Liverpool v Balotelli

The main man is back in action this weekend against Liverpool so will be interesting to see if him and Man City can keep up their awesome form.  I was surprised that only Ashley picked the away win for that match, and we wouldn't want to be betting against him at the moment.

Just the one recommended tip this week, although this is more due to desperate lowly players rather than real sense of confidence I feel:

Chelsea v Wolves (Away Win @ 16/1)


Oh and here's the latest table.  Think I've finally found a neat way of embedding these into the page.



Footy Naps Selection Form - Week 16

Everyone's a little bit racist

Poor old John Terry can't do anything right can he?  I thought it was consensus these days that everyone's a little bit racist so it's not such a big deal any more.  As least he didn't compound the error like Blatter and find a random black man to hug.

Anyhow, back to the naps where Ashley got yet another winner to start fading into the distance, while Chris (& Jo) moved up to 2nd place in pursuit.

I did update the spreadsheet on Monday this week so hopefully you noticed you could check your scores right after the weekend this time, although I am struggling to get a proper post up more than once a week.

One more recommended tip this week picked by two players:

Wigan v Blackburn (Home Win @ 8/5)

And here is the table at the end of Week 14:





Footy Naps Selection Form - Week 15

England v Spain

I think it shows how lacklustre our international football team has become that I had forgotten all about playing the World and European champions until someone reminded me yesterday.

Bit gutting really as I'm told you could get odds against on Spain earlier in the week which sounds massive - even 10/11 still looks pretty tasty and a couple of you agree by picking it as your tip this week (and hence it becomes another of our Recommended Tips):

England v Spain (Away Win @ 10/11)

The weekly no shows seem to be increasing so give the absconders a nudge of you see them.  While it makes winning an easier proposition, it's more fun when there is plenty of healthy competition.

Below is the latest table - with Ashley still riding high:




Footy Naps Selection Form - Week 14

Glory Hunters

So, the one man show in North London managed to spring an upset on Chelsea and reward a couple of our wily contingent with a rather tasty 5/1 win last week.  Phil was so pleased with himself he's decided to put his feet up and have a week off!

So we arrive at Week 13 with the top clubs playing the minnows and everyone seems to have got a bit excited by the double digit odds and have pushed the boat out this week to try and leapfrog Ashley in one big effort.  Ever heard the one about the hare and the tortoise?

Arsenal was one of the recommendations last week, and we have one more this time around:

Fulham v Spurs (Away Win @ 11/8)


Footy Naps Selection Form - Week 13

Pumpkin Football

I hate puns so will resist saying that Ashley's form so far this season has been spookily good (oops).

A bit late with the table update this week but will get the Week 12 tips sorted and in the sheet tomorrow morning so that you all know what to cheer against while watching Sky Sports News.

EDIT: It turns out there are a couple of "recommended" selections having been picked by 2 or more people in the group, so seeing as this little test is still running profitably here they are if you fancy a real wager:

Chelsea v Arsenal (Away Win @ 5/1)
West Brom v Liverpool (Home Win @ 16/5)

Have a brooming good weekend witchever activity your choose to partake in, and keep your fingers crossed to ghost past a few people in the table come Monday.

Latest league table below for those who can't access the full sheet:

Name	Total
Ashley Foulkes	£7.13
Ben Brookes	£2.16
Dan Grant	£1.89
Simon Woolf	£1.11
Mike Butlin	-£0.01
Chris Walker	-£0.07
Nigel Grant	-£0.76
Terry Reeve	-£1.05
Dave Orrock	-£2.19
Will Brookes	-£3.10
Jon Raab	-£3.31
Ian Dell	-£3.87
Phil Hamilton	-£4.60
David Evans	-£5.33
Jamie Reeve	-£5.40
Pete Stagles	-£5.67
Ryan Blackwell	-£9.78

Footy Naps Selection Form - Week 12

Unlucky Wales

Shame for Wales this morning who played bloody well in defeat.  Looks like the final effectively takes place tomorrow then, with a bunch of useless froggies ready to turn up for their undeserved runners up medals next week.

Back to the football then, and last week was a bumper one as a group with a bunch of people picking up some tasty priced wins.  Ashley is still up top but there has been some switching around below him to keep things interesting.  Here's the latest table:

Name	Total
Ashley Foulkes	£5.83
Ben Brookes	£4.16
Simon Woolf	£3.11
Mike Butlin	£1.99
Chris Walker	£1.93
Terry Reeve	£0.95
Dan Grant	-£1.23
Jon Raab	-£1.31
Will Brookes	-£2.47
Phil Hamilton	-£2.60
Dave Orrock	-£3.20
David Evans	-£3.33
Jamie Reeve	-£3.40
Pete Stagles	-£3.67
Ian Dell	-£3.70
Nigel Grant	-£5.76
Ryan Blackwell	-£7.78

We also have another recommended selection this week with no fewer than three people picking Liverpool to beat Man Utd at Anfield today:

Liverpool v Man Utd (Home Win @ 2/1)


And below is the form for Week 11:

Footy Naps Selection Form - Week 11

Seeing Red

Nice one Rooney, good luck with your ambition of being captain of club & country.

Odd week this time around with most of the matches already being played last night - and some successful picks so far in those international games, including both Ashley and Chris/Jo picking the Wales win.

Below is the league table before last night, although you will find a sneak preview of the new version in the sheet on the left as it is already updated with Friday results.

Name	Total
Ben Brookes	£2.82
Simon Woolf	£2.27
Ashley Foulkes	£2.08
Terry Reeve	£1.95
Dan Grant	-£0.23
Jon Raab	-£0.31
Mike Butlin	-£0.76
Chris Walker	-£1.40
Phil Hamilton	-£1.60
Dave Orrock	-£2.20
David Evans	-£2.33
Pete Stagles	-£2.67
Will Brookes	-£3.80
Ian Dell	-£4.40
Nigel Grant	-£4.76
Jamie Reeve	-£6.15
Ryan Blackwell	-£6.78

Oh and a couple of double picks again this week so two more for the "recommended tips" list, although unfortunately no time to actually back them as they have both won already!  It puts this little challenge over £5 up to level stakes though, so maybe we do know what we're doing?

Turkey v Germany (Away Win @ 4/3)
Wales v Switzerland (Home Win @ 10/3)


Footy Naps Selection Form - Week 10