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[Stu255]

Odds are an advertisement really, some expressions attract more betting than others even when they are less valuable. That’s why you get stuff like 100/30.

People see odds like 6/4 and think they are buying something bigger than 2/1. Yes really. So when you are running a book you can create these lumps in the value curve with fractional odds that you cannot with decimal odds.

Humans are weird.

Remember; half the people out there are below average intelligence and the other half aren’t much better.

It’s only a very small number of people who actually pay attention to anything.

[murf]

Remember; half the people out there are below average intelligence ......

Are they? Are you using the mean or the median?

[forestfan]

It’s like politics, the art of convincing stupid people that you’re going to make their lives better (the vast majority of politicians have no intention of even trying to do so, whereas the rest have good intentions until they are confronted with reality…)

[Taff Murray]

It looks like he will be released from the Portugal squad early to head to Manchester, One Football reporting, as he is suspended from the next international game. A few more days training with the squad than expected so I would guess based on that it is likely that he will start.

[Taff Murray]

Odds are an advertisement really, some expressions attract more betting than others even when they are less valuable. That’s why you get stuff like 100/30.

People see odds like 6/4 and think they are buying something bigger than 2/1. Yes really. So when you are running a book you can create these lumps in the value curve with fractional odds that you cannot with decimal odds.

Humans are weird.

Remember; half the people out there are below average intelligence and the other half aren’t much better.

It’s only a very small number of people who actually pay attention to anything.

There was a fast food burger company in the US who tried to outdo McDonalds by releasing a 1/3 pound burger to give more value than the Maccies 1/4 pdr and they went out of business because the public thought 1/4 was bigger than 1/3.

[Bob Newhart]

Remember; half the people out there are below average intelligence ......

Are they?

We live in a world where Adam Sandler and Jim Carey movies make money.

'nuff said.

[blahblah]

Remember; half the people out there are below average intelligence ......

Are they?

We live in a world where Adam Sandler and Jim Carey movies make money.

'nuff said.

Tbf Carey has made a couple of really good ones.

[blahblah]

Odds are an advertisement really, some expressions attract more betting than others even when they are less valuable. That’s why you get stuff like 100/30.

People see odds like 6/4 and think they are buying something bigger than 2/1. Yes really. So when you are running a book you can create these lumps in the value curve with fractional odds that you cannot with decimal odds.

Humans are weird.

Remember; half the people out there are below average intelligence and the other half aren’t much better.

It’s only a very small number of people who actually pay attention to anything.

There was a fast food burger company in the US who tried to outdo McDonalds by releasing a 1/3 pound burger to give more value than the Maccies 1/4 pdr and they went out of business because the public thought 1/4 was bigger than 1/3.

That's made my week

[eastcentral1]

Odds are an advertisement really, some expressions attract more betting than others even when they are less valuable. That’s why you get stuff like 100/30.

People see odds like 6/4 and think they are buying something bigger than 2/1. Yes really. So when you are running a book you can create these lumps in the value curve with fractional odds that you cannot with decimal odds.

Humans are weird.

Remember; half the people out there are below average intelligence and the other half aren’t much better.

It’s only a very small number of people who actually pay attention to anything.

There was a fast food burger company in the US who tried to outdo McDonalds by releasing a 1/3 pound burger to give more value than the Maccies 1/4 pdr and they went out of business because the public thought 1/4 was bigger than 1/3.

That's made my week

They didn't go out of business, but the burger was a flop

https://awrestaurants.com/blog/aw-third ... -fractions

[blahblah]

Awesome.

They should have launched an eigth burger

[RuudTheDudeVanTheMan]

Portugal's 2nd game is a friendly vs Qatar and the 3rd is a qualifier vs Azerbaijan. The question is does the ban only apply to competitive matches?

[admin]

It looks like he will be released from the Portugal squad early to head to Manchester, One Football reporting, as he is suspended from the next international game. A few more days training with the squad than expected so I would guess based on that it is likely that he will start.

Cristiano Ronaldo: Manchester United forward released early by Portugal
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58426526

[Stu255]

Tickets for MNUNEW apparently changing hands for £2,500.

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk ... o-21463673


Could have gone to the World Cup Final for less than that.
He’s going to slip a disc in the first 15 minutes isn’t he.

[Aldershot Rejects]

It looks like he will be released from the Portugal squad early to head to Manchester, One Football reporting, as he is suspended from the next international game. A few more days training with the squad than expected so I would guess based on that it is likely that he will start.

Cristiano Ronaldo: Manchester United forward released early by Portugal
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58426526

But he will have to isolate for 5 days when he gets here.

[blahblah]

It looks like he will be released from the Portugal squad early to head to Manchester, One Football reporting, as he is suspended from the next international game. A few more days training with the squad than expected so I would guess based on that it is likely that he will start.

Cristiano Ronaldo: Manchester United forward released early by Portugal
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58426526

But he will have to isolate for 5 days when he gets here.

Isn't the 5 days thing for refusing (or Club forbidding etc) to play for a country?

He got a strategic yellow and is banned....

[Stu255]

I think he has to self isolate in the UK (in a quarantine hotel?) until Tuesday.

Utd applied for “elite athlete” exemption, but it was refused by home office.


Suspect a legal appeal might happen.

[blahblah]

I think he has to self isolate in the UK (in a quarantine hotel?) until Tuesday.

Utd applied for “elite athlete” exemption, but it was refused by home office.


Suspect a legal appeal might happen.

Is Portugal a red country?

[Stu255]

I think he has to self isolate in the UK (in a quarantine hotel?) until Tuesday.

Utd applied for “elite athlete” exemption, but it was refused by home office.


Suspect a legal appeal might happen.

Is Portugal a red country?

Amber I think.

This is where the story broke… https://www.rtp.pt/madeira/desporto/pre ... ldo-_72116

[blahblah]

I think he has to self isolate in the UK (in a quarantine hotel?) until Tuesday.

Utd applied for “elite athlete” exemption, but it was refused by home office.


Suspect a legal appeal might happen.

Is Portugal a red country?

Amber I think.

This is where the story broke… https://www.rtp.pt/madeira/desporto/pre ... ldo-_72116

Should I trust your Portuguese?

I've not read anything about Irish bods being banned etc.

[Aldershot Rejects]

I'm thoroughly confused - I thought quarantee was either no days if you have been double-jabbed or 10 days if not.

[Aldershot Rejects]

I've not read anything about Irish bods being banned etc.

Ironically, I think they get the elite sportsman waver which has been denied to Ronaldo.

[blahblah]

I'm thoroughly confused - I thought quarantee was either no days if you have been double-jabbed or 10 days if not.

The 5 days (not years, all hail Bowie) was the punishment for a Club not freeing a player for an International....

[Aldershot Rejects]

I'm thoroughly confused - I thought quarantee was either no days if you have been double-jabbed or 10 days if not.

The 5 days (not years, all hail Bowie) was the punishment for a Club not freeing a player for an International....

This is definitely isolation though.

[blahblah]

I'm thoroughly confused - I thought quarantee was either no days if you have been double-jabbed or 10 days if not.

The 5 days (not years, all hail Bowie) was the punishment for a Club not freeing a player for an International....

This is definitely isolation though.

That was Joy Division?

So all RoI players are out of the next GW?

[Aldershot Rejects]

So all RoI players are out of the next GW?

No because Portugal aren't on the red list

[blahblah]

So all RoI players are out of the next GW?

No because Portugal aren't on the red list

So why does Ron get the isolation?

[Stu255]

The Irish players are elite.

Ronaldo a day after becoming the all time leading scorer in international football (national sport of UK) is not considered an elite sportsperson and was refused free entry into UK.

Man Utd applied for the waiver, but it was refused for Cristiano Ronaldo, arguably the highest paid and most widely recognised sportsperson on the surface of the Earth.

Did none of you watch Afghanistan news? Why are you surprised about our government?

[Aldershot Rejects]

So all RoI players are out of the next GW?

No because Portugal aren't on the red list

So why does Ron get the isolation?

Because Portugal is on the amber list


As I understand it - the govt are no longer giving exemption to elite players who have been in countries on the red list. But, those visiting amber list countries still get exemption - so the Irish are OK to come back.
Because Ronaldo is not classified as an elite player, he does not get the amber exemption.

I am just making this stuff up as I go along ... (but it's my best guess)

[murf]

Ronaldo didn't go out and come back. He is just coming in from an amber list country so sports exemption doesn't count.

I think.

The Premier League are breaking rules to soothe his ego, the government aren't.

[Stu255]

Actually it seems the Qatar World Cup is not a listed event in the legislation!

Bizarre.

Might explain a lot of the f***aboutary that has been going on?