Win-Win situation?

cluainri

How much money, genuinely, would you willingly pay to see Ireland beat France and qualify for the World Cup?

I love dese bets especially when either of my favourite teams-Ireland/Tipperary/Liverpool are involved in big big matches...

For me it's gunna be E500 on France @2/5 (Coral)...Here's the reason for the bet

Scenario 1: France win:mad:

I wont be watching Kevin Kilbane set the World Cup alight but at least i'll be E200 the better.

Scenario 2: Ireland win:)

Yes i know, i'm E500 worse off but who wouldnt pay that to see the boys in green South Africa bound.


As far as i'm concerned now it's a win-win situation..i'lll still be screaming my lungs out for an irish victory :P....So how much would you put on the line?

Dun laoire

I hear what you're saying but no. You stand to lose 500 euro so how can that in any way be a win. Ireland will qualify anyway so hold onto it mate

Nulty

I'd lay France and collect when Ireland qualify.:D

cluainri

ireland aren't guaranteed....besides, yes i would be willing to pay E500 in exchange for a world cup place, dats only my opinion thou

Pj!

I think I'll just sit and enjoy it!

20 Times 20 Times

draw 90 mins = lose lose

In_tuition

Sarge wrote: »

draw 90 mins = lose lose

the 2/5 is to qualify.

cluainri

Forky wrote: »

I think I'll just sit and enjoy it!

What will be to enjoy if France win? I'll be E200 richer....

mailblaney

cluainri wrote: »

What will be to enjoy if France win? I'll be E200 richer....

i've often thought about this way of betting.

its almost like your paying for ireland to go through,
and if they don't you get a €200 consilation prize.

here's hoping your down €500 soon enough:D

Devastator

cluainri wrote: »

I love dese bets

is it really that difficult for you to spell the word correctly? Afterall it is only 1 more keystroke. This is the internet, your not limited to a certain amount of characters per post or anything

twerg_85

That's right, you're not.

cluainri

Devastator wrote: »

is it really that difficult for you to spell the word correctly? Afterall it is only 1 more keystroke. This is the internet, your not limited to a certain amount of characters per post or anything

Afterall it is only one more keystroke. This is the internet, you're not limited to a certain amount of characters per post or anything.

jonnycashin1

cluainri wrote: »

How much money, genuinely, would you willingly pay to see Ireland beat France and qualify for the World Cup?

I love dese bets especially when either of my favourite teams-Ireland/Tipperary/Liverpool are involved in big big matches...

For me it's gunna be E500 on France @2/5 (Coral)...Here's the reason for the bet

Scenario 1: France win:mad:

I wont be watching Kevin Kilbane set the World Cup alight but at least i'll be E200 the better.

Scenario 2: Ireland win:)

Yes i know, i'm E500 worse off but who wouldnt pay that to see the boys in green South Africa bound.


As far as i'm concerned now it's a win-win situation..i'lll still be screaming my lungs out for an irish victory :P....So how much would you put on the line?

i like your thinking but i only have 100e in loose change.... im going down to the bookies today to put the money on... i agree, i'd be delighted to ship 100e for the irish cause...

Gillington

jonnycashin1 wrote: »

i like your thinking but i only have 100e in loose change.... im going down to the bookies today to put the money on... i agree, i'd be delighted to ship 100e for the irish cause...

Then send it to them in a cheque or something to pay for some costs.I don't understand this sorta thinking whatsoever

Collie D

Would you not spend the five hundred on going to the away leg?

cluainri

Collie D wrote: »

Would you not spend the five hundred on going to the away leg?

can't, i'm caught up workwise....these type of bets only come up every year or so for me....i will have a 'positive' outcome either way

candlegrease

that's stupid. If Ireland win, losing the money takes all the good out of it.

cluainri

candlegrease wrote: »

that's stupid. If Ireland win, losing the money takes all the good out of it.

my goal isnt as such to make money solely, ireland qualifying is...if this doesn't happen, at least i will have made some profit as consolation....

just out of interest, the 3/4 times previously i have placed these type of bets i have won money opposed to my team winning the match!!

AidySevenfold

Don't know if it's worth that amount of money though, that's some loss.

Nulty

Yeah, it makes much more sense (more than no sense) if the price was 5/2.

Mellor

cluainri wrote: »

For me it's gunna be E500 on France @2/5 (Coral)...Here's the reason for the bet

Scenario 1: France win:mad:

I wont be watching Kevin Kilbane set the World Cup alight but at least i'll be E200 the better.

Scenario 2: Ireland win:)

Yes i know, i'm E500 worse off but who wouldnt pay that to see the boys in green South Africa bound.

I know what you mean, and tbh, even though it makes no gambling sense, I agree with it in principle.

AidySevenfold wrote: »

Don't know if it's worth that amount of money though, that's some loss.

Not really, its all relevant to your own income/bankroll etc

considering the fact that if they do go through, i'll be shelling out 1000s for flights+accom for the world cup, 500 isn't exactly daunting

hotspur

I agree with it too in a way. It's about emotional metautility. Although I just made that word up. Money is only a means to acquiring pleasure. What this chap is doing is like this - he has a large emotional wager on the Betfair of life that Ireland will qualify, it will pay him off hugely in pleasure if it comes off, but to lock up an emotional win he is laying some off to the tune of €500 worth of utility.

I think it's a sophisticated concept actually and I've used the idea myself in the past, but it's not a gambling concept per se, it's a life tilt concept.

Dun laoire

What i would suggest though it to wait for the second leg. I mean if we beat them in Croker or even hold them to a scoreless draw france price will drift out a bit.

Mellor

Dun laoire wrote: »

What i would suggest though it to wait for the second leg. I mean if we beat them in Croker or even hold them to a scoreless draw france price will drift out a bit.

lol
What if they beat us and the price shortens

Collie D

This thread gave me reverse idea. Was thinking of sticking 150 on Ireland at 10/3 to qualify in the hope that if they win it will be five hundred to stick down as a deposit for South Africa. Conversely, if they lose I will already be pissed off so won't be too much of a blow losing cash. Checked price yesterday and they were only 12/5 so decided against it as a) I was expecting better value and b) I am off to Paris so that cash could probably get an extra round :-)

In_tuition

Collie D wrote: »

This thread gave me reverse idea. Was thinking of sticking 150 on Ireland at 10/3 to qualify

I don't think they were ever that price mate.

I searched the best prices at the back end of last week for a thread on here I started at they were best priced 11/5 to qualify.

Former Great

In_tuition wrote: »

I don't think they were ever that price mate.

I searched the best prices at the back end of last week for a thread on here I started at they were best priced 11/5 to qualify.

They were 10/3 with hills just after the draw was made.. 11/5 is a poor price ,like every irshman il be praying to get through but i cant see it..

cluainri

hotspur wrote: »

I agree with it too in a way. It's about emotional metautility. Although I just made that word up. Money is only a means to acquiring pleasure. What this chap is doing is like this - he has a large emotional wager on the Betfair of life that Ireland will qualify, it will pay him off hugely in pleasure if it comes off, but to lock up an emotional win he is laying some off to the tune of €500 worth of utility.

I think it's a sophisticated concept actually and I've used the idea myself in the past, but it's not a gambling concept per se, it's a life tilt concept.

This thread never intended to be a 'general/universal' concept as such...'would you spend E500....'. It's personal. E500 can mean a lot/little, it depends really on your own circumstances. I know people who wouldn't even forsake a Euro, and would regularly watch Irish games..

For me it would never go as far as the 'house and kids' type thing, obviously enough. I wouldn't even wage E600 on the outcome. I will be happy if the result is we end up qualifying and me 'losing' the money. Gambling isn't all about financial gain, it's fundamental, we do it every day of our lives, well most of us anyway....

Again, i never intended to make a financial gain purely from the outcome. Either way i will be 'happy' with the result to varying degrees of course.

PS:i can't fooking wait till sat!!