[Lord Snooty]

Here we go again, the new season of the Prediction League. Hope you can all join in again this year and if there are any onlookers wanting to play, well you're all welcome to have a go. Just join in, the rules are quite simple as listed below.

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.  

EFL Cup:
Friday 4th September:
Middlesbrough v Shrewsbury Town (17:30)
Burton Albion v Accrington Stanley (19:30)

Saturday 5th September:
Rochdale v Town (played at JSS)
Town scorers:
Rochdale scorers:

Derby County v Barrow (12:00)
Walsall v Sheffield Wednesday (14:15)
Barnsley v Nottingham Forest
Bolton Wanderers v Bradford City
Salford City v Rotherham United
Sunderland v Hull City
Tranmere Rovers v Harrogate Town

Plymouth Argyle v Queens Park Rangers (12:30)
Luton Town v Norwich City
Milton Keynes Dons v Coventry City
Newport County v Swansea City

Sunday 6th September:
Brentford v Wycombe Wanderers (12:00)



Final Table 2019/20:

1. jjamez = 855 pts
   
2. themaclad = 820 pts
   
3. Baggiebob(BBB) = 819 pts
   
4. neonfoxinthebox = 818 pts
   
5. theo_luddite = 791 pts
   
6. St Charles Owl = 763 pts
   
7. ritchiebaby = 739 pts
   
8. SHEP_HTAFC = 738 pts
   
9. Lord Snooty = 731 pts
   
10. Beefy 1965 = 674 pts
    
11. Amelia Chaffinch = 668 pts