nutty nigel 7,528 Posted March 30, 2016 Welcome to week thirty five of our Rays Funds season. This week we have a Rays Funds Icon with Leedscanary selecting the final six matches. Kev has been an absolute hero for all us PUPs since the very start. Ray thought the world of him and used to call him his Young Gun. It would probably take more than the whole of this week''s thread to list everything he’s done for us over the years. Suffice to say that, despite being exiled in Leeds, Kev has always been here for us when we needed him. He will be at Carrow Park on Saturday for our presentation and I need him again next week as I will be away and Kev has kindly offered to look after the thread for me. Oh and he’s top picker too with a hat-trick of previous final six wins. We couldn’t be in safer hands. Let’s help him to a fourth win with our very best selections from the games Sat/Sun/Mon of this weekend that are listed on the William Hill or Bet 365 web site. This week we have a special guest looking after the selections for our Norwich bet in the game against Newcastle. After my mess up last month I’m glad that he was so understanding as to enable me to give a belated Rays Funds welcome this week to Mr Jenkins. I love it when some more posters agree to take part. We have nearly ten years of history behind us now but we need to stay up to date and for the regular posters to feel part of our threads. It really is open to all and I am grateful to Mr Jenkins for joining us. Mr Jenkins, you have a tenner to spend on selections from the PUPs and of course your own. Any questions just ask on the thread and I hope you enjoy the experience and return often. I hope as many of you as possible can join us on Saturday at Carrow Park for our wonderful DS team’s match against Newcastle. The kick off is 1pm. Our friend at the CSF Emma has invited as many PUPs as possible to come along and cheer them on but also take part in a small presentation with the participants on the Carrow Park pitch, planned at approx. 2pm. I really hope we get a good turn out. The DS boys and girls would love to see you there. A further anonymous donation of £23 came in this week so the presentation cheque will be for £1500. Last March we presented £800 and I thought that was loads. I never would have thought it possible to raise this amount of money on an internet football message board. What stars you all are. Now I’ll hand the thread over to Leedscanary and Mr Jenkins. Remember there’s no pressure because we are all going to be doing our best to help you to success. We all stand together with the single aim of raising money for the Community Sports Foundation. Good luck all you PUPs... take it away Kev and Mr J ... the thread is yours.......[:)]...... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As always I leave you with Ray’s signature which now reads :- Carve their names with pride.Yankee,5,Fellas,3,P''boro,2,Mr Chops,2,NewYork,2, Inch High,5, Blahblahblah, NCFC_Shaun, 1st Wazzock,3, Fonejacker,3, Norfolkbroadslim,3, Norfolkchance1,2, Scooby,3, Trent Canary,3, Cosmic Twin,4, Graham Humphrey, Leedscanary,3, NcfcStar, Herman, Delia’s Devonshire Dirtbox,2, Lappinitup, Statto, Mandie Moo,2, Mr Bump, Kathy,2, Til1010, Snake-eyes, Vindo,2, NWC, Hughesy, Gregt, GMF,2, SwindonCanary, Twidio, Hector Brockelbank, Lake District Canary, Bor Bor Bor, Yellowfuture, Chellecity, Diesel Doris, yes Norfolkchance1 £2038 for the Academy, and £1454 for the Community Sports Foundation. And with the Norwich match bet. Splutcho, jb,2, Redders Right Foot,2, Hector Brockelbank, Blahblahblah,2, Can u sit down please, Til1010, Mandie Moo’s Mear Kat, Crabbycanary,2, Paul, Stewfil, Parma Ham’s gone mouldy, Bor Bor Bor, Mr Apples, Woostercanary, City-til-I-die, The Great Drinkell, nutty,2, Feedthewolf,2, Lappinitup,2, NWC, Wes Hooly Fan, Twidio, Ray, PUPanon, Molly Windley, 93vintage, ClareW, Van Wink, Cityangel, AJ, Norfolkchance1,Yellowfuture, Graham Humphrey, Diesel Doris, Duncan Edwards, Legend Iwan, YorkshirePudding, Kathy, Platonic, Cosmic Twin, yes PUPs £637 for the Community Sports Foundation. And with £896 for the CSF from the Pink Un Pledges and donations we now have a total of £5025 since we began of which £1500 is already banked for the next presentation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leedscanary 337 Posted March 30, 2016 Wow - thanks for the more than generous intro Nutty, I only do what I can for the Pups its a cause close to my heart. Now Ray did indeed call me his Young Gun but given that was nearly 10 years ago this Young Gun is getting a bit long in the tooth.Looking forward to seeing all the selections - I won''t be selecting the final six until very late on Friday night or very early on Saturday morning so plenty of time to get your best Naps for me.For the Norwich bet for Mr Jenkins I''ll plump for a Patrick Bamford hat-trick @ 70/1Leedscanary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hissing Sid 154 Posted March 30, 2016 An offering from League 2 for my old mate Kev withNorthampton v Notts County - Home WinNorthampton are some 13pts clear at the top, and have 4-4-0 14-8 in their last 8, Notts County are near the bottom with 0-2-6 3-15 in their last 8. For the match bet, a revenge 6-2 is 500/1. Think I''d just plump for HT/FT Norwich/Norwich though!Best of luck Kev, Mr Jenkins and all you PUPs. May I just say, I was privileged to be part of the presentation to the CSF last year and it was a great experience. If you can get down to Carrow Park on Saturday, please do. Looking forward to seeing as many PUPs as possible there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diesel Doris 128 Posted March 30, 2016 Off to Germany this week and:BORUSSIA DORTMUND v Werder Bremen HOME WINGood Luck Kev and all you Lovely PUPSFor the Norwich bet HT Draw FT Norwich. Best of Luck Mr J Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Jenkins 0 Posted March 30, 2016 Thanks for the invitation Nutty, I will do my best to increase the size of the pot.My pick for the six is Dortmund to beat Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga.I will let you know my selections for the Norwich game on Friday night when I have looked at all the suggestions.Thanks again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YankeeCanary 0 Posted March 30, 2016 Ajax Amsterdam to beat PEC Zwolle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chellecity 0 Posted March 30, 2016 Heading back to Portugal this weekFC Porto to win at home vs Tondela And for the NCFC match, a goal for Patrick Bamford.Good luck everyone, especially Leeds and Mr Jenkins Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van wink 2,994 Posted March 30, 2016 City home win for me.For the Norwich bet, draw half time, City win full time.Good luck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,737 Posted March 30, 2016 A very good evening to you Nutty and obviously good luck to my flat cap wearing northern gravymeister mate and Mr. Jenkins not forgetting of course all you other lovely PUPS out there.Off to Italy and a HOME WIN for JUVENTUS v Empoli.For the Norwich bet Howson to score at anytime. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,737 Posted March 30, 2016 Hope to see you all at Carrow Park at 1pm on Saturday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jb 0 Posted March 31, 2016 I''ll go for a bayern munich home win please v frankfurt.And under 3.5 goals at carrow road (and a win for city of course!)...Good luck pups and otbc! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ca 1 Posted March 31, 2016 Man Utd to beat Everton for me pleaseFor the Norwich bet, Norwich to win 2-1 with Klose to score anytimeGood luck Kev and Mr JenkinsHope to see loads of pups on Sat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Apples 1,320 Posted March 31, 2016 Hi PUPs I''ll go for Kalloni vs. AEK Athens (away win). For the match bet I''ll go for a Gary O''Neil screamer in a City victory, over 2.5 goals. Best wishes and good luck everyone! Apples Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 1,218 Posted March 31, 2016 I''ll be honest, I''ve given up on looking at odds, logically picking a fixture and either picking shock losses or draws over most of the past weeks since Christmas.This week, I''ve jotted down the top 6 from every English division, jumbled them up and and picked one at random in the hope it''ll actually bring me some luck.The lucky pick is;Shrewsbury vs Wigan - Away win! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norfolkbroadslim 223 Posted March 31, 2016 I''ll be back later with my pick, however for the match bet - - Norwich to win 4-1 AND Jarvis to score last. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,528 Posted March 31, 2016 For Kev I''m going for Arsenal to gain revenge for their cup defeat last month : - Arsenal v Watford Home Win For Mr J I like the enhanced bet on Bill Hill of : - Steven Naismith To Score And Norwich To Win - Was 7/2 @ 5/1. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,528 Posted March 31, 2016 Ricky Martin has always been a great friend to us PUPs. He''s running the London Marathon for Skin Cancer research in memory of Trevor Lemmon. http://www.pinkun.com/norwich-city/norwich_city_director_to_run_london_marathon_in_memory_of_club_s_maintenance_manager_1_4477435 Good luck Ricky. Also it''s community week at the CSF which we will see plenty of on Saturday but here''s a great video of the recent ''Wish Day'' at Colney : - http://www.canaries.co.uk/news/article/norwich-city-community-sports-foundation-wish-day-3034199.aspx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwindonCanary 455 Posted March 31, 2016 Chelsea away win against Villa Norwich bet 2-0 win (I hope !) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 1,218 Posted March 31, 2016 I totally forgot the match bet! I''m going Bamford to score anytime - it''s got to happen right?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,557 Posted March 31, 2016 A rushed early pick. The Nord section of the German Regionaliga.VfB Oldenburg to win at home against Schilksee.VfB Oldenburg, with a 7-4-0 and 23/7 home record, need points to stay in the only promotion place. Schilksee, with a 0-3-9 and 9/28 away record, are rock bottom.The current Bet365 odds are 1/16 but other bookies have more attractive odds around 1/6 to 1/8, and so might William Hill when they get round to it, which they should do tomorrow.---For the NCFC bet I have given up on Klose to score last, which should ensure he does, and now suggest Bamford to net the final goal, at 11/2.Good luck to all! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cosmic Twin 189 Posted March 31, 2016 I''m going for a home win for Bayern Munich v. Eintracht Frankfurt.Bayern Munich are W12 D0 L1 F43 A6 at home and Frankfurt are W2 D3 L8 F10 A22 away.Good Luck, Leedscanary!As for the Norwich bet ~ still backing Howson to score any time! Good Luck, Mr Jenkins! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Molly Windley 76 Posted March 31, 2016 Good luck to Leeds Canary and Mr JenkinsMonday night game in the French Ligue 2 Red Star vs Paris FC home win at around 7/10For the City game I was going to back a clean sheet for us but the bookies have this at a rather mean 13/8 so its an NCFC win and under 2.5 goals at around 3/1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JF 694 Posted March 31, 2016 Barcelona to beat Real Madrid.Norwich -1 Asian handicap Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crabbycanary3 994 Posted March 31, 2016 Good luck, boys.I''d like to go for a Chelsea win, and a 3-1 win for us Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twidio 39 Posted March 31, 2016 My pick is for West Ham to beat Palace 😎 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feedthewolf 4,846 Posted March 31, 2016 Chelsea to win at Villa please.For the City bet, Norwich to win and both teams to score.Good luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 31, 2016 Staying close to home this week with....PETERBOROUGH V CREWE....Home win.The best of luck to Kev this week and all my fellow pup''s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CDMullins 436 Posted March 31, 2016 Burton Albion for me LC,Wish you the very best of luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duncan Edwards 2,231 Posted March 31, 2016 Been a while....tempted by Stoke but I''m going for:York City v LEYTON ORIENT - Away WinCome on you O''s...Good Luck Kev👍For the Norwich bet, 1-0 to us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Parma Ham's gone mouldy 2,219 Posted March 31, 2016 £1500 is a fabulous sum and it is a proud week for those that have conceived, inspired and maintained the Pups programme...well done and a thank you to you all.That the funds raised from these threads and pledges do genuine good, providing joy and opportunity for others, is community at its finest. This thread helps others, whilst also helping bring out the best in ourselves. As coaches like to say "show, don''t tell". Amen.Tasmanian T-LeagueSouth Hobart vs Northern Rangers - Home winAbsolutely love Leeds'' bet for Patrick Bamford to score a hat trick at 70/1..so am going to happily endorse that...Good luck Leeds and Mr Jenkins..Parma 🇮🇹👌😘🎉👏🍝💁🎼💰💵 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites