Well Hibs have allowed their opponents to "creep in " close behind them to possibly "nick" a top six place. Now the "alarm bells are ringing" for me that Hibs are hugely vulnerable in this match due to a clear lack of leadership and character spread throughout this team. One "ray of hope" for me is the fact I observed the highlights of the Saints' recent match v Livingston and they were "jammy" to get away with 3 pts and in light of the number of occasions their defence was breached by the Livy forwards on a shit pitch btw. However, this match is now a "hi pressure game" in which the players have to show some character and durability. They need to win it to enforce their top six position!!! There is no doubt in my mind that Jack Ross has a Hibs formation that will win this match but will he choose wisely and manage the situation properly under such extreme circumstances??? I have my doubts and see this, from a Hibs fan's pt of view, as an absolute "nail biter" mainly because of that observed "lack of character" and leadership that has been exposed throughout this Hibs team. Again, for the umpteenth time, I believe he needs to improve this defence. Adding an element of mid physicality is required IMO in order to protect a fragile Hibs defence. Also apply wise changes to that defence? We'll find out soon enough if the correct decisions and solid leadership are applied in order to stave off a potential season ending implosion.

GGTTH

To publicly prove how unsuccessful I am here are my Cheltenham tips for today:-

1.30 Elixir D'ainay - each way

2.10 Notebook

2.50 Quarenta - each way

3.30 Pentland Hills and Supasundae - both to win, one will!

4.10 Benie Des Dieux - but back Lady Buttons each way at 20/1

4.50 Espoir De Guye

5.30 The Hollow Ginge and Anteros each way

So now you know the ones to avoid.

serious question guys
just renewed my season ticket for 2020/2021
and have not been able to have my normal seat(the one i have had this season)
would i have to pay any more to have my seat back?

can`t see that it has been taken cos i`m still using it
tried to reserve it but it`s unavailable

any ideas?

thanks

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 13th March
1/ **Fulham V Brentford 19:45  

Saturday 14th March

2/ WBA V Birmingham 12:30
3/ Newcastle United V Sheffield United
4/ Norwich City V Southampton
5/ Aston Villa V Chelsea
6/ Blackburn V Bristol City
7/ Huddersfield V Wigan
8/ Sheff Wed V Notts Forest

Sunday 15th March

9/ Rangers  V Celtic
10/ West Ham V Wolves

only want a yes or no
are we going up?

Get the feeling in about two to three weeks all sorting activity in this country will be stopped for a period of time, Italy has suspended all football, Six Nations is now off until the Autumn and suspect we are about to get hit for the next few weeks.

Hi,

Thanks for taking a look. I'm here to ask for some help with some research I'm doing and want to ask if anyone would be willing to spend 10-15 minutes answering some questions on responsible gambling (UK markets)?

If you can help, all I need is some basic information and your opinions on the topic areas I ask about. The link is below (microsoft forms) and it's can be filled in on laptop, tablet or phone. Please be as detailed in your answers as you can.

Responsible Gambling Questionnaire

Thank you for your help, it's really appreciated 

Saw this the other day. Gave me a giggle.

Quote:Highland League strugglers Fort William have banned 'ultras' from attending their matches...

...unless they are accompanied by a parent!

Player Pts CS CR GB BB SB
Themaclad 24 2 4 10 3 1
Bomber 19 2 3 5 3 1
Derby 16 1 3 5 6 1
B.B.B. 10 0 6 -3 3 0
Sanjay 10 2 4 -3 -3 0
A.A.A. 9 1 2 NP 3 0
St Charles 6 0 4 -3 3 0
Beefy 6 1 2 -3 3 0
Zinman 4 0 3 -3 3 0

A good week of scoring in the PL, and a weekly table that almost mirrors the current league table. Previous long time leader Themaclad takes the win this week with 24 points, courtesy of a CS on the Gamball and points on 5 other games as well. Current PL leader Bomber comes in next on 19 points, he will see his lead diminish by 5 points but he will for sure be happy to be in second spot. Derby is in 3rd on 16 points, he has given himself a real boost in his attempt to escape the relegation playoff spot with a CR Gamball and a CS on the Bonus.

In joint 4th place are BBB and Sanjay on 10 points, BBB scored on 6 games but didn’t manage any CS so this kept his score down, and this is going to see him drop from 2nd spot in the table. Sanjay also managed 6 scoring games and had 2 CS, but missing on all his balls hurt his score, he will stay safely in mid-table. AAA comes in 5th on 9 points, just 3 games produced points including a CR Bonus and like Sanjay his mid table position will be maintained.

The bottom 3 this week are all in the bottom 4 in the current table!! Joint 7th are St Charles and Beefy on 6 points. SCO again failed to get any CS and missed the Gamball, although for the first time this season he forecast a Wednesday loss and duly got a CR Bonus on that game!!! Beefy dropped back to his normal form, scoring on just 3 games including his Bonus but as has been the story of his season he missed on the Gamball. After a few decent weeks Zinman is in 9th and last place this week on just 4 points. He failed to get any CS and made a rare excursion into the Gamball game and lost!!! Derby will close the gap on him, but SCO and Beefy will stay rooted in the relegation spots!!!

Cheers
SCO

   


Twerton 21pts 3CS 6CR 10GB -3BB 0SB
Joker 19pts 3CS 7CR -3GB 6BB 0SB
Amelia 19pts 1CS 6CR 5GB 3BB 1SB
Stairs 12pts 2CS 5CR -3GB 3BB 0SB
Lady J 6pts 1CS 3CR -3GB 3BB 0SB
Snooty 6pts 0CS 4CR -3GB 3BB 0SB
MightyB 4pts 0CS 3CR -3GB 3BB 0SB
BaggieOne 4pts 0CS 3CR -3GB 3BB 0SB

Springtime - the days are getting longer, the trees are blossoming* and the prediction season is approaching its usual dramatic climax. Will Beefy's unforgettable last minute collapse be repeated?

It certainly doesn't look like it in the Championship as Twerton's grip on the title seems to be unassailable. Yet another table topping week for him, helped by a maximum on his gamball though oddly he was the only player to get his bonus wrong. Joker came back refreshed from his mid season break to claim second place with Amelia. Joker equalled Twerton's 3 correct scores and had a week's best 7 correct results. Unfortunately one of his 3 fails was the gamball, keeping him off top spot. Amelia's surge up the table since deciding to play with Beefy's balls has been amazing and she was at it again this week, gaining points from all of the balls. This was her 5th consecutive double figure score since changing her policy - could she regret not giving into temptation earlier? She was also the only player to gain the extra scoreball point in a week where goals seemed very hard to come by.

A bit of a gap to Stairs, all alone in mid table on 12 points for the week as he tries desperately to climb off the foot of the table - the gap between him and his fellow strugglers may have helped him.

Not much to choose between the rest. Lady Jane and Snooty seem less determined to avoid last place though they are kept off the foot of this week's table by MightyBrom and BaggieOne.

Twerton will remain way ahead of the rest but the battle for the second promotion place is hotting up with Joker, BaggieOne and Amelia locked in a desperate fight for the lucrative spot (Ok, it's maybe not that lucrative ...in fact it's utterly worthless but just think of the bragging rights...they're equally worthless). MightyBrom appears to be self-isolating in mid table but a couple of good weeks could still bring him into contention and at the bottom Stairs, Lady Jane and Snooty are having their own private battle to avoid the shame ofthe wooden spoon.

*At least here in California - I suspect things might be rather darker and damper in Blighty.

Zin


   

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.  

Friday 13th March:
Fulham v Brentford

Saturday 14th March:
Town v Wigan
Town scorers:
Wigan scorers:

West Bromwich Albion v Birmingham City (12:30)
Blackburn Rovers v Bristol City
Hull City v Charlton Athletic
Luton Town v Preston North End
Middlesbrough v Swansea City
Millwall v Derby County
Queens Park Rangers v Barnsley
Reading v Stoke City
Sheffield Wednesday v Nottingham Forest

Sunday 15th March:
Cardiff City v Leeds United (13:00)

Tuesday 17th March:
Barnsley v Millwall
Brentford v West Bromwich Albion
Bristol City v Sheffield Wednesday
Charlton Athletic v Queens Park Rangers
Derby County v Reading

Wednesday 18th March:
Nottingham Forest v Town
Town scorers:
Forest scorers:

Birmingham City v Hull City
Leeds United v Fulham
Preston North End v Cardiff City
Swansea City v Luton Town
Wigan Athletic v Blackburn Rovers
Stoke City v Middlesbrough

Bonus matches:
Scottish Premiership:
Sunday:
Rangers v Celtic (12:00)

Premier League:
Monday:
Everton v Liverpool

Table after Matchday 32:
neonfoxinthebox = 719 pts
jjamez = 697 pts
Baggiebob(BBB) = 689 pts
themaclad = 688 pts
theo_luddite = 685 pts
St Charles Owl = 635 pts
ritchiebaby = 625 pts
SHEP_HTAFC = 612 pts
Lord Snooty = 593 pts
Amelia Chaffinch = 562 pts
Beefy 1965 = 550 pts