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Reply | Just one point, that’s all we ask!!!!!!
at 14:54 24 Apr 2024
We are still a very generous 25/1 to be relegated. With us and Crewe both only needing a draw, backing a bore draw at 7/1 could be interesting. |
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Thread | U'sual Champions League 2024 SF 1st leg - Deadline Tuesday 30th April 20.00
at 16:56 22 Apr 2024
A recap on how the Quarter-finals finished
Quarter-final 1st leg results
ARSENAL 2 BAYERN MUNICH 2
REAL MADRID 3 MANCHESTER CITY 3
ATLETICO MADRID 2 BORUSSIA DORTMUND 1
PARIS SAINT GERMAIN 2 BARCELONA 3
Quarter-final 2nd leg results
BARCELONA 1 PARIS SAINT GERMAIN 4
(Agg 4-6)
BORUSSIA DORTMUND 4 ATLETICO MADRID 2
(Agg 5-4)
BAYERN MUNICH 1 ARSENAL 0
(Agg 3-2)
MANCHESTER CITY 1 REAL MADRID 1
(Agg 4-4 AET) Real Madrid won 4-3 on penalties.
A tough lot of results to predict, and there were only two, what turned out to be, significant 3 pointers. They were for blueeagle, who got the Atletico 2-1, and Blue4U2, who had the Bayern 1-0, in Group A. With Group B being decided on outcomes, this is how they finished:-
THE GROUPS (8 out of 8 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the number of goals scored in the League 2 programme on Saturday 20th April)
The tie-break was won by Blue4U2 to finish top.
That makes the draw for the Semi-finals as:-
Blue4U2 v bwildered
blueeagle v burnsieespana
Semi-final 1st leg Fixtures
Tuesday 30th April
BAYERN MUNICH v REAL MADRID
Wednesday 1st May
BORUSSIA DORTMUND v PARIS SAINT GERMAIN
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.
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Thread | HL 2023/24 Charity Shield & Div. One Play-off SF - Deadline 27th April 12.30
at 17:45 21 Apr 2024
The draw for the Charity Shield Semi-finals
concordman v durham_exile
RSCOSWORTH v Daniel
The Division One Play-off Semi-finals
basher2010 v Tropical_Us
bwildered v BFG
These are one off games, no replays. The usual tie-breaker rules apply, most 3 pointers, and then more importantly the first to post. Finally, no more than four predictions the same as your opponent, please.
The Fixtures and don't forget it is a 12.30 deadline
WEST HAM UNITED v LIVERPOOL (12.30)
MANCHESTER UNITED v BURNLEY
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS v LUTON TOWN
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN v BIRMINGHAM CITY
MILLWALL v PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY v WEST BROMWICH ALBION
EXETER CITY OXFORD UNITED (12.30)
LINCOLN CITY v PORTSMOUTH (12.30)
READING v BLACKPOOL (12.30)
WREXHAM v STOCKPOORT COUNTY
Good luck everybody
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Thread | Happy League 2023/24 The Final Tables
at 21:48 20 Apr 2024
Week 38 results
LUTON TOWN 1 BRENTFORD 5
Yoane Wissa scored twice as Brentford made easy work of Luton to pull 10 points clear of the relegation zone. Nobody got this spot-on, but 10 did have the outcome.
SHEFFIELD UNITED 1 BURNLEY 4
Burnley gave their Premier League survival hopes a huge boost with a vital victory to push bottom side United further towards relegation. Again nobody had this spot-on, though 11 did get the outcome.
CARDIFF CITY 2 SOUTHAMPTON 1
Cardiff get a 96th minute winner, as they came from behind to put a huge dent in Southampton's automatic promotion hopes. Yet again nobody got this spot-on, and only unitedwhites and burnsieespana had the outcome. 23 predicted a win for Southampton.
STOKE CITY 3 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 0
Stoke all but secured their Championship safety with a comfortable win against Plymouth, who remain in a relegation battle. Another game with no 3 pointer, but 16 did have the outcome.
BLACKPOOL 3 BARNSLEY 2
Blackpool kept their play-off hopes alive with a win over their fellow promotion chasers. Again no 3 pointer from this game, though 17 did have the outcome.
BURTON ALBION 3 READING 2
Buton secured a first win on home soil in nine attempts, that could be a crucial three points in their fight against relegation. Yet another game with no 3 pointer, but 6 did get the outcome.
DONCASTER ROVERS 4 BARROW 2
Doncaster roared back from two goals down to beat their play-off rivals and secure a ninth successive win. Another game with no 3 pointer, though 22 did have the outcome, with 11 going for a 2-0 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
GRIMSBY TOWN 2 SWINDON TOWN 0
Grimsby secured League Two survival with this victory, as Swindon fail to have a shot on target. Well done to gerry_us for being the only one to have this spot-on, and a further 12 got the outcome.
NOTTS COUNTY 1 COLCHESTER UNITED 0
Macaulay Langstaff's 28th league goal of the season means Colchester are still not safe. A final game this week with no 3 pointer, but 6 did have the outcome.
SUTTON UNITED 2 CRAWLEY TOWN 2
Sutton's League Two survival hopes were left hanging by a thread after being denied a priceless win by a 91st minute Crawley equaliser. Only burnsieespana and BFG had this spot-on, and another 10 got the outcome.
We went into the final week of the season with some issues still to be decided, especially in the Division One promotion. It turned out to be a week where the results were more in line to the FA Cup, where 3 pointers in the Happy Cup are as rare as hens teeth. Without checking back through the records, I think the 40 goals scored must be some sort of record for a 10 game league week, as are only 3 spot-ons. Those 3 pointers were shared out, with the best performance coming from gerry_us, who had six outcomes, to go with the good Grimsby 2-0 prediction, to make him the weeks top scorer with an excellent 9 points.
In the Premier It is congratulations to concordman on winning his second title in the last three seasons. He went top in Week 2, and that is where he stayed for the rest of the season. A strong second-half to the season, secured RSCOSWORTH his highest ever finish in second, and gives him another go at honours in the Charity Shield. A best ever finish also for blueeagle in third. Another consistent season for thrillseeker, where he was the only other one to lead the table in Week 1, and finishes fourth. After a slow start to the season unitedwhites and mfb_cufc both recovered to spend a number of weeks in second, and then fell away to finish fifth and sixth. After fighting relegation in the first-half of the season, Sector4 had a good run of form to move up to third, but had to settle for a seventh place in the end. A satisfactory first season in the Premier for oxfcolu, where he flirted with relegation at times, but avoided it safely in eighth. A good first-half to the season for ghughes11, but then dropped away to finish ninth, without ever looking like being relegated. Nobody has been relegated after getting a century of outcomes, until noah4x4 this season, when it was a lack of 3 pointers that did it for him. He has won the Division One title twice before, so will be confident of a quick return. He is joined in Division One by Moor_Pinot, who makes an instant return after promotion the previous season.
In Division One It is congratualations to Daniel on winning the title, and making an instant return to the Premier, after his relegation the previous season. He is joined by burnsieespana, after his incredible end to the season, that saw him rise from ninth after Week 31, to take the other automatic spot. After spending many week in the top two, basher2010 finished third. After moving into the play-offs in Week 22, bwildered stayed in them for the rest of the season, and finished fourth. After leading the table for the first five weeks, BFG dropped away, and then a good end to the season got him in the play-offs to finish fifth. In the final play-off spot is Tropical_Us, who spent the whole season in and out of the top six, but finished in it when it mattered. Just losing out on the most 3 pointer rule was Blue4U2, but he still has a chance of honours in the U'sual Champions League. A decent return to the Happy League for Colukev, where he spent some weeks in the top six, but finished eighth in the end. After a slow start to the season, a good second-half looked to have secured a play-off spot for [bLewis_1, but a poor last few weeks means he finishes ninth. After trying to avoid the wooden spoon for most of the season, a good end to the season moved Madeira163 up to finish tenth. Another to be challenging for the wooden spoon was gerry_us, but that excellent final week moved him up three places to finish eleventh. After a slow start to his first season Jorash63 recovered to still be second after Week 25, but then went into free fall to finish twelfth. A reasonable start to the season for wessex_exile, that saw him top after Week 9, was as good as it got, and he fell away to finish thirteenth. He spent most of the season trying to avoid the wooden spoon, and durham_exile did just that by finishing fourteenth. A real roller coaster first season for TheRams, that started real slow, but recoverd to such an extent, that he was second after Week 16, and then he went into free fall to finish with the wooden spoon.
THE FINAL TABLES (280 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
The draw for the Charity Shield Semi-finals
concordman v durham_exile
RSCOSWORTH v Daniel
The Division One Play-off Semi-finals
basher2010 v Tropical_Us
bwildered v BFG
Full details for the above games will be on a separate thread on Sunday.
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Reply | U'sual Champions League 2024 QF 2nd leg - Deadline Tuesday 16th April 20.00
at 21:05 20 Apr 2024
There was an incredible 47 goals scored in League 2 on Saturday 20th April. That means Blue4U2 finishes top, and blueeagle second.
That makes the draw for the Semi-finals as:-
Blue4U2 v bwildered
blueeagle v burnsieespana
Full details for the Semi-finals will probably be next Monday. |
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Reply | Happy League 2023/24 Week 38 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 20th April 15.00
at 15:44 19 Apr 2024
LUTON TOWN 2 BRENTFORD 1
SHEFFIELD UNITED 2 BURNLEY 1
CARDIFF CITY 0 SOUTHAMPTON 2
STOKE CITY 1 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 0
BLACKPOOL 2 BARNSLEY 1
BURTON ALBION 1 READING 2
DONCASTER ROVERS 2 BARROW 0
GRIMSBY TOWN 2 SWINDON TOWN 1
NOTTS COUNTY 2 COLCHESTER UNITED 3
SUTTON UNITED 1 CRAWLEY TOWN 3 |
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Reply | Pay the Penalty.
at 13:26 18 Apr 2024
Notts County have conceded 17 penalties this season, so our next penalty taker, whoever he may be, needs to be prepared. [Post edited 18 Apr 14:20]
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Reply | U'sual Champions League 2024 QF 2nd leg - Deadline Tuesday 16th April 20.00
at 00:00 17 Apr 2024
Quarter-finals Tuesday 2nd leg results
BARCELONA 1 PARIS SAINT GERMAIN 4
(Agg 4-6)
BORUSSIA DORTMUND 4 ATLETICO MADRID 2
(Agg 5-4)
Two more tough Quarter-final results, with nobody predicting a win for PSG, and six having the Borussia outcomes, leaving the groups looking like this:-
THE GROUPS (6 out of 8 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the number of goals scored in the League 2 programme on Saturday 20th April)
No change, as they all had the Borussia outcome. This leaves blueeagle in the prime position to qualify for the Semi-finals, though things could get interesting with the other three all predicting Man City to win 2-1. Whatever happens in that fixture, the qualifying is only going to be sorted by the Bayern Munich v Arsenal game.
Just outcomes for burnsieespana and concordman, means the current top two are favourites to qualify. By my calculations concordman is going to require Bayern to win 2-1 to go through, and unitedwhites, by having different predictions to the others, will require a 3 pointer to have any chance of qualifying.
Next update will be after the final two fixtures have finished on Wednesday night. |
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Thread | Happy League 2023/24 Week 38 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 20th April 15.00
at 22:03 13 Apr 2024
Week 37 results
BURNLEY 1 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 1
Burnley failed to get a vital win after a calamitous own goal by goalkeeper Arijanet Muric, who allowed a simple backpass from his team-mate Sander Berge to roll under his heel into the net. A magnificent 7 got this spot-on, and nobody had the outcome. 16 predicted a win for Brighton with 13 going for a 2-1, in what was the weeks most predicted score.
CARLISLE UNITED 0 BLACKPOOL 1
Blackpool kept up the pace in the League One play-off race with a goal after 22 seconds, as relegated Carlisle only had one shot on target. A sublime 5 had this spot-on, and a further 17 got the outcome.
CHELTENHAM TOWN 1 BRISTOL ROVERS 3
Rovers ended a seven-match scoring drought in style with a comfortable win at relegation-threatened Cheltenham. Nobody got this spot-on, but 8 did have the outcome.
LINCOLN CITY 1 WIGAN ATHLETIC 2
Play-off chasing Lincoln saw their 16-game unbeaten run ended by Charlie Hughes' 90th minute winner. Well done to gerry_us for being the only one to have this spot-on, and nobody got the outcome. 23 predicted a win for Lincoln.
SHREWSBURY TOWN 0 WYCOMBE WANDERERS 2
Goals from Luke Leahy and Richard Kone (remember him) earned Wycombe a win against 10-man Shrewsbury, who only had one shot on target. Again nobody got this spot-on, though 5 did have the outcome.
CRAWLEY TOWN 2 COLCHESTER UNITED 3
Tom Hopper scored twice as 10-man Colchester moved out of the relegation places with a spirited victory at play-off chasing Crawley. Nobody had a 3 pointer, but 10 did get the outcome.
CREWE ALEXANDRA 0 GRIMSBY TOWN 3
Grimsby virtually secured their Football League survival with an emphatic win at play-off hopefuls Crewe. No points for anyone from this game, as 22 predicted a win for Crewe, and the other 4 went for a draw.
GILLINGHAM 3 BARROW 0
Gillingham boosted their play-off hopes with a convincing win over 10-man Barrow. A final game this week with no 3 pointer, though 10 did get the outcome.
NEWPORT COUNTY 1 TRANMERE ROVERS 2
Tranmere came from behind to hand Newport a sixth successive defeat. 4 got this spot-on, and another 5 had the outcome.
STOCKPORT COUNTY 2 MORECAMBE 0
Stockport sealed promotion back to League One after a stress-free win. A sublime 5 had this spot-on, and a further 20 got the outcome.
The penultimate week of the season, that produced seven away wins, and five games without a 3 pointer, it was not one for those looking for a big week to make a difference. At least the other five games did achieve a respectable 22 spot-ons, with five members doing well to have two. Best of those were blueeagle, who had the wins for Blackpool and Tranmere, noah4x4, who got the wins for Blackpool and Stockport, Daniel, who had the Burnley 1-1 and the Blackpool 1-0, and finally gerry_us, who got the Burnley 1-1 to go with his good Wigan 2-1 prediction. They each also got three outcomes, to give them all an excellent 9 points, and a four-way share of being the weeks top scorer. The other member to have two 3 pointers was Sector4, who had the Burnley 1-1 and the Stockport 2-0, and one outcome, to give him a decent 7 points. Best of those to get one 3 pointer was concordman, who had the Tranmere 2-1, and four outcomes, to give him a decent 7 points.
U'sual Champions League Just a gentle reminder to the two members who have yet to post their predictions for the Quarter-finals 2nd leg fixtures. With the deadline on Tuesday 16th April 20.00.
In the Premier The decent week for concordman has all but sealed the title for him, as he goes into the final week with a 13 point advantage. After getting 16 points in Week 35, RSCOSWORTH looked a good thing for the other Charity Shield spot, but after getting an excellent 9 points for the second week running, blueeagle has moved up a place, and reduced the deficit to that second place by 8 points, to give him every chance of making that end of season competition. Back in fourth, thrillseeker is going to require a big last week to give him any chance of breaking into that second place. For a number of weeks the mid-table members have had little to play for, except for getting involved in a relegation scrap, and that looks as though that is how it will end. After his excellent week, noah4x4 is going to require something even better in the final week, to give him any chance of avoiding the drop. Another solid week for Moor_Pinot has reduced the gap to safety, but he has now run out of time, and makes an instant return to Division One.
In Division Another excelent week for Daniel, to give him 26 points in the last three weeks, means he has hit top form at just the right time, to all but give him the title. He now has an 11 point cushion back to burnsieespana in the other automatic spot, who had the Stockport 2-0 spot-on, to maintain that place. Having the Blackpool 1-0 spot-on, kept basher2010 in contention for a top two finish, and all but guarantee him a play-off place. Just outcomes for bwildered and BFG, and they remain fourth and fifth. A solid week for Tropical_Us, that included getting the Burnley 1-1 spot-on, moved him up a place, and into the final play-off spot. But it is only on the most 3 pointer rule from Blue4U2. Only outcomes for Lewis_1 and Colukev, but they are the only other ones with a realistic chance of breaking into the top six. The fight to avoid the wooden spoon has always looked like going to the wire, and that is how it has turned out. Solid weeks for Madeira163, wessex_exile and Jorash63 looks to have made sure they won't be holding it. Four outcomes for durham-exile has left him looking over his shoulder, as the excellent week for gerry_us moved him off the bottom again. That has left rookie TheRams replacing him once again.
THE TABLES (270 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 38 Fixtures The final games of the season, and just a reminder of a rule for those still involved in Promotion/Relegation/Charity Shield issues. No more than four predictions the same as your nearest rival(s) please.
LUTON TOWN v BRENTFORD
SHEFFIELD UNITED v BURNLEY
CARDIFF CITY v SOUTHAMPTON
STOKE CITY v PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
BLACKPOOL v BARNSLEY
BURTON ALBION v READING
DONCASTER ROVERS v BARROW
GRIMSBY TOWN v SWINDON TOWN
NOTTS COUNTY v COLCHESTER UNITED
SUTTON UNITED v CRAWLEY TOWN
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