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thats hope the others tonight are as good as that one after the dull 0-0 last night that must have been one of the lowest traded matches when i looked just before kick off only 300k.
can someone explain when they is a goal why all unmatched bets are cancelled.

Woodie

they do so due to the large leap in prices that a goal causes. It stops people basically backing or laying at a false price if they are not sitting with their finger on the cancel button - some people like it some dont.

Was just looking at the Lens game and before i could take a position they were 2-0 up - doh.

Planning on backing Dnipro against Hibs

Can anyone explain to me why Everton are 1.67 to beat a side they lost 5-1 to in the first leg.

See there is a rumour that the game involving Roma will end 2-2 tonight.

Just checked the prices and 2-2 is trading at 4.9 - Roma won the first leg 5-1 the draw in the outright market is 3.25.

Tempting to back the draw and lay 2-2 - any thoughts anyone?

fundy the everton game was the only other one that i thought was a false price bookmakers give crap odds for home based teams as they know money will come in from mug punters the man u game the other night is a prime example bookies reported not much interest at 1/3 on but only a few moved the price to 2/5 .

fundy just checked prices for 2-2 vc bet have it at 4/1 but ladbrokes go 14/1 these are from oddschecker seems they is something in the rumour odds difference to large

Woodie

A lot of continental bookies have stopped taking bets on all accounts. Gonna log onto laddies quickly

Laddies appear to have withdrawn the game from their coupons online!!!

For anyone planning on trading tonight, if you have sky the following games are on:

7pm Sky 1 (106) Xanthi vs Middlesborough (Boro 2-0 up from 1st leg)
7pm BBC Scotland (941) Dnipro vs Hibs (0-0 1st leg)
8pm ITV2 (118) Everton vs Dinamo Bucharest (Dinamo 5-1 up from 1st leg)
8pm Eurosport (410) Marseille vs Germinal (0-0 1st leg)

fundy tried to get a price from tote s james hills 365 d/direct and bet fred all said not covering it only one said why that was b/fred due to large amounts being placed on the match it has been stopped

Woodie

the big question is is it for real or a hoax and someone is laying the short price happily? we'll find out later though tempted to back over 2.5 goals. If the game goes 1-0, 1-1, 2-1 i shall be laying the side leading 2-1

Laid boro at 2.74

Hibs 1-0 down already - nice and green start to the evening

closed boro at 2.86 theyve actually started quite positively!!!

had a look at betfair and betdaq does not appear a huge amoount being laid on 2-2 looks like good night for you fundy well done

cheers Woodie

currently watching the boro game though may give drying paint a try in a bit!!!!

just come back in ,everton look like they could fall to the old sucker punch only been watching 5 mins before this post

Evening woodie

been trading the marseille game with small success - pretty poor game that ended 0-0 and going into extra time

Wish id gone with my gut feel on the Roma game - lay the 2-2 and back the draw

with the roma game someone has done well to get bookies running for cover ,wheres everybody else tonight ?

Harlosh and Bakko are out in manchester (im supposed to be with them but have tonsilitis), Scrip was running a course today, dunno about PTH

Called the right bet in the Roma game just no conviction lol

hi guys

sounds like you have all had a good night on the footy. Just back from Scrip's course so no participation from me this evening. Had a good day, just got to try and put into practise all the knowledge Scrip passesd on. Should have taken a camcorder!!

Seriously though, now have the strategy to start trading rather than hoping for the best. No more backing 0-0 draws for me (well, perhaps now and again).

Catch you all later

pth