On Saturday the Mighty Whites are at home to Grimsby and the Bookies have virtually put up the shutters by quoting Fulham as short as 1/5 to win. So we can rest easy as all the professional judges say a victory is nailed on and that The Mariners will be sent home with a severe case of sea sickness.. The best price on offer for Fulham, if that term can be used, is the 1/4 on offer at Hills.

As you can see by clicking on Grimsby they have only earned five points out of a possible 27 in their nine away matches this season so if Fulham can maintain their form The Mariners are already history like most of the other squads that have visited the Cottage this season

If you are as convinced as the Bookies are that a Fulham win is a stone bonkers certainty and that taking money from the Bookies is a duty then the only thing to do is to have a single on The Mighty Whites to win.

As you may well know Football League rules and sometimes Bookie fears conspires against us poor betting folk getting a single on the match of our choice. However it is possible to get round the restriction by using the Bookies own set up.

We can use the firsthalf secondhalf bet in such a way as to get a single on the outcome we want to bet on.

To back Fulham to win just bet proportionately on the three first/secondhalf outcomes that end up with Fulham being the winner at the end of the match (Fulham/Fulham, Draw/Fulham and Grimsby/Fulham). Of course if you want to back the Draw or a Grimsby win you take the particular three options that end with your choice being the winner.

To make it easy I have drawn up a table, that shows you the options to back, displayed below, using the best prices available with a link to the internet site of the appropriate Bookie.The relationship between the stakes is important so if you want to bet with a larger or smaller sum divide or multiply the suggested stakes below by the same preferred number

Fulham to Win		Bookie	Odds	Bet
Fulham	Fulham		8/13	309p	The total return is the pre-tax payout made if Fulham win the match regardless of the half-time result as you have covered all three possible outcomes
Draw	Fulham		9/2	91p
Grimsby	Fulham		33/1	15p
Total to be staked to back a Fulham win				415p
Total return if one of the above options wins				500p
Fulham/Portsmouth to Draw		Bookie	Odds	Bet
Fulham	Draw		25/1	19p	The total return is the pre-tax payout made if the match is a draw regardless of the half-time result as you have covered all three possible outcomes
Draw	Draw		17/2	53p
Grimsby	Draw		25/1	19p
Total to be staked to back a Draw				91p
Total return if one of the above options wins				500p
Portsmouth to Win		Bookie	Odds	Bet
Fulham	Grimsby		80/1	6p	The total return is the pre-tax payout made if Grimsby win the match regardless of the half-time result as you have covered all three possible outcomes
Draw	Grimsby		25/1	19p
Grimsby	Grimsby		20/1	24p
Total to be staked to back a Grimsby win				49p
Total return if one of the above options wins				500p
Stake levels can be increased or reduced as long as you keep the same proportions. So multiply or divide each stake by the same number. If you feel confident you can always leave one of the three elements, of what ever outcome you are betting on, out to increase your rate of return but remember that that also increases your risk of losing