22 May 2018 12:40:41
Is anyone else still expecting to wake up tomorrow and read its someone else again? 😂 I would be really interested to know how many of the stories had any basis in fact and how many were just chancers knowing they could make anything up without any repercussions!
22 May 2018 12:47:17
I remember stories linking us to absolutely everyone except the guy we are actually going to get! Massive fail by the media! 😂.
22 May 2018 13:20:59
Haven't the club done brilliantly in keeping things private and dignified, no fuss no pantomime from within they just let the media circus get on with what they do and concentrated on the Job on hand and what was best for Arsenal.
22 May 2018 15:23:33
They have, I didn't see him anywhere in the odds, I would like to know if the odds had any basis in fact or just betting companies hoping for some takers? Because they were miles off and changed daily and I can't understand how they changed so often.
{Ed001's Note - my friend comes from a family of bookmakers and he used to regularly ask me for help when setting odds, when I was in the UK. They are extremely well connected in the world of horse racing, but bookies just set the initial odds out of partial guesswork and then the odds will change based on how much is wagered on that possibility.}
22 May 2018 16:34:36
Don't they sometimes create a false favourite too Ed in order to try and attract money in a direction where they are unlikely to have to pay out.
{Ed001's Note - if they do they would be breaking the law mate. I am sure it happens, but they shouldn't do it. That is why SSN is so shady and has been investigated so many times, as they will 'report' that so-and-so is in the running for a job and that stirs up a market they can then offer odds on through Slybet.}
22 May 2018 17:17:35
I can’t seem to find the post but 2-3 weeks ago you said in reply to someone that you expect it to be emery and also out of who’s left you think that is the most sensible option.
23 May 2018 02:57:46
Thanks Ed, yes sky certainly looked dodgy to me during this whole saga! Do many people bet on new managers? It seems an odd thing to bet on. If they do betting companies must of made a killing! Ever changing favourites and the one that came in was barely in the running!
{Ed001's Note - apparently it is a growing betting market. The amount of hype and talk you see online and on TV helps build it up.}
23 May 2018 19:14:33
i thought it looked dodgy, sky would run a story about someone random: ralf ragnick, buvac stand out and then they would pe positioned as favourite.