Forums
Welcome to Live View – Take the tour to learn more
Start Tour
There is currently 1 person viewing this thread.
Greenacres
18 Mar 15 20:10
Joined:
Date Joined: 02 Jun 04
| Topic/replies: 594 | Blogger: Greenacres's blog
Can anybody enlighten me as to how 'Croft in the Know' operates?  His ads are constantly full of wonderful winners - does he actually tip these individually or are they just mentioned in passing in a long rambling message costing heaven-knows how much?  Is he really as good as he claims?
Pause Switch to Standard View Tipster 'Croft in the Know' -...
Show More
Loading...
Report elise March 18, 2015 7:15 PM GMT
if he was as good as he claims why does he need to rope in dopes?
Report Greenacres March 18, 2015 7:18 PM GMT
Surely the Racing Post editor wouldn't allow a blatantly misleading advert to appear?
Report mange March 18, 2015 7:21 PM GMT
This is obviousally the geezeer

            good evening
Report millhouse March 18, 2015 7:26 PM GMT
Greenacres, if you check the small print, most of the tipster adverts in the RP (including Thommo's) are run by a company called Centurycomm.

That is the Racing Post...
Report mange March 18, 2015 7:27 PM GMT
He knows that Wink
Report Greenacres March 18, 2015 7:28 PM GMT
Millhouse - thank you....the plot really does thicken!!!
Report mange March 18, 2015 7:29 PM GMT
not ere it dont.....................
Report millhouse March 18, 2015 7:35 PM GMT
Greenacres, virtually all tipping lines are profit shares, usually driven by the publication, not the tipster.

That's why they have columns in the Weekender that are written by the person advertising their tipping line beneath the text(Norton, for example)...
Report Greenacres March 18, 2015 7:35 PM GMT
Here's me sat here thinking I am worldly-wise - just how can this be allowed?
Report Shanelee1966 March 18, 2015 7:43 PM GMT
Those that charge never deliver over the long term, never.

Free and profitable naps/info if you take a look round.
Report Shanelee1966 March 18, 2015 7:44 PM GMT
If you take just one piece of advice, make the above it.
Report elise March 18, 2015 7:46 PM GMT
some people believe that because they have to pay they must be good & the more you pay the better the tipster must be

some people are just stupid
Report Shanelee1966 March 18, 2015 7:48 PM GMT
Never a truer word spoken elsie.
Report homefortea March 18, 2015 7:49 PM GMT
Greenacres the clue is in the falling circulation of the (I guess soon to be discontinued) print version of the Rancid Post...

Check out the Sports section at the back and notice how the alleged "tips" are shared out amongst those "Bookmakers" that are advertisers.

I would reckon that in a calender year each advertiser will have been mentioned in proportion to their spend..

The muppets that tip (and that includes the allegedly clinically insane Guardian preacher) could not make a profit if they had the Rancid Post 24 hours in advance.

That Corals shop in Canary Wharf is a licence to print money...
Report Greenacres March 18, 2015 7:55 PM GMT
Thank you for your replies - I did suspect it was all too good to be true but never to the extent that has been revealed - quite incredible and I do wonder just how many poor souls are duped on a daily basis to spend their hard-earned on these 'tips'....
Report TRD.Racing March 18, 2015 7:58 PM GMT
Thommo paid for his kids education thanks to his rancid tipping line
Report Roynreanie March 18, 2015 8:14 PM GMT
Croft regularly highlights names of winning horses

Croft regularly highlights forthcoming maximum bets

Croft never highlights a medium / long term profit figure (eq Quarterly or Annual etc)
Report Greenacres March 18, 2015 8:26 PM GMT
Have always believed that some of the emotive language used to highlight a bet that day can be construed as knowing that skullduggery is possibly taking place.....
Report homefortea March 18, 2015 8:29 PM GMT
It is all bu llshi t..

None of those alleged "tipsters" make a profit..

Even Pricewise with a 40/1 winner at Cheltenham is tipping too many to make a profit..

They have plucked that Golden Goose until its beak shot into space..

There is not a person with a brain,access to stable comments the day before,trainerform and unlimited accounts that could not make an alleged profit on a few races on a Saturday..

Trouble is he has been milked to death and a new Guitar In Town is needed..

Step forward the James Bond lookalike...RICHARD BIRCH..

He has the charisma and he is already a regular winner despite not having the advantages of being pricewise and the "almost" mythical prices that he can access..LaughLaugh
Report roida March 18, 2015 9:01 PM GMT
if you want to follow a profitable adviser then follow Hugh Taylor
Report halcyon days March 18, 2015 9:03 PM GMT
Hugh is decent, and his rationale is always worth reading !
Report homefortea March 18, 2015 9:08 PM GMT
Yawn. Trouble is that Hugh and his backers have taken the prices before they are announced AND THEN LAY THEM BACK..(allegedly)...

NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT...
Report roida March 18, 2015 9:18 PM GMT
massive points profit last 5-6 yrs..even half wot he got is canny
Report Hound-Dog-2 March 19, 2015 10:47 AM GMT
elise  18 Mar 15 19:46

"some people believe that because they have to pay they must be good & the more you pay the better the tipster must be

some people are just stupid"


Exactly, and if a tipster is too cheap they smell a rat, but if he is expensive they seem to think he has something worthwhile to offer. WinkCrazy
Report thompsontwits March 19, 2015 11:03 AM GMT
Croft in the dough! Laugh
Report marko69 March 19, 2015 11:23 AM GMT
There is enough free advice available on forums and free websites to make a decent profit, absolutely no need to sign up to these shysters....

Any one of us on this forum could start a tipping service and advertise in the rpost and newspapers and we could make a fortune, doesn't matter if you are profitable, you only need to advertise winners, so long as you get them on a regular basis you would be fine, plenty readers of post and papers and think oh this is good lets pay......  If it goes t1ts up, it doesn't matter, someone else will come along and pay and so on......

Shocking really but why does it happen? I think anyone with a genuine interest in racing would have no interest at all in signing up to a tipster, its for people looking to make a quick buck and they get what they deserve, these d1rtbags shouldn't be allowed to advertise as they do but then where they advertise is equally rancid!!
Report marko69 March 19, 2015 11:44 AM GMT
Another example, A1racing private service, look at website - only lists winners - no mention of losers and they want 895 per year or 125 per month Laugh

If you want list of bets/results, you have to email them and they could send you anything, if they were genuine then all selections/results would be made available to public within their website...

Another chap local to me, Mr Gorrie, has multiple services and has an enormous subscriber base YET it runs at a loss Laugh
His best service is actually the FREE one, its ahead every year Laugh
Report Shanelee1966 March 19, 2015 12:02 PM GMT
There are many who make a profit to isp on here in the daily comps.
Report zipper March 19, 2015 12:03 PM GMT
if you need to pay a tipster any tipster  heres some good advice
this aint the game for you ....get out
Report zipper March 19, 2015 12:04 PM GMT
You will make a profit  laying their tips
Report marko69 March 19, 2015 12:07 PM GMT
zipper

You still meddling the barbados shores with your entourage of self imposed characters?

Sandy Lane? Bognor? Jaywick?

Anyone wishing to bet should seek your advice, place bet after the race has run - cant fail with that Laugh
Report zipper March 19, 2015 12:16 PM GMT
Hi marko we got home from our winter break  last week  in time for Friday at Chelters  had a real good  time in Barbados ..but its back to work now (backing /laying on here ) 
next holiday mid August .
Report zipper March 19, 2015 12:22 PM GMT
mark this aftertime is rubbish  take a look yesterday  ..stridingedge  thread  14.41 yesterday  I put up 4  ... 100% correct
you don't make a living aftertime ...trust me
Report Shanelee1966 March 19, 2015 12:41 PM GMT
It`s knowing the ones to back, not difficult as the records go back.
Report Send.in.the.clowns March 19, 2015 3:06 PM GMT
I recall falling for an 0898 tipping line when a wet behind the ears youngster.

50p a min or close.

"max bet coming soon, but first let me tell you that Its a lovely day here, I have just seen the postman and ......"

5 quid later put up an 8/15 poke
Report zipper March 19, 2015 3:16 PM GMT
send in did it win  post  yes or know  and I will give you a cert   cost nothing  it runs in the 3.50
Report never give up March 19, 2015 3:37 PM GMT
zipper stop ruining another thread you sad attention muppet
Report roida March 19, 2015 3:43 PM GMT
Zipper Walofs YFDSC
Report Hound-Dog-2 March 19, 2015 8:47 PM GMT
"max bet coming soon, but first let me tell you that Its a lovely day here, I have just seen the postman and ......"

"5 quid later put up an 8/15 poke"


Laugh

They would pad those phone calls out with a load of negative waffle !
Report zipper March 20, 2015 12:25 PM GMT
roida your post yesterday  15.43   7 mins before the cert ran and won  Rosenbaum  ok it was fav  but it had a top owner and trainer that don't make many  mistakes .. hope you was on ..doubt it    but that was my nap of the day  ££££££  ok the after time guys will come on  but heres a fact  it was put up   ..and well backed  not just by me
Report ZEALOT March 20, 2015 12:49 PM GMT
backing HUGH TAYLORS selections at sp SHOW A HUGE LOSS .
Report homefortea March 20, 2015 8:01 PM GMT
Anyone backing Hugh Taylors tips would be skint apart from Hugh Taylor and his associates..

Period.

Why does this thread keep coming up...

Once again he can tip any old s hyte at prices that are unavailable..

His men back them before they are published and can make sometimes 40% on stakes by laying them back on here...
Report millhouse March 20, 2015 8:10 PM GMT
It's the perfect system if you are ATR and its bookmaker business partners:

Get one of the best judges in the business to point out the bookmaking industry's price rics.

Shorten the odds on these rics to prices where they become poor value bets, with an inevitable negative expectation.

Wait for clueless and lazy followers with no understanding of value to bet anyway.

Take their cash, and if you are ATR, rattle on endlessly about the legend that is Hugh Taylor.


The funniest part about the Taylor column are the bookmaker adverts right next to it, advertising prices four points less than those advised...
Post Your Reply
<CTRL+Enter> to submit
Please login to post a reply.

Wonder

Instance ID: 13539
www.betfair.com