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Who will be crowned the Leading Owner at the 2024 Cheltenham Festival?

Who will be crowned the Leading Owner at the 2024 Cheltenham Festival?

As the anticipation builds for the 2024 Cheltenham Festival, one of the biggest questions on the lips of racing enthusiasts and pundits alike is — who will emerge as the Leading Owner of this prestigious event?  Despite a myriad of contenders vying for glory across the four days, the battle for supremacy could be one-sided as one man tends to dominate proceedings at Prestbury Park — JP McManus.

Asian Cup 2024: Analysing the Favourites

Asian Cup 2024: Analysing the Favourites

Following the momentous FIFA World Cup 2022, Qatar is preparing to protect its title as the champion of Asian football by hosting the AFC Asian Cup 2023, which will include the top footballing nations from the vast continent.

7 Footballers with Unusual & Surprising Hobbies

7 Footballers with Unusual & Surprising Hobbies

When we think of footballers, we tend to imagine them showcasing their unique skills, scoring goals and entertaining millions of fans around the world, but beyond their athletic prowess, many footballers have hidden talents and interests that may surprise you.

5 Interesting Sports Betting History Facts

5 Interesting Sports Betting History Facts

Today, sports betting is one of the biggest entertainment branches in the world, with an estimated worth of $250 billion, but did you know that sports betting dates to ancient times? In this article, we look at some of the most interesting historical facts about sports betting.

What will be the stories of the 2022/23 season?

What will be the stories of the 2022/23 season?

With the World Cup now firmly in the rear-view mirror and Argentina installed as the new champions, the return of club football has brought relief to those fans whose national teams weren’t ever going to be competitive in Qatar.

Who Is the King of Football?

Who Is the King of Football?

Football is the most popular sport in the world, and it’s only natural for people to wonder which team is the best, but more importantly, which player is the best.

Best app for betting on soccer 2022

Best app for betting on soccer 2022

With the popularity of sports betting rising across the world — with some industry commentators even going so far as to describe it as a “gold rush” of sports betting — the number of operators setting up shop has exploded in recent years.

Neutralizing advantages

Neutralizing advantages

In the past, the usual process for the tipsters was to answer a set of questions in order to determine which bet they should suggest for a good prospect for success.

Betting on football in Ireland

Betting on football in Ireland

Some would say that Ireland is the land of Gaelic football but when it comes to sports betting, things aren’t much different compared to other parts of the world.

2021 Betting Sites Review: Best Asian Bookmakers

2021 Betting Sites Review: Best Asian Bookmakers

Using the best of something is always great but why would you choose Asian betting sites over European bookies? That’s because Asian sportsbooks: Offer the same capabilities as other Western betting sites but European bookmakers cannot provide the same features as Asian bookies.

Germany’s National Team after Joachim Loew

Germany’s National Team after Joachim Loew

In March 2021, after a 2-1 loss to North Macedonia in World Cup qualifying, Joachim Loew announced that he would step down from his role as Germany’s head coach following Euro 2020 after asking to end his contract early.

Euro 2020 Golden Boot Dark Horses

Euro 2020 Golden Boot Dark Horses

After gruelling domestic league campaigns taking place throughout Europe this season, there are plenty of online tipsters and football experts who are anticipating odds upsets galore this summer at the delayed Euro 2020.

How has Thomas Tuchel transformed Chelsea since taking over

How has Thomas Tuchel transformed Chelsea since taking over

Whilst Thomas Tuchel continues to pay his respects to former boss, Frank Lampard, for providing him with the foundations in which he has managed to build upon, there is no doubting that he has transformed Chelsea into the side that many would have expected them to be when the Premier League season had started.

How to watch football live streams on betting sites

How to watch football live streams on betting sites

There is not too much more a football betting enthusiast can ask for when they are able to watch a live stream of a game taking place, whilst also betting on the action as it happens! Indeed, there are many different sports betting operators that provide bettors with this facility now, as they continue to attract new members to use their services.

The Decline of the Homefield Advantage in Football

The Decline of the Homefield Advantage in Football

When it comes to betting on football, the home team advantage has a huge influence on odds, but what happens when there are no fans in the stadiums? The lack of fans has really shaken things up, with many of the biggest football leagues seeing a large decrease in home wins and bookmakers losing profits due to plenty of unpredictable outcomes.

How the Pandemic Affected the Sports Betting Industry

How the Pandemic Affected the Sports Betting Industry

The first wave of the novel coronavirus shut down major sports worldwide from March 2020, which significantly impacted those in the sports-gambling industry from the sportsbooks in Las Vegas casinos to online bookmakers as well as professional bettors who shifted their punts to table tennis and Belarusian football to simulated NFL games.

Has El Clásico lost its appeal?

Has El Clásico lost its appeal?

There was a time that the fixture between two of La Liga’s biggest and most successful clubs, Barcelona and Real Madrid, was the most highly-anticipated match in the European domestic football calendar.

Simple Betting Mantras

Simple Betting Mantras

With so much advice around how you should place bets, I wanted to write a post that contains what I'm calling simple betting mantas.

Best Goal Keeper Goals

Best Goal Keeper Goals

Goal keepers aren't known for their goal scoring capabilities, normally, but over the years there have been some absolutely amazing goals scored by keepers.

Is Leeds United’s Kalvin Phillips England’s next star midfielder?

Is Leeds United’s Kalvin Phillips England’s next star midfielder?

Leeds United are currently flying high at the summit of England’s second-tier, and if the latest Championship odds are anything to go by, then the Whites will be returning to the Premier League next season for the first time in 16 years, and as champions! However, the story of Leeds United’s return to the countries top-flight will be somewhat of a fairy tale for one player in particular, and that man is Kalvin Phillips.

La Liga Is Back

La Liga Is Back

June 11th saw the return of the worlds best La Liga players making their way back to the pitch to continue their post lockdown campaign to become La Liga champions.

When was football invented?

When was football invented?

So if you're a visitor to TFT, we're guessing that you already know what football is but to the non-initiated it's a team sport which involved two teams playing and trying to kick a ball in a set area to score a goal.

How much is Arsenal worth?

How much is Arsenal worth?

We’re only looking at financial value here so although Arsenal means everything to some of their fans, and Stan Kroenke has obvious genuine love for the club, the fans and literally everything in Holloway*, we won’t be trying to quantify either of those.

Football Books Info

Football Books Info

In troubling times with no sport, one would be forgiven for looking back on the past with a nostalgic sense of wonder.

How many players are allowed on a football team?

How many players are allowed on a football team?

Numbers of players allowed in football As stated in the Laws of the Game, set by the International Football Association Board (IFAB), a team is allowed a maximum of 11 players on the pitch at any time - one of whom must be a goalkeeper.

Kane the bait as Real look to Offload

Kane the bait as Real look to Offload

Two high-profile misfits currently sit in the Real Madrid squad, but could long-running questions over their future be resolved in the next transfer window? James Rodriguez has seemed surplus to requirements ever since he arrived at the Bernabeu while Gareth Bale’s role has been restricted to that of Super Sub in recent months.

Power Ranking the Top 6 Teams for World Cup 2022

Power Ranking the Top 6 Teams for World Cup 2022

2022 might seem like a long way off at the moment, but we are going to steam through a heavy schedules football over the next couple of years when you consider we have the rescheduled Euro 2021 to add to rearranged domestic and European club schedules.

COVID-19

COVID-19

All, As you know, there's nothing going on football-wise right now so I hope you'll forgive the non-football post I'm making.

Coronavirus

Coronavirus

As you are no doubt aware, coronavirus is a flu-like disease currently impacting a lot of people's lives.

Premier League’s top earners

Premier League’s top earners

Although the English Premier League is widely regarded as the best league in world football due to the competitive of the teams involved, as well as the worldwide audience, the players involved do not seem to be as well paid as those plying their trade elsewhere.

RIP Jens Carl - October 2019

RIP Jens Carl - October 2019

I'm extremely sad to announce that we've recently lost an integral part of the TFT team - a great man by the name of Jens Carl, who has helped the site for many years with his unrivalled coverage of the Swedish Allsvenskan.

Ticket Prices of La Liga Clubs Compared

Ticket Prices of La Liga Clubs Compared

If you’ve been wanting to attend a La Liga match but aren’t sure how much the tickets might cost, you’re probably in search of some ballpark figures that will give you an idea of what kind of budget you should set aside.

Asian Corner Betting

Asian Corner Betting

To fully understand Asian corner betting, it is essential to break down the concept into steps and consider the increasing benefits along the way.

Using Social Media when betting

Using Social Media when betting

Social media has impacted on most areas of our life, from the role of film stars to the power of the voice of influencers to the way politicians announce policies and opinions.

Horrifying Howlers: when refs lose the plot!

Horrifying Howlers: when refs lose the plot!

Who would be the person in the middle of the pitch with the black or green shirt? Who would dare carry the weight of the red and yellow card; the power to give a goal; the right to deliver a penalty in the last minute of a crucial game?  Only a foolish few take up the challenge, but only a few of these are foolish.

Champions League All-Time Top Scorers

Champions League All-Time Top Scorers

For over a decade now, the Messi v Ronaldo debate has been the forefront of the majority of football talk and one thing’s for sure, they’ve dominated the Champions League goalscoring charts.

Rivalries in Europe

Rivalries in Europe

Sometimes beating your main rival in a game where the outcome doesn’t really matter can mean more to you than beating another team in a game were the outcome is crucial.

10Bet

10Bet

You may have come across 10Bet from their sponsorship of Blackburn Rovers or West Bromwich Albion.

How To Get Started With Football Betting Odds

How To Get Started With Football Betting Odds

Thanks to a dramatic change in the laws surrounding online sports betting in the US back in May, it may not be long until the Canadian people will be able to benefit from the same perks and be able to enjoy the thrills of single-game-sport-betting.

Bankroll

Bankroll

In this post I want to walk through what it means when we say the term bankroll.

Secret Ideas of Becoming a Great Bettor

Secret Ideas of Becoming a Great Bettor

In case you're not an expert sports bettor then the thing you are most interested in is: what would it be a good idea to bet on? The vast majority of us don't have an ideal example of expected qualities producing best bets on our supercomputer, however, we can receive a comparative way to deal with give us a bound on every single bet.

Top Scorer Premier League

Top Scorer Premier League

Goalscoring form can be as unpredictable as anything within the football world, the two most reliable players in modern times (and possibly ever) have been Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Is 2018 the World Cup of the Underdog?

Is 2018 the World Cup of the Underdog?

A World Cup is always going to throw up a surprise or two, but is there anything more surprising than a German exit in the group stages? Previous winners have gone out at that stage before, often in the last few tournaments, but Germany? They are the epitome of a tournament team, so much so they are referred to they are referred to as Turniermannschaft back home, translated directly as "tournament team".

Manchester United setting up a big summer of spending

Manchester United setting up a big summer of spending

After finishing 19 points behind Manchester City in the 2017-18 title race and ending the season without any silverware, it looks like the Old Trafford hierarchy will be opening the chequebook during the next couple of months, as manager Jose Mourinho seeks to bolster his Manchester United squad with several quality additions.

BetBallers Review

BetBallers Review

BetBallers is a website with the aim of giving football betting punters all the information they need to have a better chance of winning.

Football Referees

Football Referees

Referees have always been a vital part of football and, in fact, the game couldn’t be played without them.

Italian Bookmakers

Italian Bookmakers

As many would expect, given the level of popularity of sports throughout the country, sports betting is completely legal and extremely popular in Italy.

Ugandan Bookmakers

Ugandan Bookmakers

Uganda has seen a growth within its economy in recent years and the capital, Kampala, has benefitted most from this boost.

Spanish Bookmakers

Spanish Bookmakers

Sports betting in Spain has been legal for more than forty years, although regulated online gambling has only been around since 2011.

Football Betting with Bitcoin

Football Betting with Bitcoin

It may shock you to know that I have a bit of a life outside of maintaining The Footy Tipster, one of the things I am interested in is cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, etc.

Polish Bookmakers

Polish Bookmakers

From the end of World War 2 until 1989, Poland was a communist country under the rule of the Soviet Union.

Irish Bookmakers

Irish Bookmakers

Sports betting in Ireland has seen a boom in recent years, with an estimated 12% of Irish adults visiting a betting shop weekly and 2% now regularly betting online.

British Bookmakers

British Bookmakers

Sports betting in the United Kingdom is big business, and this is reflected by the number of betting shops and online bookmakers spread across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

SEASON interview

SEASON interview

Earlier this year I was approached by SEASON to answer questions relating to women and football betting.

The Greatest Team

The Greatest Team

Throughout our “Anatomy of a Successful Football Team” series, we have looked at what it takes to build a team capable of achieving continuing success.

Matched Betting v Punting

Matched Betting v Punting

We all want to make a profit on our bets which raises the question, why do we punt our bets when we can make a profit matched betting? If you haven’t heard of matched betting or unsure of exactly how it works, I’ll explain it a little.

The history of football

The history of football

Football, known as soccer in some countries, is a popular sport with millions of spectators all over the world paying to watch their favourite players every day.

Arsenal

Arsenal

I’m completely amazed at Arsenal’s, and Arsene Wenger’s, fall from grace.

Spread Betting

Spread Betting

Spread betting is ever-increasing in popularity, although it’s still hard to understand for most.

The English FA

The English FA

Today I witnessed a Football Association spokesman say “we’re not discussing a winter break in any way”.

Sports Betting

Sports Betting

Sports betting is constantly increasing in popularity, with ways in which people can bet always growing.

Who will win the Premier League next season?

Who will win the Premier League next season?

If the 2015/16 season provided us with a strong candidate for ‘greatest sporting shock ever’ as Claudio Ranieri’s Leicester finished top of the pile, 2016/17 was more like ‘business as usual’ as Chelsea overcame a slow start to grind their way into what turned out to be an unassailable lead and lift their fifth Premier League trophy.

What is 1X2 Betting?

What is 1X2 Betting?

Many inexperienced punters, or those who are new to sports betting, may find themselves looking at the available markets and asking, what is 1X2 betting? Well, 1X2 betting is mostly popular in football and involves betting on the result in a match with three possible outcomes, which are home win, away win, and draw.

Double Chance Betting

Double Chance Betting

A double chance bet on football gives the punter more chance of winning by allowing them to cover two of the three possible outcomes on a match.

Ronaldo & Messi

Ronaldo & Messi

I doubt I could accurately describe the brilliance we’ve all seen from these two freaks of nature.

Attacking Midfielder Interview

Attacking Midfielder Interview

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Stefan, who amongst other things runs Attacking Midfielder, a football blog where he shares his opinions on football, with a heavy focus on the English Premier League.

Betting tips for the Summer

Betting tips for the Summer

The summer can be a rather boring period of the year for football punters, especially a summer when there are no major international events, like a World Cup or a European Championship.

Discrimination in Football

Discrimination in Football

As a white bloke in his 30s I understand that my experience of racism and discrimination is going to be nothing compared to others, does that preclude me from having an opinion? I hope not but I’ll let you be the judge.

The Beautiful Game

The Beautiful Game

It’s easy to start writing an article when something has pushed your buttons, we all enjoy having a rant about football.

English Fragility?

English Fragility?

I originally wrote this title without the question mark, but as I type a few English players are making me reconsider my position – there’s a long way to go but perhaps we’re heading in the right direction.

Unsung Heroes

Unsung Heroes

The PFA Award nominees have been confirmed and the winners will be announced on 23 April.

Managerial Stubbornness

Managerial Stubbornness

They have their “philosophies” and we’re all supposed to be impressed with their commitment to how they go about their business.

Premier League Decline

Premier League Decline

Between 2005 and 2012 the English Premier League boasted at least one Champions League finalist in all but one season, impressive.

Online Fantasy Football Rankings and Betting Tips

Online Fantasy Football Rankings and Betting Tips

Get to Grips with Fantasy Football Rankings and Betting Tips Rate yourself as a person who has his head on his shoulders when it comes to knowing the game of football? Why not take that knowledge to the world of Fantasy Football and create your own Premier League dream team? You can put together the ultimate football team, and set that team up against teams created by your friends, or other players countrywide, and see how you fare.

Tipster Interviews

Tipster Interviews

Over the years we've done some amazing tipster interviews and we've collected a wealth of information which we have shared in the individual interviews.

Accumulators vs Singles/Doubles

Accumulators vs Singles/Doubles

I’ve been asked to put something together to address the differentials between accumulator betting and singles betting, so below is what I’ve come up with to try and help the betting world make progress, I've provocatively called it Accumulators vs Singles/Doubles! In essence, I think that there is room for both accumulators and singles in football betting, as long as the bettor understands that accumulators are there for fun, not specifically to make money.

Cheltenham Festival

Cheltenham Festival

Why would a football tipster website want to talk to you about the Cheltenham Festival? Well just because football is the best sport on the planet doesn't mean that folk don't enjoy betting on other sports.

Thank You

Thank You

2016 has been an interesting year for The Footy Tipster and I wanted to write a very quick post thanking you all for sticking with us! Over the course of the year we've been able to; Redesign the website, making it faster and easier for more people to use Reduce the cost of membership by removing VAT Accept card payments without needing a PayPal account Unfortunately we had to stop accepting Western Union payments due to an incredibly high amount of time wasting happening Allowed tips to be sorted by kick off time (thanks to several users who suggested this) Launched a personal tips section A load of other stuff which I should have written down at the time! We couldn't have done any of it without the continued support of our members and visitors.

UEFA Europa League draw – thoughts

UEFA Europa League draw – thoughts

Bear in mind that this tournament becomes more interesting at this stage of the season as teams have a pretty good idea of where they’re going to finish in their domestic leagues, and some will start to prioritise this competition.

Has anybody seen Gurs?

Has anybody seen Gurs?

  [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="323"] Has anybody seen Gurs?[/caption]   Last seen skipping toward the bookies, early on Sunday morning.

UEFA Champions League Draw

UEFA Champions League Draw

We’ll make another blog post after the draw has been undertaken, but my question to any viewers is this; is there a specific match you’d like to see occur from this draw? Or do you have in mind a full list of who you’d like to be paired with each other? If so, feel free to post it in the comments section! Below is a draw that I’d like to see when it’s completed next week: Paris Saint-Germain vs Bv09 Borussia Dortmund PSG are going to get better under Emery as time goes by.

Chapecoense

Chapecoense

The first thing I saw on Facebook this morning through my sleep-filled eyes was a BBC headline, revealing that the plane carrying the Chapecoense team from Brazil to Colombia (via Bolivia) had crashed.

Paul Pogba

Paul Pogba

I’ve seen a lot of discussions and opinions and press articles about Manchester United’s signing of Paul Pogba, so I thought it was about time I added my own spin on whether it was a worthwhile bit of business etc.

Carlos Tevez

Carlos Tevez

What makes a player great? Is it talent? Trophies? Breaking records? I think it can vary between all of the afore-mentioned, but the case I’d like to look at today is that of a certain Carlos Tevez.

Gazzetta Football Italia

Gazzetta Football Italia

Golazoooooooooooooooooooooooo! How many of you used to watch Gazzetta Football Italia on Channel 4 in the 90s? I did – and I miss it, even now! I miss everything from the cheesy intro music, to James Richardson, updating the world from a café.

English Premier League - Best Strikers?

English Premier League - Best Strikers?

If you had to pick just three English Premier League strikers as the greatest since its founding, who would you go for? There have been plenty of outstanding strikers to have played in this competition, so it’s certainly not a decision to make lightly.

English Premier League - Deteriorating?

English Premier League - Deteriorating?

Is it just me, or is the state of English football rapidly deteriorating? People can say that it’s the “best league in the world” as much as they want to, but I’m starting to not believe that.

New Website

New Website

We are very excited to welcome you to our new website! Over the last while, a team of amazing designers and developers have been working around the clock to make the best possible experience for you.

Keeping track of your winnings

Keeping track of your winnings

Today I want to talk about keeping track of your winnings, I am going to explain why I think it is important and also dig into some tools you can use to track your bets.

Ask us your questions!

Ask us your questions!

Soon we will be publishing an article answering in depth any questions you would like about either football betting (in general or specific terms) or the running of this football betting website.

Interview with PFS

Interview with PFS

Next up on our quest to interview the web's top tipsters we have spoken to PFS, you can find out more about them on their official site (Toby Note: Sadly defunct now), check out their free tips and follow them on Twitter.

Bye Bye Facebook

Bye Bye Facebook

Today I went to update something on our Facebook page and I received a notice that the page had been unpublished.

Getting Good Team Information

Getting Good Team Information

In previous posts I have mentioned that being well informed before you make your football bet will lead to safer bets and ultimately more money for you.

This week's football

This week's football

This is a guest post by Bet365 – We love working with them and nice little updates like this cement the fact they get as excited about football as we do.

Picking the right online bookmakers

Picking the right online bookmakers

There are so many online bookmakers vying for your business, which one should you be trusting with your money? In this post I want to address what I think you should be looking for and give some suggestions as to who I use.

Great Football Betting Twitter accounts to follow

Great Football Betting Twitter accounts to follow

Twitter is a great resource for football betting, but with so many accounts on there who should you be following? New accounts are always being created and people do end up abandoning their accounts over time, but here are some of our favourite accounts at the moment along with their twitter bios; Betting Helpers – We are the betting helpers, ask us anything about betting and we'll find you the answer! Want the best free bets? Just visit the website Mondogoal – Play Daily Fantasy EPL, MLS, Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 right now @Mondogoal! Cash prizes awarded daily (you can find out more about Mondogoal by checking out our interview with one of their staff!) Claudiu Pasnicu – I offer football picks most of them.

Why we don't give out free trials

Why we don't give out free trials

One of the most common questions we get emailed from people excited to become members goes along the lines of; "Can you give me a couple of days for free or some free tips so I know you aren't scammers".

The top Memes of 2014

The top Memes of 2014

I thought it would be fun to follow up our look back at TFT's 2014 with a look at some of the top football related memes of 2014! I have been saving these throughout the year from various places and figured I would share them in one big post for you to enjoy.

The Footy Tipster's 2014 Year in Review

The Footy Tipster's 2014 Year in Review

Happy New Year! As is the custom on many websites I wanted to start the year off by looking back at how we did in 2014, hopefully you find it interesting! In Football The biggest event in 2014 had to have been the World Cup, there were tonnes of upsets and unexpected results, which lead to Nial questioning if Brazil 2014 was the most unpredictable World Cup ever! It also lead to me posting some of the best Suarez pictures on the internet after he bit someone during the competition.

Fantasy Football partner

Fantasy Football partner

We know a lot of you really love Fantasy Football, and it was with this in mind that we decided to partner with a great company called Mondogoal.

Beginners Guide to Football Betting

Beginners Guide to Football Betting

This is a beginners guide to football betting, written by a beginner! You might not know this about me, but whilst Ian is a football betting expert with a long history of placing football bets, I am not! I know the web and how to make things on it, but I don’t know a lot about football.

We are now more secure!

We are now more secure!

I have just pushed a change to force the site to be used using https:// More Secure Football Betting Even though we were never not secure it is always good to be thinking about your security and safety online, adding what we call in the business an SSL certificate helps to stop hackers listening in on what you are doing on the site.

Interview with The Footy Tipster member Chuck!

Interview with The Footy Tipster member Chuck!

Today I am interviewing Chuck, he is a paid member of The Footy Tipster, I thought it would be interesting to ask him some questions about football betting! Toby – Thanks so much for doing this interview, can you let us know a little about yourself? Chuck – Hello my name is Chuck, 24 year old from the USA, currently reside north of Detroit, Michigan.

Interview with George from Bettify

Interview with George from Bettify

Recently I got chatting with George, the developer behind Bettify, amongst other things Bettify has a great selection of tools for people who want to run the maths on their bets! Toby — For people who don’t know you could you give us a quick background into who you are? George — I’m programmer by profession and running Bettify is both hobby and part time job for me.

Fixed Football Matches

Fixed Football Matches

When I first started this site with Ian way back when I was completely new to football betting and some of the terms really confused me! One such term was fixed football matches.

Betting Forums

Betting Forums

I have posted before about a couple of great Reddit football betting boards that are worth checking out, in this post I want to talk about some betting forums that seem to be well liked online.

Football Betting Tips Today

Football Betting Tips Today

I wanted to write up a quick article called Football Betting Tips Today were I discuss the importance of getting your football betting tips early, but not too early! We have a policy at The Footy Tipster of putting our betting tips up at shortly after midnight on the day that the tip is for.

What is an online bookmaker?

What is an online bookmaker?

Today I wanted to make a quick post to answer the question what is an online bookmaker, people who have been betting for a while will know exactly what the answer is, but we all have to start somewhere and The Footy Tipster wants to be open to help people of all levels! What is a bookmaker? A bookmaker is a person or company who accepts bets made by people, typically they will offer a range of bets but at its most simple on a given football match they will have odds for team A winning, team B winning or a draw.

Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Scocco

Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Scocco

On Monday morning, before the chaos of Friday's Transfer Deadline Day, Sunderland quietly announced that they had signed the 28-year-old Argentine international Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Scocco, from Brazillian side Internacional for £3million.

Brentford need some support

Brentford need some support

One of our long term users and friend of the site Paddy emailed us this morning to see if we would help sign a petition to help his club Brentford - of course I was more than happy to but I always wanted to share the link along and share with you why Brentford need help.

Interview with Simon from Betting Kingdom

Interview with Simon from Betting Kingdom

Today I am continuing on my interview binge by interviewing Simon from Betting Kingdom, Simon works crazy hard insuring that all the tipsters on his site are posting top notch information for their visitors.

New Blog!

New Blog!

We have decided that one thing The Footy Tipster was missing was a blog, so we made one! We are going to use the blog for a couple of things, one of them is to keep you fine folk updated on the latest features and things we are working on with the site, we also might share some unique insights into the decision making that goes on in the site.

New Mobile Site

New Mobile Site

We were getting some complaints about how the site looked and acted when you looked at it on your phone.

Monday

Monday

Hey guys, You may have seen no update today and been like "Where's Ian - is he dead?!" and to be fair, that's pretty much the only way this site is not updated, one way or another.

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve

Many thanks to all of you for your festive wishes yesterday, guys - we appreciate it! Indeed, I'd like to take this opportunity to wish the best for all of you for Christmas, New Year, and beyond.

Egypt vs Italy

Egypt vs Italy

My chosen game today is the Confederations Cup encounter between surprise package Egypt and surprised package Italy.

Argentines use 'free-kick' spray

Argentines use 'free-kick' spray

I found this on the BBC website, and thought I would share; The Argentine Football Association is to introduce an aerosol spray to stop defenders creeping closer to the ball during a free-kick.

Emerging Talent

Emerging Talent

I thought I'd make a post not related to picks to highlight some of the emerging talents around the world.

Some sides are just shit

Some sides are just shit

aren't they? I mean, what kind of team loses 4-1 at home to Kayserispor? Yes, you're absolutely right, nobody should be able to participate in such a ridiculous result.

Eastern European Teams

Eastern European Teams

I've been pondering this subject for some time now and I still can't make up my mind, so I'll ask you all and see what your opinions are.