2018/19 Footy Season - Ante-Post Bets

[Ken4155]

Each season, prior to the big kick off, i place a number of ante-post bets which will, hopefully, give me an interest almost throughout the entire season. Just spent about an hour and a half studying the departures and arrivals both in the UK and further afield. This acca is a result of that study;

Prem; Chelsea NOT to be in top 4
Champ; Middlesbrough promotion
League 1; Scunthorpe promotion
League 2; Notts Co promotion
Scots Prem; Rangers (w/o Celtic)
German Bundesliga; Dortmund (w/o Bayern)
It Ser A; Juventus
Sp La Liga; Barcelona
Port Primera; Benfica
Dutch Ered; PSV

@ just under 4,850/1 a fiver could realise £24,253 - which would be well worth waiting 40 odd weeks for :-)

[Buenchico]

Certainly some pundits reckon Middlesbrough for promotion to be a fairly safe bet. See here:
https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/this-is-where-sky-bet-pundits-think-sheffield-united-and-sheffield-wednesday-will-finish-this-season-1-9279885

Those predictions suggest that Rotherham will avoid relegation but I know some Rotherham fans who think that would be too much to really hope for ;-)

[Jackdaw33]

Am I the only one who finds the word 'footy' intensely irritating? It was unknown till Australian TV invaded our shores.

[Buenchico]

>>> It was unknown till Australian TV invaded our shores

That might depend upon which part of the country you're from. The Oxford English Dictionary has a 1966 reference to 'footee' from 'Lern Yerself Scouse', so maybe it's a northern thing. (I'm reasonably sure that I heard the term used in the early 1970s around Sheffield, when I was doing my teacher training).

[Jackdaw33]

It must be a regional thing then. I'm from the NE, Newcastle area, and never came across the word till the late 80s.

[Ken4155]

Jackdaw, are you just having a pop at my vocabulary because i've done your near neighbours (and arch enemies) the 'Boro for promotion? :-) Must admit, though, i really only use it when typing. Maybe it does emanate from Liverpool - we do seem to have quite a few 'Mickey's) in and around the Burnley area :-))

[Ken4155]

Another couple of ante post bets ahead of the forthcoming FOOTBALL season :-);

West Brom to win Championship @ 8/1
Bradford to win League One @ 28/1
Lincoln to win League Two @ 7/1

£1 Patent, £1.50 e.w. treble (Sky paying 4 places @ a 5th). 3 placed = approx £62, 3 winners = £5,892

Huddersfield relegated from Prem
Bolton relegated from Championship
Gillingham relegated from League One
Yeovil relegated from League 2
Livingston to finish bottom of Scottish Prem

£5 @ over 168/1 = poss return of £848

At least 2 more accas to find before i'm done with the ante post.

[Hopkirk]

Oh no Ken. Please don't bet on West Brom.
That will really scupper our chances.

[rowanwitch]

I will be on Baggies as well, in memory of the OH a sentimental fiver on Liverpool, and a kiss of death bet on man United to ensure they don't win

[Ken4155]

So Hoppy, who will you blame if the Baggies don't 'Boing Boing' this season? Me or Rowanwitch:-)
Hoping to snatch JayRod off you - he belongs back home with his proper family :-)

[Hopkirk]

If you want JayRod, you had better dig deep in your pockets.

I don't think I'll recognise the team that we field this season.
All power to Big Dave (Darren Moore)

[Ken4155]

I think we may have a few bob more to add to the sum we already offered :-)

[Ken4155]

last 2..................possibly (may have a look at Top Scorer market in all 4 domestic leagues)

Man City to win Prem
'Boro top 6 finish in Champ
Scunthorpe top 6 finish in L1
Notts Co top 7 finish in L2
Celtic to win SP
Bayern to win Bundes
Juventus to win Ser A
Barcelona to win La Liga
PSV to win Eredivisie
Benfica to win Primera

£5 @ approx 251/1 = possible return of £1,260

Southampton to finish in bottom half of Prem
Sheff Wed top 6 finish in Champ
Luton promoted from L1
Lincoln promoted from L2
Dundee Utd to win Sc Champ
Raith to win Sc 1
Ronaldo top scorer in Ser A

£5 @ 2,148/1 = possible return of £10,740

[gollob]

Anybody who backs on football before the season has started
properly must be bonkers and have money to give away