New Posts For Thread: Losing one's bottle?https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29597691/losing-ones-bottleAnyone else ever gone through a period of having absolutely no confidence in your own assessment of where and when to bet? I've had this for nearly a week now. Not lost much but turning into a complete bottle job. Any advice fellow betfairians?Thanks for all the replies guys. I think I will leave it till boxing day and start with a fresh bank. Cheershttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29597691/losing-ones-bottle?post_id=527445795#527445795Thanks for all the replies guys. I think I will leave it till boxing day and start with a fresh bank. CheersSun, 23 Dec 2012 07:04:32 -0600it's not the law to bet have a rest ,or maybe even look into betting on something differenthttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29597691/losing-ones-bottle?post_id=527430595#527430595it's not the law to bet have a rest ,or maybe even look into betting on something differentSat, 22 Dec 2012 13:26:19 -0600Go to youtube and listen to Dont Give Up by kate bush and peter gabriel. Great lyrics.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29597691/losing-ones-bottle?post_id=527430235#527430235Go to youtube and listen to Dont Give Up by kate bush and peter gabriel. Great lyrics.Sat, 22 Dec 2012 13:15:53 -0600in a bad run myself, its sometimes good to walk away completely for a while but if you can't do that reduce stakes and number of events you bet on. Also take an honest look at what you are doing - I know I am spending less time researching than usualhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29597691/losing-ones-bottle?post_id=527429867#527429867in a bad run myself, its sometimes good to walk away completely for a while but if you can't do that reduce stakes and number of events you bet on. Also take an honest look at what you are doing - I know I am spending less time researching than usualSat, 22 Dec 2012 13:03:02 -0600To OP: Yes I have. I had no confidence to the extent I completely scaled back my stakes, sometimes to the £2 minimum.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29597691/losing-ones-bottle?post_id=527428979#527428979To OP: Yes I have. I had no confidence to the extent I completely scaled back my stakes, sometimes to the £2 minimum.Sat, 22 Dec 2012 12:33:40 -0600remember everytime bad run back barcahttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29597691/losing-ones-bottle?post_id=527428827#527428827remember everytime bad run back barcaSat, 22 Dec 2012 12:27:17 -0600messi even your bad run cant stop messiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29597691/losing-ones-bottle?post_id=527428819#527428819messi even your bad run cant stop messiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiSat, 22 Dec 2012 12:26:07 -0600ive done that in the past!https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29597691/losing-ones-bottle?post_id=527423169#527423169ive done that in the past!Sat, 22 Dec 2012 08:45:35 -0600Ever think and assess something from a betting perspective and just do the complete opposite simply because you've no bottle or on a bad run??https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29597691/losing-ones-bottle?post_id=527423165#527423165Ever think and assess something from a betting perspective and just do the complete opposite simply because you've no bottle or on a bad run??Sat, 22 Dec 2012 08:45:21 -0600Excellent post bkkboy. Reg, if you're a long-term winner you'll be fine. I've had some horrendous runs in 15 years of betting where I felt I could stop a train at times. However, my bank never dipped below 55% and you would not believe the "luck" Ihttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29597691/losing-ones-bottle?post_id=527422997#527422997Excellent post bkkboy. Reg, if you're a long-term winner you'll be fine. I've had some horrendous runs in 15 years of betting where I felt I could stop a train at times. However, my bank never dipped below 55% and you would not believe the "luck" ISat, 22 Dec 2012 08:38:30 -0600