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FAO SPLASHIES....Football Bets for the 2012/2013 season

BrrrrrrrBrrrrrrr
edited April 2013 in The Football Corner
Was shown the odds on league champions for the upcoming football season and was amazed to see Leicester City as the 6/1 favourites for the Championship.

It made me think of last season when Splashies (I agreed) was extolling the virtues of Northampton and I spent a long time proudly declaring how the great big spending Leicester would walk away with the Championship table (Splashies agreed) - instead both teams changed managers, Northampton spent most of the season flirting with relegation and I don't think Leicester even made it into the top six the entire season.

Who do people think are good tips for this season, and out of personal interest how do people think Leicester and Northampton will fare this season? :))
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  • BADBOY985BADBOY985
    edited July 2012
    Wouldnt want to back any team at less than 10/1 for the championship, league 1 or 2.
    Leicester seem to be doing what Wolves did a few years back signing failed and past it premier league players on big money and underachieving regularly.
    will be giving it a few weeks yet before looking at these markets most teams back training in the next week or so and then players will begin to move clubs giving a better picture of how they will fair.
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  • davelufcdavelufc
    edited July 2012
    Cant see past the mighty Leeds United @ 8/1 tbh ( lol )

    Bates will be gone soon, and we will have new owners from the middle east in charge. Happy days.

    Ronaldo has already been in touch, stating that he wants to play for a massive club!

    Unfortunatley, we told him to naff off as he played for that `orrible team from tuther side of the pennines!!

    Good luck next season, whatever team you support ( not manu obv lolz )
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  • BrrrrrrrBrrrrrrr
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Re: FAO SPLASHIES....Football Bets for the 2012/2013 season:
    Cant see past the mighty Leeds United @ 8/1 tbh ( lol ) Bates will be gone soon, and we will have new owners from the middle east in charge. Happy days. Ronaldo has already been in touch, stating that he wants to play for a massive club! Unfortunatley, we told him to naff off as he played for that `orrible team from tuther side of the pennines!! Good luck next season, whatever team you support ( not manu obv lolz )
    Posted by davelufc

    Don't like the man, but with Warnock in charge you might be pushing for the playoffs next season. I'm just hoping that Leicester's owners let Pearson get on with it this season and don't act too hastily (as they did with Sven) if he doesn't have them in the top two straight away. Definitely agree with last point too :)))))
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  • silentbobsilentbob
    edited July 2012
    I wouldn't bother putting anything on until early August when a lot more transfer business has been done.
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  • splashiessplashies
    edited July 2012
    lol epic fail last season wasn't it.

    I think i'll wait until August before i do any bets, but I'm super confident about Northampton.

    Clive Platt and Akinfenwa upfront surely has to be the most feared front two in the league. We've signed two pacey wingers and the midfield looks immense.

    If we can capture Clarke Carlisle at the back then that will be a huge boost. Shane Higgs in goal very safe hands.

    Aidy Boothroyd's barmy army. NTFC!
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited July 2012
    Im  a huge spurs fan and I'm feeling they will win the league, uefa cup, fa cup and league cup... I promise I'm not bias lol.        I do think Leicester can do very well next season 
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  • dayveea25dayveea25
    edited July 2012
    Silentbbob summed it up by saying it'd too early to start making predictions till August; As it stands at the moment early thoughts ; my yankee is Man utd;Bolton;Sheff utd; struggling to pick league 2
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  • BrrrrrrrBrrrrrrr
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Re: FAO SPLASHIES....Football Bets for the 2012/2013 season:
    Silentbbob summed it up by saying it'd too early to start making predictions till August; As it stands at the moment early thoughts ; my yankee is Man utd;Bolton;Sheff utd; struggling to pick league 2
    Posted by dayveea25
    I agree it's too early to place bets yet because there's a lot of transfers to be made yet. My Yankee at the moment would be Man City/Bolton/Crawley/Fleetwood.
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  • Any2SuitedAny2Suited
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Re: FAO SPLASHIES....Football Bets for the 2012/2013 season:
    Cant see past the mighty Leeds United @ 8/1 tbh ( lol ) Bates will be gone soon, and we will have new owners from the middle east in charge. Happy days. Ronaldo has already been in touch, stating that he wants to play for a massive club! Unfortunatley, we told him to naff off as he played for that `orrible team from tuther side of the pennines!! Good luck next season, whatever team you support ( not manu obv lolz )
    Posted by davelufc
    I hope the new owners from the middle east don't have a favourite colour like Cardiffs new owners...... I can see a vision of a new Red(to represent the bright sun) strip with maybe black shorts (to represent oil)and let the protesting begin...
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Re: FAO SPLASHIES....Football Bets for the 2012/2013 season:
    In Response to Re: FAO SPLASHIES....Football Bets for the 2012/2013 season : I hope the new owners from the middle east don't have a favourite colour like Cardiffs new owners...... I can see a vision of a new Red(to represent the bright sun) strip with maybe black shorts (to represent oil)and let the protesting begin...
    Posted by Any2Suited
    would be hilarious tho
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  • BrrrrrrrBrrrrrrr
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Re: FAO SPLASHIES....Football Bets for the 2012/2013 season:
    I wouldn't bother putting anything on until early August when a lot more transfer business has been done.
    Posted by silentbob
    Unless you have deep pockets and are betting on Man City to win the Premiership....news today that Van Persie isn't signing a new contract at Arsenal and is expected to sign at the Etihad this summer will make them even shorter in the market!!
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  • FLASHJONNYFLASHJONNY
    edited July 2012
    sneaky tip for championship palace eway
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  • BELL_POKERBELL_POKER
    edited July 2012
    anyone got the odds yet on rangers v annan athletic?
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  • BrrrrrrrBrrrrrrr
    edited July 2012
    In Response to Re: FAO SPLASHIES....Football Bets for the 2012/2013 season:
    anyone got the odds yet on rangers v annan athletic?
    Posted by BELL_POKER
    It will be strange to see them down in Div Three but what sort of team are they going to have. Cant see any of their exisitng squad wanting to drop down three tiers to keep playing for them.

    Having said that, they should be there and not Division One - why should the rules be ignored because its Rangers...it will give the other Div Three clubs a welcome boost for at least one season in gate receipts cos some matches in that league at the moment attract crowds in the 300-400 range!
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  • BrrrrrrrBrrrrrrr
    edited August 2012
    Amazing how,  thanks to the Olympics, the football pre-season has almost gone by unnoticed...only a week to go before the start of the League season with first round matches of the League Cup on Tuesday/Wednesday.

    I orginally had my Yankee for this season as Man City/Bolton/Crawley/Fleetwood and my quartet has only changed in League One where I think O'Driscoll leaving Crawley to take over at Forest will probably unsettle them. As a Leicester fan I obviously hope they win the Championship but I think Pearson has still got too big a squad and I'm worried he hasn't settled on a starting XI and won't be able to resist tinkering about too much.

    My Yankee for this season will be Man City/Bolton/Sheff Utd/Fleetwood.

    Good luck to everyone who has a bet....mine can't be any worse than last season's debacle!
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  • silentbobsilentbob
    edited August 2012
    Done mine earlier this evening.

    Prem - Man Utd @ 9/4
    Championship - Cardiff @ 11/1
    League 1 - Sheff Utd @ 11/2
    League 2 - Rotherham @ 100/30
    Conference - Luton @ 5/2

    I've also done a quid e/w on some outsiders too:

    Prem - Chelsea @ 9/2
    Championship - Birmingham @ 20/1 (far too big imo)
    League 1 - Notts Co @ 14/1
    League 2 - Chesterfield @ 11/1
    Conference - Grimsby @ 9/1
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  • BADBOY985BADBOY985
    edited August 2012
    GOING FOR E.W  TREBLES

    BIRMINGHAM 20/1
    COVENTRY 10/1
    GILLINGHAM 20/1

    MIDDLESBOROUGH 20/1
    POMPEY 40/1
    NORTHAMPTON 22/1
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  • DOHHHHHHHDOHHHHHHH
    edited August 2012

    My acca is...

    Liverpool top 4 finish - 15/8. Spurs wont challenge this time, so straight race between Liverpool & Arsenal imo. 

    Notts Forest @ 11/1 .... Best manager in the football league and now he has some tools to work with @ a big, ambitious club!

    Don't really know much about league 1, apart from Donny have no chance with only 12 first team players at the club a week before the season starts! ffs. 

    Swindon must have a good chance @ 8/1 so will go with them.

    league 2. sigh. As above, don't know as much about it as I used to. Splashman banging on about how good N'ton are again. De ja vu. 16/1 a decent price at least. 

    L'pool top 4
    Forest champs.
    Swindon Champs.
    N'ton Champs. (lol, lost faith already).

    = 5,277/1!

    Not put it on yet, but will probably do some kinda doubles n trebles so that Northampton alone don't cost me five thousand two hundred and seventy eight pounds.






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  • splashiessplashies
    edited August 2012
    To be promoted

    Cardiff, Sheffiled Utd and Northampton £10 treble returns £756.25

    To win Outright

    Cardiff, Sheffield Utd and Northampton £5 treble returns £7590
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  • 68Trebor68Trebor
    edited August 2012
    My four are as follows
    Man Utd
    Nottm forest
    MK Dons - Sheffield Utd will struggle without Evans this year
    Fleet wood

    Also see Defoe as huge at 50/1 to be top scorer if he gets predicted move.
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  • ste1722ste1722
    edited August 2012
    my four are man city 
                    blackburn 
                    sheff utd
                    chesterfield    5e/w   just under 10k   happy days




    also every weekend having a fiver on villa colchester watford and accrington all to draw regardless of who they play on normal odds this will be min 500 quid.............. only need one to cme in
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  • BrrrrrrrBrrrrrrr
    edited August 2012
    In Response to Re: FAO SPLASHIES....Football Bets for the 2012/2013 season:
    my four are man city                  blackburn                  sheff utd                 chesterfield    5e/w   just under 10k   happy days also every weekend having a fiver on villa colchester watford and accrington all to draw regardless of who they play on normal odds this will be min 500 quid.............. only need one to cme in
    Posted by ste1722

    Good luck with Man City and Sheff Utd! Interested with your other bet....what made you choose those four teams? If it was because they had a lot of draws last season, you have to bear in mind Villa and Watford have both had managerial changes so things might be different.
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  • BrrrrrrrBrrrrrrr
    edited August 2012
    A bet I like to do at the start of the season is first goalscorers picking strikers playing for new clubs and in the Premier league alone there are a fair few to choose from and some I've probably omitted.

    Arsenal - PODOLSKI AND GIROU
    Fulham - RODELLEGA
    West Brom - LUKAKU
    QPR - HOILLET AND JONHSON
    Liverpool - BORINI
    Reading - POGREBNYAK
    Man Utd - VAN PERSIE

    There are a fair few in the Championship as well, here's just four...

    Cardiff - BELLAMY AND HELGUSSON
    Nottm Forest - COX
    Leicester City - VARDY
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  • Any2SuitedAny2Suited
    edited August 2012
    In Response to Re: FAO SPLASHIES....Football Bets for the 2012/2013 season:
    A bet I like to do at the start of the season is first goalscorers picking strikers playing for new clubs and in the Premier league alone there are a fair few to choose from and some I've probably omitted. Arsenal - PODOLSKI AND GIROU Fulham - RODELLEGA West Brom - LUKAKU QPR - HOILLET AND JONHSON Liverpool - BORINI Reading - POGREBNYAK Man Utd - VAN PERSIE There are a fair few in the Championship as well, here's just four... Cardiff - BELLAMY AND HELGUSSON Nottm Forest - COX Leicester City - VARDY
    Posted by Brrrrrrr
    Like these kind of bets as well and for 1st goalscorers 1st games will be doing

    Van Persie,Podolski,and lukaku in a patent.
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  • MP33MP33
    edited August 2012

    Already posted in "punters corner"  but as Splashies said the 2 should be merged into 1 section

    Had a £5 acca on the winners of each leaugue ( for a free £5 bet)

    Prem -             Man City
    Championship - Leicester
    Div 1 -             Sheff Utd
    Div 2 -             Northampton

    Pays just over 12 grand

    Got Defoe and Hernandez for top scorers - Both outsiders at 50/1 and 80/1

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  • splashiessplashies
    edited August 2012
    Nice one MP... Cobblers ftw!
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  • BrrrrrrrBrrrrrrr
    edited August 2012
    In Response to Re: FAO SPLASHIES....Football Bets for the 2012/2013 season:
    Already posted in "punters corner"  but as Splashies said the 2 should be merged into 1 section Had a £5 acca on the winners of each leaugue ( for a free £5 bet) Prem -             Man City Championship - Leicester Div 1 -             Sheff Utd Div 2 -             Northampton Pays just over 12 grand Got Defoe and Hernandez for top scorers - Both outsiders at 50/1 and 80/1
    Posted by MP33
    Regardless of the fact I've gone for Bolton in the Championship, I hope your Championship pick comes off!

    Come on Leicester!
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  • BADBOY985BADBOY985
    edited April 2013
    In Response to Re: FAO SPLASHIES....Football Bets for the 2012/2013 season:
    Done mine earlier this evening. Prem - Man Utd @ 9/4 Championship - Cardiff @ 11/1 League 1 - Sheff Utd @ 11/2 League 2 - Rotherham @ 100/30 Conference - Luton @ 5/2 I've also done a quid e/w on some outsiders too: Prem - Chelsea @ 9/2 Championship - Birmingham @ 20/1 (far too big imo) League 1 - Notts Co @ 14/1 League 2 - Chesterfield @ 11/1 Conference - Grimsby @ 9/1
    Posted by silentbob
    Well done with Cardiff jay 
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  • BADBOY985BADBOY985
    edited April 2013
    In Response to Re: FAO SPLASHIES....Football Bets for the 2012/2013 season:
    GOING FOR E.W  TREBLES BIRMINGHAM 20/1 COVENTRY 10/1 GILLINGHAM 20/1 MIDDLESBOROUGH 20/1 POMPEY 40/1 NORTHAMPTON 22/1
    Posted by BADBOY985
    Fortunatly did them all as singles so Gillingham covered all my preseason bets 
    the treble nearly got exciting at the turn of the year when birmingham woke up and coventry were flying until there financial problems.

    Boro started brightly,northampton nearly got involved.

    Portsmouth EPIC FAIL!
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  • splashiessplashies
    edited April 2013
    In Response to Re: FAO SPLASHIES....Football Bets for the 2012/2013 season:
    To be promoted Cardiff, Sheffiled Utd and Northampton £10 treble returns £756.25 To win Outright Cardiff, Sheffield Utd and Northampton £5 treble returns £7590
    Posted by splashies
    #1TIME


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