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why only 1 3.00 ko game in play today?

I am also on Watford vs Bolton, Watford are going well at the moment, have a good cup record and Bolton are fielding a very depleted field.

u know its not in play dont u?

torquay had a goal disallowed

Bolton 1-0 up

"u know its not in play dont u? "

Thanks for the prompt, I changed my mind because of that and did some gardening this afternoon with the kids instead. As you say, very little in play. Probably because the coverage is on the BBC.

Scrip

saved me too - decided i couldnt be bothered to follow one match so traded out at nil and watched/traded the rugby instead.

Interesting one in that when Worcester were 4 points down in injury time then broke clear and scored what appeared the winning try. In piled the money buyers just as the ref disallowed the try for a forward pass lol

Scousers backed at 1.12 when went 1-0 up, backers now worried at 2-1 down lol

not to mention whoever laid Luton at 500 to be leading at half time lol

Liverpool miss dubious pen then up the other end Luton get one and score 3-1 lol

Now 3-3

amazing game and some huge opportunities if you were brave enough

4-3 scousers - unbelievable game

Yeah talk about volatile odds!! Amazing!!!! Could have picked up 17.5, and 5 minutes lates laid at 1.14!!!!

Bugz

i laid Luton at 3-2 (didnt have the balls to back Liverpool lol)

5-3

alonso scored from inside his own half after the keeper had come up for a corner (his two goals must have a combined yardage of over 100 yds lol)

I saw the last goal! Me and the family were sobbing over ET on ITV. I was outvoted on the footy.

Just watched the highlights on BBC web site, what a brilliant game. Would have been ace to trade as well. Ah well.

Apart from the fact that this was a wonderful cup-tie and a superb endorsement that the FA Cup is the tops wherever you look, you have to feel desperately sorry for Luton who contributed so much. I just couldn't get it wrong tonight. Prior to KO I backed over 2.5g at 1.95. When it was 2-1 I backed Luton to score the next goal at 7, then a bit on Liverpool at 1.54 to cover my stake. When it was 3-2 I backed Liverpool to win at 5.3. When it was 3-4 I laid Liverpool at 1.09 to cover my stake -just in case.
I think I've finished with laying (following advice from this thread) and I just picked what I considered were value bets. With handsome odds in my favour I just needed the odd one to come up to put me in profit. In the event they all came up -but I'm wise enough to know it's not going to happen often.
I know this isn't 'trading' as you do it - but I'm comfortable with it, which is what matters.

Well done schiff. Can't all have been luck.

Re laying: I don't think you should give up on it. It has its place. Just avoid high lay prices. Too much worry.

I'm sure you are right harlosh. As I mentioned before laying odds-on favourites, for me, is fun. I have got more pleasure in the past laying a 2/5 loser than backing
a 5/2 winner.