Chesterfield Predication League 2018/2019 Playoffs

**spireitematt** · (This post was last modified: 07-05-2019, 18:42 by spireitematt.)

(07-05-2019, 12:19)Devongone Wrote: As I could just cheat, wait for Saltergate to predict, copy him and win the league with all the honour and financial rewards that brings (a Trevor Chappell moment - I know Saltergate will understand the cricket reference) ......... I've sent my predication direct to Matt, so he can decide when to put it in the public domain (bit like the thirty-year rule really).

This league is so unpredictable I wouldn't be surprised if they announced Braintree as the winners.

I know about the Trevor Chappell incident as I watched a documentary about it a few months ago. There was no rule against him from doing it, it was bad sportsmanship and just not cricket!

SaltergateBorn · 08-05-2019, 10:46

AFC Fylde 1-2 Salford City Laugh

(why not?; nowt to lose. And surely, by law of averages, I have to get at least ONE play-off prediction right.)

Surely we`d call the Greg Chappell incident (little bruvver just did as he was told by his captain) 'game management' nowadays, wouldn`t we?

Devongone · 08-05-2019, 13:46

(08-05-2019, 10:46)SaltergateBorn Wrote: AFC Fylde 1-2 Salford City (why not?; nowt to lose. And surely, by law of averages, I have to get at least ONE play-off prediction right.)

Surely we`d call the Greg Chappell incident (little bruvver just did as he was told by his captain) 'game management' nowadays, wouldn`t we?

Two Chappells could play, one nearly could ...... so the nearly brother had to do a Cameron Bancroft. Bowling underarm isn't illegal if you warn the umpire, rolling the ball along the ground hardly meets the definition of bowling. Glad you've gone for a completely different outcome from me Saltergate in the Play-Off Final. Does the pointless trophy final count in this too?

You know I spent two years studying non-league before we even reached that level. I ought to have won this Predication League by a country mile ....... if the results made sense and/or I had any clue what I was doing!

SaltergateBorn · (This post was last modified: 08-05-2019, 17:45 by SaltergateBorn.)

Underarm bowling is actually illegal now, Dev, unless it`s been agreed otherwise between the captains before the start of the game. If it hadn`t, it would be called a no-ball. The law was changed as a result of that specific incident.

(Some years ago I took the ECB umpiring course, so I`m technically an ECB Level 1 umpire; this is one of those very rare occasions when I feel that I have at least some idea of what I`m talking about. Not a lot, maybe, but just some. I remember that during the course we spent quite some time discussing why the new law contained that caveat about the pre-agreement. Why not just make it illegal and have done with it? It was quite a few years ago now, but I do remember that the consensus was that that would have made more sense. As with many things ECB-related, who know what they were thinking. )

Devongone · 08-05-2019, 18:03

I'd forgotten they actually changed the rules ........... I'd have been a terrible umpire, but I never much needed one when playing. I used to WALK - which didn't go down well with my team on the two occasions that the umpire was happy to let me continue.

I suppose they could have defined what constitutes underarm bowling ....... but I suppose it would just be simpler to make it illegal though that might have an impact on getting children to take up the game.

To be honest cricket has changed so much now I barely recognise it, but I still check Derbyshire's scores. And I have wondered if England having three wicket-keepers worthy of places as frontline batsmen has anything to do with the Brexit backstop.

SaltergateBorn · 08-05-2019, 18:28

I only said I was qualified, Dev......I didn`t say I was any good at it.

Devongone · 10-05-2019, 17:51

Love it Saltergate ......... all I could manage umpiring was being fair, being right was another matter.

By the way my Predication that I sent to Matt is Salford 0-1 Fylde.

**spireitematt** · 11-05-2019, 21:29

Final League Table

Devon = 646
SaltergateBorn = 644
St Charles = 605
Dancing = 592
Amelia = 588
Lord Snoots = 588
Spireitematt = 576

Congratulations to Devon on winning the Chesterfield Predication League. You are the 5th different winner we've had and the 2nd Spireite to win it. Thank you to everyone who took part.

Past winners of the Chesterfield Predication League.
2014/2015 Amelia
2015/2016 Spireitematt
2016/2017 Lord Snoots
2017/2018 St Charles (Six Fold competition)
2018/2019 Devongone

SaltergateBorn · 11-05-2019, 21:42

Congratulations to Dev and thanks to Matt for doing all the leg-work. As Vinnie Jones famously said; it`s been emotional.

All being well, see you all next season.

**St Charles Owl** · 11-05-2019, 22:58

Congratulations Devon!! Great job Matt in running this.