As a Gambler and a Die-Hard Fan of a Club Would you Bet Against your Club

[alastantiger]

We are fans of different football clubs, and whenever there is football banter, we never fail to take sides with our respective clubs. We stand by them no matter what because that's what being a fan of a football club is all about - unwavering loyalty. However, not all of our favorite clubs perform well. A typical case study is Chelsea, who have had one of their worst performances this season, currently occupying the 11th position. The challenges they have faced this season are unlike any other. Just last night, they were brutally defeated by Manchester United, who showed them no mercy, to the extent that they didn't even celebrate one of their goals.

As a gambler and a die-hard fan of a club that has been having a terrible season, would you bet against your club, knowing that their loss would be your financial gain? Or would you stay loyal and not bet against them?

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[Solosanz]

I bet based on the odds, not because of my favorite team will play or not. I also not bet every match, only few match which I think worth to bet, if there's no worthy bet, I wouldn't place any bet. But I would choose to watch my favorite team rather than other match I had bet, usually I only watch the replay on the other matches. If someone favorite team is Nottingham Forrest, they already suffer huge loss if he keep bet their favorite team

[rdluffy]

It's a good question 
My team is Corinthians, and this year is happening exactly what you said about Chelsea, the team is in a bad phase and loses a lot of matches
I haven't bet against my team in any match, but there are matches that I prefer not to bet, because I know that the odds are not good. In other occasions I prefer to bet a symbolic amount, something like 2 to 5 dollars just to bet and have the emotion of watching the game worthing a few bucks

But I don't remember in the recent past having bet against my team (if I had, I would have already won a good amount this year  )

[Oshosondy]

As a gambler and a die-hard fan of a club that has been having a terrible season, would you bet against your club, knowing that their loss would be your financial gain? Or would you stay loyal and not bet against them?

If it is about betting, what concern me about can or no fan. I can even take a stronger club to win the club that I am a fan of. I am not even of a particular fan in sport, info for strong ones and nothing attached. Example, I supported Arsenal this season, but that does not mean that I will not support another club next season to win EPL. I supported Manchester City last season. When Manchester City and Arsenal was playing their second leg, wouldn't it be stupid if I go for Arsenal? It would be stupidity. There are some seasons that I do not go for any club at all.

[Vaskiy]

My choice of betting is completely upon the favourite team/home country/home city and not on the performance. Recently haven't placed much of bets. In the ongoing season of IPL we had Bitcointalk IPL Prediction Pool & Discussion 2023. It is completely a free entry prediction pool sponsored by Royse77. In the prediction list my favourite was Chennai Super Kings. Now it had reached the finals, from the very first to the qualifier match my selection of team to win was on CSK on its every match.

[Apocollapse]

Yeah I think I always put my bet in my favorite team or fighter even though the chance to beat the other team or fighter is low, but it doesn't matter because I will not regret when my favorite team or fighter is lose. Why we need to bet against our favorite team or fighter? I would be very sad and regret in the same time. But if my favorite team or fighter is almost has no chance to beat it's opponent, I would skip it.

[bitbollo]

from a certain point of view it is a contradiction.
I'm no longer an avid fan of my favorite team...personally I hate some situation behind "fans/hooligans".
If I had to choose between am economic win or their victory in a match... I really don't see place for negotiation, it's normal that I would choose my economic win!  I also happened to bet against my national team more than once... 

[YOSHIE]

As a gambler and a die-hard fan of a club that has been having a terrible season, would you bet against your club, knowing that their loss would be your financial gain? Or would you stay loyal and not bet against them?

Two different versions of FANATICAL and CLUB, these two things are born in the bodies of fans/lovers of sports clubs especially football etc., now we talk about betting against or challenging our own club, there are usually two understandings to my knowledge for such a problem.
1. Gambling Some gamblers don't care and don't stick to the club they love, they see more of a club that has the potential to win, even if the club that is competing is their own favorite club. it's called professional gambling, they understand different problem clubs and gambling.
2. Fanatics, this is worse, most of them when gambling loses or wins, potentially or not, they stick to their stance/support for the club they love. We often see this option, if you lose a bet because your favorite club loses, anarchy and riots ensue.

Conclusion: for me personally, even though there is my favorite club, but for gambling I prefer and consider a club with a chance of winning, I put aside my favorite club, gamble money at stake not fanatics, that's my principle.

[piebeyb]

As long as the profitable odds there is actually no harm in betting against the club that I favored, but most of the matches that I bet to fight my favorite clubs always lose, for example I am a supporter of Manchester City and they compete at UCL it is quite beneficial to me from the UCL group phase to the final later .

Most of me prefer to bet on my favorite club and only bet occasionally to fight my favorite club usually if there is a match at the end of the season like this where Manchester City has won the league and does not seem to want to win in several matches at the end of the season and odds are quite tempting there is no harm in trying .  

[Coin_trader]

We are fans of different football clubs, and whenever there is football banter, we never fail to take sides with our respective clubs. We stand by them no matter what because that's what being a fan of a football club is all about - unwavering loyalty. However, not all of our favorite clubs perform well. A typical case study is Chelsea, who have had one of their worst performances this season, currently occupying the 11th position. The challenges they have faced this season are unlike any other. Just last night, they were brutally defeated by Manchester United, who showed them no mercy, to the extent that they didn't even celebrate one of their goals.

As a gambler and a die-hard fan of a club that has been having a terrible season, would you bet against your club, knowing that their loss would be your financial gain? Or would you stay loyal and not bet against them?

Gambling is not a part of supporting my favorite team because this is my way to earn money through risk. I will buy fan tokens or watch the game live to show my support for my favorite team not through placing bets on it while I know exactly that they are inferior on the enemy team.

I always use my data analysis on my favorite team to bet in my favour whether it's with them or against them. We can't do anything if our favorite team sucks this season and the only way to enjoy watching their match despite they have a rough season is to bet against them so that you can still be happy no matter what the result is.

The Team Lose = Happy because your bet won
The Team Win = Happy because your team won

[robelneo]

As a gambler and a die-hard fan of a club that has been having a terrible season, would you bet against your club, knowing that their loss would be your financial gain? Or would you stay loyal and not bet against them?

As long as you are comfortable with what you are going to lose, it's ok to bet because you are a die-hard fan but it's better to cheer for them and not bet if you knew all along that your team has no chance of winning.

A die-hard fan will always hope for his team to win whatever the odds, but you can't be losing money when they are losing,  your team will not give your money back if ever you lose.

I seldom against my favorite team it's like hoping that they lose and you do not represent yourself as a die-hard fan if you wish your favorite to lose.

There are other ways or chances to make money from sports betting but not at the expense of your favorite team.

[gabbie2010]

We are fans of different football clubs, and whenever there is football banter, we never fail to take sides with our respective clubs. We stand by them no matter what because that's what being a fan of a football club is all about - unwavering loyalty. However, not all of our favorite clubs perform well. A typical case study is Chelsea, who have had one of their worst performances this season, currently occupying the 11th position. The challenges they have faced this season are unlike any other. Just last night, they were brutally defeated by Manchester United, who showed them no mercy, to the extent that they didn't even celebrate one of their goals.

As a gambler and a die-hard fan of a club that has been having a terrible season, would you bet against your club, knowing that their loss would be your financial gain? Or would you stay loyal and not bet against them?

Gambling involves taking a risk that involves money and sentiment apart thus I won't consider the fact that I am an ardent fan of a particular club in  placing my bet instead I place or gamble based on current form of any particular club for instance as an Arsenal fan if my club plays against Man City I always pick Man City to win ahead of my club because I place a bet based on past records between my team and the opponent and the current form of my team, though in many cases I do not place a bet if I knew my club isn't going to win a match that they stand no chances of winning in solidarity with my club.

[swogerino]

I have not done so a lot of times but a couple of times I did and I will do it again in the Uefa Champions League final.I am a fan of Inter as I have worked in Italy some years ago and used to love this team and got to go to the stadium at least once a month,now I am in another country and I always watch their games from TV but this time I am going to bet against them and even in Asian Handicap because they simply cannot keep up with the mean machine that Manchester City is.

So 99% I don't bet against them but there is this 1% like in this case where betting against them is allowed  .

[Lbridges3001]

I try not to bet against or with my team. It's just something that makes me feel as if I'm being janky or something.

[coin-investor]

It's very rare that I bet against my favorite team I only did it once, there is a thing called upset and every team or fighter always has a chance so it is hard to accept betting against your team and your team happens to win by upset so if you think you are ok losing money then go for your favorite team a die-hard will go down and go up with the team he is rooting whatever happens or whatever standing or rank his team has.
If you are betting against the team in which you are a die-hard fan then you cannot be considered a die-hard fan, a die-hard fan will not see his team losing but if you cannot keep it better to just let the team play cheer for them and don't bet.

[retreat]

I'm not the type of person who is careless enough to keep betting on my favorite team even seeing that their performance was quite bad that season. I have to be more rational looking at the existing conditions - even though it's my favorite team - as happened during the 2022 EPL season when Manchester United's performance was so bad I was reluctant to bet on them. I'm not blaming those who keep betting on their favorite team in all conditions, but it's just unwise to waste your money on something that could have been avoided.

[Reid]

It will be wrong to be a gambler if you are using your emotions when it comes to betting. That's the path to losing more money so it should not be done.
Bet for the team with high chance to win and not because you are a fan. This is why many football fans are losing a lot of money in gambling because they do this kind of emotional bet.
I would bet against them if ever I see an opportunity for a profit but if my instincts tell me they will win even if they are underdogs then I shall take it too.

[bittraffic]

I'm not the type of person who is careless enough to keep betting on my favorite team even seeing that their performance was quite bad that season. I have to be more rational looking at the existing conditions - even though it's my favorite team - as happened during the 2022 EPL season when Manchester United's performance was so bad I was reluctant to bet on them. I'm not blaming those who keep betting on their favorite team in all conditions, but it's just unwise to waste your money on something that could have been avoided.

Fan always defend the club or the athlete and even find an excuse whenever they fail.
But if the discussion is about making money, for a gambler they side who would likely win and they just have to look at which one has the advantage.

The reality is that a club also lose fans whenever they constantly lose. We're attracted to winners.

[m2017]

We are fans of different football clubs, and whenever there is football banter, we never fail to take sides with our respective clubs. We stand by them no matter what because that's what being a fan of a football club is all about - unwavering loyalty. However, not all of our favorite clubs perform well. A typical case study is Chelsea, who have had one of their worst performances this season, currently occupying the 11th position. The challenges they have faced this season are unlike any other. Just last night, they were brutally defeated by Manchester United, who showed them no mercy, to the extent that they didn't even celebrate one of their goals.

As a gambler and a die-hard fan of a club that has been having a terrible season, would you bet against your club, knowing that their loss would be your financial gain? Or would you stay loyal and not bet against them?

I have a slightly different opinion and attitude towards football and football clubs, because I don't consider myself a fan of one single team. I root for one or the other, depending on the current opponents, positions in the standings and just some moments, such as the team's perseverance and desire to win. I am pleased to watch the football process itself and enjoy the spectacle. Therefore, my answer to your question will be peculiar.

I would lightly bet against a team I sympathize with for financial gain. And that's why. Any bet is always aimed at making a profit, not a loss. There is no place for sentimentality, favorite teams and other nonsense in any bet. Only cold calculation works here: I bet money - I want to win. If I saw that I could break a good jackpot by betting against my favorite team, I would not hesitate to do it, ignoring all my emotional experiences.

Betting should not be mixed with club loyalty to avoid conflicts of interest. If all the same mixed, then act for the purpose of obtaining benefits, ignoring sentiment.

[Slow death]

would you bet against your club, knowing that their loss would be your financial gain? Or would you stay loyal and not bet against them?

days ago there was a real madrid game against manchester city, it was a champions league game, i'm a fan of real madrid. I support real madrid but when it comes to placing sports bets I have to be people who know how to separate feelings because I analyze the data of the two teams, for example I had to analyze which of the two teams has the best squad, clearly that the answer is manchester city, which of the two teams has the better defense and attack, clearly it is manchester city, so the deeper I got into data collection the greater my inclination was to bet on manchester city, and it does not mean that I would be against real madrid, that's not it.

my intention when I place a bet is to make a profit, of course, one should not think that  Gambling are things to obtain profits, it is nothing like that, but whenever I have the intention of placing a bet on a game I analyze the game with the the objective of making a profit, there is nothing to put feelings on, but when it is a game in which I will not place a bet, then I keep watching and supporting the team of which I am a fan, by that I mean that it is necessary to know how to separate things, one should not bet in any emotion-based team, this is the worst mistake of all, as soon as the person does this he is doomed to lose everything in the short and long term