Pre-season previews: newspapers, magazines

[SamD]

Free in Tuesday's Racing Post, The Big Kick-Off is a useful 72-page betting guide to the new football season.

[RomynPG]

Miracle of miracles ... I finally, after years of forgetting, managed to pick up a copy of this

Thanks for the reminders SamD

[SamD]

Champions League 32-page guide is published this Tues 17 Oct with the Racing Post:



Two of their successful tips last season were

• any German winner of the competition at 10-1 (B München beat B Dortmund in Final)
  Cristiano Ronaldo to claim the Golden Boot at 6-1.

[Rick]

Anyone have an idea when the World cup guide will be in the Racing Post?

Or will there be one this year? I notice they have brought out a magazine this time. £9.99, came out Tuesday. Although you can get it cheaper if you look around.

[Latic]

Ordered mine last night from Amazon. A lot cheaper!
Not seen anything re: supplement.

As for magazines, the world soccer one was ok, didn't think much of the 442 one this time.

[SamD]

The 2014 World Cup Betting Guide is included with the Racing Post on Thursday 5 June.
Its 48 pages will hold team profiles, expert views, stat-packed features, latest odds and form:


The above is a compact, economical and up to date version of their recently published 256-page £9.99 paperback:

[Rick]

Bump

[snout]

Only read the first few articles but the RP guide looks as good as ever.

It's worth buying for Craig Brown's opinions alone. He reckons Nigeria will make a big impression, Steven Gerrard will be the star of the tournament and Daniel Sturridge will be top scorer.

[Striker]

The RP supplement, the World Cup Betting Guide is at least as useful as the RP World Cup Guide and is therefore far better value.

Anyone failing to buy a Post this morning can always get a copy direct on-line, although I always use their very helpful customer sales telephone service. Delivery within 2 days max based on my experience, sometimes next day. But seeing how skinflint some fisoers seem to be, I should point out that it's slightly more expensive if bought separately.

[Rick]

Yes must agree Striker. Haven't really looked at the more expensive version since I got hold of the supplement.

Quality pull-out as usual.

[SamD]

The Big Kick-Off for 2014-15 will be published with the Racing Post on Tuesday 5 August.



It's a useful 72-page statistical guide to the new Premier League season but also covers other divisions in England, Scotland and Europe.

[Striker]

The Big Kick-Off for 2014-15 will be published with the Racing Post on Tuesday 5 August.



It's a useful 72-page statistical guide to the new Premier League season but also covers other divisions in England, Scotland and Europe.

Essential reading for lazy so and so's like myself who can't be bothered to do any research for themselves. It's a one stop shop for all those who are happy with basic info.

But I'm not sure that it'll be of much use to fantasy football nerds who tend to play FPL if fiso posts properly reflect fantasy managers' characteristics. Esoteric glory hunters in contrast to other more pragmatic managers.

[sleuth]

The RP supplement, the World Cup Betting Guide is at least as useful as the RP World Cup Guide and is therefore far better value.

Anyone failing to buy a Post this morning can always get a copy direct on-line, although I always use their very helpful customer sales telephone service. Delivery within 2 days max based on my experience, sometimes next day. But seeing how skinflint some fisoers seem to be, I should point out that it's slightly more expensive if bought separately.

As u finished in the money, HOW USEFUL AND WHAT POINTERS, did the Racing Post pull out provide.

What were their hidden gems and predictions, were they the reason you finished 3rd or....

Personally i never saw their pull out and never rated Holland to progress.

[Striker]

The RP supplement, the World Cup Betting Guide is at least as useful as the RP World Cup Guide and is therefore far better value.

Anyone failing to buy a Post this morning can always get a copy direct on-line, although I always use their very helpful customer sales telephone service. Delivery within 2 days max based on my experience, sometimes next day. But seeing how skinflint some fisoers seem to be, I should point out that it's slightly more expensive if bought separately.

As u finished in the money, HOW USEFUL AND WHAT POINTERS, did the Racing Post pull out provide.

What were their hidden gems and predictions, were they the reason you finished 3rd or....

Personally i never saw their pull out and never rated Holland to progress.

It wasn't anything specific, and I never read more than odd paragraphs at a time. But the paper was lying on my desk throughout the tournament and if I wanted to know anything it was always to hand. For example if one wanted to know the relative likelihood of a midfielder from a minor team scoring, having the bookies top goalscoring odds for that team on the same page as the international histories of squad members meant that you could get a good idea of who to pick in a matter of seconds. A few days into the tournament I knew the page numbers of Chile (34) and Columbia (39) off by heart.

[SamD]

Further advance info: http://www.racingpost.com/news/sport/ge ... /football/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


"Get your copy free in the Racing Post on Tues 5 August - or download the iPad Daily Edition from 8pm on Monday.
The Big Kick-Off will also go on sale at racingpost.com/shop where you can bag your copy for just £2.95 from Fri 8 Aug."

[SamD]

A 24-page Cricket World Cup guide will form part of tomorrow's Racing Post (Fri 13 Feb).
The pullout promises to be packed with analysis, stats and profiles of all 14 teams.

The Post will also publish several pages on the Champions League KO stage on Tues 17 Feb.
This includes outright selections, team-by-team news and previews of the opening matches.

[snout]

When is this season's Racing Post football supplement out?

[SamD]

Football supplement is on course for publication on Tues 4 Aug. Will confirm exact date this week.

[Latic]

Thanks Sam, was looking out for this. They're doing a book again I see available from next week.

[SamD]

The 2015-16 Big Kick-Off pullout will be published with the Racing Post on Tuesday 4 August.

It's a 72-page statistical guide to the new Premier League season but also covers other divisions in England and Europe.

[snout]

Thanks Sam. Always look forward to this.

[jonwebb76]

Really enjoy this pull out every year. Lads have you got any links for season previews championship, league 1 and 2?

Sky sports, bbc sport used to do them but seems harder to find of late.


Thanks

[SamD]

Sporting Life produces a comprehensive preview of the new football season by division each day this week:

http://www.sportinglife.com/football/ne ... or-2015-16

[jonwebb76]

Thanks mate

Anymore you know of?

[SamD]

Racing Post Big Kick-Off guide today is extensive and thought-provoking, as usual.

Other articles may be located online by searching for terms like football season preview 2015 over last week.
The Guardian, Independent and Sky Sports seem to be the best of these.

[sleuth]

Bought the post for their extortionate price. Pullout not all that in all honesty.
Better info on a lot of threads on here.
Preferred the freebies from the Sun last Sunday in all honesty.

Guess, I better start thinking about some teams now.

[SamD]

For info, current [April 2016] edition of The Cricketer includes useful fixtures wallchart:


Alternatively, cricinfo online lists all county and international matches in UK this summer:
http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cric ... eason=2016

[Rick]

Anyone got any ideas when the Racing Post are running their Euro 2016 special ?

[Striker]

Anyone got any ideas

Plural - sorry Rick.

But if just one date would suffice, it's June 2nd.

[SamD]

To confirm above, newspaper states "the Euro 2016 pullout is due to be published in the Racing Post next Thursday, June 2nd."