the season against Droylsden on Saturday. If they can recreate their first half performance over 90 minutes against Boston I think they will get that first win and I’m happy to take Bwin’s 13/10. Hampton & Richmond v Dorchester Finally in the Blue Square South I was tempted to tip Eastbourne, Woking and Sutton but in the end I have decided to plump for the bigger priced Hampton to gain their first win of the season. Hampton have had a tricky start to the season. The ref seemed to have a nightmare when they lost to Bromley on the opening day. I then watched their defeat at Woking last Tuesday and although Woking outclassed them in the end they battled hard, scored a well worked goal and generally put up a decent effort. It seems like they offered a similar performance against early table toppers Dartford on Saturday. They certainly seem like a team who will cause the top clubs problems and one who can pick up victories against the lesser teams in the league, of which Dorchester are certainly one. They have had a very strange start to the season, having lost 4-0 to Dover and 3-0 to Eastbourne, whilst in between that beating Maidenhead 4-0. After two tough away games I feel Hampton can get a deserved first win and the 11/8 on offer with Victor Chandler and bet365 is big enough for me.
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Re: England > Midweek > BlueSQ Bet Prem Aug 23 AFC Telford v Lincoln The home side had a slightly surprising victory over York on Saturday. It seems to me that it was mainly down to the fact that York didn’t take one of their numerous chances, with Jason Walker being one of the main culprits. To be fair AFC took their chance when it came along, which is something they didn’t do in their opener against Cambridge United. Lincoln on the other hand have yet to win a game, but I saw a fair bit of promise in their defeat to Wrexham on Friday night and they looked like a team who were getting their act together and would be winning soon. On paper Lincoln have the better side and if they can continue to build on Friday night’s performance they have a decent chance of recording that first win on Tuesday. For me Victor Chandler are taking a risk offering 85/40 on an away win and it’s worth an interest. Grimsby v Cambridge United I opposed Cambridge on Saturday and it just about paid off, however they put a fair bit of pressure on Kidderminster to try and get an equaliser, and as manager Jez George said, it was their best performance of the season despite the fact they lost. Grimsby are in a bit of a mess at the moment and although they managed to keep a clean sheet on Saturday, they have yet to score this season and are clearly missing Alan Connell. If United can frustrate Grimsby in the early stages I would imagine the crowd will begin to get on the home players’ backs and that won’t help. Again Victor Chandler are going 85/40 about an away win and that is big enough for me given how the two sides are performing right now.
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Re: England > Midweek > BlueSQ Bet North & South Aug 22-23 Chelmsford are usually so solid at home and yet thats two games they have failed to win now. What about Hyde as well another big victory although Hinckley did go down to ten-men but it sounds like they werent even in the game.
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Re: England > Midweek > BlueSQ Bet Prem Aug 23 Well Baths home form was their strength last year and they werent anywhere near as good away from home. They also seem to have really struggled so far this season. Hayes nearly managed to pull of a draw against Fleetwood at the weekend. Hayes also won their only game at Woking so far which Ships watched. I cant say the game appeals as a betting medium to me especially at odds like 4/6.
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Re: England > Midweek > BlueSQ Bet North & South Aug 22-23 Brian Little has finally departed Gainsborough.
Time To Say Goodbye
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Re: Time To Say Goodbye Its been fun having some of the chats weve had on here and I hope that you will get better and be able to return soon. I probably wont post as much in here now your gone.