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Cardiff fans turn red over blue

Cardiff fans turn red over blue

Continuing the blue theme from yesterday. Cardiff fans up in arms as the bluebirds look like they will be forced to change colour. Full story: –

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4305460/Blue-murder-as-Cardiff-turn-red-Cardiff-City-to-change-their-strip.html

However, the owner may have a point. I pointed out some scientific research on a previous blog post. One element of this was looking at the effect of red and blue and how it affects sports performance or the interpretations of officials in sports tournaments. The results were fascinating.

See the original blog …

10/05/2012 | By More
How to play the play offs

How to play the play offs

I was asked for an opinion recently on the championship play offs. I tipped a Reading vs Swansea final with Reading likely to edge it. So far so good, as both Swansea and Reading are through, so how did I get it right?

It’s quite simple really, “Form” is the answer. When you look at play off success over the years then form stands out as the key determinate. Form teams do well in the play offs on average and …

18/05/2011 | By More
FA CUP fifth round

FA CUP fifth round

I like the later stages of knockout competitions. There is lots to play for and when a goal down and ten minutes are left , it’s all or nothing. These are the places you not only find value but plenty of opportunity and teams playing out of their skin, I love it! Wembley stadium is only a few games away today and anything can happen.

I’ve checked through the odds and nothing wierd has been thrown up. But consider the …

13/02/2010 | By More
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