Gamball:
Newcastle - Arsenal

Others:
Fulham - Man Utd
Burnley - Crystal Palace
Everton - Brighton
Birmingham - Ipswich
Huddersfield - Watford
Millwall - Southampton
Plymouth - Middlesbrough
Stoke - Cardiff
Swansea - Sunderland

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. St Charles Owl = 264 pts
   
2. Baggiebob(BBB) = 250 pts
   
3. neonfoxinthebox = 221 pts
   
4. jjamez = 217 pts
   
5. themaclad = 205 pts
   
6. theo_luddite = 204 pts
   

Friday November 3rd:
Leicester City v Leeds United

Saturday November 4th:
Town v Watford
Town scorers:
Watford scorers:

Bristol City v Sheffield Wednesday
Preston North End v Coventry City
Rotherham United v Queens Park Rangers
West Bromwich Albion v Hull City

Bonus matches:
Premier League:
Saturday:
Newcastle United v Arsenal (17:30)

Sunday:
Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa (14:00)

Scottish League Cup semi finals:
Sunday:
Heart of Midlothian v Rangers (15:00)

FA Cup 1st round:
Saturday:
Bradford City v Wycombe Wanderers
Chester v York City
Bromley v Blackpool (17:45)
Mansfield Town v Wrexham (19:45)

Sunday:
Crewe Alexandra v Derby County (14:45)

*** scores for ***
*** scores for ***
*** scores for ***

1. Lord Snooty = 235 pts
   
2. ritchiebaby = 199 pts
   
3. WakeyTerrier = 195 pts
   
4. Devongone = 194 pts
   
5. Amelia Chaffinch = 184 pts
   
6. SHEP_HTAFC = 164 pts
   

Saturday November 4th:
Town v Watford
Town scorers:
Watford scorers:

Birmingham City v Ipswich Town
Millwall v Southampton
Plymouth Argyle v Middlesbrough
Stoke City v Cardiff City
Swansea City v Sunderland

Sunday November 5th:
Norwich City v Blackburn Rovers (12:00)

Bonus matches:
Premier League:
Saturday:
Fulham v Manchester United (12:30)

Scottish League Cup semi finals:
Saturday:
Hibernian v Aberdeen (17:15)

FA Cup 1st round:
Friday:
Sheppey United v Walsall

Saturday:
Doncaster Rovers v Accrington Stanley
Marine v Harrogate Town

Sunday:
Chesterfield v Portsmouth (12:15)
Charlton Athletic v Cray Valley Paper Mills (17:30)

*** scores for ***
*** scores for ***
*** scores for ***

Hibs are offering heavily discounted tickets at £10 for adults as an Halloween Treat, a marketing Trick to be admired. No more scary stuff on the pitch, please, with hopefully the same team/bench as usual. Not that we have many options to do differently until our injury absentees are ready. A win against The Staggies would see us zoom up into 4th equal place in the table (for a day at least, anyway).

Ross County let a 2-goal lead against Motherwell slip away in the last 10 minutes yesterday, showing a late vulnerability. Ex-Hibees Ross Laidlaw and Simon Murray could have a big say in the eventual outcome on Tuesday.

Bristol City have sacked manager Nigel Pearson after two and a half years in charge, with the Robins 15th in the Championship.

The club have lost five of their past seven matches with Saturday's 2-0 defeat by Cardiff Pearson's final game.

The 60-year-old was appointed in February 2021, initially on a short-term deal, and was the second-longest serving manager in the Championship.

His contract was due to expire at the end of this season.

"This was a difficult decision to make as we recognise and appreciate how much Nigel has done for the club over the past two and a half years on and off the pitch," said club chairman Jon Lansdown.

"Nigel is highly respected by the staff and players and has been very supportive of the academy structure and our women's team.

"We all wanted Nigel to achieve our ambition to be promoted but, with our recent results, feel that now is the time to make a change to give the club the best possible chance of success."

Assistant manager Curtis Fleming will take on the role of interim head coach, while a new appointment is made.

Former Leicester and Watford manager Pearson signed a three-year deal until 2024, but after the loss to Coventry last weekend he said that he may be "fighting for his job" with the contract soon to expire.

"My position has not been secure, which irritates me," Pearson told BBC Radio Bristol.

The team finished 14th in the Championship last season and have won five of their 14 league matches during this campaign, with three draws and six defeats.

Pearson is the sixth manager to leave a club in the second tier this season, with Gareth Ainsworth sacked by QPR on Saturday.

First-team coach Jason Euell has also left Bristol City, along with head of medical performance Dave Rennie.

'A big, controversial decision'
Analysis - Richard Hoskin, BBC Radio Bristol sport editor

There's been a lot of 'noise' in recent days about the future of Nigel Pearson, ever since he expressed his "irritation" that the club hadn't opened contract negotiations about a new deal.

In his time at Ashton Gate, Pearson has trimmed the squad and wage bill - losing Antoine Semenyo and Alex Scott to Bournemouth, with the significant transfer fees received for these players not appearing to be reinvested in the squad.

He also gave youngsters like Sam Bell and Tommy Conway opportunities and they're now among key first-team players.

In recent weeks he's been walking with crutches, as he waited for more tests to diagnose a "neurological situation".

Against Cardiff on Saturday, the Robins were hindered by an ever-growing injury list.

It's a big, dare I say controversial decision by the Lansdown family - with a lot of City supporters backing Pearson.

Just in case and because by the time I am up and about tomorrow the games will be about to start!!!

Boreham Wood 0 v 2 Southend United
Dorking Wanderers 1 v 3 Aldershot Town
Ebbsfleet United 1 v 2 Dagenham & Redbridge
Gateshead 2 v 0 AFC Fylde
Hartlepool United 1 v 2 Rochdale
Kidderminster Harriers 1 v 4 Chesterfield
Maidenhead United 0 v 2 Eastleigh
Oldham Athletic 1 v 2 Altrincham
Oxford City 1 v 3 Barnet
Solihull Moors 2 v 1 Wealdstone
Woking 2 v 2 Bromley
York City 1 v 3 FC Halifax Town

Hibs welcome Celtic to Easter Road on Saturday for a game that could feature another chastening defeat for Hibs. I wouldn't presume to forecast the score, but we will be farting against thunder and I can't see our defence keeping out the Celtic strikers.

Still, we won the last game 4-2 in May and, although Celtic might have had their eyes on a bigger game ahead, Hibs were well worth the win. Hibs do have players who can win the game, but Celtic probably have more. A loss wouldn't define our season and a win, or even a draw, could get our confidence up for the visit of Ross County on Tuesday. Let's hope we put in a decent performance.

Leeds United v Huddersfield Town
The Sky Bet Championship
Saturday October 28th - 12:30 ko
at Elland Road

BellEnders

Vs

Dog Botherers

Tickets:
Adults - £47
Disabled Adult - £32
Senior Citizen (Over 65) - £32
Young Adult (19-22) - £32
Juniors (16-18) - £24
Under 16 - £22
Under 11 - £11


Adults - £20
Disabled Adults - £15
Senior Citizen (Over 65) - £15
Young Adult (19-22) - £15
Under 19- £10
Under 11 - £5


Head to Head



Town lead the head to head with 32 wins to United's 29, with 19 draws.

Wednesday night's line up at Smoke-on-Stench:

1 Illan Meslier - French u21 keeper, came from Lorient, not Leyton Orient.
22 Archie Gray - 17 year old midfielder who's dad, grandad and great uncle all played for Leeds. (Can you name them?)
14 Joe Rodon - Spurs paid 11 million for him from Swansea, then sent him out on loan.
21 Pascal Struijk - Centre back, came from Ajax in 2018.
25 Sam Byram - Back at Leeds after spells with West Ham, Notts Forest and Norwich.
29 Wilfried Gnonto - 19 year old Italian international winger, became national team's youngest ever scorer last year.
4 Etahn Ampadu - Played one PL game for Chelsea (against us in 17/18), but also won FA Cup winners medal and Europa League winners medal.
44 Ilia Gruev - Bulgarian midfield international, came from Werder Bremen.
12 Jaidon Anthony - Winger on loan from Bornmuff.
7 Joël Piroe - Paid Swansea 10 million for him, scores a lot.
24 Georginio Rutter - 21 year old French striker, signed from Hoffenheim.

Subs:
2 Luke Ayling - Prick!
6 Liam Cooper - Played for us on loan from Hull in 2011.
8 Glen Kamara - Finland international midfielder.
9 Patrick Bamford - Has played for England. I'm not joking. Look it up, he really did!
10 Crysencio Summerville - Dutch winger from Feyenoord's Academy.
17 Jamie Shackleton - Defensive midfielder from Featherstone.
20 Daniel James - Ex Man Utd, Welsh international winger.
27 Ian Poveda - Winger who was on loan at Blackpool last season.
28 Karl Darlow - Keeper, signed from Newcastle.

Club connections:

The date of this week's match at Elland Road marks 83 years since the death of Fred Walker, the first ever manager of Huddersfield Town, who died in Leeds, aged 62 on this date in 1940. He also played for Leeds City, not technically a club connection, but they did play at the same ground.

He was born in 1878 and so would've been 30 years old when he took to the field as player/manager of our first ever match, in the North-Eastern League, away at South Shields Adelaide. He was from up in that neck of the woods having been born in Longbenton and starting his playing days with Hebburn Argyle as an amateur, combining this with his day job as a brass founder.

After a couple of seasons there, he went over to the west coast and played a couple of seasons, as captain, with Barrow. But then he was signed by Leeds City in 1905 and a had a chance to play in the Football League with the newly elected Peacocks.

He had three seasons down Bellend Road, playing at centre half mainly, but all along the back line at times when needed for cover. Sadly, he missed most of the 1907/08 season with a bad illness and was allowed to leave at the end of the season.

Luckily for him, it was to join what would become the greatest football club in the world. But obviously nobody knew that then and so when the board of directors of the newly formed Huddersfield Town appointed him as manager/secretary, he was unsure how things would progress.

They progressed alright actually. He played in that first ever game, playing 21 times in that first season. He only played twice in the Midland League season (1909/10) before hanging up his boots and concentrating on managing the club and on getting the team elected into the Football League.

He did play in a couple of the FA Cup games and scored his only goal for the club in a 7-0 win against Rothwell White Rose at Leeds Road. In the next round of the Cup, Fred got his career ending injury against the rough house tactics of South Kirkby Colliery. He was deliberately kneed in the head and was carried off unconcsious and spent a week in hospital. The internal injuries meant that he was to pack in on medical advice.

Town did get elected into the FL at the end of the 09/10 season and Fred wasn't offered the job. Or so we thought.......

Following extensive research by the HTFC Heritage Project, we have more details. He was actually still in charge when the new season started and was manager for the first game in the Football League Second Division, an away win against Bradford Park Avenue. He was in charge for the first 14 games of that season, eventually replaced by Dick Pudan, a player he had signed from Leicester Fosse, who was given the manager's job in November 1910. Fred stayed on as assistant, but only for a month when he left the club in December.

There were no details of the rest of his life until this excellent research found that....

In 1911, he became manager of F.C. Nürnberg in Germany. This was discovered after he was briefly mentioned in a book by Ulrich Hesse, Tor! The History of German Football. That brief mention was that his grasp of the German language was minimal. So minimal that he got by by just using two words. "Beer! Good!" (Sounds like a script from Auf Wiedersehen, Pet! )

He managed to get by for a couple of years, returning to Huddersfield in 1913 when he was named as the co-respondent in a divorce case, heard in the Divorce Court. This was a scandal at the time and the affair had started when he was Town manager.  Fred and Edith eventually got married in Newcastle in 1914.

Fred then became the licensee of The Wheatsheaf Inn in Bradford. That was for five years before he took on The Fountain Inn in Morley, in 1922 and then in 1924, he returned to Huddersfield to run The Black Bull in Berry Brow.

They moved to Leeds in 1935 and then sadly Fred died in 1940 at St. James University Hospital, Leeds, of streptococcus meningitis due to oral media. Whatever that means. Answers on a postcard please.

He's buried at Harehills Cemetery in Leeds.

Leeds in popular culture:

Leeds is famous for one thing, apart from the Ripper murders and a certain Radio DJ nonce. Tetley's Brewery! Founded in 1822 by Joshua Tetley in Hunslet, the brewery was situated on the south banks of the River Aire near Crown Point, Hunslet and Clarence Dock. Fermenting took place in stainless steel Yorkshire squares and conical vessels, the slate Yorkshire squares dated from about the 1880s. These were demolished when Carlsberg took over in 1998 and closed the brewery down shortly after.

We once had a work's trip to Tetley's. It was one of the most badly organised night outs ever. A right waste of time which summed up our firm. Couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery.

They did some good adverts for Tetley Bitter. Here's one starring the late great Jim Bowen.



So the question is, where did you get the best pint of Tetley's from? In my humble opinion, it was the Market House in Dewsbury (now a hardware store). Did you have a favourite Tetley pub? I actually proposed to Amelia in one of their lovely locals, in wonderful down town Batley.

1. Meryl Nibbler
   
2. Peach Socket
   
3. Rev Dione
   
4. Hatemongering Torch
   
5. Single Johny
   
6. Failed Karen
   
7. Anal Lord Ed
   
8. Rachel Johns
   
9. Gay Deidre
   
10. Gloria Bunch
    

THE MATCH

SUNDAY 29TH OCTOBER KO 1:00PM

v

LAST MATCH



I thought we played ok, but defensive errors, a wonder strike and no one to put the ball in the net saw us lose 3-0. For the first 40 minutes we were the better team and had several opportunities but as usual could not find the target. The just before HT, we conceded a FK on the edge of the D and their forward smashed it into the top corner. It was quickly 2 due to a defensive howler, Valentin giving the ball away and Whittaker made it 2. Onto the 2nd half and we huffed and puffed but never really looked like scoring unlike Plymouth who got there 3rd midway through the half, Hardie with a composed finish.

DEJPHON CHANSIRI, GET OUT OF OUR CLUB    

THE MATCH



Next up and Rotherham make the short journey to Hillsborough. The Millers are currently in 22nd place, but did win their last game against Coventry on Wednesday night. Rotherham don't score many goals (12) but that is 7 more than us, Jordan Hugill is there leading scorer with 3. They are managed Matt Taylor who had previously been in charge of Exeter, who he got promoted in the 21-22 season, before joining Rotherham in October last year. Although we obviously need 3 points, I'd be quite happy if we scored a goal, whatever that is

DEJPHON CHANSIRI, GET OUT OF OUR CLUB    

ALL TIME H2H

OWLS 21
ROTH 15
DRAWS 7

CURRENT FORM

OWLS              -                                                                                            

ROTH               -                                                                                   

EFL STOOGES

DOES IT MATTER THERE ALL CORRUPT  

ANDY DAVIES
Graham Kane and Sam Lewis
Fourth Official : Tom Nield

THE TEAM

Dawson
Palmer Bernard Ihekwe James
Musaba Bannan Byers Johnson
Gregory Windass

SCORE & SCORER (HOME TEAM SCORE FIRST)

1-1 Gregory

WEDNESDAYS FIRT GOAL TIME

60

ATTENDANCE

27211

BML LEAGUE

Washington 6
Maddix 4
Owlkev 1
SCO 1
Imre 0

BMPL

Stateside 3
Wereham 2
Pei -11

OTHER GAMES OF MILD INTEREST

West Ham United v Everton
Aston Villa v Luton Town
Brighton & Hove Albion v Fulham
Liverpool v Nottingham Forest
Manchester United v Manchester City

HHHHA

THE MUPPETT LEAGUE




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