New Posts For Thread: World Cup - other markets, early thoughts.https://community.betfair.com/world_cup2014/go/thread/view/147697/30269475/world-cup---other-markets-early-thoughtsAny idiot can back the winner, let's start at the other end. Who's gonna be the worst team? Hard to measure accurately I'd say, given the differing standards of the groups, but we can at least bet on the team that concedes the most goals. So I thoughIt's speculative & only worth a small investment but I think Mexico 7-1 to be awarded 1st pen of tourno is fair value. I'd expect Croatia to defend sensibly vs Brazil & not concede a pen in 1st game of tourno. Mexico have some very tricky forwards &https://community.betfair.com/world_cup2014/go/thread/view/147697/30269475/world-cup---other-markets-early-thoughts?post_id=539633073#539633073It's speculative & only worth a small investment but I think Mexico 7-1 to be awarded 1st pen of tourno is fair value. I'd expect Croatia to defend sensibly vs Brazil & not concede a pen in 1st game of tourno. Mexico have some very tricky forwards &Thu, 29 May 2014 06:22:45 -0500kincsem Betfair will add further runners if need be at a later stage.https://community.betfair.com/world_cup2014/go/thread/view/147697/30269475/world-cup---other-markets-early-thoughts?post_id=539602177#539602177kincsem Betfair will add further runners if need be at a later stage.Wed, 28 May 2014 11:09:06 -0500there's some decent ''free money'' stuff if you're willing to take 1.03's and the like. you can back people like Rooney to start a game the next day, so bar him dropping a jar of salad cream on his foot during the night, it's free cashhttps://community.betfair.com/world_cup2014/go/thread/view/147697/30269475/world-cup---other-markets-early-thoughts?post_id=539591437#539591437there's some decent ''free money'' stuff if you're willing to take 1.03's and the like. you can back people like Rooney to start a game the next day, so bar him dropping a jar of salad cream on his foot during the night, it's free cashTue, 27 May 2014 17:39:19 -0500I did consider the possibility of a team advancing and conceding a few, fair point.https://community.betfair.com/world_cup2014/go/thread/view/147697/30269475/world-cup---other-markets-early-thoughts?post_id=539578861#539578861I did consider the possibility of a team advancing and conceding a few, fair point.Tue, 27 May 2014 04:01:48 -0500Not much value in the "team to concede most goals" market IMO. Your selections are a good shout, with good reasoning, got to remember but that these teams will definitely be eliminated in the group stages. A team could get to the final, conceding a ghttps://community.betfair.com/world_cup2014/go/thread/view/147697/30269475/world-cup---other-markets-early-thoughts?post_id=539576485#539576485Not much value in the "team to concede most goals" market IMO. Your selections are a good shout, with good reasoning, got to remember but that these teams will definitely be eliminated in the group stages. A team could get to the final, conceding a gMon, 26 May 2014 18:58:16 -0500ivory coast to win group cargentina to be shown most cardshttps://community.betfair.com/world_cup2014/go/thread/view/147697/30269475/world-cup---other-markets-early-thoughts?post_id=539574909#539574909ivory coast to win group cargentina to be shown most cardsMon, 26 May 2014 15:41:00 -0500I too saw the dark horses one and thought sureeelllyyyhttps://community.betfair.com/world_cup2014/go/thread/view/147697/30269475/world-cup---other-markets-early-thoughts?post_id=539571885#539571885I too saw the dark horses one and thought sureeelllyyyMon, 26 May 2014 13:03:40 -0500The Belgium "Dark Horses" bet has to be in the build up to the first matchhttps://community.betfair.com/world_cup2014/go/thread/view/147697/30269475/world-cup---other-markets-early-thoughts?post_id=539560405#539560405The Belgium "Dark Horses" bet has to be in the build up to the first matchSun, 25 May 2014 14:29:30 -0500love it. my favourite was Roy Hodgson to sing the national anthem in his first Euro finals match, even though he'd already done it in the first friendly.https://community.betfair.com/world_cup2014/go/thread/view/147697/30269475/world-cup---other-markets-early-thoughts?post_id=539560393#539560393love it. my favourite was Roy Hodgson to sing the national anthem in his first Euro finals match, even though he'd already done it in the first friendly.Sun, 25 May 2014 14:27:58 -0500PP had a similar bet in 2010 with the commentators to say "As it stands" a certain number of times. Won easyhttps://community.betfair.com/world_cup2014/go/thread/view/147697/30269475/world-cup---other-markets-early-thoughts?post_id=539560251#539560251PP had a similar bet in 2010 with the commentators to say "As it stands" a certain number of times. Won easySun, 25 May 2014 14:18:53 -0500