catempire
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I note with interest that betting agencies are running books on the first coach to be sacked in 2006.
Sportingbet, for example has a book running with the following odds:
No coach sacked in 2006 - $1.02
Mark Thompson - $6.50
Denis Pagan - $10.00
Leigh Matthews - $10.00
etc.
The thing that strikes me is how short "no coach sacked" is and how generous the odds for Thompson's sacking are.
To put it into perspective, I read somewhere once that betting markets are far better predictors of outcomes in elections than any professional polls that are conducted.
It makes me think that if the betting market is offering $6.50 for Bomber and only $1.02 for no coach to be sacked, it is a very strong indication that Bomber will be coach in 2007.
Sportingbet, for example has a book running with the following odds:
No coach sacked in 2006 - $1.02
Mark Thompson - $6.50
Denis Pagan - $10.00
Leigh Matthews - $10.00
etc.
The thing that strikes me is how short "no coach sacked" is and how generous the odds for Thompson's sacking are.
To put it into perspective, I read somewhere once that betting markets are far better predictors of outcomes in elections than any professional polls that are conducted.
It makes me think that if the betting market is offering $6.50 for Bomber and only $1.02 for no coach to be sacked, it is a very strong indication that Bomber will be coach in 2007.
