Xcout

Napoli @ 1.83
Inter @ 1.50
£ 11.81 double please

Atletico de Madrid @ 2.15
£7.5 single please

Well...speechless...

Guys, although you busted I've assumed you'd like to come back in, so post straight into Division 5.
@waggy @HERE @ivailobg @Xcout @adamross @Astleavista @MrForce @Tidytips @1945harry @PercyP @TFC
 

For tonight's game winner takes all?

Likewise , 1 win from 10 yet still finished mid table .
No wonder there seems to be a ' new ' online bookie popping up every few weeks ! 😆

Just in case, here I am

We are taking a short break from the competition whilst I wrap up the results of season 2.  So in the meantime please post in here if you would like to join in the new 10 week competition, whether you are completely new to it, or rejoining from being eliminated or busting out. 
We will hopefully start weekend of 10th Feb, although we do have plenty of leeway before the end of the proper season so we could slip a further week back if I'm particularly slow sorting it all out!

Excuse me for going off topic here but there's another event going on in Belgium this week and I've noticed a clear wrong priceing in Goffin v Shelbay. Goffin still goes around on his name and has been put as a quite heavy favorite tonight.
I dare to say Shelbay has a pretty good chance of upsetting the local favorite at 3.45. 
So Abdullah Shelbay to beat David Goffin at 3.45 with Coolbet 

Back Will Novak Djokovic win the Australian Open? - No at 1.82 with Pinnacle
I'm going to go against most of the forum here, but I'm just not that convinced by Novak. He struggled big time ahead of the Australian Open, and, before that Mannarino beatdown, he had some issues as well. It's going to get tougher from now on, and there are some solid candidates in Sinner, Alcaraz, and co. I'd be surprised, but not shocked, to see him lose against Fritz in the very next round.

Alycia Parks (+6.5) to beat Cori Gauff at 1.79 with Unibet
Parks was hitting a mean enough ball against Fernandez, and she seems to have improved her attitude big time in the off-season. She won't beat Gauff here, but I'd say that the +6.5 line should provide a sufficient head start more often that not.

@Duffyduck74 you don't need to elaborate, what I want is that you are open for discussion and being willing to read other peoples opinions about your ideas.  If you only post what you think without listening to others what is the point with this forum then?

Unfortunately, (I just said "unfortunately") I'm off to Vegas for 13 nights this month, so I won't be able to defend my monthly title. I will be along tomorrow, as usual, to take your chips.

I considered stating no bets on the same team, then couldn't think of a reason why it would matter, so the treble is fine

If anyone hasn't received their prize money could you let me know as they should all have been done. Merch should also be on its way to those we can ship to.
Thanks all for your patience.

Well done to Paul on the leg 2 win and there he is, the dastardly muttley, back on top of the league table.
Tonight's entertainment is a leg of PLO, 5000 chips to keep you in the game for a while hopefully.  Starts at 8.10pm with the usual 20 minutes added registration for lateness.

Good luck top tipsters, try and repeat last season's success
@HERE @ivailobg @Cuko @Data @thebestthere @Soi Bongkot @DanPUP @Joelavfc @Larkin22 @stuboy43 @Alley Cat Glover @Artie77 @BARNSLEYCHOP @Zidane123 @przemek @Xcout @mickyftm32 @corky @blackfritz @akarsioti

Here are the odds for week 1 of Season 2 of our FREE Punters Lounge Football Tipster competiton 2023/24.  You must use these odds for your bets (single, double or treble combination) which have been taken from the William Hill site this morning.   Deadline is a strict 3pm (15.00GMT) Saturday for all bets, any later and your whole bet is disqualified and you count as a no show for the week.  If you pick an earlier match you must post before kick off or that game will be discounted and your bet reduced.   The season will run for 10 weeks and you must play at least 7 weeks or you are eliminated. 
I'll set up the Selection threads for Divisions tonight and I'll tag you all so you know which to post in.
Here's to a fun 10 weeks and hopefully a virtual profit again, we have big shoes to fill after last season's epic results!  Good luck everyone.
1 X 2  (Home Win / Draw / Away Win)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks everyone for confirming your details, I've sent these off now and will let you know when I hear they are being processed

Well that was a lot easier than I thought it would be - was anyone else trying? 😎😈🤣
I'm looking forward to coming bottom next time for that! ⬆️
Many thanks to @avongirl for the time and effort (especially adding up my scores! 🤣🤣).
#beginnersluck

Winners, please can you Message me on here with your PayPal email address and I will collate and pass on to management who will arrange the payments.  Also Overall Top 5 please send me your address so we can post out the PL merchandise (mug and pens) if you'd like it.  To Message, either hover over my name and click the Message box which comes up bottom left, or click the envelope at the top of the forum page.  If you're a previous winner feel free to tag it onto our last messages and just confirm if details are still the same.  Give us a couple of weeks to get payments organised.  Merchandise is shipped from our suppliers so may take longer - if you aren't in the UK we'll do our best to get them to you, but there are shipping restrictions from our supplier and unfortunately in some cases it might not be possible.
Well done everyone.
WINNERS 
DIV 1  @Data £80.  @thebestthere £55.  @stuboy43 £30.  @Xcout £20. 
DIV 2  @Cuko £60.  @Zidane123 £40.  @akarsioti £25.  @Gizmo £15.
DIV 3  @Soi Bongkot £50.  @Alley Cat Glover £35.  @BARNSLEYCHOP £20.
DIV 4  @przemek £40.  @Hotpotklonk £30.  @adamross £20.
DIV 5  @ivailobg £35.  @Joelavfc £25.  @Artie77 £15.
DIV 6  @HERE £35.  @DanPUP £25.  @Larkin22 £15.
HIGHEST ODDS WIN @Cuko  £15. MOST WINS (shared)  @corky £7.50.  @HERE £7.50.
TOP 5 OVERALL  @HERE,  @ivailobg,  @Cuko,  @Data,  @thebestthere  PL Mug & Pens.
 

As is often the way in the final week we finish the season with our lowest number of weekly wins, only 13, and biggest overall loss, as the gamblers go big and the risk averse go small odds.  But this doesn't detract from what has been a record breaking season!  Every Division bar one made a substantial profit overall and the losing Division only made a small loss.  And it wasn't just thanks to one or two big individual winners, a fabulous 43 players finished in profit or breakeven and 96 of 108 finishers had at least one winning bet.
At the top of the overall league is first season player @HERE who has been magnificent with 8 wins and has staked big but wisely with their bank never being in danger of going bust.   Level with 8 wins, and ahead for much of the way, is @corky.  These 2 will share the new prize for most number of wins over the season.   
A long way behind our winner, but with totals over £600 which would have won in some previous seasons, are @ivailobg, @Cuko and @Data with less than £20 between them, followed by @thebestthere also finishing over £500.
Our winner for the highest odds win is @Cuko with the 38.628 treble (5.5*2.62*2.75) in week 9.
Everyone who completed will be allocated a new Division based on finishing order, for the season to start after the International Break and I'll invite those who busted 'all in' back into Division 6 along with any new or rejoining players. 
Overall table here and Division winners below.  Full details of how to claim your prize shortly...

Final results:
A 16.8 final week treble catapults @Data right up to the top of the elite Division with Skittle and Bymatrix slipping up and sliding down the table with big losers.  @thebestthere also finishes with a win, @stuboy43 holds onto a podium spot despite a loss and @Xcout hops up one place to take the final prize spot by a reasonable gap.  Top 6 all made a season profit, the DIvision as a whole is in profit and is the only one with a profit for the final week, and no drops outs for no shows.  Well done Division 1