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  • Start date Jan 27, 2025
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Sky_Blue_Daz

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  • Jan 27, 2025
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Paddy power are offering 25/1 on city to get promoted, might be worth a tenner
 
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covmutley

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  • Jan 27, 2025
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You convinced me with the thread title...
 
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Chicken Mcgraw

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  • Jan 27, 2025
  • #3
I’ll happily have a £50 charity bet with anyone that we do not get promoted
 

ovduk78

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  • Jan 27, 2025
  • #4
Sky_Blue_Daz said:
Paddy power are offering 25/1 on city to get promoted, might be worth a tenner
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As long as it isn't your tenner!
 
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Sky_Blue_Daz

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  • Jan 27, 2025
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covmutley said:
You convinced me with the thread title...
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God loves a trier , admittedly not as much as a bookie
 
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thekidfromstrettoncamp

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  • Jan 27, 2025
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ovduk78 said:
As long as it isn't your tenner!
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According to those ITK SBD is loaded won't miss a tenner.
 
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Sky_Blue_Daz

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  • Jan 27, 2025
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thekidfromstrettoncamp said:
According to those ITK SBD is loaded won't miss a tenner.
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Skinny , good looking and with a full head of hair too
 
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thekidfromstrettoncamp

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  • Jan 27, 2025
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Sky_Blue_Daz said:
Skinny , good looking and with a full head of hair too
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ITK's haven't said that.They don't want to had for passing on wrong information.Might be time you got a new mirror.
 
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Skybluekyle

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  • Jan 27, 2025
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Sky_Blue_Daz said:
Skinny , good looking and with a full head of hair too
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Show off
 
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Robinshio

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  • Jan 27, 2025
  • #10
Our run in is very kind
2 away games against teams above us
Sheff wed and Sheff u. Both who we do well against
 

Johhny Blue

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  • Jan 27, 2025
  • #11
Do they say it has to be this year?
 
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Lamps

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  • Jan 27, 2025
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If we do get Grimes I can't see us being out of the top 6. Already looking good for it. One off games evens everything out.

Beat Swansea and we could easily be 3 points out of the top 6. Getting into the playoffs is a real 3/1 without the bookies profit. But please remember if losing a bet would upset you for more than 5 seconds just don't bother.
 

BackRoomRummermill

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  • Jan 27, 2025
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ovduk78 said:
As long as it isn't your tenner!
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Great Odds to get Promoted - won’t stay if we win Sat
 
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Travs

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  • Jan 27, 2025
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Don't think we're playing well enough to maintain the run needed to get in the playoffs.
 
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Monty

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  • Jan 27, 2025
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Travs said:
Don't think we're playing well enough to maintain the run needed to get in the playoffs.
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Booooooooooooo
 
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CBS16

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  • Jan 27, 2025
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Oh here we go we're not that good! This team have been improving but let's not forget some of the unprofessional and mentally weak performances they have shown us this season and tail end of last. Early days in changing that
I believe in Frank and it was fantastic to see the SBA behind the team, but let's stay calm because if we get carried away then lose 1 or 2 everyone will be throwing their toys out the pram again !
 

Johhny Blue

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  • Jan 28, 2025
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Lamps said:
If we do get Grimes I can't see us being out of the top 6. Already looking good for it. One off games evens everything out.

Beat Swansea and we could easily be 3 points out of the top 6. Getting into the playoffs is a real 3/1 without the bookies profit. But please remember if losing a bet would upset you for more than 5 seconds just don't bother.
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What odds are:
1. Get Grimes
2. Make top 6
3. Beat Swansea
4. 3 points from playoffs after Saturdays game.
It’s not just good luck that the bookies make money.
 

Lamps

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  • Jan 28, 2025
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Johhny Blue said:
What odds are:
1. Get Grimes
2. Make top 6
3. Beat Swansea
4. 3 points from playoffs after Saturdays game.
It’s not just good luck that the bookies make money.
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1. Sounds nailed on.

2. Add Grimes to our squad. Last 3 games we beat top half sides. Winning against Norwich at 90 minutes. If we had held on to the lead we would now be 3 points off the top 6 and in with a chance of going into the top 6 this weekend. Won the cup game. Playing good football. Top 4 sides uncatchable but the rest? 5th place only 6 points above us after our poor start to the season. Add to this Wright and EMC are due back soon.

3. So far this year Swansea 1 draw 5 defeats. Good chance their captain won't be playing.

4. If Blackburn don't beat Preston and we beat Swansea we will be 3 points off the top 6 after Saturdays games. If Blackburn win and we win we will be 4 points out of the top 6. If Sunderland beat Middlesbrough on Monday we stay the same.

I take it you haven't noticed how poor every side out of the top 4 have been so far.
 
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Sick Boy

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  • Jan 28, 2025
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Sky_Blue_Daz said:
Paddy power are offering 25/1 on city to get promoted, might be worth a tenner
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There’s any optimism gone in an instant, cheers!
 

rob9872

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  • Jan 28, 2025
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Chicken Mcgraw said:
I’ll happily have a £50 charity bet with anyone that we do not get promoted
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Not sure anyone will take an even 50 when they can get 25/1 or are you offering your 50 v 2?
 
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Sky_Blue_Daz

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  • Jan 28, 2025
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Sick Boy said:
There’s any optimism gone in an instant, cheers!
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Yes sorry
 

Chicken Mcgraw

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  • Jan 28, 2025
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rob9872 said:
Not sure anyone will take an even 50 when they can get 25/1 or are you offering your 50 v 2?
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Why not when it’s for charity?
 

Robinshio

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  • Jan 28, 2025
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Football being football, by next wednesday - if we can have 4+ points from the next 2 games - the band wagon will be really going
anything less than 3 it will be season over and we will all be miserable again
 

itsabuzzard

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  • Jan 28, 2025
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Skybluekyle said:
Show off
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Might be someone else's hair though.
 

rob9872

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  • Jan 28, 2025
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Chicken Mcgraw said:
Why not when it’s for charity?
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Because you could put £2 on at the bookies and donate the £50 to charity. To offer even on a 25/1 shot meaning you're unlikely to pay out on an even money coin toss 25 in 26 times (well actually less as bookies odds are usually skewed) isnt the most generous offer.
 
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Chicken Mcgraw

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  • Jan 28, 2025
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rob9872 said:
Because you could put £2 on at the bookies and donate the £50 to charity. To offer even on a 25/1 shot meaning you're unlikely to pay out on an even money coin toss 25 in 26 times (well actually less as bookies odds are usually skewed) isnt the most generous offer.
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But if the bet doesn’t come in the charity gets nothing. This is a way of guaranteeing a charity gets £50. I’m not sure you understand the premise of a charity bet. They don’t only happen when the odds are even.
 

Robinshio

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  • Jan 28, 2025
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Chicken Mcgraw said:
But if the bet doesn’t come in the charity gets nothing. This is a way of guaranteeing a charity gets £50. I’m not sure you understand the premise of a charity bet. They don’t only happen when the odds are even.
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But it would never be your £50 - in the above example it would be your £2 or somebody elses £50
 
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Chicken Mcgraw

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  • Jan 28, 2025
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Robinshio said:
But it would never be your £50 - in the above example it would be your £2 or somebody elses £50
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Yes that’s the premise of a charity bet
 
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napolimp

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  • Jan 28, 2025
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I read this as "I am awful at bedwetting". Thought, this can't be right, not on here.
 

CCfC2023

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  • Jan 29, 2025
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Odds have changed now 20/1
 
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Gleneagles65

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  • Jan 29, 2025
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Try the 7/4 on offer to beat Swansea, very generous.
 
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Lamps

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  • Jan 30, 2025
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Gleneagles65 said:
Try the 7/4 on offer to beat Swansea, very generous.
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Certainly is. They're not used to playing without Grimes. 1 draw 5 defeats so far this year. We've won the last 3 against top half sides and are playing well. Nice to have a bit of inside information on their weaknesses.

Normally you would want to lay these odds. We have an awful recent record against them. But the odds were set well before knowledge of Grimes leaving. Can see us starting shorter odds than this.
 

Flying Fokker

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  • Jan 30, 2025
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Chicken Mcgraw said:
Why not when it’s for charity?
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Because you can give more to charity if you bet Paddy Power and win?
 

Lamps

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  • Jan 30, 2025
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Chicken Mcgraw said:
But if the bet doesn’t come in the charity gets nothing. This is a way of guaranteeing a charity gets £50. I’m not sure you understand the premise of a charity bet. They don’t only happen when the odds are even.
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I'd prefer to put £50 on with the bookies and donate £1,300 if it came in thanks.
 

Chicken Mcgraw

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  • Jan 30, 2025
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Flying Fokker said:
Because you can give more to charity if you bet Paddy Power and win?
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Lamps said:
I'd prefer to put £50 on with the bookies and donate £1,300 if it came in thanks.
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And if you lose, the charity gets nothing…

There have been hundreds of charity bets on here, why are yous having such difficulty understanding this one
 
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