It’s been a bruiser of a week for Tommy the Punter. Two Sunday stinkers and a midweek misfire in Arsenal v Chelsea, a bet that went against every instinct, and got punished for it. But Tommy’s not sulking. He’s sharpening…
Things didn’t go Tommy’s way at the weekend as both Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest failed to win. Villa against ten-man Brentford somehow contrived to lose, while Forest were ahead only to suffer a red card of their own that…
If there’s one thing I love about this stage of the season, it’s that the table finally starts telling the truth. The pretenders fade, the contenders harden, and the clubs who’ve been kidding themselves since August suddenly realise they’re in…
Champions League tips don’t get any wilder than this, because Tommy’s been pacing the living room like a man who’s had twelve coffees and a spiritual vision. It’s the final round of the League Phase, the stakes are daft, half…
Every season throws up one team who look safe on paper but suddenly find themselves sliding towards the trapdoor. This year, Crystal Palace are giving off all the right (or wrong) signals. Marc Guéhi has gone, Oliver Glasner has already…
English clubs head into this Champions League round looking alarmingly fragile, and Europe’s big hitters are lining up to take advantage. Tottenham are spiralling, Liverpool look lost, and even Arsenal — the most stable of the bunch — face an…
Welcome to a column of chaos, hope, questionable decision‑making — otherwise known as my weekend tips. I’m Tommy the Punter, here to sift through the fixtures, trust the gut ignore the noise and try to find a bit of value…
This week’s football tips come across two competitions that are at the business end. Semi‑finals are made for tension, caution and managers who’d rather edge their way to the holy grail than gamble their way out of it. Thursday morning…
Welcome to a column of chaos, hope and questionable decision‑making — otherwise known as football betting. I’m Tommy the Punter, here to sift through the fixtures, trust the gut, ignore the noise and try to find a bit of value…
