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

[un_rank]

...no Europe games will help keep the squad fresh.

I have always had the theory that a successful European football campaign helps a club's league performance and not the opposite.
Sure it is more matches to prepare for but it is not a remarkable amount of football (14 in UCL) and there are pockets of spaces for the team to prepare effectively for their next match and take it one at a time.

If the team can build good momentum in both competitions like City did last season, they can better themselves overall and make it difficult for teams to play against them.
Out of the 5 premier league titles City has won, I think they got to the semi final of the UCL in 3 or 4 of those occasions.

- Jay -

[buwaytress]

Hello! My name is Chelsea. Come to my crib to take 3 points any time. We have lots of expensive furniture that does something right every now and then but in general, feel free to come in and break them =)

Caicedo must be wondering what the hell happened. This wasn't even a sucker punch. Brentford actually deserved the win!

I can already imagine all the memes if Spurs win the title and Bayern does not. Kane social accounts would not survive that 

Spurs are playing nice football and I like seeing them on the top but no way they can win the title with these players. One injury to Maddison or Son and it will all come crumbling down.

Yeah that would be so nice, even bigger than Coutinho leaving Liverppol to get beaten by the Reds en route to winning UCL (yeah he won with Bayern but absolutely not on the same level).

Spurs definitely deserve something. Son most of all for the way he just gives everything. We helped them with three points but I don't think they survive any sort of injury/fatigue crisis.

[CLS63]

A bit lucky for Spurs tonight - Palace will leave the pitch thinking they should have gotten more from the game.
Still - to be undefeated after 10 games while topping the table - and all that after selling Kane - a fantastic achievement.

I really do feel that they don't have enough to sustain a serious title challenge. They should be really close to a top4 finish already though - which was surely the ultimate goal at the beginning of the season.

I'm really curious - what will they do if they wll still be near the top of the table come January? Will they go for a title-winning player or 2?

I can already imagine all the memes if Spurs win the title and Bayern does not. Kane social accounts would not survive that 

Spurs are playing nice football and I like seeing them on the top but no way they can win the title with these players. One injury to Maddison or Son and it will all come crumbling down. I don't think they can even find replacements for Bissouma and Sarr in their team but I really hope they will ride the wave for as long as possible. They deserve something with the way they are playing and no Europe games will help keep the squad fresh.

After Leicester City became the champions in the Premier League years ago it isn't impossible for Tottenham to become the champions as well. However as long as there is Manchester City&Pep Guardiola it is really very difficult for a different team to become the champions in the Premier League. On top of that as you said as well Tottenham's bench is very weak. It is a big chance for them that they aren't competing in European cups this season.

[Trofo]

...no Europe games will help keep the squad fresh.

I have always had the theory that a successful European football campaign helps a club's league performance and not the opposite.
Sure it is more matches to prepare for but it is not a remarkable amount of football (14 in UCL) and there are pockets of spaces for the team to prepare effectively for their next match and take it one at a time.

If the team can build good momentum in both competitions like City did last season, they can better themselves overall and make it difficult for teams to play against them.
Out of the 5 premier league titles City has won, I think they got to the semi final of the UCL in 3 or 4 of those occasions.

- Jay -

You picked maybe the only team in the world that makes your thesis float

City and Guardiola are known for their rotation policy and having the longest bench in the world. I agree with you that City can use those games to build momentum but City is in a league of its own.

Spurs are heavily dependent on few key players like I mentioned and they are much better off without extra games. Just look what Europe will do to Brighton and Newcastle this season. And both of those clubs have more players to jump in than Spurs in my opinion. It is cumulative effect, maybe it will not be seen immediately but it will be seen in the long run and felt on their PL scores.

Europe has other benefits, like experience for players and best possible shopping window so clubs gain much more then they loose but it has it costs as well. That is also one of the main reasons City runs away with league in spring. Everybody else gets fatigued while they are on top of their form.

[cryptofrka]

Brentford does it again, I think this is their 3rd consecutive win at Stamford Bridge. That alone is telling so much about the worst 1 billion dollar team in football's history.
I wonder what happens next there - will they keep pushing this or will they change strategy? If they change it, who will take all these players on lucrative 7-year contracts?

I have never seen such incompetence on a elite sports level. I feel that an average kid with Football Manager would have put together a much more balanced team with more quality.

[un_rank]

You picked maybe the only team in the world that makes your thesis float

Napoli and Inter Milan are also good examples last season. They had very good champions league runs last season and did great in the league too, winning the Scudetto and reaching top 4 respectively. I am sure there are a couple of other examples, besides the top teams (Real Madrid, Bayern, Barcelona in their prime and maybe Atletico Madrid).

I also agree that with the squad of Tottenham the fewer matches they need to play, the better for them.A fitting end to the battle between Wolves and Newcastle. The only downside is the injury picked up by Neto, I really hope he gets well soon.

- Jay -

[Joca97]

Brentford does it again, I think this is their 3rd consecutive win at Stamford Bridge. That alone is telling so much about the worst 1 billion dollar team in football's history.
I wonder what happens next there - will they keep pushing this or will they change strategy? If they change it, who will take all these players on lucrative 7-year contracts?

I have never seen such incompetence on a elite sports level. I feel that an average kid with Football Manager would have put together a much more balanced team with more quality.

Brentford shocked again Chelsea and i was thinking that Chelsea was gonna win since they are on a good run but with this loss everything falls in the water. I dont know how they can offer such large contracts its just insane they just went for it to buy superstars and not put a tactical team that will benefit the squad

[darxiaomi]

The main problem for CHelsea its not this game, is the 5 incoming matches, they can go out of that raid in a very very bad shape and in a worst position in the tournament. I think Pochetino can be in a risk position if him cant find a solution in this nearby time.

[Igebotz]

Hello! My name is Chelsea. Come to my crib to take 3 points any time. We have lots of expensive furniture that does something right every now and then but in general, feel free to come in and break them =)

Caicedo must be wondering what the hell happened. This wasn't even a sucker punch. Brentford actually deserved the win!

Move on man! It's not our fault if Caicedo turned down your project in favour of ours. The team is in a rebuilding period, similar to what Liverpool and Arsenal went through a few years ago. You were both midtable teams for who knows how long.

We're working on a project, and if it doesn't work out, we'll send these kids to Saudi Arabia right away.

[Harkorede]

Hello! My name is Chelsea. Come to my crib to take 3 points any time. We have lots of expensive furniture that does something right every now and then but in general, feel free to come in and break them =)

Caicedo must be wondering what the hell happened. This wasn't even a sucker punch. Brentford actually deserved the win!

Move on man! It's not our fault if Caicedo turned down your project in favour of ours. The team is in a rebuilding period, similar to what Liverpool and Arsenal went through a few years ago. You were both midtable teams for who knows how long.

We're working on a project, and if it doesn't work out, we'll send these kids to Saudi Arabia right away.

After almost a billion spent on them, you'all are going to send them to Saudi Arabian league ?, I thought the essence of the modern era slavery of a contract offered to these players was just so as too have them for very long and even if things doesn't workout the right way from the beginning they'll all have 7 years+ of worth of time to find out an effective chemistry.  

[slaman29]

Newcastle still great? Or are they being slowly exposed I mean Wolves lol

We're working on a project, and if it doesn't work out, we'll send these kids to Saudi Arabia right away.

After almost a billion spent on them, you'all are going to send them to Saudi Arabian league ?, I thought the essence of the modern era slavery of a contract offered to these players was just so as too have them for very long and even if things doesn't workout the right way from the beginning they'll all have 7 years+ of worth of time to find out an effective chemistry.  

How long does "rebuilding project" last at Chelsea? And after 2 or 3 years of max spending (or maybe more) isn't it already time to say that it's not working?

I would be very happy to be a modern slave if it means I can sign 5 years, go for all training, play 20% of games and still keep my job paying millions a month, even when my team keeps losing.

I guess all those players got smart and are in a great position.

[swogerino]

Hello! My name is Chelsea. Come to my crib to take 3 points any time. We have lots of expensive furniture that does something right every now and then but in general, feel free to come in and break them =)

Caicedo must be wondering what the hell happened. This wasn't even a sucker punch. Brentford actually deserved the win!

Move on man! It's not our fault if Caicedo turned down your project in favour of ours. The team is in a rebuilding period, similar to what Liverpool and Arsenal went through a few years ago. You were both midtable teams for who knows how long.

We're working on a project, and if it doesn't work out, we'll send these kids to Saudi Arabia right away.

As long as players do not perform Saudi Arabia is a nice place to go to play as both the team and player will be rewarded immensely financially speaking.Even if the player does not like the quality of the teams and the league there since there have been some years they are playing in high level leagues so they that their chance,in this context I agree with this move.

As for the rebuilding project I have start to see some sort of improvements since Pochettino came to work his magic in the team and overall during the season I only predict increase in performance.

[Igebotz]

Move on man! It's not our fault if Caicedo turned down your project in favour of ours. The team is in a rebuilding period, similar to what Liverpool and Arsenal went through a few years ago. You were both midtable teams for who knows how long.

We're working on a project, and if it doesn't work out, we'll send these kids to Saudi Arabia right away.

After almost a billion spent on them, you'all are going to send them to Saudi Arabian league ?, I thought the essence of the modern era slavery of a contract offered to these players was just so as too have them for very long and even if things doesn't workout the right way from the beginning they'll all have 7 years+ of worth of time to find out an effective chemistry. 

£1 billion spent under four managers in a single year does not seem like a project to me; it sounds like an experiment gone bad. Who cares about a 7-year contract when the wages they receive is based on team performance? If you gave these jerks another season, we'd have more managers than points.

How long does "rebuilding project" last at Chelsea? And after 2 or 3 years of max spending (or maybe more) isn't it already time to say that it's not working?

We started the rebuilding process late last season and this is the first full season but the progress isn't looking good.

I would be very happy to be a modern slave if it means I can sign 5 years, go for all training, play 20% of games and still keep my job paying millions a month, even when my team keeps losing.

I guess all those players got smart and are in a great position.

They lost huge % amount of their salaries last season due to poor team performance and by the time they finishes their contract they would be earning less than J. Felix

[cryptofrka]

I think I'm this round's yellow cap. It's my first one in multiple seasons, what do I get?

Basically a terrible round to be yellow cap at - so close between all of us and it made me climb only 1 position.
Both joca97 and jayce had a good round too, so I didn't even close the gap to the top spots.

Still - it's good to keep the consistency. 25% of the season gone and I'm quite happy with how it's going so far.

[swogerino]

I think I'm this round's yellow cap. It's my first one in multiple seasons, what do I get?

Basically a terrible round to be yellow cap at - so close between all of us and it made me climb only 1 position.
Both joca97 and jayce had a good round too, so I didn't even close the gap to the top spots.

Still - it's good to keep the consistency. 25% of the season gone and I'm quite happy with how it's going so far.

Congrats on the first yellow cap of the season which is also the equal to get the money back as the entry fee you will receive now a free bet from Sportsbet our sponsor and that is a great feeling.On the round though I see that most people did reasonably well as I see nothing has changed from me to the 10th place which is just 5 points difference between 16 places in the standings.This shows that this pool is really close and as you say just 25% has gone and we have triple that amount before we reach the finish so consistency is key to keep us in a prize spot when this ends.

[un_rank]

I think I'm this round's yellow cap. It's my first one in multiple seasons, what do I get?

Congratulations.

Basically a terrible round to be yellow cap at - so close between all of us and it made me climb only 1 position.
Both joca97 and jayce had a good round too, so I didn't even close the gap to the top spots.

You replace me in 6th place, so that is progress in a very tight season.
I will be coming back for my spot next weekend or maybe a higher one  .

[jeremypwr]

Congrats on the first yellow cap of the season which is also the equal to get the money back as the entry fee

No; that's not true.
The entry fee was 2.5 mBTC and the Yellow Cap reward is a 3 mBTC Free Bet.

Code:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5458848.msg62510609#msg62510609

[LFC_Bitcoin]

Another win for Liverpool, just quietly going about our business. Only 3 points off 1st place, other teams getting all the plaudits but not pulling away from us.

I quietly fancy us to have a really good season. Confident that we finish no lower than 3rd, we’ll see what happens though. Luton away and Brentford at Anfield next. Just keep winning games and let’s look at the league table in New Year.

[swogerino]

Congrats on the first yellow cap of the season which is also the equal to get the money back as the entry fee

No; that's not true.
The entry fee was 2.5 mBTC and the Yellow Cap reward is a 3 mBTC Free Bet.

Code:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5458848.msg62510609#msg62510609

I am very glad to be wrong here,this is crazy 100 dollars free bets for the yellow cap,that is freakin awesome to say the least,I completely had forgotten the entry fee as I thought it was 0.002 Bitcoin while I see it is 0.0025 Bitcoin.So he got even more than he put in to participate in all the fun this pool gives,that simply is wonderful.

I am hoping now to win a yellow cap in these 75% weeks left to be played as that is a huge amount for the free bet,I can put it on an 1.60 odd if I remember correctly the minimum odd from Sportsbet for the free bets  .

[arallmuus]

I can put it on an 1.60 odd if I remember correctly the minimum odd from Sportsbet for the free bets  .

I think it is minimum of 1.5 odds on freebets though. Aside from that, the btc/usd value that we paid on the start of the tournament is lower compared to the current value so yeah we are getting higher amount in terms of fiat

I think I'm this round's yellow cap.

Grats mate

Both joca97 and jayce had a good round too, so I didn't even close the gap to the top spots.

@jayce Im rooting for you to be consistent this season. Well you know that you flop abit after halfway of the season so if you could be atleast consistent and get that top 3 spot atleast than that would be a good ( considering that you'll need decent amount of cash next year, you should try your best in all those competition lol  )


Just wondering if someone still keeps the link for the spreadsheet that consist of all the sidebets among us?