This year, the book is a lot different. Firstly, it's released in a collaboration with its sister publication (or bigger brother) the Racing Post. It's title - The Racing Post & RFO Football Annual 2013/2014.
The book covers all the domestic leagues as well as the top divisions in Europe. One of the things I like the best is that, on each team section, there is a table that informs the reader how Team X performed at home against Team Y in the past six seasons. For instance, Cardiff City has played Swansea three times in that time period. In those three games, Cardiff has won one, drawn once and lost once.
I don't know what to make of that stat.
With that said, the six year history also indicates to the punter how many of the games went over or under 2.5 goals, how many games had both sides score (a nice stat to learn considering the current love of the both to score markets), and also how many times there was a clean sheet.
And for those who really want to know - the Cardiff vs Swansea games have gone over two times and under once. Both team scored in two of the encounters and Cardiff failed to keep a clean sheet in all three meetings.
It wouldn't be a RP/RFO product without the tips. They are there in the form of the write-ups for the British leagues as well as a two page summary of what to expect in Europe.
There's also an interesting piece by Kevin Pullein where he hands out five rules to become a better bettor.
The final thing I would like to comment on is the look of the book.
This year, it is in full colour. I know it's cosmetic but the look and feel of it is a heck of a lot better than ever.
If you like gambling on football, it will serve you well for the upcoming season
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