The Robins have today announced the names of the players that they are releasing and I am particularly sorry to see that Luke (Reg) Varney is not being kept on.

His work rate and output at the beginning of the season were second to none and one of the principle reasons that Cheltenham got the season off to a good start Luke's ambition to play at Wembley gone after Monday night's debacle.

Sadly Luke, now 37 years of age, became injury prone during the second half of the season. Indeed, his hamstring went yet again during the warm up. An injury that has been troubling him for some time.

Thanks Reg for all you have done for the Robins and I wish you well wherever your career takes you now.

A special mention also for the young understudy goalkeeper Rhys Lovatt.
I know Rhys that you have been with us for a number of years and that your chances for first team football proved to be few and far between. Following Scott Flinders' bad injury, you must have thought that this was your big chance. Unfortunately it was not to be and, I am sorry to see you go. I wish you all the best for the future wherever that may prove to be.

It looks as if Cheltenham now have a squad of just 14 players with two others to decide on the contracts offered to them.
It's a far cry from the giddy heights of the Greed League!!

Under extreme circumstances it's fine to shout for another team 
I'm cheering on Newcastle and Bournemouth this evening 

Quite an extreme way of avoiding a vaccination that doesn't even exist yet. If only he had been able to manipulate the molecules in the water when washing his hands everything would have been fine.

Novak should really come down here to Totnes to live. He could set up yet another alternative therapy centre in one of the ever-increasing number of empty shops. I'm sure he'd like the lifestyle and he already speaks the language ……… and I don't mean English.

Is he aiming to become the David Icke of Tennis?

Middlesbrough part company with Woodgate.
The timing is impeccable.
Is Pulis waiting in the wings ?

Wilson & Fitzwater

Wilson - Lots of potential when younger, hasn't forced his way into the team.
I hope he finds a club and makes a career.

Fitzwater - Another hovered around the first team but never made the break through.
I'm sure both will get new clubs.

Games are what both guys need IMO, loans become more difficult to justify as the teenage years pass by.
Good luck to both, I wish them well.

Several other youngsters from the academy have also been released good luck to them all and hopefully WBA have given the chance to make successful football careers.

Middlesbrough have sacked Jonathan Woodgate and appointed Neil Warnock in his place.

ok was a one sided affair
but my gripe was with the morons who organised the plane that flew over the stadium:
that statement was ill advised and totally out of order:
hope the people that organised it are brought to book:
that banner had eff all to do with football

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  

Friday 26th June

1/ Brentford V W.B.A

Saturday 27th June

2/** Aston Villa V Wolves 12:30
3/ Charlton V Q.P.R
4/ Preston V Cardiff
5/ Barnsley V Millwall
6/ Leeds V Fulham
7/ Stoke V Middlesbrough
8/ Wigan V Blackburn

Sunday 28th June

9/ Sheffield Utd V Arsenal (FAC)
10/ Leicester V Chelsea (FAC)

What's happened to this technology marvel that was supposed to cut out errors and ambiguity on close decisions. I can't see the benefits, it still has major flaws and the referees and linesmen are now passing the buck. IMO it may as well be dumped and we can argue over if it was or wasn't over the line. Or he dived or was off side.