- published: 06 Feb 2016
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A football pool, often collectively referred to as "the pools", is a betting pool based on predicting the outcome of top-level association football matches set to take place in the coming week. The pools are typically cheap to enter, with the potential to win huge money. Entries were traditionally entered through the post or via collector agents. Collectors would have a specific area in which they walked door to door collecting entries; traditionally these collectors were paid a set share of every ticket they sold. The traditional and most famous game entered was the ‘Treble Chance’ game, now branded the ‘Classic Pools’ game. Players must pick 8 football games from the weekend’s fixtures which finish as a score draw of 2-2 or higher to win, or win a share of, the £3 million Top Prize . Players can also win large cash prizes in a variety of other ways, based on a points-based scoring system.
Littlewoods, Vernons, and Zetters are the most historically famous Football Pools companies. Littlewoods were the first company to provide The Football Pools, when selling them outside of Manchester United’s ground, Old Trafford, in 1923. Historically famous wins on the football pools are Rodi Woodcock, £2,072,220, in 1991 – the first double millionaire and Michael Elliott, £3,001,511 in 2010 – the highest ever jackpot winner. Littlewoods, Vernons and Zetters were brought together in 2007 by Sportech PLC to operate under the single brand ‘The New Football Pools’ now known as ‘The Football Pools’. They now offer other small stake, high prize games such as Premier 10 and Jackpot 12. The Football Pools companies have also been traditionally charitable, donating over £1.1 billion to sports-related causes.
Young teacher, the subject
Of schoolgirl fantasy
She wants him so badly
Knows what she wants to be
Inside her there's longing
This girl's an open page
Book marking - she's so close now
This girl is half his age
Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me
Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me
Her friends are so jealous
You know how bad girls get
Sometimes it's not so easy
To be the teacher's pet
Temptation, frustration
So bad it makes him cry
Wet bus stop, she's waiting
His car is warm and dry
Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me
Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me
Loose talk in the classroom
To hurt they try and try
Strong words in the staffroom
The accusations fly
It's no use, he sees her
He starts to shake and cough
Just like the old man in
That book by Nabokov
Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me
Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me
Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me
[Back:] (Please don't stand so close to me)
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