Cosmic Twin

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! [:)]  

I''m off to Wales and a home win for The New Saints v. Airbus UK. TNS have made a good start to this season and had a pretty good home record last season! Good Luck, GMF!  

macdougall''s perm wrote: For me it has to be super Matty Svensson[Y] Agreed! He was fantastic! [:)]

The Blue Square Prem for me and a home win for Mansfield Town v. Ebbsfleet Utd. Mansfield won this fixture 2:0 towards the end of last season. Good Luck, methcanary!  

One of my favourite all time Norwich City players too! Great at right back and at sweeper! Welcome back, Ian! [:)]

I am also going to go for a home win for Rangers v. Falkirk. Good Luck, City Angel!    

Norwich Subs: Theoklitos, Lappin, Hughes, McVeigh, Martin, Maric, Cureton  

It''s great to have this back again! [:)] A bit of a shot in the dark for the first game of the season, but I''m going for a home win for MK Dons v. Hartlepool. The Dons won this fixture 3:1 last season! Good Luck, Muddy Funster!

It''s great news to see that this continues for another season. I''m also honoured to see my name amongst the list of 40 pickers! [:)] Thanks, Nutty Nigel!  

Congratulations, Inch High! A big ''Thanks!'' to Nutty Nigel and all his hard work on the Free Bet. At least getting my ''pick'' right meant that there was something to be pleased about when looking at the footy results! [;)] Hope all you PUPs have a good summer!

Well done, Fellas! [:)] A great way to finish the Free Bet for this season!  

GATHER ye loan players while ye may,      The points are not yet earned. And this same loan player that plays to-day     To-morrow will be returned. (actually he may NOT have played.) The glorious team of yellow and green,     The lower they''s a-getting, The closer the ending of the season,      The increase of the fans'' a-fretting. (on remaining in the Championship.) Prudence is best which is the first,     When ambition is barely a thought; But money not being spent, the worse, and worst     Times still happen with little regard of the fans'' support. (home and away.) Then be not coy, but do nothing now,     And while ye may go on holiday: For having lost but once your prime     You may for ever stay. (in League One.) With apologies to Robert Herrick ~ To Make Much of Time.  

It''s Scots Div 2 for me and a home win for Raith v. Arbroath. Raith should be too strong for Arbroath and will hopefully want to celebrate their title in front of their own fans! Good Luck, Fellas!

A home win for Bury v. Accrington Stanley. Bury are W13 D4 L5 F35 A19 at home and Accrington are W4 D6 L12 F17 A34 away. Bury could still get automatic promotion if they win and Exeter don''t beat Rotherham away! Good Luck, Beaker!  

Off to the Blue Square Prem and a home win for Cambridge Utd v. Altrincham. Cambridge are W14 D5 L3 F34 A15 at home and Altrincham are W6 D3 L13 F19 A37 away. Cambridge do have a chance to be champions and get automatic promotion should Burton Albion lose! Good Luck, Obiwancanary!

I''m very impressed book end! A pretty accurate reading of the tea leaves! [;)]  

I''m also going to go for a home win for Peterborough v. Stockport. Good Luck, Norfolkchance1!  

. . . and John Barnes will miss a penalty!

This is the first opportunity I''ve had to check ~ great work Blah and all other pickers! [:D]

It''s been difficult to find a pick this week, but will go for a home win for Burnley v. QPR. Burnley are W11 D5 L4 F36 A23 at home and QPR are W3 D9 L8 F13 A21 away. Good Luck, Blahblahblah!

[quote user="JimRoyle"]As I said in an earlier post, I''m normally philosophical about poor refereeing decisions against us because they usually even themselves out. But this season has been unbelievable - in the last few weeks in particular we seem to have had one against us in almost every game. I really think fate owes us a dodgy last minute penalty! [/quote] I''m also hoping that fate owes us a couple of favours too! If only the 2 refs for our last 2 games had been in charge of the other fixture, we could be 4 points better off! [;)]  

I''m going for a home win for Cowdenbeath v. Elgin in Scots Div 3. Good Luck, Monkey Trousers!  

Great work, Inch High! Well done all! [:D]