| Stigma |
Austria-Switzerland 2008
Join now on this thread and you will be assigned a national team (by random). Please also add suggestions for the format if you have any..
Just 20 days to go!
We are for the most parts following the regular BM rules*, but with a few changes:
Format suggestion
First of all group stages. Just like the European Cup, the best 2 from each group goes through to the next round. Only bets on the EC is allowed.
Each contestant gets picked (by random) one of the national teams competing in the European cup 2008. And then they have to do 5 bets related to there team (can bet against them and so on). Shouldn’t be a problem finding bets as there will be 50+ bets possible to do on any one game in the EC.
After the league stage the people with most points go through (top 2). They are then up against a person from another group so
Number of bets:
Group stages (x participants): 07-18.June – 20 bets (15+5) – 24 games to bet on.
2. Stage (16): 19-22.June - 8 bets – 4 games
3. Stage (8): 25-31.July – 5 bets – 3 games (combining the semis and final..because just betting on one game would be a bit difficult to handle. Will mean a 4 man final match).
A little bit depending on number of entries...for the WC ’06 we had 32 contestants! If more than 16 join, then we will just deal with that..no problems:)
Do will still want this in the competiton?:
In addition to the regular bets, one can also do 2 “long-term” bets.
1. Who do you think will win the EC?
2. Top scorer?
These bets will only come into play if you are one of the 4 finalists.
Bets have to be placed before the start of the tournament.
+The regular rules..
Group A
foxy (Czech Republic)
Jim Cannons Moustache (Portugal)
monkoid (Switzerland)
Stigma (Turkey)
Group B
Gooders (Austria)
GodstoneEagle (Croatia)
si1965 (Germany)
Ozeagle (Poland)
Group C
StuNick (France)
pauldrulez (Italy)
Bunghole (Netherlands)
DedBallSpeshlst (Romania)
Group D
Tor (Greece)
Gav The Hamster (Russia)
Finbar (Spain)
Funk Butter (Sweden) |
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| DedBallSpeshlst |
| I'm in, but I think there needs to be more rules |
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| DedBallSpeshlst |
| Just kidding, I like the rules |
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| Stigma |
Group A
Czech Republic
Portugal
Switzerland
Turkey
Group B
Austria
Croatia
Germany
Poland
Group C
France
Italy
Netherlands
Romania
Group D
Greece
Russia
Spain
Sweden |
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| Stigma |
quote:
Originally posted by DedBallSpeshlst
Just kidding, I like the rules
Oii just watch it, or you'll get Switzerland for your troubles:o
How's the mood down there? Really getting ready for it, or? |
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| DedBallSpeshlst |
No one gets excited about anything in Geneva.
Except for the Portuguese, they have a massive community here and I live right in the middle of it. So it's all about Portugal for me. |
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| pauldrulez |
I'm in as well. At least I'm not on hols for this compo.
How many bets do we have? And 5 must be on games involving our own team, as well as two long-range bets? |
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| Stigma |
quote:
Originally posted by pauldrulez
I'm in as well. At least I'm not on hols for this compo.
How many bets do we have? And 5 must be on games involving our own team, as well as two long-range bets?
Yeah..still up for debate..but that's the format we used for the WC '06. 20 bets (5 betting on your teams matches) in the group stages (24 games) and 8 in the knock-out stages (with just 4 and 3 games to bet on). |
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| Stigma |
quote:
Originally posted by DedBallSpeshlst
No one gets excited about anything in Geneva.
:D Will you be going to any of the matches?
Really thinking about South Africa...now THAT would be fun.. |
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| Stigma |
Okay so first team out..
A few hints..
Alina Vacariu:cool:
Dracula romanticism and a country on fast-forward..can only be..
12) Romania
Means (oohh really group of death this!)
Group C
TBA (France)
TBA (Italy)
TBA (Netherlands)
DedBallSpeshlst (Romania) |
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| pauldrulez |
| Hoping for Spain in the draw, they are the team I support when England are out or not in the same group |
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| DedBallSpeshlst |
quote:
Originally posted by Stigma
:D Will you be going to any of the matches?
Really thinking about South Africa...now THAT would be fun..
Will go to Portugal v Turkey in Geneva. Really wanted to go to Portugal v Czech Republic but I have to travel with work that week.
I was still living in Australia for EURO2004 but came across to Portugal with a few mates and went to all the Czech Republic matches. When they got knocked out in the last minute of the semi I got onto the internet on the way from the ground to the pub and booked a ticket to fly to Geneva the next morning to catch up with an old girlfriend in the couple of days I had to spare before heading to Hamburg for a wedding. Ended up getting more than I bargained for and here I am in Geneva four years later with a baby and another one on the way in October. |
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| DedBallSpeshlst |
quote:
Originally posted by Stigma
DedBallSpeshlst (Romania)
Awesome, the team with the best travelling support in Europe :) |
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| Stigma |
pauldrulez
A few hints
Elisabetta Gregoraci
La Dolce Vita has never been sweeter...
10) Italy
Group C
TBA (France)
pauldrulez (Italy)
TBA (Netherlands)
TBA (Romania)
Sorry Paul..but Italy not a bad team either.. |
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| Stigma |
quote:
Originally posted by DedBallSpeshlst
Will go to Portugal v Turkey in Geneva. Really wanted to go to Portugal v Czech Republic but I have to travel with work that week.
I was still living in Australia for EURO2004 but came across to Portugal with a few mates and went to all the Czech Republic matches. When they got knocked out in the last minute of the semi I got onto the internet on the way from the ground to the pub and booked a ticket to fly to Geneva the next morning to catch up with an old girlfriend in the couple of days I had to spare before heading to Hamburg for a wedding. Ended up getting more than I bargained for and here I am in Geneva four years later with a baby and another one on the way in October.
Ahh such a sweet story! :love:
Hope my Cuban love story has the same sort of ending:cool: |
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| pauldrulez |
| I'll take Italy :D. As long as they win it:D |
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| Stigma |
Okay so might just as well draw my own team..
Stigma
A few hints
Gülcan Kamps
Hospitality, history and a hotline to the sun...
4) Turkey
Group A
TBA (Czech Republic)
TBA (Portugal)
TBA (Switzerland)
Stigma (Turkey) |
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| DedBallSpeshlst |
I'll put my long-term bets on:
Germany to win @5.28
Mario Gomez to top score @26.43
Pinnacle |
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| monkoid |
| I'll have a piece of this action please. Any teams left |
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| DedBallSpeshlst |
quote:
Originally posted by Stigma
Ahh such a sweet story! :love:
Hope my Cuban love story has the same sort of ending:cool:
I hope so too, would be cool to have you and your missus here in Geneva |
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| Stigma |
Monkoid
A few hints
Michelle Hunziker
Leave the lederhosen at home and get in line with the stylish Swiss...
3) Switzerland
Group A
TBA (Czech Republic)
TBA (Portugal)
monkoid (Switzerland)
Stigma (Turkey) |
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| Stigma |
quote:
Originally posted by DedBallSpeshlst
I hope so too, would be cool to have you and your missus here in Geneva
Well I was hoping for my own bar or something (in the future) at some beach in Cuba..but hey you never know:cool: |
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| DedBallSpeshlst |
quote:
Originally posted by Stigma
Okay so first team out..
A few hints..
Alina Vacariu:cool:
Happy with that :love: |
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| foxy |
| IM IN i suppose after winning the uefa cup big things will be expected of me |
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| Funk Butter |
| I'M IN! I'll take England. (whoops) |
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| Stigma |
Finbar
A few hints
Merxe Gimeno
The Spanish passion for playing is deliciously contagious..
15) Spain
Group D
TBA (Greece)
TBA (Russia)
Finbar (Spain)
TBA (Sweden) |
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| Stigma |
foxy
A few hints
Alena Seredova
A fairytale land rushing headlong to modernity..
1) Czech Republic
Group A
foxy (Czech Republic)
TBA (Portugal)
monkoid (Switzerland)
Stigma (Turkey) |
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| Stigma |
Gooders
A few hints
Mirjam Weichelsbraun
From jewel-box palaces and Mozart melodies to cosmic spas and Alpine highs..
5) Austria
Group B
Gooders (Austria)
TBA (Croatia)
TBA (Germany)
TBA (Poland) |
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| Stigma |
Funk Butter
A few hints
Elin Grindemyr
The sophistication of the city and the charm of the village...(village idiot more like)..
16) Sweden
Group D
TBA (Greece)
TBA (Russia)
Finbar (Spain)
Funk Butter (Sweden) |
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| Stigma |
Gav The Hamster
A few hints
Natalia Vodianova
Hardship wrapped in history inside splendour...
14) Russia
Group D
TBA (Greece)
Gav The Hamster (Russia)
Finbar (Spain)
Funk Butter (Sweden) |
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| Stigma |
The groups look like this just now..
Group A
foxy (Czech Republic)
TBA (Portugal)
monkoid (Switzerland)
Stigma (Turkey)
Group B
Gooders (Austria)
TBA (Croatia)
TBA (Germany)
TBA (Poland)
Group C
TBA (France)
pauldrulez (Italy)
TBA (Netherlands)
TBA (Romania)
Group D
TBA (Greece)
Gav The Hamster (Russia)
Finbar (Spain)
Funk Butter (Sweden) |
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| Gooders |
| Where's my lederhosen... |
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| Finbar |
quote:
Originally posted by Stigma
Finbar
15) Spain
Aah Espana, el equipo mas parecido a inglaterra, nunca alcanza el nivel que debe, asi me gusta :p |
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| Jim Cannons Moustache |
| Go on then, this'll give me some interest in this tournament! I'M IN |
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| ozeagle |
this should be a facile romp.
count me in.
first victim? |
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| DedBallSpeshlst |
| Can we get RoughNut on board for a showdown? |
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| Stigma |
| Will draw some more teams shortly.. |
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| Stigma |
Bunghole
A few hints..
Yolanthe Van Kasbergen
The ?? manages to be radical, sensible and quaintly staid.
Netherlands
Group C
TBA (France)
pauldrulez (Italy)
Bunghole (Netherlands)
TBA (Romania) |
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| pauldrulez |
| Bunghole can guarantee that there wont be a 5-0 here ;) |
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| Stigma |
StuNick
A few hints..
Laetitia Casta
Beautiful by name, beautiful by nature, la belle ?? is still turning heads..
France
Group C
StuNick (France)
pauldrulez (Italy)
Bunghole (Netherlands)
TBA (Romania) |
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| Stigma |
Jim Cannons Moustache
A few hints..
Claudia Vieira
?? many fascinations come at a sigh-of-relief low price..
Portugal
Group A
foxy (Czech Republic)
Jim Cannons Moustache (Portugal)
monkoid (Switzerland)
Stigma (Turkey) |
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| Stigma |
si1965
A few hints..
Mirjam Weichelsbraun
Story-book charm, cultural clout and a whole lot of gravitas..
Germany
Group B
Gooders (Austria)
TBA (Croatia)
si1965 (Germany)
TBA (Poland) |
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| pauldrulez |
Is it DBS and ozeagle to go?
Who will end up in my group of shame |
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| DedBallSpeshlst |
| I've already drawn Alina Vacariu |
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| pauldrulez |
| oh yeh. wot a moron :D |
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| Stigma |
Ozeagle
A few hints..
Ozeagle
Joanna Krupa
Proud ?? has been crushed flat so many times it's become indestructible..
Poland
Group B
Gooders (Austria)
TBA (Croatia)
si1965 (Germany)
Ozeagle (Poland) |
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| Stigma |
Group A
foxy (Czech Republic)
Jim Cannons Moustache (Portugal)
monkoid (Switzerland)
Stigma (Turkey)
Group B
Gooders (Austria)
TBA (Croatia)
si1965 (Germany)
Ozeagle (Poland)
Group C
StuNick (France)
pauldrulez (Italy)
Bunghole (Netherlands)
DedBallSpeshlst (Romania)
Group D
TBA (Greece)
Gav The Hamster (Russia)
Finbar (Spain)
Funk Butter (Sweden) |
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| Stigma |
| If more than 16 people are interested that we will just have to try and deal with that.. |
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| StuNick |
Can't decide if I am pleased or disappointed at getting the french!!
Reminds me of a certain semi final in the world cup when I had France to beat Spain - now who is Spain in this :rolleyes: :rolleyes: |
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| DedBallSpeshlst |
Stig, don't forget I've got Romania.
Did you know that we have the 9th largest territory and the 7th largest population (with 22 million people) among the European Union member states? Our capital Bucharest is the 6th largest city in the EU with almost 2.2 million people. And football is by far the most popular sport in Romania. |
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| Stigma |
quote:
Originally posted by DedBallSpeshlst
Stig, don't forget I've got Romania.
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Ahh yess..thanks..:) Interesting facts..should make more of themselves then.. |
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| StuNick |
Cheese, wine and garlic is all I have to say to you!!
Oh and one of the best golf courses in the world Les Bordes which I played last week |
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| StuNick |
| That Romanian anthem for 2008 has all of their great moments in footballing history including Phil Neville hacking down Moldovan in Euro 2000 |
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| DedBallSpeshlst |
quote:
Originally posted by Stigma
Ahh yess..thanks..:) Interesting facts..should make more of themselves then..
We will wake up from our deadly sleep into which we've been sunk by barbaric tyrants and win this tournament.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oZrXLcIuyc |
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| StuNick |
| DBS, have you been drinking? |
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| DedBallSpeshlst |
| In Romania we drink Þuicã, a traditional alcoholic beverage usually made from plums. |
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| DedBallSpeshlst |
| According to the 2002/2003 census, 143,167 Romanian farms had plum trees bearing fruit covering a total area of 554 km². According to the same census, about 75% of the crop ends up as ţuică. |
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| pauldrulez |
Interesting fact about Italy.
Cheating bastards in every sport they do. They fix tennis, they fix football what next? Blatantly Euro 2008 so I end up losing :rolleyes: |
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| bunghole |
quote:
Originally posted by Stigma
Bunghole
A few hints..
Yolanthe Van Kasbergen
The ?? manages to be radical, sensible and quaintly staid.
I'm Euro bondage porn. :D :lux: |
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| bunghole |
quote:
Originally posted by DedBallSpeshlst
Stig, don't forget I've got Romania.
Did you know that we have the 9th largest territory and the 7th largest population (with 22 million people) among the European Union member states? Our capital Bucharest is the 6th largest city in the EU with almost 2.2 million people. And football is by far the most popular sport in Romania.
Big deal, you can smoke weed in public in my country. :D |
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| pauldrulez |
You can fix matches in my country. And impress Danny Dyer by throwing a few chairs at opposing fans.
(In case you can guess I dont like Italy much) |
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| Finbar |
quote:
Originally posted by StuNick
Can't decide if I am pleased or disappointed at getting the french!!
Reminds me of a certain semi final in the world cup when I had France to beat Spain - now who is Spain in this :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
I'd love to say that I'm over, I've moved on... but we both know that would be a lie :sob: |
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| Tor |
| Room for one more? :) |
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| Gooders |
quote:
Originally posted by Stigma
If more than 16 people are interested that we will just have to try and deal with that..
Easy. Didn't register early enough so have missed out.
Next. :p |
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| Stigma |
quote:
Originally posted by Tor
Room for one more? :)
Yeah..we've got two countries left..either Croatia or Greece..will draw that now.. |
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| Stigma |
Tor
A few hints..
Katerina Papoutsaki
A deep respect for tradition, a deep love of good times...
Greece
Group D
Tor (Greece)
Gav The Hamster (Russia)
Finbar (Spain)
Funk Butter (Sweden) |
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| Stigma |
| Who wants Croatia then?? |
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| pauldrulez |
Tor got the reigning champions :D
Who wants the England-beaters |
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| Tor |
| Spending most of July travelling the Greek islands, so suits me just fine. :p |
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| ozeagle |
quote:
Originally posted by Stigma
Ozeagle
A few hints..
Ozeagle
Joanna Krupa
Proud ?? has been crushed flat so many times it's become indestructible..
Poland
Group B
Gooders (Austria)
TBA (Croatia)
si1965 (Germany)
Ozeagle (Poland)
group of death for Gooders and whoever gets Croatia.
up against the punting goliaths in oz and si1965.
porked a couple of polish birds in my time, so should be right at home here....
:p |
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| Gooders |
:D
I'm just making up the numbers. I'll be in Omaha for most of the tournament and will get to see next to nothing of it. |
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| GodstoneEagle |
| can i be croatia? |
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| StuNick |
| You can be one of the three teams left, Stig will draw one for you if you want to be in! |
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| StuNick |
| Ignore that last post, if you are in you are Croatia :moo: :rolleyes: :hmph: |
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| monkoid |
quote:
Originally posted by Stigma
Monkoid
A few hints
Michelle Hunziker
Leave the lederhosen at home and get in line with the stylish Swiss...
3) Switzerland
Group A
TBA (Czech Republic)
TBA (Portugal)
monkoid (Switzerland)
Stigma (Turkey)
Cheers mate look forward to doing battle :p
I ••••••• love cuckoo clocks. |
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| monkoid |
quote:
Originally posted by Stigma
Austria-Switzerland 2008
Join now on this thread and you will be assigned a national team (by random). Please also add suggestions for the format if you have any..
Just 20 days to go!
We are for the most parts following the regular BM rules*, but with a few changes:
Format suggestion
First of all group stages. Just like the European Cup, the best 2 from each group goes through to the next round. Only bets on the EC is allowed.
Each contestant gets picked (by random) one of the national teams competing in the European cup 2008. And then they have to do 5 bets related to there team (can bet against them and so on). Shouldn’t be a problem finding bets as there will be 50+ bets possible to do on any one game in the EC.
After the league stage the people with most points go through (top 2). They are then up against a person from another group so
Number of bets:
Group stages (x participants): 07-18.June – 20 bets (15+5) – 24 games to bet on.
2. Stage (16): 19-22.June - 8 bets – 4 games
3. Stage (8): 25-31.July – 5 bets – 3 games (combining the semis and final..because just betting on one game would be a bit difficult to handle. Will mean a 4 man final match).
A little bit depending on number of entries...for the WC ’06 we had 32 contestants! If more than 16 join, then we will just deal with that..no problems:)
Do will still want this in the competiton?:
In addition to the regular bets, one can also do 2 “long-term” bets.
1. Who do you think will win the EC?
2. Top scorer?
These bets will only come into play if you are one of the 4 finalists.
Bets have to be placed before the start of the tournament.
+The regular rules..
Stig,
So i have five bets on switzerland during the group stage? Plus do we each have a bet on every match? |
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| Stigma |
quote:
Originally posted by monkoid
Stig,
So i have five bets on switzerland during the group stage? Plus do we each have a bet on every match?
5 bets on the Swiss games during the group stages yeah..
But the other 15 bets can be placed on whatever one wants.. |
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| Stigma |
In addition to the regular bets, one can also do 2 “long-term” bets.
1. Who do you think will win the EC?
2. Top scorer?
These bets will only come into play if you are one of the 4 finalists.
Bets have to be placed before the start of the tournament.
Please also mention where you got the odds from.. |
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| Stigma |
My bets
1. Who do you think will win the EC?
NETHERLANDS 15 with Centrebet
2. Top scorer?
TORRES, F (Spain) 11 with bet365 |
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| Tor |
Long term bets:
1) Winner: Italy - 8.60 @ Pinnace
2) Top scorer: M. Klose (Germany) - 12 @ StanJames |
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| StuNick |
quote:
Originally posted by Stigma
Group A
Czech Republic
Portugal
Switzerland
Turkey
Group B
Austria
Croatia
Germany
Poland
Group C
France
Italy
Netherlands
Romania
Group D
Greece
Russia
Spain
Sweden
Stig
Can you edit this so we know who is which team for the group stages?
Cheers :p |
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| StuNick |
Long Term Bets
1. Winner - Spain 7.0 with Bluesq
2. Top Goal Scorer - Podolski 26.0 with Bluesq |
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| Funk Butter |
Long Term Bets:
1. Winner - Portugal @ 8.6 at Pinnacle
2. Top Goalscorer - David Villa @ 22.0 at Pinnacle |
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| monkoid |
quote:
Originally posted by Stigma
5 bets on the Swiss games during the group stages yeah..
But the other 15 bets can be placed on whatever one wants..
So i could have 2 bets on the same game that did not have to involve swiss... eg first goal scorer and under 2.5 goals. This would count for two of my 15 group stage bets right? |
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| Stigma |
quote:
Originally posted by €pfc
any teams left?
No not really sorry..if we had a storm of new people wanting to join in then perhaps..but doesn't look likely now.. |
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| Stigma |
quote:
Originally posted by StuNick
Stig
Can you edit this so we know who is which team for the group stages?
Cheers :p
Done..in the first post of this thread..
Looking like this of course..
Group A
foxy (Czech Republic)
Jim Cannons Moustache (Portugal)
monkoid (Switzerland)
Stigma (Turkey)
Group B
Gooders (Austria)
GodstoneEagle (Croatia)
si1965 (Germany)
Ozeagle (Poland)
Group C
StuNick (France)
pauldrulez (Italy)
Bunghole (Netherlands)
DedBallSpeshlst (Romania)
Group D
Tor (Greece)
Gav The Hamster (Russia)
Finbar (Spain)
Funk Butter (Sweden) |
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| Stigma |
quote:
Originally posted by monkoid
So i could have 2 bets on the same game that did not have to involve swiss... eg first goal scorer and under 2.5 goals. This would count for two of my 15 group stage bets right?
Not sure I understand the question. But you could have 20 different bets on the Swiss if you want..but 5 of the 20 bets HAS TO BE on the Swiss matches. Any bet involving the Swiss matches. You can bet against them and so on.. |
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| Funk Butter |
| Just for clarification, all the bets that we do in this competition have to be involving Euro 2008, correct? |
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