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Thread | Happy Cup 2024/25 Final - Deadline Friday 28th February 20.00
at 16:45 18 Feb 2025
A recap on how the Semi-finals finished
Semi-final results
LEYTON ORIENT 1 MANCHESTER CITY 2
COVENTRY CITY 1 IPSWICH TOWN 4
PRESTON NORTH END 0 WYCOMBE WANDERERS 0
AET Preston won 4-2 on penalties
SOUTHAMPTON 0 BURNLEY 1
WIGAN ATHLETIC 1 FULHAM 2
BIRMINGHAM CITY 2 NEWCASTLE UNITED 3
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 2 CHELSEA 1
BLACKBURN ROVERS 0 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 2
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 1 LIVERPOOL 0
ASTON VILLA 2 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1
Final scores
noah4x4 11 Daniel 4
Comfortable win for noah4x4 after getting the wins for Burnley and Wolves spot-on, and five outcomes. Four outcomes for Daniel in reply.
mfb_cufc 14 thrillseeker 7
mfb_cufc goes through to the Final after having the wins for Burnley, Brighton and Villa spot-on, and five outcomes. The Villa 2-1 spot-on, and four outcomes for thrillseeker.
Premier v Division One in the Final, mfb_cufc v noah4x4
As in previous rounds there will be a replay for a drawn game, but this time there will be further replays until there is a winner, so the tie-breaker rules will never apply.
The Final Fixtures 10 matches made up of the eight FA Cup 5th Round ties, over four days, and two games from the League. There are no replays for the FA Cup matches so they will be settled on the 90 minute result. Extra time does not count. No more than four predictions the same as your opponent please.
ASTON VILLA v CARDIFF CITY (Fri 20.00)
CRYSTAL PALACE v MILLWALL (Sat 12.15)
PRESTON NORTH END v BURNLEY (Sat 12.15)
AFC BOURNEMOUTH v WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS (Sat 15.00)
MANCHESTER CITY v PLYMOUTH ARGYLE (Sat 17.45)
NEWCASTLE UNITED v BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION (Sun 13.45)
MANCHESTER UNITED v FULHAM (Sun 16.30)
NOTTINGHAM FOREST v IPSWICH TOWN (Mon 19.30)
Two from the League
BIRMINGHAM CITY v WYCOMBE WANDERERS (Sat 12.30)
LUTON TOWN v PORTSMOUTH (Sat 15.00)
Good luck noah4x4
There will be an update after each days fixtures.
If a replay is required it will be 10 games from the Saturday 8th March fixtures. Any further replays will be on each of the following Saturday's fixtures until there is a winner. |
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Thread | Happy League 2024/25 Week 29 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 25th February 15.00
at 21:36 15 Feb 2025
Week 28 results
ASTON VILLA 1 IPSWICH TOWN 1
Struggling Ipswich produced a battling performance to hold Villa to a draw, despite playing nearly an hour with 10 men. Nobody got this spot-on, and only BFG had the outcome. 22 predicted a win for Villa.
OXFORD UNITED 0 PORTSMOUTH 2
Portsmouth ended their 12-match winless run away from home, as Oxford only have one shot on target. Nobody had this spot-on, but 4 did get the outcome.
STOKE CITY 3 SWANSEA CITY 1
Stoke came from behind to beat their fellow strugglers, with Lewis Baker scoring from his own half to put a gloss on the victory. Another game with no 3 pointer, though 15 did have the outcome.
NORTHAMPTON TOWN 0 WREXHAM 2
Wrexham maintained the pressure on the League One leaders, as they eased to victory, with Northampton failing to have a shot on target. 4 had this spot-on, and a further 19 got the outcome, with 12 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
BARNSLEY 1 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 2
Huddersfield came from behind to boost their play-off hopes with a Yorkshire derby win. A sublime 5 got this spot-on, and another 2 had the outcome.
STEVENAGE 1 PETERBOROUGH UNITED 1
Peterborough had lost 10 of their last 11 games away from home, and not won in 12, but they rescued a point thanks to Cian Hayes' goal. 3 had this spot-on, and one more got the outcome.
WIGAN ATHLETIC 0 STOCKPORT COUNTY 2
Two goals in the space of three minutes in the final quarter saw Stockport cement their League One play-off credentials with this victory. Only 2 got this spot-on, and a further 12 had the outcome.
AFC WIMBLEDON 1 SALFORD CITY 0
Matty Stevens scored his 16th league goal of the season as Wimbledon moved into second place in the table with victory over their promotion rivals. A great 8 had this spot-on, and another 11 got the outcome.
CARLISLE UNITED 0 COLCHESTER UNITED 0
Mark Hughes' first home game in charge of bottom side Carlisle ended in a bore draw. Well done to Moor_Pinot for being the only one to get this spot-on, and only Sector4 and wessex_exile had the outcome. 20 predicted a win for Colchester.
TRANMERE ROVERS 1 MILTON KEYNES DONS 1
A penalty from ex-U's Luke Norris salvaged a draw for Tranmere, as they extended their winless run to eight games, and MK Dons avoided a fifth straight loss on the road. Well done to bwildered for being the only one to have this spot-on, and 3 more got the outcome.
It was a promising start to the week after the wins for Wrexham and Wimbledon in the early kick-off fixtures achieved 12 spot-ons, and 30 outcomes, but that was about as good as it got, as the other seven games failed to reach those heights. Though a goal more for Villa, Stevenage, Colchester and MK Dons, and a goal less for Stoke and Stockport, in those 3 o'clock kick-offs could have made a big difference. Well, at least for me anyway. In the end there was a total of 24 spot-ons, that produced a number of good weeks for members, especially Lewis_1, who did well to be the only one have three 3 pointers, the wins for Wrexham, Huddersfield and Wimbledon, and three outcomes, to make him the weeks top scorer, with a brilliant 12 points. There were seven members who had two 3 pointers, with the best coming from bwildered, who had the draws at Stevenage and Tranmere, and four outcomes, to give him a superb 10 points. The best of the others were mfb_cufc, who got the wins for Huddersfield and Wimbledon, BFG, who had the wins for Wrexham and Wimbledon, and Blue4U2, who got the Huddersfield 2-1 and the Stevenage 1-1. They each also had three outcomes, to give them all an excellent 9 points. The other three were ghughes11 and Jorash63, who both had the wins for Stockport and Wimbledon, and blueeagle, who got the Wrexham 2-0 and the Stevenage 1-1. They each also had two outcomes, to give them all a very decent 8 points. Best of those to get one 3 pointer was thrillseeker, who had the Wimbledon 1-0 and a good five outcomes, to also give him a very decent 8 points.
Happy Cup Details for the Final will be on a separate Happy Cup thread on Tuesday 18th February.
The U'sual Champions League The draw for the Round Of 16 takes place on Friday 21st February, and the first fixtures take place on Tuesday 4th March. All the details for this competition will be on the separate U'sual Champions League thread on Sunday 23rd February.
In the Premier After decent weeks for the top two, it is mfb_cufc who increased his lead by a point, thanks to getting one more outcome than blueeagle. A decent week also for thrillseeker, that moved him up a place, and back to third. Two outcomes for unitedwhites brings an end to his recent fantastic run, and he drops to fourth. A solid week for Daniel, that included having the Wimbledon 1-0 spot-on, and he remains fifth. A solid week for RSCOSWORTH, who also got the Wimbledon 1-0 spot-on, moves him up a place, and back into the top half for the first time since Week 17. Even though he has made it back to the top six, he still remains one of the seven fighting to avoid the drop. Three outcomes for Sector4 drops him back into the bottom half again. After just the one outcome, basher2010 suddenly finds himself embroiled in the relegation scrap, after being no lower than third in the first 14 weeks of the season. The decent week for ghughes11 keeps him of the bottom three for the second week running. A decent week for concordman that included getting the Huddersfield 2-1 spot-on, continues to give him every chance of escaping. A 3 pointer each for oxfcolu, the Huddersfield 2-1, and burnsieespana, the Wrexham 2-0, but they are starting to get a little bit adrift. as we approach the final quarter of the season.
In Division One After 27 weeks when the lead was changing almost on a weekly basis, could this be the defining week of the season, as the superb week for bwildered has suddenly stretched his lead to a healthy 8 points. That is from Jorash63, whose decent week moved him up a couple of places, and into the other automatic spot for the first time this season. Four outcomes for noah4x4 leaves him a point behind in third. The top scoring performance from Lewis_1 moves him up a couple of places to fourth. Four outcomes each for Tropical_Us and durham_exile, and they take up the final two play-off places in fifth and sixth. Excellent weeks for BFG and Blue4U2, moved them both up a couple of places, and well in sight of the play-offs, in seventh and eighth. Three outcomes for wessex_exile, and a decent week for Moor_Pinot with that Carlisle bore draw, keeps them both in contention for the top six as well.
THE TABLES (204 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 29 Fixtures
ARSENAL v WEST HAM UNITED
IPSWICH TOWN v TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
COVENTRY CITY v PRESTON NORTH END
BOLTON WANDERERS v LEYTON ORIENT
LINCOLN CITY v BURTON ALBION
SWINDON TOWN v CHESTERFIELD
Good luck everybody. [Post edited 17 Feb 22:23]
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Reply | Happy League 2024/25 Week 28 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 15th February 12.30
at 15:26 15 Feb 2025
Early kick-off results
OXFORD UNITED 0 PORTSMOUTH 2
Nobody had this spot-on, but 4 did get the outcome.
NORTHAMPTON TOWN 0 WREXHAM 2
4 had this spot-on, and a further 19 got the outcome.
AFC WIMBLEDON 1 SALFORD CITY 0
A great 8 had this spot-on, and a further 11 got the outcome. |
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Reply | Happy League 2024/25 Week 28 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 15th February 12.30
at 17:22 10 Feb 2025
ASTON VILLA 2 IPSWICH TOWN 1
OXFORD UNITED 2 PORTSMOUTH 1
STOKE CITY 2 SWANSEA CITY 1
NORTHAMPTON TOWN 0 WREXHAM 1
BARNSLEY 1 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 2
STEVENAGE 2 PETERBOROUGH UNITED 1
WIGAN ATHLETIC 0 STOCKPORT COUNTY 1
AFC WIMBLEDON 1 SALFORD CITY 0
CARLISLE UNITED 0 COLCHESTER UNITED 1
TRANMERE ROVERS 1 MILTON KEYNES DONS 2 |
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Reply | Happy Cup 2024/25 Semi-finals - Deadline Saturday 8th February 12.15
at 20:02 9 Feb 2025
Semi-final results
LEYTON ORIENT 1 MANCHESTER CITY 2
COVENTRY CITY 1 IPSWICH TOWN 4
PRESTON NORTH END 0 WYCOMBE WANDERERS 0
AET preston won 4-2 on penalties
SOUTHAMPTON 0 BURNLEY 1
WIGAN ATHLETIC 1 FULHAM 2
BIRMINGHAM CITY 2 NEWCASTLE UNITED 3
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 2 CHELSEA 1
BLACKBURN ROVERS 0 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 2
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 1 LIVERPOOL 0
Message to Slot, this is a first team competition.
ASTON VILLA 2 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1
Final scores
noah4x4 11 Daniel 4
Comfortable win for noah4x4 after getting the wins for Burnley and Wolves spot-on, and five outcomes. Four outcomes for Daniel in reply.
mfb_cufc 14 thrillseeker 7
mfb_cufc goes through to the Final after having the wins for Burnley, Brighton and Villa spot-on, and five outcomes. The Villa 2-1 spot-on, and four outcomes for thrillseeker. [Post edited 9 Feb 20:51]
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Reply | Happy Cup 2024/25 Semi-finals - Deadline Saturday 8th February 12.15
at 14:31 9 Feb 2025
First Sunday result
BLACKBURN ROVERS 0 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 2
Latest scores
noah4x4 10 Daniel 3
By having the Wolves 2-0 spot-on noah4x4 seals his place in the Final.
mfb_cufc 11 thrillseeker 4
They both have the Wolves outcome.
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Reply | Happy Cup 2024/25 Semi-finals - Deadline Saturday 8th February 12.15
at 22:08 8 Feb 2025
Saturday results
LEYTON ORIENT 1 MANCHESTER CITY 2
COVENTRY CITY 1 IPSWICH TOWN 4
PRESTON NORTH END 0 WYCOMBE WANDERERS 0
AET Preston won 4-2 on penalties
SOUTHAMPTON 0 BURNLEY 1
WIGAN ATHLETIC 1 FULHAM 2
BIRMINGHAM CITY 2 NEWCASTLE UNITED 3
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 2 CHELSEA 1
Latest scores
noah4x4 7 Daniel 3
Having the Burnley 1-0 spot-on has given noah4x4 the advantage. This leaves Daniel requiring two spot-ons from the Sunday fixtures to have any chance of going through.
mfb_cufc 10 thrillseeker 3
After having the wins for Burnley and Brighton spot-on mfb_cufc goes through to the final, as they both have the same prediction for the Villa game.
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Thread | Happy League 2024/25 Week 28 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 15th February 12.30
at 20:48 8 Feb 2025
Week 27 results
NORWICH CITY 1 DERBY COUNTY 1
Jerry Yates slotted home a 92nd minute penalty to end beleaguered Derby's miserable seven-match Championship losing streak and prevent Norwich from moving into the play-off places. Nobody got this spot-on, and only oxfcolu had the outcome. The other 23 predicted a win for Norwich. with 12 going for a 2-0 in what was equally the weeks most predicted score.
SHEFFIELD UNITED 2 PORTSMOUTH 1
United edged past strugglers Portsmouth despite an unconvincing display to move back into the Championship automatic promotion places. Everyone predicted a win for United, with a super 6 having it spot-on.
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 0 READING 0
Huddersfield stopped their run of three straight defeats to remain four points ahead of Reading, after this bore draw. Nobody got this spot-on, but 4 did have the outcome. 18 predicted a win for Huddersfield.
ROTHERHAM UNITED 1 SHREWSBURY TOWN 2
Shrewsbury made it back-to-back wins to improve their chance of staying in League One. Another game with no 3 pointer, and only noah4x4 and Moor_Pinot got the outcome. 19 predicted a win for Rotherham.
BARROW 3 GILLINGHAM 0
A comfortable win for Barrow, as they extended the Gillingham winless league run to nine games. Yet another game without a 3 pointer, though 16 did have the outcome.
CREWE ALEXANDRA 0 NEWPORT COUNTY 3
Newport's resurgence continued as they claimed a third straight win with an impressive victory. A final game this week with no 3 pointer, and only basher2010 got the outcome. 22 predicted a win for Crewe, with 12 going for a 2-0 in what was the weeks other most predicted score.
FLEETWOOD TOWN 2 CHELTENHAM TOWN 0
Goals at the end of either half from Matty Virtue and Mark Helm made it four wins from six for Fleetwood. Well done to Daniel for being the only one to get this spot-on, and a further 14 had the outcome.
SALFORD CITY 2 TRANMERE ROVERS 0
Hakeeb Adelakun scored a brace for Salford, to give them their first win in five League Two games. Tranmere have now lost their last nine away games, their worst sequence since 1978, when they lost eleven in a row. A super 6 had this spot-on, and another 15 got the outcome.
Another week where all the home teams were well supported, but as usual it never proved to be that easy, with only four obliging, and with five games failing to have a 3 pointer, it turned out to be a tough week. The other three did have 13 in total, with the Premier coming out on top by 10-3, but it was the 71 total outcomes that gave most members a reasonable week. Only one member, RSCOSWORTH, did well to have two 3 pointers, the wins for Sheff Utd and Salford, and two outcomes, to make him the weeks top scorer with an excellent 8 points. There were eight members who did best of those to have one 3 pointer, they were thrillseeker, ghughes11, Jorash63 and Madeira163, who each had the Salford 2-0, basher2010, oxfcolu and Moor_Pinot, who each had the Sheff Utd 2-1, and Daniel, who had the Fleetwood 2-0. They each also got three outcomes, to give them all a decent 6 points.
In the Premier Four outcomes for mfb_cufc keeps him top, but his lead was reduced by a point after blueeagle got the Salford 2-0 spot-on. Having the Sheff Utd 2-1 spot-on helped unitedwhites to also get a point nearer the top. The decent weeks for thrillseeker and Daniel keeps them in contention, in fourth and fifth. Having the Sheff Utd 2-1 spot-on keeps Sector4 in the top half, but only on the most 3 pointer rule from basher2010. The top scoring performance fron RSCOSWORTH eases his relegation worries, as he remains in eighth place. The only change in this division has ghughes11 moving out of the bottom three once again, as he is replaced by concordman.
In Division One Three outcomes was enough to keep bwildered top for the third week running. Up a place into the other automatic spot again is noah4x4, after his good five outcomes. Three outcomes for Tropical_Us, means he has to settle for third place. The decent week for Jorash63 moves up a place to fourth, to equal his season high. Four outcomes for durham_exile, but he drops a place to fifth. Two outcomes were enough for Lewis_1 to hold onto the final play-off place, as wessex_exile also got two outcomes. The decent week for Moor_Pinot moved him up a couple of places, and within sight of the play-offs, as are BFG and Blue4U2.
THE TABLES (194 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 28 Fixtures 10 games picked by this weeks guest ghughes11. He has gone for all fixtures that have at least one ex-Col U player and of course the current Col U team. Don't forget it is an early start with the deadline 12.30.
ASTON VILLA v IPSWICH TOWN
OXFORD UNITED v PORTSMOUTH (12.30)
STOKE CITY v SWANSEA CITY
NORTHAMPTON TOWN v WREXHAM (12.30)
BARNSLEY v HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
STEVENAGE v PETERBOROUGH UNITED
WIGAN ATHLETIC v STOCKPORT COUNTY
AFC WIMBLEDON v SALFORD CITY (12.30)
CARLISLE UNITED v COLCHESTER UNITED
TRANMERE ROVERS v MILTON KEYNES DONS
Good luck everybody. [Post edited 9 Feb 13:26]
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Reply | Happy Cup 2024/25 Semi-finals - Deadline Saturday 8th February 12.15
at 22:06 7 Feb 2025
LEYTON ORIENT 0 MANCHESTER CITY 4
COVENTRY CITY 1 IPSWICH TOWN 2
PRESTON NORTH END 2 WYCOMBE WANDERERS 1
SOUTHAMPTON 0 BURNLEY 1
WIGAN ATHLETIC 0 FULHAM 2
BIRMINGHAM CITY 1 NEWCASTLE UNITED 2
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 2 CHELSEA 1
BLACKBURN ROVERS 1 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 2
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 1 LIVERPOOL 3
ASTON VILLA 2 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 |
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