Letterkenny Businessman drops 25k on Manchester United

cosanostra

More money than sense no wonder the countries in such a mess what a D1ck!

http://www.donegaldaily.com/2011/05/30/ddtv-video-oh-what-a-messi-donegal-businessman-blows-e25000-on-man-utd-bet/

Pj!

THERE’S just no counting for blind loyalty, but it cost one Letterkenny business €25,000 at the weekend….in a bet on Manchester United

The well-known Letterkenny businessman couldn’t resist odds of 7/4

...standing to pocket almost €19,000 if United had won.

MagicMarker

It's Manchester United or Man Utd.

Fúck off with yer ''manu''

SEPT 23 1989

MagicMarker wrote: »

It's Manchester United or Man Utd.

Fúck off with yer ''manu''

Its Manyoo and they play in the EPL:D

Berns

Ppff, can't getta job and idiots like that can :rolleyes: Coulda used that money for a year or so

jmayo

MagicMarker wrote: »

It's Manchester United or Man Utd.

Fúck off with yer ''manu''

Ahh are you still upset that your team were shown up by the brilliance of Barcelona ?

As regards eejit in Donegal it just goes to show how easily some are parted from their cash.

Did Donegal man not notice that it was old lover boy giggs, carrick, valencia and park that were facing Iniesta, Xavi and Messi ?

suitseir

I happened to be in Covent Garden on Saturday and these so called lager louts/Manchester United Fans were gathered outside a lot of the local pubs chanting their usual songs LOUDLY and an "in your face" attitude to some Barcelona fans in the area!

They were so aggressive it was quite frightening for ordinary folk out shopping, There were a lot of cops around which gave some re-assurance!

I have no interest in soccer but I was SO delighted to find out later that Barcelona won. They were SO SURE of themselves and I am just talking about the fans!

Give me rugby any day!

snickerpuss

I thought you misspelled menu.

RachaelVO

snickerpuss wrote: »

I thought you misspelled menu.

So did I!!!!!!!!! I thought he brought the whole county to McDs or something!!

gosuckonalemon

His money, let him waste as he wants.

danniemcq

Wait what?

someone up here has 25 grand?! first i heard of it. wonder can i sell him some magic beans

Sanjuro

A fool and his money are soon parted.

ejmaztec

RachaelVO wrote: »

So did I!!!!!!!!! I thought he brought the whole county to McDs or something!!

McDowell's?

ShaunC

Paddy power said they were going to refund losing bets if Man Utd were beaten in 90mins. I wonder who he placed his bet with?

My name is URL

Who cares? At least he's not hoarding his cash

cosanostra

ShaunC wrote: »

Paddy power said they were going to refund losing bets if Man Utd were beaten in 90mins. I wonder who he placed his bet with?

I hope he went to Ladbrokes and lost the lot

danniemcq

ShaunC wrote: »

Paddy power said they were going to refund losing bets if Man Utd were beaten in 90mins. I wonder who he placed his bet with?

only on certain bets, first and last goalscorer and things like that. otherwise they wouldn't have made a cent really. lots of people on the site complaining about the wording of the offer though (plus only able to refund up to a max of 100 quid)

kfallon

I bet if you walked into any bookies today and tried to place €25k on a 7/4 or 2/1 shot in any race you wouldn't have a hope of getting on :rolleyes:

El Weirdo

suitseir wrote: »

I happened to be in Covent Garden on Saturday and these so called lager louts/Manchester United Fans were gathered outside a lot of the local pubs chanting their usual songs LOUDLY and an "in your face" attitude to some Barcelona fans in the area!

:rolleyes:Bloody cockneys.

RachaelVO

ejmaztec wrote: »

McDowell's?

Now you're making me type McDonalds... sheesh :rolleyes:

ejmaztec

RachaelVO wrote: »

Now you're making me type McDonalds... sheesh :rolleyes:

You have to be specific on important issues.:P

RachaelVO

ejmaztec wrote: »

You have to be specific on important issues.:P

Yes, you're quiet right... my apologies for any confusion caused

Lapin

So a bloke lost a bet.


Big deal.

HellFireClub

My name is URL wrote: »

Who cares? At least he's not hoarding his cash

I'd say if you have 25K to go out and blow on a team of langers, you probably have twice that again under the matress!

J. Marston

And if they hate, let 'em hate, watch the trophies pile up .

It's his money, and he must be fairly comfortable if he can blow €25 thousand of it so he isn't harming anyone.

stovelid

My faraway team from a place I've never been to would beat up your faraway team from a place you've never been to.

Rii?

http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/50313_9886223300_6057_n.jpg

highgiant1985

ShaunC wrote: »

Paddy power said they were going to refund losing bets if Man Utd were beaten in 90mins. I wonder who he placed his bet with?

they always have limits on that if you read the small print. It usually only max bet refunded of 100 or 200.

JONJO THE MISER

Worst article i have ever seen written, first of all he bet on Man Utd to win outright not in 90 minutes so it was not that bad of a bet and i myself thought it was good value.
Secondly if he put on 25,000 Eur at 7to4 he would of won 43,750 not 19,000:rolleyes:

stovelid

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Secondly if he put on 25,000 Eur at 7to4 he would of won 43,750 not 19,000:rolleyes:

Think the poster probably meant 19k extra on top of his original bet back.

Sykk

Clearly knew nothing of football.. Even the most loyal utd fans knew they hadn't got a hope.. Ever.. Barcelona would beat any international team, never mind a club team..

2/3rd of the Spanish international + the best player in the world (Messi) kinda makes it unfair on everyone else.

Anyway, what an idiot.. May as well have dropped it down a drain.

Show Time

A fool and his money soon part.

ArmaniJeanss

"Adult has decent punt on sporting event and loses"... Possibly the least thread worthy story in a long time.

Kojak

Good enough for yer man. If he want's to piss away €25,000 then he shouldn't have had it in the first place. If he has still got money to waste, the I will gladly lighten his burden by taking some money off him.

If he likes betting, at least he should have hedged his bets and put on a lot less. At least that way, he wouldn't have been too much out of pocket if Man Utd. had lost.

phantom_lord

ArmaniJeanss wrote: »

"Adult has decent punt on sporting event and loses"... Possibly the least thread worthy story in a long time.

Yeah. It's not even that significant of a sum.

Pj!

Sykk wrote: »

Clearly knew nothing of football.. Even the most loyal utd fans knew they hadn't got a hope.. Ever.. Barcelona would beat any international team, never mind a club team..

2/3rd of the Spanish international + the best player in the world (Messi) kinda makes it unfair on everyone else.

Anyway, what an idiot.. May as well have dropped it down a drain.

:rolleyes:

Aftertiming is a silly game.

sensibleken

without reading the link I can bet that this is nothing to do with "why this country is in such a mess"

thisguy

sensibleken wrote: »

without reading the link I can bet that this is nothing to do with "why this country is in such a mess"

Unless it says he got the 25k from the bank and is paying his unemployed son to much allowance i'd imagine you're right.

tommyhaas

cosanostra wrote: »

More money than sense no wonder the countries in such a mess what a D1ck!

I don't see what your problem is with this. Its his cash, he can spend it how he wants. Others may consider buying a car or something for 25k a waste, but so what. Its up to the individual what they want to do with their money, providing its legal

Also, did people reading this thread really think that a 25k bet at 7/4, if won would leave you at a loss? (as suggested in the 2nd post)

ArmaniJeanss

tommyhaas wrote: »

Also, did people reading this thread really think that a 25k bet at 7/4, if won would leave you at a loss? (as suggested in the 2nd post)

I think the second post was just pointing out that the maths quoted in the article was wrong.
25K at 7/4 gives you a return of €68,750 (or a profit of €43,750). So the 19000 quoted in the article was nonsense.

flash1080

Fair play to him.

FlutterinBantam

RachaelVO wrote: »

Yes, you're quiet right... my apologies for any confusion caused

Hmmm...so fcking betting odds and team derivations are specific issues and basic grammar is not.


Fook me, I am quite upset by that shooite.

That's why the country is fooked folks.

flash1080

Sykk wrote: »

Clearly knew nothing of football.. Even the most loyal utd fans knew they hadn't got a hope.. Ever.. Barcelona would beat any international team, never mind a club team..

2/3rd of the Spanish international + the best player in the world (Messi) kinda makes it unfair on everyone else.

Anyway, what an idiot.. May as well have dropped it down a drain.

Any reasonably high-level club team would beat most international teams because they train and play together week in week out.

cosanostra

tommyhaas wrote: »

I don't see what your problem is with this. Its his cash, he can spend it how he wants. Others may consider buying a car or something for 25k a waste, but so what. Its up to the individual what they want to do with their money, providing its legal

Also, did people reading this thread really think that a 25k bet at 7/4, if won would leave you at a loss? (as suggested in the 2nd post)

I don't think the money will be coming from his pockets more likely from his business account which could put his business in jeopardy along with the jobs it creates and money that may be owed to suppliers!

Its just a bit sickening when you hear this and at the same time Letterkenny chamber of commerce urging people to shop in the town to save these very businesses!

3hn2givr7mx1sc

Sykk wrote: »

Clearly knew nothing of football.. Even the most loyal utd fans knew they hadn't got a hope.. Ever.. Barcelona would beat any international team, never mind a club team..

Any top level club team would hop off most international teams.

Fair feks to him.. Why are people forgetting capitalism and free will?
If he's rich, it's not a big deal for him.. And he can do what he likes with his money. Really unnecessary posts in here with people glad he lost it.



People seem to think that anyone who is rich now is stealing taxpayers money... It's fuking odd to say the least.

tommyhaas

cosanostra wrote: »

I don't think the money will be coming from his pockets more likely from his business account which could put his business in jeopardy along with the jobs it creates and money that may be owed to suppliers!!

Have you any evidence that loosing this money will put his business in jeopardy, or that it is infact money from the business as oppose to his own cash?

Its just a bit sickening when you hear this and at the same time Letterkenny chamber of commerce urging people to shop in the town to save these very businesses

If he placed the bet in a local bookies, he has kept the money in the town. Would you be as annoyed if he had bought a car in Dublin with the cash, therefore not spending money in the town?

tommyhaas, I wouldn't bother wasting my time asking him questions if I were you.. The best possible response you could get is still gonna be a pile of horse shlt.

DOC09UNAM

baz2009 wrote: »

Any top level club team would hop off most international teams.

Except Spain, because that's practically Barca anyway.

danniemcq

no messi though

thats the difference... imagine having Torres on instead

ringadingding

I bet on utd to win too, got odds of 3.5 /1 to win in 90 mins, could not turn that down.

Realised 15 minutes into the game that bookies know best

danniemcq

yous are all fools to bet anyway,

at least i have a system