With the numbers we are likely to get then the old format only used to take me 10-15 minutes but needs a fairly complex spreadsheet to automate and prevent errors.
I'd do the following that should be easy to do manually.
10 games - all posters predict H,A,D for all 10. 1pt for each correct. Double points for all 10 correct. Either mix the 10 from different leagues or use a different league each week rather than just use our division. This also prevents worry about postponements as if one happens it impacts everyone not just those that picked a certain match.
Drop the goals scored as it's pretty random and is also impacted by postponements.
Publish in advance how many weeks there will be and how many weeks people can play e.g. 36 from 40, 40 from 46 etc. That gives someone a chance to miss a week by choice or by accident and not feel they've lost the chance to win. Focus on Saturdays and Bank Holiday fixtures and don't do mid-week.
Don't change or add rules half way through the season.



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