Can Championship Manager Really Predict the Future?

selectabet · #1 (**permalink**) 01-04-2008, 12:36

Two thirteen year old kids may have stumbled across the Holy Grail of football betting.

Zhang Ding and Bradley Kidd have taken their computer skills to new levels by manipulating the world-renowned computer game Championship Manager and have created a ‘tool’ so powerful that it can predict the outcome of football games with an accuracy of 98.1%.

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Cityfan1893 · #2 (**permalink**) 01-04-2008, 12:41

You do realise what date it is dont you?

selectabet · #3 (**permalink**) 01-04-2008, 12:44

Bah humbug Cityfan. I was hoping to catch a few people out!

Cityfan1893 · #4 (**permalink**) 01-04-2008, 15:24

Ah sorry

I thought you were believing it, never realised you were the one behind it! :p

If it makes you feel any better, i was almost finished reading the story before i realised :p

selectabet · #5 (**permalink**) 01-04-2008, 15:28

No worries mate.

Just a bit of a laugh

selectabet · #6 (**permalink**) 01-04-2008, 16:30

Judging by the comments here some people have fallen for it!

selectabet · #7 (**permalink**) 01-04-2008, 16:33

PS, please don't leave any comments on the blog saying you know its an April Fool. Let see how many suckers fall for it!

shall · #8 (**permalink**) 04-04-2008, 22:03

Their Mathematics teacher, Prof. Sally Idao has run some analysis on the results they’ve achieved in the past three months

Rearrange those letters...