And so it ends...... To be continued!

just before I give you all the bad news. I picked x5 selections today and all just within my minimum odds on a totally different bet and nothing to do with this challenge. Just so you know, those odds are almost 1/2 on and out of 5 selections all but 1 lost. Is that unlucky or is that how the bookies make there money......

The West Brom game I mentioned in my last post did in fact lose with a 0-0 FT result. But it didn't matter because the match I chose also lost. But yet I win on Betfair by backing a even money away in play and a 5/1 in play away. So like the title says, this will be continued but with a new site and new rules. I need time to think about it and will post in due time.

But this shows even with proper BRM you can still lose your money and anyone reading back will see yes I was unlucky with the run from hell but you have to deal with these things and I can imagine in the not so distant past I would of lost a lot of money by chasing my losses with those results. But I didn't because of the BRM. So it's a change of direction and a new chapter. I might even start it tomorrow if I have the time...... But until then.....

Utter useless

Is what I am, useless.....

Out of all those bets in midweek nothing was even close, nothing! So today is do or die. If this losses well I couldn't even pick my nose never mind a football result. My knowledge of the game was I thought pretty good and I have all the stats to hand and even in play I check the in play stats and still I bet I have a success rate of about 20%. Even that's probably a long way off.. 

I have to address the problem and see were I am going wrong and I think the value bets are not the right way to go. I see potential when Infact its the bookies paradise. I'll give you an example. West Brom are at home v Aston Villa who are plump bottom of the Prem league and won one game in a host of fixtures. West Brom are tough to break down and gicpve the top sides a real hard time but West Brom can counter attack with the best of them and have a top notch striker to boot!

The odds for West Brom at home are 2.25. Now in the past I would have punted a large sum of money with those odds but not today. So let's just see if the bookies do have it right. If they do then we can look for these fixtures in the future and maybe back the draw or even the opposite of the fav.

But today I have found a short price home team and should win easily. It's had the full £30 which is all we have left and it's time we look to bounce back. If it fails then Im going to rethink about this challenge and maybe change it in some way. But let's not go there just yet.

So I've gone for Burton at home v Shrewsbury. Top of the table and coasting against a side fighting for survival.

23 Jan 2016 - Burton v Shrewsbury - Match Betting

Burton @ 1.61

Stake:£30.00

Estimated Returns:£48.30

Transaction Reference:O/15104457/0000062/F

I've actually found the right tab as well to make my posts look better.....

Always look on the bright side of life....

I haven't really got a lot of time at the moment so this new update will be short. Our two teams to score bet screwed up even with one team scoring in the opening five minutes and it remained that scoreline right up to the final whistle. So a punishment to myself was not to even look at yesterday's fixtures and I didn't.
We are down to £58 and I thought long and hard tonight whether or not to lump it all on one bet. Tempted I was, but logically it was not a good move. So I did the next best thing and placed a number of smaller single bets.
I had £10 on Athlectico Madrid to beat Celta Vigo away in the Coppa Del Ray ( Spanish league cup ) at odds of 2.10. I'm saying nothing about the match or my instinct....
But then I saw the Leicester v Spurs and for the 3rd time in 2 weeks they meet again. Leicester are at Home but still a massive 3.00 to win. This was going to be my all in moment, but £10 was what I ended up doing.
I also had x 3 correct score bet singles with 2-2, 3-1 to Leicester and 2-1 for Spurs. If any of these win I will copy and paste the reference bet to confirm my bets.
To top it off I had a special with enhanced odds for Spurs to win and both teams to score for £5 at odds of 4.50. They've just kicked off.

But not today....

My luck I'm meant. Not a winning bet all weekend apart from the correct score of Friday night. Maybe it's the way it is out there in the betting world and you simply do not notice how many losses you have. It's certainly an eye opening that's for sure. I've gone for both teams to score tonight in the Swansea v Watford game. The total betting bank stands at £70.00 and it's having the full 10%. I'm tempted to do another couple of correct scores in this game, but need to research a tad first. But the other bet is on and below... 18 Jan 2016 - Swansea v Watford - Both Teams To Score Yes @ 2.00 Stake:£7.00 Estimated Returns:£14.00 Transaction Reference:O/15104457/0000052/F 18 Jan 2016 - Swansea v Watford - Correct Score Draw 2-2 @ 17.00 Stake:£2.00 Estimated Returns:£34.00 Transaction Reference:O/15104457/0000053/F 18 Jan 2016 - Swansea v Watford - Correct Score Draw 3-3 @ 67.00 Stake:£1.00 Estimated Returns:£67.00 Transaction Reference:O/15104457/0000054/F 18 Jan 2016 - Swansea v Watford - Correct Score Watford 3-1 @ 29.00 Stake:£2.00 Estimated Returns:£58.00 Transaction Reference:O/15104457/0000055/F

Gotta laugh

Oh yesssss, another bet down the drain. More luck deserted me. Although Arsenal didn't lose, the bet still lost. Law of averages say I will have my luck changed sometime, let's hope it's very soon.... So here's another. 17 Jan 2016 - Guimaraes v Porto - Match Betting Live Porto @ 2.15 Stake:£7.00 Estimated Returns:£15.05 Transaction Reference:O/15104457/0000051/F

So of course

Man U go on and win the match 1-0..... If I closed my eyes I could do better..... So here is another. Arsenal away at Stoke and it's 0-0 at HT so another £5 to go for Arsenal to win. 17 Jan 2016 - Stoke v Arsenal - Match Betting Live Arsenal @ 2.80 Stake:£8.00 Estimated Returns:£22.40 Transaction Reference:O/15104457/0000050/F

Wow...

People who read this will say this guy is useless. He's picking 1.33 teams at start of kick off matches ( my bet was in play and the price had gone out to 1.57) and still can not win.... But what am I suppose to do. You really expect an 1/2 on shot winning surely??? Anyways it didn't and we back to £90. I've been watching the classic hatered game in Liverpool v Man U and it's shocking. But Utd haven't had a single shot at goal in the first half and Liverpool are not much better, but they do look like scoring, so I'm betting small these days and put £5 on Liverpool to win. 17 Jan 2016 - Liverpool v Man Utd - Match Betting Live Liverpool @ 2.70 Stake:£5.00 Estimated Returns:£13.50 Transaction Reference:O/15104457/0000049/F

So, you know that last bet....

Was on every bodies list in Acca's right. Well it's no surprise really that it ended up a draw. Although I'm disappointed with the result I have actually cottoned on to the fact that when the odds look soooo tempting it's a good chance it won't win. I mean how many times do the bookies get the odds right huh??? So at least I know now 'not' to get involved with the game that looks to good to be true regards the odds on offer. But I did take advantage at HT when Leicester were winning 1-0.... I backed both Villa and the draw while in play and made £100 with that bet. But sadly I could not use my challenge money. So now we find our Bankroll below that £100. But fear not, I waited for Villareal's odds to drift past the 1.50 mark before backing them at odds of 1.57 for £8. I'm just trying to get past that £100 barrier again ready for tomorrow's football.... 16 Jan 2016 - Villarreal v Real Betis - Match Betting Live Villarreal @ 1.57 Stake:£8.00 Estimated Returns:£12.57 Transaction Reference:O/15104457/0000048/F

And the correct is......

Not bloody mine.... Gutted because I put in 4-1 hit the return key but you have to hit it twice for the bet to go on and I changed it to 3-1 and yup it ended up 4-1 at 10/1 (11.00). Never mind we move on... I mentioned I was having a correct score bet on the Leciester match and I have done just that. 16 Jan 2016 - Aston Villa v Leicester - Correct Score Leicester 4-1 @ 41.00 Stake:£2.50 Estimated Returns:£102.50 Transaction Reference:O/15104457/0000046/F Single 16 Jan 2016 - Aston Villa v Leicester - Correct Score Leicester 3-0 @ 19.00 Stake:£2.50 Estimated Returns:£47.50 Transaction Reference:O/15104457/0000047/F Good luck me..... Kick off in 2 mins

An the main event is......

Leicester away at the bottom of league Aston Villa. Leicester won away at Spurs mid week in the league and I had previously said that they were very unlucky not to win the week before in the cup at Spurs, so I see no problem at all in a Leicester win. The beauty of this bet is the odds. I would of thought the price to be about 1.80 ish for the away win, but it's a massive 2.20. I have placed a £10 bet. I'm hoping to kick on now after our luck changed and this should be straight forward. I'm that confident I will probably place a correct score bet on just before kick off in an hours time. So here it is... 16 Jan 2016 - Aston Villa v Leicester - Match Betting Leicester @ 2.20 Stake:£10.00 Estimated Returns:£22.00 Transaction Reference:O/15104457/0000045/F

Play it nice and cool Rodney nice and cool...

Spurs at home v Sunderland at HT is 1-1 but Spurs have over 70% possession. The match odds of 1.54 do not warrant a bet at those odds, but a £2 correct score bet of 3-1 to Spurs does. With odds of 4/1 it's prob got an even chance of happening. It's just a small bet while watching the game and my next post will have a sure winner I'm sure with odds mouth watering...... 16 Jan 2016 - Tottenham v Sunderland - Live Score Tottenham 3-1 @ 5.00 Stake:£2.00 Estimated Returns:£10.00 Transaction Reference:O/15104457/0000044/F

I thought that would change things...

So here I am considering quitting because my luck is foeful and so you can guess what happens then can't you??? TAP TAP BOOM!!! After everything I said, after all those losing bets and after threatening to quit I finally get a break..... Burnley 3-1 won Single: Stake: 5.00 - Returns: 115.00 ... Reference: O/15104457/0000043/F That's right my friends, Burnley won 3-1 and of odds at 22/1 (23.00) I get back £115..... I wouldn't mind, I fell asleep almost straight after kick off and didn't check the result until 30 mins after FT. If I was awake and I had been checking the scoreline I would of cashed out for a lower return for sure, so not only do I collect full price but I also smash the £100 barrier, which now means I have a maximum bet of 10% my Bankroll. If for any reason I drop below that £100 I have to revert back to anything I want to, but honestly I would not be staking £90 on anything. I should of lowered the £100 mark to £50 actually and thinking about it I might do that Anyways but not officially. I don't really want to mess with the rules after I've started a challenge. I actually placed a separate bet totally away from this challenge and that came up as well. I had £20 on Burnley to win @ 2.80 and Celtic to win and both teams to score @ 2.87. But the reason I'm telling you this because it clears all my past stakes while I have been betting on WHills and I'm actually back in the black overall by £20 thanks to that little side bet, which is great news. I now know exactly how much I've staked since the start of this challenge and ok so it might not all of been on this challenge but at least I'm not losing overall which is great. I now have a good vibe again now and it's something to build on now. Full fixture list tomorrow and no more pressure to perform......

Same olde same olde

I said last night after I backed Millwall to win that it would prob mean Oxford go on and beat Millwall, even though there a division lower and playing away. But nope, didn't matter, Oxford beat them 2-0. I'm seriously considering sacking this idea now. I didn't know how much my luck was down after loss after loss after loss. It makes me wonder if I'd of made my £100 by backing the reverse of my bets.... But I'm not sacking it just yet. If my luck doesn't change over the weekend I will consider it but not yet. So with my £10 I have gone for a couple of correct scores on the same match. Burnley away at Brentford. Baring in mind Burnley won 5-0 away at MK Dons just last weekend so it should be pretty much same again. Ok, so Brentford will win 3-0 the way my luck is going. Anyways it's on and you can see I've gone for 15 Jan 2016 - Brentford v Burnley - Correct Score Burnley 2-0 @ 13.00 Stake:£5.00 Estimated Returns:£65.00 Transaction Reference:O/15104457/0000042/F Burnley 3-1 @ 23.00Correct ScoreOpen Brentford v Burnley Stake:£5.00Potential Returns:£115.00

Shouldn't really but..

There is only 1 UK game tonight and I was not going to bother, but yet again I'm drawn in with the odds on offer for a home win. Millwall entertain Oxford in a cup game and a whole division separates these teams and with Home advantage Millwall should win. I say 'should' begrudging with my form.. But I also have a free £1 bet. I'm guessing it's from my correct scores I placed last night and have my money back when Man City drew 0-0 and is known as a bore draw and you get your stake back. So with that free bet I have gone with Millwall to win 3-1 at odds of 20/1. So we know what's going to happen then 1-3 to Oxford...... Anyways it's on and kick off started 3 mins ago Millwall @ 2.45Match BettingOpen Millwall v Oxford Stake:£10.00Potential Returns:£23.5 Millwall 3-1 @ 21.00Correct ScoreOpen Millwall v Oxford Stake:£1.00Potential Returns:£21.00

Did I say knocks???

Unbelievable..... I said last night that some of the games were heavy odds on and below my lowest I can go. Well both Man City and Chelsea both 1.44 failed to win. Ok they didn't lose, but they didn't win either. So what we've learned here, bookmakers make a killing by games ending in draws, but yet there prices offered for the draw are ALL over 2/1 (3.00). The prices offered on those two matches were 4.75 I'm a bit annoyed with my choices because only 4 days ago Leicester played Spurs and were very unlucky not to win after having a penalty against them. So no surprise they won last night at odds of 4.50 in the same fixture. But there was some good news and not the fact I blow £15 on a odds on certain Home win with Chelsea at home. To be fair I should of cashed out the bet when Chelsea lead 2-1 with 5 mins to go... But Stoke managed to win so we have £20 left. Not great I know but better than BRB....

Opportunity knocks

Chelsea v West Brom is currently 1-1 in play and West Brom have just scored a lucky goal after Chelsea are all over them. I was quite surprised when I checked the price and placed all £15 on Chelsea to win @ 1.67 13 Jan 2016 - Chelsea v West Brom - Match Betting Live Chelsea @ 1.67 Stake:£15.00 Estimated Returns:£25.00 Transaction Reference:O/15104457/0000037/F

Crashed and burned.

No surprise really that both of my selections bombed last night. Palace losing 1-0 despite battering Villa and hitting the woodwork on a number of occasions. Derby I thought was a banker. 2nd in league with the leaders winning and at home v a poor form of Reading, but that counts for nothing if you can't score.... So with my confidence shot once again and form lower than I thought possible, I go for a dodgy selection in tonight's games. But looking at the fixtures, in my view there are no clear winners and some of the prices are lower than I can go (1.50 or shorter). I think I'll go for some correct score selections as well, but all singles and see if my luck is any better. But my main selection is Stoke. There at home v a decent Norwich side. But even money is too good for Stoke and gets my money. Stoke @ 2.00Match BettingOpen Stoke v Norwich Stake:£10.00Potential Returns:£20.0 Yet again I hit the wrong key while attempting to copy and paste, so no ref this time. I will update this blog once I decide my x 5 single correct scores. 13 Jan 2016 - Chelsea v West Brom - Correct Score Chelsea 3-0 @ 9.50 Stake:£1.00 Estimated Returns:£9.50 Transaction Reference:O/15104457/0000032/F 13 Jan 2016 - Southampton v Watford - Correct Score Draw 2-2 @ 17.00 Stake:£1.00 Estimated Returns:£17.00 Transaction Reference:O/15104457/0000033/F 13 Jan 2016 - Man City v Everton - Correct Score Man City 3-1 @ 11.00 Stake:£1.00 Estimated Returns:£11.00 Transaction Reference:O/15104457/0000034/F 13 Jan 2016 - Tottenham v Leicester - Correct Score Leicester 2-1 @ 15.00 Stake:£1.00 Estimated Returns:£15.00 Transaction Reference:O/15104457/0000035/F 3 Jan 2016 - Stoke v Norwich - Correct Score Draw 1-1 @ 7.00 Stake:£1.00 Estimated Returns:£7.00 Transaction Reference:O/15104457/0000036/F So there you go. Nothing exciting and only for £1 stakes. But at least it gives me some more selections to grind me down even further.... Or who knows, I might of found my niche....

An in play

Considering Palace are losing...... Shock and horror there then...... So I be gone with a small bet on Derby at home to win v Reading for £6 with 30 mins to go. 12 Jan 2016 - Derby v Reading - Match Betting Live Derby @ 2.75 Stake:£6.00 Estimated Returns:£16.50 Transaction Reference:O/15104457/0000030/F

Last minute

To be honest I forgot about putting a bet on until a minute before kick off. But I made it just in time before kick off. So what's the bet??? I have gone for my fav team that always produce good odds and that's Crystal Palace away at Aston Villa who are bottom of the prem. The odds are 2.40 for the away and unfortunately I hit the wrong key and could not copy the receipt. I do have however have the open bet receipt. I've only punted £10 so still very healthy if we fail. Crystal Palace @ 2.40Match Betting Aston Villa v Crystal Palace £10 Stake to return £24.00

All change please....

No, this not a train announcement..... This is the all change regarding my luck and my ability to actual pick winners at good prices to. I was all for ditching like I said a couple of blogs ago, but now after our 2/1 winner and now a 2.30 winner as well with Athletico Madrid winning 2-0. I missed a turn there, because they always win 2-0..... But that bet is for another day. So what's our grand total now? £46.00 That's just a 2.20 winner with all our cash to break that £100 barrier. But I won't be risking it all, no sir. Too many tears have been shed already. I'm just pleased our luck is now looking slightly better than a day ago, or a week or maybe a fortnight ago. So what's next? I do not know just yet. But there is a premier league fixture list midweek, so loads of betting opportunities.... Until then, sleep tight.

Did I speak to soon???

What should of been easy money with Cardiff at home v opponents 2 leagues lower than them, instead left me thinking what a loads of bollox.... Yet again something straightforward goes wrong. The saving grace was it was only £10 and not the full £30 which was an option. So with £20 left I've gone for a game to be honest is very risky. But when odds on lose, well anything is possible I guess. Anyways it's on and I've had the full £20 on it at a price of 2.30. The teams in question are leading the Spanish La Liga in Athletico Madrid away to Celta Vigo. I've got nothing to go on but everything I've tried in the past seems to crash and die, so this time it was like, ok nice price for what it is and that's that. 10 Jan 2016 - Celta Vigo v Atletico Madrid - Match Betting Live Atletico Madrid @ 2.30 Stake:£20.00 Estimated Returns:£46.00 Transaction Reference:O/15104457/0000028/F

A quickie

With our last bet winning we have a total of £30. With that a inplay FA Cup game is under way. Cardiff to beat Shrewsbury with odds of 1.65 for £10 10 Jan 2016 - Cardiff v Shrewsbury - Match Betting Live Cardiff @ 1.65 Stake:£10.00 Estimated Returns:£16.50 Transaction Reference:O/15104457/0000027/F

Promotion promotion promotion...

It's pretty fair to say, that I've not had the best of luck thus far with this and I thought long and hard about ditching this again. I also thought of scrapping this and starting again so it looks good if and when I get going. But you know what, it's not about loss after loss after loss. It's a challenge, and the challenge is to use Bankroll management ONCE I get past the £100 mark. So after thinking about both cases I thought fk it. Just keep it going and if and it is a if I ever manage to get past that first barrier I can look back and laugh. It's not about losing week after week. If it ever gets to £25k and I'm still struggling to get past £100 then maybe I might sack it. But I'm not down £25k, I'm down about £150 which compared to the £25k I'm going to get to then its peanuts in comparison. So what have I done today..... As the header states I found a price promotion. Now I have said its only going to be 1 bet at a time and no accumulaters. This is different as its a promotion and the promo was a price boost for both Rangers and Celtic to win both there matches by 3 or more goals. Pre match both teams were a no value 1/12 on..... Meaning you get £1 back for every £12 you bet. The promotion was offering 2/1 for both. So ineffect it's still a single because you can't have just one. I also put the bet on via street bookmaker and so I have a betting slip. If it wins then I will take a photo and show it on here. Rangers won 5-1 and as of now Celtic are winning 2-0 at HT. So looking good, but hey, readers of this blog know that means nothing........ I shall update later this evening. But I'm not going to say how much we will have because it never happens. I also could not update this blog until I got back home because I did not know about this when I left the house earlier, so apologies for the late entry.

What a load of poop

So I go for Middlesbrough at home who were winning 1-0 before Burnley were awarded a pen just before HT to make it 1-1. So your thinking Boro have the best defence in the league and also only lost once at home all season with a full strength squad out and are top of the league and they get beat 2-1...... Am I cursed??? Moving on I've gone for a totally long odds choice. Again it's FA Cup with Man U at home v Sheffield U. It's still 0-0 into the 2nd half and Sheff U are holding here own. Of course Man U should go on and win but after today's result it's worth a punt. So here it is. Single: Stake: 10.00 Man Utd v Sheff Utd - Match Betting Live Sheff Utd @ 13.00

In play FA Cup

Not long to post this, but I've had Middlesbrough to beat Burnley in play for £10 @ 2.25 09 Jan 2016 - Middlesbrough v Burnley - Match Betting Live Middlesbrough @ 2.25 Stake:£10.00 Estimated Returns:£22.50 Transaction Reference:O/15104457/0000025/F

Rested...

Ok, weekend was a total write off and even my final odds on bet crashed and burned. So at least it's a new week now and I have not had a bet since. I totally ignored yesterday's football and only decided to have a punt just 10 minutes before kick off... So, what have I gone for this time? Well it's Everton v Man City in the semi final of the League cup. I have split the £10 into x2 £5 correct score bets. I've gone for 2-2 at odds of 14.00 and 27.00 for 1-3 to Man City. Kick off in 3 minutes. Here's to a new week...

And the last bet is.....

Well it was close to a big payout but we ended up with nothing with a scoreline of 1-1. So I've now backed Madrid to win the match at 1.86 for £10. This should be a gimme but hey..... It's me

And the luck still passes us yet again.

I almost pulled the rabbit out of the hat... Depo scored to level and I checked the cash out but it was just £20. Looking back yeah I should of cashed out, but I'm not in this to cash out with an amount just double my bet. Im here to win and to prove with the correct approach you can make money from gambling. Already this should be hitting a few brain cells on not lumping everything on one result, but to bet small to build up your Bankroll then go after bigger bets. Make no mistake, when I start betting on my limits of 5,2 and 1% I won't be making even money bets. They will be studied, checked and checked again at low odds close to my minimum odds. That's were the money is. So without further delay my next selection is x3 bets on the same market with ththe same teams, so it's allowed. I have gone for HT score line. Real Madrid 2-1 at HT £4 @ 18.00 Real Madrid 2-2 at HT £3 @ 70.00 Real Madrid 1-2 at HT £3 @ 38.00 A total of £10. It's just kicked off into the 2nd minute.

Like I said, it will be a draw then...

I should be pundit ya know, I'd make a good career out of it.... Bloody typical if you ask me, but that's the beauty of gambling I guess. It ended 1-1 so yet again it's a loss... I'm a bit desperate with my next selection. So desperate Infact it's not got a cat in hell chance of winning, but I glanced at the stats of the Deportivo v Villareal and Depo at home have a huge possession percentage, but there a goal down and its approaching HT. My Odds were 9.00 with my usual £10 on it. I think I need a couple of days off after this, but there is Real Madrid v Valencia in an Hour. But hopefully I will fall asleep and miss it and save myself £10.... The odds on Madrid playing away as well are an awful 1.66. Dare I say it and go for the draw on this match...... I'll let ya know.... But the bets on for Depo @ 9.00. It would be nice to hit that £100.

Oh well...

Less said about that the better me thinks. Chelsea won 3-0 away at Palace who had a very good defensive record. To be honest I thought Chelsea had a good chance and at Evan money I should of plumbed for that. So next one and this time I am going to stick to my guns. Tottenham are pretty impressive of late. Its a massive game to beat Everton away from home. But I think they have a chance and it gets my nod rather than the draw, so we know what's going to happen don't we? Yes it's going to be a draw lol. But nope I'm sticking to my gut feeling and I need to start picking winners very soon or I won't have any hope of being a successful tipster! So the bets on at odds of 2.80 which will be £28.00 in the kitty 'should' we win. Kick off in 35 minutes.

Oh come on....

It looks like I predicted it spot on when I said my only worry was whether Athlectico would score the 3 goals. Sadly they did not and only won by 1-0. I know what your saying.... Why didn't I just back the win. I couldn't is the answer. The odds for the win were well below my minimum odds of 1.50. They were like 1.24 to win, so the best value was by winning and over 2.50 goals to be scored. I thought long and hard last night as to whether or not to carry on with this challenge. But I've decided to carry on for the time being. I have nothing to lose, well apart from the £10 when I go BRB. I'd rather have my bad run right at the start risking £10 than later on when bets could well be in the £100s. So let's move on with my next selection. I gone from the draw in the Palace v Chelsea match at 5/2 or 3.5. I've changed sites as well but only over to the other site that payout the max payout. But it's in $ so for sake of argument I'm using $1.50 for £1. Also, I can not use screenshot but I can if need be take a picture if required. It will be in my bet history. This is only temp because I can not be arsed to find my wallet and reload on William Hills. Anyways it's on and it's just kicking off.

Yet more pain and suffering part 2

I have to laugh, otherwise I'd be topping myself.... Just came back from shopping and put the tv on to see Watford winning 1-0 with 82 minutes on the clock. Happy days £50 on its way to me. I check to see how much the cash out was with the thought if it's over £40 I would take it, but I was disappointed to see just £32 being offered with just 8 minutes left so I left it and let it run. Now I don't know about anyone else, but cashing out for just over half of the bet was a defo no no from me. I hate being ripped off, and that was a joke what they were offering. Needless to say, I went to put the said shopping away and flicked the tv back to football and in the 87th minute of the game, Manchester city were winning 2-1!!!! Unbelievable.... So back to reload and now have Athletic Madrid to win and over 2.5 goals. The price is quite good @ 1.91 I think it was. My only concern is they often win 2-0 more often than any other score line. But Anyways its on.... Kick off in 3 mins... 02 Jan 2016 - Atletico Madrid v Levante - Match x Goals Atletico Madrid Win and Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.91 Stake:£10.00 Estimated Returns:£19.09 Transaction Reference:O/15104457/0000023/F

Yet more pain and suffering

Unbelievable is all I can say, unbelieveable.... Leicester failed to score at home. They hit the post, they hit the inside of the post and didn't go in. They missed from a penalty spot kick and couldn't score against 10 men for most of the 2nd half. It finished 0-0. I could of choosen one of ten teams today but no I had to pick Leicester. Unbelievable. But we reload and march on regardless. I can not wait until we pass that £100. I think I've reloaded a total of 5 times now, so already I'm out of pocket, but hey it's a small blip and a small price to pay for doing this right and do right I will. I've said previously, if I was not doing this as part of a challenge I would of blown more than just £50, so I feel I have won already Anyways. So moving on like I said, I've gone for a risky bet here but the risk reward is worth taking a punt on. Watford are the home team but there up against a Manchester city side who are full of world class players, but recently have not been clicking as a unit, were Watford are. Watford are 5/1 which like I say worth the risk. 02 Jan 2016 - Watford v Man City - Match Betting Watford @ 5.00 Stake:£10.00 Estimated Returns:£50.00 Transaction Reference:O/15104457/0000022/F

It's Saturday

Which means one thing..... It's football day! I'm giving up saying this is a sure thing, or I'd be surprised if this losses etc etc..... It's better I think to say nothing! Whenever I open my mouth and say something like that, I'm left with egg on my face. So now I'm going to just say about the facts on the game and why I backed the selection. At least this way I can't be shot down.... So what have I plumbed for today? My choice is Leicester at home v Bournmouth in the premiership. I'm getting almost even money on a side that are flying high and on a brilliant run against a side that are still finding here feet after getting promotion to the Premier League last season. Bournmouth are struggling with some serious injuries to key players and I just feel Leicester should be to strong for them. Also for some bizarre reason, I have £14.99 in my account and not £15.00. I don't know where the 1p vanished to, but I'm down a penny..... So here it is, 02 Jan 2016 - Leicester v Bournemouth - Match Betting Leicester @ 1.95 Stake:£14.99 Estimated Returns:£29.23 Transaction Reference:O/15104457/0000021/F

Talk about rotten luck....

We were denied by a last minute winner for the Away side. I tell ya, if I had backed Hull to win I can guarantee it would of ended in a draw. My luck is awful at present. Thank goodness I didn't place all my cash on a single bet, but with just £15 left I'm going to have to look for some odds on certs me thinks.... If anything, all these lost matches would of lost me a wad of cash if it was not for this challenge. It's making me realise just how brittle betting on anything really is. You think you know all there is to know and boom it all comes crashing back to Earth. I have not checked tomorrow's games, but we have a full fixture list. I will probably go with x3 singles on 3 matches, which just contradicts what I said at the top of this page somewhat. I'm dead against placing multiples of matches in a coupon and hence why it's in the rules. If picking just 1 correct is hard work you can see why the bookmakers like it so much, that's for sure. Ok, it's getting late. I'll post my bets tomorrow lunchtime ish.

Wow is all I will say!

But it's not a wow about something good, oh no.... It's just how hard this is going to be with me constantly hitting a brick wall. Wolves actually managed to win away at a very good Brighton side and like I said in my previous post, Brighton were battering Wolves as well while in the five minutes I watched. But thankful of small mercies, I didn't lose everything. I did lose £10 though and now £19.10. I'm trying not to chase money while doing this, but it's to prove you can beat the bookie with smart BRM. There is another game in just five minutes and this time it's to close to call. So backing the draw is my bet of choice. Backing draws in football matches is what bookmakers do not want you to do and to be fair I'd say about 90%'of punters who back football matches either pick home or away and which is how the bookmakers make there money. Not enough punters back the draw, but hopefully this next game will show just how often a draw is an end result. The game is QPR v Hull and I'm going to round the cash down, so it's a £4.10 bet to leave us with £15. 01 Jan 2016 - QPR v Hull - Match Betting Draw @ 3.00 Stake:£4.10 Estimated Returns:£12.30 Transaction Reference:O/15104457/0000020/F I'm very surprised with the odds for the draw on this game. It's very unusual to find odds of 2/1 or lower for domestic football matches and it's a long time since I saw odds of 2/1 or 3.00 in new money. But this can go either of the three ways because it's just to close to call. So if in doubt, back the draw..... Let's see how it pans out....

Slightly late

I was convinced this game was being played later tonight, but just switching over the TV I found it had just kicked off. The game is Brighton v Wolves and the Home side are pretty solid. Although recently the form isn't great. But I feel they should be to big a team to lose against Wolves, who have not had the best of seasons thus far. Currently in the bottom end of the league table and struggling to put any sort of run together. The price being offered for a home win was just to big to ignore. I have also not put all my eggs in one basket so to speak. I have only placed a £10 bet out of the £29.10 we had going into the new year. I'm pretty confident on this outcome but also being sensible regardless of the ease they should win. Infact just watching the five minutes I have been typing this its all Brighton. So here it is....... Once again sorry for the short notice. 01 Jan 2016 - Brighton v Wolves - Match Betting Live Brighton @ 2.30 Stake:£10.00 Estimated Returns:£23.00 Transaction Reference:O/15104457/0000019/F