The Silent Assassin's Betting Blog

SilentAssassin · 12-08-2009 8:24pm #1

Hi all,

I've recently found myself with a lot of spare time on my hands. A friend of mine in a similar spot has started blogging. He's doing movies but I figured I'd do something sports related as I'm a bit of a fanatic.

I've had decent success over the last 10 years or so with sports betting (particularly football). Although, I've never kept track, I definitely win more than I lose. So, I've decided to put my head on the block for the coming 2009/10 season and write a sports betting blog.

Each week I'll be giving 3 tips (and my reasons for choosing each) for the coming weekend: one banker (with odds of at least evens), one cheeky punt and a long term bet.

Now, this is my first ever blog. I haven't done any creative writing since the Leaving Cert nearly a decade ago. But, I'd be grateful to hear any feedback (positive or negative) on my writing style and/or the quality of my tips. I'll be updating the blog every Thursday and hopefully be doing a 'post-mortem' on the weekend's bets early each week.

Here's the link to my new blog:

http://thesilentassassinsbetting.blogspot.com/

abouttobebanned · 12-08-2009 8:25pm

Good luck mate.

SilentAssassin · 12-08-2009 8:29pm

abouttobebanned wrote: »

Good luck mate.

Cheers

dsmythy · 12-08-2009 8:53pm

I'd eradicate terms like 'banker' from your blog vocabulary.

soundsham · 12-08-2009 11:05pm

dsmythy wrote: »

I'd eradicate terms like 'banker' from your blog vocabulary.

+1
how long you banged up for:P

ghosttown · 13-08-2009 9:08am

Interesting, nicely written, will follow it and see how you do ! Good luck.:)

SilentAssassin · 13-08-2009 12:51pm

dsmythy wrote: »

I'd eradicate terms like 'banker' from your blog vocabulary.

Duly noted. Although, looking at betting columns in newspapers, etc. isn't this a fairly common term?

soundsham wrote: »

+1
how long you banged up for:P

These mobile broadband cards come in dead handy in The Joy...just kidding! :pac:

ghosttown wrote: »

Interesting, nicely written, will follow it and see how you do ! Good luck.:)

Thanks ghosttown. Appreciate the support!

premierstone · 13-08-2009 1:25pm

Very well thought out and explained, looks impressive, will follow with interest best of luck!

Raskolnikov · 13-08-2009 1:26pm

The word "banker" definitely does not belong in the lexicon of sports gambling! Put up a spread sheet of your bets too. If you're successful, it'll only help credibility.

Looks good otherwise though.

thedini · 13-08-2009 2:30pm

SilentAssassin wrote: »

Duly noted. Although, looking at betting columns in newspapers, etc. isn't this a fairly common term?

That's the problem, it's way overused and as such has lost all meaning. This is besides the fact that the word should have no place in sports betting.

GL with the blog.

SilentAssassin · 13-08-2009 5:00pm

premierstone wrote: »

Very well thought out and explained, looks impressive, will follow with interest best of luck!

Cheers. Let's just hope the tips work out well

Raskolnikov wrote: »

The word "banker" definitely does not belong in the lexicon of sports gambling! Put up a spread sheet of your bets too. If you're successful, it'll only help credibility.

Looks good otherwise though.

thedini wrote: »

That's the problem, it's way overused and as such has lost all meaning. This is besides the fact that the word should have no place in sports betting.

GL with the blog.

Thanks.

What word would you guys suggest using instead of banker? Would Nap be a better word to use? All suggestions welcome.

I'll definitely be keeping track of the bets. The goal with the 'banker bet' (as it's called now) will be to get at least two out of every three right. With odds of at least evens that should give a nice return. I haven't set goals for the other two bets yet, but I'll defintely be looking for them to return a profit.

SilentAssassin · 15-08-2009 3:14pm

Coventry actually kicked off at 5/2 with Boylesports (2/1 when blog written).

Good start to the afternoon... Coventry and Notts County 1-0 up after 12 minutes. Fingers crossed!

SilentAssassin · 15-08-2009 4:41pm

Nerve wracking stuff....

Macc 0-3 Notts County
Barnsley 0-1 Coventry

10 mins to go, come on!

SilentAssassin · 15-08-2009 4:55pm

Job done! 100% start to both weekend bets:

Maccs 0-4 Notts County (Evs)
Barnsley 0-2 Coventry (5/2)

AARRRGH · 15-08-2009 5:03pm

Well done.

SilentAssassin · 15-08-2009 5:28pm

AARRRGH wrote: »

Well done.

Cheers

dsmythy · 15-08-2009 5:39pm

Nice start. Both opposed teams didn't even score.

Seillejet · 15-08-2009 5:51pm

It helps that your punts have come off, but really cool blog. Great style of informative without the bs imo style of writing. Most def added to my favs.

SilentAssassin · 15-08-2009 6:18pm

Seillejet wrote: »

It helps that your punts have come off, but really cool blog. Great style of informative without the bs imo style of writing. Most def added to my favs.

dsmythy wrote: »

Nice start. Both opposed teams didn't even score.

Thanks. It's only one week, but it was great to get off to a good start!

AARRRGH · 15-08-2009 11:10pm

Yeah, I'm always on for quality analysis to help with my decision making, so I'll be checking it out every week too.

I also use:

Bethelp.net
Bettingzone.co.uk
Mark Lawrenson on BBC.co.uk

wb · 15-08-2009 11:14pm

Best of luck buddy - fair play for putting your thoughts down and out in public for scrutiny. Not as easy as people think! Well done.

SilentAssassin · 16-08-2009 1:53pm

AARRRGH wrote: »

Yeah, I'm always on for quality analysis to help with my decision making, so I'll be checking it out every week too.

I also use:

Bethelp.net
Bettingzone.co.uk
Mark Lawrenson on BBC.co.uk

The more (followers) the merrier! I'll definitely take a peek at those betting sites when doing my tips for next week. I've followed Lawrenson's tips for a number of years (more out of interest than using it in my betting thought process). He does fairly well most weeks but there's one or two teams that he notoriously gets wrong. I remember seeing a fans feature on Sky once about Fulham. Their fans always pray that Lawro has them down to lose, because when he does they usually win (and vice versa).

wb wrote: »

Best of luck buddy - fair play for putting your thoughts down and out in public for scrutiny. Not as easy as people think! Well done.

Thanks for your support. You're right, it's definitely not easy but I'll give it my best!

SilentAssassin · 17-08-2009 8:23pm

Blog updated:

http://thesilentassassinsbetting.blogspot.com/

millpool · 19-08-2009 4:56pm

Just seen this, brilliant idea! Will follow with interest.

fifth · 19-08-2009 6:50pm

Any last minute post for tonights football?

p.s: bookmarked!

SilentAssassin · 19-08-2009 8:27pm

millpool wrote: »

Just seen this, brilliant idea! Will follow with interest.

Thanks

funkyflea wrote: »

Any last minute post for tonights football?

p.s: bookmarked!

Just seen your post. I toyed with the idea of backing burnley (+1) or (+2) based on their great performances against the big guns in the cup last year but I chickened out. Wish I had now..they're 1-0 up approaching half-time. Just starting my write-ups for the weekend now. Will have them up tomorrow.