With the new football season just a day away, it is time to delve into the betting markets and try to win some cash. Followers of our tips last year would’ve picked up on Huddersfield who finished in the top 3, but sadly Port Vale fell apart after Micky Adams’ departure having looked set to claim promotion. York weren’t quite consistent enough and ended up 8th, but overall we were on the right lines and will hope for better luck this time.

Last time out in December we were going for our third successive set of winners. Unfortunately for us, the weather voided 4 of our 6 bets giving us little chance to make any cash. In the two that did go ahead, Derby failed to beat Reading and the Swans couldn’t overcome Sheffield United, leaving us out of pocket. So this weekend we’ll try to return to form with tips in the FA Cup and Football League.

If anybody can remember back far enough, this column’s last outing at the end of October produced a second successive winning weekend! The Bolton draw refunded our stake but Elmander’s goal paid out, and although Huddersfield lost at Plymouth, Pilkington obliged to give us a small overall profit. Can we make it an unprecedented 3 in a row?

Last time around we returned to winning ways, mainly due to our correct prediction on the Fulham/Everton draw. With Villa also beating local rivals Wolves and the Walsall/Hartlepool game producing over 2.5 goals, there was a pretty good return on our outlay. This weekend we try to make it 2 successes in a row.

Concentrating mainly on the Premiership this week, our weekend football betting guide looks at Spurs, Chelsea and the tasty-looking clash between Fulham and Everton. There’s also a brief foray into the Championship and League One. After a less than impressive return last time we’re hoping for a few winners!

Following lukewarm on the heels of our league outright winners tips, we take our first look at some match betting for the new season. Concentrating mainly on League One, there’s also a quick rundown of League Two.

Here we are on the eve of the new football season, and what better way to get in the mood than trying to win some cash? Just like last season we’ll be looking at the Championship down to the Conference and making our picks in the outright winners markets. With any luck we’ll do a bit better this time!