[Lord Snooty]

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here for the start of the new Prediction League season. We had 11 players last season, but everybody is welcome to join in. Sign on now if you fancy a go. As always, the massive prize for winning this game will be a whole rep point. So it's really worth joining in, as you can cash in your rep points at any time for such hypothetical prizes as....... a cuddly toy, a fondu set, a blankety blank cheque book & pen, a speed boat, a fanny magnet, an air guitar, a year's subscription to Ceefax, or a signed copy of Bradford City; the Glory Years.

The rules are quite simple, with just a few complications along the way.......

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.  

NEW FOR THIS SEASON: End of season Play Offs.

The one who finishes top of the league will still be champion, but after the season finishes there will be Play Offs between the top 4, with 1st v 4th and 2nd v 3rd. This will take in stuff like the EFL Play Offs, FA Cup Final, final day of Prima Donna League, European Finals etc. It will be one matchday for the semis and one for the Final. It will be the individual scores for each matchday against the allotted opponent, with some kind of tie breaker for a drawn match.
So last season's matches would've been Baggiebob(BBB) v theo_luddite and jjamez v St Charles Owl and would've given a bit more to play for towards the back end of the season.
The prize for winning will be enormous. Another rep point.

We now have an Appeals Committee set up, consisting of me, myself and I. All appeals must be made before the next Matchday kicks off.

A nice little one to start with:-


EFL Cup rd 1:
Saturday 31st July:
AFC Bournemouth v Milton Keynes Dons (15:00)

Sunday 1st August:
Sheff Weds v Town
Town scorers:
Wendy scorers:

Scottish Premiership:
Motherwell v Hibernian (16:30)


Final Table for 2020/21:

1. Baggiebob(BBB) = 916 pts
   
2. jjamez = 899 pts
   
3. St Charles Owl = 862 pts
   
4. theo_luddite = 858 pts
   
5. themaclad = 847 pts
   
6. Lord Snooty = 840 pts
   
7. SHEP_HTAFC = 794 pts
   
8. neonfoxinthebox = 791 pts
   
9. ritchiebaby = 786 pts
   
10. Amelia Chaffinch = 686 pts
    
11. Beefy 1965 = 356 pts