Betting on the blues and other superstitions

[Bromley Blue]

After reading through the endless drivel on the Oxford United forum after last night's game, I thought I'd have a look and see if we'd got a mention on the Preston equivalent.

One of our fans had asked for pub recommendations in a thread and the Preston fans seemed a fairly friendly bunch and seemed convinced we're in with a great chance of an upset. I had a look on the excellent stats.football365.com and looking at overall form its fair to say that Preston are on a real downer and some fans are calling for Phil Brown's head.

With us flying at the mo we look a decent shout for the upset at 11/4 but I have a horrendous betting history and don't want to place the bet as it will (at least in my head) ensure that this doesn't happen. Of course me placing the bet has no influence on the result (unlike those bets on Pakistan's cricket team) so its pure superstition.

Similarly whenever my Dad accompanies me to Roots Hall we always seem to get a poor result which has led me to re-think asking him along recently. Absolutely crazy but the last time he came was Burton at home!

Is anyone else this superstitious and if so how?

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

If we're on a winning run, I always where the same shirt to a game, and I always go in the same turnstile.

 

[mattytheshrimper]

I have never won a single bet based on a Southend game.

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Not superstitious as such but i never have and indeed never will put a bet on Southend to either win or lose a match as we are perrennial "coupon busters"

That said a few years back me and a few mates used to all put a tenner in at the seasons start to win the league, this ran from sometime in the mid to late 90s up till the end of the 2004/05 season when, having won the play offs, we gave it up as a bit of a waste of money :dim:

 

[Onion_Bag_Dave]

I always go to the pub before the game. Works sometimes! :smile:

 

[Bromley Blue]

I always go to the pub before the game. Works sometimes! :smile:

Yeah we seem to play better if I'm spent more hours in the pub beforehand. How strange?!