Easter weekend found a few casualties, and a few winners, but not as many as we usually find on the biggest weekend for domestic football of the year. Footbet’s editor – a former English Leagues editor for ESPN, takes a look at all three lower leagues and picks out the best bets for the final month of the season, including a 25/1 shot
We used to have the big four, which now seems to have morphed into the big eight (or is it just three now). Anyway, the gaps started to form with the inception of the Premier League in 1992. Since then, the aftershocks have affected football in England to the nth degree. But where is the gap now, and what does this disjointed atmosphere mean for the future of the game. Sean Smith reports…
In Michael Owen, Manchester United have broken two of their own golden rules: one of which was only put in place about a month ago. The former Newcastle United striker is 30 a full four years over Man Utd’s self imposed limit for transfer targets. And they have also broken another golden rule in going [...]
As is always the case in the Championship, much of the significant transfer moves revolve around the clubs relegated from the Premiership. There could be quite a battle at the bottom, although it is difficult to see Blackpool remaining a Championship club, despite the tenacious spirit of new boss Ian Holloway….
