On the basis that you don't know unless you ask.

Is there anyone on here with an in to the TV Drama or Film Industry, direct or friend of a friend stuff.

I am looking for a Producer to talk about a project and they are so closed shop it's unbelievable!

Name in the credits and red carpet on opening night, if anything comes of it

It's not madness, I had an abortive trip to Marbella to buy a villa but a bi-product was the agent introduced me to a Dutch guy who is in TV - so it does happen.

DM me if you do

Boreham Wood 3-0 Southend United
Bromley 1-2 FC Halifax Town
Dagenham & Redbridge 1-2 Chesterfield
Dover Athletic 1-0 Stockport County
Eastleigh 0-2 Maidenhead United
Grimsby Town 2-0 Notts County
Solihull Moors 3-0 Yeovil Town
Weymouth 2-2 King's Lynn Town
Woking 1-2 Altrincham
Wrexham 1-1 Torquay United
Barnet 1-0 Aldershot Town

League Table After Matchday 15

Amelia = 202
St Charles = 186
Lord Snoots = 172
Dancing = 166
Spireitematt = 160
Devon = 146

THE MATCH

SATURDAY 30TH OCTOBER KO 3:00PM

v

LAST MATCH



Square pegs in round holes, still playing out from the back and giving the ball away, defenders & goalie making mistakes and attacking players on the pitch too late, talk about de ja vu. MOORE JUST DOESN'T LEARN. Another lack-lustre first half performance, Lincoln the better team and had a few chances. Onto the 2nd half and out of nowhere we took the lead when Dennis finishes from a narrow angle. We were then the better team but threw more points away when BPF should have done done better when Monstma headed in from a corner.

THE MATCH



Another first as we play Cheltenham for the very first time at The Jonny-Rocks Stadium. They have made a reasonable start to the season and lie in 14th place but will just be grateful to stay in the league imo. They are managed by Michael Duff, who played over 600 games for Cheltenham & Burnley, and has been in charge since 2018. Don't know much about there team and none of there names ring a bell. Can we make it 4 draws in a row as DMs masterplan drags on, and on, and on.....................    

CURRENT FORM

OWLS               -                                     

CHEL                -                           

EFL STOOGES

DOES IT MATTER THERE ALL CORRUPT  

CHARLES BREAKSPEAR
Leigh Crowhurst and Christopher Wade
Fourth Official : Ravel Cheosiaua

THE TEAM

Peacock-Farrell
Hunt Hutch Iorfa Palmer
Bannan Wing Adeniran
Paterson Gregory Brown

SCORE & SCORER (HOME TEAM SCORE FIRST)

1-2 Gregory

BML STANDINGS

Kev 6
Pei 5
Wash 4
SCO 4
Wereham 3
Imre 2
Maddix 2
SS 1

OTHER GAMES OF MILD INTEREST

Oxford United v Morecambe
Plymouth Argyle v Ipswich Town
Portsmouth v Bolton Wanderers
Rotherham United v Sunderland
Wigan Athletic v Burton Albion

HHHDH

THE MUPPETT LEAGUE




KATE BECKINSALE TRIBUTE PIC

Sad to hear today of the passing of Walter Smith. An ordinary, average football player who aspired to much greatness in his coaching/managerial career, with Utd, Rangers, Everton, Scotland and Rangers finally. One of the old school, if only we could produce more of the same. Mr Smith, RIP. Condolences to your family

MANAGER

Mainz 05

In 2004, Klopp led his former club, Mainz 05, to Bundesliga promotion.
Upon his retirement from playing for Mainz 05 in 2. Bundesliga, Klopp was appointed as the club's manager on 27 February 2001 following the dismissal of Eckhard Krautzun.[21][22] The day after, Klopp took charge of their first match, which saw Mainz 05 secure a 1–0 home win over MSV Duisburg.[9][23][24] Klopp went on to win six out of his first seven games in charge, eventually finishing in 14th place, avoiding relegation with one game to spare.[25] In his first full season in charge in 2001–02, Klopp guided Mainz to finish 4th in the league as he implemented his favoured pressing and counter-pressing tactics, narrowly missing promotion. Mainz again finished 4th in 2002–03, denied promotion again on the final day on goal difference.[9] After two seasons of disappointment, Klopp led Mainz to a third-place finish in the 2003–04 season, securing promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time in the club's history.[9][26]

Despite having the smallest budget and the smallest stadium in the league, Mainz finished 11th in their first top-flight season in 2004–05. Klopp's side finished 11th again in 2005–06 as well as securing qualification for the 2005–06 UEFA Cup, although they were knocked out in the first round by eventual champions Sevilla.[25] At the end of the 2006–07 season, Mainz 05 were relegated, but Klopp chose to remain with the club.[27] However, unable to achieve promotion the next year, Klopp resigned at the end of the 2007–08 season.[28] He finished with a record of 109 wins, 78 draws and 83 losses.[29]

Borussia Dortmund
2008–2013: Consecutive league titles; first European final
In May 2008, Klopp was approached to become the new manager of Borussia Dortmund. Despite having interest from German champions Bayern Munich,[12] Klopp eventually signed a two-year contract at the club, which had finished in a disappointing 13th place under previous manager Thomas Doll.[30][31][32] Klopp's opening game as manager was on 9 August 2008 in a 3–1 DFB-Pokal victory away to Rot-Weiss Essen.[33] In his first season, Klopp won his first trophy with the club after defeating German champions Bayern Munich to claim the 2008 German Supercup.[34] He led the club to a sixth-place finish in his first season in charge.[35] The next season Klopp secured European football as he led Dortmund to a fifth-place finish, despite having one of the youngest squads in the league.[12][36]


Klopp at a press conference ahead of Dortmund's title-winning 2010–11 season
After losing 2–0 to Bayer Leverkusen on the opening day of the 2010–11 Bundesliga, Klopp's Dortmund side won fourteen of their next fifteen matches to secure the top spot in the league for Christmas.[12] They clinched the 2010–11 Bundesliga title, their seventh league title, with two games to spare on 30 April 2011, beating 1. FC Nürnberg 2–0 at home.[37][38][39] Klopp's side were the youngest ever side to win the Bundesliga.[12] Klopp and his team successfully defended their title, winning the 2011–12 Bundesliga.[40][41][42] Their total of 81 points that season[43] was the greatest total points in Bundesliga history and the 47 points earned in the second half of the season also set a new record.[44] Their 25 league wins equalled Bayern Munich's record, while their 28-league match unbeaten run was the best ever recorded in a single German top-flight season.[45][note 2] Dortmund lost the 2011 DFL-Supercup against rivals Schalke 04.[47] On 12 May 2012, Klopp sealed the club's first ever domestic double, by defeating Bayern Munich 5–2 to win the 2012 DFB-Pokal Final,[48] which he described as being "better than [he] could have imagined".[48][49][50]

Dortmund's league form during the 2012–13 season was not as impressive as in the previous campaign, with Klopp insisting that his team would focus on the UEFA Champions League to make up for their disappointing run in that competition in the previous season.[51] Klopp's team were drawn against Manchester City, Real Madrid and Ajax in the competition's group of death.[52] However, they did not lose a game, topping the group with some impressive performances.[53] Dortmund faced José Mourinho's Real Madrid again, this time in the semi-finals.[54] After an excellent result against them at home in the first leg, a 4–1 victory, a 2–0 loss meant Dortmund narrowly progressed to the final.[55] On 23 April 2013, it was announced that Dortmund's crucial playmaker Mario Götze was moving on 1 July 2013 to rivals Bayern Munich after they had triggered Götze's release clause of €37 million.[56][57][58] Klopp admitted his annoyance at the timing of the announcement of Götze's move, as it was barely 36 hours before Dortmund's Champions League semi-final with Real Madrid.[59] Klopp later said that Dortmund had no chance of convincing Götze to stay with Dortmund, saying, "He is a Pep Guardiola favourite".[60] Dortmund lost the final 2–1 to Bayern Munich, with an 89th-minute goal from Arjen Robben.[61] Dortmund finished in second place in the Bundesliga.[62] They also lost the 2012 DFL-Supercup,[63] and were knocked out of the DFB-Pokal in the round of 16.[64]

2013–2015: Final years at Dortmund
At the beginning of the 2013–14 season, Klopp extended his contract until June 2018.[65] Klopp received a fine of €10,000 on 17 March 2014 after getting sent off from a Bundesliga match against Borussia Mönchengladbach.[66] The ejection was a result of "verbal attack" on the referee, Deniz Aytekin, who stated that Klopp's behaviour was "rude on more than one occasion".[67] Borussia Dortmund vorstand chairman Hans-Joachim Watzke stated that "I have to support Jürgen Klopp 100 percent in this case" because he saw no reason for a fine and denied that Klopp insulted the fourth official.[67] Dortmund finished the 2013–14 season in second place.[68] On 4 January 2014 it was announced that Klopp's star striker Robert Lewandowski signed a pre-contract agreement to join Bayern Munich at the end of the season, becoming the second key player after Götze to leave the club within a year.[69] Also during the 2013–14 season, Dortmund won the 2013 DFL-Supercup,[70] but were knocked out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals by eventual champions Real Madrid.[71]


Klopp left Dortmund at the end of the 2014–15 season.
Dortmund started the 2014–15 season by winning the 2014 DFL-Supercup.[72] After a disappointing beginning of the season, Klopp announced in April that he would leave Borussia Dortmund at the end of the 2014–15 season, saying "I really think the decision is the right one. This club deserves to be coached from the 100% right manager" as well as adding "I chose this time to announce it because in the last few years some player decisions were made late and there was no time to react", referring to the departures of Götze and Lewandowski in the seasons prior.[73] He denied speculation that he was tired of the role, saying, "It's not that I'm tired, I've not had contact with another club but don't plan to take a sabbatical".[73] Confronted with the thesis that Dortmund's form immediately improved after the announcement, he joked, "If I'd known, I would have announced it at the beginning of the season".[74][75][76] His final match in charge of the team was the 2015 DFB-Pokal Final, which Dortmund lost 3–1 against VfL Wolfsburg.[77] Dortmund finished in the league in seventh place[78] and were knocked out of Champions League in the round of 16 by Juventus.[79] He finished with a record of 179 wins, 69 draws, and 70 losses.[80]

Liverpool
2015–2017: Two final losses; return to Champions League
We have to change from doubters to believers. Now.

—Klopp's message to fans on his first day as Liverpool manager.[81]
On 8 October 2015, Klopp agreed a three-year deal to become Liverpool manager, replacing Brendan Rodgers. According to El País, Liverpool co-owner John W. Henry did not trust public opinion so he looked for a mathematical method very similar to Moneyball, the approach that Henry used for the Boston Red Sox in guiding them to three World Series wins, which he also owns via Fenway Sports Group.[82] The mathematical model turned out to be that of Cambridge physicist Ian Graham, which was used to select the manager, Klopp, and players essential for Liverpool to win the UEFA Champions League.[83] In his first press conference, Klopp described his new side saying "it is not a normal club, it is a special club. I had two very special clubs with Mainz and Dortmund. It is the perfect next step for me to be here and try and help" and stating his intention to deliver trophies within four years.[84][85] During his first conference, Klopp dubbed himself 'The Normal One' in a parody of José Mourinho's famous 'The Special One' statement in 2004.[86]


Klopp after winning against Middlesbrough on the final day of the 2016–17 season to secure fourth in the league
Klopp's debut was a 0–0 away draw with Tottenham Hotspur on 17 October 2015.[87] On 28 October 2015, Klopp secured his first win as Liverpool manager against Bournemouth in the League Cup to proceed to the quarter-finals.[88] His first Premier League win came three days later, a 3–1 away victory against Chelsea.[89] After three 1–1 draws in the opening matches of the UEFA Europa League, Liverpool defeated Rubin Kazan 1–0 in Klopp's first win in Europe as a Liverpool manager.[90] On 6 February 2016, he missed a league match to have an appendectomy after suffering suspected appendicitis.[91] On 28 February 2016, Liverpool lost the 2016 League Cup Final at Wembley to Manchester City on penalties.[92] On 17 March 2016, Klopp's Liverpool progressed to the quarter-final of the UEFA Europa League by defeating Manchester United 3–1 on aggregate.[93] On 14 April 2016, Liverpool fought back from a 3–1 second half deficit in the second leg of their quarter-final match against his former club, Borussia Dortmund, to win 4–3, advancing to the semi-finals 5–4 on aggregate.[94] On 5 May 2016, Klopp guided Liverpool to their first European final since 2007 by beating Villarreal 3–1 on aggregate in the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League.[95] In the final, Liverpool faced Sevilla, losing 1–3 with Daniel Sturridge scoring the opening goal for Liverpool in the first half.[96] Liverpool finished the 2015–16 season in eighth place.[97]

On 8 July 2016, Klopp and his coaching staff signed six-year extensions to their deals keeping them at Liverpool until 2022.[98] Liverpool qualified for the Champions League for the first time since 2014–15 on 21 May 2017, after winning 3–0 at home against Middlesbrough and placing fourth in the 2016–17 Premier League season.[99]

2017–2019: First Champions League title
Klopp's side finished fourth in the 2017–18 Premier League, securing qualification for the Champions League for a second consecutive season.[100] Along with the emergence of Andrew Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold as regular starters at fullback, Virgil van Dijk and Dejan Lovren built a strong partnership at the heart of Liverpool's defence, with the Dutchman being credited for improving Liverpool's previous defensive issues.[101][102][103] Klopp guided Liverpool to their first UEFA Champions League final since 2007 in 2018 after a 5–1 aggregate quarter-final win against eventual Premier League champions, Manchester City[104] and a 7–6 aggregate win over Roma in the semi-final.[105] However, Liverpool went on to lose in the final 3–1 to Real Madrid.[106] This was Klopp's sixth defeat in seven major finals.[107] Despite their attacking prowess, Klopp's side had been criticised for their relatively high number of goals conceded, something which Klopp sought to improve by signing defender Virgil van Dijk in the January transfer window,[108][109] for a reported fee of £75 million, a world record transfer fee for a defender.[110] In the summer transfer window, Klopp made a number of high-profile signings including midfielders Naby Keïta and Fabinho,[111][112] forward Xherdan Shaqiri[113] and goalkeeper Alisson.[114][115]


Klopp led Liverpool to consecutive UEFA Champions League finals in 2018 and 2019, winning the latter against Tottenham Hotspur.
Liverpool started the 2018–19 season with the best league start in the club's history, winning their first six matches.[116] On 2 December 2018, Klopp was charged with misconduct after running onto the pitch during the Merseyside derby to celebrate Divock Origi's 96th minute winning goal with goalkeeper Alisson.[117] Following a 2–0 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers (Wolves), Liverpool ended Christmas Day four points clear at the top of the league.[118] A 4–0 win against Newcastle United on Boxing Day saw Klopp's side extend their lead in the league to six points at the half-way point of the season, as well as becoming only the fourth Premier League team to be unbeaten at this stage. It was Klopp's 100th win in 181 matches as Liverpool manager.[119] Klopp's defensive additions proved to be effective as his side equalled the all-time record for the fewest goals conceded at this stage of a top-flight season, conceding just 7 goals and keeping 12 clean sheets in 19 matches.[120] On 29 December 2018, Klopp's side thrashed Arsenal 5–1 at Anfield, extending their unbeaten home run in the league to 31 matches, matching their best such run in the competition. The result saw them move nine points clear at the top of the league, and meant Liverpool won all 8 of their matches in December.[121] Klopp subsequently received the Premier League Manager of the Month award for December 2018.[122][123] Klopp's side finished the season as runners-up to Manchester City, to whom they suffered their only league defeat of the season. Winning all of their last nine matches, Klopp's Liverpool scored 97 points, the third-highest total in the history of the English top-division and the most points scored by a team without winning the title, and remained unbeaten at home for the second season running. Their thirty league wins matched the club record for wins in a season.[124][125]


Klopp during Liverpool's Champions League victory parade
Success eluded Klopp's Liverpool side in domestic cup competitions in 2018–19. On 26 September 2018, Klopp's side were knocked out in the third round of the League Cup after losing 2–1 to Chelsea, their first defeat of the season in all competitions,[126] and were knocked out of the FA Cup after losing 2–1 to Wolves in the third round.[127] Despite a lack of success in domestic cup competitions, Liverpool enjoyed a vintage run in the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League. Klopp's side finished second in their group by virtue of goals scored to qualify for the knockout phase,[128] before drawing German champions Bayern Munich in the round of 16. A scoreless draw in the first leg,[129] followed by 3–1 victory in the second leg at the Allianz Arena saw Liverpool qualify for the quarter-finals.[130] Liverpool won their quarter-final tie against Porto with an aggregate score of 6–1 to advance to the semi-finals,[131] where Klopp's Liverpool faced tournament favourites Barcelona.[132] After suffering a 3–0 defeat at the Nou Camp,[133][134] Klopp reportedly asked his players to "just try" or "fail in the most beautiful way" in the second leg of the tie at Anfield.[135] In the second leg, Klopp's side overturned the deficit with a 4–0 win, advancing to the final 4–3 on aggregate, despite Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino being absent with injuries, in what was described as one of the greatest comebacks in Champions League history.[136][137] In the final at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid against Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool won 2–0 with goals from Mohamed Salah and Divock Origi, giving Klopp his first trophy with Liverpool, his first Champions League title, and the club's sixth European Cup/Champions League title overall.[138]

2019–present: Liverpool's first Premier League title
For me, football is the only thing more inspiring than the cinema. You wake up in the morning, and the magic was all real.

—Klopp reflecting on his Champions League triumph with Liverpool in 2018–19.[139]
Klopp's side started the 2019–20 season by playing Manchester City in the 2019 FA Community Shield, against whom they lost 5–4 on penalties.[140] Having qualified as winners of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Klopp's side played 2018–19 UEFA Europa League champions and Premier League rivals Chelsea in the 2019 UEFA Super Cup. With the scores level after extra-time, Klopp's side won 5–4 on penalties, giving Klopp his second trophy with the club. It was Liverpool's fourth triumph in the tournament, placing them behind only Barcelona and A.C. Milan who have five titles apiece.[141] In the 2019–20 Premier League, Klopp's Liverpool won their first six matches to move five points clear at the top of the table. After the fourth match week, Klopp was named Premier League Manager of the Month for August, his fourth award of the monthly prize.[142] Their 2–1 away victory over Chelsea set a club-record seven successive away league wins and made Liverpool the first Premier League club to win their first six games in successive seasons.[143][144] On 23 September 2019, Klopp was named as The Best FIFA Men's Coach for 2019, ahead of Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino. At the awards ceremony, Klopp revealed that he had signed up to the Common Goal movement, donating 1% of his salary to a charity which funds organisations around the world using football to tackle social issues.[145][146] On 11 October, it was announced that Klopp had been named Manager of the Month for September, winning the award for the second consecutive month.[147]

On 30 November, following a 2–1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion, Klopp saw Liverpool equal an all-time club record of 31 consecutive league matches without defeat, since the club's last defeat to Manchester City on 3 January, dating back to 1988.[148] His side broke the record a week later following a 5–2 win over Everton.[149] Following a victory against Red Bull Salzburg on 10 December that saw Liverpool top their Champions League group,[150] Klopp signed a contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2024.[151] In December 2019, Klopp won his third Premier League Manager of the month award for November, after winning all four league matches with Liverpool.[152] On 21 December 2019, he led Liverpool to their first FIFA Club World Cup trophy, with victory over Flamengo in the final,[153] making his team the first English side to win the international treble of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.[154][155] His side ended 2019 with a 1–0 home win against Wolves. The result extended Liverpool's unbeaten home run to 50 matches and gave Klopp's reds a 13-point lead at the top of the table with a game-in-hand.[156] Klopp was subsequently named as the Premier League Manager of the Month for December, winning the award for the fourth time that season.[157] A 1–0 away win against Tottenham Hotspur on 11 January 2020 extended Liverpool's unbeaten run to 38 league games – a club record – totalling 61 points from 21 games, the most ever at that stage of the season by a side in Europe's top five leagues.[158] On 1 February 2020, Klopp's side won 4–0 at home against Southampton to go 22 points clear at the top of the Premier League; the biggest end-of-day lead in English top-flight history, and following second-place Manchester City's defeat to Spurs the next day, the largest gap ever between first and second in top-flight history.[159][160] Klopp was subsequently named as the Premier League Manager of the Month for January – his fifth of the season so far – breaking the record for the most wins of the award in a single season.[161]

We’re champions of England, of Europe and the world. Five years ago I asked the supporters to believe us. I told the doubters to become believers, they made it happen.

—Klopp on Liverpool winning the Premier League in 2019–20, the club’s first domestic title since 1990.[162]
A 3–2 home victory against West Ham United on 24 February 2020 saw Klopp's side equal the English top-flight records for the most consecutive wins (18) and the most consecutive home wins (21; set by Bill Shankly's 1972 Liverpool side); the latter setting a record for the Premier League era. Klopp said after the game that he "never thought [Manchester City's win record] would be broken or equalled."[163] A 2–1 win against Bournemouth at Anfield on 7 March saw Liverpool set an English top-flight record of 22 consecutive home wins.[164] On 25 June 2020, Klopp's side clinched the 2019–20 Premier League title with 7 games left to spare; it was the club's nineteenth league title, its first since 1989–90 and its first during the Premier League era.[165] In the season so far, Liverpool have set a number of English-top flight records including the most consecutive home wins (23), the largest point lead at the end of a matchweek (22),[166] and upon winning the league claimed the unusual achievement of winning the Premier League earlier than any other team by games played (with seven remaining) and later than any other team by date (being the only team to clinch the title in June).[167][168] Beginning the season prior, Liverpool also enjoyed a 44 match unbeaten run in the league – the second-longest streak in top-flight history – ended by Watford on 29 February 2020.[169] At the end of the season, Klopp was named LMA Manager of the Year[170] as well as Premier League Manager of the Season.[171]

After winning the opening three league games of the 2020–21 season against Leeds United, Chelsea and Arsenal, on 4 October 2020, Klopp's side lost 7–2 away to Aston Villa. It was the first time Liverpool conceded 7 goals in a league match since 1963.[172] However, following a controversial draw in the first Merseyside derby of the season, in which star defender Virgil van Dijk was injured for the rest of the season, they then bounced back with wins against Sheffield United and West Ham.[173] They went into the international break third in the league and top of their group in the Champions League after a 5–0 win against Atalanta.[174] On 22 November, Klopp led Liverpool to a club record 64th consecutive league match unbeaten at Anfield – surpassing the previous record of 63 games under Bob Paisley between 1978 and 1981 – with a 3–0 win over Leicester City.[175] On 17 December 2020, Klopp was named the Best FIFA Men's Coach for the second successive year at the FIFA Best Football Awards, having guided the club to their first league title triumph in 30 years.[176] On 20 December, Klopp won the BBC's Sports Coach of the Year.[177] A poor run of form in the early part of 2021 – which coincided with Liverpool being without their three senior central defenders who were out injured for the remainder of the season – saw Liverpool as low as 8th in March. The club then rallied to go undefeated in their last ten league games, with eight wins and two draws, which saw Liverpool finish 3rd in the 2020–21 Premier League season.[178] This run of form saw Klopp rely on a new defensive partnership of Nat Phillips and Rhys Williams, both of whom had no prior experience in the Premier League, and included Klopp's first win at Old Trafford, home of arch rivals Manchester United, with Liverpool winning 4–2.[179] The five league wins in May saw Klopp named Premier League Manager of the Month, the ninth time he has received the award.[180]


MACS VIEW

After Saturday only thing required from the players is to give 100% have a go the result does not matter, just show some pride in wearing the shirt.
Games a sell out, it's on the box just give it your best not a lot too ask

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. 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.  

NEW FOR THIS SEASON: 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.
So last season's matches would've been Baggiebob(BBB) v theo_luddite and jjamez v St Charles Owl and would've given a bit more to play for towards the back end of the season.
The prize for winning will be enormous. Another rep point.

We now have an Appeals Committee set up, consisting of me, myself and I. All appeals must be made before the next Matchday kicks off.

Friday 29th October:
Queens Park Rangers v Nottingham Forest

Saturday 30th October:
Town v Millwall
Town scorers:
Miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii scorers:

Fulham v West Bromwich Albion (12:30)
Bristol City v Barnsley
Derby County v Blackburn Rovers
Hull City v Coventry City
Middlesbrough v Birmingham City
Preston North End v Luton Town
Sheffield United v Blackpool
Stoke City v Cardiff City
Swansea City v Peterborough United
Reading v AFC Bournemouth (20:00)

Tuesday 2nd November:
Peterborough v Town
Town scorers:
Posh twat scorers:

Birmingham City v Bristol City
Coventry City v Swansea City
Luton Town v Middlesbrough
Millwall v Reading
Nottingham Forest v Sheffield United

Wednesday 3rd November:
Barnsley v Derby County
Blackburn Rovers v Fulham
Blackpool v Stoke City
AFC Bournemouth v Preston North End
Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers
West Bromwich Albion v Hull City

Table after Matchday 13:

1. Baggiebob(BBB) = 342 pts
   
2. jjamez = 308 pts
   
3. Lord Snooty = 308 pts
   
4. St Charles Owl = 304 pts
   
5. theo_luddite = 292 pts
   
6. neonfoxinthebox = 289 pts
   
7. SHEP_HTAFC = 287 pts
   
8. themaclad = 284 pts
   
9. WakeyTerrier = 269 pts
   
10. ritchiebaby = 248 pts
    
11. Amelia Chaffinch = 212 pts

Premier League

Minizin 24pts 2CS 6CR 10GB 6BB 0SB
Derby. 21pts 2CS 5CR 10GB 3BB 0SB
SCO. 20pts 2CS 6CR 10GB -3BB 1SB
Snooty. 14pts 0CS 5CR 5GB 3BB 0SB
Sanjay. 13pts 1CS 7CR 0GB -3BB 0SB
AAA. 7pts 1CS 4CR 0GB -3BB 0SB
BBB. 6pts 1CS 5CR -3GB -3BB 0SB
Silver. 6pts 0CS 4CR -3GB 3BB 0SB
BaggieOne. 0pts 0CS 3CR -3GB -3BB 0SB


Another week, another very predictable gamball scoreline. Quite a spread of points this week with the gamball providing a very good return - 3 maximums and only 3 negatives while in a week when 5 of the games had both teams scoring, only a single point scored with the score ball.

Minizin returned to form to top this week's scoring - it helps when your 2 correct scores just happen to be on the gamball and bonus! Derby collected his third consecutive maximum on the gamball (memo to self: must make this week's selection harder) to put him in 2nd place just ahead of SCO, another player returning to form after a recent dip, and the third of the gamball maximums. SCO was the sole recipient of a score ball point.

A bit of a gap to Snooty and Sanjay in mid-table. Snooty got 5 correct results including his gamble and bonus but failed to turn any of them into correct scores. Sanjay actually got the week's highest number of results - seven - but lost out due to not playing the gamball and having his bonus as one of his few incorrect predictions.
Down in single figures are AAA, returning after a few absences, BBB and Silver. AAA was the second player to shy away from the gamball and, like Sanjay, lost out on 3 extra points. He finished a point ahead of BBB who suffered on all of his balls and league leader Silver who was at least rescued by a positive bonus ball.

Alone at the foot of this week's table is BaggieOne whose points from 3 correct results were wiped out by failures on the gamball and bonus.

Interestingly, at least for sad stattos like myself, the gamball is still in positive figures for the season so far - in fact only 1 player has a negative score from this supposedly difficult ball. In. contrast the bonus - the one where you get to choose when to play it and so in theory should be easier - has only 4 players in the black and has overall cost 18 points.

Derby 129
Silver 116
SCO 111
Minizin 108
Snooty 102
BBB 94
Sanjay 76
BaggieOne 65
AAA 26

Derby's spectacular gamball roll sees him charge to the top of the overall table dropping Silver to 2nd place. SCO remains in 3rd with Minizin's good week lifting him 2 places into 4th ahead of Snooty. All of the top 5 have now reached the 100 point mark. BBB's indifferent form drops him 2 places to 6th with Sanjay and BaggieOne some way adrift in 7th and 8th. AAA's return sees him back in the table but with some way to go to lift him from the bottom.

Zin


Championship

Zinman 20pts 1CS 4CR 10GB 3BB 1SB
Lady Jane 17pts 1CS 5CR 10GB -3BB 0SB
Themaclad 15pts 2CS 4CR -3GB 3BB 1SB
Amelia 12pts 1CS 2CR 5GB 3BB 0SB
Salop 9pts 0CS 4CR NPGB 3BB 0SB
Blue Baggie 8pts 0CS 4CR 5GB -3BB 0SB
Dingle 8pts 0CS 4CR 5GB -3BB 0SB
Stairs 6pts 0CS 4CR NPGB -3BB 1SB
Twerton -2pts 0CS 2CR -3GB -3BB 0SB

The week saw a tale of two halves, half the games were on Saturday and at the end of those there was a total of a paltry 17 points between all the players. Roll onto the 2nd half on Sunday an excellent 76 points were added!! Zinman again finished top this week, again with 20 points and he was one of the beneficiaries of this Super Sunday by scoring 17 of those points on this day. Getting a spot on Gamball always helps but he backed that up with a CR Bonus. Lady Jane continues her good form in 2nd spot with 17 points, she too got a spot on Gamball but missed on the Bonus. Themaclad is 3rd with 15 points, a much needed good week for him saw him get 2 CSs and 4 CRs to score on more games than any other player.

Amelia had a good week finishing 4th with 12 points, she got CRs on both the Gamball and Bonus. Salop, Blue Baggie and Dingle come next with Salop gaining one more point than the other two and all of them having scored on 4 games but Blue and Dingle getting a CR on the Gamball but Salop picking up a CR Bonus.

Stairs saw one of his worst weeks so far with just 6 points, he did get 4 CRs but missed on the Bonus. In last place is Twerton for the second week in a row but this time he scored even fewer points and ended on -2!! He missed on all his balls and managed to only score on 2 games, this could spell trouble for him in the table!!


122 - Blue Baggie
107 - Stairs
89 - Zinman
88 - Lady Jane
87 - Salop
86 - Dingle
74 - Themaclad
68 - Amelia
65 - Twerton

Lots of changes in the table this week. The top 2 stay the same but Blue has extended his lead to 15 points, after that everyone else has moved up or down. Zinman has shot up the table with his 2 week haul of 40 points and finds himself in 3rd spot, he was 2nd bottom a couple of weeks ago!! Lady Jane continues to rise up the table and is now 4th, just a point behind Zin. Salop drops 2 places to 5th and Dingle drops 3 places to 6th, but there are only 3 points separating 3rd from 6th. Bit of a gap to Themaclad in 7th but that is one place higher than last week for him. Amelia has finally got herself off the bottom with 2 good weeks and this has seen Twerton's disastrous run of scores see him drop to the wooden spoon position!! Not sure I have ever seen so many players changing places in one week!!

Cheers
SCO

Gamball Game (sorry)
Fulham - WBA

Others:
Leicester - Arsenal
Burnley - Brentford
Watford - Southampton
Derby - Blackburn
Huddersfield - Millwall
Hull - Coventry
Preston - Luton
Cheltenham - Sheff Wed
Aston Villa - West Ham

Well this is one of these fixtures that Hibs could've done without after another very poor performance v a "misfiring" AFC team that was a makeshift line-up as well. Anyway, it is what it is and, as stated in a previous thread, Hibs have a bizarre unbeaten home record v the Hoops that extends back for many years/footie seasons. We seem to deploy some kinda "tried n tested" game plan that works against them as each match plays out through the 90 mins. However, this will be a testy confrontation as they look like they've picked up a "head of steam" in the preceding 10 days. Porteous returns to our defence - a positive piece of good news!! Also note Celtic's form "on the road" is not that good in recent times - hardly won an away match and inconsistency fairly evident in that regard. Hibs need to "show up", that's for sure, and we'll see how the game plays out and develops through the 90 mins. I just hope Ross picks the proper starting line-up this time esp with a big Hibs support showing up to try and lift the boys. I'll certainly be there in the Exec Stand with "fingers crossed" that the guys add to this extraordinary home record v Celtic. C'mon Hibs, it's time to recover the decent form that impressed so many observers in the sports media/press. Lets do it and "take them on" on our own pitch!! I reckon this particular game will be a good one to watch.

GGTTH