nutty nigel 7,533 Posted August 3, 2016 Welcome to week one of ourtenth Rays Funds season. It’s great to be back again and let’s hope we canraise loads more money for our wonderful DS boys and girls. As is customary ourcurrent champion Norfolkbroadslim is in charge of the final six selections thisweekend. ‘Slim hasn’t confirmed yet so I’m hoping you get here buddy. NBS finishedlast season with amazing stats of 38/40 95% correct picks. Richard has won withthe final selections on three previous occasions so we have a great chance ofopening the season with a win. But of course even with our champion in chargewe still need all the help we can get by giving your very best selections fromthe games played on Sat/Sun/Mon of this weekend that are listed on the William Hill or Bet365 web site. Once again this season ourwonderful anonymous benefactor is financing the Norwich match bet. I am sograteful to PuPanon for this continued generous support. What a star! Makingthe choices from the Norwich match suggestions for our game at Blackburn wehave 93vintage who won our profitability league last season having made aprofit of 8.63 over the year. I know 93v, who has won with this before, hasbeen preparing for this and is looking forward to your suggestions. Good luckbuddy, you have a tenner to spend choosing from the PUPs selections and yourown. RaysFunds is not pay to play but obviously I do need 40 tenners to get through theseason. If you’d like to send one my paypal is canaryeddie@aol.com or you can use thatemail to get my post address or I will be in the Nelson after the Sheff Wed andBristol City games. Ourgreat friend Hissing Sid has set up a PUPs league for those of us who play theSky Sports Super Six. You are all welcome to join and the code is 1FB72C. Thanks Ian forsetting this up. Now I’ll hand the thread overto Norfolkbroadslim and 93vintage. Remember there’s no pressure because we are all going to be doing our best to help you tosuccess. We all stand together with the single aim of raising money for theCommunity Sports Foundation. Good luck all you PUPs... take it away Richard and Jeff ... the threadis yours.......[:)]........ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, Diesel Doris, Lessingham Canary,yes Norfolkchance1 £2038 for the Academy, and £1493 for the Community SportsFoundation. 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,2,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, GrahamHumphrey, Diesel Doris, Duncan Edwards, Legend Iwan, YorkshirePudding, Kathy, Platonic,Cosmic Twin, Mr Jenkins, yes PUPs £647 for the Community Sports Foundation. And with £1434for the CSF from the Pink Un Pledges, Euro 16 and donations we now have a totalof £5614 since we began of which £626 isalready banked for the next presentation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diane 500 Posted August 3, 2016 I''m so excited lolMy pick for week 1 is Forest to beat BurtonFor the Norwich bet it''s Jerome to score the first goalGood Luck NBS & Vintage Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
93vintage 16 Posted August 3, 2016 Thanks for the intro Nutty, and good luck to everyone.I''m looking for ''Correct Score'' and ''HT/FT'' bets, as my plan is to make several of these. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jb 0 Posted August 3, 2016 Welcome back pups!First pick of the season for me is RANGERS to beat Hamilton.And a goal for ross mccorm... no, wait, jonny howson at Blackburn :)Good luck and OTBC! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hammond1612 92 Posted August 3, 2016 Feels great to be doing this again! This week I''ll go for rangers to beat Hamilton and for the match bet I''ll go for Norwich to win 2-1 with wessi to score anytime. Good luck pups!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cosmic Twin 189 Posted August 3, 2016 It is great to be doing this once again.Thanks to Nutty Nigel for keeping it going into its 10th season!I''m kicking off with a home win for Hajduk Split v. Istra.The Croatian season is fairly new. Hajduk Split have won both their games and Istra have drawn 1 and lost 2.Good Luck, nbs!As for the Norwich bet ~ Howson to score any time. Good Luck, 93vintage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
First Wazzock 902 Posted August 3, 2016 Walsall v Wimbledon - Home WinNorwich Bet - Jerome to score Good Luck Pups, NBS and 93 Vinatge Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoola Han Solo 448 Posted August 3, 2016 Portsmouth to beat Carlisle in League Two and Wes to continue his recent goalscoring form and be first goalscorer against Blackburn. Good luck everybody 😊. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chellecity 0 Posted August 3, 2016 Since Portugal don''t start for a little while, I''m off to the National League this week...Wrexham v Dover - Home WinMatch bet...a goal for Jonny HowsonGood luck everyone, especially NBS and 93vintage Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diesel Doris 129 Posted August 3, 2016 So good to have this back again, lets hope we raise loadsa money for those fabulous DS girls and boys.Off to the Northern Irish Premier League for my first pick of season 10:CRUSADERS v Ballymena HOME WINGood Luck NBS and all you Lovely PUPsFor the Norwich bet a VERY optimistic 1-1. Best of luck 93vintage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hissing Sid 154 Posted August 3, 2016 And we begin again. Ten years in too...big thanks to Nutty for keeping this going for yet another season.So, here goes. After last year''s shocker, this season''s strategy is going to be....pick lots of winners!!!So it''s off to Norway where they''re in the middle of their season, so there''s some form to look at. With that in mind, a Sunday offering...IK Start (Bottom, 0-7-11 14-38) v Odd BK (2nd, 10-4-4 26-17) - Away WinAnd something ultra positive for the match bet...HT/FT Norwich/Norwich.Best of luck NBS, vintage and all you PUPs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feedthewolf 4,846 Posted August 3, 2016 I''ve just sent you my tenner Eddie, sorry for the delay. It''s great to be back on the best thread on the board!My pick this week is CSKA Moscow to win at home to FC Orenburg in the Russian Premier League. The reigning champions should be far too strong for last year''s second-division winners.[quote user="93vintage"]I''m looking for ''Correct Score'' and ''HT/FT'' bets, as my plan is to make several of these.[/quote]I''ll go HT Draw, FT Norwich - 9/2 with Bill Hill.And as we''ll be looking to attack but are shaky at the back, 3-2 Norwich is 40/1 on the ''correct score'' front. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van wink 2,994 Posted August 3, 2016 HT draw FT CityTough week for nbs, my pick would be Dinamo Moscow v Volgar Astrakhan home win.Russian First Division.Good luck guys on a tough weekend Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JF 694 Posted August 3, 2016 Norway and Molde to beat Bodo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DDD In The Fine City 1 Posted August 3, 2016 I''m off to the OlympicsCanada women''s to beat Zimbabwe women''s As for the Norwich bet both teams to have a player sent off Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redders Right Foot 22 Posted August 4, 2016 Norwich to get off to a winning start for me please, Nutty!and for the match bet. Draw HT/NCFC Win FT for me, along with 2-0 scoreline and Howson to score anytime Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hector Brockelbank 95 Posted August 4, 2016 RANGERS home win please and a 1-1 draw for the match betAll the best everybody for this week and the whole of the Rays funds season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,531 Posted August 4, 2016 Difficult choice in the first game of the season, so many unknowns and freak results possible, but I''m going for - Oxford Utd v Chesterfield, home win.For the Norwich bet, I''m going for a 2-0 away win.Good luck for the season to everyone! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Apples 1,320 Posted August 4, 2016 Off to Finland for me with HJK Helsinki vs. FC Lahti (home win).For the City bet I''ll go for HT draw (1-1), FT City (1-3).All the best everyone for the new season!Apples Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathy 733 Posted August 4, 2016 Where did the summer go? I always think the start of the footie season signals the end of it.Anyway, it''s still good to be back and to see that Ray''s legacy lives on. Now down to business then. I''ll go for the Czech league where I think Slavia Prague will beat Fastav Zlin. For City''s game - hope I''m wrong but I think this will be a wake up call and we could lose this especially as we rarely seem to hit the ground running. So sadly - home win.Good luck NBS and 93V. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leedscanary 338 Posted August 4, 2016 Good to be back!!!!!Austria for me - FC SALZBURG v St Polten - HOME WINFor the Norwich bet - Ghouls, lots of them even though we haven''t (yet) signed a striker I expect AN''s mantra to be score more than the opposition!Blackburn 3 - 5 Norwich Good luck to allLeedscanary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lessingham Canary 99 Posted August 4, 2016 At last, football is now properly back, and great to be part of the pup''s again.Week one, do they come any harder than this week I wonder?For me I''m going to Holland Eredivisie and a home win for FC Twente v Excelsior.And city to win 2-1 with Naismith on the score sheet.Good luck one and all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I am a Banana (All Grown Up) 0 Posted August 4, 2016 I''ll give this week a go, and see how I get on with remembering to come back each week!Norwich to beat Blackburn.Norwich Bet.Norwich to win -1. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 1,218 Posted August 4, 2016 Ah, Pups, it''s good to see you all back.I think the Euro''s have made the summer pass awfully quickly, but I''m looking forward to having some football back on show!My bet for this week is; Hull vs Leicester - AWAY WIN. Whilst I don''t think Leicester will be AS good this year, they should be able to start things off with a "welcome to the Premier League" win against Hull with okay odds of 6/5 at the moment.For the match bet; I think we''d be foolish after this terrific pre-season to not put a quid or two on our Wesley to celebrate his new contract with a goal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Platonic 1 Posted August 4, 2016 Time to swot up on the Championship again I guess. *sigh*Given my current lack of knowledge, I''m punting for a fairly safe (and probably low return) home win for Nottingham Forest over Burton. Could regret it but on paper this should be a winner for the longtime under-achievers. For the Norwich match, given the events of the last six months we must surely have learned that there really is no such thing as a sure thing. However, given our pre-season seems to have indicated we still have a somewhat relaxed approach to defending but a goal or two in the legs, I''m going for over 2.5 goals. Good luck all! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 1,218 Posted August 4, 2016 Well, things are going well when you pick a game that isn''t even being played this weekend! Thanks Banana for kindly pointing that out to me!!!I''ll change my pick to; Portsmouth vs Carlisle - HOME WIN please Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gregt 66 Posted August 4, 2016 HelloooooGood to be back, it''s really hard this week but my pick is MILLWALL to beat OldhamGood luck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Angry 1,555 Posted August 4, 2016 Firstly I''d like to say a great big ''THANK YOU'' to Nigel/Eddie for keeping this thread going again. I know that I sometimes find it difficult to spare the time to make a decent pick each week, but he not only remembers to start off the thread every week but then checks up on it, bumps it, organises the rota, places the bets, checks the results and then works out the tables-it''s a full time job-no wonder he had to give up cleaning the ''boys'' and calling the bingo!Anyway, on to the matter in hand.Avoiding the first week pitfalls, I''ve gone for a league where they are already well into the season.IFK Mariehamn, who I have never heard of before, are top of the Finnish league after 19 games and are at home to HIFK Helsinki, who are 11th out of 12. Mariehamn are still not sure of the title so I imagine that they will still be doing their utmost to win. Odds are 13/20.Interesting fact. Mariehamn is the capital of Aland, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty, and about 88% of the inhabitants speak Swedish rather than Finnish.Good luck to all PUPs but especially to NBS and 93 Vintage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Parma Ham's gone mouldy 2,219 Posted August 4, 2016 What a joy to be back taking part in the best and most worthy tread on this or any other forum.Luck and best to Pups and all those who support, join or just read this thread with interest. Thanks and best wishes to the fabulous Nutty for driving the Pups forward to the benefit of the CSF and the DS Team, look forward to supporting all in whatever small way we can. Every tenner, pledge or donation has real value to real lives.First week we''ll celebrate the Olympics and support the Women''s Footbal with:Canada Women vs Zimbabwe Women - Home winGo Pups everywhere..!..👏👌🦀💰Parma Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Parma Ham's gone mouldy 2,219 Posted August 4, 2016 Norwich bet week one always a head vs heart vs history vs hype kind of week.....Perhaps a little undercooked, though we have a lot of good players compared to Blackburn. If we score first can see us wining well, if not can see a messy scrap ensuing and maybe even a nothing game or an unlikely defeat against the play.Instinct says we''ll win and win well. I like Naismith, he has top level movement between the lines and a fluidity to his play. Too good for Blackburn so:Naismith to score and Norwich to win.Andiamo al night..!...👏❤️😂🇮🇹🎼🎼🏆🏆😻😻Parma Share this post Link to post Share on other sites