Here it is Ladies & Gentlemen

<marquee><b>****Back by Popular Demand****</b></marquee>

The highly-exclusive <b>Chelsea Chat Football Association Premier League Tipping Competition</b>

<i>The Connoisseurs’ Tipping Competition played by the Cognoscenti</i>

Yet again, it will be sponsored by our generous multi-squillionaire benefactor Mr Roman Abramovic.

Regular weekly prizes <i>worth billions!</i>

Plus the Grand Daddy, Grand Final, Season-Ending Championship Prize of......

<i>Absolutely nothing!</i>

<b>Cost: Nix

Prizes: Nishta

BUT

Bragging Right Impact: MEGA</b>

<i> (although I could find my personal self-esteem crushed by your greater "local knowledge" in such critical decisions as "Sheffield United v Reading")</i>

What could be better than having bragging rights over a mate/s? (Don't answer that......)

This is your chance for <i> Peer-Group envy</i>  (And I'm not talking about the type you get standing at the urinals of the Matthew Harding Lower.

<b>Let’s ask “Nelson Mandela”:</b>

<b><i>“For-a 27-a years-a on-a Robben Island-a the-a on-ly thing-a that-a kept-a me going was-a Chelsea Chat FAPL Tipping.”</i></b>

Why, thank you for your <i>totally unsolicited</i> testimonial, “Nelson Mandela”

Yes, Chelsea Chatters, you too can have an <i>active sex life well into your 80s</i> simply by playing Chelsea Chat FAPL Tipping

<b>Centenary-Plus-One Season Changes:</b>

Yes, Tipsters, it’s not just the shirt that has changed this landmark Centenary-Plus-One season (That is  marketing opportunity that only happens once every 101 years!!). This season (<i>to give no-hopers like myself more of a chance</i>), I have retained the scoring method that <i>proved so successful</i> last season.

Previously there was but one miserable point available for every correct result predicted; regardless of what it was. This permitted certain Antipodean tipsters who wouldn’t know the shape of a real football if it hit them in the head (no names – no pack drill. Eh, Coxi?) to muddle through into the top ten simply by selecting home wins.

Yes we all know that about 60% of Premier League games end in home wins, Robert….

So, this season you will get:

<pre><b>1-point</b> for correctly predicting a <b>Home</b> win

<b>2-points</b> for correctly predicting an <b>Away</b> win

<b>3-points</b> for correctly predicting a <b>Draw</b>.</pre>

This will let the cream rise to the top (or at least give “value” punters something to think about)

<pre>                No complicated rules

                                No budgets

                                No transfers

                                No restrictions</pre>

Just call the games as you see them.

Every game is as follows:

<b>Chelsea FC [0] [0] [0] Manchester City FC</b>

So for a Chelsea Win <i> (for True Believers or Conservative home win percentage players) </i> simply click:

<b>Chelsea FC [X] [0] [0] Manchester City FC</b>

The Draw <i> (for wimpish fence-sitters – or bold “value” punters) </i>

<b>Chelsea FC [0] [X] [0] Manchester City FC</b>

Manchester City win <i>(for traditional defeatists who want an easy away win bonus point) </i>

<b>Chelsea FC [0] [0] [X] Manchester City FC</b>

An average of 10 clicks a week

We normally have over 150 Chelsea Chatters participating. You can join at any time – You will enjoy the average score thus far in the contest (which is rather better than I achieve using my profound knowledge of English Football)

<b>NB: And I don’t ever come close to winning – and that is unlikely to change. Unless I manage to flook 10-draws one week</b>

If you want to enter for Round 1 you must register by Friday August 18th

The details you need are:
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Comp Number:       <b> 80867 </b>

Comp Name:         <b>Chelsea Chat</b>

Password to join:  <b>Roman Abramovic</b></pre>

To join:

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1.   Go to http://www.OzTips.com

2.   From the home page, select "I'm new and I want to tip", and setup a user account (if you don't already have one on OzTips.com).

3.   Select "I want to join a Tipping Comp" on the home page, or the "Tipping" tab.

4.   Enter the Comp Number and Password details above.

5.       That's it.  Full instructions on how to tip can be found on the site by clicking on the "Help" tab.</pre>