Football 12/13

[The Camel]

Great shout, that.

I'm a spurs fan so can hardly comment on fans who say it's definitely their year, but Liverpool are a joke. They'll do well for top six.

What about @rs£nal? They have all but lost RVP to united and Song wants out, too. Lots of different sorts of markets but how about the handicap market?

13-1 for Wenger and his wanderers to win the league with a 12pt headstart on betfair. That looks like a good lay to me, albeit with my reservations on locking up money, plus the fact you're locking up more for the lay.

Wenger did an absolute miracle last year to get our squad into third place in the league which when combined with the miracle of RVP having a virtual injury-free season for the first time in six years would have been an astonomically priced double.

Not only that but we had four or five weeks in the middle of the season with all four of our full-backs out with fairly to very serious injuries. And that occurred after we had lost Cesc and Nasri in an acrimonious and turbulent pre-season.

We have had had a very productive summer in the transfer market with Giroud, Podolski and Cazorla already secured, all proven international payers in their prime, and two of them just happen to be left-footed attackers . Song is under contract until 2015 so if anyone wants him he won't be going on the cheap and we have a ready-made replacement in Coquelin and Frimpong not far behind.

Our squad looks to have some real depth and experience for the upcoming season for the first time in a few years. I'm optimistic.

RVP alone > Podolski and Giroud together though.

I couldn't be with Arse, Spurs, Newcastle at current prices for the Top 4 with stolen money.

Kinda like Lolerpool at the price. I love Rodgers and the way he plays football. If Suarez stats well, he could be unstoppable.

Think there could be a real surprise in the Top 4 this year.

Everton maybe? Sunderland at a huge price?

[Chompy]

Thoughts on these?

Vardy top leicester gs 5/1
Jutkiewicz top boro gs 5/1
Morison top norwich gs 4/1
Maguire top Wednesday gs 5/1

Where you get these prices Jose?

[The Camel]

Does anyone know roughly how long into the season the bookies keep each way 1/4 1,2,3,4 on the Golden Boot?

[Tal]

Oh God you're not one of them are you?

Do you not remember my soul-reading you as a spud when you first started posting on tikay's diary a few months ago after you made a disparaging comment about AW?

Ah yes.

I have said a lot worse about him than that, mind.

Tbf as for a soul read, spotting the spurs fan who singles out the demon headmaster isn't exactly calling down a triple-barrel with jack high!  

I'm sure we could do this all season, so I'm going to put my sword down for now.

It is difficult for me not to look at the markets without lily white spectacles, but I really believe your boys massively overachieved last season. The squad looks more solid and together now than it has for a few seasons, but I don't think it has anywhere near the quality.

Podolski will be interesting as the Prem game will go one of two ways for him. He should fit in well to your system and obv is a quality footballer. He has huge boots to fill tho.

Frimpong is not a footballer. He looked at home in that wolves midfield with Carl Henry.

We'll both finish above Liverpool tho IMO.

[rfgqqabc]

Think the end of season improvements Liverpool showed and new manager could make them really underrated, still not sure where to back them though.

[77dave]

I got tipped Northampton to grab promotion this season, by a scout of theirs.

They have a small squad but good quality for this level.

[The Camel]

I got tipped Northampton to grab promotion this season, by a scout of theirs.

They have a small squad but good quality for this level.

Like Boothroyd as a manager.

Shocked he's dropped so low in the leagues.

Wouldn't be surprised if he built a good team at this level.

[maldini32]

Ive bought Reading's points at 36.

And Barca at 7/2 for Champions league.

[redarmi]

Thoughts on these?

Vardy top leicester gs 5/1
Jutkiewicz top boro gs 5/1
Morison top norwich gs 4/1
Maguire top Wednesday gs 5/1

Don't really like Jutziewicz for top Boro.  It isn't a bad price as such but I watched a lot of Boro last year and he just didn't look particularly good and all things being equal Curtis Main will get a fair amount of time on the field and if it is as sub it will probably be at the Jukes expense.

[Josedinho]

Thoughts on these?

Vardy top leicester gs 5/1
Jutkiewicz top boro gs 5/1
Morison top norwich gs 4/1
Maguire top Wednesday gs 5/1

Where you get these prices Jose?

Victor. They have every championship team so let me know if there are any you fancy.
Considering Ings and Kermorgant and Ebanks-Blake too.

[Josedinho]

Thoughts on these?

Vardy top leicester gs 5/1
Jutkiewicz top boro gs 5/1
Morison top norwich gs 4/1
Maguire top Wednesday gs 5/1

Don't really like Jutziewicz for top Boro.  It isn't a bad price as such but I watched a lot of Boro last year and he just didn't look particularly good and all things being equal Curtis Main will get a fair amount of time on the field and if it is as sub it will probably be at the Jukes expense.

Thanks for the feedback. The few times I'd seen him I thought he looked a decent player. Was mostly for Cov tho so easy to stand out. Wanted to get against Emnes really but will leave it as I didn't know about Main so there iss competition for places I wasn't aware of.

[TightEnd]

The Vardy bet will depend on if Beckford leaves. I keep hearing he is being shopped around, his wages are too high, his attitude is wrong but no idea of the truth of it really

Vardy has played pre-season friendlies up front with either Nugent or Beckford, on the shoulder of the last defender and looked really sharp in the two I saw. Obviously his goalscoring record is special lower down the pyramid

At worst, Vardy starts the season on the bench

[TheChipPrince]

Vardy played wide of 3 at Fleetwood with licence to cut inside/diagonally at all times.  Coming from deeper he's dangerous, was hoping he would be a lot bigger than 25's for t/s, think he's v good.

[anthonyl]

Link of victor chandler top team scorer odds? can't find it anywhere on their site!

[anthonyl]

found it!

vicente 14/1 is crazy odds. he took the pen v reading in the friendly. ashley barnes missed our last pen v reading(in league) so looks like he could take over. takes every set piece, and has the best free kick in the champ on him. been playing upfront in pre season too (but CMS, Hoskins) injured....