tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002225789869039342012-02-10T10:44:19.723ZA guide to betting on English football, especially the lower divisions, where I believe the value lies. I am a football writer and journalist who regularly covers games in England, so I will pass on some first hand insights and gossip that you won't get anywhere else.Lowlife Hacknoreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500222578986903934.post-74522756055929261292009-09-04T14:02:00.004+01:002009-09-04T14:15:41.077+01:00

A suggestion for what should hopefully be a short price double this weekend. I would be confident that Mansfield Town have enough to see off Grays at the Recreation Ground, with ToteSport offering the best odds of 10/11. Add that to the over 2.5 goals on Cheltenham v Dagenham & Redbridge, both of whom score regularly and concede often enough, especially in the case of the Robins. That is also

Lowlife Hacknoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500222578986903934.post-16194475060114189412009-09-04T13:51:00.004+01:002009-09-04T14:00:52.297+01:00

With apologies for the delay, here's my trip report from Luton v Crawley. Yes, you can't beat the entrance to the away end (left) though I am not a Crawley fan.Ultimately Luton won with something to spare but it's difficult to analyse the game in the long term. Luton did look strong going forward as you would expect (and the home fans were also pretty demanding) as you would also expect, feeling

Lowlife Hacknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500222578986903934.post-15964589091727840082009-09-01T00:52:00.006+01:002009-09-01T01:14:33.502+01:00

So far this blog has been focused on mainly League One and League Two in our English Football Betting journey. So it's time we dipped into Division Five, the Football Conference, or to keep the sponsors happy, the Blue Square Premier. No league really has quite such an imbalance between it's biggest and smallest clubs as Luton and manager Mick Harford (above) take on Hayes & Yeading, who can

Lowlife Hacknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500222578986903934.post-61848941985221280662009-08-27T16:59:00.007+01:002009-08-27T17:16:33.264+01:00

Ok, Sven was one thing, and we wondered about just good his knowledge of Macclesfield's back four might be (it's better as apparently he was seen at Moss Rose, albeit not till after kick off). Kaspar Schmeichel was another - a talented young goalkeeper who might have some re-sale value if things don't go according to plan, but when Sol Campbell (left) signs for Notts County I feel as if I have to

Lowlife Hacknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500222578986903934.post-38257394647387405962009-08-25T13:01:00.005+01:002009-08-25T15:57:15.003+01:00

Carling Cup Second Round tonight then, and I am off to see Wolves v Swindon for my own amusement, rather than in a non-paying capacity. From an English Football Betting point of view though, the games are a nightmare, with team changes guaranteed. For example, both Gillingham and Blackburn are making changes. Gillingham, because they lost to Hartlepool - Blackburn, because they are a Premier

Lowlife Hacknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500222578986903934.post-49648625339141717472009-08-23T10:31:00.009+01:002009-08-27T17:16:03.239+01:00

My trip to see Brighton v Stockport brought unexpected levels of drama, entertainment and even a little long term intrigue. The basic facts are Stockport won 4-2, but the game included three red cards, two penalties (one saved) and some of the best goals you will see among the lower leagues. More on Stockport in a minute, but to Brighton first.Brighton's squad looks good in theory, with plenty of

Lowlife Hacknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500222578986903934.post-76463822219709489792009-08-21T17:35:00.005+01:002009-08-27T15:35:59.261+01:00

So the weekend is almost upon us, what potential bets are there out there? I have to say they are a nasty looking bunch of games this weekend - unlike midweek where there were some standouts. The best value strikes me as the over 2.5 goals on the Notts County v Dagenham & Redbridge game. Both sides have good strikers and a knack of scoring, while County have been missing some players in defence.

Lowlife Hacknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500222578986903934.post-22563637018487776002009-08-20T23:22:00.004+01:002009-08-20T23:33:01.678+01:00

If you like trawling the blogosphere - and I guess if you are here you must have some interest, then I am intrigued by a site called Alpha Inventions that just throws up the latest blog posts from wherever they happened to be posted and whatever they might be on. It's the blog lottery and it's strangely compelling!

Lowlife Hacknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500222578986903934.post-22302513142466301702009-08-20T15:27:00.005+01:002009-08-20T15:45:20.872+01:00

Reversing the slide in Southampton's fortunes is not going to be easy. The Saints were well beaten at Swindon on Tuesday (losing 1-0) despite the manager's protestations to the contrary, and forums are jammed packed full of demands for new defenders in particular.Well the worst might be over, judging by three signings in the past 10 days or so. The first, Rickie Lambert, is already settling in

Lowlife Hacknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500222578986903934.post-33140732298106155732009-08-19T10:59:00.009+01:002009-08-21T18:18:29.462+01:00

On Tuesday night I took in Millwall - against Oldham - at The Den. Millwall won 2-0 but were made to work hard for it. After making the play-offs last season I don't expect them to be too far away. I always like the way Kenny Jackett sets up his sides - I have seen his Millwall and Swansea sides a frew times - they never look likely to do something stupid, or get opened up defensively and as

Lowlife Hacknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500222578986903934.post-17637112026137741212009-08-17T11:17:00.009+01:002009-08-20T23:02:42.060+01:00

Taking a look at Leagues One, Two and the Conference (I am a bit of a luddite when it comes to the name Blue Square Premier) let's take a look at after three games as to who is doing as well as you might expect - and perhaps as significantly as badly.League One:On the up: Huddersfield Town - as they should be having spent heavily over the past eight or nine months. They have impressive squad

Lowlife Hacknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500222578986903934.post-19231650316472348272009-08-15T19:51:00.010+01:002009-08-19T14:00:02.467+01:00

My first trip of the season has taken me to the East - East London to be precise to see Leyton Orient & Oldham square off in League One. Oldham came away with the win but the game showed the more challenging side of lower division English football betting.All three goals (Oldham won 2-1) came fairly directly from mistakes. You can track back all goals to errors eventually, but if you see the

Lowlife Hacknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500222578986903934.post-44064475590333007852009-08-14T12:21:00.009+01:002009-08-20T18:03:49.369+01:00

Well, some good news out of the Football Association - of a sort. Chester City are finally being allowed to start the Blue Square Premier season - albeit just a week behind everyone else. Chester have been a basket case for some time and seem to attract disaster. The reign of the American Terry Smith has to be one of the most bizarre interludes in the Football League, as he decided to have

Lowlife Hacknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500222578986903934.post-18555124740504543412009-08-13T16:56:00.013+01:002009-08-19T14:01:24.544+01:00

Hi - a warm welcome to my blog.My name is the "Lowly Hack" and I'm hoping together we can put a little pressure on the bookmakers. I spend most of my time following English Football for a living with the vast majority of it outside the Premier League. So if you are coming here for news of Wayne Rooney's metatarsal or Frank Lampard's latest cake binge then I might not be your first port of

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