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Season Finale bets!

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  • 20-03-2011 11:48pm
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    Registered Users Posts: 12,050 ✭✭✭✭


    Ok 2 months to go in the footie season and i fancy a bet or 2 that will keep me amused til the seasons end. Not having much joy with weekly bets so thinking of these for longer term interest. Same as Turbobaby's log but i wont be betting as much. Was thinking of the following

    Bet 1
    Barca 6/5 Champions League
    Man U 8/15 Premiership
    Porto 12/5 Europa
    Man C 9/4 FA Cup
    Works out at at 37/1

    I expect Barca to beat Shakhtar and meet Madrid in the semi's which could go either way but its hard to look past Barca when there in full flow.
    Man U should hang on for the premiership. 8 games left and they should easily win against West Ham, Fulham, Everton,Blackburn and Blackpool. 3 tricky games remain against Chelsea, Man C and Arsenal but 3 draws should be enough. Arsenal seem to have bottled it and Chelsea have too much ground to make up.
    Porto are a machine at home this season and i expect them to beat Spartak in the next round. Tough game against Villareal then but they should squeeze thru for a possibe final against PSV or Braga
    The FA cup is still wide open imo and im guessing it means more to City than UTD and Man U will probably take the semi less seriously then City. Stoke or Bolton await and surely City wouldnt throw that away.

    Bet 2
    Chelsea 13/2 Champions League
    Celtic 8/13 Scots Premiership
    Berbatov 4/5 Top Prem Scorer
    Messi 4/5 Top La Liga scorer
    Works out at 39/1

    Now people may think im mad going with Chelsea here but i believe they can beat Man U and the winners of Schalke and Inter. A possible final against Barca or Madrid awaits and with Chelsea slowly coming back to form i wouldnt rule them out against either team.
    Despite Celtic losing today i still think there better than Rangers this season. It will be tight and its a toss of the coin really but hopefully Celtic hang on.
    Berbatov leads Tevez by 2 with 8 games to go. Im relying on him featuring in most of the remaining games and another 4/5 goals should be enough to win the golden boot.
    Messi and Ronaldo are level at the moment but with Ronaldo out for 3 weeks im hoping Messi plays 1/2 games more and edges ahead.

    All opinion welcome. Will only throw 10 or 20 each bets.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,103 ✭✭✭markc91


    Done them myself man but changed United to Fa cup instead of City and just about brought myself to back against us in the CL against Chelsea so I wont be as dissapointed if they knock us out :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,103 ✭✭✭Derek!


    From bet 1 I took this treble

    Barca 6/5 Champions League
    Man U 8/15 Premiership
    Porto 12/5 Europa

    Ill probably throw €20 on it odds of over 10/1
    I feel it has a great chance with the quality of the teams involved


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 927 ✭✭✭turbobaby


    Best of luck with these! Will keep an eye out...


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,288 ✭✭✭fkiely


    Good luck with these fella, they look like having a good shot.


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,050 ✭✭✭✭eh i dunno


    Cheers lads, I've just put a tenner on each bet this morning. Should get a few weeks interest out of at least and if one fails i'll do another at the start of April.
    Bet 1 returns 372.75
    Bet 2 returns 392.54

    Will update weekly :D


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  • Registered Users Posts: 12,050 ✭✭✭✭eh i dunno


    Brief update
    Bet 1
    Barca 6/5 Champions League
    Man U 8/15 Premiership
    Porto 12/5 Europa
    Man C 9/4 FA Cup
    Works out at at 37/1

    Man U now looking nailed on at 1/6
    Bet is now at 27/1 from 37/1 due to Man U

    Bet 2
    Chelsea 13/2 Champions League
    Celtic 8/13 Scots Premiership
    Berbatov 4/5 Top Prem Scorer
    Messi 4/5 Top La Liga scorer
    Works out at 39/1

    Rangers lose while Celtic didnt play. Tevez scoring aint good tho esp with Berbatov sub again. No goals for Ronaldo or Messi
    Bet is still around 39/1


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 927 ✭✭✭turbobaby


    Good stuff bud... Looking good!


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,050 ✭✭✭✭eh i dunno


    Bet 1
    Barca 6/5 Champions League
    Man U 8/15 Premiership
    Porto 12/5 Europa
    Man C 9/4 FA Cup
    Works out at at 37/1

    Barca win easy tonight so they should now meet Real in the semis. Hopefully Rooney is banned for the cup game against City :D
    Odds now 22/1

    Bet 2
    Chelsea 13/2 Champions League
    Celtic 8/13 Scots Premiership
    Berbatov 4/5 Top Prem Scorer
    Messi 4/5 Top La Liga scorer
    Works out at 39/1

    Chelsea losing and playing poorly sees them drift to 10/1. Celtic win but thes bet is on the drift big time
    Odds now 62/1


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,050 ✭✭✭✭eh i dunno


    Bet 1
    Barca 6/5 Champions League
    Man U 8/15 Premiership
    Porto 12/5 Europa
    Man C 9/4 FA Cup
    Works out at at 37/1
    Great win for Porto tonight and almost sure to meet Benfica in the semi's. Rooney now banned for the cup semi.
    Odds now 19/1

    Bet 2 remains the same as yesterday


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 927 ✭✭✭turbobaby


    Getting there with Bet 1!!

    :pac:


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  • Registered Users Posts: 12,050 ✭✭✭✭eh i dunno


    Bet 1
    Barca 6/5 Champions League
    Man U 8/15 Premiership
    Porto 12/5 Europa
    Man C 9/4 FA Cup
    Works out at at 37/1

    All down to bet 1 now


    Bet 2
    Chelsea 13/2 Champions League
    Celtic 8/13 Scots Premiership
    Berbatov 4/5 Top Prem Scorer
    Messi 4/5 Top La Liga scorer
    Works out at 39/1

    Bet 2 now closed :mad: A Chelsea win and this bet was in business with Celtic winning tonight and Messi and Berbatov both scoring at the weekend and Tevez injured


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,032 ✭✭✭✭L'prof


    eh i dunno wrote: »
    Bet 2 now closed :mad:

    :confused: You had 2 opposing bets to begin with!


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,050 ✭✭✭✭eh i dunno


    L'prof wrote: »
    :confused: You had 2 opposing bets to begin with!

    I know that and was aware only one bet could win. I was hoping for a Barca/Chelsea champions league final.

    Hoping for a big Man City response this week against Man U. Looking the most doubtful part of my bet imo. Carvalho missing the Real 1st leg agianst Barca is a bonus :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,050 ✭✭✭✭eh i dunno


    Bet 1
    Barca 6/5 Champions League
    Man U 8/15 Premiership
    Porto 12/5 Europa
    Man C 9/4 FA Cup
    Works out at at 37/1

    Great win for City yesterday and now the odds are down to around 6/1 for the above bet :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,050 ✭✭✭✭eh i dunno


    Messi you little beauty.
    Odds now 4/1 for this accum. Need Porto to win tomorrow night :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 927 ✭✭✭turbobaby


    Very nicely done! Great run for your money...


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,050 ✭✭✭✭eh i dunno


    Porto 5-1 winners tonight....what a team and now 4/9 for the europa league. Man U 1/12 for the Premiership, Man C 4/11 for the FA Cup and Barca 8/15 for the Champions League. Combined odds of just over 2/1


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,103 ✭✭✭Derek!


    Lookin very good at this stage, Im glad I robbed a treble from one of your bets so far :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,050 ✭✭✭✭eh i dunno


    Derek! wrote: »
    Lookin very good at this stage, Im glad I robbed a treble from one of your bets so far :D


    Fair play hope it comes in for ya :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,103 ✭✭✭Derek!


    eh i dunno wrote: »
    Fair play hope it comes in for ya :D
    Thanks mate, I hope yours does to. Are you goin to be doin these type of bets more often if it does?


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  • Registered Users Posts: 12,050 ✭✭✭✭eh i dunno


    Derek! wrote: »
    Thanks mate, I hope yours does to. Are you goin to be doin these type of bets more often if it does?

    If it comes in i'll do another one for sure. Maybe a mix of different sports over the summer. Good way of having a long term interest. Robbed the idea from Turbobaby


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 927 ✭✭✭turbobaby


    Delightful.

    Hope it comes in for you.

    Last time I checked Porto were one nil down!


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,428 ✭✭✭busyliving


    turbobaby wrote: »
    Delightful.

    Hope it comes in for you.

    Last time I checked Porto were one nil down!

    Only to come back and win 5-1 :eek:


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,050 ✭✭✭✭eh i dunno


    Was thinking last week that Man U had the league wrapped up. Now im not so sure. A Chelsea win this week at Man U and my bet is in big trouble. Man U were 1/12 and are now 2/9 for the title :mad:

    Odds now for the bet are about 2.5/1


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,050 ✭✭✭✭eh i dunno


    Porto progress despite losing tonight. Im now looking at 3 finals and Man U in a title decider this weekend. Odds for the bet are now just over 2/1
    Man U 2/9
    Man C 4/11 v Stoke May 14th
    Porto 3/10 v Braga May 18th
    Barca 8/15 v Man U May 28th
    Gonna be a fun 3 weeks :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,050 ✭✭✭✭eh i dunno


    Time for part 1 of the bet to be settled. Come on Man U. Would settle for a draw but a win would see Man U just about champions.


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,050 ✭✭✭✭eh i dunno


    Cant get a price on Man U now so i have to assume my bet is now a treble at odds of 1.5/1. Roll on Saturday and the FA cup final :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 927 ✭✭✭turbobaby


    Good luck tomorrow bud!


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,050 ✭✭✭✭eh i dunno


    turbobaby wrote: »
    Good luck tomorrow bud!

    Cheers mate

    Big day for me today....cheering on Man U and then Man C which should make my trip to the Aviva on Wednesday more interesting :D


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  • Registered Users Posts: 12,050 ✭✭✭✭eh i dunno


    Man u are champs....1 down...3 to go...come on Man City :D


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