Football Focus

[red devil]

Otta Wrote:

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> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22541130

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> Average attendancies.

>

> West Ham up by around 4k from last season.

I would believe those figures if they were for tickets sold (inc season tickets), but for actual attendances, nah...

[Otta]

Personally I'd lose the maxxi system altogether. 5 points is too much, and it's hardly worth having for 2 points anyway.

[Jah Lush]

Indeed. Thanks Red Devil for the running of the Predictors League. Good work and thanks for putting in the effort. As for the Maxxi system I agree with Keith. By dropping it it will give people more of an incentive to take part.

['bout now]

Otta Wrote:

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> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22541130

>

> Average attendancies.

>

> West Ham up by around 4k from last season.

That'll be the kids for a quid thing. Its a great idea, however the parents will be paying long term due to chronic neck problems.

[Mick Mac]

Well done RD - many thanks.

PS: what happended you in the fantasy horseracing? My 1 team seems to be ahead of all of your 3 teams... :)

[El Pibe]

top work RD, thanks.

you know I've been thinking about trying out aome django development (there's lots of jobs in ireland for it), and these guys would host an app for free

https://www.openshift.com/developers/pricing

If I've got some spare time I might write a little web app to take the hard work out of it next season, just a thought

[red devil]

El Pibe Wrote:

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> top work RD, thanks.

>

> you know I've been thinking about trying out aome

> django development (there's lots of jobs in

> ireland for it), and these guys would host an app

> for free

> https://www.openshift.com/developers/pricing

>

> If I've got some spare time I might write a little

> web app to take the hard work out of it next

> season, just a thought

Thanks Jah, Mick & EP.

Go for it EP. I was thinking earlier that it would be good if there was a more user friendly way of storing and presenting the weekly forecasts, results and table, rather than having to trawl back through pages and pages...

[maxxi]

Have pm'd my CL prediction.

Agree about losing the maxxi - a poor week when you only get a point or two should not be rubbed in by those on the missing list getting more.

[El Pibe]

maybe a maxxi should be the lowest score of the week, just to keep them in touch.

You need something else there's no incentive to join late or to carry on if you miss a week through illness or holiday.

If I do the webapp maybe I'll post randomly generated (from 0-2) scores thirty minutes before kick off if no scores have been entered.

[El Pibe]

by the way i did that one week using a python script and I scored 2 points I think

[????]

Second in this

First in the Rugby

...I'm an all-rounder in the Denis Compton mold rather than a specialist like RD :)

Congrats and thanks for all your work on this RD

[Alan Medic]

maxxi Wrote:

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> Have pm'd my CL prediction.

>

> Agree about losing the maxxi - a poor week when

> you only get a point or two should not be rubbed

> in by those on the missing list getting more.

What, another one?

[red devil]

???? Wrote:

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> Second in this

> First in the Rugby

>

>

> ...I'm an all-rounder in the Denis Compton mold

> rather than a specialist like RD :)

>

> Congrats and thanks for all your work on this RD

Cheers ????.

I was second in the rugby, do you think we should retire to give the others a chance? :)...

[maxxi]

Alan Medic Wrote:

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> maxxi Wrote:

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> > Have pm'd my CL prediction.

> >

> > Agree about losing the maxxi - a poor week when

> > you only get a point or two should not be

> rubbed

> > in by those on the missing list getting more.

>

> What, another one?

Now, now, if you recall I withdrew the "whatever-is-the-opposite-of-yours" prediction and agreed I would play nice and by RD's rules.

You know who I'm bound to go for anyway (no mind games... honest) B)

Oh, and RD? Retire? To spend more time concentrating on the EDF Fantasy Premier League you mean? If I look down I can just about see you.

[red devil]

*Waves up at maxxi while polishing silverware**...*

**Silverware, as in more than one

[Alan Medic]

Ok maxxi, though I don't remember any retraction. Now RD, what are the rules for the Final if you don't mind my asking given our entries could be the same?

[red devil]

As per FA Cup Final...

- If both players predict the correct result and correct score i.e 3pts, then the nearest prediction for the first goal scored wins. If by a miracle you both predict the same time, then it's decided by a toss of the coin.

- If both players predict the correct score only i.e 1pt, then closest to the actual score wins. If this is equal then the nearest prediction to the time of the first goal scored applies, and so on.

I think that covers all eventualities.

[maxxi]

Alan Medic Wrote:

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> Ok maxxi, though I don't remember any retraction.

> Now RD, what are the rules for the Final if you

> don't mind my asking given our entries could be

> the same?

maxxi wrote on May 04 - "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 never said I would do it there and then (I didn't and, until today, hadn't) and have not stated since that I had, had had, or had had had done it since then - until today.

Alles klaar mein freund!? Gut! Und das beste von britischen Gl?ck f?r Sie!

"Ein andere bier bitte! Nein nicht bitter bitte, lagerbier bitte! LLL!*... (und so weiter und so weiter und so weiter)"

*Lache laut los (trans: LOL)

[????]

Looks like we've got Carroll, subject to him signing

[Otta]

So we had him 6 months, lent him out for a season then lost ?20m. Good bit of business there.

Good luck to him, I'd still like to have him at Anfield, but stubborn Rogers has his plans.

[maxxi]

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> Looks like we've got Carroll, subject to him

> signing

But that doesn't appear to be a formality. Can't think why not - Newcastle don't want him back so who else is there? I hope he signs. He may be a big/physical player but he has some skills too - unlike whoever BFS would get as a replacement.

[Parkdrive]

Thanks to RD for the hard work put in during the season for the EDF Predictor League, very enjoyable.

[red devil]

Cheers PD...

[red devil]

The EDF Champions League Final...

maxxi has gone for Dortmund 3 Bayern 1...First goal @ 35 minutes

Meds has gone for Dortmund 1 Bayern 1...First goal @ 45 minutes

As per all previous cup matches, extra time does not count.

Cue high pitched wailing music...

[Alan Medic]

So it will only come down to first goal scored if Bayern win but Dortmund score 2 goals. Is that right?