I was really nervous leading up to the NLD and even watched most of the first half through my fingers and with butterflies in my stomach. Those two goals in the last five minutes of the first half settled me down considerably, and I managed to almost enjoy the rest of the game. I cannot really explain how much these games put me through the wringer. I'm sure other diehard footie fans will understand.
The Bayern game on the other hand, I was totally relaxed about. It felt like a glorified exhibition match with very little at stake qualification-wise, although having lost 4/5 of the last half-a-dozen times we'd played them, there was certainly a score to settle, especially with their #9 who has been a thorn in our side for a decade or more. It was was very pleasing to see us not only measure up but totally dominate them in the second half, as they are one of the top teams in Europe.
Looking forward to putting myself through it all again at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
It feels different this year and I'm definitely starting to believe in a cautious kind of way..
in the local spoons there is a gang of older fellas who are in there all day , every day having a few bevvies and betting the horses. one of them has a betfair account on phone and takes all of their bets despite corals and hills both opposite . not sure what his cut is but he definetely does ok, while the others beat the bookies prices. this surely happens all over the place . the shops would really struggle without the roulette/fruit machines , even though they have to replace windows on a regular basis when someone does their bollocks and loses their rag .
Yes, I think that's the case, Ralph. But they have also increased the duty on online sports bets, so there is now a difference between the same bet placed in a betting shop and online - I wonder if they will at least offer the same prices in shops, as I think they tend to be lower.
At the moment betting exchanges are also staying unchanged at 15% and will do so unless they change from what they announced in terms of new legislation. Maybe Flutter will promote Betfair exchange more on the basis that they have an advantage over competitors.