Play-Offs Now A Distant Dream : Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:20 am  

Sorry BSC according to the man responsible

Sorry BSC according to the man responsible

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:54 am  

The nightmare continues.

On that night in october 2005, who would have thought just 4 years later bulls would be 3rd bottom and leeds back back title winners?

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 3:32 pm  

Its not a distant dream, its still a realistic possibility, but even the most optimistic of us (af aside!) are beginning to lose hope now. I just can't see anything changing, not enough changing anyway to win 7 out of the 9 remaining games. 3 or 4 yes, but 7?

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:06 pm  

debaser wrote:

Its not a distant dream, its still a realistic possibility, but even the most optimistic of us (af aside!) are beginning to lose hope now.

It's gone from being a realistic shot to closer to a Sheffield '98 punt. Odds would be helpful as a rough guide but no idea where to like.

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:22 pm  

af wrote:

It's gone from being a realistic shot to closer to a Sheffield '98 punt. Odds would be helpful as a rough guide but no idea where to like.

to finish in top 8 with skybet;

Huddersfield 1/7
Hull KR 1/7
Warrington 1/3
Wigan 2/5
Wakefield 1/2
Harlequins RL 1/2
Catalans 8/11
Castleford 5/6
Bradford 9/4
Hull 3/1
Salford 5/1

to finish bottom 6;

Salford 1/9
Harlequins 6/4
Hull 2/9
Wigan 7/4
Bradford 1/3
Warrington 9/4
Castleford 5/6
Huddersfield 4/1
Catalans evens
Hull KR 4/1
Wakefield 6/4

Bookies dont think we'll do it, odds on to be in bottom 6, but they wont offer huge odds on us making it in case we do....no such thing as a poor bookmaker. You can get us to win the grand final at 66-1, same odds as quins....but I think I'll keep my cash in my pocket on that one.

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:29 pm  

Cheers mate. "Where to like", I'm cracking up. 9/4 shows that they haven't totally written off. Bookies never like to do themselves out of money, and if we really were utter no-hopers they'd shift the odds to attract a few punts, wouldn't they?

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:34 pm  

Of course if we are as dead as people say, lump on at 1/3.

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:38 pm  

af wrote:

Cheers mate. "Where to like", I'm cracking up. 9/4 shows that they haven't totally written off. Bookies never like to do themselves out of money, and if we really were utter no-hopers they'd shift the odds to attract a few punts, wouldn't they?

No worries, yes they would shift them out, so they haven't written us off yet as a gamble but its unlikely enough that I'd be looking at the 1/3 for the bottom 6 as the value bet there unfortunatly

#edit# as you just said above...doh

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:47 pm  

af wrote:

Of course if we are as dead as people say, lump on at 1/3.

If I had enough to lump on then I would. We arent making it.

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:48 pm  

Terry Monster wrote:

If I had enough to lump on then I would. We arent making it.

If you're that sure, sell a kidney and buy back a better one after our inevitable failure.