About us

I have been involved in the online betting industry for the past eleven years mainly running www.sportsbettingindex.com and have developed a reputation for being honest, open and trustworthy. I have long maintained that the only way to long-term success in the betting game is to concentrate on one particular area of expertise whether this be handicap sprints in horse racing, the Majors in golf or even Reality TV! and football is no different.

Earlier this year I was approached by Stephen Conchar who I have known of through forums for the past eight years – his particular area of expertise is Scottish football. Over the past few years he has found it increasingly difficult to get his own bets on so he asked me if I would set up a service for him to sell his tips and still earn an income from his superior knowledge of the Scottish football scene where he has been betting for the past 20 years.

I asked Stephen what sources he uses to arrive at selections – he answered...

1 I do my own tissue. 2 I have contacts in various clubs – very good for up-to-date team news. 3 I follow the market very closely. 4 I have contacts in the bookmaking industry 5 I use various stats sites. 6 For Scottish Cup matches I have my own ratings, in the first 3 rounds there are 24 non league teams from 6 different leagues – I therefore have a huge advantage over most bookmakers. 7 I attend a lot of games over the season. 8 I monitor all the clubs official and fans sites and read reports on all games.

We originally ran a proofing trial with the Secret Betting Club from 9/2/10 to the end of the season – 27/4/10. This produced 204 bets staking 896 points giving 93.53 points profit with an ROI of 10.4%. This gave me enough evidence combined with what I already knew about Stephen to launch Football Betting Index. Ian Richards