The Locker Room

8 September 2026 · 8 min read

The French football pyramid: how far down does yours go?

Ligue 1, Ligue 3, R1, D4: how the French pyramid reads in 2026-2027, what this season’s renaming changed, and why the bottom rung differs from one district to the next.

8 September 2026 · 7 min read

Team 2, reserve team: what does the number mean?

Half of all French grassroots teams are reserves, and seven matches out of ten involve one. What the 2, the 3 — or the 51 — after a club’s name really means.

8 September 2026 · 7 min read

Goals per game in French grassroots football, by division

The further down the pyramid, the more they score and the rarer the draw. The goal ladder of French grassroots football, measured division by division.

8 September 2026 · 7 min read

Running a grassroots club: 7 ideas off the pitch

Keeping a club alive between two Sundays: 7 tested ideas, including a free prediction contest on your own division’s real fixtures. No money, no spreadsheet.

July 21, 2026 · 8 min read

Ligue 1 2026-27 predictions: build your league with friends before matchday 1

The World Cup is over and Ligue 1 is back on August 21. Why a season league beats a tournament league, Sniper mode built for 34 matchdays, and the Loto Bobi on multiplex nights.

July 21, 2026 · 8 min read

After the 2026 World Cup: your prediction league doesn’t have to die

The final is over, the group chat has gone quiet. This is exactly when prediction leagues die — or get a second life. Ligue 1, the new-look Champions League, padel and the Loto Bobi: 5 ways to keep going with friends, for free.

July 21, 2026 · 7 min read

Champions League predictions with friends: the new format was made for this

36 clubs, one single table, matches on Tuesday and Wednesday nights: the new-format Champions League is the dream playground for a free prediction league with friends or colleagues — virtual points only.

July 21, 2026 · 7 min read

Padel predictions with friends: the guide to get started

The Premier Padel circuit explained (Majors, P1, P2, Finals + FIP), how to read a pairs match, and why padel odds are computed by Bobibets — not by bookmakers.

June 29, 2026 · 6 min read

Prediction game with friends: launch your free private league

The guide to creating and running your private prediction league with mates — free: one-minute setup, Sniper and All-In modes, and the banter that makes it.

June 29, 2026 · 5 min read

Office prediction game: liven up your workplace without a spreadsheet

Liven up your open space with a prediction game for the 2026-27 season: money-free (so workplace-safe), no clunky spreadsheet, all banter.

June 29, 2026 · 5 min read

Free Loto Foot with friends: the no-card alternative

The thrill of the Loto Foot grid and the accumulator, but free and with mates — no card needed. We explain Loto Bobi, your league’s consensus ticket.

June 29, 2026 · 5 min read

World Cup 2026: our prediction leagues wrap-up (and what’s next)

The 2026 World Cup is over: a look back at prediction leagues with mates, free and money-free — and how to roll into the 2026-27 season.

June 29, 2026 · 7 min read

Mon Petit Prono: review and best free alternatives (2026)

An honest take on Mon Petit Prono plus a tour of the best free alternatives in 2026 — strengths, limits, and the one that adds real odds and a stake.

June 29, 2026 · 6 min read

Cheating on Mon Petit Prono: the truth (and how to really win)

Can you really cheat on Mon Petit Prono? No — but here are the 4 real (legal) tips to win, and why real odds change everything.

June 12, 2026 · 4 min read

Why a 4.50 pick should pay more than a 1.20 pick

Our manifesto for fair scoring. A gutsy call on an underdog is not worth the same as ticking the favourite on autopilot — here’s why, odds included.

June 12, 2026 · 6 min read

Betting without money: the guide to virtual betting with friends

An honest tour of money-free prediction games: what’s out there, how it works, what each option does well — and why we built our own.