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[Tal]

All this pope stuff reminds me of a joke I once heard which sums up punters:

Bill is on holiday in Rome and visits the Vatican and, as a devout Catholic, hopes to see the Pope taking Mass.  Unfortunately the Pope isn't available to take Mass this day and, understandably disappointed, Bill stays behind after Mass to ask the Cardinal who stood in why the Pope wasn't available.  The Cardinal takes him to one side and apologises before informing him that the Pope has been ill for some time and isn't expected to last the next few days.  This gives Bill an idea and as a regular punter when he gets back to the UK he heads straight for Ladbrokes and asks for a price on the Pope dying in the next week and is quoted 66/1.  He has a decent bet and on his way out he spots his mate Bob looking a bit depressed and asks him whats wrong.   "Bill" he says "I've done my bollocks at Crayford and have only got fifty quid of my wages left.  The missus is going to kill me"  Bill thinks for a while and then says"listen mate I have a 66/1 certainty for you" and passes on the info about the Pope.   The next day the Vatican declares the Pope is dead and Bill goes to Laddies to collect his readies.  On his way out he spots Bob again looking just as depressed as he did yesterday and asks him whats wrong and didn't he get on the bet.  Bob says " yeah i did but I put him in a double with the Archibishop of Canterbury"

I remember hearing what I think was the original version of that story in the Hills betting shop on Oxford Street where Willie Tann and quite a few other well known faces were regulars and the double was with Arthur Askey who had a near-fatal heart-attack on the same day c1970 but survived.

It still makes me chuckle.

Willie Tann likes a bet?

One of my friends was in a death pool and one of the participants had Arthur Askey one year.

He had both legs amputated and the guy tried to claim half the pool

Magnificent.

Anyone watching corrie ATM? Old lady in secret casino visit shocker.

Completely unrealistic. Nobody slamming tables, nobody blaming the dealer, not even a whine about how that chip was on the number not the split.

[tikay]

A what?!

Death Pool?

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[Tal]

A what?!

Death Pool?

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And so the thread begins...

Who we sending our tenners to?

[BigAdz]

A what?!

Death Pool?

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Anyone got the Old Man?!

[youthnkzR]

Tom that bet isn't a freeroll anyway. your 1.05 shot needs to lose for the sweat bet to be live

Negative Correlation is the thing, not picking a sure thing with the first bet for no return

Ahh my mistake, misread the offer

[tikay]

A what?!

Death Pool?

!

Anyone got the Old Man?!

FML

[horseplayer]

what price would you be happy to back carragher motm at now if you knew the final score was going to be 0-0?

had this conversation with a friend five minutes ago

would be allover 5-4 here

[EvilPie]

A what?!

Death Pool?

!

And so the thread begins...

Who we sending our tenners to?

In.

[DungBeetle]

I think a few betfair forumites were banned followed a death pool escapade!

[rfgqqabc]

Regarding Liverpool, I remember them being chalked up at these 1/3 shots at home to Stoke/Reading when they were playing badly earlier in the season, so for me that was the time to oppose them, not at the same price against an out of sorts WBA when Liverpool are definitely playing well?

No Sturridge for Liverpool tonight, so although they've been playing well his absence means a win for Liverpool has to be less likely than if he wasn't injured.

7/1 on DNB not looking that bad.

Sill go back to earlier game where West Brom was very good value for their win.

i do not like the "mood" in the west brom camp.

One of there most popular players Olson flicked the v at his own fans after the match last week and reid tried to have a stand up row with mr disappearing act

As i mentioned before the spurs game i also dont like the way they suddenly went to a 4-4-2 after a long spell playing one upfront.

I understand what you are saying here Horsey but the simple fact of the matter is these two sides are 2 points apart in the league,  WBA won the reverse fixture 3-0 and the supposed improvement in Liverpools form (Sturridge) is missing and yet Liverpool are 1-3!!!  They just cannot be that price with Sturridge playing for me nevermind without him.  Imagine if it was Swansea playing at home (they are above in the league table to Liverpool) we wouldn't even bother betting because the prices would be so bad we would assume that it was a palpable error.  Liverpool are priced on reputation as effectively a top 5 team but they still haven't proven that.  I have been as impressed by them as anyone in recent games but they have flattered to deceive before.  They might be becoming title challengers or they might be just a mid table team but at 9/1+ on WBA I am willing to take a chance.  I think they should be 6/1 max.  Lets not forget this "transformed" Liverpool team have conceded 3 goals to Oldham and a goal to Mansfield in addition to conceding against twice against Arsenal and City and once against MU in their last six games.

I took a small piece of WBA DNB 7/1 but it occurs to me now that perhaps Suarez wasn't on fire then like he is now.

Odds he will be offered a deal for Splash season 2? Perhaps an Oscar would be more apt.

BIG ten minutes

[Ant040689]

That a dive

[Acidmouse]

grr had Gerrrrrard for 1st goalscorer

[adnmdv]

This is one of the least deserving 0-0s I've ever seen

[Ant040689]

i wanna see the most least deserving 1-0 win

[horseplayer]

smash and grab on