Either Half - Saturday 7 May 2022

[Ken4155]

Browsing through a few recent 'Either Half' posts last night, i came across a 'reply' from Hymie in which he asked if it would be possible to follow up each week with an update on how many of my "tips" obliged, and, for whatever reason, to name those teams who did not.

I must point out my selections are just that, 'selections' not 'tips'. I wouldn't be so presumptuous as to believe that there are those out there who follow me week after week. Sure, there may have been one or two of you who may have thought, "I'll have a go at them" only to curse me as the final results roll in and never read my Either Half thread again:-) If there are some of you mad enough to copy my bets, do so only if you can easily afford to lose your stake - that's the' Be Gambling Aware' klaxon sounded:-J

I compile the Either Half bet mainly from a 9 match acca i place whenever their are enough fixtures and i use William Hill as they are the only 'firm' i've discovered who actually have a dedicated coupon for the bet - and the only firm who boost the accumulative odds of the bet. I have yet to get all 9 up in my accas, or all my Either Half selections - if it was easy, i wouldn't be getting such fantastic odds. I have come close and i have 'cashed out' a few times on both bets.

To the uninitiated, 'Cashing out' (or 'Cashing In' if you prefer) is a tool the bookies use to persuade the punter to settle for a sum lower than the forecast return of the bet. I usually check my bets with about 15 minutes of the match remaining and make my decision then.

With the main European leagues all coming to a climax over the next couple of weeks, this will be one of my last attempts this season. Next season, i will endeavour to post regular updates on how the bet has performed each week:-)

All that said, here's this week's Dirty Dozen;

Palace, Stoke, Luton, Huddersfield, Bournemouth, Exeter, Swindon, Mansfield, Bradford, Colchester, Livingston and Freiburg.

£5 @ boosted odds of just over 436/1 = poss return of £2,186.45