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Contrarian3
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The 2nd day of the football season, so I suppose it was about time for the site to go down.
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Report southcoastvillain • August 19, 2012 4:09 PM BST
Couldn't make it up

Angry
Report Aunty Post • August 19, 2012 4:15 PM BST
Desperate!!!
Report Just Checking • August 19, 2012 4:18 PM BST
I'm flicking through their marketing blurb, and sure enough Harry Redknapp says "get on betfair's system crashing on the opening weekend, at a tasty 1.18, sure to come in. THAT'S value!"

He's a shroody! Cry
Report andyl • August 19, 2012 4:19 PM BST
ALL THAT PREMIUM CHARGE AND THEY STILL HAVE A 2 BOB SITE AND 1 BOB CUSTOMER SERVICE ...NO SHAME
Report viva el presidente! • August 19, 2012 4:23 PM BST
Hopefully some institutional investors will start demanding sackings. Because one thing we know is BF are too institutionally dysfunctional to sort this chronic incompetence out themselves.
Report Aunty Post • August 19, 2012 4:28 PM BST
How do you explain this to your bank manager?

Actually, more importantly, how do your kids who are used to getting "a few bob" every other day, explain it to their bank managers?
Report Cardinal Scott • August 19, 2012 4:44 PM BST
I'm Stranded here with this Outage, its a Sickening Feeling! An In-Play Trader unable to Trade!Sad
Report Just Checking • August 19, 2012 4:44 PM BST
Now .. it's beginning to p*ss me off.
Report Just Checking • August 19, 2012 4:46 PM BST
Well at least it LOOKS like lite etc ar also down so our unmached bets won't be getting sniped like the horrific incident a while back.
Report Feck N. Eejit • August 19, 2012 4:57 PM BST
They are a shower of Grade A w@nkers.
Report Just Checking • August 19, 2012 5:00 PM BST
Back up. Exciting times ahead.
Report Just Checking • August 19, 2012 5:01 PM BST
Spoke too soon, can't place bets.
Report Diep • August 19, 2012 5:07 PM BST
What sort of compensation will they offer us for money lost? Even 02 offerred compensation for their recent gaffes
Report TheInvestor2 • August 20, 2012 8:53 PM BST
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Well at least it LOOKS like lite etc ar also down so our unmached bets won't be getting sniped like the horrific incident a while back.


Which incident was that?
Report Just Checking • August 21, 2012 4:59 PM BST
Incident where most people were locked out for a lengthy period but some users (using mobile apps or just lucky enough to nip back in during brief uptime or whatever route it was) were able to bet and take the unmatched bets. I.e. Betfair didn't suspend the markets internally or cancel bets so a small number of people were then able to sit and snipe away at the bets for the duration, with inplay matches etc. The people WITH unmatched bets couldn't cancel them and betfair hadn't protected them (as they clearly should have), so it was a complete nightmare scenario.

Afterwards they promised they'd lock things down when things go to pot to prevent this, which I believe they reference in their recent incident report.
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