Many people say the magic of the FA Cup has been lost. Possibly due to Manchester United pulling out of the competition in 1999, or the hectic fixture list which means teams have to put out weaker sides, or the way managers will prioritise a top four spot or Premier League survival over a cup […]
Tag Archives: Robin van Persie
Are Newcastle in for a beating from Man Utd this Boxing Day?
Newcastle United’s 3-0 over Manchester United at St James’ Gate last season was the first time the Magpies had snatched the shiny bottle top of victory in this fixture for over over ten years. The decade in between Newcastle’s 3-0 victory in January of this year and their 4-3 win from September 2001 contained 19 […]
Liverpool’s comeback gives punters a huge 325/1 win
By Josh Powell | Betting news #IfWeKnewThen Unless you were one of the unfortunate people watching Aston Villa’s clash with Stoke on Saturday then your weekend has been packed full of drama, excitement and plenty of goals. The Manchester Derby, Liverpool’s comeback against West Ham and Norwich’s seven-goal thriller at Swansea certainly made the weekend […]
Robin Van Persie And The Art Of The Goalscorer
[First published March 2012 while RVP was at Arsenal] With Robin van Persie enjoying one of the most prolific seasons in the history of the English top flight, we decided to take a look at some of the other strikers who have peppered the onion sack down through the years. Yes of course Dixie Dean […]
Facebook fans sink Paddy with RVP Money-Back special
More than half a million Facebook fans voted for it and Robin Van Persie’s last-gasp free-kick against Manchester City left Paddy making his biggest Premier League refund this year. United were 2-0 up at half-time thanks to two goals from Wayne Rooney that left the Citizens stunned at the Etihad before Yaya Toure and Pablo Zabaleta’s equaliser […]
The 5 best Premier League signings of the season so far
By Aidan Elder | Chief sports writer December is here and that means only one thing. One thing that is apart from all the other things it means. It’s time to enter the semantic nightmare that is discussing the Premier League Buy of the Season so far. It’s always tricky when you use the word […]
Our top 10 Premier League strikers this season
10. Nikica Jelavic While Marouane Fellaini and Steven Pienaar have been given all the plaudits for Everton’s uncharacteristically strong start to the season, Nikica Jelavic has been doing what he does best, hitting the back of the net. The Croatian has five goals to his name including a brace against Southampton and the winner at […]
ANALYSIS: Manchester United can get the best of van Persie
By Aidan Elder | Chief sports writer One man will be the centre of attention when Manchester United host Arsenal at a lunchtime on Saturday. Whatever way you slice it, dice it or stubbornly insist you’re better off without him, all eyes will be on Robin van Persie. From the day Roy Keane verbally tore […]
Betting news on the Breeders’ Cup, RVP and Sebastien Vettel
Racing Racing today comes from Newmarket, Uttoxeter, Wetherby, Wolverhampton, Down Royal and Dundalk. Not forgetting one of the richest meetings in the sport over in Santa Anita in LA where the Breeders’ Cup begins this evening. You can get exclusive Breeders’ Cup insight from across the pond on a very special episode of PPSN on […]
Sunderland v Aston Villa: How you can cash in on the weekend’s dullest fixture
By Josh Powell | Premier League Fans of goalmouth action, quick-tempo football and lightning-quick attacks will be delighted to see games such as Manchester United v Arsenal and Liverpool v Newcastle this weekend. If you’re not a fan of Premier League classics then don’t worry. We’ve also got Sunderland v Aston Villa. To say both […]
FourFourTom: Reasons behind Arsenal’s enormous fall from Invincible grace
Cast your mind back to the 2003/04 season. There was only one name on the lips of every football fan – Arsenal. Everyone admired them, everyone respected them and, perhaps most importantly, everyone feared them. Fast forward nine years and it’s a different story altogether. So where did it all go wrong? How did a once-Invincible […]
Padcast: Back goals galore at Old Trafford on Saturday
Listen here | The Daily Telegraph’s Northern football correspondent and Padcast favourite Mark Ogden is back on the show to look ahead to the big Saturday afternoon clash when Arsenal take on Manchester United. Last year’s game will go down as one of the best if you’re a United fan as the reds romped to an 8-2 […]
World Cup 2014 qualifiers: Tweet-size previews of every game
By Lee Dover and Sean Goff | World Cup betting Group A Serbia v Belgium (7.30pm) Belgium are 17/10 to leap-frog Serbia when they play the Group A leaders, though the hosts are a tasty bet at 6/4 for the win. Macedonia v Croatia (7.30pm) Macedonia are priced at 7/2 to record their first win […]
Betting News: Van Persie, Mancini, Pietersen, Nathaniel
Football A winning treble of Manchester United, Chelsea and a first Group stage away win for Celtic in the Champions League left Paddy screaming at the TV last night – and there could be more pain on the way from Arsenal and Manchester City in tonight’s games. United’s win in particular had sports editors wetting themselves for […]
Andy Gray’s exclusive Liverpool v Man Utd betting tips
Expert football pundit and analyst Andy Gray has joined Paddy Power to give his insight on the best of the Premier League betting. Liverpool v Man Utd – 1.30pm I think this is a different Liverpool side to the ones Manchester United have faced in the past, I don’t think it’s as good. I do […]
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It’s a Ryan shame… but Paddy Power refunds customers who backed Ireland
