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Just had my first bet on the football for season 2010/11. A speculative tenner on Dundee Utd to win the SPL at 90/1. Obviously it's a tenner I expect to say goodbye to but I think there is a bit of value to be had here.

The OF are IMO the weakest they have been in a long long time. Rangers have a depleted squad with little or no prospect of any real quality coming into the squad and even a couple of so so jersey fillers are proving hard to come by. Not to mention Walter Smith saying it's his last season. Will need masses of luck with injuries and everyone consistently performing well to stand any chance of retaining the title.

Celtic have a rookie manager and there are massive changes to their playing personnel which may take a while to gel if they gel at all. Add to this an abundance of strikers who would struggle to hit a barn door at 10 paces.

Dundee Utd so far have not had much change on or off the field and finished the season on a high. If there is little change to their squad and they get off to a good start they could offer a real challenge to the OF.    

Thats kinda weird someone at work suggested the same bet today.

I can't disagree with anything you've said but whilst Utd will take points from Celtic and Rangers they'll drop a lot more points to the other teams like they always do. You should get a run for your money for a few months though before they fall away as has happened with Utd, Hibs and Hearts in the past.

i read up to the point it said Dundee then i closed the post!!

Only done one so far 12/1 Sunderland to go down.

Hmm might get on out of spite but really don't see this happening,dreading us playing them tbh.

Doubt Foorball is a real sport.

Peterborough e/w to win Div 1 at 12-1


They have kept Joe Lewis, George Boyd, McLean and Mackail Smith added some bite in midfield and have money from Darragh Anthony if required and a hungry manager in Johnson.


Southampton are 5/2 favourites, reckon Peterborough will be right up there

Think League 1 is pretty clear cut this season and it'll boil down to Saints, Charlton and the mighty Posh.
Johnson has trimmed down our squad and strengthened the two problem areas, defence and midfield.
Lewis is the best keeper outside the Prem, let alone in League 1.
Ryan Bennett remains an outstanding prospect at the back, plus it's looking like we may pick up Queudrue and Liam Chilvers for a bit of experience.
Charlie Lee and Grant McCann is a serious midfield partnership at this level, while Boydy re-signing is massive, even though he's a bit of a problem child by all accounts.
Mackail-Smith is a good bet for top scorer at around 16-1. He's looked sharp in friendlies so far and I reckon is ahead of McLean in the pecking order if, as seems likely, Johnson is intend on playing a big man up front (Hibbert).

Otherwise, Crawley are the buzz team for the BluSq (7-1) but I'd sooner back Tubbs to be top scorer. He was top scorer last season, on 26, when playing for Salisbury. Crawley must be up there and they've got serious cash for the level it seems.
They've taken Sergio Torres from Posh for a start. He'll be different gravy at that level.

Good spot, have fixed it.

I would've been proper loling at this 2 weeks ago but the players we've brought in in that time have genuinely excited me about the upcoming season. our defence looks superb but we're still a goalscorer away from being competitive

So far i have backed:

Middlesbrough to win the Championship @ 10/1.
7/1 now so happy with this. Got the bet on just before Boyd was confirmed and now with them having signed Mcmanus and Thompson also im delighted with this bet. Can't see them being far away surely?

Stoke to be relegated from the Premiership @ 7/1.
I think the squad is weak and teams will have started to work them out by now. I think they may follow from Reading? and Ipswich in recent years and suffer from 3rd season syndrome after over acheiving for 2 seasons.

I also like but am not on yet:

Drogba to be top prem scorer @ 6/1
Tevez to be top prem scorer @ 14/1

And i make League One between Southampton, Huddersfield and Peterborough. I would back Huddersfield @ 10/1 as it was a few weeks ago but i missed the boat and they are now 8/1. I may join others on here by getting on the Posh boat @ 12/1 EW.

This looks good value after hearing Titus Bramble has agreed terms

Luton will win the conference

I think, anyway. Right up there for most of last season, Oxford out of the league now and they have brought in a couple of good players notably Danny "not as rotund as he used to be" Crow who is a natural scorer in the lower leagues and they have the best player in that league, a fella called Keith Keane who sits in front of the back four and kicks anything that moves. Hard. Even better, he gets away with it in that league.

Anyone know the best price to see if there is a possible bet there?


Crawley at 7/1 is LOL in my opinion...the money could disappear as fast as it arrived I hear.

Crawley were rumoured to be sniffing at Keane, Money not happy.

Biggets price Luton is 2-1 and I think they'll win the league too, which is why I'd rather back Tubbsy at 7-1 than Crawley at the same price.
Speaking of Tubbsy, Danny Crow is, and always has been, too farking lazy to be as prolific as he should be at that level.
We had him at his, ahem, peak, but he's such a lazy gobshite, always whinging. And eating it seems. Wouldn't back him for anything. Apart from a pie-eating contest.

I'm on Boro @ 9/1 for Championship and Wednesday for NPL1 @ 7/1 and the double.
Delighted with the signings Wednesday have made. Reckon it's the best squad we've had since being relegated from the Prem. I think i'd still be confident we can compete for promotion if Tudgay and Grant were to leave before the season starts. Looks like everyone is confident so looking forward to the season kicking off.

It pains me but i agree. only thing is we have some serious signings in the offing that should affect things but knowing pulis he'll probably just use them as subs every other game and stick with big mama sidibe up front.

Dundee Utd +22 for the Scot Prem on handicap looks interesting.
Also, awaiting prices on top scorer. Gary Hooper ftw obv.

Lay Forest at about 9s....then back them after we don't win either of our first 2 games for a tidy profit.

No signings, talk of major unrest, and IMO, a tougher league this year.

Easy cash.

I think there may be some valoooo in Torquay EW @25's. They finished last year like a steam train (including a 5 nil win over Rochdale), they have kept hold of nearly all there loan signings plus added a few more faces... add to that a good pre season so its looking good on the south coast!

Speroni

don't rule brighton out of league 1

done a few accumulators, think norwich are quite good value, surman and the guy from gillingham are quality players. Chelsea, mboro, soton treble for the title returns like 68-1, which is good odds i think

Webster went back to Rangers, thats probably the worst player they couldve lost.  Held their defence together, was their voice of experience and their inspiration.  I also think their manager will suffer from 2nd season syndrome

Like this bet

Lol sorry can't see you anywhere but mid table some strong teams this year and have all brought in 3-6 new players

I was about to suggest the opposite. League is easier. The teams that have come down aren't as good as Newcastle or West Brom were. Cardiff are struggling for money still. Boro have improved but should be a more even league but i don't think the top 2 will be as good as last year. Acquisitions Panel have now finalised the transfer targets and Forest have started making bids.

Not my team, but i do not see the hype in tipping up the likes of chelsea/southampton and gillingham as groundbreaking. IMO! i feel theres a little value, just putting it out there.

Celtic to win the champions league.  Ohh wait...

Speculative £10 e/w Lucky 15 - pretty sure Stan James were best prices and I had a roll there....

Man City  5/1 - yes I know I know, but Chelsea and Utd seem ageing, Liverpool in disarray, I really think Arsenal are the dangers
Boro 9/1 - hard for a Geordie, they will be a class above, teams going down poor, good signings, Strachan too good for Championship
Wednesday 7/1 - again good signings, squad still intact, Tugay a level above league one and Irvince probably the best manager in that division - did little wrong at Preston
Bradford 10/1 - Peter Taylor, master of getting out of the basement

That's my lot - always need a nit of luck and only ever hit 3/4 once and a all correct place.  here's to 2010/11!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IEV0rcsJNE

Luton have made some solid signings for the coming season,last year was a culture shock and huge mistakes were made early season that cost us our ticket out of the league

Upfront we will score bundles of goals,our only weakness if we have one is cover at the back should injuries come into play

Danny Crow,Matthew Barnes-Homer,and Tom Craddock will score for fun, if i were looking for a bet it would be on one of these 3 to top score
You can get Craddock at 9/1,Crow at 12/1,and my tip would be Barnes-Homer at 20/1 to be the outright top scorer

As far as losing Keith Keane goes,its a non-starter
Luton through and through,pops into the G occasionally and last time i saw him he laughed it off

Crawley have gates of around the 2k mark,they will be busto before the end of the season ,what they are doing is totally unsustainable

Still no sight of any signings, and a 3-1 home defeat to Lyon (our 3rd loss in 3 games) still care to disagree?

No. Changed my mind because of Billy Davies. I've heard te transfers are progressing but BD is the most negative manager i've seen in a long time. He's spent loads since taking over but said the other day to get play-offs he needs 3-5 stellar signings. WTF? To get play-offs? The squad from last year got 3rd he should be saying 3-5 signings and i'll get automatic.
He's also been unrealistic in his transfer targets. Acquisitions panel doesn't help but he's seems to think he should be able to sign anyone. When complling a list of strikers he wanted Chopra and Maynard were on it apparently. These are both 3mil+. He's already paid over a mil for McGoldrick and Blackstock and over 2.5mil for Earnshaw and also has Tyson and Adebola but thinks he shouldn't have to sell any of these for another striker to come in.
The transfers will come i believe and i still think forest could shorten when they do. The unrest is overplayed i think. Billy just sulking because he waned the top players on his list and may have to settle for less in some positions. Just what i heard from somebody at the club so it's second hand info.

Your comments are quite accurate actually, at the moment I'm very much a 'glass half empty' type person regarding this, and the AP do not fill me with much confidence.

Our record at Burnley is bad, and Leeds will be a toughie, I feel that signings will come, but it would have to be, say, Whittingham and Pratley, for me to change my opinion on the bet.

Forest currently, 9.2...and the Lay is 9.4

Just looking at Championship top scorer market.
What do people think of Chris Martin and Nicky Bailey at 66/1?

Chris Martin is certainly not guarenteed to be first choice at Norwich, we have bought Simeon Jackson  and I can't see us dropping Holt. Having said that Super Chrissy is one of the most natural finishers we have had for quite a while and if he gets the games it might be a sweat.

What price would someone offer for Man Utd not to finish in the top 4?

50/1

Cheers for the info Longy. Will have to have a think about this one.

Gary Hooper is 5/1 to be top SPL scorer. Each-way bet to nothing barring injury imo, with every chance of binking the win.

Can anyone put me off this for a bit of interest.

Chelsea to win the Prem
Everton to finish above Villa
Norwich to finish above Leeds and Milwall

  Wins 2k for 250 quid.

Nobody will finish above Leeds...

Everton bet will fail.

Not had any bets yet but tomorrow the racing post guide to the season comes out and is well worth a read, it posts all the odds and some obscure markets with value in.
Best 1.70 you can spend or just nick it from your local bookie and get some acca's on by saturday.
Will post my bets before the weekend

72-page football betting pullout in today's Racing Post.
No bets can be placed without reading it imo. They've tipped the mighty Posh for League 1

Prem - Man Utd
Championship - Notts Forest
League 1 - Peterborough
League 2 - Oxford

Returns about £9k if they all win lol

Had three bets in the end...

D.J. Campbell top scorer in the Championship @ 50-1
Bournemouth +32 on League 1 handicap @ 18-1
Gary Hooper top scorer in SPL @ 5-1

I think this is a really good bet but cannot bring myself to back a Celtic player for top scorer.

Went for Chris Martin in the end. From what i've seen he looks good. Hoping he gets the games so i get a sweat.
Also got Jon-Paul Pittman 80/1 ew for topscorer in league 2.

So far:

Harrold T/S 66/1 @ Boylesports = £10 e/w (£20)
Barnsley +29 18/1 @ Boylesports = £10 e/w (£20)
Rendell T/S 25/1 @ Coral = £10 e/w (£20)
Brentford +26 18/1 @ Coral = £15 e/w (£30)
Mackail-Smith T/S 16/1 @ Coral = £15 e/w (£30)
Garner T/S 33/1 @ Coral = £5 e/w (£10)
Burton Albion +17 18/1 @ Boylesports = £20 e/w (£40)

I always place 4/5 season long bets after going through the racing post football guide and find it always gives you some interest thorugh the season meaning you dont always play week by week
This year main bet is   Scunthorpe to be relegated 13/10,   Villa 1/3 top midlands club,   Doncaster 5/6 to finish higher than Coventry, Peterborough 4/7 over Plymouth and Burton 1/2 over Accrington it pays just over 12/1 and have invested £120

I also have had a handicap bet with corals picking 5 teams from each div down to league 2 and done 625 5p e/w acca's if i bink the winner in each div it pays £5487.2 and just 1 place gets 2/3 stake back
Teams are  Arsenal, Everton, Fulham, Stoke, Bolton
Champ  Middlesbrough, Reading, QPR, Sheff Utd, Doncaster
League1  Huddersfield, Peterborough, Southampton, MK Dons, Colchester
League2  Gillingham, Wycombe, Northampton, Torquay, Burton
Will post during season how bets are doing

Anyone else done similar season long acca's?   

Was down pub with Snowball the other day, we got onto a discussion about McDonald and Boyd of Middlesbro

I said boyd would be holding the ball up for McDonald and not get the goals he got in SPL

long story short, we now have bet on who will score more goals in Championship, Me = McDonald, Snowball = Boyd

also bet my other mate Spurs finish higher than Liverpool this season too!





Good start, 1-0 McDonald after only 20 mins of the season!

Had my first ante post bet of the season.

Berbatov at 50/1 to be top Premiership scorer.

Ridic price imo.

Went to shield today and have to say thats the paciest i have seen him and active.   Agreed 50s to big

pretty shit day for u today m8.

As soon as I seen Berbatov had got five I insta thought of this bet,nice life.You going to let it ride or lay it off Keith ? What price is he now ?

4/1 best now

So close...

Hmm should really bet what I say sigh