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

[slaman29]

@LFC: Enjoy your day in. Don't worry about it, always a bad week for every player, you're still top I think? But I can't seem to view Leaderboard anymore because it keeps just showing me weekly results instead of the usual total score for everyone. And there's like a new system for scoring in place? Like no more Correct/Close/Exact, now you get bonus points if you got the closes prediction of the pool? Anyone else got that screen?

Think I’m back on top as I got City 3-1 United right. BitSat went top before that though. It’s very, very close at the top of our pool.

As for the Liverpool game I thought we were comfortable especially in the 2nd half. Fulham showed nothing in the 2nd half & it was a matter of damage limitation.

City are looking very, very good. We’re in 2nd & only 2 points behind but I don’t see how we can win this title really. We can beat City in one off games as we showed last season but it seems all the other teams pull down their pants for City & bend over. City are a winning machine & they won’t drop many points.

We will!

Well, I'm neutral towards Liverpool, but I guess anti towards City. To be fair I enjoy how City is playing at most times but I guess I'm put off by some of the players like Sterling who made a fuss of leaving Liverpool and the latest Mahrez who made a fuss of leaving Leicester City. Not that I'm against any guy wanting to play football at a different club, but you didn't see guys like Milner who joined Liverpool from City making a fuss and being unprofessional.

So yeah maybe it is ranting but anyway, Liverpool should be happy with the results of Sunday. Chelsea dropped points, Arsenal dropped points and their rival United lost. Don't worry about Liverpool dropping points. City will also do the same. I just hope Liverpool can beat United later, and also please beat City when you meet them. I also have good hopes of Spurs somehow winning, but they are scraping by on victories and if Kane goes off, they can't score.

But yes, if we are realistic. It looks like another City title. Just like you said, I just wish teams don't let them win so easily. Why do they get so scared when you can see City's defence is actually so nervous?

This is my 3rd time winning yellow cap (plus sharing same points as yellow cap on week 1), again I got lucky with picking 2 good draws, all my top weeks were because of exact draws. I think the season is reaching a point where draws are desirable by both teams, but then again, this is all about luck. Who can predict 0-0 Chelsea draws?

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[Welsh]

Yeah,I'm not giving up, and will continue to put my predictions in. Hopefully, with a bit more consistency from now on! I should have more time on my hands, but these last few days have been a bit crazy getting back to normal from my trip. I did manage to catch the Liverpool game, and I'm still a little worried.

With the situation they are in with the champions League they'll need to come up big against psg. I don't know what to think really they are grinding out points really well, but what Liverpool have become to be known for in recent years is exciting football. Who h at the moment they aren't living up too. I can't comment on the Arsenal game as I heard that was open ended stuff, but couldn't watch it myself.

I don't know. We saw glimpses of quality yesterday. For example girmino and Salah linking up that once which was pure filth, but nothing came of it, and maybe Salah should of done better. Shaquirirs finish was very nicely taken though.

[o_e_l_e_o]

Hopefully, with a bit more consistency from now on! I should have more time on my hands, but these last few days have been a bit crazy getting back to normal from my trip.

Well, we've got a break until Saturday 24th now due to the super-unexciting international break, so you've got a bit of time to get settled down and caught up on everything. No doubt a bunch more injuries during the international break just to screw with my fantasy football team.

Lots of low scores this week with ridiculous results like Chelsea drawing, Arsenal drawing and Cardiff winning, but I've done worse than most, only being 1 point above wooden spoon territory. I was yellow capped just a few weeks ago. I wonder where I've gone wrong, haha.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

International football sucks man. The PL season starts in August, we are now in November and is this the THIRD international break? Seriously what’s the point, utterly ridiculous. WTF am I going to do for 2 weeks now, man?

[Trofo]

We will manage somehow

I also hate breaks for national football (especially friendlies) but it is more because of betting factor. I always lose money on national teams and I simply have to bet something. It seems I will never learn 

Anyway, this break is a little better then usual. Croatia has two nice games in this window vs. England and Spain. 2 wins and we are top of the group. Doesn't look good at the moment though.

[Welsh]

Yeah, these international breaks always ruin the flow of the season, and undoubtedly your best player is going to get injured in the 90th minute of a game they are already winning by 3 goals. Especially, close to the winter fixtures where everything is just crammed in.  

Its the opposite for rugby for me. I much prefer the internationals, and rarely keep up with club rugby.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

Nobody has posted in this thread for a week, I’m going to have to step in and be the one to bump this bad boy.

Bitcoin price is dumping & it’s depressing the fuck out of me so I need something to keep my mind away from that so step forward our prediction pool game

I’m just off to submit my predictions now. Take care brothers

[o_e_l_e_o]

I’m just off to submit my predictions now.

If you could make a bunch of wild 6-0 predictions that would be great. Give me a chance to catch up with you.

I'm going to wait until Friday night/Saturday morning to do my predictions. Every time I do it days in advance and spend time looking at previous results, goals, injuries, tactics, news, etc. I seem to do worse than when I just go on pure gut feeling.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

I’m just off to submit my predictions now.

If you could make a bunch of wild 6-0 predictions that would be great. Give me a chance to catch up with you.

I'm going to wait until Friday night/Saturday morning to do my predictions. Every time I do it days in advance and spend time looking at previous results, goals, injuries, tactics, news, etc. I seem to do worse than when I just go on pure gut feeling.

I’ll probably mess around with mine before the weekend too. I didn’t lock them so always a chance to change predictions.

[Trofo]

I’m just off to submit my predictions now.

If you could make a bunch of wild 6-0 predictions that would be great. Give me a chance to catch up with you.

I'm going to wait until Friday night/Saturday morning to do my predictions. Every time I do it days in advance and spend time looking at previous results, goals, injuries, tactics, news, etc. I seem to do worse than when I just go on pure gut feeling.

If he does that, the games will probably end with 6:0 result and he will have even bigger lead 

It is not luck, it is knowledge. For years I have had best results when betting on Champions league matches and tennis. This few pools I am participating only confirmed it for me. I have best results in CL pool, Mediocre in Premier League and this week I managed to get 0 points on predicting National League games.

Now I only need to find strength to stop betting on all the things I know I am not good at. That being said I have a nice ticket for this evening matches which will probably push me further into red.

[hilariousetc]

It is not luck, it is knowledge. For years I have had best results when betting on Champions league matches and tennis. This few pools I am participating only confirmed it for me. I have best results in CL pool, Mediocre in Premier League and this week I managed to get 0 points on predicting National League games.

It's both luck and knowledge. Nobody can predict a correct outcome consistently without a bit of luck and that's what sports betting always is. You can certainly make educated guesses based on a bit of research but the results are always out of your hands and with the players on the pitch. There can be penalties, injuries and sendings off, not to mention just having a bad game. Even so called experts or football pundits often don't do that well with the scores. In fact, I think I beat most of the BBC and Skybet ones last year. I wouldn't call myself an expert but I do spend a few hours on my predictions and weigh up lots of factors and it works to some extent as I do pretty well in these competitions and am in profit from gambling, but my luck will probably run out eventually.

[slaman29]

It is not luck, it is knowledge. For years I have had best results when betting on Champions league matches and tennis. This few pools I am participating only confirmed it for me. I have best results in CL pool, Mediocre in Premier League and this week I managed to get 0 points on predicting National League games.

It's both luck and knowledge. Nobody can predict a correct outcome consistently without a bit of luck and that's what sports betting always is. You can certainly make educated guesses based on a bit of research but the results are always out of your hands and with the players on the pitch. There can be penalties, injuries and sendings off, not to mention just having a bad game. Even so called experts or football pundits often don't do that well with the scores. In fact, I think I beat most of the BBC and Skybet ones last year. I wouldn't call myself an expert but I do spend a few hours on my predictions and weigh up lots of factors and it works to some extent as I do pretty well in these competitions and am in profit from gambling, but my luck will probably run out eventually.

I agree, luck is always a factor but of course with sportsbetting, the guy who randomly makes predictions can eventually lose out to the guys who knows the league well. For example, I am quite good at predicting results (not scores though) in my own national leagues, so I more often win office bets with friends who only follow it from the news.

With knowledge you know which teams play well, which teams don't have their good players fully fit, things like that. Sometimes last minute changes like injury also are key, and you know some teams don't play their best in certain cup games. But LUCK is always there. Offside goals. Bad penalties.

[Trofo]

^Every single game is significantly influenced with luck factor. I fully agree with that part. But luck evens out during months, especially years and knowledge is the thing that makes the difference in the long run.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

I think it’s a mixture of luck & knowledge, I’m top at the moment but I’ve had a couple of terrible weeks. There’s loads of games coming up over the festive period & I could easily find myself 10th if I have a couple of bad weeks.

ANYBODY can still win this pool (well anybody in the top 10-15). You just have to keep trying your best & cross your fingers that you hit good scores a couple of match weeks in a row.

All is to play for, keep going gentlemen!

[o_e_l_e_o]

Well, with the news that Ranieri has promised to buy every player in his new team a McDonald's for every clean sheet they maintain, I fully expect Fulham to have 28 clean sheets for the rest of the season. I would make sure to adjust your predictions accordingly.

Also talking of injuries, good news for Arsenal after both Aubameyang and Lacazette both dropped out of international games with injuries, but were both back in training this week ahead of the games at the weekend. Less good news for United with Lukaku, Pogba and Rashford all missing training and all potentially being out this week with minor injuries. Martial and Fellaini were back in training after also picking up minor injuries during the international break.

[tokeweed]

^  Bad idea on feeding his players the McD's.  That stuff will make you run slower and tire easy.  And not to mention the lower libido.  Loolol. 

[LFC_Bitcoin]

^  Bad idea on feeding his players the McD's.  That stuff will make you run slower and tire easy.  And not to mention the lower libido.  Loolol.  

I used to like Mcdonalds as a kid & even in my early to mid 20’s. I’m in my early 30’s now & I think it tastes like fucking shit

As you get older you develop a much more refined palate from holidaying, travelling etc.

[buwaytress]

^  Bad idea on feeding his players the McD's.  That stuff will make you run slower and tire easy.  And not to mention the lower libido.  Loolol.  

Didn't he use to buy pizza every time his previous team won a game? Ding a ling pizza or something. Seems to have worked, not sure why McD now, aren't they a lot more expensive? Fast food's in general a sort of crazy high, then it brings you down bad. I know because I used to wolf down junk food right after football and wash it down with Guiness. Made me feel nice immediately but slow as turd hours later.

I used to like Mcdonalds as a kid & even in my early to mid 20’s. I’m in my early 30’s now & I think it tastes like fucking shit

As you get older you develop a much more refined palate from holidaying, travelling etc.

Ashamed to say that parents were super strict on junk food... we'd get KFC for birthdays maybe, no snacks and fizzy drinks. Then I left home around 17, lived by myself and practically lived on all the stuff I "missed out" on in childhood. Daily coke, burgers and fries (street food though so much cheaper)... and yeah now approaching 40s I actually think they taste really bad. Don't know what changed but picked up other bad habits after 30s... and dropped the good ones (football).

But uh, yes, back on point. Just made my predictions (changed them more like) and putting a Fulham win instead of a draw. I had been backing them for wins many times I mean they play OK football really.

Liverpool 3-0 finally? Mane and Salah seemed to have escaped injury from African duties...

[o_e_l_e_o]

Dilly ding dilly dong was his phrase. And yes, he used to buy Leicester players all pizza. It seemed to work, so who are we to judge? He was quoted as saying pizza doesn't it cut it anymore, and so he was stepping his game up to burgers.

Maybe that's his plan - if he fills his defenders up with fast food and makes them all bloated and lazy, they'll stop moving around the pitch so much and being caught way out of position. Genius!

[LFC_Bitcoin]

FFS slaman has overtaken me & I’m now in 2nd place, you bastard slaman
Let’s see what happens in the rest of the games, I wouldn’t be surprised if somebody else goes into 1st place by the end of the weekend, it’s just so close.

Edit - Wow, just looked, Tottenham are 2-0 up against Chelsea after 20 mins. I put Spurs 2-1 Chelsea in the predictions.