Interesting

[Red and Blue Flame 179]

Sportsbet.com.au have suspended/closed the betting market (for now anyway) for the next melbourne coach....Adelaide and Western Bulldogs betting still available. Anything to it?

[Striker475 696]

Probably is something to it.

I'm useless at finding the exotics on Betfair and TAB Sportsbet though

[old dee 23,781]

Probably is something to it.

I'm useless at finding the exotics on Betfair and TAB Sportsbet though

They are very seldom wrong!

They say "money speaks".

If they have closed the book then something is happening!

[rpfc 28,263]

They are very seldom wrong!

They say "money speaks".

If they have closed the book then something is happening!

Or they are over-sensitive to rumours...

That also happens when money is involved...

[Guest melbman]

They are very seldom wrong!

They say "money speaks".

If they have closed the book then something is happening!

Who could it be at this stage of the finals?

Eade? Viney? Williams? Laidley?

[Red and Blue Flame 179]

This morning, which was the last time i checked- Eade had floated from 2.50 to 2.75, Malthouse at 5, Ross Lyon 6, Then Viney dropped from 14 to 10, Neeld, Burns, Laidley all 10 as well

[old dee 23,781]

Or they are over-sensitive to rumours...

That also happens when money is involved...

that may well be the "something" rpfc.

[1858 285]

This market has been opened and closed a few times in the last month or so but yeah, the closer we get to pre-season the more we'll read into it I guess.

[drdrake 3,162]

Or a very large bet on someone.

[Striker475 696]

Or a very large bet on someone.

Max bet is $300 due to government exotics market rules

[drdrake 3,162]

Max bet is $300 due to government exotics market rules

Herald sun reporting Lyon backed in from $9 to $2 over the past 24hrs. Thats a lot of $300 dollar bets

[Red and Blue Flame 179]

Yeah the thing is, if the saints players are reported correctly telling everyone Ross came out and said he isn't going to go to Melbourne....

this is fishy.

[Red and Blue Flame 179]

This market has been opened and closed a few times in the last month or so but yeah, the closer we get to pre-season the more we'll read into it I guess.

its only been suspended when the bulldogs and adelaide markets have been too (generally on sunday night after all matches have been played)

[1858 285]

its only been suspended when the bulldogs and adelaide markets have been too (generally on sunday night after all matches have been played)

Not from my observation.

[PeterJames 46]

Link to nothing article

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/plunge-on-st-kilda-coach-ross-lyon-to-coach-melbourne-next-season/story-e6frf9jf-1226129704921

[The Chazz 4,077]

Link to nothing article

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/plunge-on-st-kilda-coach-ross-lyon-to-coach-melbourne-next-season/story-e6frf9jf-1226129704921

Yeah, getting your odds slashed from $9 to $2 has as much substance as Bock getting his odds slashed from $101 to $26 to kick the first goal. Hang on a minute...

[Disco Demons 92]

Has dean wallis been up to his tricks?

[Red and Blue Flame 179]

just mentioned on SEN.

[rpfc 28,263]

just mentioned on SEN.

Ok, then.

Now it's serial...

[Jordie_tackles 354]

Surely nothing has been signed officially yet.... Saints season still going, maybe a heads of agreement?

[Red and Blue Flame 179]

Ok, then.

Now it's serial...

yeah, sorry, forgot to mention SEN is gospel.......

just saying mate

[drdrake 3,162]

maybe someone with Sydney links to create a distraction this week

[PartyTimeJohnny 537]

My initial thought is it is a response to Melbourne's intense secrecy regarding the position.

Melbourne have made a very clear decision to make the appointment of this coach as in house as humanly possible.

Maybe making calls on the Melbourne Coach is too risky for them...

[The Jacks 0]

What has a betting market got to do with who coaches us? Someone care to explain the link?

[RalphiusMaximus 6,024]

What has a betting market got to do with who coaches us? Someone care to explain the link?

They take bets on who will coach us next season. There has been a drastic run of bets on Ross Lyon, shortening him from 9-1 down to 2-1 for the job in under a day. As such they have decided that there may be something fishy going on (such as news leaking early) and have stopped taking bets until they have looked into it.

Funny thing, they close the book when they think they stand to loose a lot of money because everyone is backing the same person. They never close the book when they think they're going to make a lot of money though. That hardly seems fair.