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15 Aug 14
23:03
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Gets underway tomorrow with Chelsea looking fairly strong Favs
anybody had any early bets or will you be waiting to see how it pans out ?
all the BBC Pundits choices here
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28778605
anybody had any early bets or will you be waiting to see how it pans out ?
all the BBC Pundits choices here
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28778605
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I know somebody who lays the rags at the bottom at 1000.
He can afford it, and it's safe money. |
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no. always the worst division to bet on without a doubt.
the odds are so poor compared to the other divisions. obviously the argument is there are only 4 or 5 teams who can win it, thats why the odds are so short. but are there really many more who can win the other divisions? the difference is in the premier the no hopers are 1000.0 whereas in the other divisions theyre 25.0. which means the prices on the realistic teams are a lot shorter than in other divisions. |
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^^pretty much spot on
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Yep it would be safe Cmat, but is it really worth the rewards
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I`ve bet Everton @ 170 which is a massive price and fully expect to lay back for a nice profit by Xmas. They have the best manager in the league, top players and play quality football. I`ll keep the top 6 bet all the way.
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I agree bob
It's a very tough league to find any kind of value & i've tried for years , not always so easy to get the winner at the right time either , the lead changed hands 27 times last season !! I've been keeping my eye on the Championship & League 1's results to get a view but still waiting for now for some value |
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just looking now in the championship
bournemouth 20 ipswich 23 leeds 44 wolves 23 brighton 38 sheff wed 70 millwall 70 charlton 80 none of those have any realistic chance of winning the division, theyre only that short cos naive or hopeful fans of all those teams will back them. you could actually dutch the first 9 or 10 in the betting and still make a profit on any of em. not that any sane person would do that, but it just shows the difference in value compared to the premier. ok maybe wolves have the slimmest chance. maybe. but im not convinced sheff wed at 75 or charlton at 80 have any more chance of winning the championship than stoke do of winning the premiership. theyve all got basically no chance whatsoever. |
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when the value's more evenly spread like that the value is more in the finding the fav's
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Liverpool and arsenal the value at present
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I did fancy Cardiff but not entirely sure on them now , then considered Fulham but they're a young inexperienced team now
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it is indeed. obviously thats the hard bit!
im mainly on derby, not right convinced though. waiting for a few more games until i commit a bit more. |
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I think Arsenal look a good team this season but won't win , City could win if they get their act together early , just not convinced on Chelsea for favs but do look a good solid team
Think Liverpool have had their chances , same for Utd |
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yep Derby are always a good bet & seem to have started well enough , as you say you can always afford to back a few teams if need be in the chamionship
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gl with Everton Mac , i agree it's a fair price to trade at just not sure they'll go close enough again
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As long as Palace don't get relegated I don't care who wins.
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Sacking Tony Pullis was a bit of a shock slippy !
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im contemplating over whether palace to go down is a cracking bet or not. i hate backing teams to go down though, only takes a few wins and the team who looked in trouble are halfway up the league!
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I used to target Premiership Relegation as one of my main bets but it's extremely difficult to get right by backing pre-season bob , even more so nowadays like you say a good start & people just panic , plus there's never enough money on Betfair to cover yourself if need to lay out
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if it was a liquid market like the winner market it would be a lot easier , but most big bets have to be at bookies
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too true blue.
the liquididity sucks donkey balls. you have a bet, you need a miracle to get out of it. so it severely limits what you can do, what chances you can take. |
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might get a few quid on derby
you think they'll drift much if they don't win tomorrow (sheff weds away) or next week away ? |
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October is the time to start football betting
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Thanks Mcmoonbeam and good luck to you too.
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Palace away to Arsenal starting shortly. A point would be good but I'm not too hopeful. Swansea winning at Old Trafford must have been a right coupon buster and Man Utd are out to 9.6 already
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UTD will be top three at least imo.
I like Burton's thinking btw. Plenty of time for shocks at the start of the season. |
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Palace lead 1-0 with there first attempt on target
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*their*
 What an incredible result this will be. |
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did you decide to give it a miss Slippy?
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I was never planning on
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..going to this game B-B, I'm sorted for Newcastle on the 29th. Palace deserved a draw I thought, oh well the relegation fight is on..
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a predictable mediocre start
City look in form , Utd don't  Leicester look like they're gonna battle I haven't had a bet on the matches yet , don't really fancy this Premiership too much , picking the winner's the only plunge I'm with you trying to to pick the lower league winners instead bob  |
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utd always seem to start slow but even so, can't see them doing anything of note this year.
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they haven't lost their opening match for 27 years or so though , very poor team this season imo , they're been talked down rotten by the media also which can't help them at all Emden
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they haven't lost their opening match for 27 years
interesting fact Mac. Not a massive football fan, but I think the utd team need a complete rebuild, and need to stop relying so heavily on Rooney |
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First bet of the new season - Arsenal Liverpool Man City treble
It won't last. |