Man City 1.06 v Huddersfield.

Rico has said many times, no certs in football.

Manchester City v Huddersfield Town
Manchester City
Match Odds
1.06
£2016.00
£120.96
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But will Man City play mostly kids with a few top players to come on 2nd half if not winning.

newcastle will be trying in their match cos defeat means sack ( manager )

Yeah he will want to be at least 3 up to give Kevin some game time.

I think there could be an upset in this game….

Could be more to come the pub team will hound the tattoo mob….lots of spitting and drinking water on the touch line…

Sunderland owner Kyril Louis-Dreyfus says he was "disgusted" after a bar at the Stadium of Light was redecorated with Newcastle slogans.

The Black Cats Bar, to be used by away fans, was furnished with the signage for Saturday's FA Cup third-round tie.

"I regret to have let you down," said Louis-Dreyfus, 27.

The slogans, which have since been removed after Sunderland admitted a "serious error in judgement", included "keep the black and white flying high".

"I would like to apologise to everyone associated with Sunderland AFC for the events that have unfolded today," added Frenchman Louis-Dreyfus.

"Like our supporters I was disgusted and hurt by the pictures circulating online of the inappropriate signs that have now been ripped down.

"I take full responsibility for every decision that is taken by the employees of our club and you have my word that I will personally make sure that we make the necessary changes required to improve because it is clear there are many areas where we need to be better."

Further images of the bar, which is being used for hospitality for Newcastle supporters, showed signs including "we are united" and "cheer up Peter Reid" - a reference to a chant sung by Magpies fans about the former Sunderland manager.

In an earlier statement after widespread criticism from fans online, Sunderland said the club "acknowledges that a serious error in judgement was made in relation to Black Cats Bar earlier this afternoon".

"We apologise to our fans for the understandable concern they have fairly voiced in response and this sentiment is shared by the club's ownership group and board of directors, who have requested an immediate review is undertaken to determine how this process unfolded," the club added.

'This will be mentioned in 50 years' time'

Speaking to BBC Radio Newcastle, former Sunderland striker Marco Gabbiadini described the error as "embarrassing".

"We've got a group who've taken over the club who you would think, after the last lot we've had, would have a bit more knowledge of how football works," he said.

"There are people from the region on the board. The owner, his club was involved in one of the biggest rivalries in French football with his family's club, and we've opened ourselves up to this. I don't believe it if I'm honest.

"It's embarrassing. This will be mentioned by Newcastle fans in 50 years' time."

bdaq - fair enough. Personally I would'nt touch those odds especially in football, Id rather try and grind it elsewhere than trying to buy it. But each to their own, good luck with it.

Question for Rico & Wicklow because you both generated very similar profits last year....

Was there any soccer profits included or was the bulk horse racing ?

Only ask because i'm always trying to put punters off soccer as it's a mugs minefield to me.

ive never played big on footie for yrs..quite often trade the draw a few nights a week wen bored to nick a tenner

Hardly ever play the football markets and much preferred that other dying sport Greyhound Racing which is another great crying shame for me.

and me..sed sew for yrs.

Hayden...

you got someone compiling tennis odds (pre-match) for you ?

if so...

how have they priced up both the Rybakina and Sabalenka matches tomorrow ?

Yah Hayden you can get some skewed prices on the special markets, but when it comes to match odds and goals, the percentages are always as close to 100% either side, so no matter how good you are, you need plenty of luck on your side to keep turning a profit.

anyhow good luck to yourself and your syndicates for the betting year - I hope the betting gods are with you

Hibby i did employ someone to give tennis advice and believe it or not it was someone who'd never had a bet in their lives and didn't know a thing about odds , what he did have though was expert tennis knowledge from travelling the tour and being an extremely avid single sport tennis boffin.

I told him to use oranges and give so many oranges to each player so he didn't need to translate into odds , he would sometimes come up with a player 4/6 with 60 oranges when the books were 4/9 the opponent all with valid reasoning.

Employed him for 4 years until i left which may give an indication whether the method worked or not.

interesting Hayden...

do you have access to the 'win probability' pre-match stuff ?

i always take a look at the odds when i catch that particular stat...

some of them are way off tbh...

can't really remember if it would have resulted in a profit or loss tho tbh.

Rangers Lassies play Inverness Lassies in the Scottish Cup on Sunday i think...

1.01 Rangers would be huge imv...

i expect a double figure win at least...

thank me later.

Fulham @ 1.2 look just as good a bet, with near full strengh team, could get a handful of goals imo.

Some interesting cup ties today.

Lille (5th in Ligne Ooon) beat a team from Martinique 12-0 (I’m guessing this was just a jolly for them) and Real Madrid now beating a team of sardine fishermen 2 nil :o