New Season Betting Resolutions

[trickrick]

Well..The countdown has began again, and so has my laughable attempts to improve on my sometime reckless betting mentality...

Ok - I know this is discussed every year but various new nuggets may well be uncovered by someone..

So - here are my 10 commandments for the new season..

1. Discipline..Create a spreadsheet record of every bet, as discussed in the nice little thread below, and actually continue it for longer than 3 weeks...

2. Live TV Games..Do not bet on a game just 'cos it's on TV!!

3. Avoid stupid sports I don't have an idea on..Ok that's pretty much everything..

4. Try not to chase losses..Grit my teeth and walk away..(It happens every year!! )

5. Try and stick to a small percentage of my betting bank - even if it's a 'maximum'

6. Try and follow the best forum tipsters..

7. Avoid following any strategies/systems from MITK..

8. Ensure the best odds are chosen - Utilise the odds comparison sites - ie like the TDP one above..

9. Never bet when drunk..(May struggle with this one.. )

10. Try and make a profit (it WILL happen..

Anyone else got any??

[crowie]

Originally Posted by trickrick

Well..The countdown has began again, and so has my laughable attempts to improve on my sometime reckless betting mentality...

Ok - I know this is discussed every year but various new nuggets may well be uncovered by someone..

So - here are my 10 commandments for the new season..

1. Discipline..Create a spreadsheet record of every bet, as discussed in the nice little thread below, and actually continue it for longer than 3 weeks...

2. Live TV Games..Do not bet on a game just 'cos it's on TV!!

3. Avoid stupid sports I don't have an idea on..Ok that's pretty much everything..

4. Try not to chase losses..Grit my teeth and walk away..(It happens every year!! )

5. Try and stick to a small percentage of my betting bank - even if it's a 'maximum'

6. Try and follow the best forum tipsters..

7. Avoid following any strategies/systems from MITK..

8. Ensure the best odds are chosen - Utilise the odds comparison sites - ie like the TDP one above..

9. Never bet when drunk..(May struggle with this one.. )

10. Try and make a profit (it WILL happen..

Anyone else got any??

I am pretty much able to follow all of them Rick, bar 6 and 7 (MITK?). Its taken a long time but stuff such as discipline, recording all bets, avoiding punting on stuff I know little about, avoiding the urge (and its hard at times) to whack a huge fucking bet on something I think is a cert all help you in the long term.

I was so tempted to stick a very big wedge on Rangers on Tuesday night but in the end I didn't. When I actually watched the game I was so glad as despite them winning they made very heavy weather of it. It would have been shite to watch it with a lot riding on it, instead it was a good game to watch with nothing on it.

Good decent sensible levels of staking at all times means I can watch a game without having a possible heart attack due to over betting it.


Ohh, meant to add, number 6. No direspect to anyone here but I don't follow anyone in particular. I like to make my own mind up about my bets. If a decent punter/analyst has the same opinion then all the better. If they add something of note that I hadn't oicked up, then likewise. But if they go against me then it won't usually sway me off my selection, unless there is very good reasoning. And I usually won't pick someone selection for the sake of it. Its my money I am punting therefore I usually like the decision to be mine and not someone elses.

[keemanan]

Ohh, meant to add, number 6. No direspect to anyone here but I don't follow anyone in particular. I like to make my own mind up about my bets. If a decent punter/analyst has the same opinion then all the better. If they add something of note that I hadn't oicked up, then likewise. But if they go against me then it won't usually sway me off my selection, unless there is very good reasoning. And I usually won't pick someone selection for the sake of it. Its my money I am punting therefore I usually like the decision to be mine and not someone elses.

Yip , that just about sums it up for me , there was a time that I did bet on the non league thread blind and it paid off , sometimes ODM and Seen are worth following blind.

It's hard to keep the discipline but I find it gets a bit easier every season

[crowie]

Originally Posted by keemanan

Yip , that just about sums it up for me , there was a time that I did bet on the non league thread blind and it paid off , sometimes ODM and Seen are worth following blind.

It's hard to keep the discipline but I find it gets a bit easier every season

Forgot about the NL stuff Keema, that was one exception for me. Knew fuck all about it myself but it was obvious that a few on here knew more about what was going on than the bookies odds compiliers did therefore they were always ahead of the game.

[Wittmann 44]

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[trickrick]

Originally Posted by crowie

Ohh, meant to add, number 6. No direspect to anyone here but I don't follow anyone in particular. I like to make my own mind up about my bets.

That's fair enough Crowie, as you're one of only a very few that are genuinely good footy analysts and probably don't need additional help.. I just know I am not good enough to rely soley on my own bets without looking at what else is out there and there are so many markets I struggle with (i.e. inside knowledge of a particular far flung league). Therefore if I see someone who is tipping a team with good enough analysis and a good track record, I am quite happy to follow that particular bet without any malice against that particular person if the bet doesnt come in. I would say it's probably about 60/40 (my bets/other tips)

To me thats the whole essence of a betting forum..Publicising tips you feel strongly about, and at the same time taking in other bets if people are willing to offer them..