19/03/12-25/03/12

P&L for 19/03/12-25/03/12

Football : -25.45
Tennis : 108.49

P&L since last post : 83.04

Yes I know, Tennis WTF?.

Football.

34 markets. 1 red totalling £112.12. I a good week all round destroyed by a Sunday morning penalty. Zaragoza v Atl Madrid. A 0-0 match with seconds left on it and one player does a sliding tackle from the rear in the penalty area. The guy wasn't even in a position to score. Totally unnecessary, what goes through the mind of these overpaid muppets. The awarded penalty was scored and I lose my stake. Just one of the pitfalls I suppose.

Tennis.

22 markets. No reds. I got sucked back in. Going okay so far but we all know how far that goes. I should really stay away. So little self control.

I'm still in the midst of poorly motivated DIY hell. Progress is being made but at a quarter of the rate it could be. It's staggering when the prize is so big and It's something I really want, i.e. away from this f**king place and the scum who inhabit it, that I can't motivate myself more. Now I can see the finish line in the distance and I estimate I'm 75% done I'm hoping I can drive onward.

Early shift and poor sleep patterns will reign supreme this week so a tough week ahead.

Keep it green everybody

12/03/12-18/03/12

P&L for 12/03/12-18/03/12

Football : -48.87

P&L since last post : -48.87

Football.

41 markets. 2 reds totalling £100.40. I topped up my bank even though I said I wasn't going to and had a good week until Sunday when the last gasp goal in the Hearts v Hibs match and the early goal in Kaiserslautern v Schalke match pushed me into the red. I was partly out on the german match so It was less of a blow. I could have done without it.

My red streak continues but at least I avoided the tennis. Isner beats Djoko, Really?.

Keep it green everybody.

05/03/12-11/03/12

P&L for 05/03/12-11/03/12

Football : 9.17
Tennis : -774.90

P&L since last post : -765.73

Well, who didn't see that coming!.

Football.

50 markets. 2 reds totalling £106.44. The first of these was a bit stupid and could have been avoided and the second I got a bit greedy on and could have avoided as well. Still green for the football.

Tennis.

34 markets. 9 reds totalling £933.05. I blew my whole bank and 3 redeposits in 4 days. What kicked this off was a stupid mistake in the Zhang v Halep match. I forgot to change the stake mode form liability back to stake after a pre-match football lay. Having backed Halep at 1.06 for £99 I then laid out at 1.01 for a £99 liability and turned what should have been a £5 green into a £94 red. I didn't notice till it was too late. I was furious with myself especially as this is not the first time I've done this. It changes colour depending on mode so there's really no excuse. Not a tragedy but it got under my skin. I then foolishly backed Martic in her first round match overnight thinking she would not have too much trouble but she did and I got up for work just in time to see her lose. Later that evening I had to red out on Jankovic v Barthel and Davydenko v Bubka. I ended that evening with a full bank back of Azarenka which I could have greened at 1.01 but didn't for no reason I can recall or fathom and when it looked like she was finished in the 3rd set I took a massive red and switched to Barthel to salvage something only for her to comeback and take it. Bank gone. I did a redeposit the next day and did well on the football through the day but pissed it all away on a full bank back of Gasquet at 1.01(WTF??) which was then, to use the vernacular, "gubbed". I've no idea why I let that one ride instead of taking what little I could on a red out, especially as he clearly wasn't interested in the third set. I redeposit again only to piss it away on Murray v Garcia Lopez overnight. Deposit again on Sunday and do well through the day on the football but then came the tennis again. I tried a lay of Del Potro as Matosevic was holding his own and I thought I could get a few ticks on his serve but this was the point Potro broke him and I had to red out. Recovered that red but then backed Kvitova after her blinding first set which then turned into a copy of the Azarenka match. Total disintegration. One ball into the net after another. Painful to watch.

So many mistakes. All of which I've made before.

So I've a very small sum in my account. I'm not going to put anymore in for now. Just work with what I have. The tennis ban is back in place. I'm clearly no good at it in the long run. Too unpredictable, especially WTA. Morale it as a low ebb and I feel like such a total arse, again!.

Keep it green everybody.

27/02/12-04/03/12

P&L for 27/02/12-04/03/12

Football : 143.33
Tennis : 38.59

P&L since last post : 181.92

Football.

51 markets. No reds but by a narrow margin. I was in at end of the Zaragoza v Villareal match. This match was supposed to have 3 mins of stoppage time, as shown by the man with the board and the timer onscreen. I saw nothing during the stoppage time that warranted the match going on for a full five minutes. A goal was scored at 3:30 turning what should have ended a draw into a win for one of the teams. Thankfully my lay out had been taken so I didn't take a loss although I expected to. I didn't get a chance to hedge though so no gain either. It seems unfair that the ref can arbitrarily extend the match beyond the time, I'm assuming , he has originally told his off pitch counterparts. However there was plenty of unfairness going around this weekend.

Tennis.

28 markets. 2 reds totalling £131.63. I'm amazed I got any green on the tennis this week at all, also surprised at the number of matches I was on. It was mostly early morning and late evening stuff as I was working late shift. I was all green until Saturday morning when I took a small red Hsieh v Daniilidou due to an ill thought out position that I redded when the rains came. The other red was on the travesty that was Martic v Hsieh on Sunday morning. Let me first say that it was of course my fault that I took the red because I should have stayed well clear. The organisers seriously screwed up though by making Martic play the final just 3 hours after a 3 set battle with Jankovic, especially as Hsieh had a full day to rest. Disgracefully unfair doesn't begin to describe it it. Despite her fatigue though Martic was winning.6-2 in the first set and a break up in the second will give you an idea of how bad Hseih was. This was where I foolishly entered the fray. It was then heartbreaking to watch the poor girl start to suffer cramps and be unable to serve properly, and not just because I was going to loose money. She was clearly the better player. She then had to retire early in the third, unable to carry on, and left the court in tears. I didn't watch the award ceremony but I only hope Hsieh had enough class to acknowledge how things would have really gone in a fair match up. I have my doubts. At least I was able to come out green overall.

So I was a little less reckless this week but still involved in a lot more stuff than was advisable. Something I will have to try and keep in check.

Keep it green everybody.