The Monday Tip (7)

Oh the weather outside is frightful, but 'The Monday Tip' is just so delightful.

It's now week 7 of 'The Monday Tip' and I plan on making it 4 from 7 tonight with a winning tip from El Clasico, Barcelona v Real Madrid.

We are just minutes from kick-off now (sorry for the delay, my Internet was acting the maggot) and I just can't wait for it to start.

I have watched a lot of Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid this season and I must say, I've been impressed with what I have seen. That's the reason why my tip this week is for Real Madrid to win this evening's game.

You can back Real at around the 11/4 mark, which in my opinion is superb value. So that's it for this week. Lets hope Ronaldo and co can do the business at the Camp Nou tonight!

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Hmmmmmmm.......

Barcelona 5-0 Real Madrid. Fairly shocking tip this week. However, next week's tip will be a whole lot better, don't you worry!

Barcelona v Real Madrid - Predictions Please

We are now only hours away from the big one, El Clasico.

Barcelona take on Real Madrid tonight in one of the most eagerly awaited fixtures in world football and like most years, it has all the ingredients for a classic.

Arguably the two best players in world football (Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi) will be on show as well as two of the best managers in the business (Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho).

I simply can't wait for the game at the magnificent Camp Nou to get underway and I for one am predicting a win for the men in white.

Barcelona 1-3 Real Madrid. That's my prediction, but what about yours? Tell me your prediction for the game by leaving a comment below. Just click the 'Open ID' option and type your prediction into the comment box!

The Monday Tip (6)

Well it's Monday again, but it's pretty miserable weather outside and Ireland is in a mess to put it bluntly. The lads from the IMF are here and it looks as though they are here to stay, but not to worry because 'The Monday Tip' is back!

Last week was a successful tip and this week, I am pretty confident it will be yet another winning tip to bring the tally for 'The Monday Tip' to a rather impressive (if I say so myself) 4 out of 6.

So what's the tip for week 6 then?

Well it comes from the Premier League encounter between Sunderland and Everton at the Stadium of Light this evening. Both Steve Bruce and David Moyes will no doubt be keen to claim all three points as they look to put themselves in a decent position ahead of the busy winter period.

Sunderland provided possibly the biggest shock of the season so far as they travelled to Stamford Bridge last weekend and beat Chelsea 3-0. You would think they could easily beat a side like Everton considering they managed to hammer the current Premier League champions, but I reckon it will be incredibly close this evening.

Anyway, my tip is for the 2nd half to have more goals than the 1st half at a price of 11/10. Everton's Aussie midfielder Tim Cahill seems to think it's a good bet.

And that's that for this week. Make sure to tune in each and every Monday for your weekly tip!

Unlucky

Well that was very close. The game finished 2-2 with two goals being scored either side of half-time which means it's a losing tip this week. What makes it worse is that Jermaine Beckford should have made it 3-2 to Everton right at the end which would have made it a winning tip. Better luck next week let's hope!

The Most Bizzare Horse Race Ever?

I don't think I have ever seen a more bizzare horse race in my life.

The eventual winner, Family Business, became the first ever horse to win a race after drifiting to 999/1 in-running on Betfair.

The jockey on board is possibly the greatest national hunt jockey of our era, Tony McCoy. A truely incredible race and if you haven't seen it, I can guarentee you'll enjoy watching it!

The Monday Tip (5)

It's Monday already, can you believe it?

I don't know about you, but that week flew by for me, especially the weekend. I was over in England to see Manchester City and Birmingham play out a 0-0 draw. I bet you're jealous?

Anyway, where was I?

Oh yes, of course, it's time for 'The Monday Tip.'

It was a losing tip last week unfortunately, but fear not my friends because this week, touch wood, it will be a return to winning ways.

I'm going to change sports altogether this week and I have a tip for you in the darts. Paul Nicholson and Ronnie Baxter go head-to-head in the Grand Slam of Darts this evening. Nicholson, who is the bloke in picture, is best priced 11/8 to beat Baxter and personally, I think that is a cracking bet.

When Nicholson is on form, there are few better than him in the game (apart from Phil Taylor, who is simply in a different league to any other player) and I can see 'the bad boy of darts' as he is more commonly known, winning tonight.

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GOOD DARTS!

Paul Nicholson did indeed beat Ronnie Baxter so it is, as I hoped, a return to winning ways for 'The Monday Tip'. Nicholson ran out the 5-3 winner over Baxter to make 'The Monday Tip' 3 from 5, which isn't too bad in my view. As I always remind you, make sure to check back every Monday for your weekly betting tip.

I Don't Like Cricket ..... But I Love The Ashes

For most people, including my fine self, the only time I take a keen interest in cricket (which incidently is leading our current poll which asks you the readers 'Which is the most boring sport to watch?') is when The Ashes arrives.

In case you don't know what The Ashes is, here is a very brief explination. Australia and England play each other in five test matches (each of which is scheduled to last five days) and the side who wins the more test matches wins The Ashes. It's a simple as that.

It can be rather boring and when I say boring, I mean there's a fair chance you'll fall asleep watching it. But, when it gets down to the last day or two of each test and if it's close in anyway, it really can get quite exciting.

The 2010/2011 Ashes Series gets underway in just under two weeks time in beautitful Brisbane. Australia go into the series as odds-on favourites, but there is a growing belief that England can defeat the Aussies on their own patch for the first time since 1987.

If you're not a cricket fan at all, just watch this clip (with the sound on)!

Robbie Savage has the X Factor!

Derby County captain Robbie Savage gets in the mood ahead of last Saturday's Championship clash with Portsmouth which the Rams won 2-0.

I'm simply lost for words. It really is one of the most bizzare YouTube clips I have ever watched.

The Monday Tip (4)

I've got some great news for you lot .... it's Monday!

I have to say, I've been itching for this day to arrive after last week's winning tip and I am very confident I have another winning tip for you this time around.

So what's the tip for this week, I hear you cry.

Well, I am sticking with football for the third week running and the tip comes from the La Liga encounter between Sevilla and Valencia, which has all the makings of a cracker.

With the likes of Luis Fabiano, Fredric Kanoute and Roberto Saldado likely to feature, I can't envisage there being a lack of goals at the Ramon Sanchez tonight and that is why I have gone for there to be 4 or more goals at a tasty price of 2/1.

So that's it for this week. Let's hope Sevilla and Valencia are in the mood for goals tonight and don't forget to check back every Monday for your weekly tip.

Close but not cigar

Well Sevilla could only manage a 2-0 win over ten-man Valencia and unfortunately, that means a losing tip this week. That now makes it 2 out of 4 for 'The Monday Tip' which isn't terrible but it isn't great either. Don't worry though, I will do everything in my power to make sure I pick a winning tip for next week.

So near but yet so far for the great Zenyatta

She went into the race as one of the greatest racehorses we have ever seen and she came out of the race as one of the greatest racehorses we have ever seen.

It was emotional stuff at Churchill Downs on Saturday night as Zenyatta came so close to making it a perfect 20 wins from 20 starts.

The 6-year old mare, who cost just $60,000, went into the Breeders' Cup Classic unbeaten in 19 starts and was fancied to make it a perfect 20 in what many expect to be her last ever race.

Zenyatta started the race very slowly, as she usually does and was dead last for the first couple of furlongs. However, there was a big difference between this race and the majority of races she has won in her career. This was a race packed with quality and the 30-lengths jockey Mike Smith allowed Zenyatta to fall behind the leaders proved just too much in the end.

By the time the field turned into the straight at Churchill Downs, it was a miracle that Zenyatta was still even in contention to win the race after a such a poor opening few furlongs. As Zenyatta did her very best to catch the eventual winner, Blame, it seemed all of the 72,000 in attendance and indeed anyone watching around the world was cheering her on the victory but it simply wasn't to be.

Smith, to his credit, came out after the race and accepted responsibility for Zenyatta not winning the race. "If you have to blame anyone today, it would be me." said the teary-eyed jockey. "It’s my fault. She should have won and it hurts."

It was an incredible race to watch and I for one would loved to have seen Zenyatta win. She really is an amazing horse and it's such a shame that things didn't work out on the night, but that's horse racing.

Cheer up Andy!

Oh no, poor Andy Murray.

In case you didn't already know, the Scottish tennis player (or British tennis player when he is winning) was today knocked out of the Valencia Open in just the 2nd round of the tournament.

Murray, who strikes me as quite a depressing shite (to put it bluntly), was the top seed for the tournament in sunny Spain. However, he was beaten in three sets, 6-2 3-6 6-2 by some Argentinian bloke called Juan Monaco and as a result is now out of the tournament he won last year.

Anyway, cheer up Andy. We all know you are going to win Wimbeldon next year, or if not next year the year after that or possibly even the year after that.

A Super Special Victory for G-Mac

It really was a super special day for Graeme McDowell yesterday as the man from Portrush wrapped up his 3rd title of the season.

G-Mac, as he is now more commonly known, managed to see off a competitive field in the Andalucian Masters to claim a two-shot victory ahead of fellow contryman Gareth Maybin, Damien McGrane and Soren Kjeldsen.

The man with the rather strange but amusing Northern Irish/American accent was visibly thrilled to have won on the difficult Valderama course, which he later described as one of his favourite courses on the planet.

I was personally delighted to see McDowell hold out for victory yesterday afternoon. He is without doubt one of, if not my favourite, golfer and from what I have heard from a good friend of mine, he is a sound bloke off the course so I couldn't be happier for him.

It really has been an incredible year for Graeme, with the US Open victory in Pebble Beach clearly being the highlight and I for one hope he goes on to achieve special things throughout the rest of his career.

The Monday Tip (3)

Hooray, it's Monday. And when Monday comes around on The Bright Side Of Sport that means, it's time for 'The Monday Tip'.

First of all, apologies for last week's shocker of a tip. It really was quite embarrassing.

I have decided to stick with football this week and the glamour tie in the Premier League between Blackpool and West Brom is the game I have opted to go with.

Roberto Di Matteo's West Brom are in superb form of late and a win at Bloomfield Road tonight will see them overtake Manchester City and Tottenham into 4th place in the table.

Meanwhile, after a bright start to the season, Ian Holloway's Blackpool now find themselves dangerously close to the relegation zone so a win would be a welcome boost for the Tangerines.

It looks a pretty tough one to call and to be honest, I really don't know which way it will go. However, I do have a bet which I think is a great price and well worth a few quid.

The bet is for Blackpool's Charlie Adam to be booked and it is priced at a very tempting 2/1. So that's my tip. Make sure to check back every Monday for your weekly tip.

Now that's better, eh?

In case you didn't know, Charlie Adam was booked as Blackpool ran out 2-1 winners over nine-man West Brom so that means that it's a winning tip this week. That now makes it two out of three for 'The Monday Tip' and restores a bit of much needed confidence after last week's embarrassing Leeds tip. Don't forget to check out the site each and every Monday for your weekly betting tip.