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HALF A MILLION HOPEFULS 29-4-08
Louis Spence
Apart from the big boys of the Premiership, the aggregated ticket sales for the remaining clubs is just short of half a million.
Genuine passionate souls are still buying religiously to support their clubs. So what do they get in return?
It used to be that they were relishing a chance for a run at the League title, or, in the case of smaller outfits, the prospect of retaining their much prized Division One place.
Alas now they are purchasing mediocrity. The latter will be scrapping from day one to stay afloat and the wannabes know there is no room at the top.
Ask a Derby diehard how much value they have had for their hard earned cash this season. Sisyphus the boulder pusher got an easier gig.
The Champions League places are permanently pre-booked although the seating arrangements may vary.
The Cup Final is also the preserve of the giants if they so choose. Does anyone really believe that Portsmouth would be meeting Cardiff if the leviathans had bothered to show real interest?
Still further down the pecking order comes the League Cup. Now just a fraction of the half million could conceivably get a ludicrously expensive day out at Wembley for this now devalued trophy.
So in effect these hardy fans from 80% of the teams involved are shelling out up to £700 per year to get the two available places in this minor showdown. Or a secondary European qualification. That ain't good value, my friend.
Like some drunken sailor they are being ‘rolled’ year in year out.
You are now being taken for a patsy. Fully paid up member. Your money is in so you no longer have a say. You relinquished control the moment your cheque was cashed. I was a season ticket holder for years until I saw the futility of it. The beautiful game has been hijacked.
Any way you want to justify it, your reckoning comes up wanting. Or if it doesn’t, your IQ does.
If it’s a case of blind faith you have my sympathy - I have walked that road. Undying love? Not when your mistress keeps on betraying you.
Nobody in their right mind pays £35 for a meal knowing they will be served inferior food and then be treated with disdain. Once would be ridiculous but to sign up for nineteen such meals would be considered sheer lunacy. Because it is.
You are paying for a magical mystery tour and ending up in a third world dictatorship. Oh and by the way, you had better show your appreciation or we’ll have our thought police after you. Ungrateful wretches.
The undeniable and unpalatable fact is that the only show in town is the Premiership top four – the gateway to the Champions League. In an ideal world, there would be strong competition for this hallowed ground but this is just another Simon Cowell production.
The best the rest can hope for is European qualification in the UEFA Cup. This is such small fry when compared to Big Brother it is laughable. The disdain that ‘non-involved’ parties show this competition says it all. Remind me again who is left in. I’m waiting…
Year after year at this time, the call goes out from the clubs for the ever more disillusioned supporters to dig deep again after, in many cases, shocking performances from disinterested mercenaries. This, my friend, is football today.
The old boys network which comprises ex-players, managers and multifarious backroom staff, along with the radio and TV pundits, will of course be talking the game up again – conning the poor to pay the rich. Well someone has to foot their inflated salaries.
How many times do you hear these jokers have a go about fan apathy as they point out the empty seats from their own ‘paid for’ perches? What can a football ‘expert’ come out with that you don’t already know? Money for old rope and then some. Fooling nobody.
Do I still love football? With a passion, my friend. Am I sick of the Premiership cartel and the jesters in charge of the game? Ever more so.
It could be changed for the better for the paying spectator but who cares about him? A necessary nonentity. The execrable Freddie Shepherd and Duncan Hall said it all.
If you don’t agree with this then tell me who will be next year’s top four. Excuse me while I stifle a yawn. Dear, oh dear.
The game has been sold out and I for one am no longer paying.
Louis Spence.
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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.
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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.
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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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