SMILIES/BALLS

 Bonus Ball
 Score Ball, Free to use Ball , play it on a game that you think both teams will score in !
 Gamball,

New Scoring System

Incorrect Result =  0 point
Incorrect Result (Bonus Ball) = -3 * Changed from -2
Incorrect Result (Gamball) = -3
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Score Ball = 1 added Point if both teams score.  !

Correct Result = +2 points
Correct Result (Bonus Ball) = +3
Correct Result (Gamball) = +5  * Changed from +4
Correct Score = + 4 points
Correct Score (Bonus Ball) = +6  
Correct Score (Gamball) = +10   * Changed from +8

As you can see the incorrect scoring has not really changed apart from a wrong Bonus this will be now scored at -3 instead of -2 the reason for this are the gains on the new Gamball scoring you will make (see below) in the hope this encourages you to use it most if not all of the time.

So to the Gamball, the use of the Gamball was tactically not used in some cases last season as the gains we not considered to great compared to the losses, it's for this reason we have decided to change the scoring, The loss will stay the same at -3 but the reward will be a correct result will go up by one from 4 to 5 points and the correct score will go up by 2 from 8 to 10 points !!!
Just a reminder you DO NOT have to play the Gamball if you dont want too, the score will then be marked normal.  


Again the third from bottom of the premiership will play off against the third in the table from the Championship to keep even more excitement going, they will have to predict through all the Playoffs and the winner obviously takes their place in the Premier League the following season  

Beefy, Bomber, Zinman & SCO  


If you do not predict,...........
If in your league everyone scores above zero you will receive Zero points,
However if in your league the person with the lowest score is below Zero (eg -4) you will score -5 and receive your first strike, Remember 3 strikes and you're out.

All scores must be in before MIDDAY SATURDAY,(For The Early Kick Off If Applicable) If the early kick off is missed the rest of your predictions must reach us by 2.45pm or none will be counted.



* NEW & UPDATED 2018/19 PARTICIPANTS,

Premiership
                             
1/ Zinman
2/ ST Charles Owl
3/ Derby                            
4/ Bomber
5/ Sanjay
6/ Beefy                                                      
7/ AAA
8/ BBB 
9/ MattWBA
10/ MacLad                  
                           
Championship

1/ Joker
2/ Stairs
3/ MightyBrom
4/ Baggieone
5/ 4eva
6/ Amelia                          
7/ Twerton
8/ Snoots
9/ Lady Jane

                        
                             
I'm almost 100% sure Myself & the Scorers get the scores added up correctly, From time to time over the season we may get now and again get this wrong, SO IN THE EVENT OF ANY POINTS DISCREPANCIES can i ask all you guys to check your predictions and if you feel they are incorrect in anyway contact me Via PM within a week of the TABLES & SCORES being presented and they will be corrected the following week.
Anything later unless it is a Major error will NOT be corrected. It is as much your responsibility to check your scores as much as it is ours to try and score them correctly.
Beefy  

Saturday 24th August

1/ Norwich V Chelsea
2/ Brighton V Southampton
3/ Sheff Utd V Leicester
4/** Derby V WBA
5/ Huddersfield V Reading
6/ Preston V Sheff Wed
7/ Stoke V Leeds
8/ Plymouth V Walsall

Sunday 25th August

9/ Swansea V Birmingham
10/ Wolves V Burnley

Boreham Wood chairman Danny Hunter says he may reduce his investment in the club after a "laughable" crowd of 407 saw their defeat by Sutton on Saturday.

The National League side have averaged 655 fans over three home games so far.

Taking away season-ticket holders and travelling fans, Hunter said there were only 46 paying adult Boreham Wood supporters at Saturday's match.

"I've got to reassess what more I can do, as the town clearly doesn't want to consciously support its club," he said.

"Saturday's abysmal crowd just makes me feel sad, as so much hard work goes into making this club over achieve every year and we just want a bit more support for those efforts."

'Laughable' attendance

Boreham Wood reached the 2017-18 National League play-off final, but fall well below the average divisional attendance of around 2,300 so far this season.

The Hertfordshire club - promoted four times since 2005-06 - introduced a £99 adult season ticket this summer in a bid to increase crowds, but Hunter said it had not improved matters.

"I suppose if you want an excuse, the lower than normal crowd could be put down to 300 adult and OAP £99 season ticket holders, who took up our offer but never bothered to turn up and support us," Hunter told the club website.

"I'm probably just feeling a bit sorry for myself, but 407 as a gate attendance at our level is laughable."

Hunter says he has put £500,000 into the club since February, with a total spend of £1.2m over the summer to build a new stand and upgrade facilities.

"It might simply be the right time to re-evaluate my own ambitions and consider downsizing my year on year investment here and get rid of a few of the white elephants in the room," he added.

Boreham Wood, who sit 16th in the National League after five games, are away to Bromley on Saturday, 24 August, with their next home game - against Ebbsfleet - on Monday, 26 August.

THE MATCH

TUESDAY 20TH AUGUST 7:45PM KICK OFF

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[b]LAST MATCH



Our first defeat of the season with only ourselves to blame as we couldn't break down the 10 men of Millwall. It was a quiet first half until they scored with there first attempt as Westwood went wandering when he didn't have to and Smith headed home. We then got a helping hand from the ref who sent Wallace off, harsh imo. We went onto dominate the 2nd half but we didn't have our shooting boots on as Millwall defended well and we weren't clinical enough in front of goal. A disappointing way to lose our first game of the season but it is only 3 games.

THE MATCH



Our first midweek game of the season sees us host another of the promoted team as Luton make the trip north. Luton started with a 3-3 draw with Middlesboro but have lost to Cardiff and West Brom since, a tough start by anyone's standard. We played these in Cup last season, drawing 0-0 at Hillsborough before we won 1-0 at Kenilworth Road. Hard to know what there level is as they have played 3 good team so far, but it is a chance for us to get back to winning ways after the weekend defeat.

CURRENT FORM

OWLS               -                    

LUTON              -                 

THE BASTARD IN THE BLACK

DAVID WEBB
Assistants: Jonathan Hunt and Philip Dermott
Fourth Official: Tony Harrington

THE TEAM

Think Bannan will start and Odubajo will probably come in for Iorfa as we are at home. Will Fessi make a re-appearance in the squad?

My starting line-up:
Westwood
Odubajo Lees Borner Reach
Lee Luongo Bannan
Murphy Fletcher Harris

SCORE & SCORER (HOME TEAM SCORE FIRST)

2-1 Reach

ATTENDANCE

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BML STANDINGS

Stateside 2
Southey 2
Owlkev 2

OTHER GAMES OF MILD INTEREST

Birmingham City v Barnsley
Derby County v Bristol City
Hull City v Blackburn Rovers
Middlesbrough v Wigan Athletic
Bolton v Doncaster

HHHHA

THE MUPPETT LEAGUE



KATE BECKINSALE TRIBUTE PIC





One for Washington



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2 points for a correct result
4 points for a correct score
2 points for each correct scorer
Correct joker doubles your score       
Wrong joker result gives you minus 2
Correct Random Badger gives you 2 points

The random badger is used for any random prediction used once in each matchday sequence. For instance, a scorer at a particular match, the number of red cards in the matches or yellow cards or own goals or owt you want really within reason, I do need to be able to check whether it's correct or not. Please don't put stuff like....."Commentator says...."  
The joker   is played for one match in each sequence and if correct you get double points. So if you've predicted 1-0 and it finishes 2-0, you get 4 pts, but if you've predicted 2-0, that's 8 pts. But if you get it wrong, it's minus 2.
Jokers and badgers are optional. You don't have to play one if you don't want.


Cup games:
In the event of a draw, it's half the points if you've predicted a draw when it gets to 90 mins and the full points if it's still a draw after extra time. Half the points will be awarded for correctly predicting the winner of the match if it goes to penalties.

Random score generator: I will be using the random score generator again for those who miss predicting, so we shouldn't get some people too far behind that after missing a couple of weeks they lose all interest, because I know it's not easy getting on here every week.
To be fair to everybody, this is going to be like, say if three people in one week miss their predictions, the first one in the table will be given all 0-0, the second one down the line will get 1-0 and the third will get 0-1 and so on, like if there's four missing the 4th will get 1-1, then 5th 2-1, 6th 1-2. and if there are so many missing, might as well pack in.
And if you miss two weeks on the trot, I'll stop until you come back on again. Not doing it for half a season like I did t'other year.  

Saturday 24th August:
Town v Reading
Town scorers:
Reading scorers:

Derby County v West Bromwich Albion (12:30)
Barnsley v Luton Town
Blackburn Rovers v Cardiff City
Charlton Athletic v Brentford
Fulham v Nottingham Forest
Hull City v Bristol City
Middlesbrough v Millwall
Preston North End v Sheffield Wednesday
Queens Park Rangers v Wigan Athletic
Stoke City v Leeds United

Sunday 25th August:
Swansea City v Birmingham City (12:00)

EFL Cup:
Tuesday 27th August:
Burton Albion v Morecambe
Grimsby Town v Macclesfield Town
Rochdale v Carlisle United
Southend United v Milton Keynes Dons

Did anybody watch that last secs winning goal by City v Spurs that was eventually disallowed by this controversial rule of any hand ball, deliberate or otherwise, that was exposed during the women's World Cup in France??? It was a ridiculous decision and it is gonna ruin footie as a true spectacle and source of entertainment! I suspect that this rule will be "kicked into touch" sooner rather than later as a matter of course!! Referees should be allowed to judge whether the old rule of hand ball applies or not and not this ill thought out garbage!

Not the worst draw TBH but it is a pity that Hibs don't have home advantage. Killie currently seem to be in the same "flat" situation under a different manager. So it will be an interesting confrontation when the quarter-final tie is played sometime at the end of September.

Another home draw for The Hoops and what a good draw that is with Celtic definitely hot favourites to reach another semi-final and remain unbeaten in domestic cup ties for over 3 years!!

I’m concerned at the quality and consistency of Sam Johnstone who certainly isn’t anywhere near the standard of Ben Foster. Yes, he has some decent stops but all too often he lets in a goal that he should have stopped.

At Forest any keeper worth their salt would have saved that near post shot but it squirmed under him and yesterday he should have at least known a cross was coming in and been prepared for a possible header on goal but he stands still like a statue making zero effort to save the goal.

If Bond isn’t good enough yet, I think we should be looking for a new Championship experienced keeper in the January window. Johnstone could be the difference between getting promotion or mid-table finish come next May.

i know it`s nothing to do with West Brom(or is it)
as you may be aware Bury FC could well be kicked out of the league come Friday
Big deal you may say
but to lose a football league club when the greed league is getting richer aint fair
would it be too much to ask for the premier league rich sides to maybe donate some of their riches to keep this club in business
i`m sure they can afford it

doubt it will happen though