Charity finishing positions competition, Win Gin wi' Vin

It's that time again. Transfer window's about to shut, the evenings are drawing in, winter's around the corner...

So, all you need to do now to fill the long winter nights is to predict finishing positions to win a bottle of gin. Simple. How hard can that be?

I'll commit to keeping track and publishing the results provided entries are made exactly as suggested below.

What you need to do is to take the list below, cut it and paste it into a post, then after the comma, put in the finishing position you expect. So if you expect Brighton to win with Bournemouth second and Arsenal ninth, your first three in the list would be:

Arsenal,9
Bournemouth,2
Brighton,1
....

Please leave the teams in the order they are in the list. You need to have a finishing position for all teams, all unique (so no equal 16ths or whatever). Sorry if this sounds a bit prescriptive; it's so I can keep track without manually having to go through all the entries.

Scoring: For every place your estimate is away from actual finishing position, you score a point. The winner will be the person with the fewest points.

In the event of a tie at that point, I’ll look just at the score for the top half of the table. If there’s still a tie I’ll work back through the top nine, then eight, etc, until someone wins or I get bored and send two bottles out. Final table will be the one on the BBC website.


Arsenal,
Bournemouth,
Brighton,
Burnley,
Cardiff,
Chelsea,
Crystal Palace,
Everton,
Fulham,
Huddersfield,
Leicester,
Liverpool,
Manchester City,
Manchester United,
Newcastle,
Southampton,
Tottenham Hotspur,
Watford,
West Ham,
Wolves,

To make it interesting and to encourage effort, I'm donating a bottle of Cork Dry Gin (possibly the finest gin ever to be caressed into life) for the winner. I'll post it within the UK as necessary.

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The entry fee? If you enter, please drop a (minimum) three quid into the charity box of your choice the next time you're out shopping. I trust you but it would be nice to know who got it.

Entries by 8pm on Friday 31st August, please. Entry now and later edits before that date (if results aren't going your way) are within the rules...

Vin

 

Nice to have Vin back with the Gin

 

I've never recovered from coming 2nd on some kind of tie break.....I could practically smell the gin.

 

Who's going to be first to post the wrong order this year

 

No 3 points for every place your Saints estimate is away from the actual finishing position this year then Vin...??

I guess that's because we'll all be a bit more realistic with our prediction after last season...!!

 

Arsenal,5
Bournemouth,10
Brighton,17
Burnley,9
Cardiff,20
Chelsea,4
Crystal Palace,13
Everton,7
Fulham,16
Huddersfield,19
Leicester,8
Liverpool,2
Manchester City,1
Manchester United,3
Newcastle,15
Southampton,12
Tottenham Hotspur,6
Watford,18
West Ham,11
Wolves,14

 

So, when I win I'll have to pay the shipping to Serbia!

 

Arsenal,6
Bournemouth,17
Brighton,10
Burnley,15
Cardiff,19
Chelsea,5
Crystal Palace,12
Everton,8
Fulham,13
Huddersfield,20
Leicester,11
Liverpool,2
Manchester City,1
Manchester United,4
Newcastle,9
Southampton,14
Tottenham Hotspur,3
Watford,18
West Ham,16
Wolves,7

 

I felt it just dominated the results a bit too much so I removed it.

Vin

 

Arsenal, 3
Bournemouth, 15
Brighton, 16
Burnley, 13
Cardiff, 20
Chelsea, 6
Crystal Palace, 9
Everton, 7
Fulham, 18
Huddersfield, 19
Leicester, 8
Liverpool, 2
Manchester City, 1
Manchester United, 4
Newcastle, 12
Southampton, 14
Tottenham Hotspur, 5
Watford, 17
West Ham, 10
Wolves, 11

 

Arsenal, 6
Bournemouth, 15
Brighton, 14
Burnley, 16
Cardiff, 20
Chelsea, 4
Crystal Palace, 9
Everton, 7
Fulham, 17
Huddersfield, 19
Leicester, 13
Liverpool, 3
Manchester City, 1
Manchester United, 5
Newcastle, 11
Southampton, 12
Tottenham Hotspur, 2
Watford, 18
West Ham, 8
Wolves, 10

 

It's a tough one this season, isn't it? So many sides that could finish anywhere below 6th.

 

Arsenal,4
Bournemouth,14
Brighton,18
Burnley,11
Cardiff,20
Chelsea,5
Crystal Palace,12
Everton,7
Fulham,16
Huddersfield,19
Leicester,8
Liverpool,2
Manchester City,1
Manchester United,3
Newcastle,17
Southampton,13
Tottenham Hotspur,6
Watford,15
West Ham,9
Wolves,10

 

Arsenal,5
Bournemouth,12
Brighton,15
Burnley,11
Cardiff,19
Chelsea,4
Crystal Palace,14
Everton,7
Fulham,17
Huddersfield,18
Leicester,8
Liverpool,2
Manchester City,1
Manchester United,6
Newcastle,16
Southampton,10
Tottenham Hotspur,3
Watford,13
West Ham,9
Wolves,20

 

Arsenal,6
Bournemouth,9
Brighton,11
Burnley,12
Cardiff,20
Chelsea,4
Crystal Palace,13
Everton,8
Fulham,16
Huddersfield,17
Leicester,7
Liverpool,2
Manchester City,1
Manchester United,5
Newcastle,19
Southampton,15
Tottenham Hotspur,3
Watford,18
West Ham,10
Wolves,14

Edit: forgot to mention that I donated to the IWK, the local (and world-class) children's hospital where my friend and her two premature newborns are currently located.

 

I’m pleased to see nobody feels they can put Liverpool as no.1

 

Arsenal,6
Bournemouth,17
Brighton,12
Burnley,18
Cardiff,20
Chelsea,4
Crystal Palace,11
Everton,8
Fulham,14
Huddersfield,19
Leicester,9
Liverpool,3
Manchester City,1
Manchester United,2
Newcastle,15
Southampton,16
Tottenham Hotspur,5
Watford,13
West Ham,10
Wolves,7

 

Arsenal, 6
Bournemouth, 13
Brighton, 18
Burnley, 14
Cardiff, 20
Chelsea, 4
Crystal Palace, 8
Everton, 7
Fulham, 17
Huddersfield, 19
Leicester,10
Liverpool, 2
Manchester City, 1
Manchester United, 5
Newcastle, 12
Southampton, 9
Tottenham Hotspur, 3
Watford, 11
West Ham, 16
Wolves, 15

Cheers Vin!

 

most ridiculous expectations, Wolves! (including me) Definitely relegated

 

Arsenal, 3
Bournemouth, 13
Brighton, 17
Burnley, 10
Cardiff, 20
Chelsea, 6
Crystal Palace, 8
Everton, 7
Fulham, 9
Huddersfield, 19
Leicester, 12
Liverpool, 4
Manchester City, 1
Manchester United, 2
Newcastle, 18
Southampton, 14
Tottenham Hotspur, 5
Watford, 15
West Ham, 11
Wolves, 16