End of season Irish league matches

take_yer_points · April 22, 2008, 11:59:15 AM

I was wondering if anyone has ever heard of any possible outcomes in Irish league matches at this time of the year before the game?

I heard an outcome of a game on Saturday past from someone close to the Irish league club involved in the game and it came in. Both teams had nothing to play for as both are safe and neither are challenging at the top.

The same thing happened last year when I heard 3 results before kick off and all 3 came in. Bookies in the town that day stopped taking bets a few hours before kick off.

Could of course be coincidence but it might not. Anyone else have any experience of this?

screenexile · April 22, 2008, 12:04:06 PM

You can pm me some of those scores if you like typ

the green man · April 22, 2008, 12:12:42 PM

The bookie in our town only accepts bets of trebles of more on IPL games, if that tells you anything!

take_yer_points · April 22, 2008, 12:14:15 PM

Quote from: the green man on April 22, 2008, 12:12:42 PM
The bookie in our town only accepts bets of trebles of more on IPL games, if that tells you anything!

But sure any of the online bookies will accept singles on them. Betfair is especially useful for it.

The Watcher Pat · April 22, 2008, 12:33:07 PM

Quote from: take_yer_points on April 22, 2008, 11:59:15 AM
I was wondering if anyone has ever heard of any possible outcomes in Irish league matches at this time of the year before the game?

I heard an outcome of a game on Saturday past from someone close to the Irish league club involved in the game and it came in. Both teams had nothing to play for as both are safe and neither are challenging at the top.

The same thing happened last year when I heard 3 results before kick off and all 3 came in. Bookies in the town that day stopped taking bets a few hours before kick off.

Could of course be coincidence but it might not. Anyone else have any experience of this?

2 years ago when Glenavon were playing Armagh City....The Armagh manager had already agreed to take over Glenavon the next season. Glenavon needing a win to stay up....Hadn't won a match out of their last 10.....Glenavon won 4-0...

Glenavon were 3/1 at the start of saturday and it ended up that bookies stopped taking bets on them in Lurgan..

Hoof Hearted · April 22, 2008, 12:38:59 PM

corrupt as f**k - no doubt about that

take_yer_points · April 22, 2008, 01:09:03 PM

Quote from: The Watcher Pat on April 22, 2008, 12:33:07 PM
Quote from: take_yer_points on April 22, 2008, 11:59:15 AM
I was wondering if anyone has ever heard of any possible outcomes in Irish league matches at this time of the year before the game?

I heard an outcome of a game on Saturday past from someone close to the Irish league club involved in the game and it came in. Both teams had nothing to play for as both are safe and neither are challenging at the top.

The same thing happened last year when I heard 3 results before kick off and all 3 came in. Bookies in the town that day stopped taking bets a few hours before kick off.

Could of course be coincidence but it might not. Anyone else have any experience of this?

2 years ago when Glenavon were playing Armagh City....The Armagh manager had already agreed to take over Glenavon the next season. Glenavon needing a win to stay up....Hadn't won a match out of their last 10.....Glenavon won 4-0...

Glenavon were 3/1 at the start of saturday and it ended up that bookies stopped taking bets on them in Lurgan..

That's the one I was thinking of - didn't realise it was the year before last. That was the same day when there was 2 other results doing the rounds.

red hander · April 22, 2008, 02:22:28 PM

Quote from: take_yer_points on April 22, 2008, 11:59:15 AM
I was wondering if anyone has ever heard of any possible outcomes in Irish league matches at this time of the year before the game?

I heard an outcome of a game on Saturday past from someone close to the Irish league club involved in the game and it came in. Both teams had nothing to play for as both are safe and neither are challenging at the top.

The same thing happened last year when I heard 3 results before kick off and all 3 came in. Bookies in the town that day stopped taking bets a few hours before kick off.

Could of course be coincidence but it might not. Anyone else have any experience of this?

Sure Omagh Town were legendary for this before they went defunct

Smokin Joe · April 22, 2008, 04:40:08 PM

Quote from: take_yer_points on April 22, 2008, 11:59:15 AM
I was wondering if anyone has ever heard of any possible outcomes in Irish league matches at this time of the year before the game?

I heard an outcome of a game on Saturday past from someone close to the Irish league club involved in the game and it came in. Both teams had nothing to play for as both are safe and neither are challenging at the top.

The same thing happened last year when I heard 3 results before kick off and all 3 came in. Bookies in the town that day stopped taking bets a few hours before kick off.

Could of course be coincidence but it might not. Anyone else have any experience of this?

TYP, I presume it was Donegall Celtic on Saturday?

The Irish League is well known for bent results, if I was a bookie I know I wouldn't be pricing it up.

take_yer_points · April 22, 2008, 05:05:32 PM

Quote from: Smokin Joe on April 22, 2008, 04:40:08 PM
Quote from: take_yer_points on April 22, 2008, 11:59:15 AM
I was wondering if anyone has ever heard of any possible outcomes in Irish league matches at this time of the year before the game?

I heard an outcome of a game on Saturday past from someone close to the Irish league club involved in the game and it came in. Both teams had nothing to play for as both are safe and neither are challenging at the top.

The same thing happened last year when I heard 3 results before kick off and all 3 came in. Bookies in the town that day stopped taking bets a few hours before kick off.

Could of course be coincidence but it might not. Anyone else have any experience of this?

TYP, I presume it was Donegall Celtic on Saturday?

The Irish League is well known for bent results, if I was a bookie I know I wouldn't be pricing it up.

That's the one I'd heard - but I've heard a bookie had to stop taking bets on another one since!

Doogie Browser · April 26, 2008, 02:25:57 PM

A sign up in my local Ladbrokes this morning - 'Please note we are no longer taking bets on the Donegal Celtic v Larne match today'

Dodgy hoors the lot of them!

full back · April 26, 2008, 02:43:19 PM

Glenavon were 11/8 yesterday on Betfair againsy Armagh
They are now 1/3

tyroneboi · April 26, 2008, 02:49:43 PM

Quote from: Doogie Browser on April 26, 2008, 02:25:57 PM
A sign up in my local Ladbrokes this morning - 'Please note we are no longer taking bets on the Donegal Celtic v Larne match today'

Dodgy hoors the lot of them!

Anyone know which team is supposed to win?

full back · April 26, 2008, 05:24:42 PM

Glenavon beat Armagh 5-0

At least the Armagh lads have the money for their Summer holidays now............

tyroneboi · April 26, 2008, 06:36:05 PM

Quote from: full back on April 26, 2008, 05:24:42 PM
Glenavon beat Armagh 5-0
At least the Armagh lads have the money for their Summer holidays now............

Surprise surprise!!

It always the usual suspects involved in these matches as well! The Irish News ran a story about this in the paper today about betting being suspended on the game. Wonder what the IFA will do about it? They probably had a few quid on it themselves!