WELL done to all the winners … on the football badge quiz.
You know you're struggling when that's the highlight of your day.
I hope everyone's staying healthy and managing to fill their day somehow.
I've got lots more time on my hands than usual but helping to put a paper out and trying to keep the site alive gives me some focus.
There are many people worse off than me and if you get a chance read David McCarthy's article in Thursday's Daily Record on how the mental health charity Back Onside are helping suffering footballers.
Andy Robertson has boosted them massively with a donation and the site will be doing likewise when we get back up and running properly.
Back Onside are doing a helluva job in tough times and it almost makes me wonder why I'm even trying to find something to bet on.
But I think it's important to keep the forum active and it's good to see punters sharing their experiences and wishing each other well.
Thursday is a no bet day for me and as I'll doing for weeks I'll be studying the pools and trying second guess how the pools panel will vote before picking out my draws.
Best comment on Wednesday was Greg's “any Nicaraguan experts out there” as he targets the early-morning games.
Apart from that there's esports to bet on and not surprisingly bookies have reported big interest in the FIFA 20 Quaranteam tournament that's raising money for MND – I've never had time to play FIFA so I can't help but if you any thoughts put them up.
Games on Thursday include Angers vs Melbourne Victory and Reading vs Celta Vigo and Coral are offering match prices and outright betting with Middlesbrough the favourites.
Spokesman Harry Aitkenhead said: “We've been surprised by the number of our punters who are getting into esports at the moment and this Quaranteam tournament is creating a real buzz around esports in general.
“With quite a few professionals taking the controllers the market has moved quite quickly and it's Middlesborough who look the strongest and have attracted the most bets.”
Resident football tipster at Scotland's most read newspaper, the Daily Record, for over 20 years and proud host of one the best betting communities on the web with daily betting tips.
Just thought I’d mention as well there is a full array of markets being offered in tomorrow’s headline game in the Belarusian Reserve League, GL gents ?
Mr Fixit you mentioning the pools reminded me of a joke I played on a work mate about 30 years ago when the pools were at their peak.
We were on the bunce with a pools coupon , no fancy plan just 8 from 10 draws.
When we made our selections out on the coupon we left the copy coupon on a work bench and would check it when we did overtime on the Sunday.
This particular Sunday I was in early and checked the results and as usual we hadn’t won but I had a spare copy coupon so marked down the 7 draws and the 1 no score draw and replaced it with our copy.
When he came in I waited until tea break ( remember them ) and said to him we had forgot to check our coupon so I said I will read the draws out and you check them off.
It went something like this
Me- number 4
Him- home win
Me number 8
Him score draw
Me number 13 him score draw
Etc etc until he had checked them all off and said we had 23 points I said the most you can get this week is 23 points …. we have hit the jackpot!!
He said what do we do now ? I said you need to phone the pools company so he headed up to the pay phone and I waited until he was half way there and shouted him back and told him the truth , his face was a picture !
Anyone else got any similar stories?
That’s a cracker – 23pts this weekend would be nice although you couldn’t actually spend it on anything.
Fancy a Porsche? Sorry we’re closed. What about a trip to Vegas? Sorry, no flights. OK, I’ll celebrates with a Dominos – seems to be the only place open.
Belarus Reserve League
Both games over 2.5 goals at 8/5
Been watching this league and it’s pretty good for goals,worth a bet
Best of luck
365 paid ou?
Have a five fold acca on Nicaragua games last night. Four in, fifth postponed. Will 365 pay out on four fold?
Had the same weeguy,yeah they will but it will take them a week or so to pay out,your better off trying to steer clear of 365 as they take far to long in settling/voiding non runners,Skybet are excellent as they void games that aren’t being played straight away.
Thanks macca?
No worries weeguy,lets hope they settle sooner rather than later.
Quarantine-100%. I know each to their own but betting companies pushing stuff like this to the forefront is just feeding the addicts. It’s people playing computer games for Christ sake. What’s next, betting on train time tables?
I agree Sean not for me, fair do if you have some knowledge but the vast majority of punters are going in blind.
yeah al cant really blame the bookies, if they price a market and folk want to bet on it that’s up to them, but to me its just feeding problem gamblers addictions.
To be fair if you’re a problem gambler you’ll be on the slots and casino games – not esports.
although I suppose they would just find something else to bet on. Just cant get my head round folk betting on computer games or stuff that they’ve never contemplated before (unless its a tip from somewhere) just for the sake of having a bet, but maybe that’s just me.
I wouldn’t worry about it to much sean as i think your problem gamblers will be throwing away their money on other things rather than the e-sports.
ast day of racing in South Africa today (VAAL ) before lockdown
US racing still goes ahead later. Having 2x singles and a ouble plus a wee small 4 fold
All available to watch with Skybet
Siren of Greece…12.30 EVS(***)
Soldado….R9 Gulfstream 6/5(*****)
Add…
Zulonmystep..11.15 6/5 VAAL
Blue Bluff. ..5/6 R7 Gulfstream for around 16/1 loooong shot(*)
Gl all and stay healthy. Good article that Mr F abkut mental health orginisation. ?
I have 4 of the 5 Nicaraguan games >2.5 mg with the 5th postponed with Bet365 but I only had £1 on it, returns £9.16, as I only bet up to about £10 / bet in any case. I find Bet365 will pay out sooner than 1 week, particularly if you contact them, but it may take them 2-3 days.
Sod all else to do whilst in isolation so here goes
FIFA #UltimateQuaranTeam 2020
Coventry to qualify against QPR @ 9/4 Skybet,they are 3/1 to win in normal time which i also like
Reasoning?
Backed them against Rochdale which they won with ease 5-1 with some great thumb control on the PS pad by Coventry City full-back Brandon Mason who has a good stable internet connection so no lag and is at the pad again this evening. QPR scraped past Derry City 2-1 in last round and the thumb control and button pressing on the pad just didn’t seem on par with that of Coventry.
Good luck { probably gonna need it lol }
Great analthis Sean ?
Analysis
Cheers, you sound like an expert.
no luck in SA last nite………….
had a small bet on overs on the 10am game in belarus at 10/11 but couldnt post up as out at supermarket
small stake on this…………..
torpedo belaz 2 & kalmar overs 6/5
Got 6/4 this morning after Macca’s tip. GL
I sincerely really feel for you guys in the towns. I have a small holding in a wee village in the Peak District, consequently my day hasn’t changed much. The pub and the church are shut but fortunately the pub landlord is also the milkman ( used to sell milk, bread etc. from the pub but delivers now he has bugger all to do). He also will deliver beer so no shortage yet. We have a hay barn ( open sided ) where we congregate about 3-4ish for an hour or so while the weather is so good, bringing our own beer and keeping a social distance. As we get no passing traffic these days and everyone who works in offices are at home the only thing coming in or out are the odd delivery. We class ourselves as the opposite of Eyam ( look it up ). I do genuinely feel for you guys but the lack of shops, takeaways etc. has finally paid off.
No betting on sheep racing yet Al?
Know a guy who does ferret racing at the summer shows, already suggest putting it on YouTube ( I have some nice sheep at the moment , they seem to be getting better looking by the day )
Al you have just reminded me of a joke where the army are guarding a remote island.
A young soldier has arrived and a week or so he meets another soldier and he asks him, what do you do for women. Ah there’s no women on the island but every Friday at 7:30 there’s a boat that takes you over to the other island and there are loads of sheep. You’ll never see me on that….. 3 weeks later he is in line with the others and boards the boat to the other island. As the boat gets close to the landing the others start jumping overboard and running for the island so he does it as well. When he catches up with another soldier he asks him why is everyone running for the island when there are plenty of sheep to go around.
“Well you don’t want to get an ugly one!”
Kalmar over 3.5mgs evens
3-0 dominant kalmar display
Just got paid out on the Nicaraguan youth games from yesterday on bet365 slightly over 11/2, many thanks to heisenberg for tipping up, gl all stay safe. Cottweiler
no joy in Belarus,early goal then nothing.
Happy to oblige and keep the boredom at bay quick pay out by them also a bonus.
not enough goals in belarus downs the double…………..
burundi in morning………..
rukinzo overs 13/10
inter star btts 21/20
double 37/10
Coventry took a severe beating 1-4 against QPR in the UltimateQuaranTeam 2020 so bet down,heard a rumour that the Coventry player Brandon Mason who was representing the club had been on the fizz since early morning plus i think the X button on his game pad was jammed,had i known this before hand id have put my 50p instead on Mr F winning a medal for tossing his caber at next years highland games.
Cut a tree down in the garden today so I might be good at that.
? ? That’s me done my applause for our NHS staff ??
Wasn’t me ?
Me neither – there’s no one to hear it but it was a nice idea.
?? I was doing my appluase for our NHS staff ? ?