Cosmic Twin

The second placed teams in this league for the last 10 seasons are as follows ~ 08-09 Peterborough 89 points 07-08 Nottingham Forest 82 points 06-07 Bristol City 85 points 05-06 Colchester Utd 79 points 04-05 Hull 86 points 03-04 QPR 83 points 02-03 Crewe 86 points 01-02 Reading 84 points 00-01 Rotherham 91 points 99-00 Burnley 88 points In 07-08 and 06-07 the top 3 teams went up automatically. So only Rotherham had more than 90 points!  

I''m going for a home win for Aldershot v. Barnet. Aldershot are W6 D3 L1 F22 A11 at home and Barnet are W2 D1 L7 F7 A18 away. (If this game is postponed I''ll go for a Leeds home win!) Good Luck, Fellas! A very Merry Christmas to all PUPs, and especially the lovely Nutty Nigel! [:)]  

I''m just going to do the football bit! [:)] Hoping that the weather will be kind this weekend. I''m going for a home win for Port Talbot v. Cefn Druids. Port Talbot are W4 D2 L1 F13 A5 at home and Cefn Druids are W0 D0 L7 F4 A22 away. Good Luck, Beauseant!  

Bad Luck, Hughesy.  You were really unlucky. [:(]  

I''m also going to go for a home win for Huddersfield v. Gillingham. Good Luck, Hughesy!  

I''m going for a home win for Oxford Utd v. Ebbsfleet. Good Luck, Graham!  

Agreed Muddy! Bad Luck, Kathy. [:(]  

I''m going for a home win for Rhyl v. Haverfordwest. Rhyl are W5 D1 L0 F16 A3 at home and Haverfordwest are W0 D2 L3 F4 A10 away. Good Luck, Kathy!  

I''m going for a home win for Chesterfield v. Darlington. Chesterfield are W7 D1 L0 F18 A7 at home and Darlington are W0 D1 L7 F4 A17 away. Good Luck, Mr. Bump!

Oh well! [:^)] I got back in time yesterday to watch the League Show not knowing any football scores only to have my optimism disappear pretty rapidly after the Colchester game! At least the four picks I was pretty happy with came in and I''m quite pleased with 4/6. I really enjoyed my week in charge and I want to thank all you PUPs for your help. Best of luck to whoever is in charge next week!   

I think I have the final picks! It wasn''t easy and you PUPs certainly gave me lots to think about. Four really seemed to stand out, the final two places were harder. I know it''s an international weekend but alot of them, I feel, are a bit tricky. So I''ve gone with what I think are the most likely! CROATIA v. Liechtenstein (Fellas, Inch High, Scooby, Graham Humphrey, Mr. Bump and methcanary) STEVENAGE v. Gateshead (ncfcstar, Mandie Moo and Hissing Sid) HUDDERSFIELD v. Wycombe (Yankee Canary, Beauseant, The Butler, Delia''s Devonshire Dirtbox, Camuldonum, norfolkchance1, Kathy, cityangel, Hughesy, DionDublin=Legend and GMF) RHYL v. Caersws (Leeds Canary, Trent Canary, newyorkcanary and NCFCShaun) This is my pick too! COLCHESTER v. Exeter (Brendan and First Wazzock) BARNET v. Hereford (lappinitup) Sorry if I missed anyone. No Norwich, but I can never bring myself to pick them! The bad news (or good news) is that I am out all day tomorrow and won''t be back until late, so I will have no idea how it''s all going. Maybe ignorance is bliss! But I know you PUPs will be keeping a close eye on it.  

Yes ~ it''s Me! [:O] Thanks for your very kind words, Nutty Nigel. It is a bit of a strange week fixture wise, but I shall do my very best. I shall need all the help that you fantastic PUPs can give me! A blank piece of paper awaits. I will post my final selection sometime Friday evening, it could be fairly late, just depends how busy Friday is. But they will be there ready for Nutty Nigel to do his thing on Saturday morning. Good Luck, PUPs!  

I''m keeping clear of the FA Cup and will go for a home win for Blackpool v. Scunthorpe Utd. Blackpool are W5 D2 L0 F13 A2 at home and Scunthorpe are W1 D1 L5 F6 A16 away. Good Luck, Trent Canary!  

I''m also going to go for a home win for Barnet v. Darlington! Nutty Nigel ~ Nov 14th is good for me. As I am away next week and won''t be able to use my computer, can I let you have my pick for 31st October too? A home win for Middlesbrough v. Plymouth. Thanks! [:)] Good Luck, Sparkos!

Really late this week! I''m going for a home win for Llanelli v. Cefn Druids. Good Luck, Norfolkbroadslim!  

Also in agreement with Mandie Moo and Muddy Funster. A home win for Oxford Utd v. Grays Athletic. Good Luck, Leeds Canary!  

A difficult decision this week, I keep changing my mind! But will go for a home win for Turriff Utd v. Fort William in the Highland League. Turriff are W2 D0 L1 F9 A5 at home and Fort William are W0 D0 L4 F1 A22 away from home. Good Luck, Butler!  

Congratulations Fonejacker! Well done, PUPs. Another great week!

I''m off to Wales and going for a home win for Rhyl v. Porthmadog. Rhyl have won their 3 home fixtures and are at the top. Porthmadog have drawn 1 and lost 1 away and are at the bottom. Good Luck, Fonejacker!  

Well done, 1st Wazzock! Great results this weekend!

I''m also going to go for a home win for Oxford Utd v. Eastbourne Borough. Good Luck, 1st Wazzock!  

I''m also going for a home win for West Brom v. Plymouth. Good Luck, Astrodyne!

Fantastic! Great picking, Shaun! [:)] Well done, PUPs! Thanks also to Billy for doubling our winnings!  

I''m also going to go for a home win for Leeds Utd v. Stockport County! Good Luck, Shaun!  

In a way, this is a great dilema, Nutty Nigel, because it shows just how popular and successful the ''Free Bet'' has become! Just to echo what Yellow Fever wrote. I joined this thread towards the end of the season before last as a bit of fun and also as a way of doing something to help the club. I was always pleased if my nap got picked (and slightly nervous!) It never crossed my mind that I would be a picker. So it was a real honour that I have been chosen to pick at some point this season. If I hadn''t been chosen to do so, I would still be choosing and posting my nap every week. This thread is sometimes a sanctuary on this message board! The PUPs are always friendly, supportive and polite to one another! We are working together, but with the added incentive of the PUPs League! It doesn''t sound as if there is an obvious way to include more pickers and give ourselves the best opportunity each week to raise money for the academy! (Which is the dilema.) There have been some good suggestions and I think that Yellow Fever''s tries to combine both these elements. You are doing a fantastic job, Nutty, and I''m sure that whatever is decided, will ensure that this thread continues to go from strength to strength! [:)]