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Thread | New Parking procedure at JCS
by noah4x4 at 04:12 31 May 2024
The new ANPR system is perhaps inevitable, given the opening of the Northern Gateway. If not, people using the various restaurants will use the football club parking rather than the designated leisure park parking.
On First XI match days, all car visitors will pre-pay as normal.
On non-First XI match days, visitors to an event at the stadium must register their cars on the touch screens in Reception for free parking, else they pay. Fair enough.
What is unclear is how it will work for CUSA members that meet at the Stadium and travel to away games by CUSA bus. We typically arrive and park our cars before Reception is open and often depart after midnight when it is shut.
How do we gain exemption, or is the club going to financially penalise its most loyal followers? A solution is necessary, else the club will score a massive ‘own goal’.
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Thread | U'sual Champions League 2024 Final & 3rd PO - Deadline Sat 1st June 20.00
by mfb_cufc at 16:07 22 May 2024
A recap on how the Semi-finals finished
Semi-final 1st leg results
BAYERN MUNICH 2 REAL MADRID 2
BORUSSIA DORTMUND 1 PARIS SAINT GERMAIN 0
Semi-finals 2nd leg results
PARIS SAINT GERMAIN 0 BORUSSIA DORTMUND 1
(Agg 0-2)
REAL MADRID 2 BAYERN MUNICH 1
(Agg 4-3)
Final scores
Blue4U2 6 (1) bwildered 8 (1)
blueeagle 5 (1) burnsieespana 2
U'sual Champions League 2024 Final
bwildered v blueeagle
3rd place play-off
Blue4U2 v burnsieespana
The Champions League Final
01/06/2024 BORUSSIA DORTMUND v REAL MADRID (Kick-off 20.00)
Predictions There are nine categories to predict. For categories C-G, as usual there will be 2pts if spot-on, and one point for whoever is closest (or 1pt each if equidistant). Note that for the final alone, a spot-on result will not count towards the tie-break, it's just the total points scored. All predictions will be for the normal time match, extra-time or penalties will not count. The only questions you can't match exactly on are (A), (B) and (TB), so whilst there is no tie-break advantage to predicting first, predicting last may mean not having the options preferred available. Deadline for all predictions is Saturday 1st June 20.00.
(A) Result - 5pts spot-on, 2pts for the outcome.
(B) Goal scorer - pick one. get 1pt for each goal they score (including own goals).
(C) Attempts on target - 2pts for spot-on, 1pt if closest.
(D) Attempts off target - 2pts for spot-on, 1pt if closest.
(E) Corners - 2pts for spot-on, 1pt if closest.
(F) Fouls - 2pts for spot-on, 1pt if closest.
(G) Yellow cards - 2pts for spot-on, 1pt if closest.
(H) Red cards - 1pt for spot-on only.
(TB) The tie-break is the minute for the first substitution, closest (either side) wins. In the unlikely event that there are no substitutions, this will be counted as 0 (zero) minutes. Substitutions in injury-time will be counted as 45' or 90
All stats will be taken from the BBC Sport website, just in case there are discrepancies elsewhere.
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Thread | Happy League 2023/24 Season round up
by mfb_cufc at 18:09 21 May 2024
Honours List for the 2023/24 season
Premier Champion concorman. A second title in the last three seasons for him. Runner-up RSCOSWORTH. To give him his highest ever finish.
Happy Cup Winner concordman. A second win in the last three seasons, giving him the League and Cup double for the second time. Runner-up durham_exile.
Charity Shield Winner Daniel. Well deserved after scoring 12 points in both the Semi-final and Final. Runner-up concordman.
Division One Champion Daniel. An instant return to the Premier for him, after being relegated the previous season. Runner-up burnsieespana. Promoted through the play-offs basher2010.
U'sual Champions League Winner. To be announced after the final between blueeagle and bwildered, has been played on Saturday 1st June,
Thank you everyone for your kind comments throughout the season, as always they are very much appreciated.
This is how the leagues will look for the 2024/25 season (In alphabetical order)
How did the 2023/24 games finish Remarkably it was almost a replica of the 2022/23 season, with just 5 more homes, 2 less aways and 3 less draws.
2014/15 Home wins 131 (43.67%) Away wins 94 (31.33%) Draws 75 (25.00%)
2015/16 Home wins 107 (35.66%) Away wins 119 (39.67%) Draws 74 (24.67%)
2016/17 Home wins 129 (43.00%) Away wins 91 (30.33%) Draws 80 (26.67%)
2017/18 Home wins 138 (46.00%) Away wins 88 (29.33%) Draws 74 (24.67%)
2018/19 Home wins 123 (41.00%) Away wins 94 (31.33%) Draws 83 (27.67%)
2019/20 Home wins 126 (42.00%) Away wins 97 (32.33%) Draws 77 (25.67%)
2020/21 Home wins 124 (41.33%) Away wins 105 (35.00%) Draws 71 (23.67%)
2021/22 Home wins 118 (39.33%) Away wins 100 (33.33%) Draws 82 (27.33%)
2022/23 Home wins 123 (41.00%) Away wins 104 (34.67%) Draws 73 (24.33%)
2023/24 Home wins 128 (42.67%) Away wins 102 (34.00%) Draws 70 (23.33%)
In the ten seasons of my administration the 3000 games have ended with:-
Home wins 1247 (41.57%) Away wins 994 (33.13%) Draws 759 (25.30%).
Extended added time As can be seen from the figures above, it made no difference to the final outcome, but not surprisingly there were more goals scored compared to previous seasons, but not a lot, as can be seen from last 10 seasons figures below. Just like the homes, aways and draws, the number of goals in a season are nearly always the same, with 8 out of the 10 seasons only having a difference of 16 goals between them. There was a blip in the 2016/17 season, and then in the season just finished the extended time created more goals, and the trend is likely to continue. Even though the average goals per game was up, it was still below the average for the four English Leagues, mainly due to the fact we have less Premier League fixtures to predict. The figures for the 2023/24 season were Premier League 1246 goals (3.28 average goals per game), Championship 1480 goals (2.68 average goals per game), League 1 1427 goals (2.58 average goals per game), League 2 1645 (2 98 average goals per game).
2023/24 823 goals (2.74 average goals per game)
2022/23 794 goals (2.65 average goals per game)
2021/22 780 goals (2.60 average goals per game)
2020/21 768 goals (2.56 average goals per game)
2019/20 780 goals (2.60 average goals per game)
2018/19 790 goals (2.63 average goals per game)
2017/18 778 goals (2 59 average goals per game)
2016/17 826 goals (2.75 average goals per game)
2015/16 778 goals (2.59 average goals per game)
2014/15 781 goals (2.60 average goals per game)
The results In the Final tables thread noah4x4 quoted "For many seasons I have enjoyed HLPL success by avoiding predicting draws and I suspect that in this last season the incidence of 1-1 and 2-2 have been uncharacteristically high (?), whilst 1-0, 0-1, 2-1 and 1-2 probably feature on far fewer occasions than normal? Extended added time has probably increased the average goals per game (?) and I reckon that is where I need to adjust future tactics". In answer to the points he made, the draws were at a 10 season low, mainly due to the bore draw also being at a 10 season low. Though the 1-1 was once again the top result, and the 2-2 improved on its disappointing return the previous season. The extended added time did increase the average goals per game, this had the 2-1 and the 1-2 taking over from the 1-0 and the 0-1 as best for a home and away win. The 0-2 also had its highest 10 season score.
The 2024/25 EFL fixtures are due out on the 26th June, and details for the new Happy League season will follow soon afterwards. In the meantime there are 2024 Euro's to look forward too, and dare I say it an English team as winners.
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Thread | Wembley
by RSCOSWORTH at 12:03 13 May 2024
With Crawley's decimation of MK meaning they are heading to the League Two Play Off Final at Wembley there will only be one club amongst the current 92 that has never made a Wembley appearance.
We join them on a very short list of league clubs who haven't appeared at the "new" Wembley.
Also spare a thought for Solihull Moors who have been beaten in a penalty shootout at Wembley twice in the space of a week. |
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Thread | Congratulations CUFC Ladies!
by wessex_exile at 07:42 13 May 2024
Champions of Essex County League 2 in their inaugural season, and still to play Southminster United in the League Cup final for an equally impressive double. To say they dominated the league is an understatement - won all 18 games (the other two were awarded as wins because their opponents couldn’t field teams), conceded just nine goals and scored a whopping 129!
It’s a shame the season is over, would have been nice for them to have paraded the trophy at a full JobServe. Maybe first game next season instead?
Well done CUFC Ladies! |
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Thread | League Two Play Offs
by durham_exile at 20:21 7 May 2024
Last night I watched Donny Rovers cane Crewe 2-0.
Tonight after the pitch was passed fit to play Crawley are absolutely caning the Franchise 2-0 at HT.
An upset on the cards perhaps. |
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Thread | Simon Bassey
by burnsieespana at 09:22 7 May 2024
Above helping the U's in the summer recruitment drive
Was previously with the Cowley's at Pompey although they seem to have been friends since non league days.
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Thread | Well done Braintree
by mfb_cufc at 18:20 6 May 2024
Back into the National League again, after beating Worthing 4-3 AET this afternoon. |
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Thread | On the Road for 2024/25
by wessex_exile at 17:52 6 May 2024
So far we've gained 1,197 driving miles for the six teams joining League 2, comprising:
Carlisle (315)
Fleetwood (280)
Port Vale (199)
Chesterfield (177)
Cheltenham (161) and
Bromley (65)
With the League 2 play-off winners yet to be decided, so far we've lost 882 driving miles for the five teams that have left League 2, comprising:
Stockport (-235)
Wrexham (-229)
Forest Green (-170)
Mansfield (-161), and
Sutton (-87)
That's a net gain of 315 miles. Of the League 2 play-off contenders, the furthest in driving miles is Crewe, a distance of 207 miles, which would mean a modest gain of 108 miles - assuming of course your starting point is Colchester. |
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Thread | 2024/5 Season
by burnsieespana at 10:12 6 May 2024
Well done Any Woodman and Bromley.
At least a short trip replacing the lost Sutton trip.
After a 142 year wait you can understand how Brompey fans must feel this morning
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Thread | Well done Bromley
by Blue4U2 at 17:57 5 May 2024
...and Andy Woodman
Penalty winners at Wembley this afternoon
Welcome to the Football league!!
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Thread | FAO international U's fans
by wessex_exile at 22:22 4 May 2024
Message from the Blue and White Army, who have done so much to improve the matchday experience for all of us, home and away.
"Anyone who sees this, can you email bluewhitearmy1937@gmail.com please:
Essentially the idea is to have a large waver displayed each game that represents smaller logos or references to all international supporters that want to contribute towards the funding of it & the design in some way too! Like a patch jacket of some sorts is how it’d look in my head" |
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Thread | HL 2023/24 Division One Play-off Final Replay - Deadline Sat 11th May 12.30
by mfb_cufc at 19:44 4 May 2024
A recap on what happened to need this replay.
Division One play-off final results
ARSENAL 3 AFC BOURNEMOUTH 0
BRENTFORD 0 FULHAM 0
BURNLEY 1 NEWCASTLEUNITED 4
SHEFFIELD UNITED 1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 3
BIRMINGHAM CITY 1 NORWICH CITY 0
IPSWICH TOWN 2 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 0
LEEDS UNITED 1 SOUTHAMPTON 2
LEICESTER CITY 0 BLACKBURN ROVERS 2
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 1 HULL CITY 0
SUNDERLAND 0 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 2
Final score for the Division One play-off final
basher2010 6 (1) bwildered 6 (1)
One spot-on each with basher2010 getting the Arsenal 3-0, and bwildered having the Ipswich 2-0. They both also got three outcomes, to give us this replay.
For this replay the usual tie-breaker rules will apply. No more than four predictions the same as your opponent, and all predictions to be posted at the same time please.
The Fixtures The Premier League fixtures over the 11/12/13 May. Don't forget it is a 12.30 deadline
FULHAM v MANCHESTER CITY (12.30)
AFC BOURNEMOUTH v BRENTFORD
EVERTON v SHEFFIELD UNITED
NEWCASTLE UNITED v BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR v BURNLEY
WEST HAM UNITED v LUTON TOWN
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS v CRYSTAL PALACE
NOTTINGHAM FOREST v CHELSEA (17.30)
MANCHESTER UNITED v ARSENAL (Sun 16.30)
ASTON VILLA v LIVERPOOL (Mon 20.00)
Good luck to both of you. |
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Thread | Football today
by wessex_exile at 10:35 4 May 2024
Huddersfield Town, the team that literally gave us our blue and white stripes, stand between that shower of shite up the road and automatic promotion to the Premier League. Wouldn’t it be fantastic if the Terriers could pull it off as their parting gift to the Championship, and then Ipshit to lose the play-off final to Nodge. |
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Thread | U'sual Champions League 2024 SF 2nd leg - Deadline Tuesday 7th May 20.00
by mfb_cufc at 15:16 2 May 2024
Semi-finals 1st leg results
BAYERN MUNICH 2
Sane (53) Kane (57 pen)
REAL MADRID 2
Vinicius Junior (24, 83 pen)
BORUSSIA DORTMUND 1 PARIS SAINT GERMAIN 0
Fullkrug (36)
Latest scores
Blue4U2 2 bwildered 4
Having both the outcomes, and the two Junior goals, gives bwildered
a decent lead. Two good goalscorer points, with Sane and Kane, keeps Blue4U2 in touch, but he may require a spot-on from the last two fixtures, if he is to go through.
blueeagle 1 burnsieespana 2
They both got a point for the Kane goal, but it is burnsieespana who has a slight advantage thanks to getting the Borussia outcome.
Semi-finals 2nd leg Fixtures Both kick-off at 20.00
Tuesday 7th May
PARIS SAINT GERMAIN v BORUSSIA DORTMUND
(Agg 0-1)
Wednesday 8th May
REAL MADRID v BAYERN MUNICH
(Agg 2-2)
The scoring Keeping with the format for this stage of the competition, in addition to score predictions, please predict two goal-scorers from each game as well, these can of course be two from the same side. Four points, to put more emphasis, for a spot-on score prediction, one point for the correct outcome, and one point for each goal scored (including own goals) by either of your nominated goal-scorers. As there is an advantage posting first regarding goal scorers, the member posting second can have up to two predictions the same.
Tie-break If competitors can't be separated by number of spot-ons, for a tie-break please also predict the minute of the first substitution in the Real Madrid v Bayern Munich fixture. Your tie-break prediction must be made before that match kicks off.
As always, half-time subs are 46th minute, and injury-time substitutions will be either 45 or 90 minutes. If there are no substitutions at all, closest to zero will win
Score, goal-scorer and substitute tie-break predictions will be for the end of normal time, extra-time and/or penalties will not count.
Good luck everybody.
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Thread | The Summer of ‘24 - ins, outs and maybes
by wessex_exile at 09:43 28 Apr 2024
As suggested on the matchday thread, let’s kick off the traditional summer transfer speculation. I’ll start with our current loanees. I doubt Palace would release Owen Goodman, and if they did, would we want him or even be able to afford him? Of the rest, I’d definitely like to see Alastair Smith and maybe Riley Harbottle sign if they were released. As for the rest, they’ll be heading back to make room for new choices. |
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Thread | HL 2023/24 Charity Shield & Div. One Play-off Final - Deadline Sat 4th May 1
by mfb_cufc at 21:24 27 Apr 2024
Semi-finals results
WEST HAM UNITED 2 LIVERPOOL 2
Liverpool's Premier League title hopes seem all but over after ex-U's loanee Michail Antonio scored to rescue a point for West Ham. No points for anyone from this game.
MANCHESTER UNITED 1 BURNLEY 1
Man Utd goalkeeper Andre Onana cost his side victory as Zeki Amdouni converted a late penalty to grab a priceless point for relegation-threatened Burnley. Well done to Daniel for being the only one to have this spot-on, and only BFG got the outcone.
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 2 LUTON TOWN 1
Wolves ended a six-game winless run in the Premier League and piled pressure on relegation-threatened Luton with this victory. 3 got this spot-on, and a further 4 had the outcome.
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1 BIRMINGHAM CITY 1
Huddersfield were all but relegated from the Championship despite a battling draw against fellow strugglers Birmingham, whose own status now depends on results going their way in the final round of fixtures. 3 had this spot-on, and nobody got the outcome.
MILLWALL 1 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 0
Millwall struck late to secure a narrow win over Plymouth, piling pressure on The Pilgrims at the bottom of the Championship. Everyone predicted a win for Millwall, with 3 getting it spot-on.
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 3 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 0
Wednesday maintained their push to avoid Championship relegation with a thumping victory over West Brom. Nobody had this spot-on, but 2 did get the outcome.
EXETER CITY 1 OXFORD UNITED 2
Oxford secured a League One play-off place with this narrow victory. 4 got this spot-on, and one more had the outcome.
LINCOLN CITY 0 PORTSMOUTH 2
Lincoln missed out on the League One play-off spots as they lose to Champions Portsmouth in the final game of the season. Well done to basher2010 for being the only one to have this spot-on, and another 3 got the outcome.
READING 3 BLACKPOOL 2
Blackpool's League One play-off hopes were left in tatters by Reading, who finished a miserable campaign off the field with an on-field high. No points for anybody from this game.
WREXHAM 2 STOCKPOORT COUNTY 1
Wrexham toasted promotion to League One, as they came from behind to beat League Two champions Stockport. Well done to concordman for being the only one to have this spot-on, and only Daniel got the outcome.
Some great performances today, that produced a very good 16 spot-ons in total, as certain members showed just why they are in these end of season Semi-finals. This is how those Semi-finals finished:-
Charity Shield Semi-finals
concordman 11 (3) durham_exile 5 (1)
A comfortable win for concordman, after he got the wins for Millwall, Oxford and Wrexham spot-on. Just the Oxford 2-1 spot-on for durham_exile in reply.
RSCOSWORTH 11 (3) Daniel 12 (3)
Wow, what a game, that didn't deserve to have a loser. But it is RSCOSWORTH who unfortunately has to lose, despite having three 3 pointers, the wins for Wolves and Oxford, and the Huddersfield 1-1. Three 3 pointers also for Daniel, the wins for Wolves and Millwall, and the Man utd 1-1, and getting the Wrexham outcome proved to be the defining outcome, to put him into the final.
Division One play-off Semi-finals
basher2010 10 (3) Tropical_Us 5 (1)
A comfortable win for basher2010, who was another one to get three 3 pointers, the wins for Wolves, Millwall and Portsmouth. Just a 3 pointer for the Huddersfield 1-1 for Tropical_Us in reply.
bwildered 8 (2) BFG 3
A comfortable win for bwildered, after he had the Huddersfield 1-1 and the Oxford 2-1 spot-on. Only three outcomes for BFG.
That makes to the two finals as being:-
Charity Shield final
concordman v Daniel
Division One Play-off final
basher2010 v bwildered
For these finals, there will be a replay for any drawn games. It will be the Premier League fixtures on 11/12/13 May. The tie-breaker rules will only apply for any replay if needed. No more than four predictions the same as your opponent, and all 10 games to be posted at the same time please.
The Fixtures and don't forget it is a 12.30 deadline
ARSENAL v AFC BOURNEMOUTH (12.30)
BRENTFORD v FULHAM (15.00)
BURNLEY v NEWCASTLEUNITED (15.00)
SHEFFIELD UNITED v NOTTINGHAM FOREST (15.00)
BIRMINGHAM CITY v NORWICH CITY (12.30)
IPSWICH TOWN v HUDDERSFIELD TOWN (12.30)
LEEDS UNITED v SOUTHAMPTON (12.30)
LEICESTER CITY v BLACKBURN ROVERS (12.30)
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE v HULL CITY (12.30)
SUNDERLAND v SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY (12.30)
Good luck to you all.
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