(Ed’s note – The first half of this is for those who are already with us on this thing. Those that want to join up now should read down a bit further)

With Arsenal failing to beat Sunderland it has left us 3 points behind United but still top of the form table and we have a game in hand. For us punters though the good news was it left us £70 down at Betfair but £85 up at Victor Chandler meaning +£15 overall so far this week. We now have £110 of our money at Victor Chandler along with the free bet of £25 “promo cash”.

Victor Chandler

Victor Chandler has been asking a few people to verify their age so it’s caused a bit of a delay for some. It means the Barcelona game tonight might be a little too soon so this week provides a great opportunity to instead join Moneybookers. This is an “E-wallet” much like PayPal is and it will enable us to transfer money to and from Bookmakers much faster than withdrawing and depositing through a bank account. It is also much less likely to cause future ID checks and problems with your bank.

So if you have been asked for “verification of age” from Victor Chandler, it’s nothing to worry about as occasionally bookies do choose to do this. It is no different to being asked for ID in a pub, they just have to check you are 18+. The information required is all explained in the e-mail from Victor Chandler, if there’s any problems use the live chat or call the free customer service number for help on 08000 787 878.

Once this is done we can withdraw the £110 back into our bank accounts. If you click withdraw you can select the drop down tab “please choose a previous card” and then all the details needed are there to withdraw our winnings back.

Moneybookers
Joining Moneybookers can be quite long-winded but it really is worth it for the long haul in our quest to £1000. I just set mine up today and there were no real delays at all.

To make it even more worthwhile use this link to get a £10 bonus credited within a month of your first £50+ upload. The sign-up is relatively easy and there’s no obligation to put any money straight in, just make sure you are signing up for a personal and not a business account! And use the same e-mail address you’ve used when joining any of the other online bookmakers.

There are a few things that take a bit of time but are needed to be completed in order to extend the amount that can be transferred in and out your Moneybookers account:

- Firstly verify your e-mail: just click on the link in the initial e-mail that Moneybookers sends to you.

- Verify your bank account: Moneybookers sends a small fee to your bank account with a verification code, this does take a few days to come through though.

- Verify your debit card: Moneybookers will take a very small fee from your card, you then confirm the amount it has taken and then it will refund this amount.

Each verification brings with it the entitlement to transfer more funds in and out your Moneybookers which is important to do as we could end up transferring some pretty large fees, especially when we get close to attaining our £1000 goal.

So after we receive the £110 withdrawal from Victor Chandler, instead of putting it directly into Betfair I’m going to go through Moneybookers as it’s a pretty easy £10 and it’s a chance just to get familiar with Moneybookers. Online bank transfer is instant, so I’ll be doing that, however Moneybookers supports mainly just the well known high street banks and it does not always go through. A debit card or credit card can be used for a small fee instead once the card is verified. You should only ever have to deposit into Moneybookers once from now on it will just slowly circle around and grow until we hit £1k.

Once the money is in your Moneybookers account it can be deposited into Betfair very easily. On the top right of your Betfair account click “deposit” and then instead of going through your registered card click on the Moneybookers logo in the centre of the screen. For the first time you make a deposit through Moneybookers you need to provide the e-mail address which you used to register for Moneybookers, and then the amount you wish to transfer. So go for the full £110 giving us around £205 in our Betfair account. We can then use this on the weekend when we play Manchester United in the FA Cup and utilise our free £25 promo cash from Victor Chandler.

Opportunity for new entrants
To date, (about 6 weeks so far), we have more than doubled our initial investment, whilst never having a losing week - this system really does work. So now we have surpassed £200 and are regrouping and gearing up for the next stages this is a perfect time for any latecomers to get involved. A £200 investment now will still return 400% growth in a matter of months which beats your 2.75% per annum in any ISA by quite a stretch! By not joining up initially, you can no longer turn £100 into £1000, but turning £200 into £1000 is still a worthwhile exercise.

If you want to get involved just join Betfair through this link and enter code promotion code T6JFEHXHG for a £25 cash credit in a few weeks once you have wagered £100 (which we will do easily vs the different bookmakers). Deposit £175 into here NOT with Moneybookers. (NB – Remember, this is for new entrants. Those already on the scheme with us do not need to do this).

To catch up now if you then join Victor Chandler through this link and you’ll see the format is pretty simple, a 100% bonus anywhere up to £25, so we’ll just need to back and lay our qualifying bet in order to unlock the free bet, then the Promo cash will be there for you to use over the weekend with everyone else. Deposit £25 into here, NOT with Moneybookers.

Firstly it’s important to change to decimal odds. On the right of the screen where it says ‘fractions’ click this and then you get the option to switch it over to decimals. This is also close to the ‘live chat’ service which I used just to clarify a few things. I can vouch that the helpers are very friendly and informative, so if there’s any problems you’re having just use the instant online chat. Once you have registered, deposit £25 in your account.

So at Victor Chandler under “Sports” in the left hand column, select “Football” and then “Champions League” will immediately appear. Choose the “6.500” under draw for the Barcelona v Arsenal match as our qualifier has to be on odds over 2. This will open up the bet slip in the top right corner, so put £25 on it and make sure you select the button below to place your bet. We will win +£137.50 if the game is a draw after 90 minutes or lose £25 if it isn't. Once again, this bet is only for new entrants, those who joined us at the start should not be placing this bet, it is only to unlock a free £25 bet from Victor Chandler, which you have already done by placing a bet on the Sunderland game last weekend