Tips for Tikay

[tikay]

Blame it on the weatherman

I'm blaming MANTIS, personally.

[tikay]

I think we should switch the position on the bingham hendry bet.

Thanks Tom.

Any other views on this? I really don't know enough to state an opinion.

[maccol]

Ref Crolla boxing bet.
Crolla must win before the end of round 12 for the bet to be a winner.

[TightEnd]

Contrived results all possible (captains agree on a target for the team chasing last that gives both sides a chance to win, though whether the team having to chase would want to is the question)

16 points for a win!

(Points system

The county championship works on a points system, the winner being the team with most points in the first division. The points are currently awarded as follows:

Win: 16 points + bonus points.
Tie: 8 points + bonus points.
Draw: 3 points + bonus points.
Loss: Bonus points.

Bonus points are collected for batting and bowling. These points can only be obtained from the first 110 overs of each team's first innings.[8] The bonus points are retained regardless of the outcome of the match.

    * Batting

    200-249 runs: 1 point
    250-299 runs: 2 points
    300-349 runs: 3 points
    350-399 runs: 4 points
    400+ runs: 5 points

    * Bowling

    3-5 wickets taken: 1 point
    6-8 wickets taken: 2 points
    9-10 wickets taken: 3 points )

Still possible to get uncontrived results too. Wickets have fallen quickly in all 4 games, so we need sufficient play to get a majority of the 200 overs left in each game in

It's bright and sunny in London, but the forecast is worse for later

I liked the sound of redarmi's 64 bet back both teams idea

[tikay]

Ref Crolla boxing bet.
Crolla must win before the end of round 12 for the bet to be a winner.

TY TY. Fairly obvious really, I suppose. So ANY win bar a points win, yes?

[maccol]

Yup

[tikay]

Thanks Tighty, on the cricket update. Anything can happen.

As to the next round of County Cricket matches, yes please, stick up your selections, & let the lads come up with the betting strategy.

[Ant040689]

Best price now for Werder Bremen is 11/5, lovely lovely value with the price you got. Hope that comes flying in.

[tikay]

Best price now for Werder Bremen is 11/5, lovely lovely value with the price you got. Hope that comes flying in.

Thanks, & yes, we got an exceptional price.

This "value" thing still confuses me slightly. I gather that if we "get the value" every time, then we will be a winner in the long-term. But then someone pops up & says "you can't eat value". Fortunately, I'm on a diet at the mo.

[bobby1]

Going into the fourth, and so probably final, quarter, Collingwood have increased their lead, it is now 13.11 (89) - 8.8 (56).

We may struggle to hang on here.

97-73

Winner.

Sandy

In truth it was a  'read the right thing at the right time'  bet. It looked bad after the first qtr but I guess the last qtr shows the value of big starts as Collingwood were happy to run it down being so far in front. I think we got about 7 minutes off the clock in the 4th without a point which was a bonus.

[hector62]

Sorry for the losing bet. I intend to make amends by spending the afternoon on bended knees praying for a Macclesfield win. I would include Hereford in my prayers but I am sure the presence there of Ronnie Radford in the crowd will inspire them to victory. Unless of course he is dead!

[tikay]

Sorry for the losing bet. I intend to make amends by spending the afternoon on bended knees praying for a Macclesfield win. I would include Hereford in my prayers but I am sure the presence there of Ronnie Radford in the crowd will inspire them to victory. Unless of course he is dead!

Lol, you I like.

Never ever say "sorry" on this thread for losing bets. They are inevitable, like outdraws or coolers in poker.

Get us that Macclesfield win, & we'll settle for that.

If you remember Ronnie Radford, you must be older than I thought, that was a bit back!

Ronnie is indeed still alive, he's 68, & lives in what used to be (not now) a pit village in South Yorkshire, "South Elmsall".

It was in 1972 that he scored the goal in the FA Cup v Newcastle United. Epic scenes, & John Motson, I vividly recall, got all excited. That was over 40 years ago!

Incidentally, I am assuming, because the match was "away", that the ground pictured is St James Park, Newcastle. If so, wow, times have changed.

[hector62]

It was played at Hereford.

[TightEnd]

No the match was at Edgar Street.

At the far end of the picture you can see the unique and very charismatic convex home terrace, that exists to this day.

[Matt.NFFC.]

Aston Villa v Sunderland today.........I can't see Villa winning this one as Martin O'neill will want to come away with something from here.  Seeing as this is my first contribution regarding a bet on this thread, how about a reasonably safe......

Sunderland to win DNB @ 13/8 with Bet365?

Worth a cheeky £20?

http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/premier-league/aston-villa-v-sunderland/draw-no-bet

Villa have only managed to win 1 in their last 8 at home by my reckoning.