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Post by realtrottersforever on May 13, 2014 15:22:12 GMT
The headline over Iles' latest offering
Bolton Wanderers tipped amongst promotion favourites for next season
THE line-up for next season’s Championship is not yet complete but Wanderers have again been rated among the favourites to win the title next year.
SkyBet have installed Dougie Freedman’s side as joint-eighth favourites at 18/1 to return to the Premier League as champions in 2015/16.
They are also ranked at 15/2 to achieve promotion in any of the three available spots.
I'd hardly say that joint 8th in the betting makes us a favourite for promotion seeing as there are only 2 automatic places and another 4 for the play-off. that makes 6 possible teams if I am not mistaken. So if SkyBet think we are only 8th in the betting they aren't expecting us to even make the play offs, how does that make us a favourite??
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Post by megsontilidie on May 13, 2014 16:08:21 GMT
very odd article like you say RTF, 8 favourites ??, and surely favourites should be a shorter price than 18/1. i know from watching the managerial odds on skybet, if someone's 18/1 and described as a fave, then he probably ain't getting the job. surely by definition 18/1 means 1 in 18 or probably 1 in 19 chance to be more precise, so if we stand as much chance as 18 other teams, that's not much of a fave. again, i think we can file this one under...Iles getting the call to drum up season ticket sales..which presumably aren't exactly selling like hot cakes
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Post by BWFCTILIDIE on May 13, 2014 17:47:27 GMT
I wouldn't call an 18/1 8th placed a 'favourite' personally.
I'd say that we are 18/1 8th placed outsiders myself
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Post by riochforthereebok on May 13, 2014 20:25:35 GMT
What odds Freedman for the high jump first??
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Post by BWFCTILIDIE on May 13, 2014 20:37:45 GMT
No chance he's going nowhere
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Post by wotsupnow on May 13, 2014 21:33:31 GMT
... for it to be realistic, you have to know how many teams are joint in the other positions...
... having checked we are now 18/1 for automatic promotion (11th jt favourite with Wolves Ipswich Watford... 13/2 for |"promotion"
... funnily enough, we are 10/1 for the drop... jt fav with Ipswich go figure... I read that as we're going to have a "middle of the road" type of season...
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Post by BWFCTILIDIE on May 14, 2014 6:39:54 GMT
You need stats to tell you that ?
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Post by wotsupnow on May 14, 2014 11:34:44 GMT
You need stats to tell you that ? ... no, I have an idea that's where we'll be... I was explaining the stats... I've always said... we won't get back to the PL in my lifetime... if we do I'll show me backside in Wooly's front window...  |
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Post by realtrottersforever on May 14, 2014 12:45:38 GMT
You need stats to tell you that ? ... no, I have an idea that's where we'll be... I was explaining the stats... I've always said... we won't get back to the PL in my lifetime... if we do I'll show me backside in Wooly's front window... You'd have to find a Woolies first WUN, they don't exist over here now. |
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Post by wotsupnow on May 14, 2014 13:01:43 GMT
... no, I have an idea that's where we'll be... I was explaining the stats... I've always said... we won't get back to the PL in my lifetime... if we do I'll show me backside in Wooly's front window... You'd have to find a Woolies first WUN, they don't exist over here now. ... just a saying from when I was a kid rtf... ... I don't think I'm posh enough for M+S lol and Primark don't have front window... unless they've opened one on Bradshawgate... :-) |
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Post by realtrottersforever on May 14, 2014 15:01:39 GMT
I think most people would say they would show their a**e on't Town Hall steps these days....lol
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