nutty nigel 7,533 Posted March 9, 2016 Welcome to week thirty two ofour Rays Funds season. This week it’s Statto’s turn to be incharge of our final six selections. Statto is another of our loyal PUPs withmany year’s service. He’s also a past winner of the final six and anotherconsistent picker who’s always got good stats in our PUPs league. Statto has agreat tagline with his selections each week when he states what we all feel bywishing for a City win and a PUPs win. Let’s all help him with our very bestselection from the games played on Sat/Sun/Mon of this weekend that are listed onthe William Hill or Bet 365 web sites. This week we have four timesfinal six winner Cosmic Twin looking after the match bets for our game againstManchester City. Cosmic made legendary status with her fourth final six win ofover £73 last month and will be looking for our help to achieve ‘the double’this weekend. Cosmic, you have a tenner to spend from the PUPs selections andyour own. Week 32 already means we areon the home run for the season. It’s absolutely flown by for us on Rays Funds. Thisseason will comprise of 41 weeks instead of the usual 40 and I’ve compiled thefinal six rota until the end of the season. I really wish we could fit all ourregular PUPs in but to do that we’d probably have to carry on for 52 weeks! ThePUPs who finished in last year’s top 40 will all have had a turn with theexception of the ones who haven’t been posting very often this season. Some,who finished outside that 40 and are posting regularly this season will now geta chance to pick this season. Some regulars this season will still have to waitbut I promise to fit them in asap next season. Here’s that rota so please letme know with your selections if the weeks are ok : - 35 02/04/2016 Leeds 36 09/04/2016 Lessingham 37 16/04/2016 Wooster 38 23/04/2016 Yankee 39 30/04/2016 TGD 40 07/05/2016 Crabby 41 15/05/2016 NBS Now I’ll hand the thread over to Statto and Cosmic. Remember there’s no pressure because we are all going to be doing ourbest to help you to success. We all stand together with the single aim ofraising money for the Community Sports Foundation. Good luck all you PUPs... take it away Jamie and Lynda ... the thread isyours....... [:)]........ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As always Ileave you with Ray’s signature which now reads :-Carve theirnames 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 DistrictCanary, Bor Bor Bor, Yellowfuture, Chellecity, yes Norfolkchance1 £2038 for theAcademy, and £1354 for the Community Sports Foundation. And with theNorwich 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,Lappinitup,2, NWC, Wes Hooly Fan, Twidio, Ray, PUPanon, Molly Windley,93vintage, ClareW, Van Wink, Cityangel, AJ, Norfolkchance1,Yellowfuture, GrahamHumphrey, Diesel Doris, Duncan Edwards, Legend Iwan, YorkshirePudding, Kathy, Platonic,yes PUPs £628 for the Community Sports Foundation. And with £748for the CSF from the Pink Un Pledges and donations we now have a total of £4768since we began of which £1243 is alreadybanked for the next presentation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,533 Posted March 9, 2016 02/04/2016 Leeds 09/04/2016 Lessingham 16/04/2016 Wooster 23/04/2016 Yankee 30/04/2016 TGD 07/05/2016 Crabby 15/05/2016 NBS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Statto28 0 Posted March 9, 2016 Aaaah the highlight of my season and lets face it, we''re running rather low on highlights! Looking forward to seeing all of your picks and hope to get my selection sorted on Friday evening. Let the nappage commence Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feedthewolf 4,846 Posted March 9, 2016 Good luck both!I''m going for a nailed-on banker this week, which should hopefully bring home the bacon on Monday night.In the Portuguese league, a classic top-versus-bottom between Benfica and Tondela - home win. Benfica have just won in freezing St Petersburg in the Champions League, so with five days to recover they should be totally recharged to see off the relegation certainties. Odds are unsurprisingly short at around 1/9.For the match bet, Man City to win and both teams to score at 9/4 seems reasonable. For something completely left-field, how about Man City to win 5-2 at odds of 100/1? We have a defence like a sieve, but still have a goal or two in us as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hissing Sid 154 Posted March 9, 2016 To the Championship...(no, not City, my pick!)Hull vs MK Dons - Home WinAnd something positive for the match bet...score draw, available at 4/1Best of luck Statto, Cosmic and all you PUPs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JF 694 Posted March 9, 2016 Athletico Madrid to beat deportivo la Coruna Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Jenkins 0 Posted March 9, 2016 Good luck Cosmic😄 Over three goals would be a reasonable bet for the City game! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leedscanary 338 Posted March 9, 2016 Good luck Statto and Cosmic.Blackpool v COVENTRY - AWAY WIN @13/10City bet AGUERO to score in the first 10 mins is 16/1 which looks good value to me!Delighted to be asked to pick too Nutty!Consider it confirmed.Leedscanary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Angry 1,555 Posted March 9, 2016 I need a banker or two for the run in, so I''m going for a home win for AEK Athens against Panthrakikos, odds are 1/8.For the NCFC bet, I fancy a Draw Halftime/Draw Fulltime scenario.Good luck to Statto, Cosmic and all other PUPs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YankeeCanary 0 Posted March 9, 2016 Crusaders to beat Ballymena Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,745 Posted March 9, 2016 Can i just be pedantic Nutty and say it will be Cosmic Twin and her Dad doing the Norwich bet. [:D] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diesel Doris 129 Posted March 9, 2016 Czech First League for my pick this week:VIKTORIA PLZEN v Bohemians 1905Good Luck Statto and all you Lovely PUPsFor the Match bet HT Man City FT Draw best if luck Cosmic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Apples 1,320 Posted March 10, 2016 Hi PUPs I''ll go to the Turkish league this week for Fenerbahçe vs. Kayserispor (home win). For the City bet I''ll also go for a rollicking performance with Man City H/T, draw F/T (possibly with a sneaky red card). Best wishes everyone! Apples Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 1,218 Posted March 10, 2016 In a little earlier than normal this week due to having the next couple of days away. I''m on a bit of a shocking run of late - I''m not quite sure how as I''ve been picking with the same logic all season. But that''s luck for you sometimes.I''m going with Colchester vs Wigan AWAY WIN this week. Colchester, much like myself, on a run of terrible form and Wigan 2nd top should have enough to take home the three points.As for the Norwich bet realistically we can''t expect a lot from the game. We''ve given away a few set plays against the top teams this season so I think putting in a bet of Penalty Given and Scored (either side) @ 5 looks a decent return - even if we''re on the receiving end rather than the scoring. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 1,218 Posted March 10, 2016 Forgot to add, of course, best of luck to both Statto and Cosmic. As much as I''d love to see us bag 3 points I think we''re probably in for another miserable weekend on the pitch - so hopefully the Pups can deliver at least a little bit of joy off it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Great Drinkell 50 Posted March 10, 2016 After grabbing 6 points last week I would think the Swansea players are breathing a little easier this week, this week they can carry on climbing up the league with a win at Bournemouth. although I would expect a close match I''ll take the Swans to fly off back to Wales with the 3 pointsBournemouth V Swansea Away WinAs for the match bet I can''t see anything other than a City win ....Unfortunately Man City needing to win to stay in touch with the leaders they are not going to be holding back I do expect us to score so for value lets find the scorer of this goal.......... I''ll go for Naismith to score at any timeGood luck pickersNN 30th April sits just fine with me - thank you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yellowfuture 71 Posted March 10, 2016 Spurs away win at Villa for me please.Bamford to score anytime.Good luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cosmic Twin 189 Posted March 10, 2016 I''m going for a home win for Benfica v. Tondela.Benfica are W10 DO L2 F36 A9 at home and Tondela are W2 D2 L8 F12 A20 away.Good Luck, Statto28!Thanks for your pedantic support Tilly! Just to reassure you, I learnt a long time ago not to pay too much attention to my Dad''s footy opinions. Ever since he thought that Chris Sutton should be a central defender! All help gratefully received for the Norwich bet! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Parma Ham's gone mouldy 2,219 Posted March 10, 2016 It was International Women''s Day this week....many fine, intelligent and important women made meaningful statements...then Kim Kardashian opened an envelope and went back to 1978. Show her how it''s done Hilary....The excellent Cosmic needs no such assistance, though it''s an hour opportune week to select the Danish Elitedivisionen:ASA vs Fortuna Horring - away winBuona Fortuna...Parma 🎉💁👏🍝💰🍾🍾🇮🇹🍀🍀 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Parma Ham's gone mouldy 2,219 Posted March 10, 2016 Statto''s Norwich bet is tricky fight between heart and head, good and evil...Will have to be specific outcomes I think. The return to the 3511 looks likely and opportune. So how about long odds on Norwich to keep a clean sheet?It''s what we''ll play for, how we''ll set up and football logic is a funny mistress......Norwich clean sheet Parma 💰😻💁👏🎉💰💰🕶 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ca 1 Posted March 10, 2016 Hull to beat MK Dons pleaseFor Norwich bet 2:5 or more goalsCosmic - youre a girlie so dont need good luckStatto - Good Luck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lessingham Canary 99 Posted March 10, 2016 Hi Nutty, thanks for the chance to pick, count me in, looking forward to the challenge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 10, 2016 Staying home this weekend and going with....Pompey....Home win.Good luck Statto this week and all our fellow pup''s.Personally this weekend I''m having a cheeky £10 on a Norwich home win. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chellecity 0 Posted March 10, 2016 Back to PortugalFC Porto v Uniao da Madeira - Home Win And a goal for Bamford for the match betGood luck everyone, especially Statto and Cosmic Twin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gregt 66 Posted March 10, 2016 My pick is FIORENTINA to beat Verona. Good luck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,533 Posted March 10, 2016 Still cross with myself for messing Mr J and Cosmic around. Here''s hoping all''s well that ends well. For Statto I''m going to suggest Bradford City v Doncaster Rovers Home Win. And for Cosmic I''m going to be mental and suggest a small stake on Cameron Jerome scoring for us in a 1-0 win which is 65/1. Reason being that despite missing Cam has still managed to be in position to score. Cam has also scored in big games against Man City and Man Utd this season. And Man City are really not that prolific away from home having scored 13 and conceded 14. It sounds good anyway... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ca 1 Posted March 11, 2016 Dont be annoyed with yourself Nutty we all make mistakes, noone will have minded because we all know how much time you spend on this for us all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
93vintage 16 Posted March 11, 2016 Under 3.5 goals @ 2/5 looks a fair shout for the Norwich match if we play 5 at the back and don''t get tonked. Good luck Cosmic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graham Humphrey 13 Posted March 11, 2016 National League North this week, and I think Solihull Moors (1st place, 68 points from 32 games) will win at home to relegation-threatened Lowestoft Town (20th place, 33 points from 31 games).For the Norwich bet, I''ll be a bit dull and opt for both teams to score.Best of luck Statto, Cosmic and all PUPs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lessingham Canary 99 Posted March 11, 2016 Germany for me, and a home win for Bayern Munich home win V Werder Bremen.And for the City bet Bamford to score anytime (he must score 1 for us while here on loan).Good luck all, especially Tilly, looking forward to a winning weekend. ;-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites