League Two Table

		P	GD	Pts
1	Port Vale	16	+8	33
2	Walsall	15	+13	30
3	Doncaster	17	+4	29

4	Notts County	17	+8	28
5	Crewe	15	+6	28
6	MK Dons	16	+8	27
7	Chesterfield	17	+10	25

8	Grimsby	17	-7	25
9	AFC Wimbledon	15	+9	23
10	Bradford	16	+4	23
11	Gillingham	16	+3	23
12	Barrow	17	+1	22
13	Fleetwood Town	14	+5	21
14	Cheltenham	17	-3	21
15	Salford	16	-3	21
16	Newport County	17	-7	21
17	Harrogate Town	17	-7	21
18	Accrington Stanley	16	-4	18
19	Colchester	16	-3	17
20	Tranmere	15	-8	17
21	Bromley	15	-2	16
22	Swindon	17	-8	13

23	Morecambe	17	-12	13
24	Carlisle	17	-15	13

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Question of the Week

Is football a business or a sport?

Due a loss!

Beat the Bookies: Week 9

By: Rob Sedgwick
Date: 02/10/2009

LAST week saw a small loss recorded, although had Port Vale done a bit better at Notts County it might have been a different story.

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Barnet v Grimsby. Grimsby have not been firing on all cylinders recently, but will eventually click once everybody is fit and Newell happens upon the best team and formation. Barnet have had a good start, but the Mariners have a good record at Underhill and normally get a good vocal backing from a crowd augmented by London exiles. Town can be backed at 7/2. Selection: Grimsby

Chesterfield v Accrington Stanley. Stanley have had some cracking results this season and have had a boost off the field this week with their financial situation. Chesterfield score a lot and concede a lot which means the opposition always has a chance. Stanley are worth a punt at 7/2. Selection: Accrington Stanley

Morecambe v Shrewsbury. Last year Shrewsbury just couldn't win at home. This year it's not a problem. The Shrews have put in some great performances on the road. Morecambe have improved a lot in recent weeks after a poor start, but the away side are on a roll at the moment and are good value at 6/4. Selection: Shrewsbury

Lincoln v Aldershot. Apply the same comments as above really. Aldershot were hopeless on the road last season, but this year have improved massively on their travels. They beat Town fairly easily at Blundell Park and should do the same at Lincoln. Take your chances at 13/8 on an away win. Selection: Aldershot

This season we will again be trying out three different betting strategies:

Fixed Odds
Spread Betting on the Mini Performance Index with IG Index (25 points for a win, 10 for a draw, 10 for a goal)
The Monkey (betting on Town to win each game 3-1, i.e. the complete absence of any betting strategy). The Monkey lost every bet last year.

Recommended Fixed Odds Bets

1. Accrington Stanley to beat Chesterfield. . (15/4, 888.com)
2. Shrewsbury to beat Morecambe. . (6/4, Bet365)

Recommended Spread Bet

None this week

The Monkey's Bet

Grimsby to win 3-1, 40/1 Bet365

Previous Fixed Odds Bets (1 or 2 bets, around £10 per week each of Rob's own money)

Date	Bet	Odds	Profit/Loss
25/09	Grimsby v Darlington - Under 2.5 goals	4/5	+£8.00
25/09	Morecambe to beat Dagenham	5/1	-£10.00
17/09	Man City to beat Man Utd	5/1	-£10.00
17/09	Port Vale to beat Bury	6/5	-£10.00
10/09	Bradford to beat Burton	Evens	-£10.00
10/09	Lincoln to beat Bournemouth	4/1	-£10.00
03/09	Bradford to beat Shrewsbury	5/2	+£25.00
03/09	Chesterfield to beat Rotherham	11/4	-£10.00
27/08	Bury to beat Rochdale	21/10	-£10.00
27/08	Lincoln to beat Dagenham	10/3	-£10.00
20/08	Grimsby to beat Bury	7/5	+£45.00
20/08	Dagenham to beat Notts County	5/1	-£10.00
14/08	Accrington v Lincoln. Under 2.5 goals	8/11	+£7.27
14/08	Bournemouth to beat Rotherham	7/5	+£14.00
05/08	Bradford to beat Notts County	3/1	-£10.00
05/08	Bournemouth to beat Bury	12/5	+£24.00
01/08	Bournemouth to win League Two (£5 EW)	16/1	Open
01/08	Morecambe to be relegated	11/1	Open
Total			+£23.27

Previous Spread Bets (Around 1 bet per week each of Rob's own money)

Date	Bet	Price	Buy/Sell	Actual	Profit/Loss
25/09	Notts County v Port Vale: Buy Port Vale mini-performance	15	B	10	-£5.00
17/09	Torquay v Grimsby: Buy Grimsby mini-performance	21	B	45	+£24.00
27/08	Chesterfield v Morecambe: Sell Chesterfield mini-performance	33	S	20	+£13.00
20/08	Morecambe v Macclesfield: Sell Morecambe mini performance	28	S	30	-£2.00
14/08	Barnet v Shrewsbury: Sell Barnet mini performance	23	S	30	-£7.00
Total					+£23.00

Previous Monkey Bets (£10 per week of the Monkey's pretend money)

Date	Bet	Odds	Profit/Loss
30/09	Grimsby to win 3-1	40/1	-£10.00
25/09	Grimsby to win 3-1	14/1	-£10.00
17/09	Grimsby to win 3-1	33/1	-£10.00
10/09	Grimsby to win 3-1	22/1	-£10.00
03/09	Grimsby to win 3-1	33/1	-£10.00
27/08	Grimsby to win 3-1	50/1	-£10.00
20/08	Grimsby to win 3-1	50/1	-£10.00
18/08	Grimsby to win 3-1	18/1	-£10.00
15/08	Grimsby to win 3-1	18/1	-£10.00
11/08	Grimsby to win 3-1	??/1	-£10.00
05/08	Grimsby to win 3-1	33/1	-£10.00
Total			-£110.00

Every month I try and beat the bookies but now you can try and beat me - with pretend money. Just sign up and join the Grimsby Town team at OLBG.

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