bridgeman Posted 20 January, 2015 Posted 20 January, 2015 Have you any sympathy for this guy even if he is a Tottnumb fan? Also, do you think it is a real betting slip or something he has knocked up? http://www.thfclatest.com/2015/01/18/2600-down-the-drain-thanks-to-officials/ Have you ever been close to winning a decent size bet only to see it snatched out of your hand by the fickle hand of fate? I did a correct score accummalaotor a good few years ago. The first three games ended with the scorers I predicted. it was the time of teletext and I was following the Charlton v Notts County game which I predicted as 1-1. It was 1-1 right up to the 86th minute then another goal went in (and another) to end 2-2. Cost me nearly £8,000. You?
The9 Posted 20 January, 2015 Posted 20 January, 2015 I have every sympathy for him, it was an appalling and obviously hopeless offside decision and the ref was no better, not seeing that he was in his own half. Surely every near-winning bet that doesn't win is snatched away by fate?
The9 Posted 20 January, 2015 Posted 20 January, 2015 I had less sympathy for the one that's doing the rounds about the guy losing £42k because he cashed out his TWO 10-12(ish) team accumulators for £87, bearing in mind that 3 of the matches hadn't even kicked off at that point, including Saints at Newcastle and the two Sunday Prem games. That's not really a "near miss", it wasn't even the same day, and he made 8 times his stake.
Monk Posted 21 January, 2015 Posted 21 January, 2015 Lost out on £32k due to Reading versus Birmingham when I was 18. I'm not bitter, not one bit.
CB Saint Posted 21 January, 2015 Posted 21 January, 2015 My life is one broken trail of missed accys. W4nkers the lot of them.
Hatch Posted 21 January, 2015 Posted 21 January, 2015 I don't see why this is a story, this must happen every week, numerous times.
Big Bad Bob Posted 21 January, 2015 Posted 21 January, 2015 Have you any sympathy for this guy even if he is a Tottnumb fan? Also, do you think it is a real betting slip or something he has knocked up? http://www.thfclatest.com/2015/01/18/2600-down-the-drain-thanks-to-officials/ Have you ever been close to winning a decent size bet only to see it snatched out of your hand by the fickle hand of fate? I did a correct score accummalaotor a good few years ago. The first three games ended with the scorers I predicted. it was the time of teletext and I was following the Charlton v Notts County game which I predicted as 1-1. It was 1-1 right up to the 86th minute then another goal went in (and another) to end 2-2. Cost me nearly £8,000. You? If didn't cost you ~£8k, it cost you whatever your original bet was, until the match finished you had neither won nor lost the money, Heisenberg would be proud..
Whitey Grandad Posted 21 January, 2015 Posted 21 January, 2015 If didn't cost you ~£8k, it cost you whatever your original bet was, until the match finished you had neither won nor lost the money, Heisenberg would be proud.. Are you certain of that?
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 21 January, 2015 Posted 21 January, 2015 (edited) Lost out on £32k due to Reading versus Birmingham when I was 18. I'm not bitter, not one bit. Lost out on a £14k win off a £2(ish) acca a few years ago, think it was the early rounds of the League cup. Something like 14 or 15 folds, predicted a few 'shocks' got screwed by Stoke going out to someone rubbish, possibly Swindon? Did that happen recently? That may actually have something to do with my irrational dislike of Stoke. Edited 21 January, 2015 by KelvinsRightGlove
Rut Posted 21 January, 2015 Posted 21 January, 2015 Have you ever been close to winning a decent size bet only to see it snatched out of your hand by the fickle hand of fate? Who hasn't? My worst Saints one was: We were 20/1 to win at Arsenal a few years back ('only' 10/1 in places but you could get 20/1). A massive price. Couldn't resist. Put 50 quid on. Yep the game where by some miracle we went 2-1 up. Time is ticking down. The 3 mins of injury time are up. Ref is about to blow but lets Van Persie have one more hopeful whack towards goal... You know the rest.
View From The Top Posted 21 January, 2015 Posted 21 January, 2015 Some Saints fan on twitter last weekend needed Saints to win for about £2.5k. He cashed out before KO and was mightly ****ed off come FT.
Golden Balls Posted 21 January, 2015 Posted 21 January, 2015 Nearly won £5k in September. 9 results came in but Fulham beat Birmingham away when they were in awful form.
Whitey Grandad Posted 21 January, 2015 Posted 21 January, 2015 I read the title quickly and saw 'Stupid fan loses £2600...'
LGTL Posted 21 January, 2015 Posted 21 January, 2015 Mate of a mate needed Everton to beat WBA to win £75k. Lol.
Dr Who? Posted 24 January, 2015 Posted 24 January, 2015 I only ever bet max £5, but missed out on around £2k. 14 of my 15 had come in and Celtic just had to beat Motherwell at home in the evening. They drew 0-0!
Lighthouse Posted 24 January, 2015 Posted 24 January, 2015 Paddy Power just tweeted that an Ayrton on 2-0 Boro and 4-2 Bradford would have paid out around £355,000. I doubt there were any takers on that.
SamKimish Posted 9 February, 2015 Posted 9 February, 2015 My girlfriend and I place a single £10 accumulator on all the Saturday 3pm kick offs each week and we've so far won £2500+ this season. Having said that, I remember a £5k(ish) accumulator that had all come in except for the late kick off featuring Everton. 90th minute and all I needed was an Everton goal, corner came in and someone poked it home resulting in me going absolute apesh*t as you can imagine ... only to realise shortly afterwards that the goal had been disallowed for a dubious 'foul' on the keeper. Gutted doesn't quite describe it.
Batman Posted 9 February, 2015 Posted 9 February, 2015 Someone I know of won £52k in a 10+ team accy about ten years ago. The final game he was waiting to come in was Man U v fulham at old Trafford. United went on to win 4-0 or something and he bought the pub a round in. That was with a £10 bet
Deano6 Posted 9 February, 2015 Posted 9 February, 2015 It's incredible that so many people on this thread were close to massive payouts then got robbed in the last minute. That must be less likely than just going all the way and winning it, of which we have had none so far. Which is a good time for me to mention I won £216,400 on the accumulators a few years back.
Saint_Ash Posted 9 February, 2015 Posted 9 February, 2015 Was out with a mate for his stag do in Birmingham last year the day Chelsea smashed Arse 6-0 and we put a load of bets on, I had a 5er that someone would get sent off in the game and got all excited when Gibbs was sent off instead of Chamberlain, after the game we were in the pub reviewing an acca he had and all the teams were winning except Bournemouth and Newcastle, both of whom scored in injury time to win my mate £1300 off a 2 quid bet, all the drinks were on him from then on that night! Cracking. I've never won one though.
Saint_Ash Posted 9 February, 2015 Posted 9 February, 2015 http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11781233.Southampton_man_scoops___92_000_on_just_a___2_football_bet/?ref=mmsp
Dr Who? Posted 9 February, 2015 Posted 9 February, 2015 I had this at the weekend. Look,who let me down! 12 Fold Accumulator(s) @ 91.64/1 Manchester City Chelsea Derby Middlesbrough Norwich Swindon Preston Barnet Bristol Rovers Macclesfield Aberdeen Hearts Stake £3.50 Potential Returns £324.26
SB Posted 9 February, 2015 Posted 9 February, 2015 I had this at the weekend. Look,who let me down! 12 Fold Accumulator(s) @ 91.64/1 Manchester City Chelsea Derby Middlesbrough Norwich Swindon Preston Barnet Bristol Rovers Macclesfield Aberdeen Hearts Stake £3.50 Potential Returns £324.26 Why would you put a 1/8 team in?
Lorne Malvo Posted 10 February, 2015 Posted 10 February, 2015 Why would you put a 1/8 team in? Put it last on the slip it can make quite a difference. Doesn't work with online stuff though.
Saint-Armstrong Posted 10 February, 2015 Posted 10 February, 2015 Meanwhile, a man in Southampton won £92,000 from a £2 accumulator: http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11781233.Southampton_man_scoops___92_000_on_just_a___2_football_bet/?ref=twtrec
Hatch Posted 10 February, 2015 Posted 10 February, 2015 Meanwhile, a man in Southampton won £92,000 from a £2 accumulator: http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11781233.Southampton_man_scoops___92_000_on_just_a___2_football_bet/?ref=twtrec They should void the bet just for a laugh, pictures of his slip shows it was put on at 15.01 , after the matches had started
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