A fantasy game that pays attention to price.
We think the most interesting question in football is not who is good, but who is better than the market thinks. Pitchside XI is built around that question.
Fantasy football taught millions of people to think like managers: budgets, fixtures, form, formations. Prediction markets taught a different group to think in probabilities and prices. Crypto taught a third group that ownership and records can be open and portable.
Pitchside XI sits where those three worlds overlap. It keeps the parts of fantasy football that work, adds a live market for player valuations, and rewards managers who find value before everybody else. The Web3 layer is optional and arrives only where it earns its place.
We are building in the open, in phases, and we are careful about claims. The numbers you see on this site are illustrative until the beta is live.
Four principles we will be held to.
Football first
If the game is not fun without a wallet or a market, it is not finished.
Explainable prices
Every valuation shows its inputs. Managers should be able to disagree with the model on the record.
No invented traction
No fake users, volumes, investors or partners. Status and backing come from configuration, not copy.
Phased, not dated
We publish milestones and their status. We do not publish launch dates we cannot keep.
The people building it.
The founding team will be introduced closer to the closed beta. We do not list advisors, investors or supporters without their written approval.
Verified backing only.
We publish organisational backing only when the relationship is documented and the organisation has authorised the use of its name. Personal support from people who work at a company is described as exactly that.
Built in phases. No invented dates.
Each phase ships when it is ready. Status is updated from project configuration only.
- Phase 01
Foundation
Product design, mechanics, interface prototyping and integration research.
In progress - Phase 02
Private Testing
Internal testing of valuations, scoring and squad management.
Upcoming - Phase 03
Closed Beta
Limited community access, gameplay testing and feedback.
Upcoming - Phase 04
Public Launch
Public fantasy competitions and full platform access.
Upcoming - Phase 05
The Next Chapter
Expanded competitions, deeper market intelligence and potential Web3 functionality.
Upcoming
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