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Thread | Happy Cup 2024/25 2nd Round Replay - Deadline Saturday 7th December 15.00
at 10:20 1 Dec 2024
The 2nd Round games produced just the one replay. The tie-break rules will apply for this replay.
mfb_cufc v ghughes11
2nd Round Replay Fixtures 10 games from this Saturday's league programme. If any of these fixtures are called off for any reason, it will be decided on the games left. No more than four predictions the same as your opponent please.
ASTON VILLA v SOUTHAMPTON
BRENTFORD v NEWCASTLE UNITED
CRYSTAL PALACE v MANCHESTER CITY
CARDIFF CITY v WATFORD
LUTON TOWN v SWANSEA CITY
MILLWALL v COVENTRY CITY
BLACKPOOL v ROTHERHAM UNITED
MANSFIELD TOWN v HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
BARROW v MILTON KEYNES DONS
GILLINGHAM v SALFORD CITY
Good luck ghughes11.
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Reply | Happy Cup 2024/25 2nd Round - Deadline Saturday 30th November 15.00
at 22:38 30 Nov 2024
2nd Round results
ACCRINGTON STANLEY 2 SWINDON TOWN 2
AET Accrington win 4-1 on penalties
BARNSLEY 0 BRISTOL ROVERS 0
AET Bristol Rovers win 4-3 on penalties
CAMBRIDGE UNITED 1 WIGAN ATHLETIC 1
Wigan win 2-1 AET
CRAWLEY TOWN 3 LINCOLN CITY 4
EXETER CITY 2 CHESTERFIELD 0
MORECAMBE 1 BRADFORD CITY 0
PETERBOROUGH UNITED 4 NOTTS COUNTY 3
SALFORD CITY 2 CHELTENHAM TOWN 0
STEVENAGE 0 MANSFIELD TOWN 1
WALSALL 0 CHARLTON ATHLETIC 4
Final scores
concordman 4 thrillseeker 11
Jorash63 3 Daniel 10
noah4x4 3 unitedwhites 2
oxfcolu 9 gerry_us 8
burnsieespana 8 basher2010 5
mfb_cufc 6 ghughes11 6
Lewis_1 7 Blue4U2 4
bwildered 5 wessex_exile 9
There is one replay mfb_cufc v ghughes11. This will be 10 games from the Saturday 7th December league programme. All details will be on a separate thread sometime tomorrow (Sunday).
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Thread | Happy League 2024/25 Week 18 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 7th December 15.00
at 22:13 30 Nov 2024
Week 17 results
BRENTFORD 4 LEICESTER CITY 1
New Leicester manager Ruud van Nistelrooy watched Kevin Schade net a hat-trick as Brentford thumped the Foxes to underline the size of the task he faces. Nobody got this spot-on, but 22 did have the outcome, with 12 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
CRYSTAL PALACE 1 NEWCASTLE UNITED 1
Daniel Munoz scored a 94th minute equaliser as Palace moved out of the bottom three. Newcastle registered just one attempt at goal – and none on target, with their goal being an O G. That late goal was good news for the 5 who had this spot-on, and nobody got the outcome. 18 predicted a win for Newcastle.
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 2 AFC BOURNEMOUTH 4
Justin Kluivert became the first player in 67 years to score a hat-trick of penalties in an English top-flight game as his treble saw off Wolves and piled the pressure on their boss Gary O'Neil. Nobody got this spot-on, and only 3 had the outcome.
COVENTRY CITY 2 CARDIFF CITY 2
Victor Torp’s 88th minute penalty salvaged a draw for Frank Lampard in his first game in charge of Coventry. A final game this week with no 3 pointer, and again only 3 got the outcome. 21 predicted a win for Coventry.
STOKE CITY 0 BURNLEY 2
Burnley moved back into the Championship's automatic promotion spots with this comfortable victory. 3 got this spot-on. and a further 16 had the outcome.
SWANSEA CITY 2 PORTSMOUTH 2
Swansea fought back from 2-0 down to claim a draw against bottom club Portsmouth. Again 3 had this spot-on, and one more got the outcome. 20 predicted a win for Swansea.
Another week to go into the unpredictable results file, as only Brentford and Burnley managed to win out of the weeks five "good things". Although their victories could only produce three 3 pointers between them. It was left to the draws at Palace and Swansea to get us up to 11 spot-ons in total for the week. Well done to Moor_Pinot for being the only one to get two 3 pointers, the Burnley 2-0 and the Swansea 2-2, to give him a decent 6 points. He has to share the honour of being the weeks top scorer with Lewis_1, who came out best of those to have one 3 pointer, the Palace 1-1, and three outcomes, to give him a decent 6 points.
After going 108 games without a 2-2, with 2 more this week, that now makes it 4 in the last 14 games. In fact since I looked on how the season was going in Week 9, the draws have really picked up, so much that we have had 21 since then, the same as the number of homes in that time. The 122 games so far this season have now finished with 51 (41.80%) homes, 37 (30.33%) aways and 34 (27.87%) draws. Figures that are very much at historical levels. The 1-1 continues to be the top result with 19, that is 4 more the 2-0, that continues to be the top result for a home. Best result for an away is the 0-1 with 9.
In the Premier Seven members in this league were grateful for the Brentford and Burnley wins giving them two outcomes, and 2 points. One of them was blueeagle, but he also had the Coventry outcome, to increase his lead by that point. A solid 5 points for Daniel, that included having the Palace 1-1 spot-on, enabled him to take advantage of all those around him getting 2 points. At the bottom, by having the Swansea 2-2 spot-on, to give him a solid 5 points, oxfcolu moved out of the relegation zone, and he is replaced again by ghughes11. A solid 5 points also for burnsieespana, who also had the Swansea 2-2 spot-on, improved his chances of avoiding the drop.
In Division One Two outcomes were enough for noah4x4 to remain top for the thitd week running, but only on the most 3 pointer rule from Tropical_Us, who closed right up, thanks to getting the Palace 1-1 spot-on. The top scoring performance moved Lewis_1 up a place to third, just a point further back. Having the Palace 1-1 spot-on also helped bwildered move up a place to fourth. One outcome for durham_exile drops him to fifth, his lowest position since Week 7. The final play-off place is still occupied by wessex_exile, as he was another to have the Brentford and Burnley outcomes. A solid 5 points for Jorash63, that included having the Burnley 2-0 spot-on, moved him up another place to seventh, and within a point of the play-offs. The top scoring performance from Moor_Pinot, moved him up a couple of places, and within sight of the play-offs.
THE TABLES (122 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 18 Fixtures
HULL CITY v BLACKBURN ROVERS
QUEENS PARK RANGERS v NORWICH CITY
BARNSLEY v BIRMINGHAM CITY
CRAWLEY TOWN v STEVENAGE
HARROGATE TOWN v AFC WIMBLEDON
SWINDON TOWN v FLEETWOOD TOWN
Good luck everybody. [Post edited 1 Dec 10:05]
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Reply | Happy Cup 2024/25 2nd Round - Deadline Saturday 30th November 15.00
at 17:45 29 Nov 2024
ACCRINGTON STANLEY v SWINDON TOWN 1-1
BARNSLEY v BRISTOL ROVERS 2-0
CAMBRIDGE UNITED v WIGAN ATHLETIC 2-1
CRAWLEY TOWN v LINCOLN CITY 0-1
EXETER CITY v CHESTERFIELD 2-0
MORECAMBE v BRADFORD CITY 2-1
PETERBOROUGH UNITED v NOTTS COUNTY 1-2
SALFORD CITY v CHELTENHAM TOWN 1-1
STEVENAGE v MANSFIELD TOWN 2-2
WALSALL v CHARLTON ATHLETIC 1-2
Lewis_1, You have done your predictings already, as above. These are the ones I will go with, unless you let me know otherwise.
I have had a PM from Lewis_1 to say they are the ones he wants to go with. [Post edited 30 Nov 0:08]
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Reply | Happy Cup 2024/25 2nd Round - Deadline Saturday 30th November 15.00
at 16:30 29 Nov 2024
ACCRINGTON STANLEY 2 SWINDON TOWN 1
BARNSLEY 2 BRISTOL ROVERS 1
CAMBRIDGE UNITED 0 WIGAN ATHLETIC 1
CRAWLEY TOWN 1 LINCOLN CITY 2
EXETER CITY 1 CHESTERFIELD 0
MORECAMBE 0 BRADFORD CITY 1
PETERBOROUGH UNITED 3 NOTTS COUNTY 1
SALFORD CITY 1 CHELTENHAM TOWN 0
STEVENAGE 1 MANSFIELD TOWN 2
WALSALL 0 CHARLTON ATHLETIC 1 [Post edited 30 Nov 0:13]
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Reply | Mariners all at sea against the DC inspired super U's
at 17:47 25 Nov 2024
The fact Grimsby are so high in the table is because they have the second best away record in the division (16 points from their last 6 games away). The fans are upset with Artell probably because they have now lost their last four home games, and played poor in them. |
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Thread | Happy League 2024/25 Week 17 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 30th November 15.00
at 22:55 23 Nov 2024
Week 16 results
AFC BOURNEMOUTH 1 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 2
Joao Pedro and Kaoru Mitoma scored as 10-man Brighton continued their best start to a top-flight season. A great 8 got this spot-on, and another 2 had the outcome.
ARSENAL 3 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 0
Arsenal got their title challenge back on track to secure a first win in five Premier League matches. Well done to Jorash63 for being the only one to have this spot-on, and a further 23 got the outcome.
ASTON VILLA 2 CRYSTAL PALACE 2
Villa twice came from behind to earn a draw, but they stretch their winless run to six in all competitions. Nobody got this spot-on, and only Daniel and Lewis_1 had the outcome. The other 23 predicted a win for Villa, with a massive 14 going for a 2-0 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
MANCHESTER CITY 0 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 4
James Maddison scored twice as Tottenham romped to victory over a City side that has now lost five games in a row, in all competitions, for the first time since 2006. An incredible night that saw the end of City's 52-match unbeaten record at the Etihad Stadium, stretching back to just before the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. No points for anyone from this game, as 22 predicted a win for City, and the other 3 predicted a draw.
MILLWALL 1 SUNDERLAND 1
Substitute Femi Azeez’s first Millwall goal in the 93rd minute rescued a point for the Lions against Sunderland, who returned to the top of the Championship. That late goal was great news for the 10 who got this spot-on, and nobody had the outcome.
WEST BROMWICH ALBION 2 NORWICH CITY 2
The Hawthorns saw more goals today than in West Broms previous seven home games put together this season, but they got a fourth home draw in a row, as Norwich take their winless run to seven games. Nobody had this spot-on, and only Daniel got the outcome. The other 24 predicted a win for West Brom.
BOLTON WANDERERS 2 BLACKPOOL 1
Ex-U's loanee Aaron Collins scored a 94th minute winner as Bolton came from behind to beat Blackpool. That late goal was good news for the 8 who got this spot-on, and the 13 who had the outcome.
BARNSLEY 0 WIGAN ATHLETIC 1
A first-half goal from Thelo Aasgaard was enough to give Wigan victory with their only shot on target. Another game with no 3 pointer, and only BFG got the outcome. 23 predicted a win for Barnsley.
NORTHAMPTON TOWN 0 CAMBRIDGE UNITED 0
Northampton and Cambridge played out a blustery bore draw as Storm Bert swept through Sixfields. Well done to Lewis_1 for being the only one to get this spot-on, and another 5 had the outcome. 17 predicted a win for Northampton, who only had one shot on target.
CARLISLE UNITED 0 DONCASTER ROVERS 0
Another bore draw that sends Carlisle to the bottom of League 2. A final game this week without a 3 pointer, but 5 did get the outcome. 19 predicted a win for Doncaster.
What an incredible week this was, thanks to an intriguing set of fixtures picked by this weeks guest basher2010. Though after only getting the one outcome himself, probably not the word he would have used. It was a set of fixtures that on paper had eight "good things", and they were all appropriately well supported, but only Arsenal and Bolton read the script, This lead to five games failing to have a 3 pointer, but thanks to added time goals from Bournemouth, Millwall and Bolton, we ended with a very decent 28 spot-ons in total. With the help from those late goals, Jorash63 got an amazing four 3 pointers, the wins for Brighton, Arsenal and Bolton and the Millwall 1-1 to give him a brilliant 12 points. In a week like this that should have been more than enough to be the weeks top scorer, but it only got him a share of that honour, as Daniel came out best of the eight who had two 3 pointers, with the Brighton 2-1 and the Millwall 1-1, and a very impressive six outcomes, to also give him a brilliant 12 points. Most noteworthy of the others to have two 3 pointers were burnsieespana, who said "Bit like our beloved club struggling to get wins". Well on a day when the U's finally got 3 points, he goes one better by getting two, the Brighton 2-1 and the Millwall 1-1. He also had three outcomes, to give him an excellent 9 points. Matching that excellent total was Lewis_1, who got the Millwall and Northampton draws spot-on, and three outcomes. Best of those to have one 3 pointer was durham_exile, who got the Millwall 1-1 and three outcomes to give a decent 6 points.
After going 108 games this season without one ending 2-2, just like London buses, two came along at once this week.
Happy Cup All the details for the 2nd Round are now available on the separate Happy Cup thread.
U'sual Champions League Only 5 weeks and 34 games to go before we know who this seasons qualifiers are. The member currently in that important eleventh qualifying position is Sector4 with his 68 points. But things are so tight it is only on the first to post rule from wessex_exile.
In the Premier Having the Brighton 2-1 spot-on has now given blueeagle 20 of them for the season. That is halfway to the 40 he requires to create a new record, and with well over half the season still to go, that record is very much on. His lead was reduced by a couple of points as mfb_cufc got the 2-1 wins for Brighton and Bolton spot-on. A solid 5 points, that included having the Millwall 1-1 spot-on, kept thrillseeker in third. The brilliant week for Daniel moved him up a couple of places to a season high fourth, as he continued his good recent run, that has seen him get more points over the last six weeks than anyone in either division. After getting the Millwall 1-1 and the Bolton 2-1 spot-on, RSCOSWORTH moves up a couple of places, and back into the top half. Another to have the 2-1 wins for Brighton and Bolton spot-on was ghughes11, and it was enough to get him out of the relegation zone, after spending the last five weeks there. Despite getting a first 3 pointer in seven weeks, the Brighton 2-1, it couldn't stop oxfcolu dropping into the bottom three for the first time this season. The excellent week for burnsieespana moved him off the bottom after spending the lat nine weeks there. He is repaced by concordman, despite him getting a first 3 pointer in seven weeks, the Bolton 2-1.
In Division One Having the Brighton 2-1 spot-on enabled noah4x4 to remain top for the second week running. The decent week for Tropical_Us, that included getting the Millwall 1-1 and the Bolton 2-1 spot-on, moved him up three places, and back into the other automatic spot again. The decent week for durham_exile moved him up a place to third. The excellent week for Lewis_1 moved him up a couple of places, to equal his season high fourth. The final two play-off places are occupied by bwildered and wessex_exile. A decent week for Blue4U2, with the Millwall 1-1 and the Bolton 2-1 spot-on, kept him in seventh, and still 2 points within the play-offs. The brilliant week for Jorash63 moved him up four places to eighth, and only 4 points from the play-offs. His highest position since Week 1. A good five outcomes moved BFG up a couple of places to ninth.
THE TABLES (116 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 17 Fixtures It is time for the FA Cup 2nd Round. We will keep those fixtures for the Happy Cup, so it is 6 games from the Premier League and Championship.
BRENTFORD v LEICESTER CITY
CRYSTAL PALACE v NEWCASTLE UNITED
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS v AFC BOURNEMOUTH
COVENTRY CITY v CARDIFF CITY
STOKE CITY v BURNLEY
SWANSEA CITY v PORTSMOUTH
Good luck everybody.
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Reply | Mariners all at sea against the DC inspired super U's
at 11:35 23 Nov 2024
U's side to face Grimsby Town (three changes): Macey, Egbo, Goodliffe, Donnelly, Iandolo, McDonnell, Read, Anderson, Edwards, Tovide, Taylor
U's subs are Hunt, Kelleher, Woodyard, Bishop, Payne, Gordon, Smith [Post edited 23 Nov 11:37]
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Reply | Happy League 2024/25 Week 16 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 23rd November 12.30
at 10:19 23 Nov 2024
AFC BOURNEMOUTH 1 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 2
ARSENAL 2 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 0
ASTON VILLA 2 CRYSTAL PALACE 1
MANCHESTER CITY 2 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1
MILLWALL 1 SUNDERLAND 2
WEST BROMWICH ALBION 1 NORWICH CITY 0
BOLTON WANDERERS 2 BLACKPOOL 1
BARNSLEY 2 WIGAN ATHLETIC 0
NORTHAMPTON TOWN 2 CAMBRIDGE UNITED 0
CARLISLE UNITED 0 DONCASTER ROVERS 2 |
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Reply | Tigers at Layer Road
at 15:14 21 Nov 2024
There was also Woods Leisure Centre that had a lot of famous groups playing there in the early 70's. |
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Thread | Happy Cup 2024/25 2nd Round - Deadline Saturday 30th November 15.00
at 15:39 18 Nov 2024
1st Round results
BRACKLEY TOWN 0 BRAINTREE TOWN 0
AET Brackley win 5-4 on penalties
Nobody got this spot-on, but 6 did have the outcome.
CARLISLE UNITED 0 WIGAN ATHLETIC 0
Wigan win 2-0 AET
Again nobody had this spot-on, and only 2 got the outcome.
EXETER CITY 5 BARNET 3
Another game with no 3 pointer, though 22 did have the outcome.
GILLINGHAM 0 BLACKPOOL 2
Only 2 had this spot-on, and a further 9 got the outcome.
MAIDENHEAD UNITED 1 CRAWLEY TOWN 1
Crawley win 2-1 AET
Only 2 got this spot-on, and nobody had the outcome.
PORT VALE 1 BARNSLEY 3
Only 2 had this spot-on, and another 9 got the outcome.
SOUTHEND UNITED 3 CHARLTON ATHLETIC 3
Charlton win 4-3 AET
A final game with no 3 pointer, but 3 did have the outcome.
SWINDON TOWN 1 COLCHESTER UNITED 1
Swindon win 2-1 AET
3 had this spot-on, and nobody got the outcome.
WALSALL 2 BOLTON WANDERERS 1
3 got this spot-on, and a further 5 had the outcome.
WOKING 0 CAMBRIDGE UNITED 1
4 had this spot-on, and another 13 got the outcome.
As usual the FA Cup games proved difficult to predict, but we did have a respectable 16 spot-ons in total. That is a lot more than we usually get in the FA Cup 1st Round.
Final Scores
Jorash63 5 Sector4 4
The difining result here was Jorash63 getting the Barnsley 3-1 spot-on, as Sector4 replied with four outcomes.
concordman 5 RSCOSWORTH 4
It was concordman having the Cambridge 1-0 spot-on being the defining result, as RSCOSWORTH also replied with four outcomes.
Two highest scorers to go through from these games
thrillseeker 6 basher2010 6 Tropical_Us 4
It was getting the Cambridge 1-0 spot-on for both thrillseeker and basher2010 that helped to put them through to the next round, as Tropical_Us was another to have four outcomes.
ghughes11 6 unitedwhites 2 BFG 1
Having the Blackpool 2-0 spot-on made sure of ghughes11 going through, and he is joined by unitedwhites, whose two outcomes proved to be enough.
Daniel 9 blueeagle 3 gerry_us 9
Going 1-1 all games proved be successful for Daniel once again, and he is joined in the next round by gerry_us, who also benefited by having the 1-1's at Maidenhead and Swindon.
noah4x4 3 Moor_Pinot 2 Lewis_1 6
The only 3 pointer in this game came from Lewis_1 with the Swindon 1-1. That was more than enough to put him through, and he is joined by noah4x4, whose three outcomes proved to be good enough.
Blue4U2 9 Madeira163 2 mfb_cufc 3
Having the Barnsley 3-1 and the Walsall 2-1 spot-on easily put Blue4U2 into the next round, and he is joined by mfb_cufc, who was another to get three outcomes to be successful.
wessex_exile 9 Colukev 3 oxfcolu 5
Getting the Walsall 2-1 and the Cambridge 1-0 spot-on enabled wessex_exile to cruise through. He is joined by oxfcolu who had the Blackpool 2-0 spot-on, that proved to be the defining result for him.
durham_exile 2 bwildered 3 burnsieespana 6
It was having the Walsall 2-1 spot-on that got burnsieespana through to the 2nd round. He is joined by bwildered who was another to only require three outcomes to be good enough.
Those underlined go through to the 2nd Round.
The draw for the 2nd Round has been made by mrs mfb. As in the 1st Round there will be a replay for any drawn games. The tie-breaker rule will apply for any replays. Any replays will be 10 matches from the following Saturday's League games. There are no replays in the FA Cup this season, so it is the score at 90 minutes that games will be settled on.
concordman v thrillseeker
Jorash63 v Daniel
noah4x4 v unitedwhites
oxfcolu v gerry_us
burnsieespana v basher2010
mfb_cufc v ghughes11
Lewis_1 v Blue4U2
bwildered v wessex_exile
2nd Round Fixtures 10 games from the 2nd Round of the FA Cup. If any matches are postponed, the games will be settled on the ones remaining. No more than 4 scores the same as your opponent please.
ACCRINGTON STANLEY v SWINDON TOWN
BARNSLEY v BRISTOL ROVERS
CAMBRIDGE UNITED v WIGAN ATHLETIC
CRAWLEY TOWN v LINCOLN CITY
EXETER CITY v CHESTERFIELD
MORECAMBE v BRADFORD CITY
PETERBOROUGH UNITED v NOTTS COUNTY
SALFORD CITY v CHELTENHAM TOWN
STEVENAGE v MANSFIELD TOWN
WALSALL v CHARLTON ATHLETIC
Good luck everybody. [Post edited 18 Nov 17:33]
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