An obviously interesting set of results last night most notably the game at St James’. My immediate analysis is that:- A/Spurs fans should calm down. That result makes the title no more likely but second place does become a more distinct possibility. B/ While the title is City’s to lose the margin of error makes…
Posts Tagged ‘ Manchester United ’
VALUE LIES WITH UNITED AT THE TOP
First published in Racing & Football Outlook December 27, 2011-January 2, 2012 We might not yet be quite at the halfway stage in this season’s Premier League but that’s no reason not to take a whistle-stop tour through the significant parts of the division to assess what’s changed since August, and, more importantly, the significance…
ANOTHER YEAR OF UNITED ON TOP
First published in Racing & Football Outlook August 9-15, 2011 IN RECENT seasons I’ve adopted a safety-first policy in the Premier League outright market by coming down heavily in favour of the status quo by making a combined bet on both Man United and Chelsea to win the title. However, the trick in maintaining the…
WHY COMPETITIVE IS MISTAKEN FOR WEAK
First published in Racing & Football Outlook April 12-18, 2011 As the season approaches its conclusion, I’ve been seeing more and more comments to the effect that this has been one of the weakest Premier League seasons on record. I’ve never been quite sure what is meant by most of those comments – in the…
EVERYTHING STILL POINTS TO UNITED
First published in Racing & Football Outlook February 1-7, 2011 I’ve written before about how the order in which things happen can have a major psychological impact on how people interpret events. This is despite the fact that, in punting terms, the only thing that ultimately matters is how things end. Imagine, for example, two bets. The first…
BACK UNITED TO PROFIT FROM CHELSEA PROBLEMS
First published in Racing and Football Outlook Dec 7-13 2010 I’m going to try to put aside my anger at the utterly shameful decision in Zurich last week to concentrate on matters domestic and the unfolding situation in the Premier League. After Chelsea failed to win for a fourth match in succession, to leave them…
CITIZENS NOT CERTAIN FOR TOP FOUR SPOT
First published in Racing & Football Outlook November 9-15, 2010 It’s inevitable that Man City would take up a fair amount of our brain power this season but I’m surprised that I haven’t looked at their situation/plight – delete as applicable – in this column since the start of the season. Back in August, it didn’t take much,…
HARD TO QUIBBLE WITH BARCA’S RATING
First published in Racing & Football Outlook March 23-29, 2010 THE received wisdom of last Friday’s Champions League draw was to immediately downplay the chances of the remaining English sides in the competition, namely Arsenal and Man United. While the chances of an all-English final receded after the exit of Chelsea and in the aftermath…