2011-2012 football thread

[StoneHappyMonday]

@ brimz are we going to do this pick the score from 10 games.

@ Bogman anyone else up for it ? If not sod it i'll pick 10 today with my predictions and leave them here .

Me. And this looks like a fun idea dying through lack of organisation. So get this. How about...

Ten top weekend games each week. Most from the Premiership (or FA Cup) rest from Championship/Scotland/Europe winner each week gets to choose next weeks ten games

Five points for a correct score (because correct scores are very hard)

or

Two points for a correct result (you say Man Utd are going to win 2-0, they win 3-1, you get 2 points).

I'll be sad enough to keep score.

First person to agree can pick the games for this weekend (or next weekend if this doesn't pick up on time).

So who's in?

 

[Mailmonkey]

Will there be a prize?

 

[StoneHappyMonday]

Weekend in Dundee apparently. Month for the loser.

 

[charlie clean]

Unless admin coughs up or the mods chip in for a decent prize to the winner, maybe better doing it down the bookies. A £10 winning correct scores double will pay for a good weekend in Amsterdam.

Instead of buying a lotto ticket, I put £1 each Saturday on a 15-25 'both teams to score' accumulator. Nearest I came was 16 out of 17, for which there's no prize, but one day my ship will come in. Does any BLer make money from their football betting?

Aren't Wimbledon doing nicely? I love fairy stories and look forward to their meeting MK Dons next year.

 

[RLP]

Frank Clark appointed new Nottingham Forest chairman, taking over from Nigel Doughty after a miserable ten year reign.

Finally, something to smile about this season.

 

[suburu]

Unless admin coughs up or the mods chip in for a decent prize to the winner, maybe better doing it down the bookies. A £10 winning correct scores double will pay for a good weekend in Amsterdam.

Instead of buying a lotto ticket, I put £1 each Saturday on a 15-25 'both teams to score' accumulator. Nearest I came was 16 out of 17, for which there's no prize, but one day my ship will come in. Does any BLer make money from their football betting?

Anyone doing correct score doubles etc or 15 team both to score accumulators, the bookies will be rolling out the red carpets for them to come in. Even doing 6-7 team win accumulators is ridiculously difficult and a sure way of losing money. Way too many things can go wrong.

Biggest mistake punters make is doing 8+ team accumulators for the 3 o'clock Saturday kick-off, adding in teams to juice up or fatten up the bet and expecting to collect the big win by 5 o'clock! Instead of doing that try researching 2 or 3 strong teams(over the whole weekend from all the leagues) you fancy and putting £10 on it. Keep the odds low. Give yourself a chance to win. Theres football on pretty much 7 days a week. Maybe do your £1 both to score accum with 5-6 the teams for fun, but thats it.

You dont want to be standing in front of the box at 4.45 screaming abuse at Jeff Stelling cos Accrington Stanley cant score a goal.

 

[brimz]

Me. And this looks like a fun idea dying through lack of organisation. So get this. How about...

Ten top weekend games each week. Most from the Premiership (or FA Cup) rest from Championship/Scotland/Europe winner each week gets to choose next weeks ten games

Five points for a correct score (because correct scores are very hard)

or

Two points for a correct result (you say Man Utd are going to win 2-0, they win 3-1, you get 2 points).

I'll be sad enough to keep score.

First person to agree can pick the games for this weekend (or next weekend if this doesn't pick up on time).

So who's in?

I really like the idea , but the only thing stopping me picking the Games is what if i get them all right!

I would be a tad upset that i hadn't backed up my predictions with a wee flutter.
So i'm in but i ain't gonna pickl the games too scared i'll win

 

[bogman]

I was at the game last night and i lost count how many times the ball had hangtime or was booted needlessly away. Keeper sent off, striker off and we're still playing rugby tactics. Great atmosphere last night which cant be said all the time but the referee fucked Armenia, but we'll take it. Its frustrating because the players and fans deserve better than this. The players(bar a few) are better than this but Trapatoni wont trust them. Playing not to lose than playing to win is disgraceful carry on. But then again, have we ever enjoyed watching them?

I was worried about Cox but he did very well in fairness. Id be happy if Robbie Keane never started a game again. Kelly left back, McGeady......Jesus wept. Its tragic

that young Coleman cant even get a run out. We get Bosnia or Turkey in the draw tomorrow we're fucked.

good draw with getting Estonia.not seen you around this part of the world=welcome to the wonderfull world of EADD.

Rooney got a 3 match ban for euro 2012.

 

[brimz]

Does any BLer make money from their football betting?

I had Savo Milosevic to be top scorer at Euro 1998 at 150 /1 £5e/w he was joint top with kluivert so got half odds
And
Milan Baros at Euro 2004 at 66/1 £5 e/w he won outright.

 

[suburu]

good draw with getting Estonia.not seen you around this part of the world=welcome to the wonderfull world of EADD.

Rooney got a 3 match ban for euro 2012.

Cheers pal. Good draw for us. Best we could hope for but then again Estonia will hardly be shitting bricks and would have hoped to get us too. Of course that prick Delaney makes a disgrace of himself and the country once again. Nob Head Hate that man.

Probably a bit harsh on Rooney, and the appeal might get one game less but fuck him, hes a scumbag. A talented scumbag but that red was ridiculous. Will he actually learn his lesson. Wouldnt surprise me if he did the same on Saturday.

 

[gannetsarewe]

I had Savo Milosevic to be top scorer at Euro 1998 at 150 /1 £5e/w he was joint top with kluivert so got half odds
And
Milan Baros at Euro 2004 at 66/1 £5 e/w he won outright.

Not being a pedant but you should be paid half your stake not half the price on a dead heat (Milosevic); there is a big difference.

All multiple bets, but particularly. football accas are a bookies benefit, lovely margin on footie, correct scores, first goalscorer, step up, step you large teacups.

 

[charlie clean]

Anyone doing correct score doubles etc or 15 team both to score accumulators, the bookies will be rolling out the red carpets for them to come in. Even doing 6-7 team win accumulators is ridiculously difficult and a sure way of losing money. Way too many things can go wrong.

Biggest mistake punters make is doing 8+ team accumulators for the 3 o'clock Saturday kick-off, adding in teams to juice up or fatten up the bet and expecting to collect the big win by 5 o'clock! Instead of doing that try researching 2 or 3 strong teams(over the whole weekend from all the leagues) you fancy and putting £10 on it. Keep the odds low. Give yourself a chance to win. Theres football on pretty much 7 days a week. Maybe do your £1 both to score accum with 5-6 the teams for fun, but thats it.

You dont want to be standing in front of the box at 4.45 screaming abuse at Jeff Stelling cos Accrington Stanley cant score a goal.

Yeah but you don't buy a lotto ticket because you think it's a real sharp bet.

Anyone going to take advantage of the BL proofing service and put up their football bets for the weekend?

 

[Myshkin]

Ah, gamble thyselves into The Pit.

 

[suburu]

Yeah but you don't buy a lotto ticket because you think it's a real sharp bet.

Anyone going to take advantage of the BL proofing service and put up their football bets for the weekend?

Why dont you put up your bets? One of your 17 team accumulators should do the job

 

[Glowing aaron]

rooney banned for the group stage of the euros. They are appealing but doubt they stand much chance, do feel if it was a french, italian, german or spainish player things would be different though.

 

[charlie clean]

Why dont you put up your bets? One of your 17 team accumulators should do the job

Right after you put up your lotto numbers. About as much point.

I was meaning more serious bets of the kind you apparently make.

 

[brimz]

Not being a pedant but you should be paid half your stake not half the price on a dead heat (Milosevic); there is a big difference.

All multiple bets, but particularly. football accas are a bookies benefit, lovely margin on footie, correct scores, first goalscorer, step up, step you large teacups.

Maybe it was i can't remember 100% , pretty sure it was half the odds though still came in at over £400 .

I've only given 1 tip on this forum & it won AP & Cheltenham 6/1 and i like my 100% record so till i got another hot one , thats all folks.

 

[I Eat Pho]

No no, you silly europeans have it all wrong. This is football:



You all must be talking about soccer:



Hahaha, I crack myself up.

 

[I Eat Pho]

I'm sure I'll get flamed hard for that. I was just feeling sassy.

In all seriousness I do respect your football.

Things I like about it: Non stop consistent play. All sports should be like that. American football has 12 seconds of play and then 2 minutes of break. It's fucking ANNOYING! Not to mention itwas made for television so there are strategically placed commercials every 7 minutes.

Things I don't like: Faking injuries

Other than that it is a fine sport.

 

[gannetsarewe]

Maybe it was i can't remember 100% , pretty sure it was half the odds though still came in at over £400 .

£455 1/5 1,2,3

I agree with Charlie C despite myself, a Saturday. footie acca can be fun, lots of selections small stakes are a pain in the hole for a bookie, hard to edit, hard to hedge too across the board on a Saturday afternoon.