The Front Room Five: five football fans with a near pathological inability to agree with each other. Follow their “debates”, their joy, their anguish and their betting strategies here, on our tv spots, on twitter and on facebook.
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Smiley - @frontroomsmiley
Manchester United did the business without Wayne Rooney or Michael Owen to go top of the Premier League but Smiley’s own title chances are now slim after a winless weekend of betting.
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Mike - @frontroommike
The former Betting League leader’s disappointment at losing the top spot was tempered by joy at the hand Jason Cundy and David Ginola dealt Spurs in the FA Cup, as they swerved Chelsea and Villa.
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Robbie - @frontroomrobbie
The correct score king reckons that Arsenal will seal a spot in the last eight of the Champions League with a 3-1 win over Porto – though he probably won’t back Nicklas Bendtner to get on the scoresheet.
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Toby - @frontroomtoby
Stoke failed to fight, scrap and battle their way past Chelsea but Toby can look back with pride at his team’s performances in the FA Cup this season, where they knocked out Arsenal and Man City.
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Scouse - @frontroomscouse
The Liverpool fan leads the way in the Betting League after a Championship home win five-fold, which included QPR and Nottingham Forest against West Brom and Swansea, paid out over £850.
Andy Gray joins the Betfair Front Room!
The five Betfair Front Room fans had a surprise in store this week when they met up to find a special guest sitting on their sofa - Betfair Football's very own Andy Gray... Read more
Mike hopes that Porto win will hinder Arsenal
The Tottenham fan isn't too glum about Arsenal's 5-0 win over Porto on Tuesday - he thinks that fighting on two fronts leaves the Gunners even more vulnerable to ending up with nothing. Read more
Scouse fancies the draw at Old Trafford this evening
The Front Room Betting League leader is a popular chap in his household because of his recent punting success, and he's going for further wins this evening... Read more
Robbie backs Beckham to score at Old Trafford
The Arsenal fan reckons that David Beckham is good value at [10.0] to score against Manchester United in the Champions League tonight, while he fancies his own team's chances of winning the competition. Read more
Toby's backing Stoke to pile the misery on Burnley
The Front Room's resident Stoke fan reckons his Potters will record another victory on the road to put Burnley in deeper trouble... Read more
Scouse romps to the top of the Front Room
The Liverpool fan said he had a feeling about a big multiple win - and he wasn't wrong. His £20 Championship five-fold won him over £850 to put him well ahead of Front Room title rival Mike... Read more
Toby tips Porto to finish the job at the Emirates
Underdog fan Toby thinks that Porto will dump Fabregas-less Arsenal out of the Champions League tonight. Not only is the Stokey backing the Dragons to progress, he thinks they can win again at [6.2]. Read more
Arsenal will beat Porto in spite of Bendtner
Robbie was astounded by Nicklas Bendtner's lack of composure in front of goal against Burnley but is still confident that Arsenal will recover to eliminate Porto. He's betting on a 3-1 home win at [16.0]. Read more
Scouse celebrates as Forest help him win big
Luke Chambers was Scouse's hero as his five-fold paid out over £850, but he's not too happy with Jose Mourinho after Inter denied him a further grand in a seven-fold. He can't see them scoring at Stamford Bridge... Read more
Mike commends Front Room title rival Scouse
The Tottenham fan has played down his chances of winning the Front Room Betting League after Scouse's big win but is more optimistic about his team's FA Cup hopes following the semi-final draw. Read more
