World Cup 2014 – Brazil vs Holland preview Brazil (11/10) and Holland (23/10), who contest a 3rd place play-off on Saturday 12th July, will both be bitterly disappointed by the nature of their respective World Cup exits. Whilst Holland were able to hold Argentina for 120 minutes prior to losing a penalty shootout, Brazil were walloped by a… Read More »
It’s Channel 4’s Cup Triple Whammy day, as they show the Bunbury, John Smith and July Cups. How good is that? In fact, it is a great day’s racing and one that really gets my juices flowing. I’ve told TGL to put the champagne on ice as we are going to be celebrating tonight. We shall start Oop… Read More »
World Cup 2014 semi-final 2 – Argentina vs Holland 9th July Argentina (odds on 8/13 to qualify) and Holland (6/5), who meet in Wednesday’s semi-final at Sao Paulo, have a rich World Cup rivalry to say the least. In 8 previous World Cup matches between the sides, Argentina have won just 1, the 1978 final on home turf.… Read More »
World Cup 2014 Semi final 1 – Brazil vs Germany 8th July Tuesday’s semi-final between Brazil and Germany, both 10/11 to qualify, will be only the 2nd time these footballing powerhouses have met in a World Cup – the first being the 2002 final which Brazil won 2-0. Although the game has been billed as a clash of… Read More »
It’s Old Newton Cup day at Haydock and I believe the winner will be found in the words of Paul Daniel’s famous catchphrase “That’s Magic”. There are some compelling stats for this very old race and they lead us in one direction – Magic Hurricane. In the last 10 years 8 of the winners have been 4 year… Read More »
It’s a unique Money in the Bank night on WWE tonight and I’m expecting the King of Swing – Cesaro – to be crowned “The new WWE World Heavyweight Champion”. This is going to be a fascinating battle, with the titles hung above the ring and the competitors having to climb up a ladder to grab the belts.… Read More »
I really want to start collecting art and become a Picture Dealer! Yes that was a corny introduction today I admit and I apologise for it. However, the sentiment behind it is that today’s nap is Picture Dealer in the 14.05 at Newcastle. This horse has good fast ground form and this is the first time this season… Read More »
To find the winner of Big Brother 2014, I suggest we go biblical. Ok so what do I mean by that opening statement? Well the winner of BB 2014 will be found in the bible. And why? Well let me run through the competitors and it will become obvious. So in alphabetical order we have: Ash, Ashleigh, Chris,… Read More »
Royal Ascot 2014 is set to finish with a bang and the 2 big 6f sprints are the highlights. Some days, you really cannot believe what you find when you look at the betting. Today is one of those days. Unfortunately for TGL, she got covered in Cheerios as I splurted them out when she told me the… Read More »
Does Spain’s lifeless performance in the World Cup 2014 mark the end of an era? Many have pitched Spain’s calamitous World Cup campaign as the end of an era; and even after the initial shock fades, the pain dulls and some perspective is gained there may well be truth to that statement. Certainly, they will have to work… Read More »
