Prediction League News End of Season Cup 1st Round Draw and Competition Rules

[BLUEBLOOD]

As mentioned in the other thread DoDtS came to me with an idea about a knock out competition to run alongside the established league, i thought it was a great idea as it should keep the interest running to the seasons end for a few more posters, i was hoping it would attract a few new participants and in reality i should've taken Petes advice and advertised the comp a bit more (via The Pub or Main Forum perhaps) ... but as it turns out i'm glad that it will be one of the loyal few walking off with the prize (unless Dave the Shrimpe nabs it of course !!!) ... assuming it goes well i feel this is something we can take into next season, where there'll be more time to space the matches out a bit (as this is going to be really tight squeeze to fit in) .. maybe next season we can have 2 cup comps (one pre xmas and one after) but there's time aplenty to discuss that through the summer

As i stated previously the earlier people registered the better and as it turned out the first 6 to state an interest will go into round 2, the remaining 20 have been drawn out and the ten winners of those ties will join those initial 6 in round 2 .. because of the tight timelines we only have room for one replay per round ... i will inform you of the rules in this instance should the need arise as i don't want to confuse you all unneccessarily

Basically your role doesn't change, just predict as you normally do, the points you score will be measured against your opponent with the higher score going through .. i hope it turns out as simple as i envisage, but please feel free to PM or post here with any questions

Dates for your diary ...

17th March - 1st Round
21st March - " " Replays
28th March - 2nd Round
4th April - " " Replays
11th April - Quarter Finals
13th April - " " Replays
18th April - Semi Finals
25th April - " " Replays
2nd May - The Final

Any final replay will be decided on fixtures tbc at a later date

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

First Round - Tuesday 17th March

Emu vs SUFC Al 1-4
essexblue vs ldnfatso 4-7
Shrimpersarmy vs LuckyLuca 4-3
Kristof vs southend aussies 7-5
stickyboy vs OBL 7-4
Drastic Sturgeon vs seves 3-5
Ricey vs Ozzer 3-9
Dave the Shrimper vs Nobby Snide 9-8
Stickyboy Junior vs adam3811 7-0
Scamps vs WickfordShrimper 4-4

 

[BrettieAngell]

Good work Lee!

 

[WickfordShrimper]

Emu vs SUFC Al
essexblue vs ldnfatso
Shrimpersarmy vs LuckyLuca
Kristof vs southend aussies
stickyboy vs OBL
Drastic Sturgeon vs seves
Ricey vs Ozzer
Dave the Shrimper vs Nobby Snide
Stickyboy Junior vs adam3811
Scamps vs WickfordShrimper

Nice easy draw for me roll on the 2nd round here :-)

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Nice easy draw for me roll on the 2nd round here :-)

I admire your optimism Rich :clap:








though i don't actually share it :D

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Good work Lee!

And good work back for getting in early mate ;)

 

[DoDTS]

CUP FEVER HITS SHRIMPERZONE
Here's DoDtS preview of these eagerly awaited Cup ties (only for fun no intention to upset anyone).

Emu vs SUFC Al
Emu scored 182 points in the League V SUFC Al on 191 points, Saturday Emu notched 8 SUFC Al 7, very evenly matched could go either way

essexblue vs ldnfatso
I understand essexblue was really happy with this draw doesn’t see ldnfatso as a threat V ldnfatso a disappointing 193 points in the league, frankly he’s not been the same since Markie Gower left.

Shrimpersarmy vs LuckyLuca
Shrimperasrmy certainly in form at the moment ten points on Saturday V LuckyLuca the outsider of the competition but does he listen to DtS too much

Kristof vs southend aussies
Second highest scorer for the month of February but now its March has he lost his touch? V southend aussies 224 points in the league, this could be a tough one!

stickyboy vs OBL
stickeyboy 7-6 OBL on Saturday and 222-212 to Stickboy in the league but could OBL be the dark horse (no offence intended)

Drastic Sturgeon vs seves
Drastic Sturgeon only scored four points Saturday, but is that just a ploy V seves predicted Borient to draw on Saturday should we trust him?

Ricey vs Ozzer
Ricey thought we would score four at Hereford so he’s obviously out of touch with reality V Ozzer third place in the League but how will he perform in the cup?

Dave the Shrimper vs Nobby Snide
DtS more into nappies these days so perfhaps his predictions will be childish, V Nobby Snide who only got four points on Saturday, Could this be a goalless draw?

Stickyboy Junior vs adam3811
stickyboy junior seventh in the league V Adam3811 scored an impressive 9 on Saturday could go either way

Scamps vs WickfordShrimper
Scamps no realistic chance of winning the League is it cup glory for scamps V WickfordShrimper in much the same boat, could be close this one, perhaps a replay, could turn nasty?

All these ties hoping to get through to the next round when the BIG boys* come in.

* referring to the size of their stomachs

DoDtS

 

[The Big Shrimp]

CUP FEVER HITS SHRIMPERZONE
Here's DoDtS preview of these eagerly awaited Cup ties (only for fun no intention to upset anyone).

Emu vs SUFC Al
Emu scored 182 points in the League V SUFC Al on 191 points, Saturday Emu notched 8 SUFC Al 7, very evenly matched could go either way

essexblue vs ldnfatso
I understand essexblue was really happy with this draw doesn’t see ldnfatso as a threat V ldnfatso a disappointing 193 points in the league, frankly he’s not been the same since Markie Gower left.

Shrimpersarmy vs LuckyLuca
Shrimperasrmy certainly in form at the moment ten points on Saturday V LuckyLuca the outsider of the competition but does he listen to DtS too much

Kristof vs southend aussies
Second highest scorer for the month of February but now its March has he lost his touch? V southend aussies 224 points in the league, this could be a tough one!

stickyboy vs OBL
stickeyboy 7-6 OBL on Saturday and 222-212 to Stickboy in the league but could OBL be the dark horse (no offence intended)

Drastic Sturgeon vs seves
Drastic Sturgeon only scored four points Saturday, but is that just a ploy V seves predicted Borient to draw on Saturday should we trust him?

Ricey vs Ozzer
Ricey thought we would score four at Hereford so he’s obviously out of touch with reality V Ozzer third place in the League but how will he perform in the cup?

Dave the Shrimper vs Nobby Snide
DtS more into nappies these days so perfhaps his predictions will be childish, V Nobby Snide who only got four points on Saturday, Could this be a goalless draw?

Stickyboy Junior vs adam3811
stickyboy junior seventh in the league V Adam3811 scored an impressive 9 on Saturday could go either way

Scamps vs WickfordShrimper
Scamps no realistic chance of winning the League is it cup glory for scamps V WickfordShrimper in much the same boat, could be close this one, perhaps a replay, could turn nasty?

All these ties hoping to get through to the next round when the BIG boys* come in.

* referring to the size of their stomachs

DoDtS

OI!!! Anyway, did you forget a certain large person is in the 1st Round!!

:whistling:

 

[Ozzer]

As mentioned in the other thread DoDtS came to me with an idea about a knock out competition to run alongside the established league, i thought it was a great idea as it should keep the interest running to the seasons end for a few more posters, i was hoping it would attract a few new participants and in reality i should've taken Petes advice and advertised the comp a bit more (via The Pub or Main Forum perhaps) ... but as it turns out i'm glad that it will be one of the loyal few walking off with the prize (unless Dave the Shrimpe nabs it of course !!!) ... assuming it goes well i feel this is something we can take into next season, where there'll be more time to space the matches out a bit (as this is going to be really tight squeeze to fit in) .. maybe next season we can have 2 cup comps (one pre xmas and one after) but there's time aplenty to discuss that through the summer

As i stated previously the earlier people registered the better and as it turned out the first 6 to state an interest will go into round 2, the remaining 20 have been drawn out and the ten winners of those ties will join those initial 6 in round 2 .. because of the tight timelines we only have room for one replay per round ... i will inform you of the rules in this instance should the need arise as i don't want to confuse you all unneccessarily

Basically your role doesn't change, just predict as you normally do, the points you score will be measured against your opponent with the higher score going through .. i hope it turns out as simple as i envisage, but please feel free to PM or post here with any questions

Dates for your diary ...

17th March - 1st Round
21st March - " " Replays
28th March - 2nd Round
4th April - " " Replays
11th April - Quarter Finals
13th April - " " Replays
18th April - Semi Finals
25th April - " " Replays
2nd May - The Final

Any final replay will be decided on fixtures tbc at a later date

Good stuff Lee.

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Great preview Pete :clap:

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Emu vs SUFC Al 1-4
essexblue vs ldnfatso 4-7
Shrimpersarmy vs LuckyLuca 4-3
Kristof vs southend aussies 7-5
stickyboy vs OBL 7-4
Drastic Sturgeon vs seves 3-5
Ricey vs Ozzer 3-9
Dave the Shrimper vs Nobby Snide 9-8
Stickyboy Junior vs adam3811 7-0
Scamps vs WickfordShrimper 4-4

Well no doubt about the tie of the round, i can't recall Nobby scoring as many as 8 before to be fair, but it wasn't enough as newbie DtS notched a very impressive 9 to progress to round 2 .. Scamps and Wickford must try again Saturday, after that we can do the draw for the next round

 

[ldnfatso]

now round 2 really does contain the big boys!

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

now round 2 really does contain the big boys!

I'd hardly describe myself or as "big" Steve .. in any way shape or form :'(

 

[Nobby Snide]

bugger!! best week I've had all season, still to get knocked out..Damn you DtS!!

 

[OldBlueLady]

My worst lot for a while, still that's the way it goes.

 

[Emu]

Not only do i see a rubbish game in Swindon last night, i do pants in the prediction league too! haha!

Em.

 

[WickfordShrimper]

CUP FEVER HITS SHRIMPERZONE

Scamps vs WickfordShrimper
Scamps no realistic chance of winning the League is it cup glory for scamps V WickfordShrimper in much the same boat, could be close this one, perhaps a replay, could turn nasty?

All these ties hoping to get through to the next round when the BIG boys* come in.

* referring to the size of their stomachs

DoDtS

I am impressed good prediction ... Scamps got lucky... I WILL see him off on this Saturday :-)

 

[ldnfatso]

bugger!! best week I've had all season, still to get knocked out..Damn you DtS!!

Conspiracy theory

I reckon DoDts may have used his midas touch on behalf of Dts to knock you out Nobby. Ask for a stewards enquiry mate!

 

[Scamps]

I am impressed good prediction ... Scamps got lucky... I WILL see him off on this Saturday :-)

We will see... battle is on...!!

The cup makes it much more interesting.

 

[Nobby Snide]

Conspiracy theory

I reckon DoDts may have used his midas touch on behalf of Dts to knock you out Nobby. Ask for a stewards enquiry mate!

what he said!!?