Originally Posted by Elite_Pie
Let me explain. It becomes logical when the emotional desire of what you WANT to happen outweighs the rationality of what you THINK will happen. For example, I might THINK Orient will beat Notts tomorrow, so I have a tenner on them at evens, even though I WANT Notts to win. The emotional desire of 3 points for Notts and the pleasure it will bring to my weekend would far, far outweigh the desire to make a profit of a tenner. The pleasure from that win wouldn't give me a tiny fraction of the pleasure a Notts win would give me. So I desperately hope the bet loses. What's illogical about that?[/quote]
I fully get the bigger / lesser pleasure bit, but it is still illogical to spend time and money to cheer your own team on knowing you h