A losing weekend which is never nice and a chance to feel slightly unlucky. Looking all games at Anfield last season and this no team had ever had more corners than Liverpool yet West Brom managed 7 to Liverpool’s 3. Might be worth keeping an eye on their corner counts but I would take that bet again tomorrow and will look for it again as the season goes on. Ipswich won 1-0 at Blackpool so no score draw and even though Genoa won 4-0 it was 0-0 at HT so we didn’t get a winner there.

The one winner was Barcelona and they were outstanding again. They have proved me wrong and converted me and I can’t wait to see them play again. They haven’t played anyone tough yet but we’ll see what they are made of in December and I think they will step up. Winning 6-0 the -2 on the handicap was easy. I want to do some analysis on them at some stage this week as they seem to score very early and there could be a lot more bets we can win on.

United lost to Arsenal and I did mention the Arsenal price looked a little wrong but can’t claim any credit as I didn’t back it. United may have signed Berbatov but I think the biggest movement in the club was Queroz going. I don’t think Ferguson is up to coaching again so a lot falls on his no.2’s shoulders and it’s interesting to see who his assistants were when they won the league.

Rennes won 3-0 away finally scoring and keeping a clean sheet again so I may be tempted by them again soon.

Lots of games in midweek mean there is the chance to find some decent bets and hopefully get back some of the money from the bookies.

edit: sorry there are no games except in Scotland so no bets!

43 bets (39½ points staked) :: 16 win – 4 void – 1 half void/loss – 22 losses :: +2.29

* This does not include the 2 antepost bets.

“If I lose today, I can look forward to winning tomorrow, and if I win today, I can expect to lose tomorrow. A sure thing is no fun.” – Chico Marx