Bru refresh & Prediction League

[SST]

Hi all,

I am putting the finishing touches to a new look Bru site, including a revamped prediction league, which will go live before the first game of the season. The prediction league will have a couple of new features including a holiday mode which uses your own default score if you miss a round of fixtures and the option to apply a banker to one fixture per week to potentially secure double points.

The site itself will be moving away from WordPress, which will give me more flexibility to add features and should improve the user experience. All user accounts and forum posts will be migrated and further details will be availalbe in due course.

You can enter the 2026/27 Prediction League using the button below. As usual entry is £15, split between hosting costs and the prize fund with the remainder towards kit sponsorship for the forthcoming season.

Thank you

[64]

Good call, the adverts are out of control again

[Plymiron]

I Think I’ve been in ‘Holiday Mode’ for the last 10 years!!

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Sanfran49

[Sanfran49]

Already in it and looking forward to it.

As usual despite any Butler tactics masterclass I will never predict a league defeat – I know ‘a fool and his predictions soon thwarted’ .

Hope we can get a few more this season. Remember it is not just the predicting it actually supports the financial cost for Matt.

[MK Iron]

Senior moment SST. I seem to vaguely recall entering the World Cup league included this season.

Am I correct or do I need to join?

[MosbyCumner]

Me too

[SST]

Yes, if you paid before the World Cup you are already in!

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MK Iron

[Cagz]

Hiya! Couple of questions – do I get a prize for winning the World Cup prediction competition, and also, given that I paid £15 before the World Cup started, how do I get entered into the new season prediction league? It doesn’t seem to give me the option to. Thanks

[SST]

Yes, you won either £20 or Joey Dawson’s home shirt. I will email you to arrange your prize. You are also entered automatically into the new prediction league. The first round of matches will be visible next week.

[Sanfran49]

By the way CAGZ – congratulations on your win.

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MK Iron

[Northumbiron]

Sanfran49 wrote:

By the way CAGZ – congratulations on your win.

Is cagz Infantino in disguise?

[MK Iron]

Seems to have a bit of an understanding about football so probably not Gianni NI.

On that basis we can probably exclude Fansy and WG from all suspicion.

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Northumbiron

[Sanfran49]

Off we go, 1st set of wild guesses in.

Hope we see some of the originals back and a few new ones hopefully.

Help support your INDEPENDENT Forum.

[Iron-awe]

SST wrote:

Hi all,

I am putting the finishing touches to a new look Bru site, including a revamped prediction league, which will go live before the first game of the season. The prediction league will have a couple of new features including a holiday mode which uses your own default score if you miss a round of fixtures and the option to apply a banker to one fixture per week to potentially secure double points.

The site itself will be moving away from WordPress, which will give me more flexibility to add features and should improve the user experience. All user accounts and forum posts will be migrated and further details will be availalbe in due course.

You can enter the 2026/27 Prediction League using the button below. As usual entry is £15, split between hosting costs and the prize fund with the remainder towards kit sponsorship for the forthcoming season.

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Thank you

The new t&c’s page kept booting me back to the original page, gave up in the end but could not get on the site till about an hour later when I downloaded bru again from the web, seemed to work ok then and it allowed me to accept the new terms. I’m guessing I wasn’t the only one.

[Sanfran49]

To all – if you haven’t joined the Prediction League for 2026 / 2027.

Please join because it helps fund YOUR FORUM, it keeps it independent but the biggest thing it helps MATT,

YOUR site needs you.

[Awaywego]

Never entered the prediction league but I normally pay hosting costs, no facility this year, Matt could you let me know how much and how to donate please.

[BarnardFoxtonBarker..]

Matt I tried to enter prediction league last night could you let me know if it went through because I’m not sure if it did. I will try again if it didn’t.

[SST]

BarnardFoxtonBarker.. wrote:

Matt I tried to enter prediction league last night could you let me know if it went through because I’m not sure if it did. I will try again if it didn’t.

All good!

[SST]

Awaywego wrote:

Never entered the prediction league but I normally pay hosting costs, no facility this year, Matt could you let me know how much and how to donate please.

I will drop you an email, thank you

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Awaywego

[BarnardFoxtonBarker..]

Cheers Matt thanks for the update.

[Sanfran49]

This is it. Here we go locking Prediction Horns.

Best wishes to everyone, sorry we could not get more, would have helped Matt a lot to maintain OUR Forums independence but
that is life.

[Sanfran49]

Get ready for a shock everyone after the 1st week !

Someone sets the pace – trust me.

[Oppidum]

You get 6 for getting the result right if one team wins. Why only 4 if you correctly predict a draw?

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[Northumbiron]

Do I take it that we’re doing scores after 90 minutes for the Mickey Mouse Cup?

[Deereyme66]

Say what?! Hadn’t even thought I’d need to predict that shite. Thanks for the heads up.

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