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maxxi

maxxi

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Alan Medic Wrote:

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> maxxi Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Mick Mac Wrote:

> >

> --------------------------------------------------

>

> > -----

> > > Dic ?

> >

> >

> > On the basis of Football Club team-mate

> > nicknaming:

> >

> > Alan Medic (if we accept that anagrams would

> form

> > no part of the average footballer's thinking)

>

> You calling me an anagram Max XI? How's the

> relegation fight going?



With elan and flair, with never putting the Irons down for a defeat, with always opting for the ludicrous odds of the coupon buster, with - to be honest - no love of settling for safety and mid table mediocrity and, finally, with no whining, carping or questioning the rules.


AND with such confidence in providence that my prediction for the CL final is the opposite of whichever team you pick to win. If you want Bayern I'll go for Dortmund and vice versa so there'll be a winner without having to analyse the feck out if it B)


Over to you, Dic.

red devil

red devil

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Saturday 4th May 2013


Fulham 3 Reading 1

Norwich 1 Aston Villa 2

Swansea 2 Man City 2

Tottenham 3 Southampton 1

West Brom 2 Wigan 1

West Ham 2 Newcastle 1

QPR 1 Arsenal 3



Sunday 5th May 2013


Liverpool 2 Everton 1

Man Utd 2 Chelsea 1



Monday 6th May 2013


Sunderland 1 Stoke 1



Tuesday 7th May 2013


Man City 2 West Brom 0

Wigan 2 Swansea 1



Wednesday 8th May 2013


Chelsea 1 Tottenham 1

Alan Medic

Alan Medic

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> Fulham 2 Reading 1

> Norwich 1 Aston Villa 1

> Swansea 2 Man City 2

> Tottenham 3 Southampton 1

> West Brom 1 Wigan 2

> West Ham 3 Newcastle 1

> QPR 1 Arsenal 2


> Liverpool 2 Everton 1

> Man Utd 3 Chelsea 1


> Sunderland 2 Stoke 0



> Man City 1 West Brom 1

> Wigan 2 Swansea 0


> Chelsea 1 Tottenham 1

Alan Medic

Alan Medic

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maxxi Wrote:


> With elan and flair, with never putting the Irons

> down for a defeat, with always opting for the

> ludicrous odds of the coupon buster, with - to be

> honest - no love of settling for safety and mid

> table mediocrity and, finally, with no whining,

> carping or questioning the rules.

>

> AND with such confidence in providence that my

> prediction for the CL final is the opposite of

> whichever team you pick to win. If you want Bayern

> I'll go for Dortmund and vice versa so there'll be

> a winner without having to analyse the feck out if

> it B)

>

> Over to you, Dic.


Dic here Max. I didn't think you would start the mind games so soon. Still, if you want to change 'the rules' as you haven't got it in you to make a prediction it's up to you ;-)

Otta

Otta

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Saturday 4th May 2013

Fulham 2 Reading 1

Norwich 1 Aston Villa 3

Swansea 1 Man City 2

Tottenham 2 Southampton 2

West Brom 1 Wigan 2

West Ham 2 Newcastle 1

QPR 0 Arsenal 3

Sunday 5th May 2013

Liverpool 3 Everton 1

Man Utd 2 Chelsea 1

Monday 6th May 2013

Sunderland 0 Stoke 1

Tuesday 7th May 2013

Man City 2 West Brom 0

Wigan 2 Swansea 1

Wednesday 8th May 2013

Chelsea 2 Tottenham 1

maxxi

maxxi

Posted
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Alan Medic Wrote:

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> maxxi Wrote:

>

> > With elan and flair, with never putting the

> Irons

> > down for a defeat, with always opting for the

> > ludicrous odds of the coupon buster, with - to

> be

> > honest - no love of settling for safety and mid

> > table mediocrity and, finally, with no whining,

> > carping or questioning the rules.

> >

> > AND with such confidence in providence that my

> > prediction for the CL final is the opposite of

> > whichever team you pick to win. If you want

> Bayern

> > I'll go for Dortmund and vice versa so there'll

> be

> > a winner without having to analyse the feck out

> if

> > it B)

> >

> > Over to you, Dic.

>

> Dic here Max. I didn't think you would start the

> mind games so soon. Still, if you want to change

> 'the rules' as you haven't got it in you to make a

> prediction it's up to you ;-)


Whiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine...


Mind games?! Me!???


Don't be a silly boy, I did make a prediction. I predicted that your prediction would be wrong!


But to save your blood pressure and knowing that otherwise you may suspect chicanery I will make whatever kind of prediction you think is 'correct', a 'by-the-book' prediction and pm it to Rd(if that's the way you think it should be done), okay? (I expect you to plump for Bayern anyway - personally I think Dortmund will win it - they have a brighter kit - but don't let that sway you).

Alan Medic

Alan Medic

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The fact is Max I 'won' my place in the final in part due to a flaw in the rules. I didn't post it on here due to the fact RD appeared to give the impression I was a serial whiner which you have picked up on. I did however let my opponent know. So I now relinquish my place in the final to Otta. This will give you more time to reassess my posts on the loopholes in rules I may have pointed out.


I look forward to you quoting one which could be classified as a whine :)


PS Thanks RD for organising the prediction games this season. I do think it merits its own thread if you continue next season.

maxxi

maxxi

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Posted
Jeez calm down Dic/Doc, I was (I thought) poking fun at you. You started the (what until now I thought was) banter with the 'I trust maxxi won't be getting a 5 point start' stuff and I assumed it was all in robust good humour - no need to throw your toys out of the pram. Now that I know better I take it all back. You have never whined (well, except maybe your last post - that is really a bit whiney tbh). Now lighten up.
Alan Medic

Alan Medic

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maxxi Wrote:

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> Jeez calm down Dic/Doc, I was (I thought) poking

> fun at you. You started the (what until now I

> thought was) banter with the 'I trust maxxi won't

> be getting a 5 point start' stuff and I assumed it

> was all in robust good humour - no need to throw

> your toys out of the pram. Now that I know better

> I take it all back. You have never whined (well,

> except maybe your last post - that is really a bit

> whiney tbh). Now lighten up.


You touched a raw nerve. Ever since me and my kid brother got a deluxe version of subbuteo for Christmas and he moaned to everyone that I had to spend 3 hours reading the rules before playing with him, I've been scarred.

Alan Medic

Alan Medic

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red devil Wrote:

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> So what exactly are the flaws/loopholes?..


Introducing aggregate scores to decide the SF after the 1st legs were played. Gave me a 2 goal advantage over Otta I believe. Of course it wasn't decisive but using a bit of logic helped maximise the advantage. If we had predicted different outcomes to the games it wouldn't have mattered of course.


I'm leaving the country now..........

red devil

red devil

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Posted

Alan Medic Wrote:

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> red devil Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > So what exactly are the flaws/loopholes?..

>

> Introducing aggregate scores to decide the SF

> after the 1st legs were played. Gave me a 2 goal

> advantage over Otta I believe. Of course it wasn't

> decisive but using a bit of logic helped maximise

> the advantage. If we had predicted different

> outcomes to the games it wouldn't have mattered of

> course.

>

> I'm leaving the country now..........



Maybe working in accounts you're used to finding loopholes and exploiting them...all's fair in love and war.

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