Xabi Alonso: Welcome back to Anfield.

[Scott_M]

If he loses his first games of the season to Moyes, off is a direction he can fuck. 

[Remmie]

29 minutes ago, Megadrive Man said:

 

It's probably because they've taken a big bet on somebody else so they want more people to bet on Alonso with them to balance the book. 

 

1.57 to 2.1 is not a huge shift in the odds anyway.

I think it is, it's going from odds on to less than fifty/fifty. It's interesting though as lots of other bookies aren't lengthening the odds. Possibly reacting to a Fabrizio Romano tweet

[Trojan1892]

I remember when Ribery was massive odds on to join us years ago….. means nothing they push the market sometimes to entice bets 

[Megadrive Man]

58 minutes ago, Remmie said:

I think it is, it's going from odds on to less than fifty/fifty. It's interesting though as lots of other bookies aren't lengthening the odds. Possibly reacting to a Fabrizio Romano tweet

 

It's a swing of 53 points, but he's still the clear favourite.

 

It's better to track these sort of things on the exchanges.

 

He's 2.4 favourite on them currently.

 

[Remmie]

1 hour ago, Megadrive Man said:

 

It's a swing of 53 points, but he's still the clear favourite.

 

It's better to track these sort of things on the exchanges.

 

He's 2.4 favourite on them currently.

 

Yeah still a massive favourite but going to 2.4 has to be a concern. Don't the exchanges charge a commission? 

[Strontium]

I remember when Joe Biden was 3/1 to win on election night. 

 

The lesson I took from that day was: if the odds look really good, stick more than a tenner on.

[Megadrive Man]

18 minutes ago, Strontium said:

I remember when Joe Biden was 3/1 to win on election night. 

 

The lesson I took from that day was: if the odds look really good, stick more than a tenner on.

 

Uk to leave the EU was 6/1 on the night of the vote!

[Strontium]

2 minutes ago, Megadrive Man said:

Uk to leave the EU was 6/1 on the night of the vote!

 

I learned another lesson that day - you won't lose money betting on people's stupidity.

[Megadrive Man]

35 minutes ago, Remmie said:

Yeah still a massive favourite but going to 2.4 has to be a concern. Don't the exchanges charge a commission? 

 

Why is it a concern? It's really not that big a change in the scheme of things. All it means is that those bookmakers will have a liability on somebody else, so they want people to bet on Alonso with them to help balance the book. 

 

Yes they charge 5% on profit. It's just easier to track the odds on those sites though so you can see if something is coming in or drifting out. 

 

Generally these sorts of markets are always a bit chaotic anyway as you get people regularly putting 2 and 2 together and making 5. 

[Elite]

I've only ever started two of these welcome to Liverpool threads, first one was Thiago. I don't get this stuff wrong.

[Remmie]

5 hours ago, Megadrive Man said:

 

Why is it a concern? It's really not that big a change in the scheme of things. All it means is that those bookmakers will have a liability on somebody else, so they want people to bet on Alonso with them to help balance the book. 

 

Yes they charge 5% on profit. It's just easier to track the odds on those sites though so you can see if something is coming in or drifting out. 

 

Generally these sorts of markets are always a bit chaotic anyway as you get people regularly putting 2 and 2 together and making 5. 

I find bookies odds to be the most accurate predicter of events, certainly better than opinion polls and therefore a move in odds that would more than double the profit should it win is significant in my view. I hear your points though and I'm not exactly pulling out my hair with worry, in fact I just gambled £50 on the new odds. Nonetheless 2 separate bookies have significantly lengthened the odds for a reason. 

[Lee909]

 

 

 

[littletedwest]

10 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

 

 

 

More chance I'll be managing leverkusen in 2026.

[El Rojo]

Under the new structure, it would appear that Edwards is the main man in terms of a lot of big decisions, not the manager. This may make the job less attractive to ‘bigger’ candidates.

 

It’s all opening up for @dave u’s boy  De Zerbi.

[Megadrive Man]

Carlo Ancelotti extended his contract until 2026, so it could be that Real plan to wait for Alonso until then.

 

From Alonso's point of view, he may not want to leave immediately so early in his managerial career. He may want to have a crack at the Champions League with Bayer next season.

[Trojan1892]

It’ll be that fraud Nagelsmann

[VladimirIlyich]

3 hours ago, Trojan1892 said:

It’ll be that fraud Nagelsmann

I'm not a fan of him or Tuchel either. Poundland and Aldi versions of Klopp.

[Trojan1892]

Both shite, No one really stands out apart from Alonso.

 

 

[Bobby Hundreds]

Nagelsmann went to work on a skateboard. He can fuck off and when he gets there... half-pipe then fuck off again!

[Scott_M]

[Bobby Hundreds]

Fuck Zerbi that Everton gifting gel head!

[Bobby Hundreds]

6 minutes ago, Scott_M said:

Yeah Richard mate.... its Alonso first choice. Probably Almorim next maybe and then who know but it feels alphabetical order first initial of the surname only could almost be the way to go, that puts Zerbi a fair way down.. almost all the way as the "De" part of his name can fuck The fuck off.

[Scott_M]

Seems Hughes is set to be officially appointed today…

 

[Bjornebye]

Remember watching him when he played for Pompey. A slightly above average midfielder. Never did I think he’d have a hand in shaping our future. 
 

If Alonso isn’t coming I honestly can’t be positive at all about the post Klopp fall out. Unless this Amorim turns out to be an absolute wizard. 

[Scooby Dudek]

11 minutes ago, Scott_M said:

Seems Hughes is set to be officially appointed today…

 

I read that as Simon Hughes,  which concerns me greatly on many levels.