Nick is a 36 year old freelance writer from Nottingham with a wide range of sports writing experience. His areas of expertise extend to a wide range of sports and betting topics including football, cricket, golf, rugby and tennis. Nick's specialist area is in European and international football, and he's an expert on the Dutch Eredivisie, attending matches whenever possible. He also closely follows the Scandinavian leagues, Ligue 1, La Liga and the Bundesliga and is an expert on the FIFA World Cup. Nick lives with four cats, all of whom regularly contribute to his articles with their expert selections and advice.

Six Nations 2012 – Ireland v Wales preview

They were two of the most attractive teams in last autumn’s World Cup and both Wales and Ireland made plenty of friends in New Zealand for their style of play and their excellent results.
Wales edged the meeting in October but the pair meet again on Sunday in their first Six Nations match of 2012. It promises to be a great game. (more…)

Posted in Rugby Betting, Six Nations Betting

Football

It’s FA Cup fourth round weekend and the main match features two of football’s oldest rivals as Liverpool welcome Manchester United to Anfield on Saturday lunchtime. The home side are unbeaten this season in the Premier League but have drawn seven of their eleven games. United seem capable of grinding out results and are 7/4 to make the fifth round. A draw at 11/5 might be the best call. (more…)

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Six Nations 2012 – France v Italy preview

France proved almost everyone wrong by reaching the World Cup Final last autumn and came within a couple of points of winning the tournament for the first time.
The tournament favourites kick off their 2012 Six Nations campaign with a home tie against Italy. (more…)

Posted in Rugby Betting, Six Nations Betting

2012 Six Nations preview

So, after the All Blacks finally won the World Cup for a second time, the attention of the rugby world moves to the Northern Hemisphere for the 118th annual championship featuring Europe’s top teams.

With Friday night matches having been shelved, the Six Nations matches return to their traditional Saturday and Sunday spots for what promises to be an open tournament. (more…)

Posted in Rugby Betting, Six Nations Betting

Weekly Betting Tips

Football

There are a couple of belting matches to look forward to this weekend as four of this season’s ‘big five’ meet on Sunday.

First up, Manchester City provide the biggest test of Spurs’ Premier League title credentials so far as the two sides meet at Eastlands. It’s arguably the perfect time to be playing City considering they are missing several key players through injury, suspension and international call-ups. Spurs can take a giant stride towards their first league title in decades with a win at 3/1, but I fancy the home side to prevail at 10/11. (more…)

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