Well just a small profit from Betclic last week. None of us could have ever foreseen the events that occurred against Liverpool but yet can’t find them particularly surprising. Bendtner might be able to come on and change a game against Ipswich but we can’t depend on him with the likes of Barcelona and Liverpool. We all know Eboue is prone to those types of errors and had we been 2-0 up it would have worked out perfect for us punters. But that wasn’t the case and it left us with our title hopes all but over. The Manchester United result against Newcastle gave us half a lifeline but again we failed to hold on against Spurs.

This week we’re joining Stan James through this link. Fill the process in as usual and don’t worry about the box which says “promo code” as you don’t need one - all you need is the link provided. So deposit the full £25 to receive a £25 free bet once the qualifying bet has been settled. (Ed’s note. I transferred the £25 from my moneybookers account, but when prompted for a password on the Stan James site, use your Stan James password – assuming your moneybookers password is different, like mine is as moneybookers demands a stronger password than online bookmakers).

Stan James is all about user friendliness and to be fair it is very easy to navigate. Under “My Account” – “My Preferences” you can change the odds over to decimal. After this just click on “Football” and use the drop down menu to find “English Football Coupon”. Here under the “Premier League” you can see the “Bolton v Arsenal” match. The qualifying bet has to be at odds evens or greater (more than 2) so use the drop down menu and select “Total Goals 3.5” I’m going for over 3.5 goals and the odds are “2.75” as I place the bet. So the stake of £25 gives the chance of bringing in a total of £68.75 (£43.75 profit).

As ever though it’s about making a profit overall from Stan James and to ensure we minimise any potential losses I’ll be laying it at Betfair as well. So on Betfair, find “Football”, “English Football”, “Barclays Premier League” and then “Fixtures 24 April”. The “Bolton v Arsenal” match is on this page so click this and then “Over/Under 3.5 Goals”. From here click the pink lay button going against over 3.5 goals. (Not the bet on under 3.5 goals).This had odds of “3” as I laid with £20. (Ed’s note – 2.98 when I laid this so I laid it for £20.20 to get the £40 liability. It doesn’t really matter if the figures are just a little out as the odds will not drift that much before the game begins, by which time you should have placed your bet.)

This leaves us with the following outcomes as well as unlocking the free bet...
- Over 3.5 goals: +£3.75 (+43.75 at Stan James, -40 at Betfair)
- Under 3.5 goals: -£5 (-25 at Stan James, + 20 at Betfair)

I expect this game to have goals in it, but don’t want to risk too much, I will take a few quid on it and be happy. That gets me the £25 free bet where I will be playing for a BIG win on the big game vs Man Utd next weekend. No matter what though I will hedge it for a tenner profit minimum over both legs, so remember...

“Why gamble when you can win!”