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[horseplayer]

is the tottenham game an absolute given to be on today?

the snow is pretty heavy down in the south east today and apparently near the ground to

[tikay]

is the tottenham game an absolute given to be on today?

the snow is pretty heavy down in the south east today and apparently near the ground to

It has been snowing since 8am in West London, very fine snow, & it has settled.

[Tal]

I think spurs are a better side without Adebayor and with an extra body in midfield/in the hole. AvB has worked out that the only way for us to beat united is to go for the throat, so I'm expecting chances for both sides today.

Most bookies are 6/4 or 13/8 over 4 goals. Bet 365 go 7/4 > 3.

Any thoughts?

No love?

We ALL love you Tal, or as Ralph calls you, 5pur2 Bloke.

I would need input from wiser counsel before getting on though.

My own (gut) reaction is that the price looks a bit tight, especially if we add oin that bad weather & pitches tends to result in lower scores.

If the footie experts like it, though, we will indulge.

Is Gareth Daley playing today?

That's quite alright. I was aiming the question at Caspar, Balthazar and Melchior; just looking to establish whether my analysis of something looking, walking and talking like a duck was actually what I thought it was.

I don't expect my posts to be accepted blindly, fear not

You lose a lot of money betting the unders in spurs games IMO. Van Persie scores for fun against us and we have no Sandro (the karate-kicking, gum shield wearing madman), so there will be plenty of chances today and of that I am sure.

Mr Bale will be in attendance this afternoon, yes.

[tikay]

13/8 ewcastle bottom 6

this crept onto the thread

Not sure where the bet can be found, or if the price is still on


but its an interesting price isn't it?

I cannot find the bet or the Market anywhere.

Can anyone else, please?

Most of the Premiership Markets are at the foot of this page, but not that one, or not that I can see......


http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/premier-league

[tikay]

I think spurs are a better side without Adebayor and with an extra body in midfield/in the hole. AvB has worked out that the only way for us to beat united is to go for the throat, so I'm expecting chances for both sides today.

Most bookies are 6/4 or 13/8 over 4 goals. Bet 365 go 7/4 > 3.

Any thoughts?

No love?

We ALL love you Tal, or as Ralph calls you, 5pur2 Bloke.

I would need input from wiser counsel before getting on though.

My own (gut) reaction is that the price looks a bit tight, especially if we add oin that bad weather & pitches tends to result in lower scores.

If the footie experts like it, though, we will indulge.

Is Gareth Daley playing today?

That's quite alright. I was aiming the question at Caspar, Balthazar and Melchior; just looking to establish whether my analysis of something looking, walking and talking like a duck was actually what I thought it was.

I don't expect my posts to be accepted blindly, fear not

You lose a lot of money betting the unders in spurs games IMO. Van Persie scores for fun against us and we have no Sandro (the karate-kicking, gum shield wearing madman), so there will be plenty of chances today and of that I am sure.

Mr Bale will be in attendance this afternoon, yes.

Ahh yes, Mr Tom Bale, sorry I got him confused.

I agree with your logic up to a point, but personally, I think the price is tight, & then there is the weather factor.

Up to the Big Hitters to comment.

[smashedagain]

Tony does it make you wonder who is following your thread? We had the darts guys come over to get suckered into the Dubai April fools with Mardel bet and I am intrigued by this Gherkin guy.

He makes 1 posts once in 2008 asking how Ed Giddins is getting on in the Gukpt and then his next 4 posts are all between Jan 7th and 10th of this year with what looked like some excellent knowledge.

Have you discussed the issue of this thread being monitored by bookie employees etc.  I noticed you had accounts closed already and although its not affecting your livelihood, there must be some risk to the experts posting. I keep seeing about Neil having to go off walking round all the shops in Maida Vale to get his bets on and did not know if this was tongue in cheek.

I was talking to someone recently in dtd and was telling him that my wife works in a bookies and immediately he wants to know if I can get sizeable bets on

Lots of non-blondes follow this thread, not all of them kindly disposed to blonde or myself. What would you suggest we do? They are perfectly entitled to. Some eventually join, others just lurk. It will always be so, as long as we are a free & open Forum, & I don't think the Forum should become password-protected simply due to a single thread, that would be the tail wagging the dog.

You mention gherkhin's Posting Profile, that is not really a matter for pubic discussion, perhaps you may consider having future such convos by PM. I reply to all PM's. The Mods are aware of all unusual Posting patterns. The chap in question has done nothing wrong & is on blonde most days, as recently as Friday. I know exactly what you are alluding to, probably more than you realise, but I don't think it is up for open discussion.

Neil is not joking when he says he has to walk round to betting shops to get on, nor is he alone, I know several regular contributors to Fred who are in the same boat, or who have to use convoluted means to get a bet on. Sensibly, they don't divulge these here. This is nothing to do with blonde, it is a fact of life, regular bookies, with very few exceptions (Pinnacle etc) are not keen to accommodate sharps.

A sense of perspective is needed here. The top 5 or 6 bookies each field hundreds of thousands of bets per day, and a dozen blonde-sourced bets don't make a dot of difference.  Some markets are very thin indeed, particularly sub-markets, & if 8 or 10 folks all make the same bet at the same time, it will always affect their price, but that is not a blonde thing, it is just how those Markets work. 

pm sent

[Tal]

Not a problem in the slightest. This thread has me looking for this stuff, rather than just taking a price.

[Karabiner]

Will Mr Huddlestone be stepping in for Sandro today?

[Tal]

Will Mr Huddlestone be stepping in for Sandro today?

Behave!

Parker is fit now, although there's about a 90% chance someone will give away a free kick on the edge of the box. I'm hoping we play Vertonghen at LB with Caulker and Dawson at CB, as I think Kyle Naughton is a liability.

[Marky147]

reminds me of the old guy who played for our local division 2 side every thursday

he had been playing for at least 50 years and basically kept on playing until the bitter end . Towards the end he could not pot for toffee but knew every "angle" and safety in the book.

he always without fail played the young kiddie on the other side who was just starting out and was a decent player but was not prepared for a two hour frame

good memories

Haha, my dad let me start playing in our county league when I was about 11 years old and it took me a season or two to get accustomed to the old foxes

his favourite thing to do was when he potted a fairly simple red and had a fairly easy black on was to get the black safe as early as possible

" he wont get to far ahead now lads"

So true, the obligatory 30-60 seconds between shots (even if it was straightforward) always worked wonders too and had me bashing the balls around before the first frame was over

[horseplayer]

pitch looks fine but the surrounding streets will be the problem

"eyeball • January 20, 2013 11:52 AM GMT
I'm half a mile from the ground and it hasn't stopped snowing all morning"

from the bf forum this morning

[Tal]

It is a very long walk from Seven Sisters at the best of times.

[Karabiner]

Podolski and the Ox are both out injured for the Gunners today.

It'd be great to see a strong 90 minutes from Diaby a la Anfield performance..

[tikay]

It is a very long walk from Seven Sisters at the best of times.

When Seven Sisters Tube Station first opened, it was the northern terminus of the Victoria Line, as it was built in stages, & the Walthamstow section had not been completed. I was 21 at the time, & a regular visitor to WHL as well as Highbury.

The Main Line station to which it is attached has been there a little longer though since 1872 I believe. 

Fascinating stuff, eh?

[Tal]

It is a very long walk from Seven Sisters at the best of times.

When Seven Sisters Tube Station first opened, it was the northern terminus of the Victoria Line, as it was built in stages, & the Walthamstow section had not been completed. I was 21 at the time, & a regular visitor to WHL as well as Highbury.

The Main Line station to which it is attached has been there a little longer though since 1872 I believe. 

Fascinating stuff, eh?

Were you there the season we won the double?