Welcome to a brand new Beat the Bookie Premier Podcast ahead of the 2010/11 campaign.

Here you'll find expert opinion, comment, news, and exclusive betting tips ahead of the opening matches of the Barclays Premier League.

Presenter Adriano Russo is joined in the studio by our resident betting expert Ricky George as we pick out the bets to help you ‘Beat the Bookie'.

You can listen to our weekly podcast right here, or download onto your laptop, PC or mp3 player.

Make sure you keep up-to-date with our tips and inside information, and why not follow Ricky's Special Bet every week?

There's the Beat the Bookie Yankee to take a punt on, together with other value bets as we mark your card for every English Premier League game.

You can get in touch with us at podcast@beatthebookie.co.uk and we'll try to include as many of your questions, comments, ideas and suggestions in our podcasts too.

It's all free.

So why not subscribe right now, we'd love to welcome you along to ‘Beat the Bookie'.

Join us for our latest podcast as we look ahead to the FA Cup Final at Wembley on Saturday.

The former Chelsea player, manager and FA Cup winner John Hollins pops into the studio alongside our resident betting expert, and FA Cup giantkiller, Ricky George. It seems both ex-professionals are predicting an entertaining showcase final.

Avram Grant knows the Chelsea squad inside out and will therefore be hoping he can mastermind a major shock.

However, Portsmouth are huge underdogs for this match.

Chelsea defender John Terry has been passed fit and looks set to play against Pompey.

The former England captain damaged his right foot in training on Wednesday, but subsequent scans have revealed only bruising.

Terry explained: “I was just running back to goal and Daniel Sturridge fell on top of me. My foot was caught underneath. I thought it was quite bad initially. But once I had the scan, it was just bruising.

“I was delighted when I got the scan results and there was no ligament damage or anything like that. It was just a bit of bruising inside the foot so no problem at all.”

The Blues full-back Ashley Cole is set to become the first player to win the FA Cup on six occasions, but Branislav Ivanovic remains doubtful with knee trouble so Paulo Ferreira could slot in.

For Portsmouth, Jamie O'Hara has a double stress fracture, but is so desperate to play at Wembley he could line up subject to a successful pain-killing injection.

Relegated Pompey lifted the trophy in 2008 but with the club in administration this match could be their last chance of glory at the highest level for many, many years.

England keeper David James claims his Portsmouth colleagues are keen to go out on a high.

“Before the semi-final, people pointed out the long odds for us to get anything out of the Spurs game.

“That was more than just proving other people wrong - I think we proved ourselves right.

“Now after what has been a traumatic season in the Premier League and off-the-field, it is great for Pompey to have something to look forward to.”

Our podcast also looks back at last weeks dramatic events which saw Chelsea crowned Premier League champions, and we assess the season as a whole with an assessment of each Premier League club.

Just who should you be backing next season, and where should each club strengthen?

Join us for the latest edition of the Beat the Bookie Premier Podcast.

Welcome to the final Beat the Bookie Premier Podcast of the 2009-2010 Barclays Premier League season.

As we reach the ultimate climax of the football season, just who will lift the title?

Chelsea are the clear favourites, but can Wigan Athletic deny the Blues to such an extent that Manchester United could yet pip Carlo Ancelotti's side at the final hurdle?

It's all down to the final games as Chelsea host Wigan, but United wait in the wings as they entertain Stoke City at Old Trafford.

In the first half of this weeks edition of the podcast we review last weeks matches, and run the rule over Tottenham Hotspur as they gained qualification into the Champions League at the expense of Manchester City.

Towards the bottom of the table Hull City became the third side to be relegated alongside Burnley and Portsmouth.

We consider what could have gone wrong at the KC Stadium?

John Motson pops in for our halftime teamtalk with a unique insight into the big games coming up this Sunday.

Does Motty see any prospect of Manchester United lifting the major prize?

In our second half we preview all the Premier League matches, plus details of the Golden Boot, the Champions League and much, much more.

We've also got the odds for next season already!

Ricky George once again provides you with the best analysis, and prices, to help you Beat the Bookie.

So, slide up the volume control, and we're sure you'll enjoy this weeks Beat the Bookie Premier Podcast.

In the first half of this edition of the Beat the Bookie Premier Podcast we look back on last weeks action which saw both clubs in free scoring mode.

With just two games left to play the Blues boss Carlo Ancelotti insists he is delighted his team are clear leaders.

“There was a bit of pressure on us but I don't feel any pressure now. I am calm and quiet because the title is in our hands. We can decide our destiny.”

Chelsea complete their campaign at home to Wigan on Sunday 9th May.

Should Ancelotti be able to inspire his troops with six points out of six, Chelsea will secure their first title since 2006.

Manchester United effectively have to beat both Sunderland and Stoke in their remaining fixtures, hoping for the Blues slip up along the way.

John Motson pops his head around the door for our halftime teamtalk ahead of that monumental clash at Anfield.

Just who does Motty see lifting the title?

In our second half we preview all the important games, plus the race for fourth place.

The relegation battle is also on our minds as we provide you with the best analysis, and prices, to help you Beat the Bookie.

Finally, Ricky George additionally looks ahead to the first two classics of the flat racing season at Newmarket with his tips for both the 1,000 and 2,000 Guineas.

So, put your feet up, and enjoy this weeks Beat the Bookie Premier Podcast.

Join us for the latest edition of the Beat the Bookie Premier Podcast as we wonder just what twists and turns await us as the Premier League title chase remains tantalisingly poised.

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti fumed last week as captain John Terry got sent off during his sides 2-1 defeat to Tottenham on Saturday.

Terry was sent packing after receiving two yellow cards as the Blues went down giving Manchester United renewed hope.

United are now just one point behind at the top of the Premier League.

“I was a player and I know as a player sometimes you lose your control and any player can do this,” said Ancelotti.

Terry will be suspended for Chelsea's game against Stoke on Sunday.

Earlier United's victory over Manchester City had swung the title wide open once more.

United are at home to Spurs this Saturday in a match which carries a lunchtime kick-off, and could therefore leapfrog over Chelsea with a win.

Chelsea will have to wait and see whether striker Didier Drogba is fit to play, as he is currently struggling with a groin injury.

Meanwhile Arsenal look to be rank outsiders for top spot following an astonishing loss at Wigan.

Boss Arsene Wenger blamed his players for lack of moral fibre after the Gunners capitulated, losing a match 3-2 when looking comfortable at two-nil up.

“It's difficult to understand what happened in those final minutes. We lost focus, discipline, and we were caught. It was not like us,” he said.

“It is the most disappointing defeat of the season, but we have to swallow it.”

Arsenal now lie six points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea.

The result leaves Wenger worried about securing a guaranteed place in the group stages of the Champions League.

Spurs are seven points behind their north London rivals, with Manchester City nine points adrift.

However, both sides have a game in hand on Wenger's men.

“My target is to win the next game,” stated Arsenal manager Wenger.

“Manchester City and Spurs can still catch us, so we have to win at least one of our remaining games.”

In the first part of this weeks Beat the Bookie podcast we look back at the pick of the action from last week, and in our half-time teamtalk the voice of football John Motson joins us to provide some big match insight into the minds of Alex Ferguson and Carlo Anchelotti.

And as ever after the interval we bring you detailed match-by-match forecasts of all the Premier League games with our regular betting expert Ricky George.

Why not get in touch with us too, we would love to hear from you - wherever you are.

Give your town or city a mention….with listeners and subscribers worldwide it would be great to know your thoughts.

Maybe you have some questions on the English Premier League, or indeed the World Cup.

Please get involved. Drop us an email at podcast@beatthebookie.co.uk

Portsmouth boss Avram Grant heaped praise on his already relegated squad as Pompey defied the odds to book their FA Cup Final place with a dramatic extra-time victory over Tottenham.

Meanwhile Chelsea breezed past a lacklustre Aston Villa despite a tiresome Wembley pitch.

Both Harry Redknapp and Martin O'Neill took defeat on the chin, but blasted out at a poor surface.

Redknapp was particularly indignant claiming: “The pitch is a disgrace.

“I'm not using it as an excuse, but for any professional team to have to play on that is farcical.

“How can you play football on a pitch you can't stand up on. It's like a skating rink!”

At the top of the English Premier League Sir Alex Ferguson watched his Manchester United troops fail to breakdown a stubborn Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park, prompting claims that United have blown their title hopes.

The Old Trafford supremo now accepts that Chelsea are in the box seat.

“It was a bad result. We had to win every game and we didn't do it.

“It is going to be difficult to win this league.”

In midweek Spurs responded to their cup exit in excellent fashion beating rivals Arsenal thereby boosting their hopes of a Champions League spot.

However, this weekend's first match sees Manchester City going head-to-head with United at Eastlands, with the result of that mouth-watering encounter likely to provide a huge pointer.

In the first part of this weeks Beat the Bookie podcast we look back at a fantastic period of football, with the battle to avoid relegation also high on the agenda.

In our half-time teamtalk the voice of football John Motson joins us to provide his big match analysis across both the Manchester and London derbies.

Just who does he see winning at Old Trafford, and will Chelsea overcome Spurs at White Hart Lane later in the afternoon?

And as ever after the interval we bring you detailed match-by-match forecasts of all the Premier League games with our regular betting expert Ricky George.

We reveal our exclusive Beat the Bookie Lucky 63 once again, so why not follow our tips.

Subscribers from Israel, Belgium, Hong Kong, and Slovakia have signed up to our podcast this week, so why not drop us an email as we would love to hear from you - wherever you are.

Give your town or city a mention….with listeners and subscribers worldwide it would be great to know your thoughts.

Maybe you have some questions on the English Premier League, or indeed the upcoming World Cup in South Africa.

Get interactive with us. Get involved. Drop us an email at podcast@beatthebookie.co.uk

Listen to our special Grand National edition of ‘Beat the Bookie at Breakfast' as we mark your card ahead of the 2010 Aintree spectacular.

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Big Fella Thanks starts as favourite for the 163rd running of the National, but our resident betting expert Ricky George is tipping Character Building with another four value tips at long odds.

Two previous winners, Comply Or Die and Mon Mome have excellent chances but Nina Carberry on Character Building is attempting to become the first woman to triumph, with champion jockey Tony McCoy in the hunt on Don't Push It.

Carberry landed the ride on Thursday morning after new owners Patricia and David Thompson decided to replace another amateur, Jamie Codd.

Talking ahead of the race she said: “It's like a dream to get a ride and I guess a few more women will have a bet in the race now.

“My brother's on a grey horse as well, so at least we'll be seen. We are both competitive, and it's the survival of the fittest but to get round is the main thing.”

“Punters love nothing better than a fairytale, and we fear ‘girl power' this year,” said Kate Miller, a spokeswoman for William Hill.

“Character Building had a late injury when strongly fancied for last year's National, and with the first lady of racing on board, the payouts could stretch long into the night.”

John Smith's Grand National

Saturday 10 April, 1615 BST

1 01-3244 MADISON DU BERLAIS 9-11-10 (David Pipe) Tom Scudamore

2 1-P3463 MON MOME 9-11-10 (Venetia Williams) Aidan Coleman

3 211501 VIC VENTURI 10-11-06 (Dessie Hughes) Paddy Flood

4 151U-02 BLACK APALACHI 11-11-06 (Dessie Hughes) Denis O'Regan

5 5-50030 JOE LIVELY 11-11-06 (Colin Tizzard) Joe Tizzard

6 01-423P DON'T PUSH IT 10-11-05 (Jonjo O'Neill)

7 P002-00 COMPLY OR DIE 11-11-05 (David Pipe) Timmy Murphy

8 121-210 TRICKY TRICKSTER 7-11-04 (Paul Nicholls) Barry Geraghty

9 1-03520 NICHE MARKET 9-11-04 (Bob Buckler) Harry Skelton

10 2404P2 MADE IN TAIPAN 8-11-04 (Tom Mullins) Niall Madden

11 UPP/-21P DREAM ALLIANCE 9-11-03 (Philip Hobbs) Tom O'Brien

12 FU-3644 CLOUDY LANE 10-11-03 (Donald McCain) Jason Maguire

13 1P00-60 NOZIC 9-11-03 (Paul Nicholls) Liam Treadwell

14 53-2057 MY WILL 10-11-02 (Paul Nicholls) Nick Scholfield

15 3606-4F PABLO DU CHARMIL 9-11-02 (David Pipe) Danny Cook

16 P6-51110 BALLYHOLLAND 9-11-00 (Colin McBratney IRE) Andrew McNamara

17 0112313 BACKSTAGE 8-11-00 (Gordon Elliott IRE) Davy Condon

18 FP-1P1PP BEAT THE BOYS 9-11-00 (Nigel Twiston-Davies) Brian Hughes

19 100-000U0 PREISTS LEAP 10-11-00 (Tom O'Leary IRE) Philip Enright

20 1103223 SNOWY MORNING 10-10-13 (Willie Mullins IRE) Paul Townend

21 314F-016 CAN'T BUY TIME 8-10-13 (Jonjo O'Neill)

22 2U136-2U1 BIG FELLA THANKS 8-10-12 (Paul Nicholls) Ruby Walsh

23 60/144-P STATE OF PLAY 10-10-11 (Evan Williams) Paul Moloney

24 143301-00 CHARACTER BUILDING 10-10-11 (John Quinn) Nina Carberry

25 00-12100 ELLERSLIE GEORGE (IRE) 10-10-10 (Nick Mitchell) Christian Williams

26 02P5-011 ERIC'S CHARM 12-10-09 (Oliver Sherwood) Wayne Hutchinson

27 212/0-0000 KING JOHNS CASTLE 11-10-09 (Arthur Moore IRE) Paul Carberry

28 043545U CONNA CASTLE (IRE) 11-10-09 (Jimmy Mangan IRE)

29 2P-4P1540 BALLYFITZ 10-10-09 (Nigel Twiston-Davies) David England

30 F2-305467 OLLIE MAGERN 12-10-09 (Nigel Twiston-Davies) Tom Molloy

31 330-30U2 ARBOR SUPREME (IRE) 8-10-08 (Willie Mullins IRE) Paul Townend

32 02P-253 MALJIMAR (IRE) 10-10-08 (Nick Williams) Daryl Jacob

33 03-02312 THE PACKAGE 7-10-07 (David Pipe) Graham Lee

34 000-33010 PIRAYA 7-10-07 (David Pipe) Johnny Farrelly

35 U01-4U5 IRISH RAPTOR 11-10-07 (Nigel Twiston-Davies) Paddy Brennan

36 50PP/05-0 CERIUM (FR) 9-10-05 (Paul Murphy)

37 1P6-1420 PALYPSO DE CREEK 7-10-06 (Charlie Longsdon) Tom Siddall

38 11-035U00 HELLO BUD 12-10-06 (Nigel Twiston-Davies) Sam Twiston-Davies

39 P63/52-P FLINTOFF 9-10-05 (Venetia Williams) Andrew Tinkler

40 56/-33P5 ROYAL ROSA (FR) 11-10-05 (Howard Johnson)

Good luck.

Our Beat the Bookie podcast is almost bursting at the seams this week as we look ahead to the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley, the vital run-in towards the Premier League title plus the Grand National at Aintree.

Chelsea pipped Manchester United last week and continue their pursuit of a League and Cup double with a mouth watering cup clash against Aston Villa.

Martin O'Neill is still smarting from a drubbing the Blues inflicted on his side recently and is demanding more intensity from Villa, but will it be enough?

Rank outsiders Portsmouth desperately need the finance a Cup Final appearance at Wembley would provide, but former boss Harry Redknapp and his current Tottenham stand in their way in the other semi on Sunday.

Join the voice of football John Motson as he casts his expert eye over both semi-finals in our halftime teamtalk.

We mull over the major news of the week and look back at all of the recent action in the first half of our the Beat the Bookie Premier Podcast.

And in our second half betting supremo Ricky George provides you with a comprehensive guide to the FA Cup semi-finals plus each English Premier League game of the weekend.

We've analysis of the prices and we indicate our thoughts as we detail those value bets you may wish to consider.

Listen out for our exclusive Beat the Bookie patent of the weekend, based on the Premier League.

Plus we look ahead to the Grand National at Aintree, marking your card with our early tips and value suggestions for the big race.

Thanks for getting involved in the podcast, and we would love to hear from more of you.

Perhaps you could let us know where and when you listen to the podcast.

On you daily commute in New York maybe?

John Motson and Ricky George would also like to answer your questions on football and horse racing, so why not get in touch with us at podcast@beatthebookie.co.uk

Let's hope we can once again Beat the Bookie this weekend.

Good luck.

However this weekend's monumental clash at Old Trafford ought to provide us with a huge pointer as to the trophies ultimate destination.

Frank Lampard inspired the Blues with a four goal salvo last week, but who will be firing the bullets on Saturday?

Arsenal are also waiting to pounce, should either of the favourites slip up.

In the first part of this weeks Beat the Bookie podcast we look back at last weekends games and cast our eyes over the Champions League.

In our half-time teamtalk the voice of football John Motson joins us to provide some big match insight into the minds of Alex Ferguson and Carlo Anchelotti.

And as ever after the interval we bring you detailed match-by-match forecasts of all the Premier League games with our regular betting expert Ricky George.

Our exclusive Beat the Bookie Lucky 63 was once again in profit last week, so why not follow our tips.

We also look ahead to the Grand National, and the upcoming UK General Election!

Why not get in touch with us too, we would love to hear from you - wherever you are.

Give your town or city a mention….with listeners and subscribers worldwide it would be great to know your thoughts.

Maybe you have some questions on the English Premier League, or indeed the World Cup.

Please get involved. Drop us an email at podcast@beatthebookie.co.uk

 Enjoy the show,

 Alex R, Alex K (yes, he's back...sort of), Chris and Noel.

It's a Hollywood script for LA-bound Beckham as the former England captain lives up to his billing at Wembley - but will there be a happy ending in Estonia?

We celebrate the AWOL footballers who tried to sell their clubs a dummy.

And orators or useless debaters? There are heated points of view in Defend Your Corner.

Enjoy the show.

Alex, Chris and Noel

There'll be no domestic bliss at the home of football this weekend as Manchester and Chelsea prepare for a Wembley cup final once more.

And we reveal which footballer you should never invite to lunch.

Enjoy the show,

Noel, Chris and Alex R (Alex K has been deported)

PS. Note to all Premiership football managers - please do not get the sack or resign just hours after we've recorded the show. It makes us look bad. Thanks.

A United front proves decisive in the title race as Chelsea are dethroned amid disharmony.

And Charlton's time at the top table is over. Any one of three other clubs could be starved of Premiership football next season.