The 2010-2011 Betting Thread - forum gamble fails, Ash's fault.

[Nobody]

Portugal, Spain and Sweden U21

[Colocho]

Brazil, Spain, England, Germany, Holland and Italy all to win their groups 10-1.

[Foluwashola]

The current lack of football is annoying, I have free bets to use 

 

Have therefore been forced to go for Lady Kent in the 2.45 @ Salisbury. It has a pretty name so surely must be a canny runner 

[madras]

gone for a portugal -2, spain -1 double.

 

(just downloaded the bet365 app and wanted to see how it worked)

[Fugazi]

I've just got Portugal -2, could only get Spain on -2 aswell, rather than -1.

[madras]

I've just got Portugal -2, could only get Spain on -2 aswell, rather than -1.

aye, couldn't find it on the app but it was on the additional handicaps online.

[Neil]

Portugal to win to nil at 4/7 looks canny.

[Foluwashola]

The current lack of football is annoying, I have free bets to use 

 

Have therefore been forced to go for Lady Kent in the 2.45 @ Salisbury. It has a pretty name so surely must be a canny runner 

 

Came in 3rd, won 60p. I'm good at this

[Wullie]

Madras is that the bet365 phone application? don't forget you get 50 percent of your money back on your first five bets up to 50 quid, even if they lose i think. in other words put 10 x 50 on using your phone and you'll get a free 25 back. you have to email customer service and ask for it though.

[Wullie]

10 quid x 5 i mean.

[Neil]

Leaving it to the last possible moment to put pre-tournament bets on but another one I'm likely to do:

 

Group winners: Argentina, England, Holland, Brazil, Spain: £20 pays £106 and add Germany into it and it's just shy of £200.

[Wullie]

Tell you what looks a canny bet - picking one team from each group not to qualify.

 

For example, iirc, South Africa, Greece, Algeria, Australia, Japan, Slovakia, Ivory Coast and Honduras was something like 8/1. Value imo.

 

Don't think Bet365 allows this as a multiple. Damn.

[Neil]

Tell you what looks a canny bet - picking one team from each group not to qualify.

 

For example, iirc, South Africa, Greece, Algeria, Australia, Japan, Slovakia, Ivory Coast and Honduras was something like 8/1. Value imo.

 

Don't think Bet365 allows this as a multiple. Damn.

 

It does, it's just you can't have more than one selection from each group.

 

Edit: that above bet is much more than 8/1 - it's 13.65/1.

 

Edit v2.0: Ooh, Spain v Poland in a bit, time for a scorecast.

[Thespence]

In Ladbrokes today one of the pre-written slips have Brazil, Holland, France & Germany as group winner £5 = £50.

[Wullie]

In Ladbrokes today one of the pre-written slips have Brazil, Holland, France & Germany as group winner £5 = £50.

 

I'm not sure France will even get out of the group.

[Wullie]

Tell you what looks a canny bet - picking one team from each group not to qualify.

 

For example, iirc, South Africa, Greece, Algeria, Australia, Japan, Slovakia, Ivory Coast and Honduras was something like 8/1. Value imo.

 

Don't think Bet365 allows this as a multiple. Damn.

 

It does, it's just you can't have more than one selection from each group.

 

Edit: that above bet is much more than 8/1 - it's 13.65/1.

 

Edit v2.0: Ooh, Spain v Poland in a bit, time for a scorecast.

 

Found how, cheers.

[ElDiablo]

£15 on Spain to win it. (Fucking maniac, me)

£3 on Crouch and England to win it.

 

For starters, will do some more tomorrow and Thurs, too much to choose from.

[Guest BooBoo]

Given his international scoring record, I had to have a couple of quid each way on Crouch for the golden boot. Was something like 70/1.

[Guest elbee909]

Luis Fabiano 12/1 top scorer, got to be worth a punt surely?  Stan James has that.

[Ronaldo]

Yep.

[Thespence]

Given his international scoring record, I had to have a couple of quid each way on Crouch for the golden boot. Was something like 70/1.

 

Crouch is evens with SKY BET to start the 1st game.

[Ronaldo]

70/1 is madness. Crouch could easily have 4 goals by the KO stage.

[Foluwashola]

70/1 is madness. Crouch could easily have 4 goals by the KO stage.

 

The bookies know what they are doing, he has no hope in hell of being top scorer.

[ElDiablo]

He was more than 70 at one point I'm sure. 33/1 now. Got him and England to win it @ 101. Not bad.

[Ronaldo]

70/1 is madness. Crouch could easily have 4 goals by the KO stage.

 

The bookies know what they are doing, he has no hope in hell of being top scorer.

 

33/1 is more sensible on the part of the bookies. I'd have said similar about Miroslav Klose last time but 4 goals might be all you'll need to win it and Crouch is capable of that figure, however unlikely.