If only there were some way of looking at the statistics of a healthy sample of bets placed on blondepoker...
Have a look at the first post on Tips for Tikay. The stats are there. A healthy profit over a substantial sample. Allow for some recreational or fun bets and the ROI is very impressive in the "betfair and restricted accounts era" in which we now live.
There aren't many people who make good money from sports betting these days. You're picking a fight with one. Doesn't mean he doesn't make mistakes, but your posts don't demonstrate the level of analysis and certainly don't demonstrate the depth of understanding that arbboy's posts consistently portray. Fella knows his onions.
It's great when someone comes along to challenge existing philosophies, because it gives us all a chance to reflect. The problem is, if the new guy is fundamentally resistant to the established methods and reasoning, it'll never do anything but cause conflict.
And here we are.
There are some really savvy mathmos who are members of blonde. Your arguments about not backing 1/10 shots (because once the price contracts beyond a certain point, it's basically subjective) would undoubtedly have amused or bemused the maths guys almost as much as your comment about it being harder to make money in Cheltenham than any other racing occasion will have made the horsey types guffaw.
This isn't another forum full of guys who quite fancy the six dog because they just saw it have a wee in the parade or who will back a football team because they've won their last three.
As for the peaks and troughs, they don't just appreciate that variance exists, they actually understand the maths behind it, allow for it and apply their knowledge to profitable effect.
You clearly have some sporting knowledge and a grasp of lots of the numbers, but some of your posts have given the impression of being dismissive, where you risk alienating people, rather than educating or, dare I say it, being educated yourself. Within that, you risk coming across as someone just looking to wind up others, which is a shame, because it's a fun forum full of good eggs.
Either reveal yourself to be Tony Bloom, be more receptive in your approach or look for a forum populated by cashout merchants who don't understand decimal odds, where you can be worshipped as a deity.
I reckon you could be fun if you let someone else play with the controller every now and then.
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