Dublin v Kildare The O’Byrne Cup Final – Parnell Park Saturday 7pm We’ve two teams coming in to this game with very different agendas. Kildare have erred on the side of caution in their team selection, going back to the trusted the tried and the proven whereas as Dublin have been very experimental with their […]
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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 […]
Introducing Our New Horse Racing Video Archive
UPDATE: Please note that as a result of technical difficulties, the video archive isn’t working quite as outlined below. When you click on a horse’s archive video form, you will be directed towards previous runs for that horse, just not necessarily the most recent run at a Racing UK track as was intended. We would […]
Padcast: Premiership D-Day special and the Paddy Power blog team talks Euro 2012
The Padcast: Listen here To the strains of the theme tune from the Great Escape this week’s Padcast tucks into the meatiest of content to discuss the final day of the Premier League season. It’s like fillet steak for your ears. Roy Hodgson’s first England squad – for Euro 2012 – is up for debate […]
We have a winner and a case of public indecency
Hello there, everybody. Apologies about not getting back to the majority of your blog competition comments over the last few days. Apologies also for the delay in announcing the result of last week’s competition. I was due back from my holidays yesterday, but there was an incident involving a beach, a gust of wind going […]
It Maybe a great Guineas weekend for O’Brien
The Guineas weekend always feels a little like going back to school after the summer holidays. You’ve had a few months off. You haven’t seen your class-mates in a while and you’ve to see how they’ve changed over the extended break. ‘He’s got a haircut’, ‘he’s been at the Opal Fruits a bit too much’, […]
PADCAST: Hodgson for England and Liverpool v Chelsea
The Padcast – Episode 33 Redknapp spurned and Hodgson recruited It has been an eventful few days in the world of English football. After dragging their heels for long enough for Spurs to go into a tailspin, the FA finally decided Harry wasn’t the man for them and went instead for Roy Hodgson who went […]
West Ham favourites to go up in wide-open Playoffs
The managerial-merry-go-round feels a little under-used this season. Belatedly, it looks like it’s whirring into action. With Roy Hodgson being handed the hiding to nothing with England, West Brom have put up the ‘We’re Hiring’ sign and compiled a list of possible replacements. One of the names that will feature towards the top of that […]
VIDEO: New Paddy Power goal-line technology ad
It’s that time of the year. You can almost smell the sense of patriotic optimism. Take a deep breath and let it fill your nose-holes. It’s unmistakeable. With the Premier League season nearing an end and the FA finally deciding it’s probably worthwhile having a scapegoat manager, it’s time to start thinking about Euro 2012. […]
Roy Hodgson handed England’s poisoned chalice
The deal has been sealed. The deal was reportedly sealed last night, but the FA allegedly delayed the announcement because our tiny brains couldn’t cope with the stimulus of the Manchester Derby and processing the news that Hodgson was getting the England job. Roy (64) spent Monday at FA headquarters at Wembley hammering out his […]
Rooney holds the key to Manchester United hopes
Many years, several trophies and one receding hairline have passed since Wayne Rooney rolled into Old Trafford. Eyebrows and probably Fergie’s blood pressure were raised when United gave Everton £25.6 million for the 18 year old Rooney back in 2004, Despite a few ups and downs and one unscheduled holiday in Dubai, it looks like […]
Wigan the winners in this weekend’s relegation scrapping
It was one of the most enthralling games of the season. The goals rained down as Swansea and Wolves deserted the caution that they didn’t need anyway. The Swans were dominant, desperate and dogged all in one afternoon. Wolves started out like a bunch of players already in their speedos on a sunny beach, but […]
Paddy Power refund losing tryscorer bets on Clermont v Leinster
There was enough drama to last for years, but there was only one try. Clermont and Leinster served up a cracker and in doing so ensured our Money-Back Special clicked. Cian Healy isn’t renowned for his tryscorer prowess, but there were plenty of people who took a bit of the 40/1 on offer for him […]
Premier League: Live Blog
It’s a big weekend of top flight action, but before the mind games and name-calling of Monday night, there’s an important day of football today. With European places and Championship places up for grabs, there’ll be plenty of drama and if there isn’t drama, I’ll make it sound more exciting than it really is.
Ruby Walsh: ‘I’ve doubts about Sous Les Cieux at Punchestown’
It’s wet and it’s getting wetter. That’s the key information you need to know when you’re studying the card for day 2 of the Punchestown Festival. The people with the stop-watches and calculators tell us that on average, yesterday’s races were won in times that were on average over 30 seconds slower than you’d normally […]
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