Relegation odds

kings hill addick

I've just had a look at William Hill's website and we are third favorites for relegation?

Blackpool 5/6
Millwall 2/1
Charlton 5/2
Rotherham 11/4
Huddersfield 3/1
Leeds 7/2
Birmingham 4/1
Brentford 4/1
Sheffield Wednesday 4/1

I know we are all a little more enthusiastic about our signings, but the bookies are not. normally, too far away.

DeeBee

kings hill addick said:

I've just had a look at William Hill's website and we are third favorites for relegation?

Blackpool 5/6
Millwall 2/1
Charlton 5/2
Rotherham 11/4
Huddersfield 3/1
Leeds 7/2
Birmingham 4/1
Brentford 4/1
Sheffield Wednesday 4/1

I know we are all a little more enthusiastic about our signings, but the bookies are not. normally, too far away.

Just like when the bookies predicted us to finish 16th and we won the league? Pure guesswork at this stage

Callumcafc

I can't believe there hasn't been another thread on this already? What are the bookies playing at?

Vincenzo

might be worth laying at those odds.

soapy_jones

Fuck em!

lancashire lad

Wendies at 4/1 for relegation, a massive wager perhaps?

Fiiiiiish

But I thought the Wendies were going to be buying the league like we apparently did a few years ago?

redlanered

I suspect the bookies have got us massively wrong many times over the years, especially given the unpredictability of the second tier generally. I've no idea what our odds were when Curbs got us up through the play offs, but we were probably more fancied for relegation that season compared to 08-09...

similarly, 85-86 Lennie kept bringing new blood in the summer, not big names but decent (i thought). The bookies took no notice, our odds to win the division were something like 40-1. I'm not a prolific better, but i got on for each-way then, and i will do the same again this time round...

Bangkokaddick

I think Burnley were fancied for relegation by the bookies at the beginning of last season.

Dave2l

As I recall paddy power had us EVENS for a Champions spot as soon as Dowie signed hasslebaink...

Robbo on the wing

I'm going to start a betting thread.

Bedsaddick

kings hill addick said:

I've just had a look at William Hill's website and we are third favorites for relegation?

Blackpool 5/6
Millwall 2/1
Charlton 5/2
Rotherham 11/4
Huddersfield 3/1
Leeds 7/2
Birmingham 4/1
Brentford 4/1
Sheffield Wednesday 4/1

I know we are all a little more enthusiastic about our signings, but the bookies are not. normally, too far away.

lousy odds. Every one of those is better on the exchanges.

Vincenzo

Odds are always better on the exchanges.

Robbo on the wing

Not always

IdleHans

I bet they are

scidbox

soapy_jones said:

Fuck em!

I agree and furthermore I will be putting a ton on us to win the freakin league.

scidbox

Re my last post above.

I'm 47 years old and have bet in the bookies three times in my life. Once on us winning the playoff final against Sunderland, Once on us winning league 1 with SCP and once on us winning next season. COYR.

scidbox

And I always bet a Ton.

soapy_jones

scidbox said:

Re my last post above.

I'm 47 years old and have bet in the bookies three times in my life. Once on us winning the playoff final against Sunderland, Once on us winning league 1 with SCP and once on us winning next season. COYR.

C'mon skid we must be odds on to win at least once next season...

shine166

Robbo on the wing said:

I'm going to start a betting thread.

Someone should

Bryan_Kynsie

scidbox said:

soapy_jones said:

Fuck em!

I agree and furthermore I will be putting a ton on us to win the freakin league.

Putting a ton on us to win the league is an odd ploy to fuck em!

Starinnaddick

If your feeling optimistic we are 9/1 with Paddy P to finish top six

ashley

redlanered said:

I suspect the bookies have got us massively wrong many times over the years, especially given the unpredictability of the second tier generally. I've no idea what our odds were when Curbs got us up through the play offs, but we were probably more fancied for relegation that season compared to 08-09...

similarly, 85-86 Lennie kept bringing new blood in the summer, not big names but decent (i thought). The bookies took no notice, our odds to win the division were something like 40-1. I'm not a prolific better, but i got on for each-way then, and i will do the same again this time round...

Back in the play off year I had a score at 50 to 1 on a double of us to go up to and the Nigels to come down from the Premier same season .Very pleased with that when it came off but particularly also about the fact that I picked a palace fan from general office to collect my winnings . The mug however failed to throw the betting slip( and his job ) away which I might have done in his shoes . I also made him count out the cash £20 note by note in front of the rest of general office before handing it over. Great days !

seriously_red

We are 20:1 for promotion. I might throw a few quid on or simply enjoy it as the odds come down.

killer kish

At them odds Brentford are the best bet for relegation

The_President

seriously_red said:

We are 20:1 for promotion. I might throw a few quid on or simply enjoy it as the odds come down.

Oh, dont you just love the ignorance,sorry,confidence of pre-season.

Atletico Addick

killer kish said:

At them odds Brentford are the best bet for relegation

Brentford have signed Odubajo from Orient (1m), Hogan from Rochdale (650k), and Pritchard on loan from Spurs to name a few. Now strong rumours of Patrick Bamford! They are in my opinion suited hugely to the Championship... I don't expect them to go down, their confidence from last season will run into this one.

Todds_right_hook

Atletico Addick said:

killer kish said:

At them odds Brentford are the best bet for relegation

Brentford have signed Odubajo from Orient (1m), Hogan from Rochdale (650k), and Pritchard on loan from Spurs to name a few. Now strong rumours of Patrick Bamford! They are in my opinion suited hugely to the Championship... I don't expect them to go down, their confidence from last season will run into this one.

Wow, 1.6m on players from league 1 and 2. I expect them to survive but if they go down will they be in trouble or do they have a rich owner

MrOneLung

Madness. We get our league one players on frees.

henrythecat

kings hill addick said:

I've just had a look at William Hill's website and we are third favorites for relegation?

Blackpool 5/6
Millwall 2/1
Charlton 5/2
Rotherham 11/4
Huddersfield 3/1
Leeds 7/2
Birmingham 4/1
Brentford 4/1
Sheffield Wednesday 4/1

I know we are all a little more enthusiastic about our signings, but the bookies are not. normally, too far away.

bookies are not wrong overall, but on specific cases they can be very wrong. that is why people bet, because there is a chance of winning. what they know is that one team will win the, two other teams will go up and three teams will go down. the odds are calculated to give them a profit regardless of the outcome and a slight gamble on how many people will place a bet. but given they can change the odds as the season goes on, they can make sure they get their money back regardless of betting patterns.

it is a bit of a myth to say 'bookies say team X is favourite for relegation. bookies never lie. team X is going down' because you can find lots of cases where they get it wrong. the thing they get right is that they will always make money.

Atletico Addick

Todds_right_hook said:

Atletico Addick said:

killer kish said:

At them odds Brentford are the best bet for relegation

Brentford have signed Odubajo from Orient (1m), Hogan from Rochdale (650k), and Pritchard on loan from Spurs to name a few. Now strong rumours of Patrick Bamford! They are in my opinion suited hugely to the Championship... I don't expect them to go down, their confidence from last season will run into this one.

Wow, 1.6m on players from league 1 and 2. I expect them to survive but if they go down will they be in trouble or do they have a rich owner

He's quite well off, new ground too sure, it's a good place to be Brentford, team on the up if they can steady the ship in the Championship!