Football Focus

[El Pibe]

*breathes on fingernails and polishes them against chest*

Loooking gooood!!

[Mick Mac]

RD - I don't think one (incl moi) should get the average score for missing a week - that puts you above half of the people who could actually be bothered.

How about 2/3 or 3/4 of the average score? That would be more fair?

I realise I'm adversely affected by this suggestion, but I'm above poor Quids and he's played evey week, poor lad.

[????]

My average's been bought down by running the Spuds 0 - anyoneelse 8 joke for too long...take note before your next Hmmaers 0-4 defeat prediction mick....er, maybe not this Saturday

[red devil]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> RD - I don't think one (incl moi) should get the

> average score for missing a week - that puts you

> above half of the people who could actually be

> bothered.

>

> How about 2/3 or 3/4 of the average score? That

> would be more fair?

>

> I realise I'm adversely affected by this

> suggestion, but I'm above poor Quids and he's

> played evey week, poor lad.

I know Mick, but Quids would actually finish above you because your score wouldn't be considered as you only have 60% participation.

I've done another table putting in a flat score of 5 points for missing a week.

This penalty needs to be low enough to act as an incentive not to misss a week, but not too low so as to deter latecomers into thinking they could never catch up.

Does 5 sound about right? (FYI the average of everybody's scores is 7.5)

Do people think this is a fairest system?..

[Mick Mac]

5 sounds ok to me.

[red devil]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> 5 sounds ok to me.

Whatever system we use, you and SCSB79 are joined at the hip, in good Old Firm style...with Rangers losing this week, is there only one more chance in Scottish Cup of an Old Firm match this season?

[maxxi]

Erm... 5 eh?... my consistent/average score you mean?

So the equivalent of not playing, I mean the 'penalty' to be awarded would, as things stand, to all intents and purposes, at this point in time, realistically, and going forward - be called "a maxxi"?

As in:

RD - "Oooh, after a strong start Otta's not been able to play this week, so he's had to settle for a maxxi!"

OTTA - "Gutted."

I've never rarely been so insulted!

Now under Huge's system I flirted with 5th from bottom - ahh those heady days.

Intelligent bloke that.

Must be the Singapore air.

Always liked him.

*goes off to sit in corner and study cup form.

[red devil]

Man Utd 4 - 2 Arsenal

Fulham 2 - 2 Everton

Norwich 1 - 1 Stoke

Sunderland 1 - 0 Aston Villa

Swansea 1 - 2 Chelsea

Tottenham 3 - 1 Wigan

West Ham 2 - 2 Man City

QPR 3 - 1 Reading

Liverpool 1 - 2 Newcastle

West Brom 3 - 1 Southampton

[Jah Lush]

red devil Wrote:

> I've done another table putting in a flat score of

> 5 points for missing a week.

> This penalty needs to be low enough to act as an

> incentive not to misss a week, but not too low so

> as to deter latecomers into thinking they could

> never catch up.

> Does 5 sound about right? (FYI the average of

> everybody's scores is 7.5)

> Do people think this is a fairest system?..

Seems fair enough to me. We definitely needed an incentive to participate each week. Obviously there will be times when someone can't for one reason or another. Thanks for the work you've put in here. Much appreciated.

[Rhinestone Cowboy]

agreed on that

[Alan Medic]

Well I'd like to add that the table should be adjusted so that the 'indigos' are at the bottom regardless of the points they have accumulated. As, in effect if they don't lose that colour they won't count anyway. And I'd move up the table in the interim.

In Argentina it is actually possible to win the league and be relegated in the same season.......but that's another story.

[SCSB79]

Man Utd 4 - 2 Arsenal

Fulham 1 - 2 Everton

Norwich 0 - 1 Stoke

Sunderland 1 - 0 Aston Villa

Swansea 0 - 2 Chelsea

Tottenham 3 - 1 Wigan

West Ham 1 - 3 Man City

QPR 1 - 0 Reading

Liverpool 2 - 2 Newcastle

West Brom 1 - 0 Southampton

[Otta]

I'm not doing very well so far, hope for a couple of correct scores tomorrow or I'll be rubbish this week.

[Alan Medic]

I think I've got a couple of correct results to help me move up the table.

[maxxi]

I have one point. One. Ein. Un. Yek.

I think I will even be behind those who have yet to play....

Good point for the Irons tho. :)

[Parkdrive]

Awful display by the Arsenal, no heart no passion, awful. The chuminess by RVP and especially Santos towards RVP was vomit inducing. The travelling support were brilliant. Great stuff, more passion than the collective 11 on the pitch!! Brilliant game for the neautral yesterday between Liverpoll and the Toon, two stunning goals.

[Jah Lush]

Spurs were bloody awful too.

[red devil]

Strange weekend for results, Utd only top 10 team to win :)

Have to say that was the worse I've seen Arsenal play at OT for a long time. They played better in last years mauling. It would've been a similar scoreline had Utd been less wasteful.

AVB's problem is his inflexibility to change a system when it's not working, allied with dodgy substitutions. In midweek his subs handed the initiative to Norwich, and I can't understand why in a home match he would replace one striker with another when chasing the game against Wigan...I bet 'arry had a chuckle at that.

[red devil]

With only the Monday Night game to go, it looks like it could be a record low scoring week in the Predictor League.

Since the concensus of those who commented was to use the 5 point Maxxi for teams missing a week, we will.

From this week I'm also going to introduce the Coupon Buster Bonus. Each week I will identify the match/result that has the longest odds* that weekend, e.g. Southampton to win at Man City @ 12/1. So if someone correctly predicts an away win they will receive a 5 point bonus (this overides the normal 1 point). If the correct scoreline is predicted as well, they will receive a 10 point bonus (this overides the normal 3 points).

This weeks Coupon Buster is Sunderland to win at Everton

*Based on William Hill** odds

**Randomly chosen

[Laddy Muck]

I have posted a request in the "Wanted Section" but thought I would ask here too (do forgive me Admin).

From where may I buy tickets for a match at Old Trafford which is both reputable and will not leave me feeling ripped off?

I have been wanting to go to OT for over 40 years, and it looks as though this season is going to be it - so seats need to be semi-decent too! :))

Thanks in advance.

[Otta]

If Suarez gets injured or banned, Liverpool will not score a goal. FACT!

[Otta]

"and will not leave me feeling ripped off?"

You're going to a premier league match, of course you'll be ripped off!

[Laddy Muck]

Not necessarily...have been to lots of PL matches and not been ripped off. Anyway...any recommendations?

[Otta]

Guess it depends on what you think is a rip off. I think footy tickets are disgustingly over priced these days. Off to Anfield on the 17th for the first time since I left Liverpool 11 years ago, and can't believe the prices!

[Laddy Muck]

Otta Wrote:

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> Guess it depends on what you think is a rip off. I

> think footy tickets are disgustingly over priced

> these days. Off to Anfield on the 17th for the

> first time since I left Liverpool 11 years ago,

> and can't believe the prices!

Sure, these things aren't cheap...it's the same with tickets for the threatre, the ballet, the opera etc. I am happy to pay (or at least hubby is! :)) ) the going rate as this is going to be a massive treat for me. However, I do resent the payment of an extra - say minimum ?25 - on top of the face value of each ticket. Or is ?25 an acceptable extra to pay for PL games these days? I honestly don't know. I really would appreciate some constructive advice.