Brian's Predictions League 2025/26 Rules and Postings Thread Well the new season is only 2 weeks away and here we are again for another session of wondering why teams don't do what they are supposed to do. A couple of observations from last season - the joker cannot be played on the Watford fixture but on one of the other 9. There are ten fixtures for each round (anyone tipping more than that and only the first 10 will be counted). The scoring is the same as last year ie. 10 points automatically for remembering to tip a round. 3 points for a home win eg. you tip 2-1 and it is 3-0 (ie. right result but wrong scoreline and score difference) 5 points for an away win eg. 0-2 against 1-2 4 points for a draw eg. 1-1 against 0-0 (plus 5 bonus points for the right goal difference) in all matches 5 points bonus is there for the right goal difference eg. 2-0 against 3-1 Get a scoreline spot on and it earns 25 points. Whatever you score on Watford matches and on the match where you placed your joker is doubled. There is also a bonus of 10 points for a unique scoreline eg. you tip a scoreline exactly and are the only one to do so. So the maximum scoreline possible is 70 on one match. There is also a 50 point bonus for any poster who scores points on all of the 10 matches in any one round (this hasn't happened yet - 9 is the most I can remember) Just a remind that our current champion is Hackneyhornet. Also a note to any newbies coming on here - my name isn't Brian ! This is an honorary title in memory of a valued poster.
Here is our first set of fixtures for Saturday the 9th of August. Some new teams in the mix and some we have lost. Leicester, Southampton and Ipswich we know well. Leeds Utd, Burnley and Sunderland going the other way but this means less travelling. We have also lost Luton , Cardiff and Plymouth and gained Birmingham, Charlton (who we play first) and Wrexham (somewhere in the fog beyond Chester I believe). Saturday 9th of August Charlton Ath v Watford (12.30) 1-2 Coventry v Hull City (12.30) 2-1 Southampton v Wrexham (12.30) 2-0 (J) Middlesbrough v Swansea 2-1 Norwich v Millwall 1-1 Oxford Utd v Portsmouth 1-1 QPR v Preston 2-1 Stoke City v Derby 1-1 West Brom v Blackburn 1-0 Sheff Utd v Bristol City 2-1
Charlton Ath v Watford (12.30) 1-1 Coventry v Hull City (12.30) 2-0 Southampton v Wrexham (12.30) 2-0 Middlesbrough v Swansea 2-0 Norwich v Millwall 1-0 Oxford Utd v Portsmouth 1-1 QPR v Preston 2-1 Stoke City v Derby 2-2 West Brom v Blackburn 1-0 Sheff Utd v Bristol City 3-1
Charlton Ath 1 v 1 Watford Coventry 2 v 1 Hull City Southampton 2 v 0 Wrexham joker Middlesbrough 1 v 1 Swansea Norwich 1 v 0 Millwall Oxford Utd 1 v 1 Portsmouth QPR 1 v 1 Preston Stoke City 2 v 1 Derby West Brom 2 v 1 Blackburn Sheff Utd 1 v 0 Bristol City
Charlton Ath v Watford (12.30) 1-1 Coventry v Hull City (12.30) 1-1 Southampton v Wrexham (12.30) 2-1 Middlesbrough v Swansea 1-0 Norwich v Millwall 1-0 Oxford Utd v Portsmouth 0-1 QPR v Preston 2-1 Stoke City v Derby 1-2 West Brom v Blackburn 1-0 (J) Sheff Utd v Bristol City 2-1
Thank you Cologne for once again taking on the running of the league. Good luck to all. Charlton Ath v Watford (12.30) 1-2 Coventry v Hull City (12.30) 2-0 Southampton v Wrexham (12.30) 1-1 Middlesbrough v Swansea 2-0 Norwich v Millwall 2-1 Oxford Utd v Portsmouth 2-1 QPR v Preston 1-0 Stoke City v Derby 2-0 West Brom v Blackburn 2-0 Sheff Utd v Bristol City 3-0
Hi Cologne, due to illness on my part and work commitments with Simon, we've both made the decision to not participate this year. We hope that circumstances will be different for next season. The group honours a special guy which is a lovely touch. We will wish everyone good luck with the tipping and good health in general. Lets see the Horns get back in the Premiership where they belong! Cheers,Paul.
Many thanks for the info. and sorry to hear of any illness Paul, hope things sort themselves out soon and you are fighting fit again.
Can we have a special award for getting every result wrong. I'd win by a street. I still think anyone who tips WFC to lose, angets it right should have theri WFC points deducted - not added. ( This is because I always predict us to win. Kind of did for me last season after Xmas) Nevertheless, like turning up yet again at The Vic, here we go. Charlton Ath v Watford (12.30) 1-3 Coventry v Hull City (12.30) 2-0 Southampton v Wrexham (12.30) 4-0 Middlesbrough v Swansea 1-1 Norwich v Millwall 2-1 Oxford Utd v Portsmouth 1-0 QPR v Preston 0-0 Stoke City v Derby 0-1 West Brom v Blackburn 2-1 Sheff Utd v Bristol City 2-0
Charlton Ath v Watford (12.30) 1-1 Coventry v Hull City (12.30) 2-0 Southampton v Wrexham (12.30) 3-1 J Middlesbrough v Swansea 0-0 Norwich v Millwall 2-1 Oxford Utd v Portsmouth 1-1 QPR v Preston 1-0 Stoke City v Derby 2-1 West Brom v Blackburn 2-2 Sheff Utd v Bristol City 0-1
Hello all , I am Brian’s Grandson Riley ,I’m going to try and take on scoring for Grandad(dad) and Paul .. can’t promise I’ll remember each week but we will do our best . I also scored my dad’s highest score last season so watch out . Saturday 9th of August Grandads Charlton Ath v Watford (12.30) 2-3 Coventry v Hull City (12.30) 1-1 Southampton v Wrexham (12.30) 0-1 Middlesbrough v Swansea 1-0 Norwich v Millwall 1-1 Oxford Utd v Portsmouth 1-1 QPR v Preston 2-0 J Stoke City v Derby 0-1 West Brom v Blackburn 2-1 Sheff Utd v Bristol City1-0 Paul’s Saturday 9th of August Charlton Ath v Watford (12.30) 1-2 Coventry v Hull City (12.30) 2-0 J Southampton v Wrexham (12.30) 0-1 Middlesbrough v Swansea 1-1 Norwich v Millwall 2-0 Oxford Utd v Portsmouth 1-2 QPR v Preston 2-0 Stoke City v Derby 1-1 West Brom v Blackburn 2-1 Sheff Utd v Bristol City 0-2
Charlton Ath v Watford (12.30) 0-2 Coventry v Hull City (12.30) 3-0 (j) Southampton v Wrexham (12.30) 1-1 Middlesbrough v Swansea 0-0 Norwich v Millwall 2-0 Oxford Utd v Portsmouth 0-0 QPR v Preston 2-1 Stoke City v Derby 1-1 West Brom v Blackburn 2-0 Sheff Utd v Bristol City 3-0
Charlton Ath v Watford 1-1 Coventry v Hull City 2-0 Southampton v Wrexham 3-1 Middlesbrough v Swansea 1-0 Norwich v Millwall 2-1 Oxford Utd v Portsmouth 1-1 QPR v Preston 1-0 Stoke City v Derby 0-0 West Brom v Blackburn 1-0 Sheff Utd v Bristol City 2-0
Charlton Ath v Watford (12.30) 0-2 Coventry v Hull City (12.30) 1-1 Southampton v Wrexham (12.30) 2-1 Middlesbrough v Swansea 1-1 Norwich v Millwall 2-1 Oxford Utd v Portsmouth 1-2 (J) QPR v Preston 1-0 Stoke City v Derby 0-0 West Brom v Blackburn 1-1 Sheff Utd v Bristol City 2-0
