Yep, know what you mean, those first few tentative lays are always the worst. Two tips I would say, keep the extra level of confirmation before you actually process the bet on (it should be already unless you have switched it off). It will always give you that final chance to check a bet before processing.
Secondly, always check the liability amount as thats whats going to be coming out of your account straight away to cover any potential pay out.
One final tip.
Call up a football match market, any one. You will see the home, draw and away prices. Above the first team and just next to the "View P/L" tick box is a little link that says "Settings". Click it.
You will have 3 tick boxes in the pop up box. Tick the bottom one "Show a seperate future position" and save it.
Now click the lay side of any of the 3 selections and enter an amount in the Backers Stake box. You should immediately see on the market part of the screen the team you would be potentially laying with a red minus figure and the other two options with a green figure showing the profit if either of these two selections end up being the result. This is before you have even submitted a bet and will give you a picture of your liability (for the team your laying) and your profit (for the other outcomes).
This little option is also good if you want to close out of any bet where you have a bet already on. It shows you exactly where you will go to on each selection if you were either backing or laying them. Try and play about with it the next time you even put a back bet on. Stick your bet on as normal and then select the lay side of each of the 3 outcomes and see what your position would be if you were to lay them, as I mentioned above.
Helpful if you want to "go green" on all outcomes
