The THAI MILLER Prediction League.... Here are the Rules for the 2024/2025 season

[Brin]

As you can see from title header, this year's Prediction League is renamed to that of our recently departed and well respected fellow Miller, Thai Miller. I know how much he loved taking part every season, when he was able to do so.
It will be difficult not seeing his entry on here on a weekly basis but I know somewhere up there, he'll be watching down on us all. Mickey, and respect from us all.

Here we are then with one week to go before the big kick off for a new season. For those who have not yet viewed them and looking to take part, please take the time to look through them so as to understand them all. An easy explanation as to how things work with the scoring etc but, if there's something you don't understand, and don't want to raise your point on this thread, then please send me a PM and I'll reply to you direct.


Please note NO Millers fixtures are to be used throughout the season, not even for the Predict a Score.


Predictions

1. The Prediction League (PL) will run from Saturday 10th August 2024 to Saturday 3th May 2025 and not for a specified number of weeks. If you miss any weeks for any reason, no one can be held accountable for this. This rule applies to everyone who enters before the new season starts so is fair across the board. This decision is final.

2. You will be choosing from 10/10 fixtures like last season. This is an easy concept to work from. Simply mark each game as a home win H, an away win A or a draw as X

3. The fixtures will be a chosen variation from: The Premiership, Championship, Leagues 1 & 2, National League, Scottish Premiership, FA Cup and the League Cup, whoever the sponsors may be . This is in order to have a full 10 fixtures to choose from all on the same day. Easier to pick from and not running over several days. (No Friday nights or Sunday games some predictors might miss)

4.There will be a maximum of 5 draws allowed from your 10 predictions. If you want to gamble each week on 5 draws paying more points then go ahead but, that isn't always the case.

Hopefully, all the fixtures I post go ahead but, I will not be changing any once I have posted them. This is in case I am not able to make contact with anyone who may well have posted early in the week, and they don't revisit the site until the fixtures have been played on the day and are unable to amend their predictions.


The Scoring of Points:
1. Each fixture carries the following scoring. You will receive 1 point for a home win, 2 points for an away win and 3 points if you predict a draw. This concept allows higher scoring if you successfully predict them correct, thus making the table more competitive.

2. The House Bonus.
Previously for correctly naming 10/10 predictions, this was rewarded with 20 bonus points, this still stands. However, this was only ever achieved once throughout a season. Therefore, to make the chance of winning more appealing, a new concept for this coming season will now show that if anyone is the weekly winner with 9/9 or 8/8 correct then, their score will be doubled. Anything less than 8/8 will not be permitted as this would just devalue the competition.

It will run with 2 points less for each postponed game. e.g.; If only 9 games are played with 1 game postponed, the full house bonus would therefore be 18 points and 8 games played would be 16 points. This is still hard to achieve but if won, it could make someone's score very profitable indeed.

3.Predict a score
A new score award has been added for this coming season. The previous score of 2 points has now been increased to 5 points but, only if you are the sole winner on the day. Should there be multiple winners then the score awarded shall now be 3 points. Just simply predict the score only, from a randomly selected game, this will be posted at the foot of the page below the normal ten predictions. If you predict a correct score draw, this will not mean you get an extra 3 points for the draw. The rollover will also continue for this season so, should it run over a few weeks then this will be a good payout for some.

4. The Jokers.
Again, two 'Jokers' will be allowed per person. One Joker MUST be played before 31st December 2024. You cannot carry it over to the New Year. Don't use it you lose it! You may play your second Joker anytime after the 1st January 2025 up to the final set of predictions on Saturday 3rd May 2025.

Any Joker played will only have their score applied after all the prediction scores have been tallied. It has been duly noted and deemed unfair that someone playing their Joker, who has a mediocre week can 'pinch' the weekly win bonus off someone who has had a good or great week. In other words you get to double your score playing your Joker but it does not apply to gaining the weekly win bonus should your score finish higher. The Joker only doubles your score and nothing else.

There is an added bonus for the coming season, when playing a Joker. The 5pt bonus will remain for being the best predictor of the 10 fixtures. The Joker will be applied after everything so, if you are best predictor and/or get the score bonus points then the new format means those also get doubled. This could be a big payout if achieved!

I will keep tabs on a weekly basis who has played their Joker and will look to keep others up to date who haven't so, they don't forget to use them in time.

5. Highest scorer(s)
Whoever this may be on the day, they will receive an extra 5 bonus points. This is on predictions only and does not include the Predict a Score bonus.

6. Wooden Spoon(s): No points for this but it's who scores the lowest of the week gets something they don't want, and that's the dreaded wooden spoon. Don't let it be you

I know a lot of you have looked in from time to time but have not taken part. The main thing is it is purely for fun as you pit your skill, wisdom, luck whatever you want to call it against so called fellow Managers/Pundits/ forecasters etc. The competition is open to anyone from any club.

It takes all of 5 minutes tops to copy and paste the fixtures and add your predictions and Predict a Score. Go on give it a go and look to be the new Prediction League Champion at the end of the season.

I've no idea just how many may wish to enter this coming season but, last season saw an initial 27 predictors take part. It was a great run right to the end which saw CT Milller claim the top spot with a well earned effort. Who wants to challenge him and be top dog this coming season?

I will cap it at 40 just in case.....wishful thinking but you never know as this is open, like I've said, to anyone. Good luck to all who do wish to take part. The first set of new fixtures will be posted week commencing Monday 5th August 2024.

The format will look like this example:

Sat 10th May

Millwall v West brom
Oxford v Swansea
Sunderland v Boro
Leeds v Norwich
Cardiff v Coventry
Charlton v Stevenage
Blackpool v Exeter
Cambridge v Burton
Salford v Bromley
Gillingham v Notts County

Predict a score = Birmingham v Reading ? - ?

Good luck to all who wish to enter

Thanks, Brin.

[Lolmorgan]

Thanks Brin, I’m looking forward to a great season, on & off the pitch.

[CTMilller]

Thanks for all the hard work in getting this set up for the new season, Brin.

[CAMiller]

Thanks Brin. You haven't included the changes on the Joker scoring where the doubling will be applied to the entire score including bonuses.

[caytonmiller]

Sat 10th May

Millwall v West brom x
Oxford v SwanseaH
Sunderland v BoroH
Leeds v NorwichH
Cardiff v CoventryA
Charlton v StevenageH
Blackpool v ExeterX
Cambridge v BurtonH
Salford v BromleyH
Gillingham v Notts CountyA

Predict a score = Birmingham v Reading 2.0

[Nardendee]

Cayton. These aren’t the fixtures. It isn’t 10th May and Exeter are playing us, not Blackpool.

I think Brin said they were only examples.

Mind you if Exeter play at Blackpool at 3pm they will have no chance of kicking off against us at 5.30pm

😂😂😂

[caytonmiller]

I know M8 but you have to watch brin. He slips some crafty predictions in and he didn't put the year this of from.. he's not fooling me 😉

[Nardendee]

I know M8 but you have to watch brin. He slips some crafty predictions in and he didn't put the year this of from.. he's not fooling me 😉

😂😂😂

[Lolmorgan]

I know M8 but you have to watch brin. He slips some crafty predictions in and he didn't put the year this of from.. he's not fooling me 😉

This must be a booking-2 points.Abusing the ref. CAMs next for a warning me thinks.

[Brin]

This must be a booking-2 points.Abusing the ref. CAMs next for a warning me thinks.

.......I've actually called a board meeting for later to discuss issues about certain members.