I knocked back this post by a couple of days, mainly to see if the bookmaker I use more than any other, and which has already put an end to my betting esports and football, would still allow me to bet on golf. Why the concern? Because over the weekend it effectively stopped me betting on tennis, with a subsequently huge knock-on effect for my ability to follow WinnerOdds Tennis.
More on that later, but thankfully I can report that, after receiving this week’s Weekly Golf Value bets just after lunchtime today, I am still able to bet on golf without limitation (or at least with a limitation that isn’t such that it effects my staking) with this book, the identity of which I’m sure you’ve all worked out!
There is a lot for me to write about. A current drawdown that is the worst I’ve had for at least two years has coincided with my losing the use of four online bookmaker accounts. That is a horrible combination. You kinda accept losing accounts after winning period, but when they hit at a time you’re on a downturn it really hurts, because suddenly recouping the losses becomes more problematic.
I know I’m verging on that stage of transitioning between betting predominantly with online bookmakers to having to use cash in shops and the Exchanges. I’ve been there before, and I know it’s a transition I’ve made successfully before. It’s no less annoying though, as being able to bet whilst working, online, is so much more practicable in terms of time management.
It’s all good material for the Bet Diary though. Far too much of it to fit into one post. So the plan is to post daily for a week (not Saturday/Sunday), with each post being dedicated to thoughts on each tipster and service I follow, the current state of play, challenges I’m faced with, and possible solutions that I’m still chewing over. I’ll start tomorrow with David’s Daily.
For now, what you do need to know is that everything I’ve bet on recently seems to have lost. And this losing run has all the hallmarks of the classic misery-inducing bollocks that tends to happen when you’re on one. Injury time goals going against you, horses winning when they’ve not been bet because the price was a tick below requested, horses losing by a nose when the price was such that you were only just matched, golfers losing in a play-off to deny a big win. You name it, in the last month, I think I’ve suffered it.
Not that I want to sound defeatist, depressed, or whatever. This is all part of the game. We all know it, and we all know that we just have to ride out the storm.
I’ll keep each individual service’s figures for the posts I do on each (and then bring them altogether again at the end), but for now, here are the overall (painful) numbers:
September 2025
Staked 11,460.5pts, -640.85pts, ROI: -5.59%, ROC: -7.81%.
See you tomorrow.
