 
BIG MIKE’S
REDNAPP BET
THE ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE IN
FOOTBALL TRADING
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By Mike Marsland
 
 
 
CONTENTS
Foreword 
 
1. Glossary of commonly used terms 
 
2.
Background to the System
 
-  a) Correct score betting 
-  b) Harry Redknapp 
-  c) Live advice/ Keeping in touch 
 
3. The Redknapp Bet – The theory 
 
i) Part 1- before Kick Off 
- a) correct score, 0-0 
- b) other correct scores 
- c) INSURANCE!!!! 
 
ii) Part 2 – in-running! (After Kick-Off) 
 
4. The Redknapp Bet – The Real-time 
Example! 
 
5.Example Number 2 
 
 
6. Summary of further trades 
 
7. Extra plays 
 
 
 
i) Foreword 
 
The betting exchanges, betfair, and, to a lesser extent, betdaq, have taken 
gambling to a new level. We are now able to actually TRADE on these 
websites as city traders do, but not on markets such as oil and gold. We 
can trade horse racing, cricket and football for example. And with betfair 
introducing ‘in-running’ markets on many sports, we can trade in and out 
of these markets depending on how an event progresses, while watching 
them live. 
 
As Prime Minister Harold Macmillan once said, ‘we have never had it so 
good’ Absolutely true. 
 
We now have the opportunity to set up a trading position before, or even 
after, the Kick off in a football match (as that is what we will concentrate 
on in this book). With volatile markets, we can even trade in and out and 
make a profit before the start. 
 
In the past year, the ‘Football cash generator’ system has taken the 
football trading market by storm. With a combination of clever marketing 
and an affiliate scheme, the initial reaction of buyers is that they have 
found their ‘Holy Grail’ to betting, yet it still has its detractors. The two 
main criticisms I have of the system are: 
 
i. 
the outright liability, and
ii.
the bet is not played COMPETITIVELY in running.
 
I have actively traded live football matches on betfair for a few years 
now, and advised many of my clients in the way I approach a game. The 
time is now right, with liquidity on betfair at an all time high, to reveal 
my secrets, in the ULTIMATE football trading system!  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.Glossary of commonly used terms
Back – place a bet on an event to happen. i.e. if you think a team will 
win, back them to win. 
 
Betfair – website we use to trade these bets. 
 
Betdaq – alternative to betfair, but not as much liquidity 
 
Green Screen – same as a win/win situation, all outcomes will 
produce a profit. 
 
Lay – place a bet on an event not to happen. i.e. if you think a team 
will lose, lay them. 
 
MSN messenger/Windows Messenger – free download from 
Microsoft allowing users to ‘chat’ on line 
 
Trade – process of backing and laying with the aim of getting into a 
win/win situation 
 
Win/win – the aim of trading, to be in a position of profiting on an 
event whatever the outcome. 
 
Mine – An expression I use to place lays in running at lower odds.  
The idea is to use these levels for the lay to be matched instead of 
constantly watching the screen. 
 
Peg – The reverse of the `mine`.  In effect bets which are placed at a 
higher level than existing at present in a market. 
 
Keep – A brilliant new innovation by betfair.  Simply you can insert 
all your proposed mines and pegs before the match and walk away 
 
without having to watch the game!  Cery useful in Sports taking 
place on another Continent! 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.Background to the System
a) Correct score betting 
 
I have played the correct score markets for many years and have tried to 
specialise in tight games where both sides seemed very evenly matched – 
both sides having decent defences, but also players who can turn a game 
at any time. 2 things then happened 
 
1)  Sky also appear to chose games using a similar criteria 
2)  Betfair now have ‘in-running’ markets on all live games 
 
So, my correct score bets have evolved into the Redknapp trading bet on 
live games. How many times have you missed placing a correct score bet 
on a game? Not any more, with the exchanges, we can bet on these 
markets in-running and trade them as well. 
 
b) Harry Redkapp 
 
The name of the bet came from the first game I advised my private clients 
on which was Latvia versus Wales in 2004. (Note: long before the 
‘Football Cash Generator’ was released to the public!) The game was 
tight for an hour which was sufficient for us to pull out with an excellent 
 
profit BUT, the twitchiness of the members also trading the match 
cemented the title for the bet! Anyone who has seen Harry Redknapp in 
the dug out or stands when watching the teams under his control will 
understand exactly what he goes through during the course of the 90 
minutes! Members were going through the same traumatic situations with 
any attack by the teams in question! 
 
After this match I decided to bring in some more alterations and gradually 
over the next games and months, continued to make strategic changes to 
the bet so that it has become what it is today. It is now less volatile as 
when commenced, profits are now more consistent instead of swings 
from one extreme to the other. 
 
Last season there were 60 games traded, with 41 games producing profits, 
6 breaking even and 13 losing trades. Total profit is well in excess of 
£1000, with £100 staked on each match, BUT, the NET LIABILITY on 
any match was only £30 due to the clever way we staked across different 
markets which encompassed the `First Goals Market` - which is the time 
of the first goal in any game. 
 
Some members played the trades with many more times the stake 
advised, thus making a much bigger profit, and often once members had 
understood the trade they would play in many more matches a week than 
the ones I advised.   Remember always though that the key element is to 
find relatively even matches.  SO important.    
 
c) Live advice / Keeping in touch 
 
Some of you may be wondering how I could advise a trading bet if it was 
played in running. Through the use of the MSN/Windows Messenger 
systems available free to download from the internet, I was able to advise 
an opening trading position via email then, after Kick off, advise clients 
which trades to make during the game. With practice however, many 
members were able to trade other matches in exactly the same way as I 
did so making consistently large profits all season. The best 2 Messenger 
systems found were the MSN & also Windows Messenger should you 
require to download. 
 
The interactivness has produced some excellent information passed 
between members, enabling me to fine tune the bet even further to what it 
is today. I would go so far as to say that this trading bet would stand the 
test of time in any continent where two teams of reasonably equal ability 
 
contest the event.   It will also give a lot of fun with little financial 
downside. 
 
As part of your purchase of this ebook, you are entitled to join in on 5 
‘live’ games via the Messenger. In addition you will also receive a full 
months subscription to my daily email service and also be able to join in 
discussions on my forum on 
www.bigmikebetting.co.uk/forum
You will
be able to interact with myself, other buyers of the book, some of my full 
members, and also 3maybe a couple of my senior members. These senior 
members have not only helped develop the bet to what it is today, but will 
also give you as much help and guidance in this bet as you need. Once the 
5 games have elapsed, you will have an option to join my sports betting 
service which includes the interactive link on many live games, or, as 
many members do, ‘go it alone’! I can assure you that you will have more 
than enough knowledge to trade this bet after 5 games, however, many 
members like the community feel of the messenger and often join in for 
the ‘social’side! 
 
The choice is yours. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.The Redknapp Bet
 
Part 1- before Kick Off 
 
The best way to explain this bet is with an example. No need to 
complicate things too much! Here we go: 
 
Take the Chelsea/Arsenal game last season, a game where either side 
could win, either side could score goals, and, most importantly, BOTH 
sides could defend. In addition – and a point not to be missed – 2 top 
goalkeepers.  Add the ingredients of a local derby, high intensity, huge 
media interest, pride and passion etc. so it is an ideal `Redknapp` target. 
 
Correct Score, 0-0 
 
The gross outlay for the whole bet is £100, and the biggest initial bet is on 
the ‘next goals’ market for ‘no goals’, or the ‘0-0’ on the correct score 
 
market.  If you can play the `First Goalscorer` Market instead of the 
Correct Score Market you will gain an advantage of course should the 
only goal of the game be an `own` goal as bets will be settled as a 0-0 
scoreline.   However you will need a lot of capital here as simply you will 
be betting on a different market to the market you are laying – so take 
care in such circumstances. 
 
(hint : always look to the major bookmakers on big games like this, they 
often offer excellent ‘extras’ on correct score markets. For example, if a 
game ends 1-0 and a particular bookmaker (Paddy Power & VC bet often 
the two to watch here) offers money back if such and such a player scores 
then do take advantage. 
 
However for the purpose of this illustration we have placed a £40 bet on 
the game to be 0-0 via the Betfair Correct Score Market. 
 
The 2 markets, ‘next goal, bet no goal’ and ‘correct score, 0-0’ are 
essentially the same bet, and betting correct score 0-0 is certainly easier 
to follow when you see the next step, however, when you get more adept, 
the ‘next goal market’ moves faster and, more importantly, there is a 
bigger volume of money traded on it.  So it’s a market to watch. 
 
Other Correct Scores 
 
We then cover a few more correct scores. This being a tight match (we 
hope!) we bet £6 on the scores 1-0, 0-1 and 1-1. Depending on the game 
we expect, we may go for a 2-0 scoreline, but, remember, this is a live 
trading bet, and by not betting the scores, 2-1 or 1-2 for example, we can 
still bet on these scores ‘live’ depending on how the game develops. 
 
So, we have £40 on the 0-0 scoreline, and £6 each on 3 other score lines, 
making a total of £58.so where is the other £42??? 
 
INSURANCE! 
It is not a well-known fact, but surprisingly, a high percentage of 
Premiership goals are scored in the first 10 minutes of a match. 
Accordingly, I have developed the bet to make sure we benefit from these 
early strikes. The remaining £42 is spread among the time of the first goal 
market on betfair or left as a small extra balance to play in running.   It’s 
a fluid bet so you must have some liquidity.  
 
IMPORTANT:  
 
 
The market used for Insurance is the `First Goals Market` & remember it 
does not go ‘live’ and in-running when the match commences so any bets 
have to be placed before Kick off. 
 
I will usually place a bet on the minutes: 
 
0-10 
11-20 
21-30 
31-40 
 
and perhaps, if I expect a tight match 
 
41-51 and 
81-90 to catch any last minute goals. 
 
You can of course go `full cover` by betting all the segments – certainly 
sensible when trading as a `newbie`. 
 
The odds on this market are quite high, so usually I will perhaps spread 
£32 over the 6 different times, leaving me £10 in hand to bet and trade as 
is needed on the live markets later on. 
 
The emphasis will always be on the early goal.  0-10 and 11-20 minutes 
are therefore heavily bet as the whole bet revolves around the early goal.  
There is an awful lot of solace if the first goal is scored in those first 20 
minutes when the Insurance is in place. 
 
Another point re goal minutes.  41-50 minutes and 81-90 minutes are also 
very useful for trading.  Remember unlike Rugby League the clock 
doesn’t stop when there is an injury on the field of play.  Therefore the 
time added on is a bonus when evaluating the whole of the bet.  Often if 5 
minutes is added on we are getting – in effect – a 50% bonus for trading. 
 
So let’s re-cap: Assuming a match which looks to be evenly contested I 
would suggest the following initial bets to be placed before Kick off :- 
 
£40 on correct score 0-0 (or on the next goal market) 
£6 on correct score 1-0 
£6 on correct score 0-1 
£6 on correct score 1-1 
 
 
A total of £58 
 
The Insurance (First Goal Market) 
 
£13 0-10 mins 
£6 11-20 mins 
£4 21-30 mins 
£3 31-40 mins 
£4 41-50 mins 
£2 81-90 mins 
A total of £32 
 
In Hand I still have £10 for further `plays`. 
 
 
After Kick off! 
 
Part 2 – In Running (After Kick Off) 
 
The first thing to remember is that we are involved in a `time erosion` 
market where the price on the current score will only fall as the minutes 
tick away. 
 
As soon as the games commences, I place a set amount of ‘lays’ on the 
correct score market, and specifically on the 0-0 scoreline. (remember, 
we placed a £40 on the 0-0 score. I place the lays in this order : 
 
Lets assume we backed the scores at these prices :- 
 
0-0 
@ 12.0
1-0
@ 8
0-1
@ 8
1-1 @ 8
For the first 9 ½  minutes I tend to do nothing.  Knowing in effect that I 
am covered by the Insurance of the first 10 minutes.  So lets assume the 
price on the 0-0 line after this time is 10.0 to lay.  I will then put in my 
first lay of £4 @ 10.0 and then systematically £4 @ 9.4, 8.8, 8.2, &  7.6. 
– then I alter the lay stake to £5 @ 7.0, 6.4, 5.8 & 5.2.  At THIS point we 
have bet £40 and Laid £40 on the 0-0- line and the only negative would 
be the 3 x £6 bets on other scores.  Hopefully we should soon be showing 
a net green on the 0-0.  This is the time to look at the other lines we have 
backed at the start.   All will be showing decent gree levels but as there 
 
can only be one score in any match it is prudent to now lay back on the 
other lines.    Lets assume prices for the 3 levels we have backed are now 
6.0.  So its wise to take some profit there.  For this example we shall just 
lay back £6 on each line @ 6.0. 
 
The resultant picture will look like this :- 
 
0-0 
line
 
The Bet was for £40 @ 12.0 so + £440 
The Lays for £40 cost £258 
The original bets on the other scores were - £18 
The adjusted lays on these lines netted + £18 
 
So we should have a net green screen on this scoreline of £182. 
 
On each of 1-0, 0-1 & 1-1 the starter position was - £10 (£42 less £52 
staked elsewhere.   After all the Lays for £6 @ 6.0 the position on each of 
these lines would be +£12 as we will have laid £52 back on the 0-0 
scoreline and the other two scores). 
 
So at this point our overall position is quite good :- 
 
 
0-0would be +£182 
1-0would be +£12 
0-1would be + £12 
1-1would be +£12 
others  scores would be £0 
 
YET 
 
The match has a long way to go AND we have the Insurance to pay for 
and also 3 segments where we have NO insurance. 
 
I would continue to lay the 0-0 line – certainly until the Half Time whistle 
blows when I would then look at the overall position.  Hopefully we 
would be in a decent position with heavy green on all scores giving me 
the opportunity to load up on other scores to ensure we come away with a 
decent profit.   Remember also that as the match progresses the 0-0 
scoreline price falls so giving you greater chances to lay with the object 
of `averaging` on all scores at about the £70 mark.   When you take the 
 
`insurance into account we are therefore looking for a return of about £40 
NO MATTER the scoreline. 
 
We have good cover until the 50
th
minute then we are in uncovered
territory.  As I said at the start – until you are fully into the bet I would 
suggest covering for say a token £2 on each of the 3 uninsured segments.  
 
The flexibility of the uninvested £10 is always useful in matches where 
goals are scored early.  You can use to cover 2-0, 2-1 and 1-2 etc etc to 
give yourself a great chance of coming away all green. 
 
This all may sound very complicated, it isn’t! By the time you have 
participated in 5 ‘live’ sessions on the MSN/Windows Messenger, you 
will have all the skill required to make this one of your most profitable 
weapons in making betting pay! 
 
To further illustrate this great bet, I will now take you through, step-by-
step, an example from this season.  
 
It was the first live English game shown. I make no apologies for 
repeating the steps taken – you have the theory above, this is what 
actually happened, What I advised to my clients, and how we came out of 
the game a lot wealthier than when we started!!! 
 
Sit back, pour a nice glass of wine, try to get the gist of the bet, then, 
when there is the next live game on television, have a crack at the 
Redknapp. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.The Redknapp Bet – The Real-time Example! 
 
To illustrate the I have provided a worked Redknapp bet in the match 
between Southampton v Wolves on the opening day of the 2006/7 season. 
 
I chose the match because I felt it would be tight and because of the 
intense feeling in the game especially with regard to former Southampton 
Manager Glenn Hoddle.  
 
In addition we were blessed with Harry Redknapp himself and of course 
quite a large media interest.  
 
Part 1 – Pre Kick Off Bets made :- 
 
1) Correct Score 0-0
 
The gross outlay for the whole Redknapp bet is based on a bet of £100. 
The initial bet was for £40 on the 0-0 Correct Score.  The similar market 
on betfair is the Next Goal Market so I will illustrate using that market. 
 
On this page of the `Next Goal` Market you will see 3 possibilities.   In 
this case we have Southampton at the top (home team),  Wolves in the 
middle (away team) and No Goal at the bottom (Big Mikes Team!) .  As 
we are betting that there will be no goals in the match I have placed a bet 
of £40 on the No Goals line and taken the available 12.0 though there are 
times when the price drifts before the start so a late decision is often 
advised. 
 
At this stage the Site would read as follows: - 
 
Southampton –40 (in Red on Betfair) 
Wolves -40 (ditto) 
 
No Goals + 440 (in Green on Betfair) 
 
Our opening position is established. 
 
There are several markets to place the 0-0 or No Goalscorer on Betfair.   I 
have chosen the Next Goal No Goals market as generally prices move 
faster than the others markets and generally there is much more volume in 
this particular market.  Volume of money available is VERY important  
 
2) Other Correct Scores
 
The next step is to cover more scores.  Remember we budget £100 on 
each game so a broad spread of scores in expected tight games is always 
prudent. This match is expected to be particularly tight so the extra bets 
are as follows:  - 
 
£2 on 0-1 @ 12.0 
£5 on 1-0 @ 9.0 
£6 on 1-1 @ 7.2 
£2 on 2-1 @ 10.5 
 
At this stage we have invested £55 of the £100 pot. 
 
3) `Insurance` - The First Goal Odds Market on Betfair 
 
In this match I have decided to play the Insurance as follows: - 
 
£11 @ 0-10 minutes @ 5.5 
£10 @ 11-20 mins @ 5.8 
£5 @ 21-30 mins @ 7 
£4 @ 31-40 mins @ 8 
£3 @ 41-50 mins @ 9.4 
£2 @ 81-90 mins @ 25 
 
N.B.As mentioned, beware as this market does not turn in running and all 
bets have to be `on` before the match starts. 
 
Big Mikes Hint :- Put up the prices rather than take whats offered `willy 
nilly` . 
 
The Insurance in this match has totalled £35 so we now have £90 of the 
initial £100 invested. 
 
  
4)  I always try & retain a small Cash Reserve for moves during the game 
just in case we need to `fix` problem areas or indeed sometimes increase 
profitable positions. 
 
In this game our Cash in hand Reserve to use during the game is £10. 
 
That’s how the initial £100 is staked. 
 
 
After Kick Off 
 
This particular match, with it being the first of the season, was played live 
via the `Messenger` system and 7 members were present playing on the 
same lines as myself. 
 
The game was pretty uninspired with a lot of side to side football but the 
biggest problem was a paucity of liquidity on the exchange sites.  Maybe 
because so many events were being played – such as evening horse 
racing, cricket and other sports but even so the lack of liquidity remained 
a problem throughout the match & I suppose we were fortunate that the 
game was dire. 
 
My first move was to place lays on the no goals site as follows :- 
 
£4 at 11.0 (remember, first lay 1 point less than we backed 0-0 at) 
£4 at 10.0 
£4 at 8.6 
£5 at 7.6 
£5 at 6.6 
£8 at 5.5 
£7 at 4.2 
£8 at 3.85 
 
All these bets were matched by the end of the first half with the exception 
of the last bet. 
 
At the same time I have access to the true price of the 0-0 score at any 
time. This true price is calculated using arithmetical formula and takes 
away the emotional element of the calculation which is very important.  
Sometimes – as in this particular match – the true price bore no 
resemblance to the market price and therefore I was able to manoeuvre 
into a better trading position for members. 
 
 
So at half time we had very little insurance left but our position on the 
next goals market wasn’t looking too bad.   It was as follows: - 
 
Southampton  -£3 
Wolves -£3 
No Goals + £221 
 
I made no alterations to the correct score bets other than 0-0 during the 
first half.   The cash reserve was still in place too. 
 
The true price at half time of the 0-0 scoreline was 3.85 yet the trading 
price on the exchanges was 4.1 so in effect it was nearly 10% too high.  I 
was still concerned that with only a few minutes left of the 41-50 minutes 
`Insurance` we may not get into the `all green` position on the trading 
line.   Indeed after 50 minutes the £8 at 3.85 was still not matched so I 
had a couple of minutes of nervous anxiety (you wonder why its called 
the Redknapp bet?) before the `all green` position was achieved. 
 
The green light galvanised me into a very positive outlook on the bet as I 
then instructed the members to lay at 3.2 for £10 and simultaneously also 
make further bets on the correct scores to – in effect – produce a 
secondary insurance element in the match period between the 51
st
Minute
and 80
th
Minute when we had no insurance cover.
 
The extra bets were made as follows :- 
 
£3 on 0-1 @ 6.0 
£2 on 1-0 @ 5.8 
£3 on 2-0 @ 14.0 
 
This little bet is an excellent `reassurance` and gives us even more trading 
possibilities should goals be scored. 
 
After placing these trades the No Goals price in the Next Goals Market 
had fallen substantially as other punters also had the opinion that there 
were unlikely to be many goals in the match.   The market was 
responding to this gloom and prices were falling fast.   Our members 
continued to take advantage of this fall and lays were made for £10 at 2.6, 
2.5 and other points down to 1.85 all by the all-important 80
th
minute.
 
The 80
th
minute is a VERY important milestone. Basically if we reach
that target time we KNOW we have made a substantial profit. Indeed as
 
the season progresses and net profits are made it is my intention to try & 
bring the 80
th
minute `Sanctuary` forward to hopefully the 70
th
Minute or
– even the 60
th
minute. `Newbies` should invest £2 on these lines from
the start in my view. 
 
The game continued to be dull and only interrupted by bouts of fisticuffs 
especially when Mr Denis Wise entered the fray to add his subtle touches.  
On the 80
th
minute members were in an excellent position generalised as
follows: - 
 
Southampton +90 
Wolves + 90 
No Goals + 114 
 
The net loss on the Correct Scores totalled £23 (£15 initially & £8 later) 
& the Insurance Costs totalled £35 of which only £2 was still `live`.   So 
at this stage should we decide to cease play the net profit before exchange 
commission was £56.    This figure was worked out as follows: - 
 
 
No Goals Profit    
+ 114
Less Correct Score bets
- 23
Less Insurance Costs
- 35
 
Net profit thus far   
+ 56
 
BUT 
 
I hear you say we still have another 10 minutes  - plus 4 minutes as it 
happened – of injury time still to play.   
 
HOWEVER 
 
You may remember we took extra Insurance out at the start to cover the 
81-90 minute `First Goal`.   Because we have this little Treasure Chest 
still available we KNOW that the profit is secure and on top of that we 
can also increase our profit a little bit too.   On the 80
th
Minute I
instructed the members to LAY BOTH Southampton and Wolves on the 
next goal market site for £5 each @ 4.5 & 4.8 prevailing respectively.   
By doing so we increased our NET profit as in effect we were covered for 
this little move by the extra Insurance of the First Goal being Scored 
between 81 &  90 minutes.    A little extra never did anybody any harm. 
 
 
So the final Net Profit worked out as follows :- 
 
No Goals Profit    
+ 124
Less Correct Score bets
- 23
Less Insurance Costs
- 35
 
Net profit for the match   
+ 66
 
Conclusion 
 
Although this particular match ended goalless and therefore should have 
provided a decent profit anyway the very fact I put in so many little extras 
to nullify any big losses surely is attractive to punters.   When betting you 
must always consider the DOWNSIDE  & members know that I cherish 
net profits and abhor big losses so maybe it pays to be conservative for 
once in a punting career. 
 
I do have extra plays of course if goals are scored and these will only 
profitably be understood should you join the Messenger Experience of the 
Redknapp Bet.     It’s a sound bet and one which WILL produce profits 
over the season.   Last season we did not win on every match – of course 
things go wrong occasionally and freak results occur but in each game 
our DOWNSIDE liability is limited. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5.Second Example
 
As stated previously, I wanted to choose matches which we believe will 
be tightly contested. Manchester United travelled to take on Villareal, 
who themselves are hard to beat in La Liga. I expected a tight game, but 
still covered the position with the insurance. The opening positions were 
as follows : 
 
 
Villareal v Man Utd 
 
£40 on 0-0 @ 10.5 
£ 3 on 1-0 @ 9.2 
£ 4 on 0-1 @ 9 
£ 3 on 1-1 @ 7.4 
£2 on 1-2 @ 12.5 
 
Insurance (First Goals market) 
£12 on 0-10 mins @ 5.8 
£10 on 11-20 mins @ 5.8 
£7 on 21-30 mins @ 7.0 
£6 on 31-40 mins @ 8.6 
£3 on 41-50 mins @ 9.6 
£2 on 71-80 mins @ 22 
£2 on 81-Full Time @ 25 
In hand £6 
 
The scores chosen reflected what I believed would be a tight match. 
 
After Kick-off 
 
In total, 7 experienced ‘Redknapping’ members joined me on MSN 
Messenger and another 4 new members, in total, 12 of us to trade the 
match. 
 
Once the game was under way, we then began to place lays on the 0-0 
correct score market, as follows : 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
£4 at 9.4 
£4 at 8.8 
£4 at 8.2 
£4 at 7.6 
£4 at 7 
£3 at 6.4 
£3 at 6 
£4 at 5.6 
£4 at 5.2 
£5 at 4.8 
 
At this stage the 0-0 price was falling fast, with Green appearing on other 
scores that had been backed, so, to even up some of the positions that we 
started with, the next move was to lay ; 
 
£2 at 5.0 on the 0-1 scoreline 
£2 at 7.0 on the 1-1 scoreline 
£2 at 6.0 on the 1-1 scoreline 
 
35 minutes had gone and our positions were looking good, a tight game 
with very few chances. We then laid some more on the 0-0 as follows : 
 
£4 at 4.3 
£4 at 4.0 
 
By Half-time all members had every score on the correct score page 
green – a green/green screen!!! During the half time period the 0-0 
scoreline continued to fall, and as we had insurance up until the 50
th
minute, the next lays were as follows : 
 
£5 at 3.3 on 0-0 scoreline 
£5 at 2.9 on 0-0 scoreline 
£5 at 2.5 on 0-0 scoreline 
£2 at 7.2 on 1-1 scoreline 
 
The positions now on the correct score screen were as follows : 
 
Score  
+/-£
0-0
+75
1-0
+30
0-1
+40
1-1
+25
 
1-2
+37
others
+12
 
With the game looking very poor and very few chances we were in a 
good position. We did have the insurance in place but not for between the 
50
th
minute until the 70
th
minute, so still a bit of tinkering to do in
between these minutes. 
 
The following lays were advised: 
 
£4 at 2.2 on the 0-0 scoreline 
£2 at 5.0 on the 1-1 scoreline 
£2 at 4.5 on the 0-1 scoreline 
 
The game was heading our way, and as we closed in on the next 
insurance slot of 71 minutes, Rooney managed to get sent off, making it 
even better for us. 
 
Once the 71 minute had been reached we were in a win/win situation all 
round – Positions were now : 
 
Score  
+/-£
0-0
+66
1-0
+30
0-1
          +42 
1-1 
+21
1-2
+52
others
+27
 
If the game had stayed at 0-0 then the profit would have been +66 on the 
correct score, but a loss of –36 on the insurance. Profit £30 
 
If there was a goal we had the profit from the insurance and the profit 
from the correct score screen, whatever the result. Even a goal-fest would 
mean profit. 
 
Obviously, the best result would be the 2-1 to Manchester score, as we 
didn’t lay any of that score back. This was because the odds were just too 
high from our original position when we backed the score. 
 
At this point, with 15 minutes to go, many members logged off after 
another fine redknapp. The game petered out to a 0-0, a good result for 
us! 
 
 
Profits ranged from £20 up to £45 depending on how members had 
played the last few minutes. Some chose to leave it, others chose to 
‘equalise’ profits across all scores. 
 
As you become more adept with the Redknapp, you will chose either to 
hit a profit point and sit back, or tinker away to try to gain extra profit. By 
joining in on the MSN Messenger you will soon get to see exactly how a 
live game works, not just trying to visualise it by reading this!  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6.Summary of further trades 
 
By now you will be getting a good feel of how the Redknapp operates, 
and hopefully you will have had a dabble as well. The key to its success 
is choosing the right match. Tight games with 2 evenly matched sides. 
Sky is our biggest friend in helping us chose, they want games that fit this 
description. 
 
These are some more games, and the results, from the past few weeks : 
 
1.Liverpool v  Manchester United, 18
th
September.
 
Opening position : 
£40 on No Goalscorer 
£5 on 0-1 
£5 on 1-0 
£5 on 1-1 
 
In hand £10 
 
First Goals Odds Line (Insurance) 
 
£11 on 0-10 mins @ 5.9 
£8 on 11-20 mins @ 6 
£5 on 21-30 mins @ 7.2 
£4 on 31-40 mins @ 8.4 
£3 on 41-50 mins @ 9.6 
£2 on 71-80 mins @ 21 
£2 on 81-FT @ 25 
 
 
A big game, and perfect for us! Another 0-0 scoreline ensures a good 
profit for all, this time over £50. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.Doncaster v Man City 
 
Scores to cover 
 
£40 on 0-0 @ 14 
£2 on 1-0 @ 24 
£7 on 0-1 @ 8 
£6 on 1-1 @ 9.4 
£3 on 0-2 @ 9 
 
In hand £7 
 
Insurance ( First Goals Market) 
 
£11 on 0-10 mins @ 5.2 
£8 on 11-20 mins @ 5.2 
£5 on 21-30 mins @ 6 
£4 on 31-40 mins @ 7.8 
£3 on 41-50 mins @ 9.6 
£2 on 71-80 mins @ 23 
£2 on 81-FT @ 26 
 
An interesting game with City being the hot favourites, but not according 
to us. The game plodded along and ended 0-0 at fulltime. Profits were 
once again big, one new member clearing £75!  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.Manchester United vs Lille 
Scores to cover : 
 
£40 0-0 @ 12.5 
£5 1-0 @ 6.6 
£4 1-1 @ 9.4 
£2 0-1 @21 
£3 2-0 @ 6.4 
£3 any unquoted 
 
 
£12 on 0-10 mins @ 5.4 
£8 on 11-20 mins @ 5.1 
£5 on 21-30 mins @ 6 
£4 on 31-40 mins @ 8.4 
£3 on 41-50 mins @ 9.6 
£2 on 61-70 mins @ 20 
£2 on 71-80 mins @ 25 
£2 on 81-FT @ 28 
 
With shot-shy Man u desperate for a win, some might have thought this 
wasn’t the best game to get involved with. However, a 0-0 FT result 
ensured once again we all finished well in profit. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7) EXTRA PLAYS 
 
a) 
 
In the back of your mind remember that in professional soccer the 
average number of goals in each game hovers around 2.7.   Its an 
important statistic. 
 
The Redknapp features when it’s a low scoring game and also does 
extremely well when an early goal is scored as the First Goals `Insurance` 
provides the bonus. 
 
In such games you really must remember the 2.7 goals statistic.  Simply a 
goal should be scored every 33 minutes.   An early goal therefore gives 
you extra time to play a quick `in and out` trade which in fairness to Mr 
Redknapp we have termed the `Harry Kari` or the HK when we have a 
Conference on the Messenger. 
 
Let`s assume a goal in the first 10 minutes and it’s a game where 
defences seem handy.   This play is not for the fainthearted by the way. 
 
Bet £20 on the 1-0 or 0-1 score whichever is appropriate (in other words 
the current score).  Lets assume the price appertaining is 10.0 
 
Put in 3 Lays of £7 each at 9.6, 9.2 and 8.8. 
 
Stay alert. 
 
The next bet is £20
as soon as the 9.2 is matched.
So for just a
few moments you will be `bull` of £26 on the correct score (the £20 HK 
and the balance from the first HK). 
 
Put in 3 Lays of £7 each at 8.4, 8 & 7.6 
 
Stay alert.  
 
The next bet is £20
as soon as the 8.0 is matched.
Again you
will be a major `bull` at this stage for £25 on the correct score (the £20 
HK and the balance from the second HK). 
 
 
Put in 5 lays of £5 this time at 7.2, 6.8, 6.4  6.0 & 5.6 
 
Sit back and await all levels to be laid. 
 
The theory behind this move is to be to reduce liability or increase profit.  
By staging just 3 Harry Karis you are maintaining a goal every 33 
minutes statistic in the back of your mind.  You are in effect betting £60 
and laying £67 at lower levels. 
 
By all means repeat the HK if and when you like BUT always have the 
third leg as your repayment leg.   
 
b) 
 
Extra scores. 
 
If the game is going our way and there are few threats on goal it is a 
sensible ploy to use some of the profit coming from laying the 0-0 score 
to use on other scores.  Certainly 0-1 and 1-0 as those scores of course 
will come first if there is to be a goal.  I also like to bet – using the 
excellent Gruss software – just a few pennies on the `daft` scores of 2-2, 
2-3, etc as you can always use them to hedge if there is to be a goal glut. 
Remember try and get into `green` on all scores as soon as possible. 
 
c)  
 
Lay the team scoring first 
 
A nice little ploy in initially equally contested games.  Its often a sound 
way to recover losses and an excellent trading tool.  Punters always over 
react and you will find a team say initially 4.0 could fall to 1.7 ish should 
an early goal be scored – sometimes fortuitously as well.   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Conclusion 
 
Ensure you download MSN Messenger log in email me on 
bigmikebetting@hotmail.com - and I will invite you down to the next 
match. 
 
As has been said, compared to other, more expensive systems, which start 
off with massive liabilities, this trade sees very low risk involved due to 
the way the £100 is spread over various markets. Combining this with the 
selective nature of games chosen, it is clear to see why so many of my 
members now increase stakes many times over. Start off small and build 
up, and by the time you have joined in with a few ‘live’ games and the 
messenger chats you will see how to play each game. 
 
I look forward to welcoming you aboard!!!! 
 
Always email me with individual queries. 
 
Happy Trading, 
 
 
 
 
Big Mike.