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Post by stan on Feb 6, 2009 13:54:21 GMT
Following a discussion I had earlier, how many people on here have -or would- bet against Stoke with the bookies?
Is it any way disloyal or, should the worst happen, does it merely provide some "insurance" against a bad result?
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Post by dom90 on Feb 6, 2009 13:58:07 GMT
NO! Never...I even convinced a Derby fan to back Stoke at home against Man city..Bet against your club?
No..
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Post by Stephen Frys' Ring on Feb 6, 2009 14:01:03 GMT
Noooooooooooooo !!!!!!!!! Never ever ever ! And i actually don't bet on them anymore, i feel cheap,dirty and jinxed when we lost,like a cheap whore in a back alley  Sorry,wandered off a little there,no is the answer,just off to clean myself now ;D |
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Post by cheeseinmybum on Feb 6, 2009 14:09:06 GMT
Never. Ever. My best results so far this season has been £10 e/w on Higgy first goal, against Spurs  (40/1) Not had much since then. Got £5 on 1-0 on saturday though. Won a little, but the £500 i won has kept me in profit  |
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Post by Stafford-Stokie on Feb 6, 2009 14:09:32 GMT
Noooooooooooooooo! I have only bet on them once too. A dead cert.  Never go near Stoke in the bookies. |
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Post by Bick on Feb 6, 2009 14:12:00 GMT
Never!
A bloke i often see in the pub is a long time stokie, but bets agains them every week. If we win, he is chuffed, if we lose, he wins money. Bitter sweet I suppose, but I couldn't do it.
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Post by stokeylad on Feb 6, 2009 14:13:14 GMT
yes put a fiver on chelsea to beat us at the brit, hoping it would backfire and we would win, but it didn't but at least i won some money to ease my troubles
apart from that no never
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Post by sheikhmomo on Feb 6, 2009 14:14:34 GMT
Yes, under Brian Little where we criminally short priced at home. Made some nice money, particularly on the Bristol Rovers battering at home. Has the ball from Kav's penalty in that game landed yet?
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Post by PotterEd on Feb 6, 2009 14:16:34 GMT
Should I be ashamed to say that I frequently bet against us?? Don't knock it until you've tried it is what I reckon. It may not be spectacularly loyal but it certainly softens the blow that comes with defeat. I never really put more than £20 on the opposition so if Stoke win I'm chuffed and if we lose then it gives me a silver lining.
Ed
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2009 14:17:43 GMT
You put a fiver on Chelsea to beat us?
It must have been drinks on you after the match with that 12p!
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Post by Cityfullergoals on Feb 6, 2009 14:52:18 GMT
A lot of people did if you read the posts before the last game of last season
A lot of people had the Leicester/Hull double, meaning that if we did lose out on automatic promotion, the blow would be softened by a few hundred quid
Apart from that - no, never
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Post by Tubes on Feb 6, 2009 14:56:20 GMT
A lot of people did if you read the posts before the last game of last season
A lot of people had the Leicester/Hull double, meaning that if we did lose out on automatic promotion, the blow would be softened by a few hundred quid
Apart from that - no, never yup, had £20 on that myself. Couple of hundred quid would not have softened the blow though, ended up spending that anyway that night. |
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Post by dom90 on Feb 6, 2009 14:57:18 GMT
You put a fiver on Chelsea to beat us? It must have been drinks on you after the match with that 12p! ;D |
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Post by stokemark on Feb 6, 2009 15:01:05 GMT
Couple of times to 'soften the blow' on the odd occasion I can be bothered
Only because I care so much and get so gutted when we lose certain games
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Post by Pretty Little Boother on Feb 6, 2009 15:06:15 GMT
Never! A bloke i often see in the pub is a long time stokie, but bets agains them every week. If we win, he is chuffed, if we lose, he wins money. Bitter sweet I suppose, but I couldn't do it. I know a lad who does that. I personally try to avoid Stoke in the bookies, except for the odd quid I'll stick on whilst I'm at the ground every now and again. |
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Post by rorymscfc on Feb 6, 2009 15:07:11 GMT
I had the Lwicester/Hull double. Stood to win over £600 if it happened. The theory was that the winnings would finance the three playoff games.
That's the only time I've ever bet against us (although it has been tempting at times!) and I was ecstatic to lose!
RoryM
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Post by stokeylad on Feb 6, 2009 15:08:40 GMT
You put a fiver on Chelsea to beat us? It must have been drinks on you after the match with that 12p! actually they had quite good odds which is why i did it, but can't remember what they were. |
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Post by hatchett on Feb 6, 2009 15:13:41 GMT
Golden Rule never shit on your own doorstep when betting. Steer well clear of betting on Stoke.. though I just can't win this season, last season collected just over a grand in profit i always go for accumalator - 2 homes and 2 aways @ 20 quid.
This season I have not won anything at all, still same bet - 2 homes 2 aways @20 quid??? Any suggestions???
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2009 15:17:17 GMT
I can guarantee they were odds on favourite mate, nailed on that.
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Post by sheikhmomo on Feb 6, 2009 15:20:08 GMT
I can guarantee they were odds on favourite mate, nailed on that. They were around 2/5 best price, I recall, so would have won two bottles of San Miguel at discount Wetherspoon prices. |
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Post by stokietillidied on Feb 6, 2009 15:25:18 GMT
Never have never will. It's like willing your team to lose.
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Post by potterspride88 on Feb 6, 2009 15:26:38 GMT
When i have a accumalator on saturdays i have had stoke to lose against the big teams as they are in the 'dead cert' section otherise i never bet on them to win as i fear it fuck their chances up
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2009 15:26:42 GMT
No, never have never would
tempted a couple of times but i took the easier option of just not betting at all.
Anyway, why start this thread?? you're just going to give Ethers ideas!!!
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Post by glouscesterstokie on Feb 6, 2009 15:30:53 GMT
yes, last game of the season last season i bet on us not to go up, because atleast if we lost i would have one small consolation £200, im glad i lost though!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2009 15:31:20 GMT
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Or not even one pint in most other public houses ;D |
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Post by tetsuo on Feb 6, 2009 15:31:54 GMT
I had 16p on Hartlepool, was all I had left in my betting account so I thought I might aswell seen as they were good odds!
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Post by hatchett on Feb 6, 2009 15:38:34 GMT
Can the original poster edit the title for this thread - not for Ethers eyes do not read!!!!
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Post by Sparkiee on Feb 6, 2009 15:55:31 GMT
There's some logic in it though..If you win, you'll be happy because your team won. If you lose, the money will take the edge off it. I haven't done this though, I dont bet |
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Post by Stokie in Geordieland on Feb 6, 2009 16:12:07 GMT
I must see things in a different way to a lot of the posters on this thread, I always think that if I bet on Stoke to win then I will put the hoodoo's on it and they will lose. So I never bet on stoke as a matter of principle. If I were to bet then I would bet on them to lose in the hope that it would actually make us win.
Strange I know, but in my own head its perfectly justified! ;D
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2009 16:22:00 GMT
Yep I have. When Coates brought Pulis back from Plymouth I was pissed off. I really thought TP was bad for Stoke and that he would just bring us dire 0-0, 1-0, 0-1, or 1-1 results. I was so convinced of this that I took out an account with bet 365 and put £5 on each of these result every week.
Shows how wrong you can be - TP ended up being very good for Stoke. Shows how right you can be as well - made £400 profit over the season.
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