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Prediction League Results/Tables Week 35 - bomberbrown1968 - 05-05-2019
So we entered the final week with potentially 3 players chasing the title, with certainly a great final week race for the top 2. Being the sad bastard that I am rather than paying much attention to Wednesday’s loss to QPR, I was basically running a live scoring table, as the goals went in, so the scores in the prediction league changed!! I can tell you the lead in this weeks results changed hands multiple times let alone what effect that had on the final league table!!!! So lets get to this week’s results:
After leading the league for so long, two torrid weeks for Zinman saw his lead not only disappear but he dropped off top spot, so this week he had to get things right, and he certainly did that!!! Zinman finished with a personal season high 22 points!!! After not playing the Gamball for most of the season even he recognized that if you want to go big, you had better play it (more on this later!!!), and it paid off for him with a CR and 4 precious points. He also picked up a CR on the Bonus and ended up scoring points on 8 of the 10 games. A fine way to end the season, but will it be enough??
In second place this week is SCO. A solid week rounding off a solid season for SCO. CR on the Gamball and Bonus and like Zinman scored points on 8 games. Third place goes to Worldclass on 19 points courtesy of being the only PL player with a correct score on the Gamball. A solid week for him as he tries to find some form for the all important playoffs coming up.
Joint 4th is Sanjay and Amelia on 17 points, Sanjay scoring on 7 of this weeks games and Amelia actually getting the most CS this week with 3!!! Her partner in crime, and I am afraid in relegation, Lord Snooty is 6th in his and Amelia’s final week in the PL for at least one season. Respectable finish from both, if only they could have shown this form more often!!
Joint 7th is the PL leader Beefy and Derby. Not much to say about Derby but this week summed up his season, no CS but 5 CR, so close and yet so mid table!!!! What can we say about Beefy?? He went into this week as the PL leader, a position he gained for the first time last week. He rightly sent his scores to me, as did Zinman so we could make sure there were no shenanigans and while 14 points is a decent return, it comes in a high scoring week for most. Beefy decided not to play his Gamball, using a tactic that has been succcessful for Zinman most of the season, but in Beefy’s case it ended up costing him two potentially crucial points!!!! Also worth pointing out that the 86th minute Norwich winner at Villa Park cost him 4 points as well, taking him from a CS to nothing!!! So did his cautiousness do enough to keep him top or has his lack of bottle on the Gamball cost him dearly (something he accused Zinman of all season!! Whistle ). We will have to wait for Bombers final table to know for sure!!
In 9th place this week is Matt on 10 points, had he not missed a few weeks mid season he might have pushed the top two but it wasn’t to be. In 10th and last place this week was the only other player who maybe could have taken the title, BBB, but in reality he had a complete mare!!! He ended with no correct scores and missed on both the Gamball and Bonus, will that see him lose his top 3 spot as well??
So we now await Bombers final table but before he posts it I would like to say thank you to everyone on here for welcoming an outsider into your midst and even allowing me to score this great PL every week. I hope my scoring duties and write ups have provided some smiles and enjoyment for some of you each week!! I have enjoyed being on the committee and if so invited I will continue to stay involved next season!! Thank you to all of you!!
Cheers
SCO
And they said the Liverpool -Man.City was the most exciting title chase in years, they obviously haven’t seen the battle that’s been going on in our prediction league.
Zinman was 7points back going into the last 10 games and needing to do something different to claw his way back, so he played the Gamball for only the 9th time this season and scored points on it for the 7th time which helped him to a seasons best score for the week and ultimately win the title by just a solitary point. The forsaken 2 points that Beefy missed out on by not playing the Gamball was the difference between champion and runner up and could so easily have gone either way. Congratulations to our champion but also to our runner up for serving up such a thrilling end to the season.
BBB wasn’t able to keep up with the pace of the top 2 and faltered a further 20 points back in 3rd after holding every chance going into the final week and in the end would have been grateful to have held on to his position as SCO came with a storming last week to cut the advantage down to just 7 points as he cemented his top 4 finish.
Derby managed to win the battle to finish in the top half of the table and passed the triple hundred in the process of finishing 5th while Sanjay climbed a place and also reached the 300 mark to finish 6th, pipping Matt to that place with the final weeks set of scores.
Worldclass had a very good week and will go into his play-off next week in good heart as he looks to preserve his Premiership status for next season.
Amelia and Snooty’s fate was sealed a few weeks back now, but both returned decent scores in their last fling with the Premiership, but at least they’ll be able to keep each other company as they play Championship predicting next season.
Bomber
Going into the final week of the Championship, it appeared that all of the major positions were settled and it would have taken an incredible set of events - think Beefy going on a diet or Zinman going teetotal - for anything to change. Well, guess what? Beefy's still eating and Zin is currently sitting in Californian wine country making the most of the local produce.
So I suspect that this week's results won't make much difference in the final table with just 8 points separating top from bottom. It was an unusually good week for bonuses but not so ggod for the scoreball (and obviously the dreaded gamball). Top place goes to Twerton with 16 points from just 4 correct predictions but helped by a full set of balls - only 1 correct score but that just happened to be the gamball. Just a point behind is Bomber, no correct score predictions but a week's high of 6 correct results, including the gamball - though as he admitted to playing this by mistake, shouldn't he forfeit the extra points? Joker had one of his better weeks (not difficult really) to take 3rd spot and was only a correct gamball away from top spot. With this form could Joker be a good bet for promotion next year? (By good bet, I mean with odds of about 100/1).
Just 2 points separate the rest. 4eva and Champion elect Themaclad make double figures, Themac being one of only 2 players to miss out on the bonus, not that he'll be too bothered. Baggieone sits just a point further back with Quantum and Stairs bringing up the rear, though with a respectable 8 points.
So another regular season over - thanks to everyone for taking part and have a great summer. Now on to the play-offs!
Zin
The top 2 in the Championship has been settled for a fair few weeks now and all that remained was to find out who would finish as our champion, and after spending the entire season at the top, it was Themaclad who capped off an impressive season winning the title by an 11 point margin in the end from AAA back in 2nd, whether he takes his place in the Premiership next season remains to be seen.
Bomber gave himself one last chance to get to the promised land by securing the play-off spot as the challenge to it failed to materialise in the last week as 4eva wasn’t able to overturn the deficit and instead had to settle for 4th, but still a top half finish after 35 weeks of predicting.
Both Twerton and Stairs passed the 300 points for the season mark, though did swap places in the final week in 5th and 6th, all important when the prize money is calculated for the final league placings.
BaggieOne rounded off the season in 7th, 30 odd points further back but comfortably ahead of our wooden spoonist, Joker, who after missing the equivalent of 7 weeks gave himself a mountain to climb.
Bomber
A massive thank you to everyone who’s taken part and for all the kind words during the season. An even bigger thanks to Zin, Beef and SCO for making this such a success this season, I think we’ll all welcome the extra time we’ll now have every Sunday evening
RE: Prediction League Results/Tables Week 35 - Zinman - 05-05-2019
Well, what can I say?
CHAMPION! (again).
BEEFY'S BOTTLED IT - what was that about playing the pusi ball?
That'll do for starters.
RE: Prediction League Results/Tables Week 35 - St Charles Owl - 05-05-2019
The irony of Beefy blowing it because he didn’t play the gamball and the perennial none Gamball user Zinman did!!! Oh and that late goal by Norwich made all the difference, that one goal had a huge swing in points.
Congratulations Zinman on winning the title!!! Well done to Beefy for giving you a challenge right till the end and we’ll done to BBB on his third place!!
RE: Prediction League Results/Tables Week 35 - Beefy 1965 - 05-05-2019
I should learn not to copy your tactics,
But from being in the relegation zone Christmas just thank your lucky stars I didn't start my charge earlier,
Anyway congrats although to win by one point let's put it this way you Jammy B*****d is rather gauling, but from the winner of the championship to runner up in the premier I would say gives me predictor of the season award,
But let's not get to far forward,as it's just a single point I would like a complete recount from week one please Bomber as I'm sure there were a couple of points missed from week 1 to 35 or something like that
I think we all need this confirming as a matter of urgency, ok
(05-05-2019, 21:37)St Charles Owl Wrote: The irony of Beefy blowing it because he didn’t play the gamball and the perennial none Gamball user Zinman did!!! Oh and that late goal by Norwich made all the difference, that one goal had a huge swing in points.
Congratulations Zinman on winning the title!!! Well done to Beefy for giving you a challenge right till the end and we’ll done to BBB on his third place!!
Thanks SCO , I will sort the play off fixtures asap, who is Bomber playing ? Hope he realises he still has to predict,on my phone at the moment so can't see a few things,
I think your spot on its the Norwich goal that sealed it
With three mins to go I was on 4 points and Zinman Zero,
Seconds later with just a couple of mins to go that one goal lost me 4 points and gained Zin 2,
A 6 point swing with one right foot.
Typical of Villa to let me down,
I now await the beating of them in the semis just to round it all off
RE: Prediction League Results/Tables Week 35 - themaclad - 05-05-2019
Going up going up going up many thanks for running it.
RE: Prediction League Results/Tables Week 35 - Amelia Chaffinch - 05-05-2019
Well played, Zinman.
Excellent work from all the team.
RE: Prediction League Results/Tables Week 35 - St Charles Owl - 05-05-2019
How’s the FA Cup final going!!
RE: Prediction League Results/Tables Week 35 - Beefy 1965 - 06-05-2019
Got something to say SCO
RE: Prediction League Results/Tables Week 35 - 4evaabaggie - 06-05-2019
Like to say a big big thank you to all the committee for their hard work all season in making this a fantastic game and challenge ...... a couple of goals here and there cost me loads of points ..... fourth placed, missed out on the play offs but hey there's always next year and I will still be in the same league as Albion. Beefy's balls caused me no end of pain all season ..... maybe new tactics required or just better predicting.
Congratulations to Zinman for taking g the title
Congratulations to themaclad and QE (AAA) on their promotion.
Good luck to worldclass and bomber in the playoffs ...... May the best man win.
Have a great summer ...... hope Albion have the same ....... see you all back here in August.
Take care, best wishes.
Disappointed that our resident table compiler didn't update my highest week score from week 33, which was the highest weekly score in the championship and only one point behind the highest score across both leagues ..... tut tut tut
If it wasn't for the -70 points across the gamball and bonus ball I would be facing worldclass ...... shouldn't have played with beefys balls.
Nobody made a positive score on their main balls in the championship ....... tactical play next year ???????
Wow ..... out of 18 players, that's 36 main balls, only the champion made 1 profit on one ball ...... that's how titles are won. 35 balls in a negative score ...... Wow.
RE: Prediction League Results/Tables Week 35 - Worldclassalbion - 06-05-2019
Well done Top 7 and unlucky bottom 2 BUT I have to say my 2 weeks of Non predictions or as I call it ‘an actual glitch in the Matrix’ have cost me. I did predict and those 2 weeks would have gained me 79 points and therefore I am the true Champion as I would have beat Zin by a point.......................................Honestly
Any road up to the playoffs. Good luck Bomber