Monday 23rd April 2007

Welcome back from the Sports Trader. I am sorry for the lack of posts over these past few days which has been due to my on going personal problems. I would like to thank everyone for their wishes of support which have been the high points of an otherwise very difficult period. I can not go into any details of what has been happening as legally, doing so, may have a bearing on what happens in the next few months. Needless to say the safety and welfare of my children has had to come first which has curtailed my trading over these days. My trading has not been good over the past two weeks as a direct result of these problems which has meant that I have not been able to concentrate fully or trade with the clarity of mind that is needed to succeed. I know that many will say I should not have been trading at all over this period, and you are probably correct, but, as this is my only form of income I get a sense of guilt if I do not try to earn a living every day. An outsider or psychiatrist will now be thinking 'compulsive gambler' I would rather label myself as a compulsive bread winner.

As already stated I have had some trades over this period but I do not intend to detail them as I would normally do. I will just give a profit or loss for each day and will start my regular postings with todays trading later.

Friday 20th April 2007 -       -£478 mainly due to me forgetting to cancel a lay bet that cost me £670

Saturday 21st April 2007 -    +£275  ten trades with 1 losing trade

Sunday 22nd April 2007 -       +£190 fifteen trades with 2 losing trades

Monday 23rd April 2007 -       +£38   five trades with no losers

I have found a very interesting site for any one that follows football. It is free and called Footiemap.com and is a map covering most of Europe and Australia and New Zealand. It is basically a massive Google map of these countries with all the major football teams placed on top. Each clubs full address is on the map and then by clicking on the team of your choice you get to the teams official website. You can also get a detailed map of the stadium location by clicking a little tag on the side of the team details, so no need to get lost on the way to an away fixture. There are many more useful features to be found on the site.

Comments

[Andrew Rigby]

Good to see you back Ray. Hope you have a profitable day.
Andrew.

[Filipe]

Hi Ray,

Welcome back! I hope you get back on a (big) winning note soon!

Keep faith and your head up!

Filipe

[ramps]

Good to have you back. Sorry to hear about your problems.

[Dublin Goat]

Welcome back Ray.

Please can you advise if you are going to get involved in the snooker over the next few weeks and if so what way you are going to trade "The Rocket"!

Cheers
Dub Goat

[kevin l]

best wishes with ur situation
hope it works out
thanks for the footie map yoke ...useful
cheers

[Westernflyer]

Good to see you back - WesterFlyer

[The Gambler.]

Good Luck ray. take it easy. It's a Marathon not a kitkat.:-).

[Paul]

Good to see you back mate it didn't seem right without your daily blog.

P.S.

I like that "It's a Marathon not a kitkat"

oooooooooooooooo Rooooooooney has just scored

[AndyP]

Best wishes Ray,

You're still my hero and am looking forward to you getting back to consistent winning ways soon...

[Ray]

To All the above posters,

Thanks very much for your messages. It really has made a difference knowing that you have been thinking about us. Good Luck to you all.

Ray