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callan

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I have recently entered a competition among a few mates where the challenge is turn an account containing only 20 pounds, into a 200 pound bank by the end of November.

The rules are very simple you can either purely trade on price, or decide to wait on the out come, but you cannot invest on top of the original 20 quid.

For those that don't bet massive amounts thought my progress might be of interest, and I will update as I go along.

My only strategy will be to become more focused on the price as the bank (hopefully!!) increases.

Bets as follows so far;

Back Montenegro to beat Kazakstan £4 @1.75 - Win 3.00

All set to go (chepstow last sunday) to be placed £2.00 @ 1.73 - win 1.48

Back Wales to beat Georgia £3 @ 1.38 - Loss 3.00

Back Spain to beat Albania £2.00 @ 1.29 - Win .58

Faroe Islands vs Portugal (Trade out on price) £18 @ 1.14 Win 2.52

Pot size 20 + 4.58
 
I've tried this sort of thing a few times, but always put all my roll on at once. Think the furthest I've got, starting with a tenner, is about £50. May give it another go. It's a dumb punting strategy, but a bit of fun.
 
Yeah I've done it too and it has never ended well (I've usually put too much on a banker that didn't pan out). I'll be interested to follow how callan does.
 
Like Leo says it is a dumb punting strategy but it is fun and it's only a tenner.

I'm gonna give it a go, I'm going to stay structured and go for £1 on 9 games and £1 on an acca for all the 9 games. If my pot stays above £10 that will be my system going forward. If not I will adjust the bets accordingly.

Week 1

9 game challenge £1 stake
Home
Away
Bet
Odds
Return
Arsenal
Swansea
Arsenal
1.29
1.29
Man City
Everton
Man City
1.5
1.5
West Brom
Tottenham
Tottenham
1.73
1.73
Brighton
Preston
Brighton
1.6
1.6
Norwich
Rotheram
Norwich
1.36
1.36
Celtic
Motherwell
Celtic
1.08
1.08
Bolton
Oldham
Bolton
1.75
1.75
Dag & Red
Wealdstone
Dag & Red
1.3
1.3
Lincoln City
Guisley
Lincoln City
1.44
1.44
Acca
21.99

By the end of Saturdays game my total will be somewhere between £0 and £35.04
 
Like Leo says it is a dumb punting strategy but it is fun and it's only a tenner.

I'm gonna give it a go, I'm going to stay structured and go for £1 on 9 games and £1 on an acca for all the 9 games. If my pot stays above £10 that will be my system going forward. If not I will adjust the bets accordingly.

Week 1

9 game challenge £1 stake
Home
Away
Bet
Odds
Return
Arsenal
Swansea
Arsenal
1.29
1.29
Man City
Everton
Man City
1.5
1.5
West Brom
Tottenham
Tottenham
1.73
1.73
Brighton
Preston
Brighton
1.6
1.6
Norwich
Rotheram
Norwich
1.36
1.36
Celtic
Motherwell
Celtic
1.08
1.08
Bolton
Oldham
Bolton
1.75
1.75
Dag & Red
Wealdstone
Dag & Red
1.3
1.3
Lincoln City
Guisley
Lincoln City
1.44
1.44
Acca
21.99

By the end of Saturdays game my total will be somewhere between £0 and £35.04

Well my £10 went down to £6.78 so my stake for tonight's games is 67p
 
9 game challenge 67p stake
HomeAwayBetOddsReturn
Real Madrid LegiaReal Madrid1.050.7035
Leicester CopenhagenLeicester21.34
BirminghamRotheramBirmingham1.661.1122
Coventry OxfordOxford2.71.809
GuisleyLincolnLincoln1.851.2395
ZagrebSevillaSevilla1.571.0519
SportingDortmundDortmund2.21.474
BarnsleyNewcastleNewcastle1.661.1122
ShewsburyShef utdShef utd1.91.273Acca128.85
 
9 game challenge 67p stake
Home
Away
Bet
Odds
Return
Real Madrid
Legia
Real Madrid
1.05
0.7035
Leicester
Copenhagen
Leicester
2
1.34
Birmingham
Rotheram
Birmingham
1.66
1.1122
Coventry
Oxford
Oxford
2.7
1.809
Guisley
Lincoln
Lincoln
1.85
1.2395
Zagreb
Sevilla
Sevilla
1.57
1.0519
Sporting
Dortmund
Dortmund
2.2
1.474
Barnsley
Newcastle
Newcastle
1.66
1.1122
Shewsbury
Shef utd
Shef utd
1.9
1.273
Acca
128.85

Only Oxford let me down so was close to the full acca which would have been nice, pot is nearly back to £10 (£9.40) so Saturdays bets will be at a 94pence stake.
 
experiment continues tomorrow

9 game challenge 94p stake
HomeAwayBetOddsReturn
Arsenal MiddlesboroArsenal1.251.175
NorwichPrestonNorwich1.611.5134
Rotheram ReadingReading2.152.021
Wigan BrightonWigan2.372.2278
Forect GreenGuisleyForest Green1.331.2502
Dag & RedMacclesfieldDag & Red1.831.7202
Lincoln EastleighLincoln21.88
liverpoolwbaliverpool1.251.175
Portsmouth Notts CoPortsmouth1.61.504Acca 94.77
 
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