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kprrok · Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Location: KC

Welcome to another exciting season of the EPL Prediction-tastic Football League!!!!! Allow me introduce myself (or remind you who I am)...I'm Statto and I'll be taking care of making this large and unorganized mess of numbers nice and neat so that everyone can read them! But on to business...

It's time to start looking forward to next season's EPL Prediction-tastic!!!! Fixtures for the coming season are being realeased today at 10:00 AM BST (6:00 PM Local).

So sign up now and get into the action early!

Rules will be posted later today after I write them all down! So if you have any recommendations, get them in now!

Statto

eamo · Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.

I'm in!!!

thorin · Joined: 14 Apr 2003

I predict that soccer will continue to be a sport for pussies.

livinginkorea · Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Location: Korea, South of the border

Ah it's good to be back!!! Davyteacher here we come!!!

kprrok · Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Location: KC

Dave��s EPL Prediction-Tastic – Round 2��.Rules

I. Overview

......A. Definitions
...........a. EPL: The English Premier League
...........b. FA: The Football Association
...........c. UEFA: The Union of European Football Associations
...........d. Dave��s: Dave��s ESL Café website
...........e. Week: Saturday 12:00 AM BST through Friday 11:59 PM BST.
...........f. Prediction: A score that is posted by a participant.
...........g. Participant: One who posts their predictions
...........h. Post: When a participants enters their predictions on Dave��s Café, by PM, or by E-mail
...........i. Scorelines: The number of correct scores predicted by a participant
...........j. % Correct: The number of correct predictions divided by the number of total predictions made
......B. Affiliations:
...........a. This competition is not affiliated with or endorsed by the EPL.
...........b. This competition is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FA.
...........c. This competition is not affiliated with or endorsed by UEFA.
...........d. This competition is not affiliated with or endorsed by Dave��s.
...........e. This competition is not affiliated with or endorsed by anyone else.
...........f. This competition is just for fun.
......C. Disclaimer
...........a. All predictions made are for public viewing and no rights to any prediction are held by anyone.
...........b. No one involved in this is making any money, so please don��t sue us.

II. How to Participate

......A. Via Dave��s
...........a. The fixture list will be posted for the coming week at least 2 days before the first match starts.
...........b. Find the thread for this competition
...........c. Copy the fixture list and copy to a new post in the thread
...........d. Fill in your predictions for each match
...........e. Hit ��Submit��
......B. Via PM
...........a. Address PM to ��kprrok��
...........b. Follow steps A (b through d)
...........c. Hit ��Send��
......C. Via E-mail
...........a. Address e-mail to ��[email protected]��
...........b. Follow steps A (b through d)
...........c. Hit ��Send��
......D. All Predictions must be posted before the first match of the week begins. Any late predictions will not be allowed to score for the matches already in play.
......E. Confirmation
...........a. All posts on Dave��s are automatically confirmed
...........b. All PMs and E-mails will be confirmed by return PM/e-mail by Statto.
......F. IF YOU DO NOT POST FOR 4 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS WITHOUT PRIOR NOTIFICATION, YOU WILL BE DROPPED FROM THE COMPETITION.
......G. Entertainment Clause
...........a. This is for fun.
...........b. Remember that.
...........c. Enjoy.
...........d. Don��t Piss off Statto

III. Scoring

......A. Individual Matches
...........a. Each participant will receive 3 points for each correctly predicted away win.
...........b. Each participant will receive 1 point for each correctly predicted home win.
...........c. Each participant will receive 2 points for each correctly predicted draw.
...........d. Each participant will receive 5 points for each correctly predicted scoreline.
...........e. No participant will receive more than 5 points for any match.
......B. Weekly Scores
...........a. The weekly score will be computed by adding up all the scores for individual matches in that week.
......C. Standings
...........a. Weekly results will be posted following the conclusion of the week��s matches.
...........b. A Provisional Results Table MAY be posted during the week.
...........c. The Standings Table will be updated daily and posted weekly with the Weekly Results.
...........d. A Provisional Standings Table MAY be posted during the week.
...........e. Breaking Ties
................i. Weekly Results
.....................1. Points
.....................2. % Correct
.....................3. Scorelines
................ii. Standings Table
.....................1. Points
.....................2. Highest Weekly Finishing Place
.....................3. % Correct
.....................4. Scorelines
......D. Reduction of Points
...........a. If you cheat, you��re SOL and will lose all points for the week.
...........b. It ain��t gonna happen, so don��t worry!

IV. Statto��s Requests

......A. Posting
...........a. Use the same weekly list as everyone that is posted in the thread. I��ll be pissed off if you don��t and I have to re-do the work.
...........b. Use the little dots��..to separate the clubs from your prediction. This makes it easier for me.
................i. EXAMPLE: Everton – Arsenal��0-7
......B. Bribing Statto
...........a. All gifts of beer, food, and other goods to Statto will be greatly appreciated.
...........b. Bribing doesn��t work, and it won��t help your score at all.
...........c. Go ahead and do it anyway though!

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Does this just about cover everything? Let me know if there are questions, comments, or concerns.

Statto

edited bits in red

thorin · Joined: 14 Apr 2003

trigger123 · Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 9:10 pm Post subject:

and you yanks call it football for what reason?

trigger123 · Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 9:11 pm Post subject:

count me in statto my good man

sparkx · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: thekimchipot.com

count me in too

i'm serious

thorin · Joined: 14 Apr 2003

davyteacher · Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Location: Busan, South Korea.

I`m in, another season another dolla.

lawyertood · Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 12:16 am Post subject:

I'm in for the full season this time....

indytrucks · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: The Shelf

I'm in. And this time, I'm winning.

Thorin, go trolling somewhere else. Imbecile.

kprrok · Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Location: KC

And here's week 1!

Barclays Premiership opening day fixtures: August 13

Arsenal v Newcastle United
Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers
Everton v Manchester United
Fulham v Birmingham City
Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion
Middlesbrough v Liverpool
Portsmouth v Tottenham Hotspur
Sunderland v Charlton Athletic
West Ham United v Blackburn Rovers
Wigan Athletic v Chelsea

Everton faces a tough test to start the year, and newly-promoted Wigan starts off against champions Chelsea! An interesting day.

Statto

trigger123 · Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:13 am Post subject: