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Re: 2008/09 SEASON BETTING THREAD pg60onwards

by Skin » 29 Dec 2008 23:36

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paultheroyal The after-timers have sadly ruined this thread.


In what way, Paul?


Point of this thread was to show your betting skill pre match and then let the banter or "well done's" follow which in my case early doors was all the bloody time i.e. piss take.

Anyone can post after the match and say they had this that and the other. Pointless.

Thread is slowly dying.



Pauls right. Sort it out, at least put up the odd selection before the event, especially if you have a strong view on it. Or even if you don't..

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Re: 2008/09 SEASON BETTING THREAD pg60onwards

by BarryWhiteRFC » 30 Dec 2008 13:22

My trouble is I don't come on the site often, and I do my footy bets sat morning so I can only tell you what I'm thinking of betting on. Also the £5 on Gerrard was a spare of the moment thing. I don't mind people saying afterwards, it doesn't exactly matter. I just find it interesting to read what people bet on. No idea why people are making such a fuss about it tbh.

I think it's all a tad pathetic, it's an internet forum, get over yourselves ffs.
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Re: 2008/09 SEASON BETTING THREAD pg60onwards

by Thomas L'Heureux » 30 Dec 2008 13:38

BarryWhiteRFC My trouble is I don't come on the site often, and I do my footy bets sat morning so I can only tell you what I'm thinking of betting on. Also the £5 on Gerrard was a spare of the moment thing. I don't mind people saying afterwards, it doesn't exactly matter. I just find it interesting to read what people bet on. No idea why people are making such a fuss about it tbh.

I think it's all a tad pathetic, it's the an internet forum, get over yourselves ffs.


It's called jealousy, Barry.

Those in question don't like hearing someone's made profit when they themselves are at a loss, and by picking on the fact that some of us post our selections after the event they are venting their frustrations.

I'm much like yourself, I usually place my bets before leaving the house for the football on Saturday morning, and will spend most of my time before that researching form, head-to-heads, injuries, etc. My priority isn't telling people I don't even know about what I'm betting on, whether there is need for banter afterwards or not.

I do sometimes post a selection of games I've got my eye on, but then once I've carried out my research I dwindle that list down and produce the most likely doubles/trebles from it.

I've also delved into my betting techniques/strategies and shed some light on the sort of selections I make, thus contributing to the thread in my eyes. If those in question are questioning my integrity then as I've said before, I can supply proof of my selections, but at the end of the day, this is a discussion forum and I don't see what the big deal is.

If the 'thread is dying' then I'll happily hold my hand up and won't post in it in future if it pleases certain people on here.

EDIT: I've also noticed that Villa are Evens tonight. I can personally see a draw, but for anyone thinking Hull's poor form will continue then you've got a good change to double your money. I might take a stab, not sure yet. Hull were shocking last week.

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Re: 2008/09 SEASON BETTING THREAD pg60onwards

by BarryWhiteRFC » 30 Dec 2008 16:03

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BarryWhiteRFC My trouble is I don't come on the site often, and I do my footy bets sat morning so I can only tell you what I'm thinking of betting on. Also the £5 on Gerrard was a spare of the moment thing. I don't mind people saying afterwards, it doesn't exactly matter. I just find it interesting to read what people bet on. No idea why people are making such a fuss about it tbh.

I think it's all a tad pathetic, it's an internet forum, get over yourselves ffs.


It's called jealousy, Barry.

Those in question don't like hearing someone's made profit when they themselves are at a loss, and by picking on the fact that some of us post our selections after the event they are venting their frustrations.

I'm much like yourself, I usually place my bets before leaving the house for the football on Saturday morning, and will spend most of my time before that researching form, head-to-heads, injuries, etc. My priority isn't telling people I don't even know about what I'm betting on, whether there is need for banter afterwards or not.

I do sometimes post a selection of games I've got my eye on, but then once I've carried out my research I dwindle that list down and produce the most likely doubles/trebles from it.

I've also delved into my betting techniques/strategies and shed some light on the sort of selections I make, thus contributing to the thread in my eyes. If those in question are questioning my integrity then as I've said before, I can supply proof of my selections, but at the end of the day, this is a discussion forum and I don't see what the big deal is.

If the 'thread is dying' then I'll happily hold my hand up and won't post in it in future if it pleases certain people on here.

EDIT: I've also noticed that Villa are Evens tonight. I can personally see a draw, but for anyone thinking Hull's poor form will continue then you've got a good change to double your money. I might take a stab, not sure yet. Hull were shocking last week.


Funny you mention the Villa game, I was thinking of sticking £20 of my winnings on them to win tonight, but don't usually bet such big stakes as I hate losing money (even though I nearly always do)! Might try it though, as it is already money won.

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Re: 2008/09 SEASON BETTING THREAD pg60onwards

by Skin » 30 Dec 2008 16:50

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BarryWhiteRFC My trouble is I don't come on the site often, and I do my footy bets sat morning so I can only tell you what I'm thinking of betting on. Also the £5 on Gerrard was a spare of the moment thing. I don't mind people saying afterwards, it doesn't exactly matter. I just find it interesting to read what people bet on. No idea why people are making such a fuss about it tbh.

I think it's all a tad pathetic, it's the an internet forum, get over yourselves ffs.


It's called jealousy, Barry.

Those in question don't like hearing someone's made profit when they themselves are at a loss, and by picking on the fact that some of us post our selections after the event they are venting their frustrations.



BarryWhiteRFC your post started well.. then just a load of abuse. Easy mate.

Thomas L'Heureux. LOL. You want to check your facts, go back and look at the selections I've posted upfront and tell me I "don't like hearing someone's made profit when they themselves are at a loss". I could be doing a lot worse! Also, I don't care if people want to after-post and tell us how much they won or lost. Post whatever you want after winning, it just isn't that interesting compared to peoples opinions before hand.



Anyway, Hull v Villa: Nothing obvious for me here, Villa on form should win but I also think the game will have goals but not convinced enough to go large. Prob £10 on overs for me IF i can find EVS and £2.50 2-1 Hull @ 10/1 £2.50 2-1 Villa @ 8/1


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Re: 2008/09 SEASON BETTING THREAD pg60onwards

by paultheroyal » 30 Dec 2008 17:06

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BarryWhiteRFC My trouble is I don't come on the site often, and I do my footy bets sat morning so I can only tell you what I'm thinking of betting on. Also the £5 on Gerrard was a spare of the moment thing. I don't mind people saying afterwards, it doesn't exactly matter. I just find it interesting to read what people bet on. No idea why people are making such a fuss about it tbh.

I think it's all a tad pathetic, it's the an internet forum, get over yourselves ffs.


It's called jealousy, Barry.

Those in question don't like hearing someone's made profit when they themselves are at a loss, and by picking on the fact that some of us post our selections after the event they are venting their frustrations.



BarryWhiteRFC your post started well.. then just a load of abuse. Easy mate.

Thomas L'Heureux. LOL. You want to check your facts, go back and look at the selections I've posted upfront and tell me I "don't like hearing someone's made profit when they themselves are at a loss". I could be doing a lot worse! Also, I don't care if people want to after-post and tell us how much they won or lost. Post whatever you want after winning, it just isn't that interesting compared to peoples opinions before hand.



Spot on.

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Re: 2008/09 SEASON BETTING THREAD pg60onwards

by BarryWhiteRFC » 30 Dec 2008 17:27

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BarryWhiteRFC My trouble is I don't come on the site often, and I do my footy bets sat morning so I can only tell you what I'm thinking of betting on. Also the £5 on Gerrard was a spare of the moment thing. I don't mind people saying afterwards, it doesn't exactly matter. I just find it interesting to read what people bet on. No idea why people are making such a fuss about it tbh.

I think it's all a tad pathetic, it's the an internet forum, get over yourselves ffs.


It's called jealousy, Barry.

Those in question don't like hearing someone's made profit when they themselves are at a loss, and by picking on the fact that some of us post our selections after the event they are venting their frustrations.



BarryWhiteRFC your post started well.. then just a load of abuse. Easy mate.

Thomas L'Heureux. LOL. You want to check your facts, go back and look at the selections I've posted upfront and tell me I "don't like hearing someone's made profit when they themselves are at a loss". I could be doing a lot worse! Also, I don't care if people want to after-post and tell us how much they won or lost. Post whatever you want after winning, it just isn't that interesting compared to peoples opinions before hand.



Anyway, Hull v Villa: Nothing obvious for me here, Villa on form should win but I also think the game will have goals but not convinced enough to go large. Prob £10 on overs for me IF i can find EVS and £2.50 2-1 Hull @ 10/1 £2.50 2-1 Villa @ 8/1


Sorry, I didn't mean to be abusive in my post, just get accross the fustration of people just arguing about before and after betting, it's pointless. If that is what TL'H wants to do let him get on with it, if that's what I want to do let me get on with it. If others want to post pre match then great for them, either way it doesn't matter does it? It's not going to REALLY affect anyones life in anyway is it? So can we just forget this whole thing and start talking about gambling instead? I have money to lose.

Btw, I have only won on 3 bets all season so I'm not trying to make out i'm good at gambling, because I know I'm not!

I wonder what odds I could get on Gareth Barry to score first this evening?

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Re: 2008/09 SEASON BETTING THREAD pg60onwards

by Thomas L'Heureux » 30 Dec 2008 18:45

Skin Thomas L'Heureux. LOL. You want to check your facts, go back and look at the selections I've posted upfront and tell me I "don't like hearing someone's made profit when they themselves are at a loss". I could be doing a lot worse! Also, I don't care if people want to after-post and tell us how much they won or lost. Post whatever you want after winning, it just isn't that interesting compared to peoples opinions before hand.


I don't need to check any facts, for what it's worth I've been impressed with your backings and I enjoyed contributing to our discussion on the under/over market in terms of how little it's advertised. I'm just trying to put my finger on why yourself and Paul have got such a problem with how a couple of us (mainly me it has to be said) choose to go about posting on here.

I can't understand what all this fuss the two of you are making is about. I'm honest with what I post, I've also revealed my selections for weekends when I haven't made a penny, and overall, I feel I've got a fairly balanced view and am contributing to the thread. I see no other reason for this sudden outburst other than potential jealousy.

I've explained my betting process previously which I think can be very helpful for those who are interested in making sensible profit, and I've congratulated those who have made some good choices in the past.

Like I've said, I honestly can't see what the problem is and for that reason I've said I'm prepared to not post on this thread if it really is causing it to 'die'. I don't want to ruin it for you lot.

In my opinion this whole situation is ridiculous. What exactly is wrong with commenting on my bets after they've been settled?!

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Re: 2008/09 SEASON BETTING THREAD pg60onwards

by Skin » 30 Dec 2008 19:04

FFS there's nothing wrong with it. I just said I'm more interested in peoples opinions before, not after. Hence why I said it would be better if we could have a few more bets posted upfront. It wasn't a demand just a request. You can ignore it you know.


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Re: 2008/09 SEASON BETTING THREAD pg60onwards

by Skin » 30 Dec 2008 19:14

Skin Anyway, Hull v Villa: Nothing obvious for me here, Villa on form should win but I also think the game will have goals but not convinced enough to go large. Prob £10 on overs for me IF i can find EVS and £2.50 2-1 Hull @ 10/1 £2.50 2-1 Villa @ 8/1


overs was 1.8 at Lads. bit small so combined with over 121.5 highest checkout Hamilton v Klassen @ 4/6. £15 double pays around £45.
No correct score betting.

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Re: 2008/09 SEASON BETTING THREAD pg60onwards

by chilipepper91 » 30 Dec 2008 19:17

Right, betting my imaginary money, I say Villa 3-1 and Agbonlahor first scorer at 190-1

£20 returns £3820

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Re: 2008/09 SEASON BETTING THREAD pg60onwards

by Thomas L'Heureux » 30 Dec 2008 19:21

Skin FFS there's nothing wrong with it. I just said I'm more interested in peoples opinions before, not after. Hence why I said it would be better if we could have a few more bets posted upfront. It wasn't a demand just a request. You can ignore it you know.


Fair enough, but you're coming across a little fickle for agreeing with Paul. He spouted words like 'pointless', and 'this thread is slowly dying', to which you replied 'Paul's right. Sort it out.'

I don't want to argue with anyone anyway, so I apologise for my part in this. I just can't understand where this has come from but am willing to draw a line under my part in it.

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Re: 2008/09 SEASON BETTING THREAD pg60onwards

by paultheroyal » 31 Dec 2008 11:06

To wrap this up the point i was making was that it is pointless saying what post bets you have made when quite clearly anyone could do that whether they would be telling the truth or not.

Skin wrapped up the discussion perfectly.

Feel free to post your "post bet" threads but dont expect them to be taken seriously against anyone who predicts before the event.

HTH.


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Re: 2008/09 SEASON BETTING THREAD pg60onwards

by bobbybottler » 31 Dec 2008 12:40

paultheroyal To wrap this up the point i was making was that it is pointless saying what post bets you have made when quite clearly anyone could do that whether they would be telling the truth or not.

Skin wrapped up the discussion perfectly.

Feel free to post your "post bet" threads but dont expect them to be taken seriously against anyone who predicts before the event.

HTH.

Agreed. Reading about after-time bets are about as interesting as reading about other people's dreams.

Anyway, I backed Villa last night. Ka-ching!

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Re: 2008/09 SEASON BETTING THREAD pg60onwards

by Thomas L'Heureux » 31 Dec 2008 13:30

paultheroyal To wrap this up the point i was making was that it is pointless saying what post bets you have made when quite clearly anyone could do that whether they would be telling the truth or not.

Skin wrapped up the discussion perfectly.

Feel free to post your "post bet" threads but dont expect them to be taken seriously against anyone who predicts before the event.

HTH.


I still don't agree with you to be honest, my objective isn't to 'be taken seriously', because as I've stated before, the bookmakers pay-out exactly the same whether I tell you lot in advance or not. I believed this to be a discussion forum, and revealing bets I've placed afterwards allows people to see what technique I use and the sort of bets I make.

I'm not going to keep bleating on about this as we'll end up going around in circles.

Back to the discussion - successfully backed Villa last night at Evens, doubling my £20 stake to £40. However, I also placed a £10 side bet combining over 2.5 goals on the same game with under 2.5 goals on the Brechin v Ayr match, which obviously didn't come through so left me only ten pounds up for the evening.

Not sure about this weekend to be honest, as I hate the FA Cup. I lost a lot of money on both Liverpool's and Chelsea's slip-ups against Barnsley last season, and don't plan on making it a habit.

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Re: 2008/09 SEASON BETTING THREAD pg60onwards

by paultheroyal » 01 Jan 2009 14:58

2.5+ goals

Crawley
Lewes
Oxford
York

£20 pays £256

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Re: 2008/09 SEASON BETTING THREAD pg60onwards

by Tredder » 02 Jan 2009 12:51

I know they are dump and have no manager but even so, Derby @ 4/5 to beat Forest Green is too good to miss, FGR are bottom 3 and not playing well at all, i'm doubling up with Sheff Utd.

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Re: 2008/09 SEASON BETTING THREAD pg60onwards

by BarryWhiteRFC » 02 Jan 2009 15:10

Double on Reading and Wolves, might make it a trebble with Newcastle away against Hull. I'll see on the day.

Think I may go also for a double upset with both Scunny and Leicester winning. Could see them both coming in.

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Re: 2008/09 SEASON BETTING THREAD pg60onwards

by Skin » 02 Jan 2009 16:59

suprs v wigan going with over 2.5 goals. £25 returns £55

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Re: 2008/09 SEASON BETTING THREAD pg60onwards

by Tredder » 02 Jan 2009 17:53

I'm with Skin on this one, 5/4 on betfair.

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