There’s no getting away from it or trying to pretend it’s something that it isn’t, but this past week The Poacher has had a bit of a ‘mare. To the extent that the chap who runs the service sent a somewhat apologetic email to his members. Well, from my perspective, there is nothing to apologize for.
To me there appears to be a trend towards making knee jerk reactions in society today. You only have to venture boldly onto what can be the toxic wasteland that is social media (and yes, I know there is an awful lot of good on social media too, so don’t @ me!) to see racist abuse of sportsmen and women, calls for a football manager to be sacked after some poor recent results (despite that manager winning the Champions League and the English Premier League over the past two seasons with, I hate to admit, a rather thrilling team). Wherever we look nowadays, there are a ludicrous number of examples of short-termism and an irrational demand for immediate success/results.
Where does the overall, long-term ROI sit for The Poacher? Answer: somewhere between 4-5%.
After this recent losing run, what is the ROI for The Poacher so far this year? Yup, you guessed it folks. It’s somewhere between 4-5% (4.35% for the bets I’ve struck, to be exact).
I think TP was actually thinking particularly of those who may have joined the service during the bad spell and who had missed out on the incredible profits notched up in January, when he apologized for the past couple of weeks’ performance, pledging he would do what he always does, and work really hard to turn things around. This is certainly unfortunate for those who may have done just this, but surely you join a service based on the long-term return, not on what you might or might not get in the first few weeks?
In my experience, it is a common trait of good tipsters to feel sorry for their members when things aren’t going as they would wish. It comes from a desire for their clients to do well and, I guess, a sense of responsibility. It’s admirable, and shows the tipster cares for his customers, which of course cannot be a bad thing. But to me, the responsibility lies squarely on the shoulders of the one who decided to sign up. If you’ve done the research, and you’ve set up a proper betting bank, and then you’ve made the decision to sign up…then what happens in the first couple of months should ultimately be completely irrelevant.
This current drawdown for The Poacher may get worse before it gets better. It may not. Who knows? But what I do know, these ups and downs…they’re all just a part of betting. Aren’t they?
Sports Service 1 (40pts): Staked 13pts, -6.03pts, roi -46.38%, roc -15.07%, High 0pts, CDD: -6.03pts, Max DD: -6.13pts.
Sports Service 2 (30): Staked 13pts, +5.04pts, roi 38.76%, roc 16.8%, High: 5.09pts, CDD: -0.05pts, Max DD: -0.7pts.
Scottish Football Income Booster (100): Staked 29pts, -9.269pts, roi -31.96%, roc -9.26%, High: 4.394pts, CDD: -13.663pts, Max DD: -13.86pts.
The Poacher (40): Staked 87pts, +3.785pts, roi 4.35%, roc 9.46%, High: 12.955pts, CDD: -9.17pts, Max DD: -9.645pts
Sports Portfolio: ROI 0.07%, ROC 0.06%.
*ROI – Return On investment, ROC – Return On Capital (ie. bank growth), CDD – Current Drawdown, Max DD – Maximum Drawdown
