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chiffy

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Right lads, pretty simple. Me and the lads in the footy team have been doing this over the last few weeks. We are all pretty hardcore gamblers so for a bit of tame fun we are currently doing the £1 challenge and thought you guys could have a go too. Basically, pick 1 game. Weather it's our leagues or a foreign game you've never even heard of, then, bang a quid on the team you think will win. Obviously the odds on are safer but it takes more time to reach the target which is £100 and you are not allowed to claim any of it back until you reach that minimum limit. You don't have to withdraw but certain amounts of money mean more to some than others so play safe kids. Then pick another team and place all your previous winnings on that result. Weather you carry on after £100 is upto you. That is, of course, if you get there.
I started last week and the results so far are thus....

£1.00 on Roma to win @1/3 returned £1.33
£1.33 on Everton to win @4/6 returned £2.22
£2.22 on Dortmund to win @3/10 returned £2.89
£2.89 on Leverkusen to win @3/4 returned £5.06
£5.06 on Spurs to win @1/2 returned £7.59
£7.59 on Villareal to win @1/2 returned £11.39
£11.39 on QPR to win @9/20 returned £16.52
£16.52 on Man Utd to win @4/7 returned £25.96
£25.96 on Barca to win @1/7 returned £29.67

and this is where i am now on £29.67 so i will be backing either Rangers, Arsenal, Chelsea or Spurs with it today. Prob Spurs to be on the safe side. It's abit of fun and needs plenty of patience but if you get high enough balance you dont mind slapping a high stake you might not normally bet with as youve only started out with £1 in the 1st place. Anyhows, if anyone is interested in having a go, post your **** here and we shall see how far we all get and whos got the biggest balls when the cash gets high 8)

PS If anyone needs any tips then let me know and i'll gladly post who i am backing before the game. Obviously the point is to pick your own teams tho.
 
I lik this idea, the guys at my work do something similar with a £5 stake. Might give this a go.

Simple question chiffy. Where do you get your odds from??
 
I just use 1 of several online betting sites mate. I'm using bet victor for this particular 1.
 
Fun idea. I used to gamble much more than i do now but i used to do ok at it. Spread betting accumulators were my favourite. I'd bet £5-£10 on the same games with different outcomes.
So today's games i would go:

£5: Arsenal (W)/Chelsea(W)/Spurs(W)/Southampton(D) = 13/1 (£65) DEAD
£10: Arsenal (W)/Chelsea(W)/Spurs(W)/Southampton(W) = 7.5/1 (£75)
£5: Arsenal (W)/Chelsea(W)/Spurs(W)/Swansea(W) = 13.2/1 (£66) DEAD
£2.50: Arsenal (D)/Chelsea(W)/Spurs(W)/Southampton(D) = 30.77/1 (£76.92) DEAD
£2.50: Arsenal (D)/Chelsea(W)/Spurs(W)/Southampton(W) = 13.52/1 (£46)
£2.50: Arsenal (W)/Chelsea(D)/Spurs(W)/Southampton(D) = 35.15/1 (£90) DEAD
£2.50: Arsenal (W)/Chelsea(W)/Spurs(D)/Southampton(D) = 43.27/1 (£108) DEAD

So you have the same games with 7 different outcomes. A total £30 outlay and if any of them come true you stand to win £46-£108.
Usually i'd have done at least 5 games and you get a way better return if you hit.
 
I stuck a tenner on Germany, Sweden, Holland and England all to win. Not really the game i know but looks like it might pay out. :D
 
PGowdy said:
I stuck a tenner on Germany, Sweden, Holland and England all to win. Not really the game i know but looks like it might pay out. :D

Nice although there are still 3 minutes left in the England game :lol:
 
Well Spurs losing at home to West Ham last week scuppered my £1 challenge. I managed to get it upto just under £30 in the space of 1 week. Leaving it for a few weeks. Today i've gone for £5 on Peterboro, Preston, Gillingham and Dagenham to return £129 on SkyBet. If you do a £5 accy with minimum odds of 5/1(which is pretty much any accy you do with at least 3 games in) then they give you a free £5 bet in your account by Monday night to use within 7 days and they give you this every week! I put a £5 accy on last weekend which lost but then put my free £5 on Rooney 1st scorer last night so got £20 back. This morning ive done the above accy out of my winnings, banked £15 AND will get the free £5 bet to use for the midweek internationals.
 
My £3.20 winnings from last week have gone on a draw between Man Utd V Southampton, I do love a draw :)

And I wont be checking back on this thread until I've watched MOTD as I prefer to watch unaware of the results :D
 
chiffy said:
Well done Mumbo, musta boosted that £3.20 up quite a jump eh?

Cheers well happy with that :D roll on next weekend or do I take a cheeky midweek punt???
 
:lol:

Going to pick a Tuesday / Wednesday champions league game and have got £12 so can play it a bit safer, no doubt I'll be tempted by another draw :D
 
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