Predictocomp

[griff]

Hah, fooled you, it’s not starting yet. Just giving a bit of notice that it’ll be back in a month, give or take a day or two, in the old familiar format. I’ll be putting £40 up for the eventual winner this season, the least I can do as I won it last time. There won’t be an entry fee though anyone else who wants to add to the pot is quite welcome.

One piece of business though. I’m suitably refreshed and raring to go but there was a comment late last season about a possible advantage that I had in picking the fixtures as well as marking the predictions and updating the league table. I didn’t completely agree but I can see how it looks. I’m more than happy to pass the game selection element (or any other element for that matter) over to anyone who wants to do it. Anyone can check my maths after the games but the games are currently all my choosing.

Or is there another way? I’m determined that this will be a Premiership-free zone but all other leagues are fair game. It becomes more complicated when the Cup comes around but it’s generally doable.

Volunteers or other idea welcome, lads, we have a month.

[howoldboy]

Whoever said picking the fixtures is an advantage must have been taking the piss.

Happy to add £20 to the pot again Griff.

[Piglet_Phoenix]

I'll own it.

It was me who said picking the fixtures is an advantage, because it is! I don't mind however, the challenge is to beat Griff at his own game.

Maybe there's some way to do it alphabetically and remove the human equation. For each group of four, pick the 2nd, 4th, 6th and 9th fixtures (ranked alphabetically) in the division, where possible.

Marking and compiling the league table is no advantage, mind you. Picking the fixtures is the easy part, being arsed to pull it all together is another.

[cayambe]

Its a shame anyone would doubt your integrity Griff after all the hard work you have put in over the years. If anyone thinks they could do better I am sure you would be happy to entertain their proposal. Bash on! (such arse licking should be worth a 10 point "bonus" spread out over the season!)

[cayambe]

I'll own it.

It was me who said picking the fixtures is an advantage, because it is! I don't mind however, the challenge is to beat Griff at his own game.

Surprise surprise!

[cocopops61]

I'm more than happy to let Griff take charge of the fixtures as it's ridiculous to assume that he gains any advantage by picking them, howoldboy also does an excellent job checking the results and the game is played completely fairly

I don't mind Frank having a go but if he offers to put money in the pot at the start don't include it in the total as we know that he won't pay, but if he wins he wins

[Psaw2]

I would like to donate twenty notes thus insuring my predictions count this season 😉

[cocopops61]

Bash on! (such arse licking should be worth a 10 point "bonus" spread out over the season!)

I've already tried it in the past and I didn't get owt out of him

[griff]

Its a shame anyone would doubt your integrity Griff after all the hard work you have put in over the years. If anyone thinks they could do better I am sure you would be happy to entertain their proposal. Bash on! (such arse licking should be worth a 10 point "bonus" spread out over the season!)

I’m not bothered mate, if summat needs saying it should be said - in this case because maybe my subconscience takes over. I normally avoid games where there’s a big difference in performance such as top at home against bottom or similar but maybe that’s not random enough. Piglet’s idea has some legs though it would have to be revised because there’s sometimes not many 3 o’clock games available. And what if a game is first alphabetically but you already know there’s a foot of snow on the pitch?

Maybe I’ll rank them alphabetically then go with the first, third, fifth and last of those kicking off at 3. I’ll use the BBC lists and aim to get them up on the Tuesday. I’ll still have to retain the option to go to the National League if the EFL can’t come up with enough games in a division. Postponed games are marked when played anyway.

Comments?

[griff]

I'm more than happy to let Griff take charge of the fixtures as it's ridiculous to assume that he gains any advantage by picking them, howoldboy also does an excellent job checking the results and the game is played completely fairly

I don't mind Frank having a go but if he offers to put money in the pot at the start don't include it in the total as we know that he won't pay, but if he wins he wins

I also don’t mind if he joins in. I can then run a book on which week he flounces off again in.