Welcome to the Chesterfield Prediction League 2024/25


Past winners of the Chesterfield Prediction League include:

2023/2024 SaltergateBorn
2022/2023 SaltergateBorn
2021/2022 Lord Snoots
2020/2021 Lord Snoots
2019/2020 Amelia
2018/2019 Devongone
2017/2018 St Charles
2016/2017 Lord Snoots
2015/2016 Spireitematt
2014/2015 Amelia

Rules:
1. Anybody can enter
2. I will update the table after each matchday

That's it those are the rules.

Scoring:

5pts = Correct score line
3pt = Correct outcome

Bonus Scoring

Joker:

The Joker is optional you can play it if you want but don't have to. If you play it and get it right then you'll double your score. You can only play it ONCE. So if you predict 2-0 but the outcome is 3-2 you'll double your outcome points. If you predict 2-0 and the outcome and correct scoreline is 2-0 then you'll double both your outcome points and correct scoreline points.

Example: Chesterfield 3-0 Real Madrid
Correct Outcome: Chesterfield 2-1 Real Madrid = 6pts

Example: Chesterfield 3-0 Real Madrid
Correct score/outcome Chesterfield 3-0 Real Madrid = 16pts

If you play the Joker and get it wrong you'll get -3 points.

Here we go again, happy as can be - for now at least. Hibs travel to Paisley tomorrow to take on a St Mirren side on a high after their 4-1 win against Valur on Thursday night.

I'm not expecting too much from this match, which will follow the usual pattern from Hibs. Our team will be markedly different from last season, but not necessarily much better. We need another couple of attacking players and it seems our defence is settled, although not strong in depth, so a point will be a great result.

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 Badger gives you 2 points

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. However, if you do predict a draw and it's a match that won't be going to a replay, you can get a possible extra point by stating which of the two teams you think will eventually win.

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.  


At the end of the season, the winner of group 2 and the bottom of group 1 will swap places in what is commonly known as "promotion" and "relegation". It's something that most football fans will be familiar with, unless you're a fan of Liverpool or Arsenal or one of those other fashionable clubs.

The second placed player in group 2 will then have a play off with the player who finishes second from the bottom in group 1 to decide whether they will be going up, down or staying where they are.

We're going to have two seasons in one though, just to try and make it a bit more interesting and not so long drawn out. The first season will end on the Boxing Day fixtures, with the play offs being on the dates of the Twixtmas fixtures and the NYD fixtures.

The second season will start the following week, which is usually the FA Cup 3rd round, finishing on the last game of the League One season. Then another period of relegation/promotion play off games, taking in such fixtures as the EFL play offs, FA Cup Final, UEFA finals and such like.

Each group will have it's own set of fixtures. Both groups will have the Town games, with scorers to predict as before. Then it will be a split of League One fixtures and bonus matches, hopefully around ten, eleven or twelve games per Matchday.

The random badger is restricted to three goal scorers in any of the fixtures in your group.

Here's how that will appear at the end of the fixture list. All you have to do is fill in the blanks.......


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

Any of those will score two points if correct. No minus points for getting it wrong.

Postponed matches will only count if the match is re-played before the next Matchday is under way. Abandoned matches will be awarded half the points for the score at the time of abandonment, so 1 point if you have the correct result, 2 points if you have the correct score.

Substitute or scorer in one of the Town games:- These will be only be allowed if you change them before the match involved has kicked off.

Prediction League Archive: https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=12830



Division One starting line up for 2024/25:

1. St Charles Owl = 0 pts
   
2. Lord Snooty = 0 pts
   
3. jjamez = 0 pts
   
4. themaclad = 0 pts
   
5. Baggiebob(BBB) = 0 pts
   
6. SHEP_HTAFC = 0 pts
   

Friday 9th August:
Barnsley v Mansfield Town

Saturday 10th August: (all 17:30)
Peterborough v Town
Town scorers:
Posh scorers:

Birmingham City v Reading
Stevenage v Shrewsbury Town
Stockport County v Cambridge United
Wigan Athletic v Charlton Athletic
Wrexham v Wycombe Wanderers

EFL Cup rd 1:
Tuesday 13th August:
Town v Morecambe
Town scorers:
Morecambe scorers:

Bromley v AFC Wimbledon
Fleetwood Town v West Bromwich Albion
Preston North End v Sunderland

Wednesday 14th August:
Hull City v Sheffield Wednesday


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

1. ritchiebaby = 0 pts
   
2. neonfoxinthebox = 0 pts
   
3. Devongone = 0 pts
   
4. theo_luddite = 0 pts
   
5. WakeyTerrier = 0 pts
   
6. Amelia Chaffinch = 0 pts
   

Friday 9th August:
Barnsley v Mansfield Town

Saturday 10th August: (all 17:30)
Peterborough v Town
Town scorers:
Posh scorers:

Bristol Rovers v Northampton Town
Burton Albion v Lincoln City
Crawley Town v Blackpool
Exeter City v Rotherham United
Leyton Orient v Bolton Wanderers

Scottish Premiership:
Sunday 11th August:
Hibernian v Celtic (12:30)

EFL Cup rd 1:
Tuesday 13th August:
Town v Morecambe
Town scorers:
Morecambe scorers:

Derby County v Chesterfield
Grimsby Town v Bradford City

Wednesday 14th August:
Leeds United v Middlesbrough


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

Anybody else reading this, who wants to join in, let us know. We're a very welcoming crowd and despite the lengthy looking rules at the top of the page, it's really a simple game to play. Just predict the scores. That's all you have to do.

You'll have to start in the 2nd Division though.

THE MATCH

SUNDAY 11TH AUGUST KO 4:00PM

v

LAST MATCH



So a new season is upon us after DR performed a minor miracle in keeping us in the Championship last season. After the shambles of the last post season, we weren't sure if the lunatic would have another meltdown and get rid of him, but thankfully DR has agreed to stay and we look forward to the new season with a bit of optimism. Half a dozen players left in the summer but we have bought a number of players in and hopefully a few more before the season begins and fingers crossed will push us up the table as the season progresses. I would take a mid table finish as we speak, but if the new signings shine maybe an unlikely playoff spot is a possibility

DEJPHON CHANSIRI, GET OUT OF OUR CLUB    

THE MATCH



We begin the campaign at home as new Plymouth manager Rooney brings his troops north. Plymouth like us avoided the drop on the last day of the season but had struggled towards the end of the season. Rooney was appointed on the 25th May and given a three year contract. Rooney struggled with his previous job at Birmingham, taking the from in the playoffs when he arrived and was dismissed with them barely above the relegation zone, he may have been a good player but has struggled as a manager with a 26% win rate. A risky appointment by Plymouth.

DEJPHON CHANSIRI, GET OUT OF OUR CLUB    

ALL TIME H2H

OWLS 17
PLYM 17
DRAWS 13

CURRENT FORM

OWLS              -                                                              

PLYM -                                         

EFL STOOGES

DOES IT MATTER THERE ALL CORRUPT  



THE TEAM

Could be anything, particularly midfield and attack

Beadle
Valery Bernard Ihiekwe Lowe
Chalobah Bannan Ingelsson
Musaba Cads Kobacki

SCORE & SCORER (HOME TEAM SCORE FIRST)

2-1 Musaba

WEDNESDAYS FIRT GOAL TIME

26

ATTENDANCE

N/A

BML LEAGUE

Maddix 6
Wereham 6
Imre 4
Washington 2
SCO 2

BMPL

Southey 6
Owlkev 4
Stateside 0
Pei 0

OTHER GAMES OF MILD INTEREST

Man Utd v Man City
Oxford v Norwich
Wrexham V Wigan
MK Dons v Bradford
Yeovil v Hartlepool

AAHHH

THE MUPPETT LEAGUE




KATE BECKINSALE TRIBUTE PIC

Only seen the headline,

Leicester coach Craig Shakespeare has died aged 60.

My condolences to his friends and family.

Can vaguely remember him at Albion, can’t remember if he was good or average. Still very sad and very young.

Matt Phillips may be off to Oxford, hope it goes through and good luck to him, he has been great at the Albion, not quite a legend but certainly high up there.

August is here. The season is nearly upon us.

It seems to me that we are too small to continue on here. Matt is young and must have a life to live. Salts went on holiday, hope he is okay. Dancing is in Spain if not imprisoned in a caravan in Leek, and me I'm old and unable to get myself together to leave Devon ..........

I'll keep accessing Huddersfield's pages taking part in Snoots competitions, but that is it. It has been great.

Wow!

I live too far away but have dreamt often of retirement and having a season ticket to watch matches in the future. But you are better off having an away season ticket than a home one!

What do you guys with a season ticket think of this latest situation.

The Blue stripes replacing Navy seems less of an issue.