Sportsbet.io's English Premier League Football Pool Discussion Thread

[Welsh]

I know Maguire is not the only reason why United is this bad but he is sort of the one inviting the jokes on his expanse. Like he is going out of his way to look ridiculous in the game. That kick to Pogba head was state of the art.

He's English, so there's a little extra banter to be heard about it, since obviously banter is a very British thing. Also, he does some pretty comical things at times. Honestly, he kind of reminds me of Phil Jones. Obviously, the biggest thing for Maguire is he cost so much, and has delivered nothing up to this point. At least Phil Jones wasn't a massive transfer.

Maguire isn't terrible though, he's Premier League quality, but definitely isn't suited for a top four team. He did a good job at Leicester, and I think would still do a good job at a similar level.

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[darxiaomi]

well another game in which suothampton does not help me. With this victory, Burnley continues to fight to save itself and puts pressure on Everton and Leeds, at the same time I think Watford and Norwich are already relegated

[leea-1334]

There are no extra benefits if you are in 3rd or 4th. Maybe you could say that you were 3rd in the season but promotion wise being in 3rd and 4th are the same. 1st to 4th will be promoted to Champions League. 5th and 6th will be in Europa. I hope I got your question right.

Yes,,, you did, I just thought there is something like a seeding benefit for finishing higher in the league. Like I know in Champions League draws they have Pots for every group, so like Pot 1 I know is where all the champions of their respective leagues go and then Pot 4 is like the bottom teams. So every group has 1 Champion, something like this. But I wondered if Positions 3 and 4 have any difference like 1 and 2.

I read that United fired all their scouting staff. No more English galacticos I guess,,,

Nooo, why? They were doing such stellar jobs finding cheap gems like Maguire or Sancho I mean, I can scout players with price tag like that. Not like they are unknown and that you have to find them in some 3rd local league in South America.

I know Maguire is not the only reason why United is this bad but he is sort of the one inviting the jokes on his expanse. Like he is going out of his way to look ridiculous in the game. That kick to Pogba head was state of the art.

Indeed   it was great for me to see them make stupid buys (the talent was great but not the price) guess they finally made the decision to kick out the scouts who told them to buy guys like Maguire and Pogba (again) and Ronaldo (also again) but to be fair they made good buys like Fernandes,,, but maybe Ten Hag hates stars and wants to buy starters.

You are totally right though,,, maybe they STILL will buy galacticos but no need scouts to do that!

[Welsh]

Here's my score predictions, for anyone that wants to be influenced .

Arsenal 3 - 0 Man Utd
Leicester 1 - 1 Aston Villa
Man City 3 - 0  Watford
Norwich 1 - 2 Newcastle
Brentford 0 - 1 Tottenham

Chelsea 1 - 1 West Ham
Liverpool 3 - 0 Everton

Honestly, think Arsenal will run away with the game against Man Utd, especially if they play like they did against Chelsea a few days ago. Man City have a relatively easy game, although I don't think they'll blow Watford away i.e score more than three goals. Liverpool should blow Everton away, although Everton have been playing a bit better recently, so I do think they'll get dominated, but will keep the score relatively low. Probably 3 - 0 or 2 - 0 to Liverpool.

[boltz]

Don't worry guys , I'm sure Harry Maguire already worked on a classy defense or a deadly offense which will most likely end up with someone being injured...most likely someone from his team  so United is in safe hands this weekends or I should say in safe foots ?

 I would have never imagine that I would make such jokes about my team but this is just what a fan sees in plain sight where he is watching his favorite team playing. The club really made a big mistake when they sack Mourinho , kept Pogba and so on ... .

[Welsh]

I would have never imagine that I would make such jokes about my team but this is just what a fan sees in plain sight where he is watching his favorite team playing. The club really made a big mistake when they sack Mourinho , kept Pogba and so on ... .

I said it before, but I genuinely believe United find themselves in a position that Liverpool was in not all that long ago. Man United are a massive club, and while they've definitely been in a bit of a rut recently, they likely will recover. In what time frame I don't know, the only issue I see with United is they are about to lose a lot of their players, on a free who to be honest are world class players. It isn't a problem with the players quality, but rather motivation it seems. A lot of these players will move to another club, and find themselves playing to their ability again.

I don't know exactly what the problem is with United at the moment, but I do think its going to need some proper leadership to get them out of the rut they're in. Which, at the moment doesn't seem to be an option, since there aren't many managers out there. I think Ferguson almost saw this coming, he knew there would be some sort of hangover when he left, and that's probably the reason he tried to get Klopp to sign there.

[Joca97]

Don't worry guys , I'm sure Harry Maguire already worked on a classy defense or a deadly offense which will most likely end up with someone being injured...most likely someone from his team  so United is in safe hands this weekends or I should say in safe foots ?

 I would have never imagine that I would make such jokes about my team but this is just what a fan sees in plain sight where he is watching his favorite team playing. The club really made a big mistake when they sack Mourinho , kept Pogba and so on ... .

In the end Mourinho was right about every single problem that was going in the club and this is even more painfull for Man Utd. I think Harry Maguire is like a cat,he has 9 lifes and is still somehow playing all of the time. I think they really need to sell all of this players that made them problems in this season.

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

Honestly, think Arsenal will run away with the game against Man Utd, especially if they play like they did against Chelsea a few days ago.

I agree here with you but I am not too confident about the win although Utd sucks. I want with 2 - 1 expecting a good contest between two teams. Are you sure about Chelsea vs West Ham? I am going traditional in this match to me it's Chelsea to win even though the last defeat against Arsenal.

Brighton vs Southampton, Palace vs Leeds, Burnley vs Wolves are missing.

Can't wait to see City losing a point against Watford? 🤪

[swogerino]

Here's my score predictions, for anyone that wants to be influenced .

Arsenal 3 - 0 Man Utd
Leicester 1 - 1 Aston Villa
Man City 3 - 0  Watford
Norwich 1 - 2 Newcastle
Brentford 0 - 1 Tottenham

Chelsea 1 - 1 West Ham
Liverpool 3 - 0 Everton

Honestly, think Arsenal will run away with the game against Man Utd, especially if they play like they did against Chelsea a few days ago. Man City have a relatively easy game, although I don't think they'll blow Watford away i.e score more than three goals. Liverpool should blow Everton away, although Everton have been playing a bit better recently, so I do think they'll get dominated, but will keep the score relatively low. Probably 3 - 0 or 2 - 0 to Liverpool.

I don't want to be influenced but I agree that there is easy money to be made on Liverpool and Manchester City as both teams are playing at home against weak teams.Sure Liverpool vs Everton is a derby game but I doubt Everton will be up to the task to stop Liverpool while for Manchester City should be a sure win against a team that is almost sure to be relegated for the next season.

[buwaytress]

Big matches today, shame I'll miss most of it, as usual, real life things. Arsenal are favourites today against United, now when was the last time anyone remembers that happening? Form is form, class is permanent, surely Maguire, Pogba, Sancho on the teamsheet should light odds on fire? Heh heh heh

Go Watford!

@Welsh looking at Hammers resistance and Villa's poor run to continue? I've gone against both =D

[casperBGD]

Big matches today, shame I'll miss most of it, as usual, real life things. Arsenal are favourites today against United, now when was the last time anyone remembers that happening?
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expected a win from Arsenal, but hedged with a draw in a pool, this is one step closer to CL, since United is now definitely out from this race
Tottenham is still in a draw with Brentford, which suits Arsenal as well

brave play by them, and solid 3:1 win over arch-rival, and yeah, I cannot remember when was the last time they were favorites against United

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

Did not expect two draws and massive margin by City and Castle win actually gave me poor points. So far only 3.5 out of 5 matches. You always need exact scores to make a difference on the rounds.

Betting on Arsenal paid off by the way. Tomorrow is big day for Liverpool. It's big because every match means final for season title.

[swogerino]

Did not expect two draws and massive margin by City and Castle win actually gave me poor points. So far only 3.5 out of 5 matches. You always need exact scores to make a difference on the rounds.

Betting on Arsenal paid off by the way. Tomorrow is big day for Liverpool. It's big because every match means final for season title.

I forgot to put Arsenal as I was reminded just 8 minutes after the game started that I had not put my picks,but I did good for the other 4 games I think in which I got 4 points,two close results 1 Man.City and 1 Leicester then the Newcastle 1 point.I am surprised how bad Tottenham does not want the 4th place by missing a lot of chances and screwing a lot of people bets but because of such deeds I think they do not deserve this place.

[Harkorede]

Did not expect two draws and massive margin by City and Castle win actually gave me poor points. So far only 3.5 out of 5 matches. You always need exact scores to make a difference on the rounds.

Betting on Arsenal paid off by the way. Tomorrow is big day for Liverpool. It's big because every match means final for season title.

I have only been able to get just 4 points so far too, Tottenham with another big fumble of themselves. I didn't expect Man Utd to lose to Arsenal tbh, I could have gone for an Arsenal, but the reintroduction of Ronaldo back in the starting line up made me settle for the draw.

I couldn't pick a side from Aston Villa or Leicester City that's why I settled for the draw there as well, and out of nowhere Newcastle are currently up to 9th position.

[Joca97]

Did not expect two draws and massive margin by City and Castle win actually gave me poor points. So far only 3.5 out of 5 matches. You always need exact scores to make a difference on the rounds.

Betting on Arsenal paid off by the way. Tomorrow is big day for Liverpool. It's big because every match means final for season title.

I have only been able to get just 4 points so far too, Tottenham with another big fumble of themselves. I didn't expect Man Utd to lose to Arsenal tbh, I could have gone for an Arsenal, but the reintroduction of Ronaldo back in the starting line up made me settle for the draw.

I couldn't pick a side from Aston Villa or Leicester City that's why I settled for the draw there as well, and out of nowhere Newcastle are currently up to 9th position.

I expected Man Utd to lose with how they are playing bad and this isnt a surprise at all. The bigger surprise is that Tottenham didnt win. For me this is another middle table week in weekly pool so im not happy at all. Just cannot move up to top 5 positions hopefully soon

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

I forgot to put Arsenal as I was reminded just 8 minutes after the game started that I had not put my picks,but I did good for the other 4 games I think in which I got 4 points,two close results 1 Man.City and 1 Leicester then the Newcastle 1 point.I am surprised how bad Tottenham does not want the 4th place by missing a lot of chances and screwing a lot of people bets but because of such deeds I think they do not deserve this place.

I did not make my picks for few weeks in a raw but still seeing myself at top 10 feels good LOL.
The topper so far is cygan with 7.5 so comparing with that having 4 points or even 3.5 is not bad at all. Tomorrow if one of two exact score can be hit then the overall points will look good.

I couldn't pick a side from Aston Villa or Leicester City that's why I settled for the draw there as well, and out of nowhere Newcastle are currently up to 9th position.

Well Villa vs Leicester paid off then. I always think picking a draw is risky that's why I take a side always. In a round when there are many draws then I suck 😉

[cygan]

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The topper so far is cygan with 7.5 so comparing with that having 4 points or even 3.5 is not bad at all. Tomorrow if one of two exact score can be hit then the overall points will look good.
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i was surprised myself today that i am currently in the front on this matchday and maybe have the chance to wear the yellow hat at least once in the round - the whole thing will then just show tomorrow

[tomahawk9]

i was one of the few unfortunate souls who predicted a United win today and i paid the price for it, ffs! could cost me a higher position in the leaderboard at the end of the season 

and out of nowhere Newcastle are currently up to 9th position.

yeah, they're in good form lately. Their next match will be at home against Liverpool. That's gonna be a spicy game, scousers shouldn't underestimate Newcastle, they're in high spirit and ready to put up a proper fight, and Liverpool will be tired after the CL game so, tough game for Klopp since they also need to save some energy for the 2nd leg of the champions league semis

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

i was surprised myself today that i am currently in the front on this matchday and maybe have the chance to wear the yellow hat at least once in the round - the whole thing will then just show tomorrow

Wish you good luck brother. Let's hope this does not become a shitshow for you tomorrow 😉. It's too early to say anything right now.

i was one of the few unfortunate souls who predicted a United win today and i paid the price for it, ffs! could cost me a higher position in the leaderboard at the end of the season 

I lost trust from Utd and Tottenham from long time but still I was going with Tottenham and paid the price. Fuck them! LOL

tough game for Klopp since they also need to save some energy for the 2nd leg of the champions league semis

I hope boys will be just fine. They are professionals and they know how to handle the pressure. Let's hope they do not get the tired legs.

[arallmuus]

I lost trust from Utd and Tottenham from long time but still I was going with Tottenham and paid the price. Fuck them! LOL

Keep trusting United even when you know that they dont have a chance on winning 

Im such a clown that I picked this against Arsenal 



Also picked 1-0 for their next one against Chelsea. The only time that I picked the opposite team to win against United this whole season was last round against Liverpool. Totally had to pick Liverpool to win on that game as I dont see how United would win on that one lol