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Ed Acteson

Ed is the Colossus Blog Editor and a former sports trader who hails from Canterbury in Kent. With a background in trading, he cut his writing teeth contributing tipping articles to a variety of gambling blogs and websites before eventually realising a long held ambition of writing professionally when he joined Colossus in early 2019.

A father of two, Ed is a keen golfer and long suffering Crystal Palace fan who tries his best to remain mutual when writing about Palace and Brighton.

Stories By Ed Acteson

  • Sport

    Premier League 2019/20: Four early predictions

    The dust has barely settled on the 2018/19 season but the Premier League bandwagon never truly ceases and, as such, here are our four predictions for next year.   The ‘Big Six’ becomes a ‘Big Two’ At the conclusion of the 2017/18 season, record-breaking Manchester City amassed an outrageous 100 points, putting them 19 clear of Manchester United, their nearest challenger.

  • Winners

    Stunning Pick 4 ticket lands £15,366 return from £12 stake

    There can’t be many better ways to end the Premier League season than by turning a £12 stake into £15,366.44 and that is exactly what one player did on Sunday afternoon. The player decided to tackle the £30,000 Correct Score – Pick 4 pool on Sunday, which comprised of two Premier League fixtures, Liverpool vs.

  • Sport

    FA Cup Final: Three of the biggest shock winners

    Watford will try to prevent an all-powerful Manchester City side from from completing the domestic treble on Saturday, as they bid to add the FA Cup to their trophy haul. City are predictably huge favourites to win and it will be a huge shock if they don’t add another trophy to their collection.

  • Sport

    FA Cup Final Preview – Man City vs. Watford

    The FA Cup final takes place at on Saturday afternoon, as Watford try to prevent Manchester City from completing an unprecedented domestic treble. We’ve put together all the information you need on the Wembley Stadium showpiece.

  • Sport

    Premier League Preview: Shocks on the cards as cup finals become the priority

    And so it comes down to this, the end of season finale. Every Premier League side will be in action at the same time on Sunday as we find out who will become champions. Ed Acteson casts his eye over three of the fixtures, with a view to tackling the £5,000 1X2 Win pool.

  • Sport

    Dubious logic determines that a surprise club are the greatest team in Europe

    After the most successful week in European competition history for English clubs, the Premier League is unquestionably the greatest league in Europe once more. Many perceive Manchester City as the best side in the country and their late win over Leicester on Monday has probably secured them a second consecutive title.

  • Winners

    €1 ticket converted into €21,879, as solo player blitzes Chester Win 6

    An incredible story unfolded on Thursday as a €1 ticket in the £49,441 Rollover Win 6 pool at Chester swiftly became worth €21,879.62 for one ecstatic player. The ticket got off to an outrageous start in the 13:50, where the player had pinned their hopes on a 22/1 shot in Merhoob.

  • Insights

    Syndicate Betting Guide

    Syndicate betting is is a fun way to bet as a team to tackle the huge Colossus jackpots. We tell you everything that you need to know in our handy Syndicate betting guide.   What is Syndicate betting? Syndicates are a crowd-funded approach to pools betting.

  • Sport

    Ajax vs. Tottenham: Social media reaction

    After the unbelievable drama of Tuesday night, Tottenham were determined not to be outdone by Liverpool’s heroics. They were attempting to overcome a single goal deficit to Ajax but got off to a dreadful start when Matthijs de Ligt doubled the Dutch side’s advantage in just the fifth minute of the game.

  • Sport

    Chelsea Transfer Ban: Six players they could recall from loan

    As the new season approaches, Chelsea are still unable to sign players for the next two transfer windows. Fortunately for Frank Lampard, Chelsea had 41 footballers out on loan last year who they could bring into their squad next season.

  • Sport

    Liverpool vs. Barcelona: Social Media Reaction

    What a week it has been for Liverpool fans! In two days they have endured more highs and lows than most football fans experience over an entire season. Still fighting on two fronts, the story began on Monday night when Manchester City hosted Leicester City, needing a win to reassert their one point lead over the Reds in the Premier League title race.

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