Biggest betting football (soccer) **** ups of all time?

ScarFace_1990 · 06-21-10, 11:21 AM

Originally posted by samitarian

I'm just sat here bored waiting for the spain game, and was wondering what cases you know of that ended up in a disaster for betting people? stories I heard: One guy putting 30000 on AC milan when they went 3-0 up against Liverpool One guy lumping his entire student loan on some team who went 3-0 up in the african nations cup and it ended in a draw in the last 10 minutes

come on guys, tell me some disasters so we can feel better about our losses

no man the score was 4-0 and in the last fifteen minutes the other team somehow managed to get the draw...

samitarian · 06-21-10, 11:24 AM

4-0? dang that's even worse

TurkzZ · 06-21-10, 11:32 AM

some student put all his student loan money on Angola , they were 4-0 up with 10 mins to go .. it ended 4-4

OLBG Sports · 06-21-10, 11:33 AM

I have a oposite history... In 2008, Premier League game, Bolton vs. Arsenal. Arsenal was losing by 2x0 playing at Bolton's stadium, the odd from Arsenal win the game was 101.00 (decimal) at the 10 minutes in the 2nd Half. In the begining of 2nd half, Arsenal start to play better and I decide to put $50,00. With 26 minutes Arsenal socre 1 goal, at 33 minutes draw the game, and at the 47 minutes Walcott score the third goal and I got nuts!!!!!!!

Was my biggest won!!

Squirrel · 06-21-10, 11:36 AM

Not got a clue on a single game - but the England draw against the Algerians the other day was the single-event with the best profits for English bookmakers in history.

RockyS · 06-21-10, 11:38 AM

I know like 10000 people putting money in soccer and then police action called "offside" happened and they realize they were putting money on fixed games... beat that =)

samitarian · 06-21-10, 11:39 AM

Originally posted by OLBG Sports

I have a oposite history... In 2008, Premier League game, Bolton vs. Arsenal. Arsenal was losing by 2x0 playing at Bolton's stadium, the odd from Arsenal win the game was 101.00 (decimal) at the 10 minutes in the 2nd Half. In the begining of 2nd half, Arsenal start to play better and I decide to put $50,00. With 26 minutes Arsenal socre 1 goal, at 33 minutes draw the game, and at the 47 minutes Walcott score the third goal and I got nuts!!!!!!!

Was my biggest won!!

wow 101 is really big for arsenal even at 2-0 down with 35 minutes to go. next time you spot that kind of prices make sure you tell me too

RockyS · 06-21-10, 11:39 AM

Originally posted by Squirrel

Not got a clue on a single game - but the England draw against the Algerians the other day was the single-event with the best profits for English bookmakers in history.

You've forget ed spain's lost against Swiss and Italian draw against NZ

samitarian · 06-21-10, 11:43 AM

Originally posted by RockyS

You've forget ed spain's lost against Swiss and Italian draw against NZ

nah but the patriotic english would have bet shitloads on their team to win, to win by more than 2 etc etc.

bookmakers like Bet365 who refund some bets when a match finishes 0-0 must have been

Squirrel · 06-21-10, 12:38 PM

Originally posted by samitarian

nah but the patriotic english would have bet shitloads on their team to win, to win by more than 2 etc etc. bookmakers like Bet365 who refund some bets when a match finishes 0-0 must have been

Exactamundo - and the British/European bookies take far more bets than anything offshore, punters got absolutely ****ing buried.

chachi · 06-21-10, 01:00 PM

Paddypower had a 0-0 refund offer on on the Algeria match, and claimed to have refunded over £200,000 of correct score/scorecast bets if I heard correctly ...

sweethook · 06-21-10, 02:24 PM

just look for a tie.