Good morning. Rugby League Challenge Cup Final this afternoon and Warrington a ghost town this morning as 60,000 Wirepullers will be at Wembley. Many years ago I was Chairman of a Rugby League Club in the then Second Division. Trafford Borough. Our coach was Mick Peers and he held the post all the 5 years I was involved. Mick was in the Warrington squad when they last lifted the Trophy in 1974. The players in that team will be walking around Wembley today EXCEPT Mick. He lost a leg last year and the Wembley Authorities have refused the clubs request that Micks wheelchair be pushed behind the rest of the lads. So he will stay on the sidelines. There is something wrong in UK life isnt there when Millwall & West Ham ‘fans’ can cause mayhem yet a perfectly just cause is forbidden.
Anyway onto the game and I have posted my bets below. Trading I feel will be very good on the match market. I would NOT take a position at the start. Await the first try and then lay the side who scored it. I feel it will be a tight game so stay on the lay side so that the draw – which is quite possible – builds up throughout the match. Keep laying the side who score for a few quid and I feel you should have an excellent position come the final 15 minutes.
Just Cartmel for proper racing and the usual ‘your turn today’ Handicaps too close to call. I have found a few opportunities but remember Saturdays cards generally are the hardest of the week.
Yesterdays meeting at Big Mike Towers went very well and I can report as follows :-
Starsky – Will join the service on Tuesday with his regular column of excellent bets and lays. Those who have registered to be involved will be contacted by Luan shortly and this extra exclusive service starts on Tuesday. From what I gather we are FULL but please check with Luan today or tomorrow on luan7677@hotmail.com Having met Starsky yesterday I am extremely confident that his column will provide sufficient return for members involved to follow his own plans – to amass £5,000 per annum from 40 weeks work. £125 extra per week to pay for Holidays & Mortgage.
The Alchemist – Well all I can say – as a Trader myself – is that this is SO VERY EXCITING. The lad also starts on Tuesday and will have his own heading on the Forum. His brilliant strategy on Tennis is in effect quite simple and his problem is that by producing his stance before the game will indeed give the game away. We discussed long and hard how we should encompass the strategy within the Service and have come up with a plan which I trust is acceptable to the membership.
The strategy in short produces a 90% strike rate. The longest losing run is just 3 in hundreds of trades in 2008/9 so an ‘increasing’ staking plan would certainly be acceptable. The Alchemist will therefore post the match(es) he intends to trade for September and October in the Forum and then allow members to see the Betfair P & L account the following day.
I am opening a new Betfair account for this purpose. At the end of October what – presently – we propose to do is to accept members on a ‘bolt on basis’ like Starsky who will also lodge a Trading stake of £200 for the Alchemist to trade his stratgey in the future. I would be absolutely staggered if that £200 stake is not repaid to the member within 4 months so clever is the trade. The reason we are not seeking members for the trade from the start is indeed quite simple. The Alchemist must prove to me and the whole of the membership that the strategy works. The ensuing two months will make riveting reading for traders like me and others in the Service. VERY exciting stuff indeed. Starts on Tuesday.
The two lads will also step into my shoes when I have a few days off in the year. Yes I know – I can hear you – they will probably make a better fist of it than I do.
Brown envelope award. The Friday Plaque once again – surprise surprise – went to Alan Berry when his no hoper was withdrawn from the beautifully framed Claimer at Newcastle. Made no difference in the end as our horse was runner up but it still grates doesnt it?
No live blog bets from me today,
Mike
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