WEEK 39 : Rules and Guidelines

[nors]

Our fund is now £1811.75 which includes the £100 top up. Newcastle couldnt come good for us and time is running out.

There have been some great contributions and new posters have had good input alongside the regulars. We are getting a lot of people looking at the advices from all over the world. Keep up the good work by working together. There is a great feel good factor about the chat.

Most people now understand how this challenge works and post in that spirit helping and guiding others and putting ideas out there for debate. New members please get involved and have your say.

Most people would admit that this thread has highlighted some great opportunities which may not have been chosen as the BOTW but may have been bet privately.

We know these discussions are read by journalists, tv, bookmakers other sites and forums. They are looking to what we do and say and respect our way of doing things.

Please read the individual match threads where you will need to post in bold your best bet from the 4 categorys.
We want these posts to be the best football discussion posts anywhere on the internet, and lets make sure we win

Please remind yourselves of the rules and guidelines. The individual Match threads will be on the forum shortly please stick to comments on those two teams in each match thread. We need great posts on the individual match threads.

Please make sure that when posting you include stats,argument,facts this will help all of us come to the right decision.
Injury news can be helpful. What do the stats say in the matches. Will a team be playing for a draw. We also need to make sure that the price on offer is taken into consideration, can we find a stand out price which offers a good risk to reward. Dont just look for a winner look for a price.

Saturday, 03 May 2008
Aston Villa v Wigan, 15:00
Blackburn v Derby, 15:00
Bolton v Sunderland, 17:15
Fulham v Birmingham, 15:00
Man Utd v West Ham, 12:45
Middlesbrough v Portsmouth, 15:00
Reading v Tottenham, 15:00

Sunday 04 May 2008
Arsenal v Everton, 13:30
Liverpool v Man City, 16:00

Monday, 05 May 2008
Newcastle v Chelsea, 16:00

Stage 1 Monday: Match Threads
We are asking you to choose your best bet for each match in four bet-type categories

Category 1 : The normal WLD or 1X2 result
Category 2: Asian Handicap (see here for info on this http://www.online-betting-guide.co.uk/guides/asian-handicap-betting.php)
Category 3: Under/Over goals
Category 4: Other (e.g. Clean Sheet, HTFT, Correct Score, Anytime Goalscorer, etc)

We want discussion, debate, statistics and your recommended best value bet in each of these 4 categories

Stage 2 Wednesday/Thursday: Four Bet Type Threads
We will set up a thread for each of the four bet type categories above which summarises the most popular bet in that category for that game.
We then have a vote to come up with a best bet for that category leaving us with
- Best 1X2 bet
- Best AH bet
- Best Under/Over bet
- Best Other bet

Stage 3 Thursday/Friday
We discuss and vote on which of the 4 bets to go for based on the vote winners from each category thread. So we will have one 1X2 bet, one AH bet, one Under/Over bet and one Other bet to vote between to decide on our final bet.

Stage 4 Friday
We then poll for the stake with lots of options (in units of 100) and take the weighted average of all votes rounded to the nearest £50.

This weeks bet will be from one of the following matches.

HOW THIS WORKS
Please Read Carefully

OLBG is giving the forum £100 of real money each week to bet on the Premiership
Every week we pick ONE bet on a weekend Premiership match (Sat to Mon)
Forum members work together to decide which bet to make a what stake to make with that weeks £100 + whether to rebet any winnings from previous weeks.

Overview
1. Forum must decide on ONE bet on a weekend Premiership match each week. (If there is no Premiership football in a week then a match from the next highest UK league or international matches will be used.)
2. Forum must decide on the level of stake each week depending on available funds
3. Decision on the bet must be made by 12pm Friday each week with decision on the stake by 4pm each Friday.
4. OLBG will then make the bet and advise on the odds achieved by 6pm Friday. If OLBG is unable to make the bet for real then the bet is unfortunately void for that week
5. Winnings are returned to the betting pot for use in subsequent weeks.
6. At the end of the season the money is divided amongst the contributing members at the discretion of OLBG

The Bet
7. Forum must decide on ONE bet on a weekend Premiership bet each week. (If there is no Premeriship football in a week then a match from the next highest UK league will be used.)
8. Forum members decide on the bet by posting suggestions and information and working together as a team. Posts without any credible explanation or useful information will be deleted so we can focus on the informative ones which hopefully will help people decide on a selection.
9. It can be any market and any odds
10 Forum must decide on the level of stake each week (min £100) depending on available funds, unless this is pre-specified by OLBG.
11. Decisions must be made by 12pm Friday each week on the bet and 4pm on the stake.
12. There must some sort of consensus in the opinion of one of the OLBG team (Antony, The Shark, Teddy T, Nors). If there is no obvious most popular choice amongst the forum then no bet will be made. If there is no obvious decision on stake then the stake will be £100.
13. For practical reasons we are unable to have multiple bookmaker accounts so may not always be able to get the very best odds. We may in some circumstances also be unable to place a bet, in which case that weeks bet is void. The bet only counts if we confirm we have placed it!

Prizes
14. The challenge runs for 40 weeks from 11/12 August 2007 to 10/11 May 2008
15. The real money cash balance after the final week’s bet has been settled will be distributed to the participating forum members
16. Every member who contributes at any time throughout the year will get a share of the final cash balance. This will be based on each persons “contribution” throughout the period based on the number of weeks they participated and
a. the quality of the information & reasoning they provide
b. the teamwork and help they offer
c. the outcome of the selection they made (if such a selection is clear) whether it is the chosen selection or not
17. People just posting selections without information or who do not work together with other members effectively will not receive any money and will often have their posts deleted.

Terms
18. By participating in this challenge you agree to abide by the rules and respect the decisions of the OLBG team.

[bigmoose]

I got slaughtered and a post or two of mine used as an example last time i said this. But ho hum...........

The odd post on how a team does help paint the picture but let's try keep things more factual than "they need a win" type posts folks. We're better than that........... although i obviously can't offer any stats to back that last comment up

And any injury/suspension news of key players never goes amiss. (Which reminds me Jamo won't be in goal for Pompey at Boro - will post it in a bit)
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Steve