Last week, the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award's shortlist was announced to the world. The 'Bookie Prize' judging panel, has worked through all of the hottest sports books released during the year, and after announcing an initial 14 publication longlist full of sporting literature gems, have filtered this down to a shortlist of seven, all of which hope to walk away with the title of Sports Book of the Year 2012.

The Football League Manager and Player of the Month awards are usually met with derision in the Horsfall household. Fans of ‘watching Tony Gale read out the name of the bloke that scored the most goals and the manager of the team that won the most games’ must be in dreamland though. Those in search of an alternative look at the REAL winners and losers of October in the Football League need search no longer. First Up, League Two.

Our very own Talking Sports Tipster was correct with 5/7 last weekend including an 8/1 treble on Saturday's Premier League action. It's a great weekend of football with Manchester United v Arsenal and the start of the FA Cup proper so let's look at who we are tipping for success this weekend. We've even thrown in a touch of continental flair with a La Liga Special!

We continue to bring you the hottest weekend tips from our friends at WeLoveBetting.co.uk. They continued their great run of form last weekend and have kindly shared this weeks choices in the Premier League, FA Cup, The Championhsip and in Europe.

There are teams that improve significantly over a period of time and that progress is not reflected in the market. As speculators on the football markets, these hidden gems can often be profitable as they can be underestimated by layers. Fulham have shown significant improvement as a team under Martin Jol and are a team to keep on side, especially at Craven Cottage. JD has a tempting bet for us as they prepare to face Everton this weekend.

After an incredible night that had the scoreboard showing what seemed more like a tennis score, Wenger said that his team went from ‘disaster’ to pride being restored and a place in the next round.

Following the dramatic 2-2 draw at Goodison Park between Everton and Liverpool on Sunday, Reds captain Steven Gerrard has taken a swipe at their Merseyside rivals, brandishing them a ‘long ball’ team.

Not content with winning the US Open earlier this year – his first Grand Slam victory – Andy Murray is aiming to win the Paris Masters and ATP World Tour Finals to round off 2012 in the perfect fashion.

After back to back promotions, Southampton manager Nigel Adkins is facing his toughest time as manager of the club. His team are 19th in the table with just four points to their name in nine Premier League games and pressure is building on the man in charge.

After making a good profit last weekend, the Talking Sports tipster looks at this weeks action in the Premier League and Football League. He's even given you a 4/1 away double in the lower leagues...