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Kevin Pullein
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Friday 27 Feb 2009
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The referees who can generate
profits for you in bookings markets are those with an undeserved reputation.
The Premier League referee with the most undeserved reputation is Mark
Halsey. He is said to issue few cards, but that does not do him justice. He
issues extraordinarily few cards. |
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In most bookings markets, 10 points are
awarded for a yellow card and 25 for a red The average make-up in Premier
League games most seasons is around the mid-30s. In none of the last seven
seasons has the average make-up in Halsey's Premier League games been higher
than 28. And so far this season it has been just 16.
Other referees
with undeserved reputations are Steve Bennett and Rob Styles.
Yes,
Bennett and Styles do tend to issue more cards than average, but not that many
more. The average make-up during Bennett's Premier League career has been 39.
And both last season and this season it has been 36. The average make-up during
Styles's Premier League career has been 41.
The bookings bets that are
most likely to represent value for money are those on low totals. And the games
in which they are most likely to occur are those with a referee who has been
misunderstood.
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