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Betfred is the new sponsor of the St Leger

Adam Roberts2023-05-04T09:36:53+01:00Thursday, 4 May 2023, 12:00|Betfred Sponsorship, Breaking News, Fred Says, Racing|

Doncaster Racecourse, Arena Racing Company and Betfred are delighted to announce a new, multi-year partnership of the St Leger Festival, including the World’s oldest Classic, the Betfred St Leger Stakes. This follows on from the [...]

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Fred Says – ‘Unbeatable’ City on track for historic treble

Fred Done2023-05-04T14:20:36+01:00Saturday, 29 April 2023, 9:00|Football, Fred Says|

You've got to hand it to our noisy neighbours who've come good at just the right time - and frankly look unbeatable. City are now 5/4 at Betfred to win the treble, matching United's historic [...]

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Fred says – fabulous Festival fun, FA Cup football

Alan Firkins2023-03-17T18:29:01+00:00Saturday, 18 March 2023, 7:58|Features, Football, Fred Says, Fred's Football View, Fred's Racing Column, Sport|

Here hoping Marcus Rashford can lift my spirits after my Cheltenham Gold Cup woe, when the big favourite Galopin Des Champs romped to victory. That win for Willie Mullins' outstanding seven-year-old emptied my bank account [...]

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Reds look to party like it’s 1999

Alan Firkins2023-02-24T21:49:07+00:00Saturday, 25 February 2023, 8:55|Betfred Blog, Features, Football, Fred Says, Fred's Football View, Sport|

It's fair to say I'm in dreamland, with United looking well set to sweep up the lot! Pre-season the Reds were 5,000/1 for the Quad - i.e. Carabao Cup, Premier League, FA Cup and Europa [...]

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Fred – How two Evertonians won big on the Toffees’ shock victory over Arsenal

Owen McMahon2023-02-07T13:32:43+00:00Wednesday, 8 February 2023, 9:00|Features, Fred Says, Press|

It’s fair to say not much has gone right at Everton this season – at least until this weekend, when new manager Sean Dyche masterminded an against-the-odds triumph over Premier League leaders Arsenal at Goodison [...]

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Why scoring machine Haaland has Betfred boss Fred hiding behind the sofa

Owen McMahon2023-01-27T11:47:38+00:00Friday, 27 January 2023, 11:16|Features, Football, Fred Says|

Erling Haaland is turning out to be an absolute nightmare for me. Every time he plays, I take my place hiding behind the sofa for the Norwegian is costing me a small fortune - and [...]

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Fred considers paying out early on Arsenal for the Premier League title

Owen McMahon2023-01-27T11:49:26+00:00Friday, 20 January 2023, 19:18|Features, Football, Fred Says|

Betfred boss Fred Done is pondering paying out early on Arsenal winning the Premier League IF the Gunners beat his beloved Manchester United in Sunday's showdown at the Emirates. But Fred, who has built a [...]

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Premier League Odds: Lou Macari says Man Utd win can ignite title charge

Adam Roberts2023-01-20T17:00:20+00:00Friday, 20 January 2023, 17:00|Betfred TV, Football, Football Tips, Fred Says|

Betfred Tv returns with another special installment of the Football Preview show. Host Mark Pearson is joined by the man himself, Betfred owner Fred Done and ex-Manchester United legend Lou Macari. Macari: Win for United [...]

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World Cup 2022 – Fred says England expects …

Alan Firkins2022-11-20T18:22:03+00:00Monday, 21 November 2022, 8:30|Betfred Blog, Features, Football, Football Tips, Fred Says, Fred's Football View, Sport, World Cup 2022|

Surely it's our time to win the World Cup for the first time since 1966? We have an excellent squad with great strength and variety in the middle of the park, a superb skipper and [...]

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Fred Says – England can win the Qatar World Cup

Owen McMahon2022-12-31T12:25:01+00:00Friday, 18 November 2022, 14:11|Features, Football, Fred Says, Outrights, World Cup 2022|

It's always a most memorable time for me when the World Cup comes around. It was huge back in 1966, not just for Sir Alf Ramsey and the history-making team who actually won it, but [...]

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Haaland hat-trick odds – he can’t do it again – can he?

Alan Firkins2023-01-27T11:50:56+00:00Saturday, 8 October 2022, 8:15|Betfred Blog, Features, Fred Says, Sport|

That's the big question about Erling Haaland, and these hat-tricks that are costing me an absolute fortune. If he scores three this afternoon against Southampton that makes it four in the Premier League on the [...]

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Fred – Antony signing “a huge statement of intent”

Owen McMahon2022-09-02T14:43:01+01:00Saturday, 3 September 2022, 9:00|Features, Football, Fred Says|

Wow, what a signing for United! Brazilian Antony - an £85million acquisition from Ajax - is a huge statement of intent. It undeniably signals that Erik ten Hag has been given the go-ahead to splash the [...]

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Fred Says – I’m still feeling smug!

Owen McMahon2022-08-26T15:21:27+01:00Saturday, 27 August 2022, 8:00|Features, Football, Fred Says|

I'm still feeling just a little bit smug... and I bet you can't think why! Not only did I predict in last week's column that my life-long team United would raise their game and get [...]

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Fred Says – Bring on the Prem!

Owen McMahon2022-08-03T13:38:46+01:00Friday, 5 August 2022, 9:00|Features, Football, Fred Says|

Rejoice! The Premier League is back. The new season kicks off tonight at Selhurst Park, where Crystal Palace entertain Arsenal – but before all that, I must mention the spectacular success of the Lionesses in [...]

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Fred – Grealish has to start for England

Owen McMahon2022-06-10T14:11:35+01:00Saturday, 11 June 2022, 8:00|Features, Fred Says|

Jack Grealish must be feeling very confident indeed that he'll get the nod later today to start for England against Italy in the Nations League. He transformed the Three Lions when he entered the fray [...]

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Liverpool close, Wigan triumphant, United hope

Alan Firkins2022-06-01T12:43:38+01:00Thursday, 2 June 2022, 10:30|Betfred Blog, Betfred Sponsorship, Betfred Super League, Football, Fred Says, Rugby League, Sport|

First of all, commiserations to my few friends on Merseyside after Liverpool’s narrow defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League final in Paris last weekend Despite Liverpool enjoying the lion’s share of possession and [...]

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Fred’s fearing the Liverpool quad – big time!

Owen McMahon2022-05-06T09:04:14+01:00Saturday, 7 May 2022, 9:30|Features, Football, Fred Says|

As a proud United fan, it's getting very difficult indeed with a nightmare double whammy on the cards. Liverpool - arguably our greatest rivals - are now 9/2 at Betfred for the unprecedented quadruple. If [...]

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Fred – I offered Ronnie 100/1 to reach ten world titles!

Owen McMahon2022-05-03T12:17:43+01:00Tuesday, 3 May 2022, 12:17|Features, Football, Fred Says, Snooker|

It’s the question everyone is asking me the day after I presented Ronnie O’Sullivan with his record-equalling seventh Betfred World Snooker Championship - just what was it that got the champ giggling? Well, I told [...]

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Gold Cup fever – Irish hold the aces

Alan Firkins2022-03-18T10:35:13+00:00Friday, 18 March 2022, 10:35|Betfred Blog, Betfred TV, Fred Says, Racing, Sport|

So, to the big one ... the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup It's once again wide-open for me this year, although you can fully expect the winner to be once again Irish-trained. Gordon Elliott's Galvin will [...]

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Cheltenham Festival Day Two – help!

Alan Firkins2022-03-16T11:11:49+00:00Wednesday, 16 March 2022, 11:11|Betfred Blog, Betfred TV, Fred Says, Racing, Sport|

TIGER Roll would be a very popular winner indeed in today’s Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase He’s in great nick according to trainer Gordon Elliott - and if he gets his favoured decent ground the pintsized [...]

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