On the main site ( http://www.betting-on-soccer-strategy.co.uk/ ),
the betting-on-soccer-strategy (The BOSS) is advertised as a “comprehensive
betting strategy” that “puts you in firm control” and will “transform
the way you bet forever”, giving the system a lot to live up to. When
I contacted customer support, requesting permission to review The BOSS,
I received a glad response from an organisation that seemed to have a
lot of faith in this product.
The first thing I did was let out a sigh
of relief when I came to the realisation that The BOSS system wasn't
a martingale-type loss-recovery system (if you are currently doing something
similar to loss-recovery please stop, it can only end in tears!). After
a short while, I had gone through the instructional video and was slightly
sceptical of the idea. It seemed easy and it was certainly logical, but
I remained unconvinced for some reason. Looking back, a lot of the systems
available for purchase, nowadays, contain a lot of pages you need to
trawl through (or at least the ones I've come across) so the fact that
after 15 minutes, I was ready to use this new system, if desired, was
probably at the route of my scepticism.
So what exactly is The BOSS?
Without giving too much away, The BOSS is a simple bet structuring idea.
The video on the package even admits its simplicity very early on, but
don't mistake simple for useless. I was only paper trading, but would
have managed to secure a very good profit, based on a simple selection
criteria I made myself, were I using real money.
The BOSS comes with
the software needed to calculate your bets and a short video demonstrating
exactly how to use the software. The software in itself is solid and
reliable. I was unable to find any bugs and it does the maths that would
otherwise be time consuming, in seconds. I would describe the video as
satisfactory. It tells you enough to explain what each button does and
goes through an example of one game, but more could have been included.
For example, it doesn't have sound, which can make getting to grips with
the software a little tedious, but this is just me being overly critical.
After all, The BOSS is a betting system and its purpose is not to entertain,
but to help win money, a purpose it has fulfilled with me, thus far.
On The BOSS's main site results are shown of 14 games bet on. All of
them won and, with each bet set for a £100 fixed profit, the site
claims a very easy £1400 was made. What isn't stated, however,
was how much was staked on each game. After examining the product, I
can tell you that the staked amount on each game would range between £80 – 100
(so you are basically, creating a 2.1 bet for yourself on average), depending
on the odds available (this assuming the default criteria built-in to
The BOSS was used). However, this is not a major issue as a strike rate
above 70% can quite easily be achieved with a little thought, meaning,
if you're averaging to obtain odds around 2.1, in the long run, you will
make a very tidy and steady profit.
Another thing that the site neglected
to mention was that there isn't a game selection criteria. In other words,
once you've learned the principles behind The BOSS, it's up to you to
decide how to use them. The BOSS won't appeal to people looking for something
that will tell them specifically what to bet on, but, if you can devote
a little time to the system, I would say maybe thirty minutes a few days
before the weekend, trying to identify the games you want to bet on,
you will almost definitely profit so long as your method of analysis
is sensible.
For this reason, The BOSS is ideal for someone who already
knows his football or at least has a basic knowledge of roughly how good
one team is in relation to their opponents is required (but you can get
away with this by learning to judge based on odds). It offers versatility
and flexibility. Whether you prefer to use a bookie or Betfair, this
system will still work for you. Also, those more into DIY can rest assured
knowing The BOSS software offers them that option with choosing their
own individual staking. However, if you prefer a fixed profit, the software
will work out how much you need to stake on each outcome in seconds,
and if you require a fixed stake, the software can determine how much
to place on each outcome to equalise a profit over each outcome.
As stated
in the previous paragraph, I personally devised my own little selection
method and went for a safer approach than any of the default settings
recommended by The BOSS and was getting about an 80% ROI on successful
bets. This meant a strike rate of 56% or above, would land me in profit
and, considering my strike rate was in excess of 80% (47/57 successful
bets), I ended up doing well.
If there is one thing that bothers me when
showing how successful you were, it's claiming you made thousands, by
using unrealistic stakes that the average punter can't compete with.
So when paper trading, I used a realistic bank of £200 and staked
5% (so £10 with a bank
of £200) on each bet, winning, on average £8 back for every
successful bet. With 47 wins out of 57 bets, the results of the paper
trial were that I would have made a profit of £276 (I would have
more than doubled my initial bank!) and a staggering 48% ROI in total.
This is getting slightly more technical, but, if every time I hit a landmark
of making £50 profit, I readjusted my stakes to 5% of
my new bank, this would be even higher and I'd have more than made back
the money used to buy the system (this without including dozens of more
games, which I am sure would have made further profit, but that I could
not obtain odds for). A case could be made that I could even raise the
average stake of each bet to 7.5%, increasing my profits even more, although
I am not satisfied that this would be a good course of action myself,
being risk-averse.
If you do decide to buy The BOSS I'd advise you to
follow the advice mentioned in the video and begin paper trading first,
until you find your feet, like I did. It can potentially save you a fortune
when initially learning how to best use The BOSS and will show you what
seems to be working and what doesn't, without you losing any money.
Unlike
many of its competitors, The BOSS doesn't come with any additional bonus
material and costs just under £90 for the download version.
However, this is quite reassuring as the owner obviously knows he has
a good product and feels no need to perk things up with bonuses. It's
also worth mentioning that the customer service is good and any problems
you encounter should be dealt with reasonably quickly by the owner.
If
I was being critical, I think two things The BOSS could do to improve
is to offer simple suggestions on what games to bet on and maybe offer
a facility to deduct the commission from betfair (I have mentioned this
to the founder of the system and the ball is in his court).
In short, you could do a lot worse than to buy The BOSS, which is currently
being sold at a very reasonable price. When paper trialling I had monumental
success and one thing is for sure, I will certainly be using The BOSS
with real money come the start of the 2006/2007 season.
Already
bought The BOSS?
If you have already purchased The BOSS and
are a little unsure of how to put it to good use, below is a short paragraph,
which may point you in the right direction.
On trying to identify which
games to bet on, I would personally recommend, sticking to one of the
top leagues, if your football knowledge is limited. By singling out a
league like the Premiership, you leave yourself a lot less work to do,
while you develop your expertise in that particular league. The fixtures
for the coming weekend can be found in newspapers or any respectable
football website and sites like www.soccerway.com and www.soccerstats.com provide
free data, which is essential when analysing each fixture. Look for what
has happened in the recent past when the two teams have played, as well
as how they have performed recently. Based on league position and match
odds, do they seem quite evenly matched (if yes, this is the sort of
match I would usually select)? It won't take long for you to feel comfortable
with that league, to the point where you can know which games have a
high chance of being successful for you, just by looking at the fixtures.
Another point I think is worth including it that when the main football
season ends at the end of May, people may struggle to get sufficient
liquidity in the less popular leagues such as the MLS, depending on your
bank and stake size. These leagues are also less predictable. I personally
steer clear of them and would advise you to do the same, unless you know
the teams playing very well.
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