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17th April 2020
Norman Hunter – mild man of Leeds
By Vern on 17th April 2020Norman Hunter, Leeds United footballer, suffering from coronavirus
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20th May 2019
My pre-season winning football tips to VG Tips members. Go collect!
By Vern on 20th May 2019Betting on football has never been more popular with punters. Despite the unpredictable nature of the game these days,...
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23rd September 2018
Mick McCarthy talks to Paddy Power about Roy Keane
By Vern on 23rd September 2018I only dealt with Roy Keane once, on the Wembley pitch after a Cup final victory. Not exactly the...
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12th August 2018
34/1 winning football treble bet kicks bookies into touch
By Vern on 12th August 2018A 34/1 winning accumulator ensured that I, along with my subscribers to VG Tips, kicked off the football season...
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30th December 2016
Managers come and go. It was ever thus. But they come and go at an ever faster rate these days.
New, often nutty owners take charge at a club and, regardless of how the incumbent coach or manager is doing, they sack him and hire their own man. It works less often than it blows up in their faces.
Gary Monk was having a bad time of things at Swansea when the new American owners showed him the door. Has the situation improved since? No. Did their left of field appointment of an American coach work? No. The previous owner . . .
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25th February 2016
VG TIPS members win three times over. 20/1, 10/1 and 8/1 accumulators.
By Vern on 25th February 2016GET IN! Winning accumulators at 20/1 and 10/1 paid off for members of VG TIPS this week. And that’s...
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28th April 2014
Ian McMillan on football – 2nd half. Tears, triumphs, relegation, watching ‘Brazil’ & Dickie Bird buying a drink!
By Vern on 28th April 2014How will Ian McMillan – the so called Bard of Barnsley – cope with his team being relegated to...
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24th April 2014
Ian McMillan on pies, peas, onion bags, dee daars, dingles and the language of football
By Vern on 24th April 2014I have long admired the words, wit and wisdom of Ian McMillan. The poet and so called ‘Bard of...
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3rd December 2013
Coyle, Jones and Flitcroft join the sack race
By Vern on 3rd December 2013With Santa still preparing his sack, football chairman up and down the country have delivered theirs. Dave Whelan removed...
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3rd December 2013
Martin Jol sacked as manager of Fulham
By Vern on 3rd December 2013Martin Jol was the most high profile manager to be sacked as December dawned. Jol knew his days were...