Ian “Brodders” Broadrick
@brodders_be · Football analysis on Patreon · Betting Emporium background
Research snapshot · 17 October 2026 · Evidence assessment, not a recommendation
Ian Broadrick, known as Brodders, has a historical Betting Emporium record and a separate Patreon service. The older performance figures should not be presented as results for his current Patreon selections.
By SharpCheck · Published 15 October 2026 · Edited 17 October 2026 · Research methods
Ian “Brodders” Broadrick review: the key facts
| Historical profit and loss | The Betting Emporium table shows +2,118.99 points from 98,095 points staked and 2.16% ROI. The stake total is not a bet count; the page update date is not the last-bet date. Historical results table |
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| Current service | Patreon is a separate service. The 7 October 2026 launch announcement advertised £25 monthly plus VAT. A separate reconciled subscriber record remains unconfirmed. Dated launch announcement |
| Odds policy | Ian describes aiming to quote prices at two firms and using liquid markets with variable stakes. These are service policies, not measurements of follower execution. Published approach and expectations |
A separate Patreon service to assess.
Betting Emporium connection confirmed
Betting Emporium’s team page identifies Ian “Brodders” with @brodders_be and says he joined in January 2014. Smart Betting Club also identifies him as Ian Broadrick. The sources name Betting Emporium, rather than Sporting Emporium.
Historical team profile ↗ · Independent identity reference ↗The Patreon offering
His public service description focuses on the Champions League, with Europa League, Conference League and occasional domestic bets. In his 7 October 2026 announcement, he advertised football write-ups at £25 per month plus VAT from the following week, while keeping horse-racing posts free on X. This is the advertised price, not a verified checkout total.
Service description ↗Betting Emporium publishes a Brodders total
The results page, marked updated 1 July 2026, has a separate “All football by Brodders” row. These figures are taken from that row, not the site-wide football or all-sports total. Points staked are not a count of bets.
Drawdowns are disclosed too
The historical FAQ describes a downswing exceeding 700 points in March–June 2017 and another exceeding 500 points in May–November 2015. Those figures use the old service’s staking scale; they should not be treated as 700 or 500 flat-stake losses.
Read the historical FAQ ↗Patreon results need a separate record
No complete, independently reconciled Patreon bet history was established in this assessment. The Emporium total cannot establish the returns of the current service, particularly after subscription fees and missed prices.
Late-afternoon delivery and multiple accounts
In the Patreon description, Ian says write-ups normally will not appear before 3pm, balancing information and time to bet. He aims to quote prices available at two firms and favours liquid markets, while acknowledging that followers can move odds.
He discusses access to several bookmakers and exchanges, with variable stakes and potentially multiple bets on one match. He also says less-liquid league bets may be removed if subscribers cannot obtain prices.
Read his delivery and access policy ↗
What to measure
Compare original release times and advised odds with subscriber receipts, available prices and accepted bets. Record missed selections and account restrictions, and separate the old service’s staking scale from Patreon stakes.
Testimonials exist; current independent feedback is thin
Owen Richards · @TheGreenG0blin
The page reproduces a message addressed to @brodders_be thanking him for another successful set of results. It contains no detailed bet log or attributable review of the current Patreon service.
Read the operator-hosted testimonial ↗Gerry Moriarty · @tankard999
A reproduced comment credits Brodders with a profitable day and mentions a correct-score winner. This is an account of a short winning period, not evidence of a typical subscriber return.
Read the testimonial in context ↗Smart Betting Club · June 2018 interview
Smart Betting Club promoted an interview with Ian and described his football-betting experience favourably. The full interview is offered through paid membership and was not reviewed here. Its public introduction supports his industry history, but is not a current Patreon customer review or an audit of returns.
Read the public interview introduction ↗13 October 2026: a notification question
Replying to Ian’s launch update, AJF (@AndrewF1973) said they did not think an email notification had arrived, but had seen the post on X, so it had not caused them a problem. This is one reader’s report, not evidence of a general delivery failure or a missed bet.
Read the original reply ↗14 October 2026: how to report price access
A reader asked how to respond to a request for feedback about getting prices, noting that the email used a no-reply address. Ian replied that subscribers could message him through Patreon. The exchange establishes a feedback route; it does not measure how many followers obtained the advised odds.
Reader’s question ↗ · Ian’s response ↗