Secrets of a Pro Gambler

At the start of the new 2009/2010 season it is perhaps a good time to reflect on how well The ProSoccer Investment File has performed during the past 12 months, especially in relation to the “core” strategy of laying short priced teams. Here are some statistics:

20^th August 2008 to 8^th August 2009

Total bets – 150

Successful bets – 82 = 54.67%

Starting bank – £100

Current bank – £2349.44 (after commission)

Without “capping” each bets liability at £100 the profit was £2963.73

Since the launch of The ProSoccer Investment File at the beginning of June 2009 there have been only a few matches that have qualified as “lays” from the paucity of matches that are played during the Summer months. However, the following was achieved:

Total bets – 18

Successful bets – 11 = 61%

Starting bank = £100

Current bank – £182.76 (after commission)

To me, this indicates that even with poor quality matches, the rules of the strategy are sound and provide a great potential for the forthcoming season.

I have already indicated to previous purchasers that, on reflection, I released The ProSoccer Investment File too early. After all, the major leagues had just finished their seasons and upcoming games were mainly from Scandinavia and S.America. Due to the lack of qualifying matches I provided a supplement entitled “Volume 2” that is based on backing teams to win. This was in response to a number of requests for a backing strategy and is based on a set of similar, but diametrically opposite rules. The results? Well, a bit of a mixed bag in truth and this does reflect my beliefs about the difficulties associated with profiting from “backing” football teams to win. The odds offered by bookmakers are generally based on statistics that are available to everyone in some form or another and have reached a point where the “ordinary” punter who is betting in 10’s and 20’s is unlikely to make a meaningful profit.

As we all know, the expected does not always happen and the short priced favourites often fail to win. You will notice that I did not say “lose” because in terms of laying these teams, a draw is also a successful bet. And this is what The ProSoccer Investment File is all about.

Unfortunately, there will be those who fail to appreciate the concept of this strategy and will not see beyond what appears to be a modest strike rate, sometimes with a losing run indicated. This is a pity because it is the long term picture of profitability that should be viewed, rather than any “flash-in-the-pan” success that is spouted by the flashy websites.

With the above in mind I have decided that the recent increase in the price of The ProSoccer Investment File is to be abandoned and it has already reverted to its original. This reflects the fact that the supplemental “Volume 2” was intended only as an adjunct to the original document and should be used alongside but not as a replacement for the main principles outlined in the “core” strategy of the original document.

Michael Thwaite