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Blue Square BET Premier 2010-2011 betting preview
Luton Town might have missed out on promotion to League Two last season, although the Hatters are strong favourites to get things right in the Blue Square Premier this season. Stan James bookmakers and Victor Chandler bookmakers are the only firms offering 2/1 that Richard Money’s team land some cash for the many punters that have backed the Bedfordshire side to return to the Football League.
Town have retained the services of Tom Craddock, a young striker who managed 24 goals last season and it would have been a lot more if he hadn’t suffered a loss of form near the beginning of the campaign. The former Middlesbrough trainee is 10/1 (Blue Square free bets) to lead the scoring charts and he might take some stopping. Money has also added Danny Crow and Kevin Pilkington to the ranks, something which should see them go close.
According to the bookmakers, it’s Crawley who pose the biggest threat to Luton, with Sky Bet free bets offering a best price 6/1 that the Red Devils improve on last season’s seventh place and land the title. That’s despite the fact that the west Sussex side were the subject of a recent winding up order, something which thankfully got thrown out of the courts. There have been several decent signings made at the Broadfield Stadium and the ambition is there for all to see.
Grimsby Town (8/1 Corals) come next in the Blue Square Premier betting, although that price is partly to do with the fact that they came down from League Two last season. While the Mariners might pose a promotion charge, being a flight lower means that money is even tighter and young manager Neil Wood might take a while to resurrect the fortunes of the club.
York City might be a better prospect at odds of 12/1 (Paddy Power free bets) with the Minstermen losing to Oxford in the play-off final last season after beating Luton Town at the semi-final stage. Manager Martin Foyle has managed to retain the services of Richard Brodie, a striker that scored no less than 30 goals for City last season. 888sport make him a 10/1 chance to win the Golden Boot.
The favourite on the Blue Square Premier Top Goalscorer market is Crawley’s Matt Tubbs (6/1 Blue Square free bet), who has been scoring for fun during pre-season after switching from Salisbury. His goals have helped the Red Devils beat Crystal Palace and QPR this season, so he could be an each-way bet to nothing.
Darlington (14/1 Sky Bet – £15 free bets) are the other relegated team to arrive in the Blue Square Premier and the Quakers don’t look too well-equipped for an immediate return to League Two. However, Cambridge United (16/1 bet365 – £200 free bets) should go well under experienced manager Martin Ling and only narrowly lost to Colchester United in a recent friendly.
