..to win the league (15th favourites). Im obviously biased, but these odds look harsh, especially with Leeds being at 16/1 and Brighton being something like 18/1. Ladbrokes and Hills had us at 14 and 16 respectively which i would say seems more realistic. True, incomings havent been breathtaking so far, but we already have a fairly strong squad with the likes of Fryatt, Rosenior, Stewart and most probably Bullard etc with more to come. Cant see how the likes of Brighton, Leeds and Ipswich are significantly more fancied than us when assesing squads. On the other hand, might be worth a cheeky punt
If i bet on City games i always bet against us and then that way i will be happier if we loose. The one excpetion to that i had City on a 14 game accumulator to win away at Scunthorpe last season. They delivered.
Its an accumulator of course i lost haha. I once had a two pound accumulator on an 18 gamer which would have won me 1000odd quid, East Fife were the only team that lost and screwed me over and still to this day I have never forgiven them and look out for their results hoping they lose.
Has no-one ever explained to you how betting works? The odds offered are dependent on the amount of money riding on each of the outcomes. This just tells you that twice as much money has been put on the other clubs as City. Put some money on if you think it's good value and watch the odds change. If most people bet on their own club then it gives you an idea about relative fan base at different clubs. If most people bet on where they see value then they believe City won't win or are not privy to your inside information.
I knew that was taken into account, but always believed that only partially accounted for the prices, i.e., the bookmaker has a starter price and then the odds fluctuate based on punts on them thereafter. Not a massive gambler, so dont know all the ins and outs tbh. Skybets does seem to differ wildly from the high street bookies though, so does suggest that its not necessarily all based on customer bets
I'm not at all surprised they've put us out at 33/1. Nobody at the minute fancies us for the top six, never mind the title. The marquee signings of Leicester, Brighton and West Ham have put them at short odds, then the managerial appointments of Birmingham and Forest cause punters to predict that they're going to have great seasons. Obviously then you have naturally strong Championship teams like TWS, Cardiff, Boro, Blackpool and Southampton, who will be looking to make more signings to add to their already strong squads. I've mentioned 10 teams there who generally would come before us, so it's pretty clear to see why we're not really being backed. The majority of people on here would disagree with City being out at 33/1, but that's the reality of how others percieve the Championship. NP's teams have surprised people before though...
Does anybody know what odds we were at this time when we got promoted? I can't imagine they'd be much different.
It's quite strange thinking back to when we got promoted - we're like a Doncaster now. And who would back them to go up?
I seem to remember we were 2nd favourites to go down after Scunthorpe that year. Think it was at the beginning of the window mind you, before we started splashing the cash.
