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Post by headsgoup on Mar 5, 2009 17:55:26 GMT
Stoke are evens now with them to stay up. For non-betting folk, it means they now reckon we have a 50/50 chance of staying up.
It also means that they have made themselves to look stupid by paying up bets after the first match. ;D
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Post by stokie25 on Mar 5, 2009 17:57:27 GMT
i hope we end up costing them a fortune! I boycotted betting with them the day they paid out on that ludicrous publicity stunt...if other stokies did too, that must've cost em a bit  |
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Post by ST1 Stokie on Mar 5, 2009 17:58:42 GMT
Lets hope they have to pay out shed loads when they offered the free bet out to Stokies.Fookers might not be so quick to write us off next season. ;D ;D
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Post by BIG Mama on Mar 5, 2009 17:58:47 GMT
I wish you were right Alan.
The amount of people I know who had never heard of Paddy Power before they paid out on that bet is ridiculous. As much as I disagreed with what they did, have to tip my hat to them, good publicity stunt.
BM
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Post by headsgoup on Mar 5, 2009 18:12:53 GMT
I wish you were right Alan. The amount of people I know who had never heard of Paddy Power before they paid out on that bet is ridiculous. As much as I disagreed with what they did, have to tip my hat to them, good publicity stunt. BM Maybe you're right but it's the total lack of respect they showed to us that riled me. They wouldn't dared show that kind of disrespect to the likes of Man U. To them we were just an easy target. Wankers |
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Post by tazi on Mar 5, 2009 18:19:11 GMT
Wouldn't have got more publicity had they advertised in between breaks of Coronation Street and at a fraction of the cost too.
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Post by henry on Mar 5, 2009 18:23:07 GMT
well if we do stay up they'll be paying out to me, stuck my free £50 bet on us at 5/2 to avoid relegation. goooooaaaaarrrrnnnnn stoke
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Post by headsgoup on Mar 5, 2009 18:25:14 GMT
Wouldn't have got more publicity had they advertised in between breaks of Coronation Street and at a fraction of the cost too. Dunna make it right though Tazi lad. They would've got more publicity if they took the piss out of one of the top four. |
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Post by Irish Stokie on Mar 5, 2009 18:30:17 GMT
i dont think this is anything to do with Stoke as a football club it was just a very good PR stunt. I dont think they just paid on us in any show of disrespect but they do these kind of stunts every so often. Im sure there was piss all money on us getting relegated and the few grand payout is nothing compared to the exposure they got as a result. Im sure they had a list of 5-6 teams with us, Hull, Brazil, Bolton etc that had anyone had a bad result they would payout on them getting relegated.
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Post by magicmanfuller on Mar 5, 2009 18:38:08 GMT
good PR stunt or not, as it stands at the minute poor old paddy is goin to loose quite a substanial amount of dough
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Post by Irish Stokie on Mar 5, 2009 18:41:26 GMT
Well how many people would have backed us to go down because i know an awful lot of football fans who are in the bookies more often then not and not one of them had seen ANYONE back a club to be relegated as its a bet that has shite odds and takes 9 months to cash in so i doubt Paddy Power would have payed out much TBH
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Post by stokebill on Mar 5, 2009 19:29:35 GMT
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Post by Miniman on Mar 5, 2009 19:38:16 GMT
I don't get that league  |
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Post by salopstick on Mar 5, 2009 19:47:42 GMT
the carlton palmer advert is quality
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Post by Miniman on Mar 5, 2009 19:50:15 GMT
In the bath?
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Post by salopstick on Mar 5, 2009 20:40:42 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2009 21:02:45 GMT
henry, paddy power tip us to go down, and then only offer 5-2 to stay up, typical bookies, steer clear of the robbing b's.
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Post by truckerged on Mar 6, 2009 11:44:12 GMT
i think most gamblers were aware of paddypower b4 they used us a cheap publicity stunt. they first started to do it by paying out early on the shit for the title. iwonder what there next masterstroke will be? the three promoted teams out of the championship this year to go straight back down?oh hang on i might agree with them on that one!
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Post by kingdeano on Mar 6, 2009 11:48:28 GMT
its great when things like that backfire, they pulled off a great little pr stunt and one that got them a few headlines, but it wont half be funny when them headlines show they paid out money when they didnt need to. priceless
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Post by Beardy200 on Mar 6, 2009 11:57:07 GMT
henry, paddy power tip us to go down, and then only offer 5-2 to stay up, typical bookies, steer clear of the robbing b's. Well 5-2 means they reckon if everything stayed constant Stoke would probably stay up twice in 7 attempts. That equates to about 28% so surely if you thought something had a 28% chance of happening you would tip it not to happen either as there is 72% the other way no? EDIT - PS Who's got the signature way too big - change it please thx |
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Post by grayscfc on Mar 6, 2009 12:36:23 GMT
PERSONALLY I DON`T GIVE A FUCK WHAT PADDY POWER DID, IT WAS CHEAP BUT IF ANYTHING IT GALVANISED US AS A CLUB & IN-PART EXPLAINS THE FANTASTIC SUPPORT AT THE BRIT.....AND THAT IN ITSELF IS A MASSIVE FUCK YOU TO PADDY POWER NOW WE`RE STILL IN THE FIGHT & THEY ARE`NT MAKING MONEY FROM US..... THANKS PADDY!!!!!!!!!
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Post by wakefieldstokie on Mar 6, 2009 12:51:18 GMT
Chill. It was a very good piece of PR for them that's all. They don't have it in for Stoke.
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