Vanquay:
Anthony Martial is really expensive, apparently he has a clause that for every 25 goals, Man Utd pays Monaco $10m+...Hefty investment.

eph12:

I don't believe this

AdisaOwala:
https://www.nairaland.com/3495696/snake-found-mans-car-benin

Elampiro..na you?

Oasis007:


Nah!

He's not injured...... but I guess you know the routine?! Pogba must be back in the Team, and guess who's gonna make way?! IMO - Carrick!

AdisaOwala:
https://www.nairaland.com/3495696/snake-found-mans-car-benin

Elampiro..na you?

eph12:


Nobody claimed that o. Even at Madrid abi Chelsea he never did against everybody na. My concern was the mentality the players have against direct rivals like lfc cfc afc mcfc etc. I don't expect us to play loserfool same way we will play fcb.

E be like say u don forget say we don win with 4 goals more than thrice already this season sef so nothing to shock there

I can't remember having any argument or criticising Hererra o. If I ever did make person dig am up. My problem was with Pogba. He was always going to be a liability defensively and in a two man midfield for that matter. Then when we lose we blame Fellaini or whoever he partnered in the midfield.

Danhumprey:
couldn't watch the match last night. who wore the captain's armband yesterday, considering both Carrick and Rooney were on the field?

weedtaker:
the game against Everton is a fixed draw.


















Na wetin people wey de play pool de talk

sylvalord:
And you believe that trash? Na dem fix am?

weedtaker:
Trash? so for your mind you think say EPL no de do match fixing?

sylvalord:
I know say dem dey do but how those pool players take know say na fixed draw? And if dem wan fix match, na man u wey don dey draw since dem go fix?

sylvalord:
I know say dem dey do but how those pool players take know say na fixed draw? And if dem wan fix match, na man u wey don dey draw since dem go fix?

AdisaOwala:
I am sure Elampiro was among those wey dey buy roasted plantain (Bòòli) just to have access to the newspaper pool sheet wrappers that year

AdisaOwala:
I am sure Elampiro was among those wey dey buy roasted plantain (Bòòli) just to have access to the newspaper pool sheet wrappers that year

elampiro:


Before EPL era, there were particularly matches fixed to end in goalless or score draw in all divisions of English and Scottish league. After the league was rebranded, EPL matches are not fixed again, perhaps only far lower division matches. These matches were fixed for Football Pool (Coupon) purpose. According to Football Pool compilers and bookmakers those days, they would write that football Pool was the exclusive preserve of the British Royals.

So those days, one could forecast and predict results of certain matches by painstaking study of FA fixtures as arranged in a Coupon from number 1 to 58, or study the forecast papers made by those who were given the privilege to know some results and were sworn to oath of secrecy.

So for instance, in the Coupon arrangement, there could be a key (system) where anytime West Ham is on Coupon number 3 playing at away to a team that it's first alphabet is A (Arsenal, Aston Villa) , on a week 10 fixtures, all the teams occupying number 13, 23,33,43, 53 will be produce 4 draws out of five. The one that played a W letter team (let's say Wimbledon, Wales, etc) the previous week will be the one not end in a draw. And the system/Key will be made to work 5 times. After which the bookmakers make it popular to ruin people the Sixth time.

Or may be a bookmaker, that is a maker of research paper who is one of the few individuals privileged to the secret draws (Chief Ehi Obinyan was the only Nigeria I knew had that privilege, there were some British guys, all these guys were very rich), when they flash the picture of sir Alex Ferguson on their front page, then Aberdeen will be fixed to draw that week. Then the system will be made to work only 6 times across two years.

These are just examples, systems and keys come in different form. Many nights of study of fixture couples for past weeks, months and years could pay off. Some of the bookmakers sometimes sell keys, but finding a genuine source was a problem. Some bookmakers helped people who rendered help to them. Like the story of a man who unknownly helped a bookmaker with a flat tyre.

Weekly Fixtures were arranged in a Coupon from number 1 to 58. English teams occupy from number 1 to number 40, while Scottish teams arranged from 41 to 58. But later the Coupon was reduced from 58. Premier league teams occupy from number 1, while then followed by Championship teams, etc. Only teams playing at afternoon in England and Scotland are used for fixtures. Early kick off, late kick off, Sunday, Weekday matches are not used for football pools. Only 3pm/4pm Saturday matches are used.

From week 38 or week 40 when all the English divisions are on break, the Coupon shifts to Australian league which was always very more difficult to forecast.

MrTA:
It'll probably end in a draw