Apologies for my absence

Well the title says it all. I have been really busy again Thursday and Friday this week and i havnt been able to get online either for a bet or to post on here.

Ok excuses aside let me tell you what i have been betting on first of all on Friday.

With not being able to get online i had to bet via betfair mobile on Friday and it began quite well. While listening to the cricket, particularly Ponting and Hayden hitting the fifties early friday morning i decided to have a look at the odds for just that, players to hit a 50 while they were both in there 40's.

There was money available but it was only a 1.01 shot and with them still having to knock 10 runs it wasnt worth it. Once Ponting moved to 52 i looked again. Low and behold a person not managing his position. The 1.01 was still there. Free money even if it wasnt a lot £1.19 after commision but then again i did the same with Hayden so a profit of £2.38 before 9am.

Good start. School boy error later. During the football i couldnt watch the match so was punting blind but decided the unders would be fine. Backing and laying off 7 pence lower. Not a great profit but £7 while your doing your food shopping i thought was good. Anyway the school boy error bit? The first bet hadnt been matched and i hadnt noticed. Cost me £28.

At the end of friday my balance stood at £604, a bit of a hit in a few days.

Onto Saturday. Nothing to do, couldnt be bothered to go to watch Stoke in Colchester (thank god, they lost 3-0). 2 Matches on Prem plus and the 3 o clock kick offs to play with and all day in i was hoping for a reasonably good return today putting the small loss of the week behind me.

First game up Liverpool V Charlton and it should of been 10-2 to Liverpool but it ended 3-0. Managed to get myself in a mess in the Over 2.5 market after the early goal and was £95 but i waited until half time and lumped on 2 goals or more locking in £134 win and £39 profit on the game.

Out of the 3 o clock games i looked at and fancied Newcastle to beat Watford with the ability to lay it off if needs be with the game going in play. Backed Newcastle to win and when they went 1-0 up laid off and saved my arse from going in the final ten minutes when the game was at 1-1 and others were still locked into the game. £56 profit on this one.

Next was Villa V Bolton a nailed on draw for me which i backed. The game was diabolical, really awful to watch and nobody looked like winning it. Not long into the game i laid off so didnt have to suffer it. Could of and should of waited longer only locking in £8 profit but i didnt have to watch the really rubbish game and i probably would have been tempted to let it run with the game ending 1-0 Bolton.

Over Friday profit £103. Overall bank £707.

Long post this but that will teach me to make them more regularly.

Small punt

Well today was always going to be a difficult one for me in terms of have a bet of any significance so i didnt really get long to have a good look for anything interesting.

I ended up just having a small punt on a Chelsea win and Aresenal/Wigan draw double. It would have been a nice little earner bar a 87th minute goal for Arsenal but thats the way it go's.

Today i have lost just £20 and my bank is now £630.

Hopefully il get a better chance for a bet tomorrow.

Quiet day.

Well today has been quiet for me in gambling terms. I have been very busy with work rushed off my feet all day so no chance for me to have a bet during the day but i wasnt to bothered what with the football that was on this evening.

Tonight brought us a few games all replays in the FA Cup. I focussed my attentions on the live game that was on Sky, Forrest V Salisbury.

The odds were very short on Forrest at the start of the game but i was sure Forrest were not going to win this game so i backed them. When the goal went in i greened out as i had prior experience of this game earlier in this blog and Salisbury equalised.

Forrest went on to make it 2-0 so i should of let it ride but a £51 is a profit none the less.

Overall bank £651

Not sure whether or not there will be much chance for me to have a bet tomorrow due to my
Nephews first nativity play so that will be me tomorrow night but we will see in the day.

Stay true to my convictions

Well today was a bit of an on off day really and the title sums that up pretty well.

It started last night/early morning with the NFL really. I had New Orleans down as a bit of a banker and if i had of stayed with my convictions there was money to be made on this one. Oh well, it didnt lose me anything just missed out on potential green.

Early afternoon and i had chosen my first football action for the day Thrasivoulos V Agrotikos. Strange one i know from Greece division 2 but i fancied unders and was on it. First of all from the start before laying off for all green at half time, then getting back in when one goal went in until the end letting it ride for more. The game ended 0-1 and i ended £108.

Later the Premiership game Villa V Sheffield and i fancied unders, however my convictions told me to leave it alone this game couldnt be picked. I went for it anyway and 2 minutes in Villa were 1 up. Great. I sweated on it until around the half hour malk when i decided there were more goals in this so i layed off for an all red position costing me £30.

Overall today i ended £78 and a total bank of £599. Also i need to start listening to start following my convictions.

Out of practice

Isnt it amazing how when your away from doing this for a few days you become a little out of practice. I cant make my mind up whether this was out of practice with my judgment or with my trading but either way i was £100 after the Chelsea V Arsenal game was over.

The NFL provided a nice enough option to earn some of my money back for me tonight though starting with Baltimore @ Kansas City. This made me £10 a nice start to my nights NFL trading.

Later Denver @ San Diego allowed me to get £65 on any result which was a good earner. This gave me the oppurtunity though to get back in on another market for this game earning me another £13.

All told i managed to finish today £12 not a good result but it served to get me back in the swing of things ahead of another NFL game tonight and football tomorrow. Overall my bank now stands at £521

Where have i been?

Sorry to any regular readers, if i have any, that i have not been around for a few days. There has been numerous reasons for this. First off all i missed the champions league action on Wednesday due to a family meal so didnt get the bets on i wanted hey hum. Thursday there was nothing i could find to bet on. There was the NFL but friday was an important day so i had to go to bed.

Friday morning i purchased a Nintendo Wii because i am a bit of a computer games geek as well. So you can tell where my Friday went, up in the air playing games, namely Zelda (very good game) all day.

Yesterday i had a punt and was looking for a banker because while at the match i couldnt lay the bet off so i backed Birmingham to beat Preston. In my eyes it was nailed on and i think Preston are one of a few pretenders at the top of the championship at the moment. I only risked £50 (wish i had risked more) and earned £44.

This lifts my total up to £533 and today i have football and the NFL to play with so i will let you know about that later.