"Insurance bets" against your own team

[MUBlue]

Interesting set of replies here.
Not that I've backed against us but certainly thought about it - some comfort for the constant disappointment.
While we're at it...ever back the RS?

 

[MUBlue]

An eighteen month gap between this post and his last post.

LOL.

Your point?

 

[twoblue]

Kidding yourselves. Insurance bets - getting too serious. It’s a mugs game. Let’s break it down - You give money to try and guess the score. Betting companies are making billions from you.

 

[Eggs]

....never. I’d never back against the Blues and i’d never back the Reds. I’d genuinely not want the winnings.

 

[SpongeBob brown shoes]

NEVER bet against the blues

I am tempted to start putting 20 quid a week on the RS to win though, at least I'd get something back and if they lose or draw I'm happy to lose 20 quid on that outcome, and by my betting skills I'd lose more than i win, in fact I'm going to do it, maybe just a tenner though

 

[Badge1878]

Think you have slightly over reacted there, albeit it is an emotive question, no Everton supporter wants the team to lose, it is just if they do least you will have a little yang to go with the yin.

I have never done it but sometimes I wish I did! In fact I really should start because with my luck Everton would start romping games, I would be poorer but emotionally better off.

Maybe I have, maybe I haven’t. Let me try and explain it in a different way as to where Im coming from. Like the vast majority of people on this forum, we are Evertonians and first and foremost we want us to win. But, to be fair the team on the pitch have not been good enough to compete for too long and for a variety of reasons. Some performances haven’t been deserving of the huge support they get week in, week out.

As with many on here, I’m also a season ticket holder and I go to most of our away games too. In fact, I go to so many, I get to go to Anfield and the other so called big teams each year and have done so for many years. I’m invested in Everton both through the money side and the time taken travelling all over the country, not to mention the managing of work in between. It’s my choice to do it, because I enjoy it. I’ve seen some brilliant games, experienced the wins and horrible losses, but nothing beats the memories of seeing us win and the emotion of the ball hitting the net. I’ve met some brilliant people too. I want us to be better than the year before and to win something, so it goes against everything I believe in to bet against Everton.

So, if you’re asking me, would I say put £50 on Liverpool to beat us at 2/5 at Anfield because winning £20 somehow softens the blow? It doesn’t, wouldn’t and couldn’t. Or, hypothetically putting the £50 on Liverpool to win -3 because it’s 9/2 and I could win a few hundred, I can assure you it wouldn’t help. I would probably blame myself and that stupid bet for the loss, so put simply, no, I never bet against Everton.

I try and find a more positive way of having a bet on the football when it comes to Everton and my £10 on Zouma first goal scorer away at West Ham was one of my better ones, well my mates thought so as they enjoyed helping me celebrate one of our better days in London.

Well that’s how I see it and to be honest it doesn’t bother one way or the other how anyone else does. If backing against Everton makes you happy, because they let you down on so many occasions, fair enough, it’s just not for me.

 

[witchdoc187]

I once bet my last £5 on us to lose home to Chelsea when they were flying and we were terrible. Was over the moon when we lost and I pocketed £7.50. Remember celebrating their second goal as I did Jags penalty v man utd in cup semi final

 

[Archer]

Looks like the super bloos are out. Telling us what we can and can't do as fans.

Personally I just swerve betting on our games but I understand the logic of betting against us.

 

[Rob17896]

Having an insurance bet against the Blues...
Have you? Would you ever?
Unforgivable curse OR understandable in the current climate?

Unforgivable

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

Constantly. It softens the blow.

Tend to do what I consider "the devil's bet" which is an Everton loss double with a Liverpool win. It makes me a decent amount of money.

 

[Frang]

ive totally given up backing us , as it is a double whammy if we lose and it ruins my bet.

but I defo don't back against us.

I might reconsider this though, as there is some real value to have when we play some teams and the bookies have us as favourites for some unknown reasons.. esp this season

 

[BlueStevie35]

Only ever done a bet related to our games once, put Ossie the grass down as an anytime scorer for a game against Sunderland and he only went and did it. Haven’t done it since, have put the U23s on accas a few times though on a Friday when they’ve played or when in the EFL Trophy, most recently in the week when I had them down to score one or more at Burton

 

[davids]

Often tempted but never have,a 2-1 loss today might be a winner.

 

[havrey0123]

hell yes I do
Everton win = get a nice buzz for the week
Everton lose = £££££££££££££
it's win win

Anyone who does this isn't a proper blue.

lol

 

[degsy]

Having an insurance bet against the Blues...
Have you? Would you ever?
Unforgivable curse OR understandable in the current climate?

Unforgivable curse