TaffyTipster
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I've laid Wales to win.
Said it openly in this forum before in passing. Saying it clearly now.
The Six Nations 2020. Wales were in a position where the Grand Slam was still theoretically possible with two matches left. I had a pre-tournament outright on Wales at decent odds.
Wales's price to win the tournament had shortened significantly. I laid them at a price considerably shorter than I'd backed them at, locking in a guaranteed profit regardless of outcome.
The match they subsequently needed to win: I watched with money on them to win and money on them not to win.
Wales scored. I felt something specific that wasn't pure joy. There was an undercurrent of financial calculation running alongside the sporting celebration.
Wales eventually didn't win the tournament. I collected on the lay. I'd already collected the back. Net profit.
Also: I'd watched two Wales matches in a Six Nations campaign with a financial stake in Wales losing specific things. The experience of supporting Wales while having money on Wales to fail: not something I'd recommend.
The taboo is real. The execution is possible. The experience is stranger than expected.
Said it openly in this forum before in passing. Saying it clearly now.
The Six Nations 2020. Wales were in a position where the Grand Slam was still theoretically possible with two matches left. I had a pre-tournament outright on Wales at decent odds.
Wales's price to win the tournament had shortened significantly. I laid them at a price considerably shorter than I'd backed them at, locking in a guaranteed profit regardless of outcome.
The match they subsequently needed to win: I watched with money on them to win and money on them not to win.
Wales scored. I felt something specific that wasn't pure joy. There was an undercurrent of financial calculation running alongside the sporting celebration.
Wales eventually didn't win the tournament. I collected on the lay. I'd already collected the back. Net profit.
Also: I'd watched two Wales matches in a Six Nations campaign with a financial stake in Wales losing specific things. The experience of supporting Wales while having money on Wales to fail: not something I'd recommend.
The taboo is real. The execution is possible. The experience is stranger than expected.
