QuoteIt was a thread here a bit back. 'beat the bookies', sligoman kindly informed us of a likely 'fringe' sligo team.
cheers for that.
at one stage think we were at 8-1 to win, can only assume that word leaked out that cook was fielding an inexperienced team,
It was a thread here a bit back. 'beat the bookies', sligoman kindly informed us of a likely 'fringe' sligo team.
cheers for that.
"cheers for that" were the last words of a Mr. Bholg before he boarded his private jet which took him to his new home in Monaco. The source of Mr. Bholg's newfound wealth is still uncertain.Originally Posted by bholg
"He just hasn't been the same since he went to Paddy Power a few days ago" a source added.
A soccer match involving Sligo Rovers and Bray Wanderers saw bookmakers losing thousands of euros.
Bookmakers across the country paid out close to one hundred-thousand euro on the game that was played in the Carlyle ground in Bray last week.
According to reports thousands of euro was placed on Bray Wanderers to win while very little was placed on a Sligo Rovers victory.
Bookmaker, Paddy Power said 'their was highly unusual betting on this game and the most we would usually pay out on an Eircom League game would be €10,000 euro, but this was certainly much more than that'.
According to Bookmakers there was so much money placed on Bray, betting was suspended an hour before kick off.
The Sligo Rovers - Bray Wanderers game saw the most money bet during any game this season in the Eircom League.
Sligo Rovers Chairman, Michael Toolan says the board of the club will meet to discuss the issue.
http://www.oceanfm.ie/onair/sligolei...leid=000002206
Life without Rovers, it makes no sense...it's a heartache...nothing but a fools game. S.R.F.C.
dont see what Toolan has to discuss.Much more important things should be on his might than this sort of stuff.So what if the bookies took a bashing.Only moan when they get taken for a few quid.This happens in plenty of leagues on the last day of the season.
"Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure"
There's a million and one other things he should be discussing /doing
muppet
It was a stupid article that made no real point in the end despite having a scandal suggesting front page headline. To sum it up, Bray needing a win played a weak Sligo team, people knew, people put down lots of cash, odds were shortened, people kept betting, people won lots of money.
€100k, you say? It'll be a cold Christmas in the Power household this year.
A leading authority on League of Ireland football since 2003. You're probably wrong.
Thought the same myself, more or less, the sensational front page headline made me buy the rag out of curiosity, but they were smart enough not to imply that anything illegal happened. Paddy Power's "any type of publicity" attitude might bite him in arse if he isn't careful.
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Exactly, can't believe this actually got a page in the paper. Paddy Power were a bit thick with their odds at the beginning as well.
I find it VERY VERY hard to believe that Paddy Powers would let themselves get in to a position to lose 100k on a League of Ireland game on the last day of the season.
There's plenty of lads on the site here who know how difficult it can be to get a decent sized bet on LOI games accepted by a bookmaker.
I don't doubt Powers took a pasting on the game, but they are spinning the figures using their time honoured marketing technique known as "The Bigger The Payout The Bigger The Publicity"
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Poor little Timmy Power will have to make do with just a plain old 5 course meal and no cranberry sauce for the turkey. Disgraceful, Sligo, utterly disgraceful. For shame.€100k, you say? It'll be a cold Christmas in the Power household this year.
If ever a man had a face that deserved financial ruin it would be this man
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/image..._paddy1203.jpg
now that i check, i had an accumulator and foolishly thought shels would beat wexford at home (that result a bit stinky now that i think of it)
Nay..I think I'll christmas in dundalk this year, the beaches are nice and quiet
Sure Paddy Power are hiring any kind of clown these days...
Also I think the betting pattern would have been highly regular in this match, in so far as everyone backed one side!
I phoned the speaking clock to hear a voice speak, it said - "At the tone you will be very much alone"
theres nothing to it. he's just annoyed and embarrased by the amount of money he lost!
"right eddie you have 100k to spend on players for next season"
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kdjac
5-0
whos eddie?
Still it would be facinating to hear the inside track on what occured.How many people bet?How many shops were hit for a lot of money.Who was doing the betting and are they in anyway close to valuable sources?I am not suggesting anything untoward.Sligo planned on giving the youngsters a run out and Paddy got caught with his pants down.Suprised that their computer system did not flag things earlir(I thought procedure in these cases was to try to lay off the bet).Could be that some shop managers got a severe bollocking.Wonder will it affect the way they handle EL betting in future.
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