Betting with Your Mobile Allows You to React Faster to News

React Fast & Profit with Mobile Betting

Where were you on Sunday evening, April 29th 2012 as the news broke that the FA had contacted Roy Hodgson about the England post? Once this news broke there was a large window of opportunity from which to profit but this window was closing fast. Only those with a mobile betting account would’ve been able to react quick enough in order to profit.

Event and Market
Football Specials and Next England Manager. Run by Betfair who had a market on the next official manager of the England national team as announced by the FA, in the absence of an official announcement it would be decided by whoever is in charge for England’s opening game at Euro 2012 against France on 11-June. Note: the inclusion of this date is important as it places a back-stop date for when the market will be settled.

Background
Harry Redknapp was immediately installed as the favourite to take over as the England manager ever since Fabio Capello resigned from the post earlier in the year. By some weird coincidence, announcement of Capello’s decision to step down came on the same day that Redknapp was cleared of tax evasion charges after a long drawn out battle that culminated in frequent court appearances.

Having previously been overlooked for the job it seemed that everything was coming together for Redknapp to takeover in time for Euro 2012. He fitted the bill as an Englishman, he was the people’s favourite and is loved by the media and the bookies did not disagree either. Redknapp starting odds to takeover as the Next England Manager were around 2.00, and shortened to as low as 1.30.

Procrastination from the FA
There was little noise from the FA as to how they were going to proceed; they quietly installed Stuart Pearce as a caretaker as they procrastinated behind closed doors. All the while Redknapp maintained the rhetoric that he was open to the position but had heard no word from the FA. This created uncertainty and seemed to negatively affect Spurs’ season as they let slip a 2-0 lead at the Emirates and not soon after they gave up 3rd and then 4th spot in the league. Talk of challenging for the title had quietened to a deathening silence, and Redknapp’s odds for the England job were widening but he still remained the clear favourite.

The Shock News
Hodgson was not on the radar; his odds had come in to around 9.0 from astronomical levels but was not being widely touted for the job, aside from the odd journalist such as Patrick Barclay who was also suggesting Glen Hoddle. It goes without saying that when the FA broke the news it came as a shock and news like this creates great opportunity when betting on the exchanges.

The Opportunity to Profit
There was a clear opportunity on the Sunday evening to back Hodgson after the news had broken at odds greater than 2.00, and by far the quickest way to do so was via a mobile phone. Examples like this just come to highlight that Mobile Betting is the way of the future. Can you imagine trying to get into a betting shop to place that bet, or waiting for your PC or laptop to load up. By waiting you would have missed the window as by the end of the day Hodgson’s odds had dropped to 1.30.

This article is part of The Mobile Betting Edge series on MobileBetting.co.uk that looks at how betting on your mobile gives you an advantage.