Tips for Tikay

[tikay]

India - 4/6 England - 15/8 Draw - 14/1 at lunch

tikay you have £74.33 on the India win at 4.4, £30 is on the thread

you could green the thread exposure with £20 on England and a fiver on the draw (weather)

personally i would run it, If India use the new ball well they should win

hopefully, for the P and L, we are not in the realms of moral victories as India have outbowled England, and had by far the worst of the conditions

Ok, I just wanted to get some advice.

Let's gamble.

Apologies, I thought Fred had the whole £74, but I remember now, that's not the case.

[Mark_Porter]

I will post this now before I forget.

Guernsey Football Club were only established in 2011. They were set up to give the Guernsey team a chance to test themselves against opposition on the mainland rather than just playing Jersey once a year.

They achieved back to back promotions after being first established and currently play in the Ryman Isthmian League Division 1 South. This season will be their second year in this league after finishing 4th last time round and getting knockout out in the playoffs.

They have a really quite bizarre set up. They are sponsored by Sporting Bet. The sponsor pays approximately £6K per game to ferry the players and staff backwards and forwards. One of the stipulations of Guernsey joining the league is that they have to pay all travel costs for away teams to get to the island, stay in a hotel etc. The deal with Sporting Bet was reported to be worth about £200K. As finances go, they are well backed by some local wealthy Guerns.

They play their football at Footes Lane. It’s got a 5000 capacity.




As a youngster I can remember flying around that bend running the 400 metres on Sports day in front of a packed house. I think I managed a third.

Their average attendance last year was about 1000. That’s three times more than anyone else in the league. They are pulling from a fan base of 60,000 people in Guernsey. With no other club options, if anybody from the channel islands wants to play in the UK leagues then this is their only option.

Last season they were a short priced favourite to win the league at the first time of asking. I think, from memory, that they were 2/1 but can’t find the price. They were really hampered by injuries and they fell away badly and couldn’t quite squeeze through in the playoffs. At one point Matt Le Tissier turned out for them - a bit of a PR stunt (his brother is the club secretary) but it was actually down to the fact they could barely field a side - the injuries hit them so hard.

I have a season ticket holder friend who is also quite closely involved behind the scenes. He has been very very bullish about their chances of winning the league this year. We have been having a lengthy debate but essentially the squad is looking very strong indeed with some excellent new young players and the usual regulars. This guy is quite a character - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan-Zico_Black

The initial pricing that has gone up is best price 9/2 second favourite to win the league with Betway. They actually opened 11/2 but that went quickly. 4/1 with BV. I want to wait and see if they are priced up anywhere else. I think they are still a bet at 9/2 but hope we can nick some 5/1 somewhere. Should be a good season long sweat if you fancy it. Recc £60 outright but hold off placing for now.

[Chompy]

^^ Cracking stuff

Mebs take it off thread though, before the odds compilers see it?

[TightEnd]

Not sure we will see 5/1 again Mark...

should just get on with it, take 4/1, 9/2...

the non league books elsewhere will be priced off the the first to go up...the odds compilers won't be taking an opinion in very sub market football

[Mark_Porter]

Do we have a Betway account we can use? If that's the view then take the 9/2. V interested in how much they let you have.

[arbboy]

Home advantage for them will be massive.  With the away team having to take time off work huge travel etc etc.  Something no one at this level will be used to.    Great info btw

[TightEnd]

Do we have a Betway account we can use? If that's the view then take the 9/2. V interested in how much they let you have.

Betway account is empty, and hardly worth funding as its rarely used

I think 4/1 BV is fine for the thread

[DungBeetle]

Elsewhere it seems England left their collective batting brain on the luncheon table.

[Chompy]

Think it's worth funding it we're having a chunky bet? Quarter the odds 1, 2, 3. Feels like a good spot for a maximum each-way bet?

[tikay]

Do we have a Betway account we can use? If that's the view then take the 9/2. V interested in how much they let you have.

Betway account is empty, and hardly worth funding as its rarely used

I think 4/1 BV is fine for the thread

Yes, take the 4/1 BMU please Rich.

Don't really want to deposit into Betway and have to leave it there for 9 months.

Great bet recommendation, love it.

Worth a chunky EW bet, for sure.

[Mark_Porter]

Not really comfortable with a max on this. £50EW? I think you might struggle to get on anyway.

I like it a lot, not as much as the WSOP thing though.

[tikay]

Not really comfortable with a max on this. £50EW? I think you might struggle to get on anyway.

I like it a lot, not as much as the WSOP thing though.

Yes, that feels fine to me.

Thanks.

[tikay]

And now Tighty can add another bookmark to his bulging daily reportoire. Channel Islands football.

[doubleup]

Think it's worth funding it we're having a chunky bet? Quarter the odds 1, 2, 3. Feels like a good spot for a maximum each-way bet?

Don't think anyone should put money in Malta licensed books until they are fully licensed by UKGC.  If they don't get licensed,  visa/mastercard will block them so you might not be able to withdraw.

[BigAdz]

Cheers Mark.

Sort of bets you talk about in the pub with your mates, and they just shake their head and say "Sad".....

Love it!!