Prediction League Brian's Predictions League Table.

As you can see, my fortunes are identically matched with WFC's ! Therefore, it should be arranged or me to win a few rounds. Sadly, my eternal optimism means that currently I am guaranteed to lose points by always picking WFC to win. I just need to get one right and we are on a roll.

 

Thanks Cologne and thanks for not embarrassing me by pointing out that my high score was mainly due to predicting the Watford score correctly.

 

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Once again no changes in the top placings though Matej has closed the gap a bit on the top two. The highest score of the round was by Andy with 144 - this was due to a unique score and joker on the Newcastle match. At last the Horns have a 3 pointer and with Burnley and Southampton coming up things could be looking a bit brighter soon. We now have a break because of the international weekend next week.​

Position....Prev......Name......Round......Total
1....1......oldfrenchhorn......62......938
2....2......Scullion......64......913
3....3......Matej Vydra 23......94......902
4....4......Mark Lawrenson......68......871
5....5......brian_66_usa......64......846
6....7......Seb Prödl64......94......827
7....8......Colognehornet......88......798
8....9......Markthehorn......85......788
9....6......Yorkshirehornet......40......782
10.12.....Chris 13......90......737
11.11.....Hornet-Fez......53......731
12.13.....theghost......81......715
13.15.....Charlie Livesey......92......702
14.10.....NZHorn......19......701
15.14.....Paul......83......698
16.19.....Andytoprankin......144......678
17.16.....Akureyrar......50......659
18.17.....Hackneyhornet......32......622
19.18.....Zen guerilla......24......589
20.20.....JT Bodbo......59......577

 

Thanks cologne. Will you find something to do next Sunday evening?

 

Using the football free weekend for a visit to part of my wife's family in Berlin Frenchie.

 

I am slowly putting the squeeze on you Frenchie!

 

I have no expectations above continuing to plod along Scully.

 

And I’m putting the squeeze on you, Scullion. Also slowly. But come 2023, you’re in ter-ouble, my friend.

 

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All change at the top again as Matej moves back into poll position at the expense of Frenchie and Scully. The following 3 places (4-6) also change as a result of a slump by our BBC expert - though he still has Villa v Newcastle in hand. Highest scores of the round were by Bodbo with 115 and NZHorn with 95. Elsewhere, very moderate scoring by most of us. Andy is continuing his run but still has a bit to go to overhaul Seb and Matej.​

Position......Prev....Name......Round......Total
1......3....Matej Vydra 23......83......985
2......1....oldfrenchhorn......40......978
3......2....Scullion......54......967
4......4....Mark Lawrenson......43......914
5......5....brian_66_usa......51......897
6......6....Seb Prödl64......68......895
7......8....Markthehorn......59......847
8......7....Colognehornet......43......841
9......9....Yorkshirehornet......45......827
10...14...NZHorn......95......796
11...10...Chris 13......48......785
12...15...Paul......78......776
13...13...Charlie Livesey......70......772
14...11...Hornet-Fez......34......765
15=.16..Andytoprankin......80......758
15=.12..theghost......43......758
17...17..Akureyrar......48......707
18...18..Hackneyhornet......84......706
19...20..JT Bodbo......115......692
20...19..Zen guerilla......31......620

The table has now been adjusted to include 25 points for Lawro following the Villa v Newcastle game tonight.

 

Good to see Matej’s method of studying form, home and away, current injury statuses, club trajectory etc., is paying off. Last year Seb and I were ahead of him using our last minute guess technique!

 

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A very difficult weeks tipping for us with Chelsea and Man. City dropping points and Liverpool and Leicester both winning by their skin of their collective teeth. Many of us were scratching around for points and it was open for someone to make hay - unfortunately it was our guest from the BBC who did this. We tend to tip optimistically on the Hornets and so the chance is there that someone can tip on a hornets defeat and get the unique score bonus as a result - although the scoreline of 2-1 for this fixture was hardly outside the normal range of possible results, Lawro was the only one to actually get it. This may be the fault of the scoring system that so many points are possible from the one match (90 in this case) - you need 4 perfect scores elsewhere to actually better this, but I cannot change the scoring system in midstream. Needless to say Lawro is being used as the hare in this and cannot actually win the WPL - the winner will be the highest normal poster. Second highest scorer was Paul, our guest Gunner, courtesy of a joker in the Norwich v Arsenal match. For the rest of us it was very much of a non event - Chris being the highest scoring Hornet, but moving down a place as a result !

Position......Prev....Name......Round......Total
1......4....Mark Lawrenson......118......1,032
2......2....oldfrenchhorn......28......1,006
3=....1....Matej Vydra 23......19......1,004
3=....3....Scullion......37......1,004
5......5....brian_66_usa......19......916
6......6....Seb Prödl64......16......911
7......7....Markthehorn......44......891
8.....12...Paul......105......881
9......8....Colognehornet......19......860
10....9....Yorkshirehornet......28......855
11...10...NZHorn......56......852
12...11...Chris 13......66......851
13...13...Charlie Livesey......31......803
14=.14...Hornet-Fez......34......799
14=.15...theghost......41......799
16...15...Andytoprankin......25......783
17...19...JT Bodbo......73......765
18...18...Hackneyhornet......53......759
19...17...Akureyrar......16......723
20...20...Zen guerilla......59......679

 

Thanks as usual Cologne for doing the table. I enjoy Sunday evenings studying how bad my predictions had been this weekend. Spending the first 4 or 5 weeks at the bottom supporting the rest of the predictors I’m pleased to reach the dizzy heights of 13th and have now treaded water for 3 weeks, here’s to us valiant predictors looking for mediocrity.

 

Excuse me, but I think I am a hornet, and I think that 73 is greater than 66. Of course you may be relying on VAR to derive the scores.

 

You are indeed a Hornet Bodbo - sorry, I'm so concentrated on getting the scores right and doing up the table, that sometimes the text is an afterthought.

 

I am truly grateful to you for the work you do. I am not prickly, (I hope) but so infrequently do I do well that I like to make the most of the occasions - handicapped as I am by always thinking the hornets will win ! Anyway, I think we are simply biding our time before storming up the table.
COYH - and thanks again

 

Squeaky bum time OFH

 

Let me assure you that after a few pints there can be some noise, but nothing that one might call a squeak.

 

Why do farts smell?
So the deaf can appreciate them! Ahem...

 

Coat.

 

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Another week goes by and our expert from the BBC is still in the lead, but Matej has closed the gap to just 7 points. Some high scores around this week, though I managed to buck this trend . Highest scorer of the round was NZHorn with 158 - due to being the only one to tip the Watford score correctly. Second highest was Paul (our Gunner) who did what Gunners generally don't do and tipped the Spuds to win 5-0 and placed his joker on it ! This moves Paul and NZ up into 5th and 6th. Chris was the third highest of the week with 101. Very close between the first 4 places. ​

Position......Prev....Name......Round......Total
1......1....Mark Lawrenson......61......1,093
2......3....Matej Vydra 23......82......1,086
3......2....oldfrenchhorn......68......1,074
4......3....Scullion......66......1,070
5......8....Paul......136......1,017
6.....11...NZHorn......158......1,010
7......6....Seb Prödl64......53......964
8......7....Markthehorn......62......953
9......5....brian_66_usa......46......962
10...12...Chris 13......101......952
11...10...Yorkshirehornet......76......931
12....9....Colognehornet......26......886
13...13...Charlie Livesey......73......876
14...14...theghost......43......842
15...16...Andytoprankin......58......841
16...18...Hackneyhornet......73......832
17...14...Hornet-Fez......28......827
18...17...JT Bodbo......47......812
19...19...Akureyrar......81......804
20...20...Zen guerilla......58......737