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I'm sure those with big scores will be flaunting their acumen before long and posting predictions on here -


- and I think I could happily post mine without anyone indulging in skullduggery unless it was of the "if maxxi's going for a home win it's an away banker" kind.

I'll try and get involved - and completley understand how much hassle it was last year...but...


half the fun was looking at people's predictions.


Maxxi's mad punts

El Pibe's continual optimism

Mick Mac's obvious ignorance of all things football (not that he's much better with the oval ball stuff)


Throwing in an 8-0 to wind up Jah


etc etc

???? Wrote:

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> I'll try and get involved - and completley

> understand how much hassle it was last

> year...but...

>

> half the fun was looking at people's predictions.

>

> Maxxi's mad punts

> El Pibe's continual optimism

> Mick Mac's obvious ignorance of all things

> football (not that he's much better with the oval

> ball stuff)...or the horses

>

> Throwing in an 8-0 to wind up Jah

>

> etc etc

For those who want to go public with their predictions.

If you do, best to wait until Meds posts his predictions first though...


Week 1


Saturday 17th August 2013


Liverpool V Stoke

Arsenal V Aston Villa

Norwich V Everton

Sunderland V Fulham

West Brom V Southampton

West Ham V Cardiff

Swansea V Man Utd



Sunday 18th August 2013


Crystal Palace V Tottenham

Chelsea V Hull



Monday 19th August 2013


Man City V Newcastle

If I don't do it now I'll probably forget as it's no longer necessary so...


Saturday 17th August 2013


Liverpool 2 V 0 Stoke

Arsenal 3 V 0 Aston Villa

Norwich 1 V 2 Everton

Sunderland 2 V 1 Fulham

Swansea 3 V 2 Man Utd

West Brom 0 V 1 Southampton

West Ham 2 V 0 Cardiff


Sunday 18th August 2013


Crystal Palace 1 V 3 Tottenham

Chelsea 4 V 0 Hull


Monday 19th August 2013


Man City 3 V 0 Newcastle


Wednesday 21st August 2013


Chelsea 3 v 0 A Villa

Saturday 17th August 2013


Liverpool 2 V 0 Stoke

Arsenal 1 V 1 Aston Villa

Norwich 2 V 2 Everton

Sunderland 1 V 0 Fulham

Swansea 1 V 2 Man Utd

West Brom 1 V 0 Southampton

West Ham 1 V 1 Cardiff


Sunday 18th August 2013


Crystal Palace 0 V 3 Tottenham

Chelsea 3 V 0 Hull


Monday 19th August 2013


Man City 2 V 2 Newcastle


Wednesday 21st August 2013


Chelsea 1 v 1 A Villa

red devil Wrote:

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> I've decided I'm going to post rogue predictions

> in order to throw Meds off the scent...Game, Set,

> and Match.


Now that is rich coming from a man who spent the latter part of last season waiting for everyone else to post their predictions so he could work out how to stay top of the league.


Gamesmanship? I'd like to call Otta to the stand in my defence.

I haven't got the time or inclination to totally disprove your slanderous accusation, suffice to say, the only strategy I used, which I had openly revealed, was to keep my predictions around the 2-1 scoreline, give or take the odd goal depending on who was playing. Occasionally I would drop in a 4-0 type scoreline, because occasionally that happens, but by and large I think statistically most results end up around 2-1, a slight advantage for the home team. Using that strategy it was totally irrelevant what other players had predicted. In the final few weeks my lead at the top was actually halved by ????. I suppose your suspicious mind will conclude that was deliberate, part of 'The Masterplan'.

In case you're forgetting I also won the FA Cup, a head to head format which required secret predictions. Maybe I should apologise for not revealing my Stasi trained telepathic skills beforehand.

Finally, why would I opt for an online system this season where other predictions won't be seen?


Re. Otta: that was a classic case of you feeling guilty after the event, trying to right a wrong after you admitted to using gamemanship...

Liverpool 2 V 1 Stoke

Arsenal 3 V 1 Aston Villa

Norwich 1 V 2 Everton

Sunderland 1 V 2 Fulham

Swansea 1 V 2 Man Utd

West Brom 1 V 1 Southampton

West Ham 2 V 1 Cardiff


Sunday 18th August 2013


Crystal Palace 1 V 1 Tottenham

Chelsea 3 V 1 Hull


Monday 19th August 2013


Man City 3 V 1 Newcastle


Wednesday 21st August 2013


Chelsea 3 v 1 A Villa

I did odd things twice, but I doubt they can be called cheating, more daft experiments.


I used a 0-2 random number generator once, the results were poor.

And once because I had no time to think, I inverted maxxi's on the theory that he was so bad the opposite must be better, I think that was my worst week ever.

Alan Medic Wrote:

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> I made no such confession to using gamesmanship RD

> nor have I anything to feel guilty about.


Ok, I apologise for saying you 'admitted' to using gamemanship, you didn't.

You discovered a flaw in the aggregate score rule for the CL game. Did you not use it to your advantage? If not, how did you actually go about making a prediction?

As for guilt, that is between you and your conscience.



> For someone so happy to sling mud in my direction you

> seem very defensive about having some thrown back!


And you're not?...

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