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Betting help please.................£10k on the line!
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MattBackHome
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Keep your fingers crossed?
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could be the best thing to do. however, i am not rich, so 10k is huge. was after some hedging advice.
nwgull
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Go onto betfair and bet against him?
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i tried that. There is a market available but nothing worthwhile available on it.
Pray?
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If i had a religous bone in my body, i would. I will say a prayer anyway and if the bet comes in, i will then believe in god!
Iggle Piggle
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- Sep 3, 2010
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Minefield this
You need to hedge the bet...but the problem you have got is that no-one is asking for a price on betfair (you can back at 2.32 or 11/8 if you prefer) and the total market on betfair has only attracted 8K. Also remember that if it stays as it is below they will only pay out 25% because it is a tie (i think, it less than 33% as they have to give all stakes back, can't remember the exact figure when 3 tie)
The other option you have is to back the others with sizeable chunks of your hard earned (check who is injured and the fixtures first) assuming that you have an accumulater which had small stakes to begin with. This, though, also depends on how much cash you can get hold of and what the max bet is at the bookies and if you say put a grand on both Grabben and Midson and Akinfenwa bangs in a hat trick then you are well and truly fcuked.
Me? I'd lay £2K to win £1K at 3.0 on betfair and see if you get any takers. This is unlikely in a 9K market though. If the price is taken this would give you a win of 8K or 1K if you won or lost respectively.
Scorers
Grabban Rotherham 18
McLeod Barnet 18
Midson AFC Wimbledon 18
Akinfenwa Northampton 17
Harrold Bristol Rovers 16
Richards Port Vale 16
You need to hedge the bet...but the problem you have got is that no-one is asking for a price on betfair (you can back at 2.32 or 11/8 if you prefer) and the total market on betfair has only attracted 8K. Also remember that if it stays as it is below they will only pay out 25% because it is a tie (i think, it less than 33% as they have to give all stakes back, can't remember the exact figure when 3 tie)
The other option you have is to back the others with sizeable chunks of your hard earned (check who is injured and the fixtures first) assuming that you have an accumulater which had small stakes to begin with. This, though, also depends on how much cash you can get hold of and what the max bet is at the bookies and if you say put a grand on both Grabben and Midson and Akinfenwa bangs in a hat trick then you are well and truly fcuked.
Me? I'd lay £2K to win £1K at 3.0 on betfair and see if you get any takers. This is unlikely in a 9K market though. If the price is taken this would give you a win of 8K or 1K if you won or lost respectively.
Scorers
Grabban Rotherham 18
McLeod Barnet 18
Midson AFC Wimbledon 18
Akinfenwa Northampton 17
Harrold Bristol Rovers 16
Richards Port Vale 16
MORTY
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He's injured for Saturday isn't he?
cloud
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Find out who the referee is and whether he would be swayed by a crate of single malt whisky
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thanks for your advice. Perhaps I should back grabban and midson to score. Last w/e grabban was unwell and did not play and midson was on the bench. Perhaps I should just let it ride? I could very easily end up losing as it is too close to call. As you say, it is a minefield.
If your original bet is with a bookies then ring them up and ask for a close out price. Might not be a great price but at least you have the option.
If it was on an exchange (betfair) then you could ask bookies for a quote, but you'd need to stump up cash to place any hedge bet.
If the bet was with a mate/local mobster etc. then they probably won't pay anyway.
If it was on an exchange (betfair) then you could ask bookies for a quote, but you'd need to stump up cash to place any hedge bet.
If the bet was with a mate/local mobster etc. then they probably won't pay anyway.
The problem with that idea is that some of the other lesser contenders could score 3 and utterly f*** it up for you. Matt Harrold for example seems to be quite prolific under Magoo.
Given the size of the league 2 goalscoring market, you don't have many options. At least Barnet have something to play for, so if McLeod is fit he will play and be motivated...
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
No good backing someone else as too many in with a chance, lay it off on Betfair if you have the money or maybe a MASSIVE bet on Barnet not to score on Saturday ?
bn1&bn3 Albion
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Go break the other 2 players legs?
nail-Z
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I believe it is the full stake at 1/3rd of the odds, rather than 1/3rd of the winnings.
nail-Z
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bet was with ladbrokes, so fairly safe
Definitely give them a call. They will often lay off big bets with other bookies, so may well settle with you if you give them the opportunity (and they haven't already layed it!)