++ Bonus HBI Shares ++ First Goal Scorer + Correct Score Comp. No 350: English Championship - Bournemouth v WBA - 6 August 2021 - 10000 + 5000 SPS Tokens

in Sports Talk Social3 years ago

An heroic effort from St. Johnstone last night in Turkey as they came away with a 1-1 draw. Yes, they were helped by a sending off but after scoring from the spot, Galatasaray pulled a quick one back and St. Johnstone hung on for dear life. Excellent performance that gives them a chance if they can get anything from the home leg next week.

Anyway, this week marks the start of the English Championship, and for the second season in a row, Leeds won't be there! We start at the home of scum next Saturday lunchtime but today, we'll go with that first Championship game as it's a big one between...

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@nathen007's Prediction

It's a big opening game between Bournemouth who are starting their second season in Championship after being beaten semi-finalists in last season's play-offs and WBA who were relegated after finishing 19th in the Premier League last year.

Both teams now have new managers, so let's take a look at Bournemouth firstl.

Scott Parker quit Fulham to take the reigns at Bournemouth and had has brought in Leeds defender Leif Davis on loan but apart from him, there have been more outs than ins as Parker organises his team for the new season.

Now its not their first game as the League Cup kicked off last week and they put in a superb and polished performance against MK Dons, hammering them 5-0 in a dominant performance which must have pleased Parker and the fans as they are considered one of the favourites for promotion this year.

WBA were poor last season, shipping more goals than a Sunday League side. They appointed Valerien Ismael who quit Barnsley and made a very shrewd move in taking club captain Alex Mowatt with him. Alex is Leeds having come up through the academy and we were sad to see him leave us a few years ago. They will be buoyed by Phillips, Bartley and Furlong extending their contracts as well as adding a little more steel in defence with the addition of Clarke from Brighton.

The elephant in the room is the wantaway star man Pereira who has made no secret of his wish to leave the club. I hope they drop him.

Because they were relegated, they will enter the league cup in the next round so with Bournemouth being a little sharper and match fit, I can see them taking all three points by a close margin.

Prediction: Bournemouth 2 : 1 West Brom - First goal scorer: Brooks

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The Small Print
In the first goal scorer competition, own goals do not count. In the correct score competition, it's the score after 90mins. Extra time and penalties do not count and the pot for each competition will roll over if there is no winner. If more than one person chooses the same first goal scorer or correct score, the prize is shared, and everyone gets a little upvote! It seems I also need to add, one entry per person. Don't forget the new rule that only people with a rep of 50 or above are eligible to enter unless they have been approved. The bonus will be added to any winnings ONLY if Leeds United win and/or Man U lose and all pay-outs will never exceed 50% of post pay-out. Other bonuses are paid out at my discretion.

And the Winners Were...

We had two winners who both got the correct 1-1 score so congratulations to @jfang003 and @harpreetjanda who share the 5500 token pot and take 2750 tokens each.

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@harpreetjanda again! and @kbskl were the random winners of the HBI shares and take home one each

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That's it for today folks. Good luck with the game tonight and have a wonderful weekend :-)

Marching On Together

@nathen007

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Thanks a lot for the double delight.
My prediction :
1-1
And first goal scorer : Arnaut

Bournemouth 1 : 0 West Brom
First goal scorer: Dominic Solanke

This game will be a goalless
No goal in this game.


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Thanks for the sports tokens.

1-1
Brooks to score first

Bournemouth 2 : 1 West Brom
First goal scorer: Arnaut Danjuma


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Bournemouth 1 : 0 West Brom - First goal scorer: Arnaut Danjuma

Bournemouth 0-0 West Brom

Prediction:
Bournemouth 1 : 0 West Brom
First goal scorer: Brooks