Rules of the Game...

As I mentioned in my 1st post (buried below the tome filled with Arsenal malaise), the impetus for starting the blog is to share the story of my quest for gambling alchemy - the penny accumulator.

The rules are simple:

• 1p stake, accumulator bet on all the Premier League matches that matchday round



• Choices are Win or Draw - no score betting or Win/Draw bets. It's like playing the football pools

That's it! If only 8 games are played due to rearrangments then it's an 8 game accumulator, but normally a round of matches will be 10 games. I'll do this for every weekend batch and the midweek round where the majority of clubs are in action.

As an example from yesterday's matches, I went for:

Stoke vs Wigan - STOKE

West Ham vs Sunderland - DRAW

Newcastle vs West Brom - NEWCASTLE

Aston Villa vs Liverpool - VILLA

Everton vs Chelsea - DRAW

Tottenham vs Birmingham - TOTTENHAM

Fulham vs Arsenal - ARSENAL

Bolton vs Man City - CITY

Wolves vs Blackburn - WOLVES

Man Utd vs Blackpool - UTD

Total Odds were 3250/1 and the bookies won. I got 4/10 right - a pitiful performance.

Normally, the odds are around 3000/1 and normally I get nowhere near fulfilling the bet. I know a lot of people also play this game regularly, so hopefully through the comments section, we can have a bit of competition and a laugh at some of the more outlandish predictions.

Finally, I'll be creating a Villains section for the players/officials who ruin my chances. Obviously, if I get 7 matches wrong then it's not an issue, but if there seems to be a standout reason why I fail to become rich through this well-thought-out scheme, then they'll go on the list.

Let's make this nice and interactive - it'll be a bit of a laugh!!!