Yes it is a good job and when I got my P60 on Tuesday gone I was so fed up and ed off with myself.

I earned £27,000 for the year and worked out that a good £15,000/£16,000 of that had been blown on gambling.

It's time for me to wake up and smell the coffee.

I urge everyone not to bet

Just make sure you ALWAYS have money on you, then when you do go into a bookie you can always bet if you want to.

wow 16k that is bad

Wrong that is the worse thing that can happen.

I don't even take my wallet with me to work anymore or have any money on me.

Because I pass three bookies to and from work and deep down know I will go in and bet until I lose the lot if I have as so much as £10 on me.

Let me give you a example of me when I was backing anything.

Last March just two days after payday I put £400 on Bradford +4 away at Wigan and lost.

That night after the game I went to ATM (took £50 out) by Wallgate station and went in the Coral at the top of the road.

I had £120 on me which I lost on roulette, I then back to the ATM and took another £50 out. I lost that.

I then went and took my last £150 out for the day and lost that.

When I got back to Bradford at 23:48, I waited for midnight and then took out my £300 maximum and went to the Gala casino and lost that.

Over £1000 in a day, just gone like that.

I have not bought anything that I would call a treat in years mate.

What do I have to show for all them hard hours I put in at the hospital ??

F**K ALL, that's what.

yeah, that sucks.

maybe you shouldn't bet

I'm glad that I didn't go to Castleford v St Helens.

Who wants to watch a hammering