PL winners

Yeah I agree but apparently he had £20 on a 5000/1 shot and cashed it a few weeks ago. Obviously felt he couldn't take the risk but it's still cost him £70k.

What he should have done was cash half of it and let the rest ride out. If that was an option of course. Going forward it would be a good idea to split the bet in two. Also if he had had each way, he could have seen it out with second place paying half the odds. Which is still bladdy massive at 2500/1. The each way half of his bet would give him 25k if we were runners up.

Hindsight is wonderful though.

The people who made the unofficial scarves being sold outside the ground couldn't even get the name of the league correct on them... Perhaps they are using old Tigers stock from the Rugby Premiership.

Sounds like something Paddy Power would do. I remember them paying out super early on United winning the domestic treble (league, League Cup and FA Cup) in 2009. Needless to say it didn't happen.

The punter decides if they cash out or not, not the bookies. So the bookies must have paid out the full whack now for it to be news. I never understand why bookies take the risk of doing this, it doesn't make any sense other than for publicity.

In fact they also paid out on Stoke City being relegated in their first season after one game. That worked out well.

comment by Rauben_Hoody - gesticulation doesn't bother me (U6374)
posted 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
It's a cash out so they don't get the full amount.

Guy cashed out for £29k the other week. Bet he's gutted now!
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No it's not they are paying out to every punter in full.

Cash outs are for a punter-by-punter basis.

They're obviously getting in early to pay out to get some publicity.

Anything that can potentially cost bookies money is a good thing.

This is a PR stunt from them. They've got the media coverage and I'm assuming it's worth the write off of the loss.

We all know it's far from over.