I had been so sure that no knowledgable rugby fan would actually take any notice of the margin metre!

It was indeed very one sided after that.

I do wish Sky wouldn't fall in love with such meaningless gimmicks. A lot of people could be tempted to switch off when Phil is telling them it's likely to be a 30 point win for Stains.

It would be interesting to know what the in-game odds at half time were for a Catalans win.



If I remember rightly, the 31 point Saints win prediction was made when they were about 10-12 points ahead about halfway through the game so it wasn't an unreasonable prediction (assuming that the 2nd half of the game would follow the first). Of course, we all know sport doesn't work that way.



Margin Meter wouldn't have given Man Utd a cat in hell's chance in the 1999 Champion's League final.

my lad lumped £40 on catalans at half time. won nearly £600

Wow, he must be mad, he backed a team that was 12 down at half time against the best attacking team in the league, at home. £40 as well, brave.

he said he thought saints might crumble if dragons got a foot in the game

The margin meter had Wakefield to win by 18 last night.



Hmmm.

More mad, stupid and impulsive than brave. The winning bet doesn't alter that either. Bookies love those kind of impulsive punters.

maybe. but he had a decent win earlier and had a punt.

I hear this all the time from impulsive punters who lump on sizeable stakes on a whim. They always tell you when they win, they are always betting with their previous winnings but they rarely (if ever) divulge their significant losses

very rare he bets to be fair. having bought his first house he can't afford to!!!!!!!