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I kinda suspected Brentford would win all along but two things that held me back was 1) literally everyone else chose Arsenal so there's the risk of falling behind everyone (instead of just buwaytress and yatty89  Grin) and 2) this is their first-ever game in this league, so it was risky teeing them up although they did do exploits against Arsenal previously in the FA cup (or maybe it was in the EFL cup).

We have a rare opportunity to see how closeness works before the other matches start.

0-2 results got 0 closeness (I think this is correct goal difference at work)
1-3 results  got 1 closeness
1-2 and 0-1, and 1-3 results got 1.5 closeness

Finally the worst results for this round are 1-1 which got 2 closeness.

So goal difference comes into play here.

If you're unlucky and just "flip" the score then it doesn't cost you any points (Remember that lower is better). Correct goal difference gives you +1 closeness, anything else that represents the opponents winning gives +1.5 closeness and draws are the worst and will give you +2 closeness.

In the last pool, 3rd-5th place were all tied with closeness so it'd be helpful to know how scoring works and what Superbru doesn't tell you, no?  Roll Eyes
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Nothing new with Arsenal this season again and awful play by them . Arteta is a really bad manager and i think he should have been sacked a longtime ago. Even missing Auba and Lacazzete they should have played much better against a newcomer in the league. Arsenal just became a middle place team
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2nd goal for Brentford...Arsenal's "defence" looking like a 11th division amateur team even though they paid 50m for ben white

guys, ELI5 why is arsenal so shit? who else is gonna join them in the battle to avoid relegation this season?
New season, same old Arsenal, you can always count on them to play like shit away from home. Granted they were missing Auba and Lacazete so some problems in attack should have been expected but it was their defense that let them down this time around. They looked comical in couple of situations. I liked Smith-Rowe and Tierney from Arsenal today, rest of the team was nowhere to be seen. Toney is a beast in the air and Mbeumo looks like serious trouble to contain when he has ball in his feet. Looking forward to see more from Brentford.

I was sure Brentford is gonna score so I picked both to score for this game and then Arsenal goes and ruins my 5x multi.
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And we are at a good start from arsenal as 40 participants alongside me thought that Arsenal going to be victorious against newly promoted team
Congratulations to all Arsenal fans on an epic loss, do not despair, the whole season is still ahead, so there are still many losses ahead!  + I am also satisfied with this result ... since I took third place! I haven't earned any points, but I feel divine!  Grin



By the way, now we can say goodbye to one of the sweet specials (both teams will score in every match of the 1st round).
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And we are at a good start from arsenal as 40 participants alongside me thought that Arsenal going to be victorious against newly promoted team Brentford.
Funny thing that Brentford is hosting their first premier league game and in all teams in London history they never win their first game in the EPL. As they are kicking them 2-0 now
So Arsenal is making history again.
I think they are definitely going to finish outside top8 this year
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2nd goal for Brentford...Arsenal's "defence" looking like a 11th division amateur team even though they paid 50m for ben white

guys, ELI5 why is arsenal so shit? who else is gonna join them in the battle to avoid relegation this season?
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20 mins to go till the opening game.

I just send the entry fee, almost at the last minute  Cheesy
@hilariousandco you have PM from me with my transaction ID.

Sent. Again, if anyone is thinking of joining, sign up to superbru (takes a minute) and just make sure your scores are put in and you can join the pool at a later date if you so chose to.

I was able to put in my pick before the start of the game, not as if it's going to matter anyway since Arsenal has chosen to start woefully from they stopped the previous season...

I've not gotten link to the Pool yet btw, am I missing something or it hasn't been sent out yet ?
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20 mins to go till the opening game.

I just send the entry fee, almost at the last minute  Cheesy
@hilariousandco you have PM from me with my transaction ID.

Sent. Again, if anyone is thinking of joining, sign up to superbru (takes a minute) and just make sure your scores are put in and you can join the pool at a later date if you so chose to.
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I just send the entry fee, almost at the last minute  Cheesy
@hilariousandco you have PM from me with my transaction ID.
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Damn tokes you're at it again. I'm not doing any sidebets here, unless I see something interesting. Tapped out at a LOT of places haha.

By the way, who will be top three in the league? Any wild guess?
@LFC_Bitcoin will back me up here I'm sure of it.

Hail, hail, Liverpool is completely under the radar this season, which I honestly love. They're also only 56/10 to win the Prem League (slightly worse off than Chelski) so I'm very happy with that as last season we were not even 3/1 and that didn't sit well with me, hate being the favourites ha.

Everyone else has got plenty of signings to show off but I'm backing Bobby and Mane to improve their form, we'll have a real defence back in place, Trent and Robbo also to make up for a bad start last season, Jota and the rest to up their games, Salah as usual a masterpiece of form and class.

I need to find someone else to love...

Let's hope the new kids in EPL and Arsenal both give us a cracking good time! Hard to top last season's 4-3 opener;)
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^  I got no gamble for the pool this season.  I honestly lost a huge chunk making dumb bets which I blame to the ‘covid era’ and got margin called a couple of times from the huge sell down in the market a couple or so months ago.  So gambling anything above 50 bucks for me is no bueno.  Give me time to recover.  Grin  All BTC’s I have left I’m taking to ride the final leg of the bull market.

Well that might be fair enough if you weren't trying to make other bets here haha. Get someone to make a bet with you for the entry fee and they pay it now for you. It's not like you can chase your loses with this pool.
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^  Give me Chelsea to finish higher 3 to 1 against City or me Cheslea again to finish higher against Liverpool at even money.  Wink  30 bucks max from my end.
Deal, you have a bet mister, 30$ on who finishes higher, paid in BTC, even money:
tokeweed - Chelsea
Trofo - Liverpool

Hah nice!  Lezzz go!
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^  Give me Chelsea to finish higher 3 to 1 against City or me Cheslea again to finish higher against Liverpool at even money.  Wink  30 bucks max from my end.
Deal, you have a bet mister, 30$ on who finishes higher, paid in BTC, even money:
tokeweed - Chelsea
Trofo - Liverpool
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^  Give me Chelsea to finish higher 3 to 1 against City or me Cheslea again to finish higher against Liverpool at even money.  Wink  30 bucks max from my end.
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^  Trofo, so are we going thru with the bet?  I say Brentford stays up.  Give me 3 to 1.  Max bet is 30 bucks from my side.  But you choose the size.  I’m also open in reducing the odds a little bit since it’s really just for the lulz.  
Not that one, I am also thinking Brentford stays up, I even have Toney in my Fantasy squad. We can make a bet on top scorer this season or maybe on who finishes higher.  City is first favorite but I see Liverpool and Chelsea are priced at the same level, how about we make that our bet?

Or if you want relegation I am thinking Norwich and Watford will be relegated. Lets choose something with even odds, easier to bet that way.

I am saying top 4 teams will be City, LFC, United and Chelsea, if you believe one of them is not gonna finish in top 4 we can make a bet a about that as well.
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^  I got no gamble for the pool this season.  I honestly lost a huge chunk making dumb bets which I blame to the ‘covid era’ and got margin called a couple of times from the huge sell down in the market a couple or so months ago.  So gambling anything above 50 bucks for me is no bueno.  Give me time to recover.  Grin  All BTC’s I have left I’m taking to ride the final leg of the bull market.
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 I hope I’m still worthy to drop by in the thread from time to time cos I got no gamble this season.  Lolol..  Cheesy

Not unless you're paying/playing  Grin. Just cough up the paltry 0.002. We need a handful more players to hit 50. Didn't you win the pool the season before last?
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^  Trofo, so are we going thru with the bet?  I say Brentford stays up.  Give me 3 to 1.  Max bet is 30 bucks from my side.  But you choose the size.  I’m also open in reducing the odds a little bit since it’s really just for the lulz.  

And good luck to all the participants of the pool.  I hope I’m still worthy to drop by in the thread from time to time cos I got no gamble this season.  Lolol..  Cheesy
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Having the fans back is a benefit for most clubs, but we've got a few players which absolutely thrive on the atmosphere, Firminho being the most obvious one to me. I think we'll be back with a bang, after a terrible season last season, despite rescuing it a little towards the end.
Already wrote it somewhere couple of months ago but it is worth mentioning again.

Fans will be boost for all home sides but I feel clubs like Liverpool and Dortmund will feel it the most. That kind of atmosphere isn't something you can buy with money and I feel like no supporters last year was actually 10 points handicap in favor of City when compered with LFC before the season even started.
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Yeah, its a good idea. It's probably the best way of doing it, but I'm absolutely awful for remembering every game that goes on. I only really follow a couple of teams in the leagues, mainly Liverpool, and the welsh teams in the lower leagues. Its not ideal that I'm predicting in advance, but we will see how it goes.

Realistically, you could probably consider my entry as a donation Cheesy, because its extremely unlikely that I remember to update them frequently, obviously I'm going into this with the aim to win that pot, and not an actual donation, but as with any betting man, I'm probably kidding myself.

It's the best way when you have the time, but I have to be honest I'll be just shooting randomly most of the time with at least 3 pools all over and all of them overlapping:)

It can also be a good idea to fill in all the results way ahead of time and then as they approach make changes as and when there is enough time.

I haven't won anything in all these pools last season so yes, I might be making a donation:)
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