New Posts For Thread: What makes a mug punter?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28752995/what-makes-a-mug-punterEverybody gambles for different reasons, but we hear so much about the 'mugs' - How do you know if you are one?@ TheInvestor2 - me facetious? never.@Coachbuster - me fishing? never.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28752995/what-makes-a-mug-punter?post_id=513871407#513871407@ TheInvestor2 - me facetious? never.@Coachbuster - me fishing? never.Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:00:24 -0600Anybody who has consistently bet on England in football since Sir Alf Ramsey retired could probably be called a "mug " ?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28752995/what-makes-a-mug-punter?post_id=513855275#513855275Anybody who has consistently bet on England in football since Sir Alf Ramsey retired could probably be called a "mug " ?Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:38:45 -0600If you want to help in becoming the next super-mug punter then read that chaps book on how he gambledall of berings banks revenues, over a billion on dodgy trades, its a wealth of information on makingbig bets on losely based edges and then over-stakhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28752995/what-makes-a-mug-punter?post_id=513850915#513850915If you want to help in becoming the next super-mug punter then read that chaps book on how he gambledall of berings banks revenues, over a billion on dodgy trades, its a wealth of information on makingbig bets on losely based edges and then over-stakThu, 15 Dec 2011 12:51:28 -0600acquiesce12 15 Dec 11 03:38 ^^ lol probably in England only - across Europe I doubt we were near favourites._______________are you fishing with that one?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28752995/what-makes-a-mug-punter?post_id=513845045#513845045acquiesce12 15 Dec 11 03:38 ^^ lol probably in England only - across Europe I doubt we were near favourites._______________are you fishing with that one?Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:05:03 -0600For World cup 2010, the implied chance of either Holland or Germany winning was lower than the implied chance of England winning a few months before the tournament. The price for England was almost certainly multiple percentage points out. I didn't bhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28752995/what-makes-a-mug-punter?post_id=513844983#513844983For World cup 2010, the implied chance of either Holland or Germany winning was lower than the implied chance of England winning a few months before the tournament. The price for England was almost certainly multiple percentage points out. I didn't bThu, 15 Dec 2011 10:03:49 -0600^^ lol probably in England only - across Europe I doubt we were near favourites.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28752995/what-makes-a-mug-punter?post_id=513830163#513830163^^ lol probably in England only - across Europe I doubt we were near favourites.Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:38:53 -0600They were second favourites after the draw was made behind Spain. A month before the tournament they'd drifted to third on here behind Spain and Brazil.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28752995/what-makes-a-mug-punter?post_id=513818503#513818503They were second favourites after the draw was made behind Spain. A month before the tournament they'd drifted to third on here behind Spain and Brazil.Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:59:21 -0600England were not 2nd favs for the 2010 WC . They were 4th at about 10/1, which was too short tbfThink it was...Spain 7/2Brazil 11/2Argentina 6/1https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28752995/what-makes-a-mug-punter?post_id=513754495#513754495England were not 2nd favs for the 2010 WC . They were 4th at about 10/1, which was too short tbfThink it was...Spain 7/2Brazil 11/2Argentina 6/1Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:05:43 -0600A few replies... England very often are favourites or second favourites in most tournaments. In 2010 England were second favourites after Spain, the current European champions, despite England not having won a trophy or reached a final in nearly halfhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28752995/what-makes-a-mug-punter?post_id=513754121#513754121A few replies... England very often are favourites or second favourites in most tournaments. In 2010 England were second favourites after Spain, the current European champions, despite England not having won a trophy or reached a final in nearly halfMon, 12 Dec 2011 20:45:59 -0600THat's what I'm saying.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28752995/what-makes-a-mug-punter?post_id=513671203#513671203THat's what I'm saying.Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:54:08 -0600