You’ve got that very wrong.

the dragons get good crowds wakefields are poor

Even after everything that has gone on I find it hard to believe Skybet were offering 7-1 on Wakefield. That is a huge price especially considering the relative performances last week when neither side looked very good.

Only disappointed I didn't put more than a fiver on. Great effort by Wakey though

I will never, ever, ever back the Dragons at the bookies again.

If I do will someone please shoot me.

I thought the value was in backing wakey at 7-1. Les cats look pretty ordinary again. Wil be a long year for them.

Anyway, back down to earth with a bang after crusaders stuffed my 90-1 accumulator on the handicaps by effectively only drawing at London. Gutted!!! Usually only get 4/5 max right so to get so close and lose by effectively a drop Goal in one game is pretty upsetting!

Likewise, those handicappers are pretty good.

I spent most of last season still believing Les Catalans form at the end of 2009 was about to reappear. It never happened. I weren't even sticking with them at the start of this season because I had any faith in them as such it's just that I had less faith in their opposition for the opening two rounds.

I'll be borrowing one of Ed's blank sheets of paper from now on.

I always avoid betting on RL using handicaps. They favour the smart bookies too well. Some bets you win... more bets you lose. I lost today... a fiver. Only ever bet for fun though.

Wigan let me down today on a £5 treble. I had Harlequins to win by 1-12, Warrington to win by 1-12 and Wigan to win by 1-12. Would have paid out around £120 but never mind. I'd not anticipated just how dreadful Bradford are and was taken in by a seemingly half-decent performance against Leeds last week, when in truth they were dreadful, just like Leeds were.

i'm astounded by the fact that someone who has such a vast knowledge of rl as you obviously posess keith that you could possibly ever lose a bet

I love the fact that even in a post that had very little to do with Leeds you have managed to make disparaging remarks about them. Cue the abuse from the masses!

Back on topic-the handicaps offer better odds than match odds. For example Wigan were massive odds on to beat Bradford bit almost evens to beat them by 8+. harder to predict but far greater rewards

Leeds were dreadful last week against Bradford. You appear to have a problem with any critique of the club and their performances as noted in your responses to nantwichexile and TVOC. Why is that?



And 5 way margin options offer even better odds without the imposition of bookies handicaps.

The only point I was making is that I avoid betting on handicaps because they are set by the bookies who ain't stupid. Prefer to make my own choices on bets.

You might find that all odds favour the bookies, that's how it works.

You're entitled to your opinion. Catalans are a waste of space IMO. They provide no travelling support and the French international team is even more pants than it was before Catalans entered SL. The only thing in their favour is that Quins, Crusaders and Salford are even more of a waste of space and offer even less. Quins attendance V Crusaders today? 1,766 [/quote:1x8x7ghm]:7098.jpg