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Good point Chris - 2 cyclists in a row would be very unlikely. If Wiggo comes second in the Tour though it will be the greatest achievement by any British cyclist ever in the hardest sporting event in the world. If by some miracle he won the Tour it's game over for SPOTY for this year I think. Or at least it should be.
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I'll let you put the request in. Cheers.
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If Wiggins came 2nd I agree he SHOULD be SPOTY, but I don't think he willl... still someome thinks he may be as the 50/1 at Willhill has just been cut to 25/1.
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Cubanpete, if I'm going to bother to send this request in, what price will you give for this event that 'won't happen' ... just don't want to waste my time if you are going to offer a short price.
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16/1
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Bluesq 'suspended' on Daley at 10/1 and now have pulled him from their list. Very odd. No 'Others on Request' either.
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Cubanpete, very funny :)
You say something won't happen, and then you quote 16/1 on it (after checking the bookies prices so see what top price is). What do you think this makes your judgement look like? :) |
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Not checked with any bookies myself. If you're gonna act that a smarmy sod I won't waste my time.
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Only made that comment as I had posted the bookies prices earlier in the thread - 16/1 top priced. You obviously missed that post.
You were the one who said he won't win and then quoted 16/1. I'm impressed you manged to execaly match thye bookies price. |
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Has no fecker added Daley yet? What are you playing at? :-)
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Did someone say Wiggins finishes 2nd and wins spoty?
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I'm fed up of mailing Betfair to get people added to SPOTY (!) but if someone gets Daley put on I'll guarantee to lay him for a ton at 40s - how's that?
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George, if Wiggins comes second in the Tour he deserves SPOTY. Probably wouldn't get the votes though I suppose.
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Intresting market now, with Daley thrown in as a wildcard. I see him getting into the top 10 now.
Top 10 definates few and far between and with GB never having such a young world champ, it really is quite a remarkable achievment, and the story to go with it (having to be moved school due to horendus bullying) he has a good chance at top 3 if the full personal story gets told. 15 year old = the same unique appeal as a royal. Disadvantage is it will never be a weak a year as it was in '06. Freddie in with a great chance if we win ashes, Button likewise if he wins the F1. Muzza is nailed on for 4th or 5th place unless he wins the open. Ennis could go 2 ways, a lot may depend on the night and her personality for her to get top 3. Wiggins - with a 2nd or 3rd place finish in the tour is another that could go both ways, at least he has very good name recognition from 2 olymipics. |
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Sean, surely Freddie would have to play a decent part in winning the Ashes like in 2005 for him to win SPOTY. Is he likely to do that with his injury? Didn't he do well with both bat and ball in 2005? Up to now he has only scored 37, 26, 4 and 30 in the two Tests so far.
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Wiggins will struggle to win spoty when he wins the tour, never mind 2nd.
He would however, deserve a knighthood, frankly |
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Sean, surely Freddie would have to play a decent part in winning the Ashes like in 2005 for him to win SPOTY. Is he likely to do that with his injury?
I would say he has to do a little more, he may only have to show 1 or 2 more moments of greatness to put 'Freddie won us the ashes' into peoples heads. Plus he is very very popular, people will vote for him. By no means a certainty if England win the ashes I grant you, but a few more moments like Monday and he has a great chance. |
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My book fears Freddie
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Jessica Ennis, the world No1 ranked heptathlete and Britain's best medal chance at next month's World Championships in Berlin, set two new personal bests at the Loughborough European Athletics Permit meeting today.
Ennis, who missed the Beijing Olympics because of a broken ankle, improved her personal best in the long jump to 6.43m. That result is of huge significance as the 23-year-old has been working on using her left foot in take off, after the injury to her right foot. Her previous best this year was 6.16m, so the improvement shows that she is far more at ease with her new take-off technique. Ennis, who finished fourth at the last World Championships in Osaka two years ago, also scored a personal best in the shot-put with a throw of 13.96m, almost 70cm further than her best in 2007. |
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If murray wins US then he is shirley nailed on, if not then I can't see him in the top three.
I would personally vote for daley over ennis because he was the best in the world that day, ennis is the best at nothing. Button's car is screwed, so he's out. England probably won't win the ashes so I don't see freddie winning even if he can finnish the series so given all that I think tom daley is a cracking bet at anything over 4 to get top 3. |
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Following that to the letter ;-)
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arthur daley got more chance than Tomdaley HTH
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I agree with Arthur Daley about Tom Daley.
Ennis has a great chance if she wins in Berlin for reasons outlined well above. Her success would depend on the failure of Murray and maybe Button as well though. Murray's price looks attractive to me at the moment as it is 3 points higher than his price to win the US Open. As to FF he looks short as we are nearly half way through the Ashes (the only thing that will win him SPOTY) and he has only produced one spell of bowling to put him in contention. Going to have to do a lot by himself in the next four weeks to win this. |
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wouldn't be 100% sure murray would win spoty if he won US open. he's not terribly popular with the GBP (even with the working class jockoes).
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Asparagus Man a storming analysis. There is not one bit that I disagree with and that is very rare around here.
I see the Australians have got off to a good start in the 3rd Test. Freddie to lay at 5.0. A stormer bet is it not? |
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I wouldn't be so sure you two. Fred is at least twice as popular as anyone else on that list.
England winning the ashes and Fred producing another 5fer could be enough. 5 is only mildly short to me. This pitch looks too good, leaving 1-0 with only 2 to play. |
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pitch dont look good this morning
onions with that ? |
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On at 300 or so :-)
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A particular back at 48 on this market looks like a nonsense ;-) But i have filled my boots at lower prices
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Are we all in agreement that my lays of Tony McCoy, top 3 market, at between 3 and 6/1 are some of the best in betfair history? He is about that price to make the top 10 shortlist IMO.
I suppose you could agrue laying Frankie at odds on for top 3 the year he won the derby. He didnt make the top 10 either. |
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donny osmond 31 Jul 13:22
pitch dont look good this morning onions with that ? Your talents are wasted here. ;) |
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Think we can get a top 10 market? Couple of people I really fancy laying for the top 10.
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Go for it. But the top 3 market has not developed yet.
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The book is sitting at 100.3% and I cannot envisage anybody else being added who should not trade at 1000.0. Can you? If not then there is value here somewhere as there are loads sitting at sub 1000.0 odds who should be at 1000.0.
Any views? Somebody is a back but I cannot see who. Fascinating stuff. I have never seen this market so competitive at this time of year before. |
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In fact if you look hard then there a few candidates who are sitting at 1000.0 with money of less than £2. So the blue book is probably sub 100%.
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Murray is way too long. Just a thought
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Paula Radcliff is a back ;)
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Has she let her bladder go again?
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Thought it was her bowels that she couldnt control haha.
In all seroiusness she is a huge huge price, I have been backing her steadily between 150 and 390. She has a great record in marathons where its not 1000 degress and 90% humidity. Obvoiusly she has been injured again, but in the right conditions she has shown she can come back off a big lay off to win (2007 in New York) Magic sign go 9/4 for her to win in Berlin, yes thats a joke price, will likely line up much bigger on here, but its just got to be worth a stab at 150+ to win Sports. |
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She only won SPOTY the other time because she was always the nearly woman, then turned into a winner. She could run and win 10 marathons from now to the end of the year and set world records galore and still have no chance of being in the top 3.
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