meddabhoy Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Anybody been watching this. The 1st episode the manager or the coral shop was a right w**k. thought tonights was a decent watch, small time punter at the races with his Mrs and the golf tipster trying to win a fortune before his wean was born lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffy_ Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 The boy about to have the kid was an absolute clown. The bit when he was singing "this will not be beaten, this will no be bea- it's gonna get beat" was hilarious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumigoo Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Found this pretty interesting. I am only a very causal gambler (weekly £2 accumulator and the odd casino visit) but my dad and granddad have always both been really seriously into the horses. The guy who had the betting account and was about to have a baby was a bit of an arse but I still found him intriguing. Must admit I had a feeling of "right, time to start betting properly" whilst watching it but my fiancé quickly told me that if I had any ideas to start gambling away our wedding fund that I should forget about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CM. Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Caught it last week but missed it tonight, will it be on iplayer? Agreed the manager of coral was an utter bellend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latino Lover Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Sure it will be, tonight's was much more interesting I thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meddabhoy Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 Found this pretty interesting. I am only a very causal gambler (weekly £2 accumulator and the odd casino visit) but my dad and granddad have always both been really seriously into the horses. The guy who had the betting account and was about to have a baby was a bit of an arse but I still found him intriguing. Must admit I had a feeling of "right, time to start betting properly" whilst watching it but my fiancé quickly told me that if I had any ideas to start gambling away our wedding fund that I should forget about it!I'm in the same boat mate,only bet a few pound here and there and £30-50 max at the wknd,due to get married in April and keep telling her stop worrying I'm due a big win lol, looks easy watching that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broony88 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Read Steve Palmers book a couple of years ago, the guy is a compulsive gambler which he freely admits but I am sure he wasn't married at the time and this has put a tighter leash on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthelie' Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Couldn't believe that guy actually had a column in the racing post. His strategy at one point seemed to be, go to the bookies and piss money away on dogs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cityfan Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Couldn't believe that guy actually had a column in the racing post. His strategy at one point seemed to be, go to the bookies and piss money away on dogs! Still does, he had tips for this week's golf in yesterday's paper. I quite liked him, it was good to see a tipster being just a normal punter rather than some arrogant dinosaur, he just needs to lay off the horses and dogs and stick to what he knows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bernardblack Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 So much respect for the guy at the races with his with screaming because he backed a 20/1 shot....with a pound and just enjoying his day out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthelie' Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 So much respect for the guy at the races with his with screaming because he backed a 20/1 shot....with a pound and just enjoying his day out He had it all worked out aswel, noticing the syndicate were all round the outsider and not their more fancied runner. When it won, I was almost hoping he had a fiver on it. At least his wife had a pound on it too ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latino Lover Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Not as good tonight but I had to laugh at the bullshit coral said about keeping people onside, they were the first bookie to punt me when I generally lost although had started to turn the screw arbing. http://www.theguardian.com/global/2015/aug/02/betting-horses-gambling-bookmakers-accounts-closed?CMP=share_btn_tw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WullieBroonIsGod Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 That guy slamming 2k in the fobt. Holy christ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumigoo Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 The desperation of the guy at the FOBT machine, even when he had that big win and he looked all happy, "I'm going home now". Aye but you will be back in the morning. Terrible seeing someone that addicted to some shitey machine like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killiesquirrel Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Started watching this and i've caught up now. Agree those scenes were scary watching that guy. I like the odd spin on roulette, but I've never lost more than like a tenner on it. Also used to be pretty bad for constant big bets on the football but I've sort of controlled it now. I don't think I could totally give it up, but if I only put a 5/10er coupon on each week that should give me my fix. But some of the sights on this programme are scary, like the guy that was 400k down, awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Felt more sorry for the unemployed guy in the first episode, who was also addicted to FOBTs but was only betting a gambling a fraction of what the tattooed guy in the 3rd episode (which was basically his dole money). It didn't help that the arsehole manager in the shop was basically encouraging him to keep playing, whereas the woman in the 3rd episode seemed concerned about the amount of money the guy was losing. The cameras followed the guy when he received his dole money and had to cross town to buy a pair of shoes for a job interview and had to "run the gauntlet" of a dozen bookies to get to Primark. Was genuinely pleased for the guy when he managed to get his shoes and subsequently got offered the job, although for that chap, I'm guessing every day having to do that would be a constant struggle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latino Lover Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Yeah didn't have too much sympathy for the ducker and diver guy from last night, was more intruiged how he got 2k tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Yeah didn't have too much sympathy for the ducker and diver guy from last night, was more intruiged how he got 2k tbh. Must have punted a load of gear and then blown the dough. He didn't look like that sort of lad that had a couple of grand going spare... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mid-table Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Just caught up on it now. Thought it was the best of the three shows. Simon Clare is the typical corporate guy, all teeth and platitudes but deep down you would never trust him. Felt huge sympathy for the guy blowing £2k in the FOBT. Coral's justification that Hayes is vibrant with lots of disposable income was unbelievable. I spent a lot of time in Hayes and I can assure them that it most definitely is a poor area. Thought the Tylers from Romford dogs came across brilliantly, his 96 year old dad who worked at Walthamstow until he was 90 was amazing. It's tragic what's happened to the greyhound racing industry in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 This country's gone to the dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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