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 Nobbybm  Dartford 18 Jan 18 10.21pm |
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Just caught up with SSN’s Transfer Centre & was gobsmacked to see a picture of Wilf & a note that Liverpool are interested. This led me to actually pay attention to what they were saying and it appears that it is because: a) FdB says he should play for them. If that’s not clear evidence of making up rumours I don’t know what is - I wonder how much money Skybet have taken on the back of it? Boils my p***!
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| curlyeagle crowborough 18 Jan 18 10.36pm |
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Originally posted by Nobbybm
Just caught up with SSN’s Transfer Centre & was gobsmacked to see a picture of Wilf & a note that Liverpool are interested. This led me to actually pay attention to what they were saying and it appears that it is because: a) FdB says he should play for them. If that’s not clear evidence of making up rumours I don’t know what is - I wonder how much money Skybet have taken on the back of it? Boils my p*** Totally agree got in at ten from a bloody long day at work! Could not believe it when Wilfs picture was on the screen. Had a listen and thought what a load of bollocks they dream up. Well hacked off
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| Username Horsham 19 Jan 18 10.39am |
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Originally posted by Nobbybm
Just caught up with SSN’s Transfer Centre & was gobsmacked to see a picture of Wilf & a note that Liverpool are interested. This led me to actually pay attention to what they were saying and it appears that it is because: a) FdB says he should play for them. Boils my p***! Seen this point raised a few times on twitter, just to clarify that SkyBet are now majority (80%) owned by CVC and not Sky. Part of the deal in 2015 was a long term license to keep the Sky brand, with Sky keeping a 20% stake in return. Pretty sure Sky aren't really involved in day to day running of the business. Bookmakers are just like tabloids and twitter accounts, they don't have any inside info they are just a) reacting to the money coming in and b) putting stuff out there that gives the impression that they know more.
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| Midlands Eagle 19 Jan 18 10.52am |
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Originally posted by Username
Seen this point raised a few times on twitter, Sounds to me like someone had this bright idea which a few twits on Twitter treated as gospel and it's now an urban legend.
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| Midlands Eagle 19 Jan 18 10.55am |
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Originally posted by Nobbybm
<snip> If that’s not clear evidence of making up rumours I don’t know what is I'm glad that you're not on a jury if you think that's evidence. It's January and there are rumours swirling around all of the clubs featuring hundreds of players in almost every media outlet that features football. Some have some basis of truth whilst others are just wistful thinking
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| PaddyMcPaddy 19 Jan 18 11.00am |
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Originally posted by Username
Seen this point raised a few times on twitter, just to clarify that SkyBet are now majority (80%) owned by CVC and not Sky. Part of the deal in 2015 was a long term license to keep the Sky brand, with Sky keeping a 20% stake in return. Pretty sure Sky aren't really involved in day to day running of the business. Bookmakers are just like tabloids and twitter accounts, they don't have any inside info they are just a) reacting to the money coming in and b) putting stuff out there that gives the impression that they know more. Just to make it clear, on paper Sky don't officially own SkyBet.
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| Midlands Eagle 19 Jan 18 11.02am |
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Originally posted by PaddyMcPaddy
Just to make it clear, on paper Sky don't officially own SkyBet. Please justify your claim
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| PaddyMcPaddy 19 Jan 18 11.05am |
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Sky drive huge traffic to themselves during the transfer window. So to keep it seeming like it is actually an interesting time period (which it isn't) on slow news days they will use any slight rumour to fill a segment or time slot on SSN. It's great promotion from them.
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| Username Horsham 19 Jan 18 11.30am |
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Originally posted by PaddyMcPaddy
Just to make it clear, on paper Sky don't officially own SkyBet.
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| Midlands Eagle 19 Jan 18 11.45am |
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Originally posted by PaddyMcPaddy
Sky drive huge traffic to themselves during the transfer window. So to keep it seeming like it is actually an interesting time period (which it isn't) on slow news days they will use any slight rumour to fill a segment or time slot on SSN. It's great promotion from them. Every media uses fillers to promote themselves and Sky is no different to everyone else
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| Nobbybm Dartford 19 Jan 18 12.03pm |
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Originally posted by Midlands Eagle
I'm glad that you're not on a jury if you think that's evidence. It's January and there are rumours swirling around all of the clubs featuring hundreds of players in almost every media outlet that features football. Some have some basis of truth whilst others are just wistful thinking So from the ‘facts’ they presented the logical conclusion is Liverpool are interested in signing Zaha? It’s either a case of they’re not telling us how they know of the interest or they are making stuff up based purely on comments made / the first by someone who has zero involvement in the situation & the other answering a rather generic question & didn’t mention LFC. To me, it’s clearly made up news.
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| YT Oxford 19 Jan 18 12.34pm |
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SkyBet ‘gubbed’ me (I think that’s the term - Michaela will know) i.e. they banned me from receiving any more of their special offers like enhanced odds, ‘SkyBet Club’ etc. This was for reasons of ‘revenue protection’, they told me. This basically means that they aren’t happy when punters win money. According to my records, I had fleeced them of a net £115.00 in a year as a customer! They can therefore feck off as far as I’m concerned.
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