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Dodgy Scottish Cup draws?

Discussion in 'Celtic Chat' started by ILoveTheCeltic, Nov 3, 2014.

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  1. GMS

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    I find it odd that out of the top 14 have been drawn within the 14.

    Which means there will be 7/14 of the top 14 clubs going out.

    Making it an easier route to the final for anyone.

    I've just contacted my local MP
     
    GMS, Nov 3, 2014
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    Not always getting a fair share of home gane isn't an excuse for a club of our size.
     
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    happens daily in any casino up and down the country.
     
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  4. StPauli1916 Gold Member Gold Member

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  5. JC Anton Get yer, hats, scarfs badges & tapes

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    Draw holds no fear as long it's approached in the right way..
     
    JC Anton, Nov 3, 2014
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  6. BigWilly Free Palestine and Ukraine Gold Member

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    I don't think its Fixed, if anything it would be in the SFA's interest to have us play at Home, more tickets more exposure, more money
     
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    Love away games anyway and we ousting everyone away. We have no home advantage domestically
     
    cfcliamk, Nov 4, 2014
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  8. PaulM1888 Moderator Moderator

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    Firstly, you are not privy to that information.

    Secondly, as I said, the odds on you drawing something with 2 distinct outcomes 16 times one way and 2 the other are massive. Such are the laws of probability.
     
    PaulM1888, Nov 4, 2014
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  9. Daver

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    League Cup over a longer period of time......

    Overall, Scottish Cup is * luck, and no more. League Cup, we've ironically had more "luck" in terms of home draws, yet conspired to make a * of it more often that not, in the later stages.

    Beat what's in front of us - and to be honest, a 3rd full stadium does no favours anyway.

    2005 - 1 home 1 away
    2006 - 2 home 0 away
    2007 - 2 home 0 away
    2008 - 1 home 1 away
    2009 - 1 home 1 away
    2010 - 1 home 1 away
    2011 - 1 home 1 away
    2012 - 0 home 2 away
    2013 - 2 home 0 away
    2014 - 1 home 0 away

    TOTAL - 12 home 7 away
     
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  10. Slaw

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    It's improbable not impossible. Surely you're not trying to claim that 14 away draws and 2 home draws is irrefutable evidence that we've been cheated?
    Just the other day I saw red come up 12 times in a row in Ladbrokes. That has less than 0.013% of happening or 1 in almost 8000. These things happen. It's why it's called probability not possibility.
     
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  11. Daver

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    I have been at a table in a casino and watched a guy lose ever-increasing sums punting on red, when black came in every time. Was my first real lesson in why those places can be * evil. His fault for being so stupid, but he was pished, young, and should never have been gambling. An eejit, but a harmless one. Poor * was disconsolate. Had to give him a taxi fare home when his face went green at realisation of what he'd done. Poor * was literally in tears.

    So, in short, can easily happen.

    My personal worst was 4 in a row, but only a 5er...ten...twenty....forty.... bad enough, but then I put 50 quid on, it came in, and I took my lesson and * off to the bar, never to be seen in the place again!:smiley-laughing002:
     
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  12. PaulM1888 Moderator Moderator

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    Who said impossible or irrefutable? Certainly wasn't me.

    You saw red come in 12 times on an electronically programmed Roulette machine? Well I never...
     
    PaulM1888, Nov 4, 2014
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  13. Slaw

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    Now you're questioning if the roulette in ladbrokes is above board? :smiley-laughing002:

    It might not be, but it wouldn't make much sense considering they can still make money very easily if its above board.

    And, like Daver said, it can happen on a real table too.

    Do you believe the draw is/must have been rigged?
     
    Slaw, Nov 4, 2014
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    I'm genuinely face palming at people who think the Scottish Cup draw is rigged so we get an away game - Have a * word with yourselves :rolleyes:
     
    Pacific Ocean Blue, Nov 4, 2014
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  15. faw cough Gold Member Gold Member

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    Indeedy
     
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    A lad i know says that to lose 15 out of 17 coin flips the odds are 2898/1. Just saying.
     
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  19. McChiellini..

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    * rigged people, let's not beat around it..
     
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    I like the away games, and im more inclined to watch.
     
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