Beattie

I'm going to Motherwell.

There'll be 4 of us.

Crazy to think these kind of things can happen in the modern day.

And what makes it even sweeter is that Heights of Golan was in a dead heat, and the bookies still have to pay out on dead heat winners.

I despise paying out on dead heats.

What betting sites does everyone use for their football coupon? I have a wee swatch at a few (Ladbrokes, Willy Hill, Stan James, Bet365) but more often than not I head down to Ladbrokes to stick mine on.

 

I'm thinking of taking:

 

Wigan v Liverpool - 4/7

Barnsley v Cardiff - 9/5

Gillingham v Leeds - 4/5

Hartlepool v Walsall - 8/13

 

£5 returns just under £50

 

I'll stick a HT coupon on too.

 

BTW, putting coupons on is a Saturday late morning/early afternoon job. Adds to the excitement of it all.

I knew I should of copyrighted the bold selections method.

I agree with you about Saturdays but I'm working this Saturday so wouldn't of been able to.

As for which site, my account is with Ladbrokes but I usually jump into either a Coral (one 2 seconds down teh road from me, accross from the William Hill but not allowed to bet in there) or a Ladbrokes and shove them on in-store. Don't think you get the same enjoyment online.

Well, for the 2nd time in a row I've gone for a silly 8 selections.. I was in a rush and just ticked boxes, but I'll be laughing if it comes up.

Birmingham v. Man Utd - 8/15

Derby v. Bolton - 11/8

Barnsley v. Cardiff - 7/4

Burnley v. Crystal Palace - 2/1

Coventry v. Charlton - 7/4

Hull City v. Ipswich - 11/8

Aberdeen v. Gretna - 1/2

Livingston v. Clyde - 11/8

My selections in bold. Hull were a mistake, a slip of the pen job but like I said, was in a rush so it might come lucky.

£588 from a quid.

I'll be shoving my coupon for the weekend on today, I'll let you know all the winners later!

Sums me up so far this season.

'I've been hitting the crossbar' as the saying goes.

He would aswell.. he's a big bastard up close. Shame about the feathered, well-maintained hair and the pink shirts mind you. Kind of kill off the intimidation factor.

Typical Celtic game tonight really. They got lucky, and that's not me being biased.

Fucking weird one tonight. Hibs go and beat Celtic, then lose to a team who couldn't beat Falkirk the same weekend.

No real suprises here I shuppose.

We should just re-name this the Official Coupon thread.

But aye that's me done till the weekend. I'll pop into Coral accross the road on my lunch tomorrow and shove one on, not even had a look to see what I fancy yet. I really want to get a coupon up, it's been a while since I've had a half decent return. I'm a fucking Bookie, I'm supposed to be decent at this.

I think Roughie might of got a coupon up tonight.. he'll be getting a slap from me when he comes to collect it.

WALTER SMITH paid tribute to Kris Boyd after the striker notched his 50th and 51st Rangers goals in the 4-0 CIS Insurance Cup win over East Fife this evening.

Boyd reached his half-century with a tap-in from close range and then added No 51 from the penalty spot after Thomas Buffel was fouled in the box.

The striker, who moved to Ibrox from Kilmarnock in January 2006, has often had to settle for a place on the substitutes bench this season as Smith runs an eye over new strikers Jean-Claude Darcheville and Daniel Cousin.

But the manager revealed that the Ayrshire goal machine remains a very big part of his future plans.

Smith said: "It's terrific going from Kris. He's worked hard this season in terms of his fitness.

"He has done really well for us and I think he's improving as a player. He has got his own psyche where he sees himself as a goal scorer first and foremost.

"But since I've come back to the club he's also worked very hard for the team as well. We have no complaints about him at all.

"We know what Kris can do. Fifty goals in two and a half years in a Rangers team that has not been that superior to the opposition is a terrific testimony to him."

51 goals in what, just under 2 years? And what age is he, 23? By that ratio, he'll get 100 every 2 years, meaning by the time he's 33 he'll have hit what, 500 goals? I've had a couple of beers after work tonight so my calculation could be, and probably is, miles off. Now obviously that ratio won't continue, surely, but it's still a top-notch strike rate.

I, like most, don't rate Boyd all that highly due to his all-round game being a tad lackluster, but you can't argue with goals, and if he keeps grabbing them at the rate he has done since arriving, more power to him.

So yeah, just thought I'd post this to congratulate Kris on reaching the half century tonight.

Nah I took the sensible approach and stuck a couple of quid on Leicester, Blackburn, West Ham, Spurs and Bolton.

Bolton fucked it.

Beattie, the more I look at your coupon the more I laugh! You'll never win tonight.

You say some mean things, Gav. You really do.

Just checked Ladbrokes website.. some of the prices have changed, it's now returning £840 from £1, even more tempting!

The more I look at my ine I fancy for tomorrow, the better it looks.

Cardiff were 4-0 up after half an hour so it was fucked early doors!

In the end that done me, as did Killie and Charlton.

I'm gonna go absolutely nuts tomorrow and shove £1 on..

Middlesbrough to beat Tottenham 4/1

Bolton to beat Fulham 11/5

Blackburn to beat Birmingham 8/11

Partick to beat Aberdeen 7/2

Hibs to beat Motherwell 4/6

West Ham to beat Plymouth 4/9

Everton to beat Sheff Wed 8/13

Aston Villa to beat Leicester 5/9

£700 back from £1.. can't complain!

If I was sticking that on I'd probably shove another quid on something more realistic.

Immensely impressed with him tonight. The way he just kept getting up and taking the piss as the Reading lads tried to kick lumps out of him was great.

Got a wee one on tonight.

Arsenal 8/11

Portsmouth 10/11

Charlton Evens

Man City 2/5

Sheff Utd 2/5

West Brom 8/11

Kilmarnock Evens

Inverness 10/11

£85 back from a quid.

Wrong game mate.

Completely forgot about a coupon till now. I'll be in Bishopbriggs tomorrow afternoon so I'll jump to the Ladbrokes there and see what I fancy.

Cannot believe Avram Grant has been given the job.

If Ferguson hasn't won back his doubters by now, he never will.

When they were doing the 'What's on tomorrow' thing at the end of the show last night, the game was listed for SSX, not sure if there was another game for SSX, if so, it'll just be the interactive service.

Been switched to Sky Sports Xtra.

Yeah saw this earlier.

Strange decision but they're kinda forced into it when there's 6 British clubs involved, only so much they can show on the interactive service.

No danger to me, but like you say.. Virgin Customers without a ticket and no desire to hit the pub will be scunnered.