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Thread | Happy League 2024/25 Week 21 (of 38) - Deadline Sunday 29th December 15.00
at 00:10 22 Dec 2024
Week 20 results
BURNLEY 2 WATFORD 1
Burnley kept pace with the Championship's top two after this win, to preserve their unbeaten home record. A super 6 got tis spot-on, and a further 11 had the outcome.
LEEDS UNITED 4 OXFORD UNITED 0
Manor Solomon scored one and teed up two more as Leeds coasted to a ninth successive home win and sent floundering Oxford, who failed to have a shot on target, into the Championship relegation zone. Nobody had this spot-on, but 22 did get the outcome.
MANSFIELD TOWN 1 ROTHERHAM UNITED 0
Mansfield secured their first win in eight league games with a goal from Deji Oshilaja. Well done to noah4x4 for being the only one to get this spot-on, and another 8 had the outcome.
WIGAN ATHLETIC 2 SHREWSBURY TOWN 2
League One strugglers Shrewsbury came back from two goals down in the final quarter to steal a draw. Well done to Moor_Pinot for being the only one to have this spot-on, and only unitedwhites and gerry_us got the outcome.
CHESTERFIELD 1 AFC WIMBLEDON 0
Ex-U's loanee Armando Dobra's goal after 3 minutes gave Chesterfield victory, to make it four wins in a row. Only mfb_cufc and basher2010 got this spot-on, and a further 12 had the outcome.
NEWPORT COUNTY 6 MILTON KEYNES DONS 3
Bryn Morris and Bobby Kamwa both scored hat-tricks as Newport ended their six-game winless run in League Two with this emphatic victory, and stretched their unbeaten league run to five games. Nobody had this spot-on, though 4 did get the outcome. 15 predicted a win for MK Dons with 11 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
SWINDON TOWN 3 GRIMSBY TOWN 1
Ian Holloway celebrated his 1,000th game as a manager in style as his Swindon side blew away Grimsby courtesy of a Kabongo Tshimanga double. A final game this week with no 3 pointer, but 8 did have the outcome.
A mixed bag of results, that incredibly almost produced a week of wins for all the home teams, with only a late equaliser from Shrewsbury putting paid to that. A good week for the hosts then, but it only helped to achieve a total of 10 spot-ons, that were shared out, with 10 members getting one each. When it comes to the weeks top scorer, for what must be the first time, it is a seven-way go, with blueeagle, Jorash63 and gerry_us having the Burnley 2-1, and mfb_cufc, basher2010, noah4x4 and Moor_Pinot, with the 3 pointers mentioned above. They each also had three outcomes, to give them all a decent 6 points. A special mention for unitedwhites and Tropical_Us, who both had an impressive five outcomes.
U'sual Champions League Just the 6 games to go before we find out who this seasons 12 qualifiers are. Current champ blueeagle has qualified automatically, and the current member in the important eleventh, and final, qualifying place is wessex_exile with his 81 points. But it is only on the first to post rule from unitedwhites. This could be the first time that tie-breaker rules decides who qualifies, so posting first could be significant.
Happy Cup All the details for the Quarter-finals will be on a separate thread sometime after Boxing Day.
In the Premier A decent week for the top two means blueeagle maintains his 2 point lead over mfb_cufc. It is now a 9 point gap to Daniel in third, but along with basher2010 and thrillseeker they should comfortably qualify for the U'sual Champions League. But is a 6 game shoot out for Sector4 and unitedwhites to see who qualifies, as they are only separated by the first to post rule. At the bottom the relegation zone remains unchanged for the first time in six weeks, as it was after the Lord Mayors show for oxfcolu, but his outcome was enough to keep him out the bottom three on the most 3 pointer rule.
In Division One The lead has changed once again, as the decent week for noah4x4 takes him back there, after a week away. The impressive five outcomes for Tropical_Us moved him up a couple of places and back into the other automatic spot once again. Three outcomes for last weeks leader bwildered drops him to third. The decent week for Jorash63 moved him up another two places, as he continues his relentless run, up to fourth. Three outcomes for Lewis_1, as he also drops two to fifth. A solid 5 points for wessex_exile moves him up a place into the final play-off spot, after two weeks away, as he takes advantage of an unfortunate missed week for durham_exile, that drops him out of the top six for the first time since Week 7. A solid 5 points for Blue4U2, and a decent week for Moor_Pinot, moved them both up a place, and very much in contention for the play-offs.
THE TABLES (144 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 21 Fixtures
EVERTON v NOTTINGHAM FOREST
FULHAM v AFC BOURNEMOUTH
SWANSEA CITY v LUTON TOWN
BOLTON WANDERERS v LINCOLN CITY
LEYTON ORIENT v CAMBRIDGE UNITED
FLEETWOOD TOWN v HARROGATE TOWN
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Thread | Happy League 2024/25 Week 20 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 21st December 15.00
at 22:24 14 Dec 2024
Week 19 results
ARSENAL 0 EVERTON 0
Arsenal failed to capitalise on Premier League leaders Liverpool dropping points as they were held to a frustrating bore draw, with Everton failing to have a shot on target. No points for anyone from this game as everyone predicted a win for Arsenal.
NEWCASTLE UNITED 4 LEICESTER CITY 0
Newcastle emphatically halted a run of four Premier League games without victory as they inflicted a first defeat on new Leicester manager Ruud van Nistelrooy, whose team only managed one shot on target. Nobody had this spot-on, but 21 did get the outcome, with a massive 14 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
MIDDLESBROUGH 1 MILLWALL 0
Emmanuel Latte Lath fired Middlesbrough back into the Championship play-off places with a goal that inflicted defeat on Millwall manager Neil Harris in his final match in charge. A super 6 got this spot-on, and a further 15 had the outcome.
STOKE CITY 2 CARDIFF CITY 2
Captain Ben Gibson scored a 95th minute equaliser – having earlier put the ball in his own net – to earn Stoke a dramatic draw. Nobody had this spot-on, though 4 did get the outcome. The other 21 predicted a win for Stoke.
EXETER CITY 1 BARNSLEY 2
Two goals early in the second half saw Barnsley come from behind to win, and end their six-match winless run in all competitions. A super 6 got this spot-on, and 6 also had the outcome.
READING 0 BLACKPOOL 3
New Reading manager Noel Hunt is still looking for his first win following a dismal display, that ended their five match unbeaten run in the league. Another game with no 3 pointer, and only bwildered and BFG got the outcome. 16 predicted a win for Reading, with 13 going for a 2-1.
STEVENAGE 2 STOCKPORT COUNTY 1
Stevenage are now unbeaten in four, as a Jamie Reid penalty wins it for them. 3 got this spot-on, and another 2 had the outcome. 19 predicted a win for Stockport.
SALFORD CITY 3 NOTTS COUNTY 0
Salford secured back-to-back home wins with this comfortable victory. Yet another game with no 3 pointer, but 6 did get the outcome.
BROMLEY 0 PORT VALE 0
Vale have only won once in their last six league games as they slip four points behind leaders Walsall after this bore draw. A final game this week with no 3 pointer, and only Daniel and unitedwhites had the outcome. 22 predicted a win for Vale.
WALSALL 1 BARROW 0
Defender Taylor Allen's first-half strike stretched the Walsall unbeaten run to 10 games. 3 had this spot-on, and a further 21 got the outcome.
This weeks guest unitedwhites kindly picked a number of "good things" amongst his 10 fixtures. 8 in total, and they were all suitably well supported, but not for the first time this season predicting football matches is never that easy, and the real winners would be the bookies. It lead to six games failing to have a 3 pointer, though the other four did produce a respectable 18 between them, with the Premier coming out on top by 14-4, in that particular contest. Another difficult week, but it still produced a top performance from oxfcolu, who did brilliant to be only one to have three 3 pointers, the wins for Barnsley, Stevenage and Walsall, and two outcomes, to make him the weeks top scorer with a magnificent 11 points. Two members did well to have two 3 pointers, with both having the 1-0 wins for Middlesbrough and Walsall. They were mfb_cufc, who also had three outcomes, to give him a useful 9 points, and Daniel, who also had two outcomes, to give him an excellent 8 points. Best of those to get one 3 pointer was unitedwhites, the Stevenage 2-1, and five outcomes, to give him an excellent 8 points.
Happy Cup With the 3rd Round of the FA Cup not until the 11th January, the details for the quarter-finals will be on a separate thread sometime at the end of December.
U'sual Champions League Only 2 weeks and 13 games to go before we know who this seasons qualifiers are. The member currently in the important eleventh, and final, qualifying place is Sector4 with his 78 points, but with four members within 4 points of this total, qualifying looks like going down to this last game of Week 21.
In the Premier As we have reached the halfway stage of the season, it is congratulations to blueeagle on being the first one to reach a century of points. This keeps on track to reach the magic 200 points for the season, and by having the Barnsley 2-1 spot-on this week, he is also on track to break the record for 3 pointers in a season of 39. That spot-on was required to keep his run at the top going, as mfb_cufc continued his good recent run, by reducing his lead to 2 points. The excellent week for Daniel continued his good run, and keeps him well in sight of the top two. A decent week for basher2010, that included having the Middlesbrough 1-0 spot-on, moves him up a place to fourth. Four outcomes could not stop thrillseeker dropping to fifth, his lowest position since Week 2. It is an 8 point gap back to Sector4 in sixth, and he is now heading the group fighting to avoid the drop. The top scoring performance from oxfcolu moved out of the bottom three once again, as he has been doing the Hockey Cokey with ghughes11 over the last five weeks, where they have been taking turns of being in and out of the relegation zone. Another decent week for burnsieespana, who had the Stevenage 2-1 spot-on, contines to give him hope of avoiding the drop. Four outcomes for concordman leaves him 13 points from safety.
In Division One Over the last few seasons this league has had close run affairs, but as we reach the halfway stage of this season, it has never been as close as this. For the tenth time we have a new leader, with bwildered taking his personal total to four. His decent week, that included having the Barnsley 2-1 spot-on, moved him up three places, to take over at the top for the fourth time this season. It is only on the most 3 pointer rule from noah4x4 and Lewis_1, who both had three outcomes, along with Tropical_Us, who remains a point off the top three in fourth. Five outcomes for durham_exile helped him join in the fun, just a further point back in fifth, and Jorash63 continued his good recent run, with a solid 5 points, after having the Middlesbrough 1-0 spot-on, to move within 3 points of the top, in the final play-off place. The performance of note from the rest of the league came from BFG, whose decent week moved him up a couple of places, as he was another to get the Middlesbrough 1-0 spot-on.
THE TABLES (137 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 20 Fixtures This is now a 7 game week to make up for the postponed fixture in Week 18.
BURNLEY v WATFORD
LEEDS UNITED v OXFORD UNITED
MANSFIELD TOWN v ROTHERHAM UNITED
WIGAN ATHLETIC v SHREWSBURY TOWN
CHESTERFIELD v AFC WIMBLEDON
NEWPORT COUNTY v MILTON KEYNES DONS
SWINDON TOWN v GRIMSBY TOWN
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Thread | Happy League 2024/25 Week 19 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 14th December 12.30
at 23:27 7 Dec 2024
Week 18 results
HULL CITY 0 BLACKBURN ROVERS 1
Hull's new manager Ruben Selles watched from the stands as his side dropped to the foot of the Championship after a sixth defeat on the trot, to in-form Blackburn, who made it four wins in a row. A sublime 5 got this spot-on, and a further 11 had the outcome.
QUEENS PARK RANGERS 3 NORWICH CITY 0
Teenager Rayan Kolli's first senior goals helped QPR to their first home win this season. No points for anyone from this game, as 18 predicted a win for Norwich, with 9 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
BARNSLEY 1 BIRMINGHAM CITY 2
Birmingham top scorer Jay Stansfield scored twice as they came back from a goal down to beat 10-man Barnsley. A great 8 got this spot-on, and another 7 had the outcome.
CRAWLEY TOWN v STEVENAGE POSTPONED Due to Storm Darragh
HARROGATE TOWN 0 AFC WIMBLEDON 3
Wimbledon climbed into the League Two play-off places courtesy of this comprehensive victory. Nobody had this spot-on, but 15 did get the outcome.
SWINDON TOWN 3 FLEETWOOD TOWN 1
Harry Smith grabbed the 'perfect' hat-trick to lift struggling Swindon off the bottom of League Two with this comfortable victory. Nobody got this spot-on, though 6 did have the outcome.
Storm Darragh claimed one of this weeks fixtures, and made it farcical conditions for the other five. At least it helped QPR to get a first home win since April, and a first win for Swindon manager Ian Hollaway, with Harry Smith realising it is more fun scoring at the right end. Those two wins made for it being another tough week, with three games failing to have a 3 pointer. At least the other two had 13 between them. Only two members managed to get both those 3 pointers. They were concordman, who also had the Wimbledon outcome, to make him this weeks top scorer with a decent 7 points, and mfb_cufc, to give him a useful 6 points. Best of those to get one 3 pointer was ghughes11. who had the Birmingham 2-1, and three outcomes, to give a decent 6 points.
Week 20 will now be a 7 game week to make up for the postponed game in Week 18.
U'sual Champions League Just 3 weeks and 23 games to go now before we know who this seasons qualifiers are. The member currently in that eleventh, and final, qualifying spot is currently wessex_exile with his 73 points.
In the Premier Two outcomes for blueeagle were always going to be enough to keep him top for another week, but his lead was cut to 5 points, as mfb_cufc continues to close in. Another solid week for Daniel, that included having the Blackburn 1-0 spot-on, moves him up another place to third. A first blank since Week 5 in the 2021/22 season (an incredible 127 weeks without one) for thrillseeker, drops him a place to fourth. Two outcomes for Sector4 moves him up a place, and back into the top half, as he takes advantage of a rare blank for RSCOSWORTH. At the bottom, the decent week for ghughes11 moves him out of the relegation zone again, as he replaced by oxfcolu once again. Another solid week for burnsieespana, that had the Birmingham 2-1 spot-on, moves him ever closer to escaping. Could this be the week when current champ concordman finally turns a corner, as his top scoring performance gives him hope of avoiding the drop.
In Division One Three outcomes for noah4x4 were enough to keep him top for a fourth week, but for the second week running it was only on the most 3 pointer rule from Lewis_1, who moved up another place into that other automatic spot. Two outcomes for Tropical_Us drops him a place third, but only a point further back. No change for bwildered and durham_exile, as they remain fourth and fifth. Another solid week for Jorash63, that included having the Blackburn 1-0 spot-on, moved him up a place, and into the play-offs for the first time this season. A great effort from him after only being twelfth three weeks ago. After spending the last seven weeks in the top six wessex_exile drops a place to seventh. The rest of the league remains the same as last week.
THE TABLES (127 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 19 Fixtures 10 games picked by this weeks guest unitedwhites. Don't forget it is an early start with the deadline 12.30.
ARSENAL v EVERTON
NEWCASTLE UNITED v LEICESTER CITY
MIDDLESBROUGH v MILLWALL
STOKE CITY v CARDIFF CITY
EXETER CITY v BARNSLEY
READING v BLACKPOOL
STEVENAGE v STOCKPORT COUNTY
SALFORD CITY v NOTTS COUNTY (12.30)
BROMLEY v PORT VALE
WALSALL v BARROW
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Thread | Happy Cup 2024/25 2nd Round Replay - Deadline Saturday 7th December 15.00
at 10:20 1 Dec 2024
The 2nd Round games produced just the one replay. The tie-break rules will apply for this replay.
mfb_cufc v ghughes11
2nd Round Replay Fixtures 10 games from this Saturday's league programme. If any of these fixtures are called off for any reason, it will be decided on the games left. No more than four predictions the same as your opponent please.
ASTON VILLA v SOUTHAMPTON
BRENTFORD v NEWCASTLE UNITED
CRYSTAL PALACE v MANCHESTER CITY
CARDIFF CITY v WATFORD POSTPONED Due to Storm Darragh.
LUTON TOWN v SWANSEA CITY
MILLWALL v COVENTRY CITY
BLACKPOOL v ROTHERHAM UNITED POSTPONED Due to Storm Darragh.
MANSFIELD TOWN v HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
BARROW v MILTON KEYNES DONS POSTPONED Due to Storm Darragh.
GILLINGHAM v SALFORD CITY
Good luck ghughes11.
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Thread | Happy League 2024/25 Week 18 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 7th December 15.00
at 22:13 30 Nov 2024
Week 17 results
BRENTFORD 4 LEICESTER CITY 1
New Leicester manager Ruud van Nistelrooy watched Kevin Schade net a hat-trick as Brentford thumped the Foxes to underline the size of the task he faces. Nobody got this spot-on, but 22 did have the outcome, with 12 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
CRYSTAL PALACE 1 NEWCASTLE UNITED 1
Daniel Munoz scored a 94th minute equaliser as Palace moved out of the bottom three. Newcastle registered just one attempt at goal – and none on target, with their goal being an O G. That late goal was good news for the 5 who had this spot-on, and nobody got the outcome. 18 predicted a win for Newcastle.
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 2 AFC BOURNEMOUTH 4
Justin Kluivert became the first player in 67 years to score a hat-trick of penalties in an English top-flight game as his treble saw off Wolves and piled the pressure on their boss Gary O'Neil. Nobody got this spot-on, and only 3 had the outcome.
COVENTRY CITY 2 CARDIFF CITY 2
Victor Torp’s 88th minute penalty salvaged a draw for Frank Lampard in his first game in charge of Coventry. A final game this week with no 3 pointer, and again only 3 got the outcome. 21 predicted a win for Coventry.
STOKE CITY 0 BURNLEY 2
Burnley moved back into the Championship's automatic promotion spots with this comfortable victory. 3 got this spot-on. and a further 16 had the outcome.
SWANSEA CITY 2 PORTSMOUTH 2
Swansea fought back from 2-0 down to claim a draw against bottom club Portsmouth. Again 3 had this spot-on, and one more got the outcome. 20 predicted a win for Swansea.
Another week to go into the unpredictable results file, as only Brentford and Burnley managed to win out of the weeks five "good things". Although their victories could only produce three 3 pointers between them. It was left to the draws at Palace and Swansea to get us up to 11 spot-ons in total for the week. Well done to Moor_Pinot for being the only one to get two 3 pointers, the Burnley 2-0 and the Swansea 2-2, to give him a decent 6 points. He has to share the honour of being the weeks top scorer with Lewis_1, who came out best of those to have one 3 pointer, the Palace 1-1, and three outcomes, to give him a decent 6 points.
After going 108 games without a 2-2, with 2 more this week, that now makes it 4 in the last 14 games. In fact since I looked on how the season was going in Week 9, the draws have really picked up, so much that we have had 21 since then, the same as the number of homes in that time. The 122 games so far this season have now finished with 51 (41.80%) homes, 37 (30.33%) aways and 34 (27.87%) draws. Figures that are very much at historical levels. The 1-1 continues to be the top result with 19, that is 4 more the 2-0, that continues to be the top result for a home. Best result for an away is the 0-1 with 9.
In the Premier Seven members in this league were grateful for the Brentford and Burnley wins giving them two outcomes, and 2 points. One of them was blueeagle, but he also had the Coventry outcome, to increase his lead by that point. A solid 5 points for Daniel, that included having the Palace 1-1 spot-on, enabled him to take advantage of all those around him getting 2 points. At the bottom, by having the Swansea 2-2 spot-on, to give him a solid 5 points, oxfcolu moved out of the relegation zone, and he is replaced again by ghughes11. A solid 5 points also for burnsieespana, who also had the Swansea 2-2 spot-on, improved his chances of avoiding the drop.
In Division One Two outcomes were enough for noah4x4 to remain top for the thitd week running, but only on the most 3 pointer rule from Tropical_Us, who closed right up, thanks to getting the Palace 1-1 spot-on. The top scoring performance moved Lewis_1 up a place to third, just a point further back. Having the Palace 1-1 spot-on also helped bwildered move up a place to fourth. One outcome for durham_exile drops him to fifth, his lowest position since Week 7. The final play-off place is still occupied by wessex_exile, as he was another to have the Brentford and Burnley outcomes. A solid 5 points for Jorash63, that included having the Burnley 2-0 spot-on, moved him up another place to seventh, and within a point of the play-offs. The top scoring performance from Moor_Pinot, moved him up a couple of places, and within sight of the play-offs.
THE TABLES (122 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 18 Fixtures
HULL CITY v BLACKBURN ROVERS
QUEENS PARK RANGERS v NORWICH CITY
BARNSLEY v BIRMINGHAM CITY
CRAWLEY TOWN v STEVENAGE POSTPONED Due to Storm Darragh
HARROGATE TOWN v AFC WIMBLEDON
SWINDON TOWN v FLEETWOOD TOWN
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Thread | Happy League 2024/25 Week 17 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 30th November 15.00
at 22:55 23 Nov 2024
Week 16 results
AFC BOURNEMOUTH 1 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 2
Joao Pedro and Kaoru Mitoma scored as 10-man Brighton continued their best start to a top-flight season. A great 8 got this spot-on, and another 2 had the outcome.
ARSENAL 3 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 0
Arsenal got their title challenge back on track to secure a first win in five Premier League matches. Well done to Jorash63 for being the only one to have this spot-on, and a further 23 got the outcome.
ASTON VILLA 2 CRYSTAL PALACE 2
Villa twice came from behind to earn a draw, but they stretch their winless run to six in all competitions. Nobody got this spot-on, and only Daniel and Lewis_1 had the outcome. The other 23 predicted a win for Villa, with a massive 14 going for a 2-0 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
MANCHESTER CITY 0 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 4
James Maddison scored twice as Tottenham romped to victory over a City side that has now lost five games in a row, in all competitions, for the first time since 2006. An incredible night that saw the end of City's 52-match unbeaten record at the Etihad Stadium, stretching back to just before the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. No points for anyone from this game, as 22 predicted a win for City, and the other 3 predicted a draw.
MILLWALL 1 SUNDERLAND 1
Substitute Femi Azeez’s first Millwall goal in the 93rd minute rescued a point for the Lions against Sunderland, who returned to the top of the Championship. That late goal was great news for the 10 who got this spot-on, and nobody had the outcome.
WEST BROMWICH ALBION 2 NORWICH CITY 2
The Hawthorns saw more goals today than in West Broms previous seven home games put together this season, but they got a fourth home draw in a row, as Norwich take their winless run to seven games. Nobody had this spot-on, and only Daniel got the outcome. The other 24 predicted a win for West Brom.
BOLTON WANDERERS 2 BLACKPOOL 1
Ex-U's loanee Aaron Collins scored a 94th minute winner as Bolton came from behind to beat Blackpool. That late goal was good news for the 8 who got this spot-on, and the 13 who had the outcome.
BARNSLEY 0 WIGAN ATHLETIC 1
A first-half goal from Thelo Aasgaard was enough to give Wigan victory with their only shot on target. Another game with no 3 pointer, and only BFG got the outcome. 23 predicted a win for Barnsley.
NORTHAMPTON TOWN 0 CAMBRIDGE UNITED 0
Northampton and Cambridge played out a blustery bore draw as Storm Bert swept through Sixfields. Well done to Lewis_1 for being the only one to get this spot-on, and another 5 had the outcome. 17 predicted a win for Northampton, who only had one shot on target.
CARLISLE UNITED 0 DONCASTER ROVERS 0
Another bore draw that sends Carlisle to the bottom of League 2. A final game this week without a 3 pointer, but 5 did get the outcome. 19 predicted a win for Doncaster.
What an incredible week this was, thanks to an intriguing set of fixtures picked by this weeks guest basher2010. Though after only getting the one outcome himself, probably not the word he would have used. It was a set of fixtures that on paper had eight "good things", and they were all appropriately well supported, but only Arsenal and Bolton read the script, This lead to five games failing to have a 3 pointer, but thanks to added time goals from Bournemouth, Millwall and Bolton, we ended with a very decent 28 spot-ons in total. With the help from those late goals, Jorash63 got an amazing four 3 pointers, the wins for Brighton, Arsenal and Bolton and the Millwall 1-1 to give him a brilliant 12 points. In a week like this that should have been more than enough to be the weeks top scorer, but it only got him a share of that honour, as Daniel came out best of the eight who had two 3 pointers, with the Brighton 2-1 and the Millwall 1-1, and a very impressive six outcomes, to also give him a brilliant 12 points. Most noteworthy of the others to have two 3 pointers were burnsieespana, who said "Bit like our beloved club struggling to get wins". Well on a day when the U's finally got 3 points, he goes one better by getting two, the Brighton 2-1 and the Millwall 1-1. He also had three outcomes, to give him an excellent 9 points. Matching that excellent total was Lewis_1, who got the Millwall and Northampton draws spot-on, and three outcomes. Best of those to have one 3 pointer was durham_exile, who got the Millwall 1-1 and three outcomes to give a decent 6 points.
After going 108 games this season without one ending 2-2, just like London buses, two came along at once this week.
Happy Cup All the details for the 2nd Round are now available on the separate Happy Cup thread.
U'sual Champions League Only 5 weeks and 34 games to go before we know who this seasons qualifiers are. The member currently in that important eleventh qualifying position is Sector4 with his 68 points. But things are so tight it is only on the first to post rule from wessex_exile.
In the Premier Having the Brighton 2-1 spot-on has now given blueeagle 20 of them for the season. That is halfway to the 40 he requires to create a new record, and with well over half the season still to go, that record is very much on. His lead was reduced by a couple of points as mfb_cufc got the 2-1 wins for Brighton and Bolton spot-on. A solid 5 points, that included having the Millwall 1-1 spot-on, kept thrillseeker in third. The brilliant week for Daniel moved him up a couple of places to a season high fourth, as he continued his good recent run, that has seen him get more points over the last six weeks than anyone in either division. After getting the Millwall 1-1 and the Bolton 2-1 spot-on, RSCOSWORTH moves up a couple of places, and back into the top half. Another to have the 2-1 wins for Brighton and Bolton spot-on was ghughes11, and it was enough to get him out of the relegation zone, after spending the last five weeks there. Despite getting a first 3 pointer in seven weeks, the Brighton 2-1, it couldn't stop oxfcolu dropping into the bottom three for the first time this season. The excellent week for burnsieespana moved him off the bottom after spending the lat nine weeks there. He is repaced by concordman, despite him getting a first 3 pointer in seven weeks, the Bolton 2-1.
In Division One Having the Brighton 2-1 spot-on enabled noah4x4 to remain top for the second week running. The decent week for Tropical_Us, that included getting the Millwall 1-1 and the Bolton 2-1 spot-on, moved him up three places, and back into the other automatic spot again. The decent week for durham_exile moved him up a place to third. The excellent week for Lewis_1 moved him up a couple of places, to equal his season high fourth. The final two play-off places are occupied by bwildered and wessex_exile. A decent week for Blue4U2, with the Millwall 1-1 and the Bolton 2-1 spot-on, kept him in seventh, and still 2 points within the play-offs. The brilliant week for Jorash63 moved him up four places to eighth, and only 4 points from the play-offs. His highest position since Week 1. A good five outcomes moved BFG up a couple of places to ninth.
THE TABLES (116 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 17 Fixtures It is time for the FA Cup 2nd Round. We will keep those fixtures for the Happy Cup, so it is 6 games from the Premier League and Championship.
BRENTFORD v LEICESTER CITY
CRYSTAL PALACE v NEWCASTLE UNITED
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS v AFC BOURNEMOUTH
COVENTRY CITY v CARDIFF CITY
STOKE CITY v BURNLEY
SWANSEA CITY v PORTSMOUTH
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Thread | Happy Cup 2024/25 2nd Round - Deadline Saturday 30th November 15.00
at 15:39 18 Nov 2024
1st Round results
BRACKLEY TOWN 0 BRAINTREE TOWN 0
AET Brackley win 5-4 on penalties
Nobody got this spot-on, but 6 did have the outcome.
CARLISLE UNITED 0 WIGAN ATHLETIC 0
Wigan win 2-0 AET
Again nobody had this spot-on, and only 2 got the outcome.
EXETER CITY 5 BARNET 3
Another game with no 3 pointer, though 22 did have the outcome.
GILLINGHAM 0 BLACKPOOL 2
Only 2 had this spot-on, and a further 9 got the outcome.
MAIDENHEAD UNITED 1 CRAWLEY TOWN 1
Crawley win 2-1 AET
Only 2 got this spot-on, and nobody had the outcome.
PORT VALE 1 BARNSLEY 3
Only 2 had this spot-on, and another 9 got the outcome.
SOUTHEND UNITED 3 CHARLTON ATHLETIC 3
Charlton win 4-3 AET
A final game with no 3 pointer, but 3 did have the outcome.
SWINDON TOWN 1 COLCHESTER UNITED 1
Swindon win 2-1 AET
3 had this spot-on, and nobody got the outcome.
WALSALL 2 BOLTON WANDERERS 1
3 got this spot-on, and a further 5 had the outcome.
WOKING 0 CAMBRIDGE UNITED 1
4 had this spot-on, and another 13 got the outcome.
As usual the FA Cup games proved difficult to predict, but we did have a respectable 16 spot-ons in total. That is a lot more than we usually get in the FA Cup 1st Round.
Final Scores
Jorash63 5 Sector4 4
The difining result here was Jorash63 getting the Barnsley 3-1 spot-on, as Sector4 replied with four outcomes.
concordman 5 RSCOSWORTH 4
It was concordman having the Cambridge 1-0 spot-on being the defining result, as RSCOSWORTH also replied with four outcomes.
Two highest scorers to go through from these games
thrillseeker 6 basher2010 6 Tropical_Us 4
It was getting the Cambridge 1-0 spot-on for both thrillseeker and basher2010 that helped to put them through to the next round, as Tropical_Us was another to have four outcomes.
ghughes11 6 unitedwhites 2 BFG 1
Having the Blackpool 2-0 spot-on made sure of ghughes11 going through, and he is joined by unitedwhites, whose two outcomes proved to be enough.
Daniel 9 blueeagle 3 gerry_us 9
Going 1-1 all games proved be successful for Daniel once again, and he is joined in the next round by gerry_us, who also benefited by having the 1-1's at Maidenhead and Swindon.
noah4x4 3 Moor_Pinot 2 Lewis_1 6
The only 3 pointer in this game came from Lewis_1 with the Swindon 1-1. That was more than enough to put him through, and he is joined by noah4x4, whose three outcomes proved to be good enough.
Blue4U2 9 Madeira163 2 mfb_cufc 3
Having the Barnsley 3-1 and the Walsall 2-1 spot-on easily put Blue4U2 into the next round, and he is joined by mfb_cufc, who was another to get three outcomes to be successful.
wessex_exile 9 Colukev 3 oxfcolu 5
Getting the Walsall 2-1 and the Cambridge 1-0 spot-on enabled wessex_exile to cruise through. He is joined by oxfcolu who had the Blackpool 2-0 spot-on, that proved to be the defining result for him.
durham_exile 2 bwildered 3 burnsieespana 6
It was having the Walsall 2-1 spot-on that got burnsieespana through to the 2nd round. He is joined by bwildered who was another to only require three outcomes to be good enough.
Those underlined go through to the 2nd Round.
The draw for the 2nd Round has been made by mrs mfb. As in the 1st Round there will be a replay for any drawn games. The tie-breaker rule will apply for any replays. Any replays will be 10 matches from the following Saturday's League games. There are no replays in the FA Cup this season, so it is the score at 90 minutes that games will be settled on.
concordman v thrillseeker
Jorash63 v Daniel
noah4x4 v unitedwhites
oxfcolu v gerry_us
burnsieespana v basher2010
mfb_cufc v ghughes11
Lewis_1 v Blue4U2
bwildered v wessex_exile
2nd Round Fixtures 10 games from the 2nd Round of the FA Cup. If any matches are postponed, the games will be settled on the ones remaining. No more than 4 scores the same as your opponent please.
ACCRINGTON STANLEY v SWINDON TOWN
BARNSLEY v BRISTOL ROVERS
CAMBRIDGE UNITED v WIGAN ATHLETIC
CRAWLEY TOWN v LINCOLN CITY
EXETER CITY v CHESTERFIELD
MORECAMBE v BRADFORD CITY
PETERBOROUGH UNITED v NOTTS COUNTY
SALFORD CITY v CHELTENHAM TOWN
STEVENAGE v MANSFIELD TOWN
WALSALL v CHARLTON ATHLETIC
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Thread | Happy League 2024/25 Week 16 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 23rd November 12.30
at 00:08 17 Nov 2024
Week 15 results
BLACKPOOL 0 NORTHAMPTON TOWN 0
This bore draw was a game of few big chances as both sides pushed themselves four points clear of the relegation zone. Well done to Moor_Pinot for being the only one to get this spot-on, and another 4 had the outcome. 20 predicted a win for Blackpool.
BRISTOL ROVERS 0 CRAWLEY TOWN 0
Rovers goalkeeper Josh Griffiths pulled off a string of late saves as Crawley were unable to find a breakthrough in this bore draw. Nobody had this spot-on, and only oxfcolu and burnsieespana got the outcome. The other 23 predicted a win for Rovers, with 12 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
STOCKPORT COUNTY 1 WREXHAM 0
Louie Barry's 11th goal this season boosted Stockport's promotion bid. Well done to noah4x4 for being the only one to get this spot-on, and a further 4 had the outcome.
BROMLEY 1 CARLISLE UNITED 1
Dan Adu-Adjei’s 92nd minute goal earned Carlisle a draw against 10-man Bromley. That late goal was good news for the 4 who had this spot-on, and nobody got the outcome.
CREWE ALEXANDRA 2 NOTTS COUNTY 0
Goals from Shilow Tracey and Ryan Cooney earned 10-man Crewe a win to move them up to second in the League Two table, as County lose their undefeated away record. Well done once again to Moor_Pinot for being the only one to get this spot-on, and another 6 had the outcome.
HARROGATE TOWN 2 CHESTERFIELD 1
Dean Cornelius’ first goal of the season in the 91st minute earned Harrogate a victory. Well done to blueagle for being the only one to have this spot-on, and only unitedwhites got the outcome. 19 predicted a win for Chesterfield.
Considering the limited number of fixtures to chose from, I never thought we would get a week that turned out to be so difficult to predict, but that was the case. The late equaliser from Carlisle had the biggest influence on things, as it was good news for the ones who got a 3 pointer from it, but terrible news for the nine members who predicted a win for Bromley, and all ended up firing blanks. That Bromley 1-1 got half of the weeks total spot-ons, but it wasn't enough to stop this being the worst 6 game week of the season so far. On such a poor week it was a great effort from Moor_Pinot to be the only one to get the Blackpool 0-0 and the Crewe 2-0 spot-on, and by also having the Stockport outcome, he is the weeks top scorer with an excellent 7 points. Best of those to get one 3 pointer was unitedwhites, who had the Bromley 1-1, and two outcomes to give him a solid 5 points.
Happy Cup All the details for the 2nd Round will be available early next week.
In the Premier Having that good Harrogate 2-1 prediction enabled blueeagle to increase his lead by those 3 points, as he takes advantage of his nearest pursuers firing blanks. Despite that mfb_cufc holds onto the other Charity Shild spot, but only on the most 3 pointer rule from thrillseeker, who moves up a place after getting the Bromley 1-1 spot-on. This means basher2010 drops to his lowest position this season in fourth. The only other change in this division has unitedwhites moving up a place. It continues to be be tough going for those at the bottom, as oxfcolu, concordman and burnsieespana have now all gone six weeks without a 3 pointer, and ghughes11 has only had one spot-on in the last seven weeks.
In Division One The lead changes yet again, as pre-season favourite noah4x4 takes over at the top for the first time this season, as he takes advantage of last weeks top two bwildered and wessex_exile firing blanks, and they drop to second and third. A blank week also for durham_exile and Tropical_us, but they remain fourth and fifth. The Crewe outcome was enough for Lewis_1 to remain in the final play-off place. The only other change saw the top scoring performance from Moor_Pinot move him up a couple of places, and to within 5 points of the play-offs, as he continued his good recent run, that has seen him get more points over the last three weeks than anyone in both leagues.
THE TABLES (106 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 16 Fixtures 10 games picked by this weeks guest basher2010. Don't forget it is an early start with the deadline 12.30.
AFC BOURNEMOUTH v BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION
ARSENAL v NOTTINGHAM FOREST
ASTON VILLA v CRYSTAL PALACE
MANCHESTER CITY v TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR (17.30)
MILLWALL v SUNDERLAND
WEST BROMWICH ALBION v NORWICH CITY
BOLTON WANDERERS v BLACKPOOL (12.30)
BARNSLEY v WIGAN ATHLETIC
NORTHAMPTON TOWN v CAMBRIDGE UNITED
CARLISLE UNITED v DONCASTER ROVERS
Good luck everybody.
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Thread | Happy League 2024/25 Week 15 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 16th November 15.00
at 21:47 9 Nov 2024
Week 14 results
SALFORD CITY 0 CARLISLE UNITED 1
Sub Ben Barclay gets an 88th winner for Carlisle, with their only shot on target. No points for anyone from this game, with 23 predicting a win for Salford, and a massive 15 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
AFC WIMBLEDON 0 GRIMSBY TOWN 1
Danny Rose’s header handed Grimsby a win and condemned Wimbledon to their first home league defeat this season. Again no points for anyone from this game, as 23 predicted a win for Wimbledon.
BARROW 1 COLCHESTER UNITED 1
Lyle Taylor struck in the 92nd minute to earn Colchester a draw. That late goal was good news for the super 6 who got this spot-on, and nobody had the outcome.
CHELTENHAM TOWN 1 BROMLEY 1
Ex-U's Omar Sowunmi’s late header earned 10-man Bromley a deserved draw. A sublime 5 had this spot-on, and one more got the outcome. 18 predicted a win for Cheltenham.
CHESTERFIELD 0 ACCRINGTON STANLEY 3
Chesterfield’s unbeaten home record came to an end as an early Josh Woods goal and second-half strikes from Zach Awe and Jimmy Knowles gave Accrington a much-needed victory. Nobody got this spot-on, and only unitedwhites and Blue4U2 had the outcome. The other 23 predicted a win for Chesterfield.
DONCASTER ROVERS 1 NOTTS COUNTY 1
Doncaster substitute Joe Ironside ensured a share of the spoils, as County remain undefeated away from home. A sublime 5 had this spot-on, and 5 also got the outcome.
FLEETWOOD TOWN 1 BRADFORD CITY 0
Ronan Coughlan’s early penalty was enough to give Fleetwood victory, with their only shot on target. A cool 4 got this spot-on, and 4 also had the outcome.
GILLINGHAM 1 PORT VALE 0
Jayden Clarke came off the bench to score the winning goal as Gillingham ended their run of seven games without a victory with their only shot on target, as they bring an end to Vale's five match winning run, who fail to have a shot on target. Surprisingly nobody had this spot-on, but 5 did get the outcome.
MILTON KEYNES DONS 3 SWINDON TOWN 1
MK Dons came from behind to beat Swindon, who had taken the lead with a Harry Smith goal in 20 seconds. Nobody got this spot-on, though 21 did have the outcome.
TRANMERE ROVERS 2 NEWPORT COUNTY 1
Rovers returned to winning ways with goals from Connor Jennings and Keiron Morris. Only 2 had this spot-on, and a further 6 got the outcome.
As we all know anyone can beat anyone in League 2, and that point was emphasized by this weeks results from that division. With shock defeats for Salford, Wimbledon, Chesterfield and Port Vale, it meant five games failed to have a 3 pointer, but the other five made up for it, and we ended with a reasonable 22 spot-ons in total. Five members did well to get two 3 pointers, with the best coming from Tropical_Us, who had the draws for Barrow and Cheltenham, and Blue4U2, who had the Barrow 1-1, and the Fleetwood 1-0. They both also got two outcomes, to give them a share in being the weeks top scorer with an excellent 8 points each. The other three were mfb_cufc, who had the wins for Fleetwood and Tranmere, bwildered, who got the draws at Barrow and Doncaster, and Moor_Pinot, who had the Doncaster 1-1 and the Fleetwood 1-0. They each also had one outcome, to give them all a decent 7 points. Best of those to have one 3 pointer was Jorash63, who got the Cheltenham 1-1, and four outcomes, to give him a decent 7 points.
U'sual Champions League With Christmas fast approaching, a first look this season to see how qualification is going for this competition. With blueeagle qualifying as current holder, the other 11 qualifiers will be the ones with the highest points total over the two divisions after Week 21. The member currently in that important eleventh place is RSCOSWORTH with his 59 points, but only on the most 3 pointer rule from Lewis_1.
In the Premier Two outcomes for blueeagle sees his lead cut to 7 points. The smallest it has been since Week 4. That is now from mfb_cufc, whose decent week moved him up a place to the other Charity Shield spot. After spending the last six weeks in that second place basher2010 drops a place to third. Having the Barrow 1-1 spot-on keeps thrillseeker in fourth for the fifth week running. Getting the Tranmere 2-1 spot-on was enough for Sector4 to remain fifth. Having the Doncaster 1-1 spot-on moved Daniel up a place, and into the top half for the first time this season. After spending the last eight weeks in that top half RSCOSWORTH drops a place to seventh. Despite getting the Doncaster 1-1 spot-on, It is status quo for unitedwhites. Just outcomes for the bottom four, and it remains unaltered from last week.
In Division One It is all the sixes clickety-click in this league as the top three all have 66 points. But the lead changes once again as the decent week for bwildered takes him back to top again, after five weeks away. It is only on the most 3 pointer rule from last weeks leader wessex_exile, and last weeks second noah4x4. Having the Cheltenham 1-1 spot-on keeps durham_exile in fourth, and the excellent week for Tropical_Us keeps him fifth. Getting the Cheltenham 1-1 spot-on means Lewis_1 remains in the final play-off place. The top scoring performance from Blue4U2 moved him up three places to seventh, and within 2 points of the top 6. Having the Barrow 1-1 spot-on moved gerry_us up a place to eighth. At the botttom there is no change, but decent weeks for Jorash63 and Moor_Pinot moved them a bit closer for a possible play-off challenge.
THE TABLES (100 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 15 Fixtures Yet another International break, so once again it is 6 games from League's 1 & 2.
BLACKPOOL v NORTHAMPTON TOWN
BRISTOL ROVERS v CRAWLEY TOWN
STOCKPORT COUNTY v WREXHAM
BROMLEY v CARLISLE UNITED
CREWE ALEXANDRA v NOTTS COUNTY
HARROGATE TOWN v CHESTERFIELD
Good luck everybody.
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Thread | Happy League 2024/25 Week 14 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 9th November 12.30
at 00:59 3 Nov 2024
Week 13 results
IPSWICH TOWN 1 LEICESTER CITY 1
Jordan Ayew scored in the 94th minute as Leicester denied 10-man Ipswich a first Premier League win of the season. That late goal was good news for the 8 who got this spot-on, and the 4 who had the outcome.
NOTTINGHAM FOREST 3 WEST HAM UNITED 0
Chris Wood continued his superb start to the season with another goal as Forest beat 10-man West Ham. Nobody had this spot-on, but 19 did get the outcome, with 12 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
SOUTHAMPTON 1 EVERTON 0
Adam Armstrong hit an 85th minute winner as Southampton claimed their first Premier League victory of the season. Only 2 got this spot-on, and 2 also had the outcome.
CARDIFF CITY 2 NORWICH CITY 1
Cardiff’s recent revival continued as they scored goals in the 89th and 93rd minutes to stun Norwich. Those late goals were good news for the 4 who had this spot-on, and the 3 who got the outcome.
HULL CITY 1 PORTSMOUTH 1
Josh Murphy rescued a point for Portsmouth as the Championship strugglers came from behind to draw. Well done to unitedwhites for being the only one to get this spot-on, and only BFG had the outcome.
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 2 WATFORD 6
Vakoun Bayo scored four second-half goals as Watford netted five times after the break to crush Wednesday and end a run of five consecutive away league defeats. Not surprisingly nobody had this spot-on, though 9 did get the outcome.
Another tough week overall, with the wins for Forest and Watford hard for 3 pointers, Southampton's first win of the season, and Hull failing to win. It was left to the late shows at Ipswich and Cardiff to give us 12 of the total 15 spot-ons for the week. Well done to noah4x4 for being the only one to get two 3 pointers, the wins for Southampton and Cardiff, and one outcome, to give him a decent 7 points. He shares the honour of being the weeks top scorer with BFG, who was best of those to get one 3 pointer, the Southampton 1-0. He also had four outcomes, to give him a decent 7 points, only missing out on a full house by failing to get the Cardiff win.
In the Premier In a week short on points in this division, blueeagle extended his lead by a point, thanks to having the Ipswich 1-1 spot-on. Three outcomes were enough for basher2010 to hold on to the other Charity Shield spot. The only changes has Sector4 moving up a place to fifth. A position RSCOSWORTH had held for the last six weeks, and unitedwhites moving up a place to eighth. Having the Cardiff 2-1 spot-on, wasn't quite enough for ghughes11 to get out of the bottom three, and he remains there on the most 3 pointer rule.
In Division One Having the Ipswich 1-1 spot-on means wessex_exile stays top for the second week running, but only on the most 3 pointer rule from noah4x4, whose top scoring performance moved him up two places, and back into the other automatic spot. Having the Ipswich 1-1 spot-on, helped bwildered to remain third. After spending five weeks in the automatic spots, durham_exile drops two to fourth. Another to get the Ipswich 1-1 spot-on was Tropical_Us, and moves up a couple of places, and back to fifth. One outcome was enough for Lewis_1 to occupy the final play-off place. The top scoring performance from BFG moved him up a couple of places to eighth. We have to go the bottom to find the weeks other movers, where a decent 6 points for Jorash63 and Moor_Pinot, who were the final ones to get the Ipswich 1-1 spot-on, moved them both up a place, and left Colukev holding on to the wooden spoon once again.
THE TABLES (90 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 14 Fixtures 10 games picked by this weeks guest noah4x4, who has gone for fixtures from our favourite League 2. Don't forget it is an early start, with the deadline 12.30
SALFORD CITY v CARLISLE UNITED (12.30)
AFC WIMBLEDON v GRIMSBY TOWN
BARROW v COLCHESTER UNITED
CHELTENHAM TOWN v BROMLEY
CHESTERFIELD v ACCRINGTON STANLEY
DONCASTER ROVERS v NOTTS COUNTY
FLEETWOOD TOWN v BRADFORD CITY
GILLINGHAM v PORT VALE
MILTON KEYNES DONS v SWINDON TOWN
TRANMERE ROVERS v NEWPORT COUNTY
Good luck everybody.
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Thread | Happy League 2024/25 Week 13 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 2nd November 15.00
at 21:03 26 Oct 2024
Week 12 results
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 3 PRESTON NORTH END 3
Morgan Whittaker equalised in the 92nd minute as Plymouth fought back from 3-0 down to dramatically rescue a point. Nobody got this spot-on, but 7 did have the outcome.
SUNDERLAND 2 OXFORD UNITED 0
Sunderland get a third consecutive league victory to take them 5 points clear at the top of the Championship. A super 6 had this spot-on, and a further 18 got the outcome, with 11 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 2 EXETER CITY 0
A goal in each half gives Huddersfield a comfortable victory. A sublime 5 got this spot-on, and another 13 had the outcome.
NORTHAMPTON TOWN 3 CRAWLEY TOWN 0
Northampton cruised to victory over struggling Crawley, as they get back-to-back home wins. Nobody had this spot-on, though 19 did get the outcome.
SHREWSBURY TOWN 0 BARNSLEY 2
Jonathan Russell and Max Watters scored either side of the break to earn Barnsley a dominant win. A sublime 5 got this spot-on, and a further 15 had the outcome.
BRADFORD CITY 1 DONCASTER ROVERS 2
Doncaster held off a late Bradford charge to win their Yorkshire derby, as they bounced back from a home defeat to Bromley. Only mfb_cufc had this spot-on, and nobody got the outcome.
BROMLEY 1 BARROW 1
Michael Cheek’s 91st minute penalty earned Bromley a draw. That late goal was good news for the 5 who got this spot-on, and the one who had the outcome.
This proved to be a lucky seven week, with the popular wins for Sunderland, Huddersfield, Northampton and Barnsley combining to give us a week better than any six game one this season. But it was the late Bromley equaliser that helped to produce the weeks best performers, and It was an exceptionally good one for bwildered, as he was the only one to get three 3 pointers, the 2-0 wins for Sunderland and Huddersfield, and the Bromley 1-1, and two outcomes, to make him the weeks top scorer with a magnificent 11 points. Five members did well to have two 3 pointers , with the best coming from Sector4 and wessex_exile, who each had the Sunderland 2-0 and the Bromley 1-1, and four outcomes, to give them both an excellent 10 points. The other three all got a very decent 8 points, with two outcomes each. They were basher2010 and thrillseeker, who both had the wins for Sunderland and Huddersfield, and finally Daniel, who got the Barnsley 2-0 and the Bromley 1-1. Best of those to have one outcome was mfb_cufc who got four outcomes to go with the Doncaster 2-1 spot-on, to give him a useful 7 points.
Happy Cup Just a reminder. All the details for the 1st Round can be found on the Happy Cup thread.
In Division One Another 3 pointer with the Sunderland 2-0, helped to continue the good start made by blueeagle, but his lead was cut to 10 points, as the decent week for basher2010 reduced the deficit. For the third week running the top five remained the same. The excellent week for Sector4 moved him up a place, and back into the top half again, after five weeks away. The decent week for Daniel also moved him up place to a season high seventh. It was not a good week to fire a blank for oxfcolu, and he drops to be within 2 points of the relegation zone. Just outcomes for those in bottom four, and positions remain unchanged there.
In Division One For the seventh time this season, we have a new leader in this league, as the excellent week for wessex_exile moved him two places to the summit, after being seventh two weeks ago. Despite having the Huddersfield 2-0 spot-on, the durham_exile three week reign at the top ends, and he has to settle for the other automatic spot. After leading the way in Week 8, bwildered had dropped to eighth last week, but his brilliant week moved him up five places to third. Just ahead of noah4x4 on the most 3 pointer rule, who had the Barnsley 2-0 spot-on. Getting the Huddersfield 2-0 spot-on couldn't stop Lewis_1 dropping a place to fifth. The final play-off place is still occupied by Madeira163, after he had the Barnsley 2-0 spot-on. A good five outcomnes for Tropical_Us, but he drops out of the top six for the first time this season, but only on the most 3 pointer rule. Another 3 pointer for gerry_us, the Barnsley 2-0, keeps him within a point of the play-offs. The bottom five remains the same as last week, but there was a welcome 3 pointer for BFG, with the Bromley 1-1, and also for Jorash63, the Barnsley 2-0, after he gone six weeks without one.
THE TABLES (84 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 13 Fixtures
IPSWICH TOWN v LEICESTER CITY
NOTTINGHAM FOREST v WEST HAM UNITED
SOUTHAMPTON v EVERTON
CARDIFF CITY v NORWICH CITY
HULL CITY v PORTSMOUTH
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY v WATFORD
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Thread | Happy Cup 2024/25 1st Round - Deadline Saturday 2nd November 15.00
at 17:10 22 Oct 2024
We currently have 25 members, when 32 would be ideal for a knockout competition. So to get the numbers down to 16 for the 2nd Round I have decided the fairest way (rather than have byes) to achieve this is to have a straight knockout of 2 games of 2 members, and 7 games of 3 members, with the two highest scorers going through to the next round. FA Cup replays will be scrapped from the first round onwards in the 2024-25 competition. All games will be settled on 90 minute result.
There will be replays for drawn games. The tie-breaker rule will apply for any replays. Each round will take place at the same time as the FA Cup, and will contain 10 fixtures from that competition. Any replays will be 10 matches from the following Saturday's League games.
There will be fresh draw for each round, and here is the draw for the 1st Round, made by Mrs mfb.
Jorash63 v Sector4
concordman v RSCOSWORTH
Two highest scorers to go through from these games
thrillseeker v basher2010 v Tropical_Us
ghughes11 v unitedwhites v BFG
Daniel v blueeagle v gerry_us
noah4x4 v Moor_Pinot v Lewis_1
Blue4U2 v Madeira163 v mfb_cufc
wessex_exile v Colukev v oxfcolu
durham_exile v bwildered v burnsieespana
1st Round Fixtures If any matches are postponed, then games will be settled on the ones remaining.
BRACKLEY TOWN v BRAINTREE TOWN
CARLISLE UNITED v WIGAN ATHLETIC
EXETER CITY v BARNET
GILLINGHAM v BLACKPOOL
MAIDENHEAD UNITED v CRAWLEY TOWN
PORT VALE v BARNSLEY
SOUTHEND UNITED v CHARLTON ATHLETIC
SWINDON TOWN v COLCHESTER UNITED
WALSALL v BOLTON WANDERERS
WOKING v CAMBRIDGE UNITED
Good luck everybody.
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Thread | Happy League 2024/25 Week 12 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 26th October 15.00
at 21:37 19 Oct 2024
Week 11 results
WYCOMBE WANDERERS 3 PETERBOROUGH UNITED 1
Ex-U's trialist Richard Kone came on as a 61st minute sub, and 11 minutes later he had scored a hat-trick, as Wycombe came from behind to beat 10-man Peterborough. Nobody got this spot-on, but 12 did have the outcome, with 11 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
MILLWALL 1 DERBY COUNTY 1
Derby picked up their first away point of the Championship season with their only shot on target, but were denied victory in a dramatic late finish when Millwall substitute Mihailo Ivanovic rescued a point. A cool 4 had this spot-on, and another 2 got the outcome.
CAMBRIDGE UNITED 2 WIGAN ATHLETIC 0
Cambridge finally picked up a first league win of the season, after Wigan had not conceded in their previous six league games. Nobody got this spot-on, though 3 did have the outcome. 18 predicted a win for Wigan.
CHARLTON ATHLETIC 1 STOCKPORT COUNTY 1
Charlton came from behind to secure a draw with 10-man Stockport, who remain undefeated away. 3 had this spot-on, and 2 more got the outcome.
LINCOLN CITY 1 BIRMINGHAM CITY 3
League One leaders Birmingham overcame conceding a goal in the first minute to get back to winning ways. Well done to Colukev for being the only one to get this spot-on, and a further 17 had the outcome.
MANSFIELD TOWN 0 STEVENAGE 1
Stevenage halted Mansfield’s impressive five-game winning streak with a goal from Jake Young. No points for anyone from this game, with 21 predicting a win for Mansfield.
ROTHERHAM UNITED 0 WREXHAM 1
Paul Mullin's goal 16 seconds into his return to the starting line-up was enough to give Wrexham victory. Only 2 got this spot-on, and another 7 had the outcome.
COLCHESTER UNITED 1 CHELTENHAM TOWN 2
Jordan Thomas scored his first ever league goals as Cheltenham claimed their first League Two away win of the season. Yet another game this week with no 3 pointer, and only basher2010 and Jorash63 got the outcome.
NOTTS COUNTY 1 AFC WIMBLEDON 0
Matthew Platt’s second-half goal was enough to earn Notts County victory. Only mfb_cufc got this spot-on, and a further 9 had the outcome.
AFC BOURNEMOUTH 2 ARSENAL 0
Bournemouth ended 10-man Arsenal's unbeaten start to the season after William Saliba was shown the first red card of his career. No points for anyone from this game, with everyone predicting a win for Arsenal.
Lyle Taylor's clubs had a reasonable day with 4 wins 2 draws and 2 defeats, but the overall results were very disappointing again, with five games failing to have a 3 pointer, and the other five only producing 11 between them. It gave us the worst 10 game week since Week 34 in the 2022/23 season. In being the only one to get two 3 pointers, the Charlton 1-1 and the good Birmingham 3-1 prediction,Colukev is the weeks top scorer, by also having the Wrexham and Notts County outcomes, to give him an excellent 8 points. Best of those to get one 3 pointer was thrillseeker, who had the Wrexham 1-0, and four outcomes, to give him a very decent 7 points.
Happy Cup Details for the 1st Round will be on a separate thread sometime in the week ahead.
In the Premier Having the Millwall 1-1 spot-on enabled blueeagle to increase his lead by a point. Three outcomes was enough for basher2010 to remain in the other Charity Shield place, as the top six remained the same as last week. In the bottom half Sector4 moved up a place after having the Millwall 1-1 spot-on, and Daniel moved up a couple of places, and out of the relegation zone again, as he got the Charlton 1-1 spot-on. He is replaced once again by ghughes11, as they have shared that tenth place between them for last six weeks. By firing a blank, burnsieespana missed an opportunity to get off the bottom, as he fails to take advantage of an unfortunate missed week from concordman.
In Division One A decent week for durham_exile, that included having the Wrexham 1-0 spot-on, keeps him top for the third week running. Three outcomes were enough for noah4x4 to remain in the other automatic spot. A decent week for wessex_exile, after he got the Millwall 1-1 spot-on, moves him up four places to third. In such a tight league, Lewis_1 only needed four outcomes to also move up four places to fourth. Three outcomes for Tropical_Us, and he remains fifth. A bit of a roller coaster ride for Madeira163 over the last few weeks, moving up or down by a lot, and he occupies the final play-off place, after moving down this week. Up a couple of places, and within a point of the top six, is gerry_us, after he got the Millwall 1-1 spot-on. As he still keeps his record of more 3 pointers and less outcomes than anyone in Division One. Just one point in the last two weeks means bwildered drops out of the top six for the first time this season, but remains within a point of getting back there. As does Blue4U2, after he dropped out once again. At the bottom, the top scoring performance from Colukev moved him a couple of places. and he is replaced once again by Moor_Pinot.
THE TABLES (77 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 12 Fixtures This is now a 7 game week to make up for the postponed fixture in Week 10.
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE v PRESTON NORTH END
SUNDERLAND v OXFORD UNITED
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN v EXETER CITY
NORTHAMPTON TOWN v CRAWLEY TOWN
SHREWSBURY TOWN v BARNSLEY
BRADFORD CITY v DONCASTER ROVERS
BROMLEY v BARROW
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Thread | Happy League 2024/25 Week 11 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 19th October 12.30
at 00:05 13 Oct 2024
Week 10 results
CRAWLEY TOWN 3 SHREWSBURY TOWN 5
Doubles from John Marquis and George Lloyd helped Shrewsbury secure their second League One win of the season, as 10-man Crawley suffered a fifth successive league defeat for the first time in 19 months. Nobody got this spot-on, but 4 did have the outcome. 17 predicted a win for Crawley, with 10 going for a 2-1 in what was equally the weeks most predicted score.
PETERBOROUGH UNITED 3 ROTHERHAM UNITED 3
Peterborough produced a fine comeback to come from 3-1 down to draw. Again nobody had this spot-on, and only gerry_us and Daniel got the outcome. 20 predicted a win for Peterborough, with 10 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks other most predicted score.
STOCKPORT COUNTY v WYCOMBE WANDERERS POSTPONED Due to Stockport having three players selected for International duty.
BARROW 0 MORECAMBE 1
Morecambe snatched a dramatic first League Two win of the season thanks to in-form Ben Tollitt’s fifth goal this season. A final game this week with no 3 pointer, and only basher2010 and wessex_exile had the outcome. 19 predicted a win for Barrow.
CHELTENHAM TOWN 2 SWINDON TOWN 3
Swindon survived a late scare, after being 3-0 up, to claim their first away success of the season. Well done to Blue4U2 for being the only one to get this spot-on, and another 5 had the outcome.
HARROGATE TOWN 1 NEWPORT COUNTY 0
Harrogate ended a run of three games without victory in all competitions, thanks to goal from Toby Sims. A cool 4 had this spot-on, and a further 8 got the outcome.
DI-SAS-TER. We lost the Stockport game after a late call from the BBC website, and most members probably wished the other 5 had been postponed as well, after a dreadful set of results lead to 7 members failing to trouble the scorers. With Harrogate responsible for 20 of the weeks mere 36 total points, not surprisingly this was the worst week of the season so far. The five 3 pointers were shared out, and it was mfb_cufc, who got the Harrogate 1-0, and the Shrewsbury and Swindon outcomes, to make him the weeks top scorer, with a solid 5 points. Week 12 will now be a 7 game one to make up for the postponed game this week.
In the Premier Just the Harrogate outcome for blueeagle, but on such a low scoring week, his lead was never going to be affected. In the context of the week basher2010 did well to have three outcomes, and move 2 points nearer the top. The top scoring effort from mfb_cufc moved him up a place to third. The only other upward move in this division came from Sector4, as he got the Harrogate 1-0 spot-on to move up three places, and out of the bottom three. He is replaced by concordman, who drops back there again. Things couldn't be closer though, with only 4 points separating those in the bottom half.
In Division One Despite firing a blank, durham_exile remains top for the second week running, but only on the most 3 pointer rule from noah4x4, who moved up a place into the other automatic spot, after having the Harrogate 1-0 spot-on. The final member to get that Harrogate 1-0 spot-on was Madeira163, and by also having the Swindon outcome, moved up four places to third. With one point between them, bwildered and Tropical_Us drop to fourth and fifth, but only on the tie-beak rules. After getting that good Swindon 3-2 prediction, Blue4U2 moves up three places into the final play-off spot, but only on the tie-break rules from wessex_exile and Lewis_1. At the bottom, having the Swindon outcome was enough to get Jorash63 off the wooden spoon position.
THE TABLES (67 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 11 Fixtures 10 games picked by this weeks guest wessex_exile. He has gone for a themed selection, in honour of our own Lyle ‘more clubs than Tiger Woods’ Taylor. Of the ten current members of the 92 that Lyle has played for, eight are playing on Saturday so their matches have been selected. To make up the remaining two, not counting non-league, Scottish and international appearances, Lyle has scored two hat-tricks in his English professional career. Those were for AFC Wimbledon and Charlton Athletic against Rotherham (who he nearly signed for) and Mansfield Town respectively, so Saturday’s games for those two will make up the ten matches to predict. Don't forget it is an early start with the deadline 12.30.
WYCOMBE WANDERERS v PETERBOROUGH UNITED (12.30)
MILLWALL v DERBY COUNTY
CAMBRIDGE UNITED v WIGAN ATHLETIC
CHARLTON ATHLETIC v STOCKPORT COUNTY
LINCOLN CITY v BIRMINGHAM CITY
MANSFIELD TOWN v STEVENAGE
ROTHERHAM UNITED v WREXHAM
COLCHESTER UNITED v CHELTENHAM TOWN
NOTTS COUNTY v AFC WIMBLEDON
AFC BOURNEMOUTH v ARSENAL (17.30)
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Thread | Leyton Orient thread
at 18:16 8 Oct 2024
U's side to face Leyton Orient: Smith, Goodliffe, Hunt, Egbo, Woodyard, Payne, Hopper, Gordon, Anderson, Scully, Tovide
U's subs are Edwards, Kelleher, Read, Thompson, Bendle, Sasere, Chamberlain
Tom Hopper skippers the U's side tonight
U’s are without Lyle Taylor, Aaron Donnelly and Jamie McDonnell who are away on international duty while Owura Edwards and Teddy Bishop are still sidelined due to injury and Matt Macey and Ellis Iandolo are rested
Referee tonight is Abigail Byrne
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Thread | Happy League 2024/25 Week 10 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 12th October 15.00
at 22:33 5 Oct 2024
Week 9 results
BRENTFORD 5 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 3
Brentford capitalised on a dreadful defensive performance from Wolves to claim their first Premier League victory since August and leave Gary O’Neil’s side still searching for their first top-flight win of the season. Nobody got this spot-on, but 20 did have the outcome, with a massive 15 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
LEICESTER CITY 1 AFC BOURNEMOUTH 0
A goal from Facundo Buonanotte sealed Leicester's first Premier League win of the season. A cool 4 had this spot-on, and further 6 got the outcome.
DERBY COUNTY 2 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 0
Derby scored twice in two second-half minutes as they ended a three-game losing streak with a dominant win. Well done to gerry_us for being the only one to get this spot-on, and another 18 had the outcome.
SHEFFIELD UNITED 2 LUTON TOWN 0
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi scored twice on his 22nd birthday as United moved up to second in the Championship with this victory. A great 8 had this spot-on, and a further 15 got the outcome.
ROTHERHAM UNITED 2 READING 1
Rotherham made it back-to-back wins in League One after coming from behind to see off 10-man Reading, who scored with their only shot on target. Only 2 got this spot-on, and another 11 had this spot-on.
MILTON KEYNES DONS 1 TRANMERE ROVERS 1
Regan Hendry got a 91st minute equaliser to help Tranmere earn a point. Well done to unitedwhites for being the only one to have this spot-on, and only burnsieespana got the outcome. 21 predicted a win for MK Dons.
It was a case of hold the front page this week. I was just getting ready to say what an incredible week this was, with all the home teams winning, and then Tranmere get an added time equaliser, to spoil it. Despite there still being five wins for the host, 3 pointers were not easy to find, with Sheff Utd getting half of the 16 in total. Amazingly those spot-ons were shared out with 16 members having one each. With four outcomes each, and only that Tranmere equaliser stopping them having a full house, the top performers were mfb_cufc, who got the Sheff Utd 2-0, RSCOSWORTH, who had the Rotherham 2-1, and noah4x4, who got the Leicester 1-0, to give them all a decent 7 points.
How is the season going? After those five homes this week, 30 (48.39%) of the seasons 62 games have finished that way. 19 (30.64%) have ended as aways, with the other 13 (20.97%) being drawn. The top result is still surprisingly the 2-0 with 10. Two more than the 1-1 in second. The top result for an away is the 0-2 with 5. We have yet to have any game finish 2-2, 3-1 or 1-3.
With the extra added time in games last season, the average goals per game was up. So far this season the 403 fixtures in the four English leagues have produced 1061 goals, at 2 63 per game. That average is down on last season, and although it is early times with our random picked fixtures, the average is down even more, with only 148 goals (2.38 per game) from our 62 fixtures.
In the Premier Another decent week for blueeagle, that included having the Sheff Utd 2-0 spot-on, gives him a record for the number of points after Week 9. His 66 is one more than noah4x4 got in the 2019/20 season. He also increased his lead by a point from basher2010, who had the Rotherham 2-1 spot-on in his solid week. A good five outcomes for thrillseeker, who was another to miss out on a full house, thanks to that late Tranmere goal, keeps him third, on the first to post rule from mfb_cufc. It is status quo for RSCOSWORTH despite his top scoring performance, and also for oxfcolu, who had the Leicester 1-0 spot-on in his decent week. The first change in this division has unitedwhites moving up a place. A more significant change saw concordman move up a couple of places, and out of the relegation zone for the first time since Week 1, after he got the Sheff Utd 2-0 spot-on. He is replaced by Sector4, who drops to the bottom three again after last being there in Week 3. A decent week for burnsieespana, that included having the Sheff Utd 2-0 spot-on, moves him ever closer to safety.
In Division One The lead changes for the sixth time in this league, as the decent week for durham_exile, who got the Leicester 1-0 spot-on, moves him back to the summit again, after he spent a week there in Week 4. Three outcomes for bwildered, means last weeks leader has to settle for the other automatic spot. The top scoring performance from noah4x4 moves him up three places to a season high third. Four outcomes for Tropical_Us couldn't stop him dropping to his lowest position this season in fourth. Remaining fifth is wessex_exile, after he had the Sheff Utd 2-0 spot-on. A decent week for Lewis_1, that included getting the Sheff Utd 2-0 spot-on, moved him up a couple of places into the final play-off spot. After his leap to stardom last week, Madeira163 drops back this week, but is still within a point of the play-offs. After that good Derby 2-0 prediction, gerry_us has now incredibly got more 3 pointers than anyone in this league, but less outcomes than anyone. But he remains well in contention, just two points to within the play-offs. As does Blue4U2, after he had the Leicester 1-0 spot-on. The final member to have the Sheff Utd 2-0 spot-on was Moor_Pinot, and his decent week takes him off the bottom, where he is replaced by Jorash63.
THE TABLES (62 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 10 Fixtures Time for another International break, so it 6 games from the limited number of fixtures in League's 1 & 2.
CRAWLEY TOWN v SHREWSBURY TOWN
PETERBOROUGH UNITED v ROTHERHAM UNITED
STOCKPORT COUNTY v WYCOMBE WANDERERS POSTPONED Due to Stockport having three players selected for International duty.
BARROW v MORECAMBE
CHELTENHAM TOWN v SWINDON TOWN
HARROGATE TOWN v NEWPORT COUNTY
Good luck everybody.
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Thread | Happy League 2024/25 Week 9 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 5th October 15.00
at 21:45 28 Sep 2024
Week 8 results
EVERTON 2 CRYSTAL PALACE 1
Dwight McNeil's second-half double gave Everton their first Premier League victory of the season against winless Palace, as they score with their only two shots on target. A sublime 5 got this spot-on, and 5 also had the outcome.
MIDDLESBROUGH 2 STOKE CITY 0
Goals from Ben Doak and Hayden Hackney gave Middlesbrough a comfortable victory, as Stoke only have one shot on target. A magnificent 7 had this spot-on, and a further 13 got the outcome.
OXFORD UNITED 0 BURNLEY 0
Burnley were held to a frustrating bore draw, as both teams only manage to have one shot on target. Nobody got this spot-on, but 3 did have the outcome. 20 predicted a win for Burnley.
NORTHAMPTON TOWN 0 MANSFIELD TOWN 2
Two second-half goals win it for Mansfield, after Northampton have a first-half penalty saved by man of the match Christy Pym. Only 2 had this spot-on, and another 3 got the outcome.
DONCASTER ROVERS 0 CHESTERFIELD 3
Chesterfield get a comfortable win against 9-man Doncaster, and end their club record run of 12 home wins. Nobody got this spot-on, though 3 did have the outcome.
NEWPORT COUNTY 2 CREWE ALEXANDRA 1
Newport ended a run of three straight League Two defeats, as they bring an end to Crewe's four game winning run, by being another team to win with their only two shots on target. 3 had this spot-on, and a further 4 got the outcome. 12 predicted a win for Crewe, with 9 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
These proved to be a tough set of fixtures for most, with one member firing a blank, and the Middlesbrough win saving five others from that same fate. Although that Middlesbrough victory was mainly responsible for a respectable 17 spot-ons in total, only a total of 31 outcomes, gave us the second worst week of the season so far. Last week was a rare one with no 3 pointer for blueeagle, but he was back to form in a big way this week when he was the only one to get three 3 pointers, the wins for Everton, Middlesbrough and Newport, to give him an impressive 9 points, and make him the weeks top scorer. Three members did well to have two 3 pointers, with the best coming from basher2010, who got the 2-0 wins for Middlesbrough and Mansfield, and two outcomes, to give him an excellent 8 points. Also durham_exile, who had the wins for Everton and Middlesbrough, and one outcome to give him a decent 7 points, and finally Madeira163, who got the wins for Middlesbrough and Newport, to give him a decent 6 points. Best of those to have one outcome were ghughes11, who got the Everton 2-1, and Moor_Pinot, who had the Newport 2-1. They each also got two outcomes, to give them both a solid 5 points.
In the Premier The top scoring performance from blueeagle restored the 13 point lead he held two weeks ago. He has now equalled the record points total by Week 8, held by ghughes11 in the 2020/21 season. But with him only getting 2 points in both of the next two weeks, he is very likely to have that record outright in the near future. After losing out on the other Charity Shield spot in the last two weeks, by the most 3 pointer rule, the excellent week for basher2010 finally got him there this week. Just the Middlesbrough 2-0 spot-on for thrillseeker, and he has to settle for third. Only two outcomes for mfb_cufc and RSCOSWORTH, and they remain fourth and fifth. Having the Mansfield 2-0 spot-on moves oxfcolu up a place to sixth. The solid week for ghughes11 moves him up three places to seventh. Just the Middlesbrough outcome for Daniel means he drops into the bottom three again. Having the Middlesbrough 2-0 spot-on helped burnsieepana move a point nearer to safety.
In Division One This league has been hotly contested for the last few seasons, and this one looks like being the same, with only 14 points separating top from bottom. Just about clinging onto that top spot is bwildered, thanks to getting the Middlesbrough 2-0 spot-on. He holds on by the most 3 pointer rule from durham_exile, who moved five places to the other automatic spot, after his decent week. Just the Middlesbrough outcome for Tropical_Us, means he drops to third. The decent week for Madeira163 moved him up a big six places to fourth, just ahead of wessex_exile and noah4x4, in the other play-off places, on the most 3 pointer rule. Having the Everton 2-1 spot-on moved gerry_us up a place to seventh, and within a point of the top six. Just the Middlesbrough outcome for Lewis_1, and he drops to eighth. An unfortunate missed week for Blue4U2, drops him four places. Just a point separates the bottom three, in the fight to avoid the wooden spoon, after the solid week for Moor_Pinot.
THE TABLES (56 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 9 Fixtures
BRENTFORD v WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
LEICESTER CITY v AFC BOURNEMOUTH
DERBY COUNTY v QUEENS PARK RANGERS
SHEFFIELD UNITED v LUTON TOWN
ROTHERHAM UNITED v READING
MILTON KEYNES DONS v TRANMERE ROVERS
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Thread | Happy League 2024/25 Week 8 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 28th September 15.00
at 00:09 22 Sep 2024
Week 7 results
WEST HAM UNITED 0 CHELSEA 3
Nicolas Jackson scored twice as Chelsea condemned lacklustre West Ham to a third consecutive home defeat. Nobody got this spot-on, but 17 did have the outcome, with 13 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
SOUTHAMPTON 1 IPSWICH TOWN 1
Ipswich captain Sam Morsy scored a dramatic 95th minute equaliser, to leave both teams looking for a first win this season. That late goal was good news for the 4 who had this spot-on, and the 2 who got the outcome.
NORWICH CITY 4 WATFORD 1
Norwich impressively earned their first home league win under new boss Johannes Thorup. Nobody got this spot-on, though 11 did have the outcome.
CARDIFF CITY 0 LEEDS UNITED 2
Leeds strode to a comfortable win at bottom of the table 10-man Cardiff. A massive 9 had this spot-on, and a further 13 got the outcome.
COVENTRY CITY 1 SWANSEA CITY 2
Swansea kept up their impressive recent form as they completed a bad week for Coventry. This means Coventry have now failed to win any of their last 18 games against Swansea with their last win coming in 1981. Without this stat to hand nobody got this spot-on, and only basher2010 had the outcome. 20 predicted a win for Coventry.
PETERBOROUGH UNITED 3 BRISTOL ROVERS 2
Peterborough held on for all three points after Rovers’ second-half comeback, to claim their first home league win of the season. Again nobody had this spot-on, but 22 did get the oucome.
WYCOMBE WANDERERS 2 CAMBRIDGE UNITED 1
Cameron Humphreys gets an 85th minute winner for Wycombe, to leave Cambridge winless in League One. That late winner was good news for the 3 who got this spot-on, and another 14 who had the outcome.
BRADFORD CITY 0 AFC WIMBLEDON 0
Wimbledon fail to have a shot on target in this bore draw. Well done to Lewis_1 for being the only one to have this spot-on, and 4 more got the outcome.
GRIMSBY TOWN 1 BROMLEY 0
A penalty from Danny Rose earned 10-man Grimsby this victory, and it is now five games without a win for Bromley. 3 got this spot-on, and a further 11 had the outcome.
NOTTS COUNTY 0 GILLINGHAM 1
A moment of brilliance from Elliott Nevitt earned Gillingham a valuable victory at previously unbeaten County. Only mfb_cufc had this spot-on, and another 3 got the outcome.
A slow start to the week when the two early kick-offs failed to have a 3 pointer, continued to find spot-ons difficult, but thanks to the Leeds 2-0, we ended with a respectable 21 in total. It was the 98 total outcomes that gave most a resonable week. The weeks top scoring performance came from mfb_cufc, in being the only one to get three 3 pointers, the wins for Leeds, Grimsby and Gillingham, and four outcomes, to give him a very useful 13 points. There were three members who did well to have two 3 pointers, with the best coming from unitedwhites, who had the Southampton 1-1 and the Leeds 2-0, and concordman, who had the wins for Leeds and Wycombe. They each also got three outcomes, to give them both an excellent 9 points. Finally Madeira163, who had the wins for Leeds and Grimsby, and two outcomes, to give him a very decent 8 points. Best of those to get one three pointer was RSCOSWORTH, who had the Wycombe 2-1, and a good six outcomes, to give him an excellent 9 points.
In the Premier Five outcomes for blueeagle keeps his run at the top continuing, as he still has a good record of averaging more than a point per game. That lead was cut by a point, as thrillseeker and basher2010 both get a good six outcomes, to remain second and third. The top scoring performance from mfb_cufc moved him up four places to fourth. That means, despite their excellent weeks, RSCOSWORTH and unitedwhites both drop a place. A very decent 8 points for oxfcolu, that included having the Leeds 2-0 spot-on, was enough for him to remain seventh. A decent 7 points for Sector4, where he also got the Leeds 2-0 spot-on, couldn't stop him him dropping three places. The bottom three remain the same, but at least the excellent week for concordman moved him up a place.
In Division One We have a new leader, as the very decent week for bwildered, that included having the Southampton 1-1 spot-on, moved him up a couple of places to the top. A position he last held in Week 1. Five outcomes for last weeks leader Tropical_Us, means he has to settle for the other automatic spot, as he loses out on the most 3 pointer rule. Four outcomes for wessex_exile, and he also drops a place. A decent week for noah4x4, as he was another to have the Leeds 2-0 spot-on, moves him up three places, to equal his season high fourth. A decent week for Blue4U2, that included getting the Grimsby 1-0 spot-on, moved him up four places, and back to the fifth place he held two weeks ago. In the final play-off place is Lewis_1, after he had that good bore draw prediction at Bradford. Just losing out on the first to post rule is durham_exile, as he got five outcomes. Having the Southampton 1-1 spot-on couldn't stop gerry_us dropping a couple of places, and BFG slipping down a place. It is staus quo for Madeira163, despite his very decent week, but more importantly, he has moved to within 3 points of the play-offs. The bottom three remains the same, but the decent week for Colukev, that included having the Wycombe 2-1 spot-on, moved him off the bottom.
THE TABLES (50 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 8 Fixtures
EVERTON v CRYSTAL PALACE
MIDDLESBROUGH v STOKE CITY
OXFORD UNITED v BURNLEY
NORTHAMPTON TOWN v MANSFIELD TOWN
DONCASTER ROVERS v CHESTERFIELD
NEWPORT COUNTY v CREWE ALEXANDRA
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Thread | Happy League 2024/25 Week 7 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 21st September 12.30
at 22:15 14 Sep 2024
Week 6 results
FULHAM 1 WEST HAM UNITED 1
Danny Ings scored in the 95th minute to rescue a point for West Ham. That late goal was good news for the 9 who got this spot-on, and the one who had the outcome.
LIVERPOOL 0 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1
Callum Hudson-Odoi gets the goal, as unbeaten Forest stunned Liverpool at Anfield to end Arne Slot's perfect start as Reds boss. This was their first win at Liverpool in any competition since 1969. No points for anyone from this game, with everyone predicting a win for Liverpool.
BLACKBURN ROVERS 3 BRISTOL CITY 0
Yuki Ohashi kept up his remarkable start to his Blackburn career with two goals, to make it five goals from five games, as his side maintained their unbeaten start to the Championship season. Nobody got this spot-on, but 22 did have the outcome, with 14 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 1 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 1
Two dramatic added-time goals saw Wednesday take a 93rd minute lead, and Rangers equalise in the 96th minute. Those late goals were good news for the 3 who had this spot-on, and 3 also got the outcome.
BLACKPOOL 2 EXETER CITY 1
James Husband scored a 94th minute winner to give Steve Bruce victory in his first game in charge of Blackpool, after Exeter had equalised in the 88th minute. That late goal was good news for the 3 who got this spot-on, and the further 11 who had the outcome.
CARLISLE UNITED 2 FLEETWOOD TOWN 3
Danny Mayor scored his first league double since September 2018 as Fleetwood won their first away game of the season with this victory at managerless Carlisle. Nobody had this spot-on, though 10 did get the outcome.
What a crazy unpredictable game football is. After a certain League 2 team throws away a two goal lead against 10-men, we then have the Happy League banker Liverpool losing at home to Nottingham Forest for the time in over 50 years. Looking at the predictions for the other five games, as they approached full-time, it looked like 1-0 wins for Fulham and Blackpool were going to be the weeks only 3 pointers. Then after Sheffield Wednesday took the lead I couldn't believe nobody had predicted them to win 1-0. Late goals in those three fixtures changed everything, to complete a crazy week, and in the end we had a total of 15 spot-ons, with four members doing well to have two each. They were blueeagle, basher2010 and RSCOSWORTH, who all had the Fulham 1-1 and the Blackpool 2-1, and gerry_us, who got the 1-1 draws at Fulham and Sheff Wed. They all also had one outcome, to make it a four-way share of being the weeks top scorer, with a decent 7 points each. Best of those to have one 3 pointer were Lewis_1 and noah4x4, who each had the Fulham 1-1 and three outcomes, to give them both a decent 6 points.
Looking at how the first 40 games have finished. 18 (45%) have ended as homes, 13 (32.50%) as aways, with the other 9 (22.50%) being drawn. Early days has homes above average, draws below average, and aways at historical levels. Top result is still 2-0 with 8. Two ahead of the 1-1 in second. No game has ended 2-2 yet.
In the Premier The late goals for West Ham and Blackpool was great news for blueeagle, as he continued his red-hot start to the season, and another top scoring performance has increased his lead to a mighty 13 points. Two outcomes were just enough for thrillseeker to hold onto the other Charity Shield spot, on the most 3 pointer rule from basher2010, who closes in, after those late goals gave him a top scoring performance. Up five places to fourth, after his top scoring performance, is RSCOSWORTH, who was another grateful for those late goals. 3 pointers were hard to come by for the rest of the division, with only Daniel getting the Sheff Wed 1-1. as things remain incredibly tight. Two outcomes for unitedwhites drops him a place to fifth. Two outcomes also for Sector4 as he leads a group of five on 25 points in sixth. Despite having more outcomes than anyone in both divisions, ghughes11 finds himself bottom of the 25 group in the relegation zone. He joins burnsieespana and concordman, who remain there.
In Division One A solid 5 points for Tropical_Us, that included having the Fulham 1-1 spot-on, keeps him top for the second week running. A replica solid week for wessex_exile moves him up a place, and into the other other automatic spot. A solid 5 points for bwildered, that included getting the Sheff Wed 1-1 spot-on, moved him up a place to third. Two outcomes for durham_exile drops him to fourth. The decent week for Lewis_1 moves him up a place to fifth. The top scoring performance from gerry_us moves him up three places into the final play-off spot. Just losing out on the most 3 pointer rule is noah4x4, after his decent week moved him up a place, and also BFG, who drops a place despite having the Fulham 1-1 spot-on. Two outcomes for Blue4U2 means he drops four places, but is still within 2 points of the play-offs. Just outcomes for the rest of the league, but a good four for Jorash63 moves him up a place.
THE TABLES (40 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 7 Fixtures 10 games picked by this weeks guest Blue4U2. Don't forget it is an early start with the deadline 12.30.
WEST HAM UNITED v CHELSEA (12.30)
SOUTHAMPTON v IPSWICH TOWN
NORWICH CITY v WATFORD (12.30)
CARDIFF CITY v LEEDS UNITED
COVENTRY CITY v SWANSEA CITY
PETERBOROUGH UNITED v BRISTOL ROVERS
WYCOMBE WANDERERS v CAMBRIDGE UNITED
BRADFORD CITY v AFC WIMBLEDON
GRIMSBY TOWN v BROMLEY
NOTTS COUNTY v GILLINGHAM
Good luck everybody.
[Post edited 20 Sep 16:30]
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