<?xml version='1.0' encoding='ISO-8859-1'?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24598969</id><updated>2008-08-08T23:01:31.531+01:00</updated><title type='text'>soccerbetting.info</title><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/index.php'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default'/><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/atom.xml'/><author><name>soccerbetting.info</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16303813572571709679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>159</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24598969.post-4001731087456558582</id><published>2008-08-08T22:52:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2008-08-08T23:01:31.551+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='championship-betting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='charity-cup-betting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ascot-betting'/><title type='text'>Betting Weekend Preview 9-10 August (Charity Cup, Championship, Ascot)</title><summary type='text'>Bet on this Weekend's Sport

Another busy sporting weekend is upon us, as the Olympic Games begin in Beijing, and the English football season gets underway in the Football League and Championship. This seasons first piece of silverware is up for grabs on Sunday when Manchester United take on Portsmouth in the Charity Shield at Wembley, while this weekends big race is the Shergar Cup Challenge </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/2008/08/betting-weekend-preview-9-10-august.php' title='Betting Weekend Preview 9-10 August (Charity Cup, Championship, Ascot)'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/4001731087456558582'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/4001731087456558582'/><author><name>soccerbetting.info</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16303813572571709679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24598969.post-5419449365397866970</id><published>2008-06-27T19:09:00.005+01:00</published><updated>2008-06-27T19:26:36.584+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='euro-match-betting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='euro-2008-betting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='germany-betting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='spain-betting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='euro-final-betting'/><title type='text'>Euro 2008 Final Betting Preview</title><summary type='text'>Euro 2008 Final Germany vs Spain
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After 30 games over 3 weeks, Euro 2008 reaches its climax on Sunday as Germany take on Spain in Vienna at 7:45pm. Despite being labelled a 'poor' German team by many pundits, they have, as they did in 2002 and 2006, overcome these criticisms to show you can never write of the Germans. Nothing illustrated this more than their 3-2 semi final win </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/2008/06/euro-2008-final-betting-preview.php' title='Euro 2008 Final Betting Preview'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/5419449365397866970'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/5419449365397866970'/><author><name>soccerbetting.info</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16303813572571709679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24598969.post-2060812050671725568</id><published>2008-06-24T11:17:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2008-06-24T11:32:17.126+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='euro-match-betting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='euro-2008-betting'/><title type='text'>Euro 2008 semi-final Betting</title><summary type='text'>Euro 2008 Semi-Final Betting Preview

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Euro 2008 betting was turned on its head after some surprising quarter-final results. Bettors now have a few days to recover from the excitement, before the Euro 2008 semi-finals </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/2008/06/euro-2008-semi-final-betting.php' title='Euro 2008 semi-final Betting'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/2060812050671725568'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/2060812050671725568'/><author><name>soccerbetting.info</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16303813572571709679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24598969.post-5836374349060046875</id><published>2008-06-06T16:04:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2008-06-06T16:20:26.412+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='euro-match-betting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='euro-2008-betting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='group-betting'/><title type='text'>Euro 2008 Betting</title><summary type='text'>Euro 2008 Betting Preview

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Punters are now within touching distance of three weeks of top Euro 2008 soccer betting action. The coaches of the 16 teams qualified for the 2008 UEFA European Championships have named their final squads for the event starting June 7th, and leading online </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/2008/06/euro-2008-betting.php' title='Euro 2008 Betting'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/5836374349060046875'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/5836374349060046875'/><author><name>soccerbetting.info</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16303813572571709679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24598969.post-950399096484363447</id><published>2008-05-20T17:36:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2008-05-20T19:19:28.921+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='man-united-betting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='champions-league-final-betting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='man-united-chelsea-betting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='chelsea-betting'/><title type='text'>Champions League Final Betting Preview</title><summary type='text'>After the exciting end to the Premiership last week, Manchester United and Chelsea renew their rivalry in the Champions League this week aiming to win the biggest prize in club football, the European Cup. Chelsea will be keen to avenge missing out on the Premiership in Moscow, while United look towards their second European Cup in ten years.

Champions League Final-Manchester United v Chelsea, </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/2008/05/champions-league-final-betting-preview.php' title='Champions League Final Betting Preview'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/950399096484363447'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/950399096484363447'/><author><name>soccerbetting.info</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16303813572571709679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24598969.post-3279757884337812147</id><published>2008-05-16T15:14:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2008-05-16T15:34:25.201+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fa-cup-final-betting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fa-cup-betting'/><title type='text'>FA Cup Final Betting Preview</title><summary type='text'>FA Cup Final,
Portsmouth  v Cardiff-Live on BBC1 &amp; Sky Sports 1, k/o 15:00pm                       Few people would have chosen either of these teams to be walking out onto the famous Wembley turf at the beginning of the season, and fewer still as the competition progressed. Although they are favourites to win their first trophy since 1939, Portsmouth were amongst the shock winners this year when</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/2008/05/fa-cup-final-betting-preview.php' title='FA Cup Final Betting Preview'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/3279757884337812147'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/3279757884337812147'/><author><name>soccerbetting.info</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16303813572571709679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24598969.post-4134497088615084639</id><published>2008-05-09T23:39:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2008-05-09T23:46:47.610+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='premier-league-picks'/><title type='text'>Premier League weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell</title><summary type='text'>Weekend Tips / A Lazy 'Worst Of' Compilation

Saying goodbye to the football season is very much like giving birth to a ginger child: after nine months of optimism, hope and anguish, you're left with a genuine feeling of disappointment.

The final day is often emotional.  Who could forget Arsenal pipping Liverpool to the title in 1989?  Well sadly, my old man.  In fact, if you see a small </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/2008/05/premier-league-weekend-preview-by-gerry_09.php' title='Premier League weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/4134497088615084639'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/4134497088615084639'/><author><name>soccerbetting.info</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16303813572571709679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24598969.post-105228159023934838</id><published>2008-05-01T16:21:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2008-05-01T16:27:57.302+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='premier-league-betting'/><title type='text'>Premier League weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell</title><summary type='text'>Thai Hard: With a Vengeance

Tubby Brazilian Ronaldo may be one of the greatest players to ever grace a football pitch, but he's definitely a poor role model.  The AC Milan man let himself down when he invited three members of the late-night entertainment industry back to a motel.  It wasn't just the fact that they turned out to be ladyboys; he shamefully offered to pay them for doing nothing.  </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/2008/05/premier-league-weekend-preview-by-gerry.php' title='Premier League weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/105228159023934838'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/105228159023934838'/><author><name>soccerbetting.info</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16303813572571709679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24598969.post-7289215181299767370</id><published>2008-04-24T11:04:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2008-04-24T14:05:39.972+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Premier League weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell</title><summary type='text'>I've just about had an oeuf

At one time or another, we all make a mistake of gargantuan proportions.  When the wife asked for a potential destination for a short trip, I foolishly answered 'France'.   I completely forgot that the place was almost exclusively full of the French.

As soon as we arrived I appreciated the gravity of my error, as the locals made absolutely no effort to speak any </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/2008/04/premier-league-weekend-preview-by-gerry_24.php' title='Premier League weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/7289215181299767370'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/7289215181299767370'/><author><name>soccerbetting.info</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16303813572571709679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24598969.post-8386433247207467551</id><published>2008-04-17T13:39:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2008-04-17T13:41:09.526+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='premier-league-betting'/><title type='text'>Premier League weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell</title><summary type='text'>There Ste Goes Again

As a society, we're obsessed with appearance.  I blame teen magazines for perpetuating the myth that skinniness equals beauty.  If I had to choose between a thin girl and a lady with a fuller figure, I'd choose the one with the better personality.  Obviously, if they're equally pleasant, then fatty's out of luck.

Men are far less uptight about how they look.  Petr Cech was </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/2008/04/premier-league-weekend-preview-by-gerry_17.php' title='Premier League weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/8386433247207467551'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/8386433247207467551'/><author><name>soccerbetting.info</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16303813572571709679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24598969.post-1194716681770175146</id><published>2008-04-10T14:50:00.006+01:00</published><updated>2008-04-11T20:01:07.744+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Premier League weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell</title><summary type='text'>Red Bull - It Gives You Wins

I do enjoy a moral dilemma.  An intellectual friend asked if I would kill a chicken to save a chicken's life.  I honestly replied that I'd happily slaughter a chicken if I missed breakfast.

He went on to ask if I would ever use inside information to profit from gambling.  I once again answered in all honesty that I have never been involved in such a practice; but </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/2008/04/premier-league-weekend-preview-by-gerry.php' title='Premier League weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/1194716681770175146'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/1194716681770175146'/><author><name>soccerbetting.info</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16303813572571709679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24598969.post-6329581997120837120</id><published>2008-03-27T11:05:00.000Z</published><updated>2008-03-27T11:10:16.573Z</updated><title type='text'>Premier League weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell</title><summary type='text'>My Big Fat Weak Wedding

Marriage is like a chicken vindaloo, it's something you have to try at least once, even though you know you'll later regret it.

I experienced my seven-year itch quite early, it was on the honeymoon.  Fortunately, my wandering eye didn't lead to an act of betrayal, although I put that down to the fact that the barmaid was almost certainly a button-flicker. 

If newspaper </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/2008/03/premier-league-weekend-preview-by-gerry_27.php' title='Premier League weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/6329581997120837120'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/6329581997120837120'/><author><name>soccerbetting.info</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16303813572571709679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24598969.post-4780908174924740661</id><published>2008-03-20T16:48:00.001Z</published><updated>2008-03-20T16:50:27.721Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='premier-league-betting'/><title type='text'>Premier League weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell</title><summary type='text'>A Mini Weapon of Mass Destruction

Even though I was brought up as a Catholic, I have never followed a spiritual path.  I blame an over-zealous Priest for my descent into heresy; he was constantly on my back when I was young.

If my memory serves me correctly, Easter is a time to reflect upon the resurrection of Christ.  It's believed that after three days, He rose again.  I don't want to </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/2008/03/premier-league-weekend-preview-by-gerry_20.php' title='Premier League weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/4780908174924740661'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/4780908174924740661'/><author><name>soccerbetting.info</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16303813572571709679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24598969.post-2194295168839313967</id><published>2008-03-13T15:03:00.001Z</published><updated>2008-03-13T15:06:28.361Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='premier-league-betting'/><title type='text'>Premier League weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell</title><summary type='text'>There's life in the old dog ... unfortunately

Like Wayne Rooney, I'm a lover of the old.  I'm never happier than when some wrinkled old seaside-bungalow hogger is regaling me with tales of a bygone age.

If my old man is to be believed, and he's not, football was completely different in the old days.  Goals were celebrated by a handshake, an assault on a goalkeeper was practically encouraged and</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/2008/03/premier-league-weekend-preview-by-gerry.php' title='Premier League weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/2194295168839313967'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/2194295168839313967'/><author><name>soccerbetting.info</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16303813572571709679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24598969.post-7343197007063221436</id><published>2008-03-06T12:27:00.003Z</published><updated>2008-03-06T14:46:55.148Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fa-cup-betting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='premier-league-preview'/><title type='text'>FA Cup and Premiership betting weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell</title><summary type='text'>Hairy Plotter and the Half-Blood Prince

Like Martin Luther King and Gandhi, I'm a fan of passive resistance; but there are some things in life that we have to fight for.  For me, it's a baby's smile, the love of a mute woman or more affordable prices at the petrol pump.

It's to my deep and lasting regret that a serious injury prevented me from joining the military.  I've been plagued with </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/2008/03/fa-cup-and-premiership-betting-weekend.php' title='FA Cup and Premiership betting weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/7343197007063221436'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/7343197007063221436'/><author><name>soccerbetting.info</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16303813572571709679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24598969.post-8605049837948484167</id><published>2008-02-28T13:11:00.002Z</published><updated>2008-02-28T13:22:21.863Z</updated><title type='text'>Premier League weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell</title><summary type='text'>As One Door Shuts...A Nutter One Opens

For some inexplicable reason, the subject of mental illness remains taboo.  I am convinced that if we debate the topic in a mature and sensitive fashion, we could raise awareness of the constant unnecessary stigmatisation of these unfortunate lunatics.

I'm not embarrassed to admit that I used to regularly suffer from panic attacks.  All it would take was </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/2008/02/premier-league-weekend-preview-by-gerry_28.php' title='Premier League weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/8605049837948484167'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/8605049837948484167'/><author><name>soccerbetting.info</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16303813572571709679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24598969.post-1853296905435875018</id><published>2008-02-21T13:22:00.001Z</published><updated>2008-02-21T13:28:25.623Z</updated><title type='text'>Premier League weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell</title><summary type='text'>A Dodgy Ruby and a Stuffed Nan

In a week where Mohammed Al Fayed has pointed an accusing finger at Tony Blair, the Nazis, Dracula and a crocodile, it seems odd that Richard Scudamore has emerged as football's leading figure of fun.

When a friend told me that Scudamore planned to play a round of matches overseas, I thought it was the worst idea I'd ever heard - and I used to work in a nursery.  </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/2008/02/premier-league-weekend-preview-by-gerry_21.php' title='Premier League weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/1853296905435875018'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/1853296905435875018'/><author><name>soccerbetting.info</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16303813572571709679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24598969.post-3172706375060729992</id><published>2008-02-14T12:41:00.001Z</published><updated>2008-02-14T12:49:02.112Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fa-cup-betting'/><title type='text'>FA Cup weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell</title><summary type='text'>Strawberry Fields For Heather

I absolutely despise Valentines Day.  Conformity demands that I waste good money on a pointless gift and a meaningless card, even though the wife has spent the last 364 days of the year criticising me for being lazy.  I'd happily dump her; but it's a lot of effort to find someone new.

Paul McCartney has taken the brave step of officially ending his ill-fated </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/2008/02/fa-cup-weekend-preview-by-gerry.php' title='FA Cup weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/3172706375060729992'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/3172706375060729992'/><author><name>soccerbetting.info</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16303813572571709679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24598969.post-5057967986865915253</id><published>2008-02-07T14:50:00.000Z</published><updated>2008-02-07T15:30:43.660Z</updated><title type='text'>Premier League weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell</title><summary type='text'>Wayne drops keep falling on my head

I am no stranger to a lazy stereotype.  I'm half-Irish and I'm married to a Scot, so some people believe we stay at home all day smoking crack and peeling potatoes; which is only half true.

It could be worse though, I could be bald.  Britney Spears was considered a wholesome entertainer when she had flowing locks; but the moment she showed solidarity with the</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/2008/02/premier-league-weekend-preview-by-gerry.php' title='Premier League weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/5057967986865915253'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/5057967986865915253'/><author><name>soccerbetting.info</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16303813572571709679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24598969.post-3224899208421529723</id><published>2008-01-31T11:47:00.000Z</published><updated>2008-01-31T11:53:36.100Z</updated><title type='text'>Premier League weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell</title><summary type='text'>The hurly bird catches the worm

Call me old-fashioned, but i believe that fidelity remains the cornerstone of a successful relationship.  I would never cheat on my wife, unless the opportunity arose.

I have serious doubts over my wife's respect for monogamy.  The word on the street is that Ashley Cole was physically sick while performing the horizontal 64-second jig, which fits in perfectly </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/2008/01/premier-league-weekend-preview-by-gerry_31.php' title='Premier League weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/3224899208421529723'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/3224899208421529723'/><author><name>soccerbetting.info</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16303813572571709679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24598969.post-73306478873337362</id><published>2008-01-24T12:50:00.000Z</published><updated>2008-01-24T13:07:23.134Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fa-cup-betting'/><title type='text'>FA Cup weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell</title><summary type='text'>Driving Miss Dozy

Statistics are normally my trusted ally, but even close friends can occasionally fall out.  Research claims to prove that men are over 50% more likely to be involved in a road accident than women, but that's probably because they've all been run over by dippy bints.

Only last weekend, the wife's vertiginous nature led to a particularly bad smash.  Betty was seriously shaken up</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/2008/01/fa-cup-weekend-preview-by-gerry_24.php' title='FA Cup weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/73306478873337362'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/73306478873337362'/><author><name>soccerbetting.info</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16303813572571709679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24598969.post-7875321228832788229</id><published>2008-01-17T13:21:00.001Z</published><updated>2008-01-17T13:25:08.207Z</updated><title type='text'>Premier League weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell</title><summary type='text'>Rings that go bump in the night

My heart goes out to the clinically depressed and the morbidly
obese, but I have a genuine illness; I suffer from sleep deprivation.
I believe my condition is a result of an incident that occurred many
years ago, when I was naïve enough to believe that physical
attractiveness was not an essential requirement in the process
of potential mate selection.

It was a </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/2008/01/premier-league-weekend-preview-by-gerry_17.php' title='Premier League weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/7875321228832788229'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/7875321228832788229'/><author><name>soccerbetting.info</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16303813572571709679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24598969.post-1693894932088476930</id><published>2008-01-10T11:40:00.000Z</published><updated>2008-01-10T11:52:26.447Z</updated><title type='text'>Premier League weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell</title><summary type='text'>Rise of the foot long soldier

When it comes to a worthy cause, I live to give.  I was so
moved by Pele's appeal to help men with erectile dysfunction
that i agreed to pay £10 a month towards the campaign,
but unfortunately I wasn't able to keep it up.

Liverpool FC were not so generous of spirit when Luton
Town asked for financial assistance before their FA Cup tie. 
The Reds were well within </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/2008/01/premier-league-weekend-preview-by-gerry.php' title='Premier League weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/1693894932088476930'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/1693894932088476930'/><author><name>soccerbetting.info</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16303813572571709679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24598969.post-3382921562226443292</id><published>2008-01-03T16:57:00.000Z</published><updated>2008-01-03T17:00:07.185Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fa-cup'/><title type='text'>FA Cup weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell</title><summary type='text'>Let's all do the Bart Man

Ignorance is not necessarily bliss.  I've recently discovered
that binge drinking can lead to long-term health problems,
such as crabs and Chlamydia.  

The arrival of a new year offers me the opportunity to reflect
upon my previous excess and resolve to make a significant
change.  I have made a solemn pledge to drink no more than
the next man; as long as the man next </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/2008/01/fa-cup-weekend-preview-by-gerry.php' title='FA Cup weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/3382921562226443292'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/3382921562226443292'/><author><name>soccerbetting.info</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16303813572571709679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24598969.post-4019783611677034650</id><published>2007-12-27T15:36:00.000Z</published><updated>2007-12-27T15:41:57.914Z</updated><title type='text'>Premier League weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell</title><summary type='text'>Obi 1 Hand Solo 0

The wife and I are similar in many ways, but we disagree
on the most prudent way to discipline children.  Betty is
from the old-school, and believes a small slap is perfectly
acceptable.  I take the opposite view, and prefer the use
of a knuckle-duster.

Such actions would not be necessary if it wasn't for our
children being led astray by poor role-models, such as
Premier </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/2007/12/premier-league-weekend-preview-by-gerry_27.php' title='Premier League weekend preview by Gerry McDonnell'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.soccerbetting.info/previews/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/4019783611677034650'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24598969/posts/default/4019783611677034650'/><author><name>soccerbetting.info</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16303813572571709679</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry></feed>