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Whoops! It happens to us all at some point.

Interview is being recorded in an hours time. It's 9am over here at the moment.

Anyone else having probs with betfair hanging again this afternoon - i feel another sh*tty email coming on

Bloomberg piece is going out this evening US time.

Kroisos in the 6.00 was gambled from 12s to 5s before the off. in running in betfair after 3 fences, leading, it was trading at 3.3 - as i tried to lay it the horse pulled up for no apparent reason - interesting to see what is said afterwards

same race - alfred the grey jumped the last and 13k traded at 1.01 - it got beat on the line by Robber - quite aptly named lol

Script,

No Crying in my beer but it sure was tight.

Southampton 4-3 Norwich
M Oakley 7 D Bentley 3
P Crouch 20 D Higginbotham 31 o.g.
G Le Saux 39 L McKenzie 45
H Camara 88

Birmingham 2-1 Blackburn
Fulham 2-0 Everton
Liverpool 1-1 Middlesbrough
Man City 2-0 Portsmouth
Newcastle 0-0 Crystal Palace

WBA losing yesterday helped Soton's cause

It will now all hinge on the Palace vs Southampton match. This is probably the most important match in both clubs history for many many years. Whoever wins will probably retain premiership status. If neither wins its all in the melting pot again. I think I will close my eyes and pray. Southampton will need to score at least ten goals to cover their defensive frailties at the back IMHO!!

Got a call last Friday, bless their cotton socks, from somebody offering me hospitality at the match last weekend. A bit of an issue that I was 5000 miles away at the time!!

BTW, Thanks very much to all those who sent email during the match. Its a moment I will never forget. I was about to be called up to speak in front of 20,000 people and thanks to the early emails I was desperate to know how the match was going. I was frantically trying to get a signal to see the latest news. The final score came through with about a second to spare before the spot light turned and faced me.

God knows what I would have done if the spot light would have hit before I got the score. I can look back now and laugh but in hindsight I must have been crazy. The things you do for your football team!

want to make an easy fast buck on tonughts footy???>>> (60) bigbobjoylove - 03 May'05 - 15:23


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place 100 at 6/5 on CHELSEA

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enter code PUG8EZWAU where it says :Please enter your 'Refer and Earn' or Promotion
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place 68 on the draw at 3.25

place 58 on liverpool at 3.85

total cost of bets is 226

minimum returns:

chelsea win 295 = 69 profit
liverpool win 223 =(less betfair 5% comm)= 58 profit
draw 222 =(less betfair 5% comm)= 59 profit

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Jeff

only works if you dont already have an account with both betfair and vc :-(((

Anyone on the football tonight or just watching?

carvalho, gallas, finnan, hamman and carragher - if they get booked they miss the final - ouch!!!

robben left on the bench

I'll be playing tonight. I've arbed the qualify and match odds earlier so will play around with that money during the match.

Liverpool 1-0 up - Cech exceptionaly lucky it wasnt a penalty and sent off!!!

Evening Guys,

Just watching tonight.

Did well on tennis today so not keen to give anything back on footy even with Liverpool 1-0 in front.

Had a small bet on the draw in anticipation of a Chelsea goal just for fun.

I've put some money on Chelsea to score. No dis-respect to Liverpool but I'd prefer Chelsea to go through. Arsenal were the best team in Europe last year when they were knocked out by an inferior team and the same could happen again tonight. As a neutral I'd prefer the stronger English team to get through.

Chelsea starting to control possession but have little options going forward - seems long ball to Drogba the only real option - if 0-0 at half time cant see Robben not coming on at the start of the second half

An hour gone and still no Robben!!!

Liverpool need to keep hold of the ball when they get it - could do with Gerrard getting a grip of the game

Surely Chelsea will score.

What a save! Thought that was in. If Liverpool qualify they would get destroyed by Milan. They just don't look European finalist quality.