Premier League

Derby 19
Zinman 17
Blue B 17
B.B.B. 16
Lady J 15
Minizin 15
Dingle 13
Stairs 11

Another decent week in the PL and for the second week in a row everyone got into double figures!!  It was also the second week in a row that everyone scored positive points on the Bonus, a ball that has plagued most players this season.  Worryingly for some though its also the second week in a row that Derby, Zinman and BlueBaggie are the top three and Minizin, Stairs and Dingle in the bottom 3!! 

Derby again tops the weekly table with 19 points, he scored on 7 games, had two correct scores but missed on the Gamball.  Our League leader Zinman and 2nd place Blue Baggie come in joint 2nd with 17 points each.  Both got there in similar ways scoring on 6 games with 2 CSs each.

BBB is 4th with 16 points, he was the only one to benefit from Brum's late equalizer on the Gamball with a 5 point swing in his favor against everyone else!!  Minizin and Lady Jane are joint 5th with 15 points both getting there with 1 CS.  Dingle is 7th with 13 poiints despite getting 2 CSs and Stairs is in last with 11 points, he was the only player not to register a correct score this week but at least with only an 8 point spread between first and last it won't cuase too much damage to the table.

278 Zinman
257 Blue Baggie
224 Derby
222 Minizin
214 BBB
199 Stairs
186 Dingle
165 Lady Jane

With such tight scoring there is only one positional change this week.  Zinman maintains his 21 point lead over Blue but Derby is now in 3rd place having passed Minizin.  The problem for Derby though is the massive 54 point gap between him and Zin, and the top two are starting to run away with it at the moment.  BBB becomes the 5th player over the 200 mark with Stairs likely to follow him next week.  The bottom two moved a bit closer to those above them giving them some hope of avoiding relegation.

Cheers
SCO


Championship

Twerton      22
AAA            17
SCO          16
BaggieOne  15
Themaclad    6
Snooty        2
Sanjay        0

Lots of late goals this weekend made for some very late and significant swings in the scores - Blues equalizer saved 5 points for SCO and Themaclad, with Man City's late winner giving a 6 point swing to SCo and BaggieOne. Overall it was a mixed week for the Championship and not a good one for Sanjay to miss his submission!

Twerton heads the table with his best score of the season - 22 points from 6 correct predictions, 3 of them correct scores, and a full set of balls. AAA scored on 7 games but only secured 1 correct score and missed out on the gamball - good enough to give him 2nd place and a 4th consecutive week of double figure scores. SCO will be relieved at those late goals which gave him 10 points that he wasn't expecting at 90 minutes and 3rd place. although he got 6 correct predictions, his failure to turn any of them into correct scores held him back. BaggieOne is just a point further behind, losing out on the gamball but benefiting from 2 correct scores.

Then a gap, a big gap. Themaclad got the gamball result right but lost points on his bonus while Snooty was the only player to miss on all his balls, paying a price for over optimism regarding Huddersfield! Sanjay was sadly missing but hopefully he'll be back this week.

227 SCO
218 Twerton
199 AAA
190 Snooty
174 BaggieOne
161 Themaclad
129 Sanjay

Twerton is beginning to put a bit of pressure on SCO at the top of the table and becomes the 2nd Championship player to pass 200 points. AAA and Snooty  swop positions in the chase for a play-off spot as the only positional changes this week.

Zin

Hi - just wanted to say sorry about the downtime. A server disc problem explains the period of slow performance before the crash.

Mark has bust a gut to get us back up, but sadly it takes time.

We have been very stable for a very long time and so let's hope this is the last incident for a very long time.

Hi - just wanted to say sorry about the downtime. A server disc problem explains the period of slow performance before the crash.

Mark has bust a gut to get us back up, but sadly it takes time.

We have been very stable for a very long time and so let's hope this is the last incident for a very long time.

Hi - just wanted to say sorry about the downtime. A server disc problem explains the period of slow performance before the crash.

Mark has bust a gut to get us back up, but sadly it takes time.

We have been very stable for a very long time and so let's hope this is the last incident for a very long time.

Gamball:
Norwich - WBA

Others:
Brentford - Nottingham Forest
Swansea - Southampton
Blackburn - Huddersfield
Bristol C - Watford
Plymouth - Cardiff
QPR - Millwall
Sheff Wed - Coventry
Stoke - Birmingham
Notts C - Stockport

Murray out in straight sets, however the best news is, if you are watching the matches on Discovery Plus, the minor matches do not have commentators on and you actually have to watch them. Don't know whether this will catch on but it's how televised sport should be

2 points for correct result
4 points for correct score
2 points for each correct scorer
Correct joker doubles your score   (correct score on a joker would give you 8 points)
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.

The prize for winning the league is one rep point.

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. Similarly with the badger, if your random prediction is affected by this, it'll be half the points.

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.  

End of season Play Offs: The one who finishes top of the league will still be champion, but after the season finishes there will be Play Offs between the top 4, with 1st v 4th and 2nd v 3rd. This will take in stuff like the EFL Play Offs, FA Cup Final, final day of Prima Donna League, European Finals etc. It will be one matchday for the semis and one for the Final. It will be the individual scores for each matchday against the allotted opponent, with some kind of tie breaker for a drawn match.

The prize for winning will be enormous. Another rep point.

1. jjamez = 62 pts
   
2. St Charles Owl = 58 pts
   
3. ritchiebaby = 56 pts
   
4. Lord Snooty = 54 pts
   
5. themaclad = 46 pts
   
6. Baggiebob(BBB) = 44 pts
   

Saturday 20th January:
Blackburn v Town
Town scorers:
Blackburn scorers:

Swansea City v Southampton (12:30)
Norwich City v West Bromwich Albion
Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry City
Stoke City v Birmingham City

Sunday 21st January:
Leeds United v Preston North End (12:00)

Bonus matches:
Premier League:
Saturday:
Brentford v Nottingham Forest (17:30)

Sunday:
AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool (16:30)

Monday:
Brighton & Hove Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers

EFL Cup semi finals 2nd leg:
Tuesday:
Chelsea v Middlesbrough (agg 0-1)

Scottish Premiership:
Wednesday:
Hibernian v Rangers


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1. theo_luddite = 60 pts
   
2. Devongone = 52 pts
   
3. SHEP_HTAFC = 50 pts
   
4. neonfoxinthebox = 48 pts
   
5. Amelia Chaffinch = 26 pts
   
6. WakeyTerrier = 18 pts
   

Friday 19th January:
Sunderland v Hull City

Saturday 20th January:
Blackburn v Town
Town scorers:
Blackburn scorers:

Bristol City v Watford
Middlesbrough v Rotherham United
Plymouth Argyle v Cardiff City
Queens Park Rangers v Millwall

Monday 22nd January:
Leicester City v Ipswich Town

Bonus matches:
Premier League:
Saturday:
Arsenal v Crystal Palace (12:30)

Sunday:
Sheffield United v West Ham United (14:00)

National League:
Saturday:
Barnet v Chesterfield (17:30)

EFL Cup semi finals 2nd leg:
Wednesday:
Fulham v Liverpool (agg 1-2)


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Bolton Wanderers supporter Iain Purslow has died after suffering a suspected cardiac arrest during their home game against Cheltenham Town on Saturday.

The 71-year-old was given CPR by medical staff and paramedics at the ground before passing away in hospital.

Bolton described him as a "lifelong fan", who had been watching the match alongside his son Stuart.

The League One game was halted on 29 minutes because of the emergency and abandoned shortly after 16:00 GMT.

"The thoughts of everyone connected to Bolton Wanderers are with Iain's family and loved ones at this incredibly sad time," Bolton said.

"Iain will be remembered at Wanderers' FA Cup third-round replay at home to Luton Town on Tuesday night."

Wanderers thanked supporters and medical staff for providing assistance and the "cooperation and understanding" of both sets of fans, while the club said they will offer support to anyone impacted by the incident.

Cheltenham, meanwhile, said: "The thoughts of everyone at the club are with Iain's family, loved ones and the Bolton Wanderers community at this deeply sad time."

Chesterfield 2-1 Altrincham
Halifax 1-1 Solihull Moors
Oldham 2-0 Boreham Wood
Southend 3-1 Wealdstone
Woking 0-1 Gateshead
York 2-0 Dorking


League Table After Matchday 29

Spireitematt - 605
SaltergateBorn - 594
Amelia - 513
St Charles - 484
Dancing - 474
Lord Snoots - 464
Devon - 379