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£1000 just laid down in the bookies England don't make it through the next round...

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    #11
    £4K coming my way, easy cash....
    "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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      #12
      Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
      £4K coming my way, easy cash....
      Looks like a good call
      What happens in General, stays in General.
      You know what they say about assumptions!

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        #13
        Originally posted by Doggy Styles View Post
        "£1000 just laid down in the bookies England don't make it through the next round... "

        Do you mean "don't make it to the quarters" or "don't qualify from the group"?
        "don't qualify from the group"
        "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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          #14
          I would want better odds than 4/1 personally. I'd take 8/1 though.
          While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'

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            #15
            Originally posted by doodab View Post
            I would want better odds than 4/1 personally. I'd take 8/1 though.
            A week ago The talk the talk was they are now the best team on earth, the last two games has proved anything but that. I mean Algeria?! They should be 2-0 up by now according to all the hype.

            I can smell sheet when I see it....
            "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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              #16
              Sheesh! Are any of you guys watching this game? It is awful for England.
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                #17
                But it's great for Algeria

                and my bank account
                "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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                  #18
                  Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
                  A week ago The talk the talk was they are now the best team on earth, the last two games has proved anything but that. I mean Algeria?! They should be 2-0 up by now according to all the hype.

                  I can smell sheet when I see it....
                  Actually i seem to recall predicting a holland - ivory coast final.

                  I have put my money where my mouth is, sort of, and backed ivory coast for the semis and slovenia to win our group at 8-1.

                  There is no point betting unless the odds are vaguely in your favour, and although it's not a stellar performance we have come pretty close a few times while they haven't had a sniff. I think we'll prob nick this one but if not the draw is more likely than an algeria win.
                  While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'

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                    #19
                    Originally posted by Zippy View Post
                    Sheesh! Are any of you guys watching this game? It is awful for England.
                    More sort of hurling abuse at the screen.
                    What happens in General, stays in General.
                    You know what they say about assumptions!

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                      #20
                      That is what is known in the business as a "Housewife's Bet".

                      You would have got much more money if you worked out the possible England results to make England not go through and the results from other games to make England not go through and applied a mixture of doubles and trebbles on those results.

                      Down side would be you would most probably got something back and the upside would have been much much more than 4k.

                      That is why the bookies put these bets out.

                      I think you will be losing that money in all honestly.

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