Originally published in Racing & Football Outlook December 29, 2009-January 4, 2010 IT’S that time of year when football tipsters are asked by their editors for a half-term report on the season so far. When not unwrapping socks and ties, I’ve spent the past week or so looking at the situation at Man City. However,…
First published in the Racing & Football Outlook December 15-21, 2009 I LAST talked about Liverpool in the balmy days of late September and I was none too flattering about their prospects over the rest of the season. There’s nothing new in me pouring scorn on the club under Rafael Benitez, but what I didn’t…
IT WOULD be too easy this week to witter on endlessly about the World Cup draw and to mock the dumb and startled look Charlize Theron had fixed across her face. However, I’m going to swerve the talk of bright lights, summer fun and just why England won’t be good value for next summer’s jolly…
IT seems like only about a month ago that I looked at the chances of Portsmouth but, having gone back through my lovely new online Outlook Index archive, it was way back in August, at the start of the new season. Nearly four months later, having recommended backing them to drop at around 6-4 on…