tPs is split into 2 seasons. The Autumn League runs from August to December, and the Spring League runs from January to May.

Predicting is done on a weekend basis and involves matches played on Saturday and Sunday only. There will be 10 matches per weekend to bet on. These matches will be made up of Premiership games with additional Football League games if there are less than 10 Premiership fixtures on a weekend. On weekends when Premiership matches are replaced with international fixtures, predictions will be made on international and/or Football League games. On FA Cup weekends, these games will also be used. When cup games are used it is the full time score which counts as the result, any extra time or penalties are ignored.

Each Punter starts the season with 0 points. Late entries are permitted at the discretion of tPs but will start on -50 points. Every weekend each punter can gamble up to a total of 50 points. The gambling works in the same way that standard high-street gambling operates - you put on a stake and lose that stake if you are wrong. If you are right your stake is returned along with your winnings. Points gained or lost are added or subtracted from the original points allocation giving a revised total score upon which the League Table is based. Don't worry - if you go into negative figures you continue playing - think of it like your overdraft!

The betting rules are as follows:

1. For each game, the punter must make 2 predictions. These are: 1. Full time score, and 2. The overall result (ie home win, away win or draw).
2. Each Prediction on every score and result must be between 1 and 10 points. Every score and result MUST be bet upon. Your total across all games in one weekend must be no more than 50 points.
3. The odds for getting the correct score are 5-1.
4. The odds for getting the right overall result are 2-1.

If you predict that Liverpool will win 2-1 at home Vs Everton, then you must also predict a Home win. You can’t predict a result that contradicts your score prediction.

Failure to submit predictions will incur a penalty in the form of -10 points OR 10 points less than the lowest score from that weekend, whichever is the lower.

Any game which is postponed or abandoned will see all stakes returned.

Prediction Cups
Punters will be picked at random into pairs to play off against one another. The punter who out-scores his/her opponent that weekend will progress to the next round, while the loser will be knocked out of the cup. In the event of a draw, the Punter who gets the highest number of correct scores will progress. (The value of those scores is irrelevant, so two correct scores of one point each will beat one correct score with 10 points bet on it). If both punters have the same number of correct scores, the winner will be the one whose score registers higher on the PRAT rating. If there is still no winner, the tie will be replayed. In the event of neither of two competing punters submitting on a cup weekend, both will be illiminated. A Phantom Punter will be added to the following round's draw providing a bye for whoever draws them. Points earned during cup weekends will count as usual towards the League, Punter of the Month and High Score competitions. Where necessary due to uneven numbers, byes and/or three-way round-robin play-offs may be used.