No football for today to get anything like involved with for me. Just going to vent a few frustrations arising from email. Obviously the FTS site has grown over this last few months with reviews, trials and a forum. All this was set up for the greater good and I firmly believe it serves that purpose.
To maintain the site as a one man band is a huge amount of work, far more than I ever envisaged often 5 or 6 in the morning to very late at night (just check post timings etc if you do not believe me). I just would like to clarify a few points. Firstly the trials that have become services over the course of this year, things such as Daves Lays, Lay Profits, HT/FT, Over Unders etc. These are purely optional services that you may or may not wish to join. They are operated by mostly long term FTS subscribers and I dispense the information for them after conducting trials on the blog for a minimum of 28 days. Had a lot of criticism about them but that will not stop me operating the trials and services as I believe they will form the foundation of any good portfolio for all gamblers.
What I am amazed at is the lack of knowledge of some gamblers and what they are getting into. I have maintained all my gambling life that people, (a) do not look to get rich quick and (b) understand fully what they are betting on and what they expect. Now if you wonder what spurs this message, I have had two people this week complain about results when they were backing the horses from Daves Lays and Lay Profits, I mean does the name of the services not give it away. I find it so depressing I have had moments this weekend reading mail where I have just felt like saying sod this, pack it in and go back to being a punter alone.
Nothing on here or anywhere else is going to get you rich quickly, gambling does not work like that, you win some then you lose a bit and different services have different amounts of risk and winning cycles. Horsebacks for example, if you had placed every bet he has had since the trial began you would be around £13,000 up. Every result has been sent out and those subscribing have seen every bet, price and stake. He will not win £13,000 every week or month. He will have weeks where he loses, weeks where he stands still and weeks where has winners at 25/1, 33/1 and 66/1 as he has had. It is those big winners that make the big profits but you have to understand that may only be a few weeks of the year and the rest of the time is small profits or small losses. The guy won over £85,000 last year and is about £30,000 up this year so he clearly knows his stuff, but you need to understand the cycles that type of betting involves.
Regarding FTS, that is not a paid for tipping service and never has been. There is a low cost one off cost for a manual that details a method and then I send every bet I PERSONALLY PLACE using that method. If people want to pay me £30 a month I will spend an hour a morning finding bets that you can place but I would not and I will rotate a hundred subs a month on a losing cycle. I am not going to bet much in the summer on football and if you want to bet everyday unsubscribe and go elsewhere, I want to win money and make profit not just bet every day. As part of your payment to that service you get my picks for life and any manual updates I send out after research at the end of each season.
That brings me onto my final point. I appreciate I am not the best writer in the world, but when I send an email to an elite member or FTS subscriber etc please read it fully. I am getting mail after mail from people where they reply to the email I send and what they want to know is in the email they have replied to. I get queries about things that have been covered on the blog, for example “Why have we not got the new manuals yet?”, BECAUSE THE SEASON HAS JUST FINISHED (Spanish Second Division finished this weekend) and it says 3 times on this blog that they will be out in July before the new season as well as being mentioned in emails sent, funnily enough I want a to win again next season so will do the necessary research/modifications etc and take a bit of time over it. I can cobble together any old manual today if people are in a rush and want to lump on the Icelandic second division game being played today.
Quite simply this is a serious set up, run by a very serious punter for people who want to make money gambling and many FTS subscribers are. It is a tremendous amount of work which any fees on this site fail to cover by a mile if I was working outside in the real world. It comes with 40-60 shite emails a day mostly from people who do not understand or have not read things. I know that following this site in its entirety will change certain peoples lives with the right mindset, I also know that when you open things up to thousands of people to read and comment on a fair percentage of them may be not what the service was set up for and you have to deal with that. I am fortunate I can walk away at any time and go back to punting for myself and a few select FTS members that I have formed a mentoring relationship and friendship with who know what I am about.
It is quite simple take your gambling seriously, read things thoroughly, understand what is involved and be willing to learn and you will win. Or sod off this site to the rest of the crap out there and continue to do your brains! As of today I have had enough but I will count to 10 chill out and continue!





Geezer, As much as we would all like too, it’s impossible to keep everyone happy. Think you are doing a pretty good job of trying though.
The glass is half full!
10, 9, 8, 7, 6……….
Ian
great to get it off your chest.Rant as much as you like,your service and knowledge is invaluable and very much appreciated.Ignore the prats.
mike
@Ian
You need to put a sticker on the front of your computer saying ‘Dont get angry – just rejoice’ and look at it everytime you receive a silly email.
Would it not be possible to let Mrs E filter the emails for you and that way you only receive the emails from people that genuinly need your help.
@Michael
As a fellow ELite member, no one is asking you to keep your mouth shut – just use you brain first and read the emails and blogs first before you start moaning.
You are not forced to buy any horse racing systems on this site, you just subscribe to anything that suits your portfolio.
The manuals are getting updated, you should have the new copy before the new season starts simple.
The elite membership was due for renewal at this time of year, its an annual thing, your not going to miss out on anything, thats just the sign up period i guess to allow Ian more time during the summer to concentrate on new systems/angles and to have a break. If you dont like the setup then dont join.
Its cos of people like you and others not playing the game that puts the whole FTS Community in jepordy for all of us. Get a grip everyone !!!!
Hello,
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After reading this post i just couldn’t leave it without thanking you for all your good work… Keep going…please
Best regards from Portugal
Pedro Espirito Santo
there is no way to filter the muppets that hop from system to system, hoping for overnight riches. However, the rants, albeit probably stressing(hopefully not too much for your old ticker) do actually reaffirm a passion and belief of the system. Personally I’m loving the rants and Icelandic second division !!! 6,7,8,9,10 and back in the room.
Ian i just want to tell you a big thanks for all the great work you have done this year! I’m not a subscriber to FTS, but i plan to be from September and hopefully next year to subscribe to your Elite membership. But for the last 3 years i’m a member to your free newsletter of FTS, and i must admit that you are one of the few honest guys in online betting. If all the guys out there were a little like you, then bookmakers would change work! And i’m refering to your try to educate people about correct mindset for gambling or better to say long term investment. I like a lot the new site and i have watched the last three years all your hard work and thinking you have done to reach the site here! I also want to say about your example for horseback selections, where i’m subscribed, i agree with you that you need to have long term expectations. As i can see is a “risk free method” until now, meaning that as you said there are days you lose some money, but there are days where you win these money back and some profit. And you are waiting for the big bang, like the month of the trial! Offcourse isn’t easy to follow his bets exctactly cause you need a lot of money to do this, but i follow a percentage betting as you mention to your messages for the horseback bets. So, not spoil your heart, just keep going, and i’m sure a lot of people appreciate your work! Thanks!
Ioannis
Hi Guys … I am The Elite Member who wrote the Email that seems to have annoyed Ian …
As an Elite Member i am supposed to keep my Mouth Shut >>>
I Questioned 3 things ..why there were so Many Horse Services Coming From People i dont even Know .. I also did ask about the Manuals which i now see the reason for the Delay … I also questioned why we had to join Elite Now and Pay because No Games for us untill September …
I also was kinda Half Invited to a get together of Elite Members which never Happened … Maybe Thats why i had a Rant … Michael
Keith, you’ve got us into the rhyming bug now.
A man was told what to do
In an email from Ian to you
Most did it right
But the man wasn’t too bright
Then he writes a bad review
Ian, keep up the good work, shame there are not more like you about, rather than these two bob scam artists who will try to make hundreds off of anyone they can.
Here’s to FTS 2011 and beyond.
Regards,
Gary
Ian please dont get down by the people who cry out because of losses,because does are people who know nothing about punting,some people just think they can make money fast.we all know in life they are good are bad times.but som people want the good days all the time.
Keep up the good work ian and dont trouble yourself over such people.
A very good rant Ian…I don’t know what the answer is!!It is always the case that just a few spoil it for the many. I know, and most of us know that you are doing a very worthwhile job, and long may you continue!! Just tell the idiots to sod off, and not return, and let them spend a fortune on all the crap out there,
Regards to you and your family
John
A brand new punter name Matt
Didn’t know if to Lay or to Back.
So his rants and his raves
When he lost on Dave’s Lays
Made him look a stupid thick tw*t!
what ever you do some will always cry wolf its the way some people r im sure most of us who follow your fts systems and make some money from them could shout it from the roof tops and still they wouldnt get it so ?od them and keep up your good work cheers and chill martin
Good rant Ian, I actually enjoy reading them!
I think if you were to dissappear from being among one of the only few honest leaders in this shameful industry full of scammers it would be a very, very sad day indeed.
Have you thought about the possibility of employing someone to take care of those emails? I am sure there would be someone out there who could do the job well and would probably enjoy doing it.
The world is full of Numpties, thank god for the delete key. Whatever you do there are always a few that will spoil a good thing, please remember how many on here really appreciate what you do.
Keep up the rants Ian – they obviously are a de stresser for you and better to shout at us than the wife!
If people are so stupid they can’t follow simple instructions as provided on your daily mails then I would seriously consider a name, shame and ban. I personally dont want nuggets spoiling what is an excellent service for me. I understand people making silly mistakes but come on…
What David Mac ‘the knife’ said was a great idea.
Or you should just have prewritten mail that responded and it should say RTFM. And when they ask what that means, JFGI. (Oh, the irony.)
But I sure do understand what you mean; people make huge lifechanging decisions without any research at all.
(I work in real estate, and the number of people who buys a house after just 15 min of looking, without knowing anything about building techniques, deeds, etc is just amazing. I can’t see why people would treat their gambling any different. Not that it is a good way…)
Cheers, and keep up the good work, and know that you are appreciated, at least by some. (And if you need a refuge, Sweden is nice this time of year, and the girls are pretty… And I have a comfy couch.)
/Tomas
Ian, You are a breath of fresh air in a world where people want to rip you off. I have learnt so much from you already and long may it continue.
Separating the wheat from the chaff takes time, but thats what you are doing Ian,unfortunately the chaff will get up your nose! You are a good mentor to many people! Excellent rant!
WTF! I thought Dave’s Lays was a porn site…. cancel the sub!
Perhaps you should insist all the people on your FTS mailing lists must study your excellent Academy Newseletters if they wish to continue receiving your FTS picks? This would eliminate many of these annoying emails from your life. Just a thought…
Ian,I think you should change your name to JOBE.You really have some patience (should that be patients!!!!)
Ian
You are appreciated. I know people don’t think before they type. I’m in IT. Plenty of experiance if this.
Keep up the good work, and don’t get stressed.
P