Friday Issue #16 (30th May 2008) "Some bookmakers like to put up 'special bets' to attract publicity and try not to let anyone actually get a bet on. I received an email from one bookmaker this week, and I hope they are not trying the same scam. If not, they may be offering the bet of the season by quoting 33/1 that neither Kenwyne Jones nor Dean Ashton will score in the England v Trinidad match Okay, England should score against Trinidad and Ashton is likely to get a run out. But Jones won't find it easy to score in the game - I'd make him about 1/ 3 NOT to score, so by taking this bet you'll effectively be getting 25/1 about Ashton failing to score - which is ridiculous. If you can get on, do so, the odds are a mile wrong and should be under 3/1. It will be worth opening an account with his company just to get on this bet - let us know if you manage to do so." BET: FOOTBALL: Neither Kenwyne Jones nor Dean Ashton to score in England/Trinidad & Tobago friendly (June 2008): WIN @ 33/1
Friday Issue #41 (21st November 2008) "WAY BACK IN THE SUMMER we advised having a few quid on tennis player Laura Robson to win the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year at 11/10. She won the Junior Wimbledon Tournament, and has now joined the pro circuit and picked up another tournament win along the way. She saw off the challenge of diver Tom Daley who had a mixed Olympics, and her odds are now as short as 1/7, so you should be able to lay off if you wish, as she does now have a genuine challenger in Eleanor Simmonds, the teenage Paralympian swimming sensation who won two Golds. She is currently an 8/1 chance with Hills and at that price, I advise having a saver at least on her, as this award is not chosen by a public vote, but by a panel, mainly of youngsters who may be more inclined to opt for Eleanor, who has had to overcome adversity to achieve, over what they may regard as a more privileged path to the top for Laura. The 8/1 looks too big and Eleanor may well pull off a shock victory." BET: SPORT: Eleanor Simmonds to win Young Sports Personality of the Year 2008: WIN @ 8/1
Friday Issue #68 (12th June 2009) "INTERESTING FIGHT this weekend between one of the most popular fighters around at the moment, Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto, and the under-rated Joshua Clottey. The former is favourite and the perceived wisdom is he will box rings around his opponents for a points victory. That may well be the resulting scenario, but it is an odds-on chance , so I figure it is worth taking a chance at the 11/4 available with Ladbrokes that Cotto can box the ambition out of the Ghanaian and stop him before the end of the scheduled 12 rounder. BET: BOXING: Miguel Cotto to stop Joshua Clottey before the 12th Round in their World Title bout this weekend (Saturday 13th June): WIN @ 11/4
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