BLACKPOOL fans are feeling optimistic this season as at least 53 of them have bet on the Seasiders winning the Premier League.
According to bookies Paddy Power faithful fans have truly got behind their team by taking backing them to finish above Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool at a massive 5,000-1.
Although that figure must be qualified with the fact that nobody has laid down more than a £10 bet.
Paddy Power spokesman Darren Haines said: "These must be the people who paint their houses tangerine. The eternal optimists."
If the bet was to come off it would be almost as bad for the firm as if another North West team took the trophy.
At 15-1 a massive amount of punters have had a quick flutter on Everton, who stand an outside chance of having a say in the title.
Mr Haines said another popular bet was for Pool to break the record for lowest number of points scored in a season, an unwanted title currently held by Derby County from the 2007/08 term. The odds on that bet have dropped from 16-1 to 8-1 due to the number of gamblers taking it on.
Four bets have also been placed on the Seasiders failing to win a single game at 25-1.
But on a plus note the odds of Blackpool staying up are a reasonable 11-4 or 2/9 for the team being relegated.
Although that figure must be qualified with the fact that nobody has laid down more than a £10 bet.
Paddy Power spokesman Darren Haines said: "These must be the people who paint their houses tangerine. The eternal optimists."
If the bet was to come off it would be almost as bad for the firm as if another North West team took the trophy.
At 15-1 a massive amount of punters have had a quick flutter on Everton, who stand an outside chance of having a say in the title.
Mr Haines said another popular bet was for Pool to break the record for lowest number of points scored in a season, an unwanted title currently held by Derby County from the 2007/08 term. The odds on that bet have dropped from 16-1 to 8-1 due to the number of gamblers taking it on.
Four bets have also been placed on the Seasiders failing to win a single game at 25-1.
But on a plus note the odds of Blackpool staying up are a reasonable 11-4 or 2/9 for the team being relegated.
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