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Alan Medic Wrote:

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> If anyone gets above zero they will be doing very

> well. MM, in case you wondered it's not the score

> of your last round of golf!


That 40pt penalty is looking rather arbitary and harsh.

Inspite of that, imagine how embarrasing it would be to then get beaten by a notreallythatinterestedinrugby Englishman... ;-)

red devil Wrote:

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> Alan Medic Wrote:

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

> -----

> > If anyone gets above zero they will be doing

> very

> > well. MM, in case you wondered it's not the

> score

> > of your last round of golf!

>

> That 40pt penalty is looking rather arbitary and

> harsh.


It was based on maxxi entering round 1 and scoring -37. Wouldn't be fair for late starters to begin with a better score than he.

Alan Medic Wrote:

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> > That 40pt penalty is looking rather arbitary

> and

> > harsh.

>

> It was based on maxxi entering round 1 and scoring

> -37. Wouldn't be fair for late starters to begin

> with a better score than he.


It would've been fairer to have worked around the average score not the lowest...

Not to maxxi. Besides there are only 5 rounds and one of the rules was you must enter all 5. Given the additional entries I asked for comments as to what amendment to the rules might be suitable, and none was forthcoming.


Besides there are so many potential points to be won/lost, -40 isn't huge. Also it continues to apply for other non entries.

red devil Wrote:

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> > > That 40pt penalty is looking rather arbitary

> > and harsh.

> >


To be fair RD, your opening round score of -27 was the week's best score by 15 points with the worst being -90 so I think the Unionmaxxi (as oppposed to the Assocmaxxi) of -40 is probably about right.


I'm also presuming it's 40 points per round missed so you wouldn't go top - but two more rounds continuing with your current success rate and you will end up on top. :)


Now, how many points for a basket outside the 'D'?


Italy 22 - 16 Wales

England 38 - 20 France

Scotland 34 - 17 Ireland

maxxi Wrote:

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> I'm also presuming it's 40 points per round missed

> so you wouldn't go top...


Damn you pesky maxxi, that'll be his Get Out of Jail card...it's not like I make up the rules as I go along in the Footy predictor game.

True but you haven't invented some tortuous Duckworth-lewis system for points either RD - just imagine the cursing and screaming coming from AM's house as he sweats over another Excel sheet.... "Right, well you got the result right but estimated too many points for A and not enough for B and there's no draw bonus and your name begins with an R and it's after 3 o'clock..."

Michael Palaeologus Wrote:

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> Oh Mick Mac, come on! So far your every prediction

> of England losing in this tournament have been

> somewhat wide of the mark.

>

> Come on, grit your teeth ... :)



I can't put England down for a win - I just cant type the right keys on the keyboard.

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> I can't put England down for a win - I just cant

> type the right keys on the keyboard.



I have the same problem with Miwwaw in the FA Cup Mick, it's a bruiser when it comes to points but at least one feels unsullied.

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