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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.

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  • Sport

    Premier League Preview: Tired Man City in danger of overlooking Burnley

    A huge Sunday of football sees Manchester City attempt to take another step towards the title against Burnley whilst Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United are also in action as the battle for fourth place heats up.

  • Racing

    Mystic solo player turns €5 into €5,215 at Warwick

    One mystic player pulled off an extraordinary feat in the Warwick Win 6 racing pool on Thursday, by turning €5 into €5,215.74. Here’s how it happened. The player opted to invest in five €1 lines for the pool, meaning that they were playing for half of the £10,276 prize.

  • Sport

    Premier League Preview: Everton to take advantage of Crystal Palace’s home struggles

    An awesome £800,000 is up for grabs this weekend to anyone who can successfully tackle the 1X2 – Pick 15 pool. Our resident tipster, Ed Acteson, has cast his eye over three of the featured Premier League matches, all taking place at 15:00 on Saturday.

  • Sport

    An Alternative PFA Team Of The Year

    The PFA Team Of The Year was revealed today to some controversy, with the inclusion of Paul Pogba, in particular, causing eyebrows to be raised in football circles. We decided to create an alternative Team Of The Year.

  • Sport

    The Manchester Derby – Social Media Reaction

    Whilst the Manchester Derby may not have been a classic, the circumstances surrounding it were some of the most interesting in living memory. Manchester United found themselves wuth the uneviable responsibility of deciding which of their two hated rivals would become Premier League champions.

  • Sport

    Five incredible underdog stories

    Following Anthony Joshua’s stunning defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr. at Madison Square Garden in the early hours of Sunday morning, we take a look at five other incredible underdog stories from the world of sport.

  • Racing

    Solo player scoops £29,082 after making light work of Fairyhouse Win 6

    One player had the luck of the Irish on their side yesterday as they won a jaw-dropping £29,082 at the Rollover Win 6 at Fairyhouse. 14,799 units entered the pool, which had a staggering £56,626 prize, and our shrewd player boasted 64 of them on a ticket that cost £128.

  • Sport

    Midweek Preview: City can’t be stopped in unequal Manchester Derby

    The football is unrelenting at the moment and Wednesday brings another busy evening of action, with matches in the Premier League, La Liga and the Coppa Italia to keep us entertained. As such, our resident tipster Ed Acteson casts his eye over the £5,000 1X2 Pick 5 pool and has unearthed three fancies, including a preview of the Manchester Derby.

  • Sport

    Premier League Upsets: Social Media Reaction

    In a weekend full of Premier League upsets, social media was as entertaining as usual, poking fun at the results of Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea. Everton vs. Man United was the early kick off on Easter Sunday, with Ole Gunnar Solsjkaer’s men needing a win to put themselves back in the frame for a Champions League spot.

  • Sport

    Premier League Preview: Back The Toffees To Ruin Ole’s Easter

    Three big Premier League matches take place on Sunday, as Everton take on Man Utd, Arsenal face Palace and struggling Cardiff host Liverpool. Our resident tipster has run the rule over each of them, to give you some insight into tackling the £5,000 1X2 Pick 5 pool.

  • Winners

    Shrewd player nets £10,075 windfall after nailing midweek correct score – Pick 4 Pool

    Whilst Tottenham and Liverpool fans would have woken up in a pretty good mood on Thursday morning, their celebrations will have been modest compared to that of one player who is over £10,000 richer after correctly predicting the score in all four Champions League games.

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