Re: ⚽ Sportsbet.io ⚽ FIFA Club World Cup ⚽ Discussion thread
Nobody could have expected this! 
I'm also participating, count me in. Definitely in Superbru and I'll think about fantasy - I only feel pain from this type of pools, but it seems like a regular participant in almost all pools, I should take part in this one too. I think a contribution of 1 mbtc will be relevant.
As for the competition itself, at the group stage it will be pure clown show, it even hurts me to think about the possible results.
I'm also participating, count me in. Definitely in Superbru and I'll think about fantasy - I only feel pain from this type of pools, but it seems like a regular participant in almost all pools, I should take part in this one too. I think a contribution of 1 mbtc will be relevant.
As for the competition itself, at the group stage it will be pure clown show, it even hurts me to think about the possible results.
Heh heh. Underdogs in fantasy is very bad too, but this tournament is what I would say has a lot of X factor players from Concacaf and AFC especially. Then again, the big European stars should probably have an "easier" time against opponents who don't know them? I do hope people join both pools though, Superbru is the no-brainer that everyone likes but Fantasy... is a different beast I think people just don't feel like approaching. It's definitely a time-sinker but as frka says, it's not like we have any other club football to distract us.
Have to say, I'm also really cynical about this competition. Like you say, the group stage is laughable. Top seeded teams are worth many times the rest of the group combined, so I really find it hard to take it seriously. Then again, last week a United team featuring Fernandes and Maguire lost to an "all-ASEAN stars" B team full of bottom-pile FIFA ranked national players...
Fantasy eats up time yes, although you can take the easy route of favorites (which is what I will do haha) and make picks based on your own feeling of who will win the tournament. It's good that the group system is done in the old format - only two teams advance to the next round, without any "best third places" and the like. The playoff stage will be similar to a normal tournament.
I can assume that the Fantasy winner will be the one who guesses the results that are expected in the group stage, like 7-0 or 8-0, and those players who will make hat-tricks.