Tips for Tikay

[tikay]

Still some 13/2 okc for the nba left, think its worth £50 still, tho obv 7/1 was nicer. They won away at San Antonio last night, landed the +7 handicap and Durant landed the overs on points and rebounds again. He really is playing like Michael Jordan in his pomp, and they've got Westbrook, another of the top 20 players in the league, due back soonish. Indiana lost, Miami keep on losing, looks wide open

Morning Mr Kimber.

Apologies, I'm all behind at the moment.

Is this the Market?


http://www.oddschecker.com/basketball/nba/nba-championship/winner

Do we still think they are value?

[Tal]

Snooker Shootout starts today. One frame. Straight knock out. Shot clock. Loud music. Heckling. Red Pepper announcing the clock. Random draw. Players in polo shirts with their rankings on them. Right up tikay's Straße, that

Fancy a few darts at it? 18/1 the field. Real outsiders' comp this. Martin Gould, Nigel Bond and Barry Hawkins have won it.

http://www.oddschecker.com/snooker/snooker-shootout/snooker-shoot-out/winner


Ali Carter 33/1 (BetFred, Paddy, Hills) has well known health issues that make the intensity of a longer comp problematic. Maybe this is perfect for him

Basically want someone who isn't going to be drunk and can play reasonably quickly under pressure.

Open to suggestions but this seems like a bit of fun for the weekend.

[tikay]

Snooker Shootout starts today. One frame. Straight knock out. Shot clock. Loud music. Heckling. Red Pepper announcing the clock. Random draw. Players in polo shirts with their rankings on them. Right up tikay's Straße, that

Fancy a few darts at it? 18/1 the field. Real outsiders' comp this. Martin Gould, Nigel Bond and Barry Hawkins have won it.

http://www.oddschecker.com/snooker/snooker-shootout/snooker-shoot-out/winner


Ali Carter 33/1 (BetFred, Paddy, Hills) has well known health issues that make the intensity of a longer comp problematic. Maybe this is perfect for him

Basically want someone who isn't going to be drunk and can play reasonably quickly under pressure.

Open to suggestions but this seems like a bit of fun for the weekend.

Wow, looks like a job for Fred's spider.

Do you have to be street-wise to get that funny letter in Straße?

[tikay]

Nicked from TheChipPrince

http://www.sportingbet.com/sports-football/2014-football-specials-manchester-dominance/1-102-742004.html


City are 11/10 for the Prem League

City are 4/1 for the FA Cup

City or United is 1/12 for the Capital One Cup

City would be 4/5 or Evens at worst for the Charity Shield (and you'd cover on the opponent if it was down to the Charity Shield)

That multiple is 18-22/1 and you can play around with what you think the prices are

Sporting bet pays 50-1

Crikey, you snooze, you lose - 11/1 now!

[tikay]

Just a FYI re Ladjokes amazing £25 offer. I know a few online punters who have been denied even a single £25 refund/ free bet (not me as they closed my account a while back).

They will be if the account they were using was not eligible for bonuses/free bets

Tbf to Lads that is quite standard practice and the punters really should have checked out there account status beforehand

What should be my next step here? I have no free bets, am due about 10 I think. I got onto live chat. Her response today was this:

Beth: Looking at your account I can see that you are no longer able to receive free bets from our promotions. I am sincerely sorry for the inconvenience of this but you were informed of this through an account message in December 2013

I made her aware that as I wasn't sure to my account status, I'd checked with live chat before placing any bets on the game. I kept a copy of the chat, here's the key bit (from Sunday afternoon):

Jeff: there's nothing on my online account that means i don't qualify for this offer?
Jeff: just to double check
Daniel: If both your bets are losing bets then you would receive the 2x free bet tokens
Jeff: great ty

Her response today was this:
Beth: I'm sorry for the confusion regarding this and for any misinformation you received
Beth: However, you were sent a copy of the T&Cs of this promotion in the chat which state that restricted accounts will not receive the bonuses
Beth: You were also made aware of this bonus removal from your account via account message

What should be my next move, and what are my chances here? Always loved Ladbrokes me...

Sounds like a letter to the Racing Post job to me.

I think you're only fighting for one free bet really. If you check the t & c's it clearly says online only one free bet per account.
If you complain to their governing body I've found a good percentage of the time they give in immediately
I usually find that if they don't then, although you may win in the end, the time and effort isn't worth it.

I have however successfully sued Ladbrokes in the small claim court three times. All three times they settled for the full amount before it came to court.
The fourth time Ladbrokes UK convinced the judge that I was sueing the wrong company and should have been sueing Ladbrokes Gibraltar as it was an online account. The judge threw it out so I never did get my day in court.

You really ought to start a Diary.......

I punished them

[Tal]

Snooker Shootout starts today. One frame. Straight knock out. Shot clock. Loud music. Heckling. Red Pepper announcing the clock. Random draw. Players in polo shirts with their rankings on them. Right up tikay's Straße, that

Fancy a few darts at it? 18/1 the field. Real outsiders' comp this. Martin Gould, Nigel Bond and Barry Hawkins have won it.

http://www.oddschecker.com/snooker/snooker-shootout/snooker-shoot-out/winner


Ali Carter 33/1 (BetFred, Paddy, Hills) has well known health issues that make the intensity of a longer comp problematic. Maybe this is perfect for him

Basically want someone who isn't going to be drunk and can play reasonably quickly under pressure.

Open to suggestions but this seems like a bit of fun for the weekend.

Wow, looks like a job for Fred's spider.

Do you have to be street-wise to get that funny letter in Straße?

I see what you did there

Yes, summon the orbweaver...

[tikay]

See if I can help blast us out of trouble for Jan.

Qatar Masters


Got a fancy for Michael Hoey at very long odds. He has been playing well recently and has a decent course record. He seems to be a lot more consistent and more importantly has been given a slight nodd from a very respected golf pundit who noticed some form connections with a couple of other courses. Good enough for me for a punt at over 100-1.

Available at 100s in various, but I prefer the Betfair option with a few quid available at 150s and 14-1 a top ten placing. May give us a trading position as well.

£10 on each.

Fortune favours the brave!!

Thanks Adzy, BANZAIIIIIIII time!

I know you are very selective with stuff you Post on Fred, so we will get on board.

I have taken 15.5 with Betty for the Top Ten Finish.

I was AWOL last night, & the best I could get for the win this morning was 110. Is that OK? I've taken it, but will take it off-thread if you don't think that price is value.


2 BETS PLACED BUT AWAITING CONFIRMATION


Note for Fred Newbies - this one has a health warning - 100-1 shots don't win very often - they don't need to! - so don't be too disappointed if we don't get there this time. 

Our man has not teed off yet for Round 3.

Most of the early scores in the Clubhouse today have been well over par, the wind is swirling around, it seems.


http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2014/tournamentid=2014005/leaderboard/index.html


It's Live on Sky Sports right now.

Come on Michael, Fred needs a favour. Badly.

[BigAdz]

Sadly Mr K, Mr Hoey has heard he was a TFT January selection and the pressure got all too much for him, and he is going the way of the TFT month.....south

+1 after 10 today.

[tikay]

What is the league table? Is it since he took over?

Hi Tal,

Yeah, last 11 games they've been on a roll. Three of the Five games they've lost have been away to Spuds, Man City and Chelsea so their form looks good at the moment. Sure Ant can elaborate further.

I have bitten my lip a few times, but the 50/1 for Palace to be top 10 is value, I think anyway. Especially when next best is 33/1 with the others at around 25/1.

We dropped points at home to Newcastle and Norwich too when I think the adverse wind, rain, underfoot conditions threw our game off more than the opponents.

Still dreadfully undermanned in the striking department, and if Puncheon didn't find the opening on Saturday with that chance, it looked like it was going to peter out into a 0-0. But with a solid defensive base, which has been shown in every game under Pulis, aside from Newcastle this season, and second half against Spurs, you won't need that much firepower up front to keep us in games/win them. Just need anybody to hit some form up top really and the Eagles could be soaring.

4 points from 10th as it stands with Hull at home in the next game, if all goes well, the distance to 10th will be small. We have Arsenal the game after though, away, but West Brom again at home, so possibly 6 points from 9 there to make us look good.

The top 15 at 9/4 and top 12 at 13/2 is value as well, but involves much less glory at sticking it to the bookmakers.

Not ignored this, Ant, but it is a real stretch of the imagination to see Palace finishing in the Top 10, surely?

Plenty of 50/1 still available if the lads agree with you.


http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/premier-league/top-10-finish

[tikay]

Sadly Mr K, Mr Hoey has heard he was a TFT January selection and the pressure got all too much for him, and he is going the way of the TFT month.....south

+1 after 10 today.

Ha!

Everything we touch turns to.......

[TightEnd]

No bets settled yesterday so as you were

I think progress, or not, on ther short term bets has been covered except that in the Farmers Insurance Stewart Cink shot -8 in the first round. Our brave selection of newcomer Tiger Woods didn't have such a fast start. Tied 63rd afteran even Par 72.

Selections in the win column are currently sparse.   

[tikay]

Doncaster Rovers signed Billy Sharp on loan. Absolute fan favourite, been announced in the last hour or so. Doncaster away at Blackpool this weekend, and whilst I think we've played poorly when I've seen them, Blackpool aren't in any sort of form and the price hasn't yet changed to reflect Sharp likely starting.

Recc £40 3/1 Doncaster with BetVictor. (This is a touch standout anyway at the moment)

Thanks Adam.

This has now eased a tad to 31/10.

I'm not knocking the suggestion, but does signing this Billy Sharp chap really change the perceived value?


http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/blackpool-v-doncaster/winner

[doubleup]

No bets settled yesterday so as you were

I think progress, or not, on ther short term bets has been covered except that in the Farmers Insurance Stewart Cink shot -8 in the first round. Our brave selection of newcomer Tiger Woods didn't have such a fast start. Tied 63rd afteran even Par 72.

Selections in the win column are currently sparse.   

huge difference between the course Cink played and the one Tiger played only 5 of the top 45 played the South Course

[Tal]

Doncaster Rovers signed Billy Sharp on loan. Absolute fan favourite, been announced in the last hour or so. Doncaster away at Blackpool this weekend, and whilst I think we've played poorly when I've seen them, Blackpool aren't in any sort of form and the price hasn't yet changed to reflect Sharp likely starting.

Recc £40 3/1 Doncaster with BetVictor. (This is a touch standout anyway at the moment)

Thanks Adam.

This has now eased a tad to 31/10.

I'm not knocking the suggestion, but does signing this Billy Sharp chap really change the perceived value?


http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/blackpool-v-doncaster/winner

Yes but, as we established in the photo gallery, they've also signed Terry out of East17.

[horseplayer]

Woods is fine as double says the course differences were massive yesterday so far to early to be down on that one

thanks for the desert island discs link Neil fascinating listen