Ollie Phillips: England will go route one and try a new tactic against Italy with Joe Cokanasiga and Ben Te’o back March 7, 2019 Italy head coach Conor O’Shea would have always been expecting a tough challenge at Twickenham on Saturday, but England’s line-up means they’re in for a torrid time. The Italians’ game is based on heart and physicality and I think that’s part of the reason why Eddie Jones has made five changes to his starting XV. [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Don’t be a chicken and side with Lecoq in Sandown’s Imperial Cup March 7, 2019 JUST four days to go ladies and gentlemen until the best four days of the year. It perhaps shouldn’t be surprising that given the remarkably dry winter we’ve had, a recent wet spell means that the Cheltenham Festival is likely to start on fairly soft ground. Conditions are going to be testing at Sandown Park [...]
David Pipe on his runners over the weekend March 7, 2019 IAM currently looking for the first horse in our City Syndicate that we launched last week and you may well have spotted the advert in the paper. There are still some shares available and if you are interested, contact me today on 01884 840715 or email me david@davidpipe.com. Looking at today’s action, and I run [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Kildisart great value to play a big part in Thursday’s JLT March 7, 2019 FINDING value in the ante-post markets for next week’s Cheltenham Festival at this late stage isn’t that easy, but there are a couple of horses in two of the less high-profile races that catch my eye. The JLT Novices’ Chase kicks-off the third day of the meeting next Thursday with the betting currently headed by [...]
Football Betting Tips: Back Eagles to soar to victory against rivals Brighton March 7, 2019 WHEN thinking of the fiercest rivalries in modern-day football, Crystal Palace v Brighton isn’t a game that initially springs to mind. However, for fans of both clubs, tomorrow’s early kick off will mean everything. Neutrals may still need a bit of convincing before they rank this game up there with the thrills of the north [...]
Football Betting Tips: United’s European heroics could lead to league stalemate March 7, 2019 BARCELONA in 1999 and Istanbul in 2005 live long in the memory as the greatest Champions League comebacks in modern history, however we could have another contender after Manchester United’s epic night in Paris on Wednesday. The Red Devils looked dead and buried after their 2-0 first leg defeat at Old Trafford, but Marcus Rashford’s [...]
Horrible bosses: How retailers can clean up their image March 7, 2019 It seems like a case of “another day, another scandal” in the retail industry at the moment. This time it’s Ted Baker founder and CEO, Ray Kelvin, who has been accused of “forced hugging”. While I can’t comment on the innocence (or otherwise) of the shamed chief, he joins a growing list of alleged wrong [...]
The big banks are losing their grip on the market to fintechs and challengers, but can big data save the day? March 7, 2019 Over a year on from the launch of Open Banking, and following last year’s IT catastrophes at Visa and TSB, it is no surprise that many in our industry are considering how effectively the big banks are reacting to this era of transformative technological upheaval. It is estimated that the five biggest UK banks hold [...]
Startup entrepreneurs, watch out for these classic spam emails from rubbish sales people March 7, 2019 So, I have finally decided to do it. After more than a decade of working for other people in a number of roles, I’ve actually taken the leap and launched my own business. It’s been barely three months and things are going great – we have clients already on board and more soon, hopefully. Really, the [...]
Trump was brave to leave North Korea empty-handed March 7, 2019 He came he saw, he left empty-handed. For the self-proclaimed consummate deal-maker that is President Donald Trump, it would not be an understatement to say that last week’s second summit with Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un on North Korea’s prospective denuclearisation did not go quite according to plan. Trump’s gamble had been that his personal rapport with [...]