Gamble Game - League Cup 2020

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Re: Gamble Game - League Cup 2020

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My bets (Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th October)

£25 Luton @ 9/4
£25 Middlesbrough v Reading Draw @ 12/5
£50 Norwich @ 10/11
£50 Swansea @ 1/1
£25 Millwall @ 8/11
£25 Preston v Cardiff Draw @ 12/5

Good luck KK White, and many thanks for the competition SW :thumbup:
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Re: Gamble Game - League Cup 2020

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And my bets back at ya! (Sat 17th & Sun 18th October)

Luton v Stoke - D5/2, £20
Middlesboro v Reading - D12/5, £30
Rotherham v Norwich - A10/11, £24
Swansea v Huddersfield - H1/1, £51
Wycombe v Millwall - A8/11, £50
Preston v Cardiff - H13/10, £25

Best of luck BB.
Cheers Selby.
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Re: Gamble Game - League Cup 2020

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First Up Friday 16th & Saturday 17th October

DavyCC v bc grinner


Who will be the first player to reach the Last 4 ?

These are the matches to bet on (given the players plenty of time in case they have questions) :-


Derby v Watford - H2/1 D9/4 A5/4
Barnsley v Bristol City - H6/4 D11/5 A7/4
Birmingham v Sheff Wed - H13/8 D12/5 A13/8
Blackburn v Forest - H11/8 D12/5 A2/1
Bournemouth v QPR - H5/6 D5/2 A3/1
Brentford v Coventry - H4/7 D16/5 A9/2


DavyCC is the home player and has until midnight Wednesday 14th October to place his bets.


Rules :-
Players will be drawn against each other on knockout basis, lose and you are out
matches will be played as per order in the draw.
Each Player will have £200 to bet on 6 selected games (using all £200).
Must bet on each match (but can choose how money is split)
Minimum amount bet on one match is £5.
*The player drawn at home will place their bets by a specified time *.
The player drawn away will have up to kick off to place their bets.
Away player may choose same teams as home player but if so must use different amount of money if doing so.
If a match is drawn it will be replayed with the away player becoming the home player.

Any questions just ask :thumbup:

DavyCC -
Derby v Watford - D9/4 £30 - £0
Barnsley v Bristol City - A7/4 £40 - £0
Birmingham v Sheff Wed - A13/8 £30 - £78.75
Blackburn v Forest - H11/8 £40 - £0
Bournemouth v QPR - H5/6 £30 - £0
Brentford v Coventry - H4/7 £30 - £47.14
Total - £125.89


bc grinner -
Derby v Watford - A5/4 - £10 - £22.50
Barnsley v Bristol City - A7/4 - £45 - £0
Birmingham v Sheff Wed - H13/8 - £10 - £0
Blackburn v Forest - H11/8 - £45 - £0
Bournemouth v QPR - H5/6 - £45 - £0
Brentford v Coventry - H4/7 - £45 - £70.71
Total - £93.21


DavyCC beats bc grinner £125.89 to £93.21 and moves into the semi final.
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Re: Gamble Game - League Cup 2020

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Match Two Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th October

Barlow Boy v KK White


These are the matches to bet on (given the players plenty of time in case they have questions) :-


Luton v Stoke - H9/4 D5/2 A11/10
Middlesboro v Reading - H13/10 D12/5 A2/1
Rotherham v Norwich - H11/4 D13/5 A10/11
Swansea v Huddersfield - H1/1 D5/2 A12/5
Wycombe v Millwall - H15/4 D13/5 A8/11
Preston v Cardiff - H13/10 D12/5 A2/1


Barlow Boy is the home player and has until midnight Thursday 15th October to place his bets.


Rules :-
Players will be drawn against each other on knockout basis, lose and you are out
matches will be played as per order in the draw.
Each Player will have £200 to bet on 6 selected games (using all £200).
Must bet on each match (but can choose how money is split)
Minimum amount bet on one match is £5.
*The player drawn at home will place their bets by a specified time *.
The player drawn away will have up to kick off to place their bets.
Away player may choose same teams as home player but if so must use different amount of money if doing so.
If a match is drawn it will be replayed with the away player becoming the home player.

Any questions just ask :thumbup:

Barlow Boy -
£25 Luton @ 9/4 - £0
£25 Middlesbrough v Reading Draw @ 12/5 - £85
£50 Norwich @ 10/11 - £95.45
£50 Swansea @ 1/1 - £0
£25 Millwall @ 8/11 - £43.18
£25 Preston v Cardiff Draw @ 12/5 - £0
Total - £223.63


KK White -
Luton v Stoke - D5/2, £20 - £0
Middlesboro v Reading - D12/5, £30 - £102
Rotherham v Norwich - A10/11, £24 - £45.81
Swansea v Huddersfield - H1/1, £51 - £0
Wycombe v Millwall - A8/11, £50 - £86.36
Preston v Cardiff - H13/10, £25 - £0
Total - £234.17


Barlow Boy loses to KK White by £223.63 to £234.17
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Re: Gamble Game - League Cup 2020

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Congratulations KK (he says through gritted teeth :D).

As always, many thanks for the competition SW :clap:
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I've not forgotten.... Will do mine tomorrow.
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Re: Gamble Game - League Cup 2020

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Barlow Boy wrote:Congratulations KK (he says through gritted teeth :D).

As always, many thanks for the competition SW :clap:
Close one BB. Of course we both picked the wrong result for our decider yesterday :roll:
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Match Three Tuesday 20th October

Mr Russell v Frankie


These are the matches to bet on (given the players plenty of time in case they have questions) :-


Bristol City v Middlesboro - H6/4 D11/5 A9/5
Coventry v Swansea - H13/8 D12/5 A13/8
Huddersfield v Derby - H6/4 D9/4 A7/4
Millwall v Luton - H1/1 D5/2 A14/5
Norwich v Birmingham - H5/6 D11/4 A16/5
Forest v Rotherham - H11/10 D5/2 A13/5


Mr Russell is the home player and has until midnight Sunday 18th October to place his bets.


Rules :-
Players will be drawn against each other on knockout basis, lose and you are out
matches will be played as per order in the draw.
Each Player will have £200 to bet on 6 selected games (using all £200).
Must bet on each match (but can choose how money is split)
Minimum amount bet on one match is £5.
*The player drawn at home will place their bets by a specified time *.
The player drawn away will have up to kick off to place their bets.
Away player may choose same teams as home player but if so must use different amount of money if doing so.
If a match is drawn it will be replayed with the away player becoming the home player.

Any questions just ask :thumbup:

Mr Russell -
Bristol City v Middlesboro - H6/4 - 40 pounds
Coventry v Swansea - A13/8 - 35 pounds
Huddersfield v Derby - D9/4 - 30 pounds
Millwall v Luton - D5/2 - 30 pounds
Norwich v Birmingham - D11/4 - 30 pounds
Forest v Rotherham - H11/10 - 35 pounds


Frankie -
Bristol City v Middlesboro - D11/5 £25
Coventry v Swansea - A13/8 £35
Huddersfield v Derby - H6/4 £45
Millwall v Luton - H1/1 £25
Norwich v Birmingham - H5/6 £45
Forest v Rotherham - D5/2 £25
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Match Four Tues/Wed 20th/21st October

Selby White v Cheffy007


These are the matches to bet on (given the players plenty of time in case they have questions) :-


Reading v Wycombe - H8/13 D16/5 A4/1
Cardiff v Bournemouth - H15/8 D11/5 A6/4
QPR v Preston - H6/4 D9/4 A9/5
Sheff Wed v Brentford - H12/5 D12/5 A11/10
Watford v Blackburn - H1/1 D12/5 A5/2
Stoke v Barnsley - H1/1 D13/5 A9/4


Selby White is the home player and has until midnight Sunday 18th October to place his bets.


Rules :-
Players will be drawn against each other on knockout basis, lose and you are out
matches will be played as per order in the draw.
Each Player will have £200 to bet on 6 selected games (using all £200).
Must bet on each match (but can choose how money is split)
Minimum amount bet on one match is £5.
*The player drawn at home will place their bets by a specified time *.
The player drawn away will have up to kick off to place their bets.
Away player may choose same teams as home player but if so must use different amount of money if doing so.
If a match is drawn it will be replayed with the away player becoming the home player.

Any questions just ask :thumbup:

Selby White -
Reading v Wycombe - H8/13 - £60
Cardiff v Bournemouth - D11/5 - £20
QPR v Preston - D9/4 - £20
Sheff Wed v Brentford - D12/5 - £20
Watford v Blackburn - A5/2 - £10
Stoke v Barnsley - H1/1 - £70


Cheffy007 -
Reading £40 @ 8/13
Bournemouth £40 @ 6/4
Preston £30 @ 9/5
Sheff wed £30 @ 12/5
Watford £30 @ 1/1
Stoke £30 @13/5
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Re: Gamble Game - League Cup 2020

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My bets

Bristol City v Middlesboro - D11/5 £25

Coventry v Swansea - A13/8 £35

Huddersfield v Derby - H6/4 £45

Millwall v Luton - H1/1 £25

Norwich v Birmingham - H5/6 £45

Forest v Rotherham - D5/2 £25

I've been having a run of ridiculous last minute reversals of fortune recently. So all to play for... All the best Mr Russell.
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