Quote Originally Posted by Mark TKO
never understood all this betting business

before World Cup 1998 I went in to put a bet on Jamaica making it through the group stages and they said they didn't do any bets like that ?? This was William Hill by the way.

So I also asked if I could put a double on England winning world cup and shearer winning the golden boot but they said I couldn't do that bet as it was technically the same thing ?? I protested saying but anyone on another team could score more or even another England player could score more. The manager came out to explain to me why it was technically the same bet then - anyway I couldn't put it on.

HOWEVER and I am serious here - I could have put a bet on Elvis being found alive and well living in the UK.

Go figure
Seriously bro...your bookies suck. Surely they would have displayed the odds for england winning the world cup (maybe 50/1) and Shearer getting golden boot (10/1) and all you'd have had to do is write them on your betting slip as a double. That manager was ridiculous and bang out of order. For the 2002 world cup i lost out on an accumulator of teams to make it through the group stages, after France crashed and burned (and yes, I'm still bitter).