Well you don't have to watch those games but there's normally at least one fixture that is worth the watch, or at least you get to see some goals when a world class team plays a minnow.


I'm sure Arsenal will grab a win here. If they don't Arteta will be in big trouble. I wouldn't back the draw personally as I think this is the game where Arsenal will turn things around.


You don't need to 'lock' them (if that's what you actually did). As long as they're in then it's fine. It's best leaving them unlocked I find so you can change them if you change your mind or the line-ups change etc.

There's no games until the 11th now due to internationals. Maybe we can get two more players before then to get it up to 50. They'll be at the bottom of the table now though so it's less appealing to join. If anyone knows people who are already playing on Superbru their points will carry over if they join the pool so maybe tell them about it.


I was surprised to win the yellow cap this round as I wasn't that confident with my choices but I guess going for draws paid off. There were a lot of games I really couldn't chose a winner on. I wonder how Ronaldo joining United will effect peoples predictions now? Will they have a title shot now? I think they'll certainly give City a run for their money. The Manchester derby is on the 6th of November so looking forward to that one.

The sad truth is is that with bank transfers basically anyone can say 'my account was hacked' or that they didn't authorise the payment and the bank will probably take their word for it. Once the bitcoin has been sent then there's no way to recover it and that's the risk you take when you accept his sorts of payments so weigh up the risk when you're engaging in them.


I would be vary weary of anyone giving you a 'good deal' because they often end up the opposite like this case. You should stick to people with a long history of good deals/feedback and build up a rapport with a reputable one and stick to them rather than chancing it on others, but be aware many people can do a handful of smaller good deals to then scam at the first chance you trust them with a big amount. Check the Currency Exchange board here as there will be lots of reputable sellers.

I would be very surprised if Paul wins this, though I don't really care either way. If he losses then it will be a big reality check for him and he will lose a lot of his draw but I'm sure he will have a lot of excuses. However, if he wins this will dramatically up his clout and will open him to much bigger opponents which could be interesting. Don't be surprised to see Connor take an interest if he wins. If Jake wins I could seriously see him fighting Tommy Fury next. Tommy is on this undercard and he's still pretty new to pro boxing and seems to want the fight pretty bad. Fury will gladly take this fight if offered because it's the biggest payday he'll be getting for a while if not of all time. Maybe Jake will make a decision after watching him on this card. Tommy v Paul seems more of a decent match up to be fair, though I think Tommy would win. Would be pretty embarrassing for the Fury family if he didn't. Seems like Jake is also taking a pay cut to give the undercard fighters a better pay which if true is nice of him: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/boxing/jake-paul-tommy-fury-boxing-21378608

Another person paid so we just need two more people now for 50 and a pot of 0.2. If anyone still wants to play there's still time but the next round starts on saturday. If you're already playing on Superbru if you join the league your points will carry over to our pool. If not you can still join but you will be given six 'default' points which will put you at the bottom of the table but only one point behind the current last but given that we're only two rounds in you can easily make up ground so it won't be much of a disadvantage. Just PM me if you're thinking of playing but can't pay yet and I'll give you a week or two to pay.


I think he won the pool before tomahawk. He definitely won one of the them but didn't want to play this year even though I tried to persuade him.


Have you messaged them? They should refund you at least the remaining months but I'd ask for a full refund as you haven't got what you paid/signed up for.

Another person paid so we just need two more people now. If anyone still wants to play there's still time but the next round starts on saturday. If you're already playing on Superbru if you join the league your points will carry over to our pool. If not you can still join but you will be given six 'default' points which will put you at the bottom of the table but only one point behind the current last but given that we're only two rounds in you can easily make up ground so it won't be much of a disadvantage.

Tomahawk is this round's yellow cap. Is he gonna run away with it again? He's half a point behind first place and last season I think he held onto that position since the third round or something. If that happens again I will have to assume he's cheating and ban him from all further competitions .


Yeah, that's rare. There's usually one or two crazy fuckers who predict some crazy upset. Sometimes I'm like wtf are these guys doing and then the score comes in  .

Like I said before, this week is probably the last chance you'll get to sign up without being at a significant disadvantage. If you sign up now you will be given six points. The bottom three have 3.4, 4.5 and 5.5 so you'll be joint 40th but still have everything to play for.

Don't forget there's a game on tonight. The Monday games seem to catch a lot of people out. This one is hard to call a winner so will probably go for the draw.


Surprisingly not a single person backed the draw or even a home win.

By the way, if anyone still wants to play this week is probably the last chance to sign up without missing out on a lot of points. Superbru gives you 15 'default picks' if you miss the games based on the most likely result and if you sign up now you will be given six points automatically. The current bottom of the table player has 7 points so you'll only be one point behind them and the first place has 26.5 so there's still everything to play for. If we can get 4 more players the pot will be at 0.2 and first place will probably be 0.1. Don't forget the person who also gets the highest points in the weekly round receives a free £50 bet from sportsbet as well and there's 32 chances to win them throughout the season. Just PM me if you want to play but can't pay just yet and I'll give you until the end of the month to do so.

Bump. If anyone still wants to play this week is probably the last chance to sign up without missing out on a lot of points. Superbru gives you 15 'default picks' if you miss the games based on the most likely result and if you sign up now you will be given six points automatically. The current bottom of the table player has 7 points so you'll only be one point behind them and the first place has 26.5 so there's still everything to play for. If we can get 4 more players the pot will be at 0.2 and first place will probably be 0.1. Don't forget the person who also gets the highest points in the weekly round receives a free £50 bet from sportsbet as well and there's 32 chances to win them throughout the season. Just PM me if you want to play but can't pay just yet and I'll give you until the end of the month to do so.

Yeah, it was a penalty but I think Cooper was complaining that the attacker held on to his shirt first which might have been the case but was hard to see on the replay. Cooper should know better to not take the risk doing that in the penalty area though.


Is magic air the new magic sponge? 


Yeah, I won a good bet on that today:



By the way, if anyone still wants to play the Sportsbet sponsored Premier League pool there's still time. Superbru gives you 15 'default picks' if you miss the games based on the most likely result and if you sign up now you will be given six points automatically (which is only 2.5 less than what I got this round and the people at the bottom of the table only got 3.5, 4.5 and 5.5 so you will be above them at least). If anyone wants to play but can't pay just yet I will give you until the end of the month to do so, so just PM me. Sign up here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5352374.0

You win some you lose some. Got 3 points on the Palace 0-0. Bore draws are always risky and zero-zeroes even more so but you can pick up points on them as hardly anyone has the balls to go for them. Got 1.5 points for the close on the Leeds match as well. Also won a decent bet on that:



Worth putting on if you think there's gonna be goals. I've won them at odds of 250/1 before.

Bump. If anyone still wants to play there's still time but not long until the next round kicks off. Superbru gives you 15 'default picks' if you miss the games based on the most likely result and if you sign up now you will be given six points automatically (which is only 2.5 less than what I got this round and the people at the bottom of the table only got 3.5, 4.5 and 5.5 so you will be above them at least). If anyone wants to play but can't pay just yet I will give you until the end of the month to do so, so just PM me. There's 46 players signed up so far so let's try get another 4.


When if it's tricky for you go for draws. I agree with you on those two and hence why I've gone for draws on both. Leeds might have the home advantage given it's their first game in front of crowds at home in the PL, but they didn't play great last week and Everton picked up a win so the draw looks good to me. Palace and Brentford could cancel each other out so it's another draw for me.

famososMuertos has just paid and signed up. The next game isn't till Saturday so lets se if we can get a handful more players to hit the 50 bench mark. If we get 51 or more we can do a consolation prize for the highest overall yellow cap which gives everyone something to play for regardless of where in the table they are.


Well, yeah, in the grand scheme of things it means nothing but start as you mean to go on. City nearly went unbeaten a couple of seasons ago. I thought they'd be pretty invincible this season too. Nice to shake things up early on.


I agree with Mbappe to be honest. Probably just BS rumours. I wonder if there's any buyback clauses in Coutinho's contract that they can get him for cheap? Mbappe seems like a City player to me. If he was to come to the PL it will probably be there.

Pretty embarrassing for Pep that they can't even beat Spurs without Kane. Only 5 people backed the home win which isn't surprising. I was expecting City to run away with the league this season but maybe not now, which is always a good thing. Will be interesting to see is Coutinho or Mbappe end up in the PL. Liverpool seem to be interested in both. Will be interesting to see how PSG justify being able to have all their players on the books.


Most reports seem to be saying Kane will stay another year. Spurs will probably want the full buy out clause on his contract and I'm not even sure City could afford that or even be willing to pay it. Maybe Kane will change his mind now they've got three points from City.

I can't see anyone else who deserves a shot at Ngannou more than Cyril Gane as he's unbeaten, but maybe Stipe would be a good fight before Francis. I don't see anyone beating Ngannou right now though.


I don't think anyone is ready for Francis. It probably depends on what Ngannou wants. He can pretty much command whoever I just hope he doesn't get too stubborn or greedy like Jon Jones. I'm sure there's a lot of fighters who don't want to fight him either. I wouldn't be in a hurry to get into the ring with him as I'd like to keep my head attached to my neck  .

Did you see the line-up? City practically had a B-team out. No Foden, no Sterling, No Jesus, No DeBruyne. No Stones, Walker or Ederson either. This was basically a glorified friendly. Pep never seems to take these trophies seriously. All he cares about is the PL and CL.

BTW, if anyone wants to join the Sportsbet.io sponsored Premier League Prediction pool please sign up here:

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Mbappe will probably go if Messi arrives. They surely can't afford to have all three of them so something will have to give. Each league is different in how they enforce financial issues though but all European teams are still governed by EUFA rules which they have to abide by. UEFA needs to crack down on things though as if teams can just pay fines for breaching the rules then they'll just keep doing it. They need to be kicked out of the Champions League which is what all top teams are playing for so if there's severe penalties they'll start playing by the rules. The thing is though, clubs will easily always be able to sneakily get around fair play rules as there will be loopholes just like they're is with taxes. Don't be surprised if players are getting given houses and luxury cars and other such things that aren't mentioned in the contracts to sweeten the deal, especially the world class players. I'm sure a lot of them will even get their rents or mortgages paid for or clubs will start buying luxury houses for their star players to stay in for free which will be thrown at them to try entice them to come.

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26 people have paid so far so halfway there. We'll get 30 users but really was hoping for 50 so spread the word. I'm sure most of us know a friend or someone else who would play so if ten of us could bring in someone else we'd soon get to 50.


Well the fee is actually much less in terms of bitcoin amount. If you think bitcoin is going to rally this year then the pot is going to get much bigger throughout the season. The annoying thing is there's always people wanting to play after the season starts and I know that will happen again.


Next to nobody will be reading the op in here.


There's obviously a lot of gamblers here but they will be dwarfed by shitposters just looking for an easy avenue to hit their signature campaign quotas. Lots of people here know little to nothing about bitcoin or probably care much about it but they can rack up a lot of posts just talking about sports.

21 people paid so far. We should get 30 as there's a handful of people who have promised to pay. Was kinda hoping we got 50 again though so the pool would be at 0.2.


People will talk about sports and gambling here all day just as long as it doesn't cost them  . I'm surprised the pool isn't much more popular given how many people probably bet on the PL every week and it's a one off fee so it's not like you'll be chasing your losses. Maybe most people just aren't aware of it. I doubt the fee is that much of an issue given you can make that quite easily if you're on a signature campaign.

17 people have paid so far and another 5 have said they will pay asap.


The entry fee was 0.0045, which was a little under £40 at the time I believe. 0.002 is a little over £60 right now with the price of bitcoin hovering above £30k, but it was moving between £50-55 the week I announced the thread. I think more people signed up last year as there was extra prizes of a shirt for everyone that joined so that was worth the price alone. I'm sure we'll get 30+ but a few previous members have said they're not playing this year. The fee really isn't much considering it's an entire season of fun and you can't chase your losses since it's a one-off fee. If you're on a signature campaign then you'll almost certainly make it back just by posting in this thread throughout the season anyway and if you win the weekly round then the $50 bet almost covers the entry fee. Hopefully bitcoin will keep rallying throughout the season and the prize pot will be more valuable as well. Put it this way, at least one person is going to win the 0.1 jackpot and that's worth the gamble of £50-60 in my opinion.