£10 to £10k challenge

silentbob

This was lucy4's idea at the beginning of last season & I didn't do then but I'm gonna have a go this time round.

If I'm being totally honest if I get anywhere near 4 figures there's a strong chance I'll chicken out & withdraw to start again. 

So I've finally got my finger out & opened an account elsewhere for this & have made my first pick.

I can't find lucy's original thread but for anyone who doesn't know about it you must make one selection each week at minimum odds of 1/2. Stake your original £10 & if (when?) it comes in you do the same the following week by staking everything.

I was torn between three selections to start with but in the end I decided to go with Huddersfield to beat Bury at home @ 7/10.

I'll make one selection every time there's a full round (or best part of) fixtures in the Prem and/or football league. I might decide to make a selection when cup games are going on but these will be optional.

If you're also having a go at this then update your progress on this thread & let's see who can get closest to the 10k

Good luck peeps

Jay

dubmaster

i'll have a go at this aswell,willpost later my pick...............gl

FlashFlush

The odds were rubbish so I did a double...

Southampton and Leeds
Charlton and Bournemouth

£10 bet for a £26 return

lucy4

In Response to Re: £10 to £10k challenge:

The odds were rubbish so I did a double... Southampton and Leeds Charlton and Bournemouth £10 bet for a £26 return
Posted by FlashFlush

SLOWLY SLOWLY CATCHEY MONKEY.

dubmaster

put my 10 0n forest @ 4/6

dubmaster

In Response to Re: £10 to £10k challenge:

put my 10 0n forest @ 4/6
Posted by dubmaster

start again next week

BIGAL118

im starting with the hammers on sunday at home to cardiff

silentbob

Not a good start yesterday with Huddersfield letting me down (& everyone else by the looks of things too!).

Never mind, I'll start again today & I'm gonna be backing my boys to get off to a flyer against Cardiff at home @ 10/11

offshoot

£10 on charity shield to be a draw at half time. 2.00

silentbob

Awful start this weekend. Nevermind, reload & start again next week

BIGAL118

Didn't get off to a good start with the hammers today so looking for a more certain bet for the coming week to get me started on the way to £10k, although i will probably bottle it and cash in if the money is there

achill

already up and running in this.

have £40.80 which i put on peterboro/c.palace over 2.5 goals @ 4/5.

now have £73.44

be lucky

BIGAL118

thinking either Man Utd to win at West Brom or Man City v Swansea over 2.5goals, might even do both.

ALFIE123

Gonna have a go but dont think i will get to 10k will bottle out of it.
Will start with Carling Cup and i know it can be a Mickey Mouse cup as clubs field weak teams
what the heck Its the 1st week.

West Ham
Southampton
Burnley
Ipswich

£ 10.00 pays  £ 38.61

splashies

Jay, i thought the idea of this was to pick 1 match out of all the days games and bet on "Both to Score"?

Or are you just looking for the best bet out of all the games?

I remember you used to be pretty hot on the "Both to Score" market.

lucy4

In Response to Re: £10 to £10k challenge:

Jay, i thought the idea of this was to pick 1 match out of all the days games and bet on "Both to Score"? Or are you just looking for the best bet out of all the games? I remember you used to be pretty hot on the "Both to Score" market.
Posted by splashies

That was the original idea, pick 1 game a week at a price of around evens (which most of the "both to score" bets are) then just keep putting all the winnings on the next weeks match, for 10 weeks. Work it out, it soon mounts up after a few weeks. We should all be able to pick out 1 match per week that meets them odds, (well it sounds easy enough) haha.

FlashFlush

I did 2 at the weekend because I wanted to back Southampton and Leeds but the odds were 4/7! As it turned out they did both score but my other match let me down lol.

For the Carling cup tonight I've gone with Hartlepool vs Sheff UTD £10 @ 4/5

dubmaster

10 on bury v coventry both to score @ 5/6 = 18.33 euro

gl all

silentbob

In Response to Re: £10 to £10k challenge:

Jay, i thought the idea of this was to pick 1 match out of all the days games and bet on "Both to Score"? Or are you just looking for the best bet out of all the games? I remember you used to be pretty hot on the "Both to Score" market.
Posted by splashies

I must admit I wasn't too sure if there was a stipulation on the market but I couldn't find the thread. I thought I'd just go for what looked like the best bet out of all the games but I suspect I'll be backing the both to score market more often than not as there's better value there generally.

splashies

In Response to Re: £10 to £10k challenge:

In Response to Re: £10 to £10k challenge : I must admit I wasn't too sure if there was a stipulation on the market but I couldn't find the thread. I thought I'd just go for what looked like the best bet out of all the games but I suspect I'll be backing the both to score market more often than not as there's better value there generally.
Posted by silentbob

Get on Ipswich v Northampton "Both to Score". Dead Cert!

dubmaster

In Response to Re: £10 to £10k challenge:

10 on bury v coventry both to score @ 5/6 = 18.33 euro gl all
Posted by dubmaster

will i go again tomorrow or wait till saturday????

what do you all think...1 a week or just keep going if there is games????

dubmaster

In Response to Re: £10 to £10k challenge:

In Response to Re: £10 to £10k challenge : Get on Ipswich v Northampton "Both to Score". Dead Cert!
Posted by splashies

1-1 @ h/t nice tip

silentbob

I made myself a promise to avoid betting on the early rounds of the league cup this year. Too many banana skins with under strength sides

dubmaster

put my 18.33  on russia v serbia both to score @ evens.

FlashFlush

Going for Sheffield Wed vs Blackpool tomorrow. My last bet came in so I'll have £18 invested in this. Blackpool a better side with plenty of fire power but away from home, so fancy this to be high scoring as I'm sure Wednesday won't lie down and take it

dubmaster

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put my 18.33  on russia v serbia both to score @ evens.
Posted by dubmaster

dead and buried!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!russia won 1 nil

achill

£73.44 @ 5/6 on newcastle v arsenal over 2.5 goals.

BIGAL118

yet to get this challenge underway so going for what must be a dead cert Manchester United to beat West Brom

silentbob

My pick for today is Newcastle & Arsenal both to score @ 8/13. 

silentbob

And so it's back to square one again.

No doubt the bookies cleaned up on this game this evening. I seriously doubt anyone would've backed a 0-0 draw.

Thankfully it's pay day on Tuesday so I can reload & start all over again.

achill

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£73.44 @ 5/6 on newcastle v arsenal over 2.5 goals.
Posted by achill

well, what a pile of cr ap that was.