⚽ Sportsbet.io ⚽ Spanish La Liga ⚽ Football Pool Discussion Thread 2023/2024

[LTU_btc]

It will be more this season, at least for me. There will be a championship league pool as well and fantasy premier league pool. Not sure what buy ins for those will be but I expect them on the similar level. That means I have to pay 200$ for sure. As I wrote somewhere already, ROI is great with all sponsorships and it is money well spent but you have to pay that amount upfront for whole season and that can be though for some participants.

Do you mean Champions league or there will be EFL Championship pool too?
I agree that if you want to play in all pools, you have to spend quite significant money for it. I'm playing in all football pools + F1 pool. But it's not something what I can't afford to spend for whole season fun

[slaman29]

It will be more this season, at least for me. There will be a championship league pool as well and fantasy premier league pool. Not sure what buy ins for those will be but I expect them on the similar level. That means I have to pay 200$ for sure. As I wrote somewhere already, ROI is great with all sponsorships and it is money well spent but you have to pay that amount upfront for whole season and that can be though for some participants.

I know LTU_btc asked but yes, Championship league pool is this you referring to Champions League? EFL Championship, can't imagine there's enough people interested for that.

I forgot about that (Champions League) and of course I will join, but last seasons didn't really happen well.

Fantasy I won't play, I have not much ideas of players in England. Even in Spain these days I am getting less and less up to date due to work. It was so bad last few seasons I didn't even realize some players had retired all over the place (or my brain pretends they are still playing).

[Trofo]

It will be more this season, at least for me. There will be a championship league pool as well and fantasy premier league pool. Not sure what buy ins for those will be but I expect them on the similar level. That means I have to pay 200$ for sure. As I wrote somewhere already, ROI is great with all sponsorships and it is money well spent but you have to pay that amount upfront for whole season and that can be though for some participants.

I know LTU_btc asked but yes, Championship league pool is this you referring to Champions League? EFL Championship, can't imagine there's enough people interested for that.

I forgot about that (Champions League) and of course I will join, but last seasons didn't really happen well.

LTU is making fun of my spelling prowess or bad auto correct options. He knows very well what we are talking anout  

Doesn't matter I'll kick his ass in all the pools and then I'll be laughing   See you guys on battlefield.

[tomahawk9]

can FC Barcelona win something with this team next season?



Kessie adds box-to-box prowess, Dembele + Lewa is a deadly duo on the attack, if Barca can sign Azpilicueta it'll be a massive upgrade in the RB position

[Trofo]

can FC Barcelona win something with this team next season?

Kessie adds box-to-box prowess, Dembele + Lewa is a deadly duo on the attack, if Barca can sign Azpilicueta it'll be a massive upgrade in the RB position

I am not sure Raphinha was worth that much money, Lewa on the other hand is getting towards the end of his career but he should guarantee 20+ goals per season and that will come handy. Looking at that formation you linked above, I am thinking both to score on every single game

Where does the money for this transfers come from? So far they have spent more than any other club and they are in debts. Perfect example of modern football

[casperBGD]

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So far they have spent more than any other club and they are in debts. Perfect example of modern football

is that La Liga or Fifa fair play?
to let Barca spent what they do not have, and other clubs cannot spend what they actually have

interesting story with Lewa and Barca dough, not sure that he will be that good at Barca, but he will probably prove me wrong, nevertheless, for me, he is overpaid looking at his age, great deal for Bayern, IMO

[Trofo]

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So far they have spent more than any other club and they are in debts. Perfect example of modern football

is that La Liga or Fifa fair play?
to let Barca spent what they do not have, and other clubs cannot spend what they actually have

I am not sure. Fifa fair play is something that biggest clubs get around anyway so I guess La Liga is the one that gives them problems. They spent so many millions on players and there is again talk that they can't register them unless they get rid of De Jong, his wage is obviously too big for their financial structure. But I don't even know how they are paying for those transfers, I guess some monthly installments and bonuses, all the usual shenanigans.

[darxiaomi]

I heard a rumour, the rumour say Barcelona sell his soul to the demon, they sell the whole images right for 30 years or more to a company in change of cash.

[Trofo]

I heard a rumour, the rumour say Barcelona sell his soul to the demon, they sell the whole images right for 30 years or more to a company in change of cash.

Interesting take, if that is true the losses in future revenues will be enormous. It is almost like taking a credit loan to buy crypto, can work out ok, but chances are you are gonna regret your decision. It is never good to spend money you don't have. I know most of the big clubs are actually spending money they don't have and taking loans, but Barca is under watchful eyes of several entities at the moment and I feel they could end up in even bigger problems.

[darxiaomi]

Yes totally agree Trofo but what i heard its more more deep but i dont think this can happen, i heard Barcelona in two years dissapear, only a miracle can save from going bankrupt, I dont think this was 100% true but.... the debt its quite high....

[slaman29]

can FC Barcelona win something with this team next season?

Kessie adds box-to-box prowess, Dembele + Lewa is a deadly duo on the attack, if Barca can sign Azpilicueta it'll be a massive upgrade in the RB position

I'd like to think so, and call me stupid but as soon as I read the news about Lewandowski, I thought exactly the same myself. Dembele is now coming into the best form of his life, honestly, and even his attitude is changing. He not only can score but he'll prefer to supply, and Lewandowski never my favorite player but cannot say he is not a finisher.

Bear in mind this is mostly short term. We still have to fix our main issues (club) before we can solve team issues.

[casperBGD]

Yes totally agree Trofo but what i heard its more more deep but i dont think this can happen, i heard Barcelona in two years dissapear, only a miracle can save from going bankrupt, I dont think this was 100% true but.... the debt its quite high....

not sure what are their bankrupt options, maybe someone from Spain could explain it better, but AFAIK Barca ownership is within fans, somewhat complex, but as crowdsourced company (no one owner)

and it is hard to see them bankrupt without having political issues with Catalonia, so I do not see that as option

saw on Troll football that they are trolling them with some 30-year payment plans and similar, so that is probably a way to get money for new players, and they started with Camp Nou rent for weddings (saw trolling on twitter as well)

[LTU_btc]

is that La Liga or Fifa fair play?
to let Barca spent what they do not have, and other clubs cannot spend what they actually have

interesting story with Lewa and Barca dough, not sure that he will be that good at Barca, but he will probably prove me wrong, nevertheless, for me, he is overpaid looking at his age, great deal for Bayern, IMO

I like to see how Barca improved squad during this transfer window, but on the other hand, how they're spending way more money than they earn isn't healthy for club which is already in enormous debt. Ok they're working on how to reduce this debt, like new sponsorship deal with Spotify, they also sold 10% of money that they're going to makefrom La Liga TV rights deal in upcoming 25 years for over 200 million, but it's not enough, especially if they're going to spend so much money for players. There is good article on ESPN about it:
https://www.espn.com/soccer/barcelona-espbarcelona/story/4697467/barcelona-financesexplained-can-the-club-really-sign-players-while-chasing-more-stars-this-summer

LTU is making fun of my spelling prowess or bad auto correct options. He knows very well what we are talking anout  

Doesn't matter I'll kick his ass in all the pools and then I'll be laughing   See you guys on battlefield.

LOL
Ok, challenge accepted!

[Trofo]

I am happy to inform you guys that sponsorship has been secured, our main Sponsor this year is again Sportsbet.io with whooping 100mBTC. Should be even better money by the time rewards get to be paid out. We will also have our secondary sponsor buwaytress to chip in with something. I will let him announce it himself.

Buy in for our pool will be 1.5 mBTC and we will again have some free bets promos/challenges for participants, courtesy of Sportsbet. I expect that this part will be more or less same as last year. Did not iron out all the last details yet. Will officially start the pool tomorrow probably so you guys can start joining.

[buwaytress]

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Trofo, great news to hear on Monday!

Think we all owe a big thanks to you and to Sportsbet.io for renewing your support to the various pools -- and making it even bigger. Now if people don't start joining this season, they're missing out big time!

Thanks also to sponsor and manager for being gracious and allowing me to be the supporting cast -- I'll chip in with 8 mBTC each to La Liga and Serie pools!

[casperBGD]

I am happy to inform you guys that sponsorship has been secured, our main Sponsor this year is again Sportsbet.io with whooping 100mBTC. Should be even better money by the time rewards get to be paid out. We will also have our secondary sponsor buwaytress to chip in with something. I will let him announce it himself.

Buy in for our pool will be 1.5 mBTC and we will again have some free bets promos/challenges for participants, courtesy of Sportsbet. I expect that this part will be more or less same as last year. Did not iron out all the last details yet. Will officially start the pool tomorrow probably so you guys can start joining.

congrats on sponsorships, it is great news

thanks to both, buwaytress and Sportsbet, seems that this year will be fun, and more participants should be expected

back to league, Valencia have beaten Dortmund tonight, and that could signal better season, maybe we can kick-out Sevilla from top4 and CL spots, will be a big success, after two lousy seasons

[Trofo]

Pool is officially open now.
You can start sending your 1.5 mBTC participation fees. No hurry, you can wait until I finalize free bets incentive as well. We still have more then 3 weeks before La Liga starts. Superbru still doesn't have it among tournaments so I can't admit you in anyway.

Sportsbet.io Spanish La Liga Football Prediction Pool Escrow address:
1Jz6CJsgZJNWDBjDEchpgbBhckTxsfA1Cg

[LTU_btc]

Sent payments for both pools already. Good that I checked Serie A thread and saw that there is another address because I already wanted to send payments for both pools combined to one address .
Thanks to Sportsbet for being very generous again. And offcourse to our old friend @buwaytress for support again.
Hope to see all old faces in our pool again and some newcomers too. And let the best bastard win .

[Trofo]

Sent payments for both pools already. Good that I checked Serie A thread and saw that there is another address because I already wanted to send payments for both pools combined to one address .
Thanks to Sportsbet for being very generous again. And offcourse to our old friend @buwaytress for support again.
Hope to see all old faces in our pool again and some newcomers too. And let the best bastard win .

It is better this way since I have easier way of tracking transactions but if you paid on one addy I would find a solution. Probably just paid double for myself on other pool and that is it.

Pro tip for those who use wallets like electrum. This is perfect to try out "pay to many" function and send money to 2 address in one tx.

Official phrase for the pool is "may the biggest bastard win" 

[Harkorede]

I am happy to inform you guys that sponsorship has been secured, our main Sponsor this year is again Sportsbet.io with whooping 100mBTC. Should be even better money by the time rewards get to be paid out. We will also have our secondary sponsor buwaytress to chip in with something. I will let him announce it himself.

Buy in for our pool will be 1.5 mBTC and we will again have some free bets promos/challenges for participants, courtesy of Sportsbet. I expect that this part will be more or less same as last year. Did not iron out all the last details yet. Will officially start the pool tomorrow probably so you guys can start joining.

That's another huge sponsorship on the ground from Sportsbets.io! I think the "Gambling" board should be named after Sportsbets.io  , they're the one making these football league competition pools and board at large mostly worth the while during the season, big thanks to the them and to you Trofo too, for being able to secure the sponsorship deal for both La Liga and Serie A, the entry is very fair and I'd expect/hope we get more participants this time around.

Are we still banning CasperBGD as per last season consensus, or should we settle for a 20 points deduction from his total points tally at the end of the season   ?