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A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH 15-10-07
Louis Spence
Middlesbrough were founder members of the Premiership in season 1992-1993. Although they were relegated at the end of that season and again in 1997 following the points deduction debacle they have maintained top status ever since. For a club of its geographical location and crowd potential this is actually a highly laudable achievement.
Let us all be in no doubt that if Steve Gibson's hand had not been at the helm we would have suffered the same fate as those highlighted below. That is why, plus the inevitable monetary rewards that top status endows, it is vital for clubs to stay afloat in the Premiership.
To understand more fully the scope of this one has only to examine the league table at the end of the first Premiership season and see where other founder members now languish.
FIRST PREMIERSHIP TABLE 1992-93
1. Manchester United
2. Aston Villa
3. NORWICH
4. Blackburn
5. QPR
6. Liverpool
7. SHEFFIELD WED
8. Tottenham Hotspur
9. Manchester City
10. Arsenal
11. Chelsea
12. WIMBLEDON
13. Everton
14. SHEFFIELD UNITED
15. COVENTRY
16. IPSWICH
17. LEEDS UTD
18. SOUTHAMPTON
19. OLDHAM
20. CRYSTAL PALACE
21. Boro
22. NOTTINGHAM FOREST
* The Premiership was reduced at end of 1994-95 season with four clubs relegated (Palace, Norwich, Leicester and Ipswich) and two promoted (Boro and Bolton) making it a twenty team league.
As you can see there are over half of the original members now playing at lower levels and one, disgracefully in my opinion, has ceased to exist at all. Funnily enough, though not for their supporters, the three highest placed of these absentees are now occupying the relegation places in the Championship with Norwich 22nd, Sheffield Wednesday 23rd and QPR at rock bottom.
Any betting man would take at least one of the three to drop yet another division come the season's end.
Of the other hopefuls in the second tier we find Coventry the highest placed at 8th then Ipswich (10th) Southampton (14th) Palace (19th) and Sheffield United at a worrying 20th.
In the laughably named League One, Forest are best placed at 5th, the shockingly sledgehammered Leeds at 12th and Oldham at a none too edifying 18th.
It became almost de rigueur to despise Wimbledon for their tactics and dubious personnel but their fans never deserved to lose their team altogether in a carve up that saw Milton Keynes achieve football league status out of nowhere - made worse by the fact that Wimbledon had fought through the whole of the league pyramid to achieve top billing.
It is hard to see any of these originals returning this season and so another windfall disparity is incurred. Another year of frustration for fans of clubs with greater pulling power and higher pedigree than those now lording it at the highest echelon. Albeit shakily in some cases.
It has taken Derby five years to get back and that all looks as though, through the inevitable missing out of top flight funding, it has been in vain. It's not out of the question that either of the other promoted clubs, Sunderland or Birmingham could join them.
As the great Bill Shankly once said; 'Some people think football is a matter of life or death. I assure them it is much more serious than that'.
Never a truer word.
There have been funerals where I have remained dry-eyed but when the Boro have been relegated...
Louis Spence
Louis will be appearing on 'Dirty Rotten Cheater' with host Brian Conley on Tuesday 16th October on BBC 1 at 2.35.
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A GUARANTEED PROFIT OF AT LEAST £41.20 ON PORTSMOUTH v FULHAM
Did you know that it is possible to win money on Sunday afternoon's Premiership clash between Portsmouth v Fulham, whatever the result?
The game kicks off at 3.00pm and we can guarantee you a profit of at least £41.20, whatever the result of the match. All you have to do is follow the simple instructions below and then sit back and enjoy the game. At full-time, you will be at least £41.20 better off, whatever the result of the match.
We must point out that if you want to take this bet, you should do it now because if the odds change, then the figures here will be invalidated. If they have changed, let us know and we will rework the bet for you.
You can still do this if you have a Betfair account but your overall profit will be reduced by £25.00 as you won't receive the £25.00 cashback as an existing account holder.
If you are unsure about this bet, you are most welcome to call us on 01642 223229 and we will help you as much as we can.
We're going to lay out a total of £71.00 on the Portsmouth v Fulham match and we will collect £115.00 if Portsmouth win, £112.20 if Fulham win and £114.13 if it's a draw. That's a minimum profit of 58%, a much higher interest rate than you will get in any high street bank.
Here's how it's done. Just follow these simple instructions.
1. Open an account with Coral. It is really important that you enter the bonus code of CORALTD when prompted. This is to ensure that you receive your bonus.
Open an account with Betfair. It is really important that you enter the promotional code of BFB425 when prompted. This is to ensure that you receive your bonus.
Open an account with Extrabet
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This shouldn't take you any longer than a few minutes.
2. Make the following deposits into your new accounts.
Deposit £20.00 into your new Coral account.
Deposit £26.00 into your new Betfair account.
Deposit £25.00 into your Extrabet
account.
3. Now make the following bets.
Place £20.00 on Portsmouth at 3.00 (2/1) with Coral.
Coral will now add a £10.00 bonus to your account. Place this on Portsmouth as well. You will now have £30.00 riding on Portsmouth.
Back the draw with £25.00 at 3.7 (11/4) (or higher if available) with Betfair.
Place £26.00 on Fulham at 2.2 (6/5) with Extrabet .
Extrabet match your first bet up to £25 so you will now have £51.00 riding on Fulham.
The £25.00 matched bet will not show in your account but you can read all about how it works on the Extrabet site. It's the purple box that says '£25 FREE BET FOR NEW CUSTOMERS' on the top right hand side. Click here to visit the Extrabet site.
If you are unsure about placing these bets, please feel free to mail us or call us on 01642 223229 and we will talk you through it, no problem at all. There is no such thing as a stupid question.
You have temporarily laid out a total of £71.00 on the Portsmouth v Fulham match. I stress, temporarily... Now sit back, crack a beer open and enjoy the match.
4. Here's what happens at the end of the game.
If Portsmouth win, you collect £115.00. That's £90.00 from Coral plus a £25.00 cashback from Betfair.
If it's a draw, you collect £114.13. That's £89.13 from Betfair plus a £25.00 cashback from Betfair.
If Fulham win you collect £112.20. That's £87.20 from Extrabet plus a £25.00 cashback from Betfair.
5. This means that the worst case scenario on the Portsmouth v Fulham match is Fulham win and you make £41.20 profit. However, if it is a draw you make £43.13 and if Portsmouth win you make £44.00. That's a minimum profit of 58%, a much better rate of interest that you would get at any high street bank or building society.
6. It is absolutely vital that you click on the links on this page to open the accounts with the two bookies and enter the correct bonus codes or you may not qualify for the bonuses.
Also, before you place your bets, you should check that the odds haven't changed. If they have, let us know by mail or phone us on 01642 223229 and we will rework the bet for you.
Please feel free to contact us or phone us on 01642 223229 if you have any questions at all about this bet and we will help you as much as we can.
Please note that the bonuses are valid for new customers only so if you already have an account with one or more of the bookies we are using, you won't be able to do this. If that is the case, mail us or phone us on 01642 223229 and we'll create an alternative bet for you using different bookies.
This method of betting was used very successfully during the 2006 World Cup and you can read all about how it was done right here.
We guarantee this bet
It's understandable that some people will not believe that it is possible to do this. "What's the catch?" I hear you asking. My answer to that question is that we have been publishing arbitrage bets for four seasons now and literally hundreds of people have profited from following the advice on these pages.
Only twice has our refund guarantee been triggered and that was when we did all the figures wrong and sent refunds out to those who had followed our advice and made a small loss.
Our refund guarantee works like this. If this bet doesn't work like we say it will and you end up out of pocket, we will refund your losses. Simple as that.
That means that you simply cannot lose on this, whatever happens and even if we messed up the numbers.
The only stipulation here is that you must click on the links on this page to be eligible for the refund guarantee, not that you'll be needing to claim anyway. Just enjoy the profit and stay posted for many more of these throughout the season.
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