nutty nigel 7,528 Posted November 16, 2016 I''m early today because I shall be out until after tonight''s match. Welcome PUPs to week sixteen of our tenth Rays Funds season. This weekend we have AJ in charge of the final six selections. I think AJ is just the man to get us back to winning ways this week. In his previous three attempts he has had 5/6 each time. That’s real consistency and surely that elusive win must come this time. AJ suffered like many of us with the difficult early season results. But after drawing a blank in each of the first five weeks he has picked successfully in nine of the last ten seeing him rocket up the PUPs league. We can all help Adam to get that win by giving our very best selection from the games played on Sat/Sun/Mon of this weekend that are listed on the William Hill web site. Has to be Bill Hill this week to take advantage of our free tenner from last week’s 5/6. Big welcome to Sonyc who has agreed to make the Norwich picks from the selections for our important game at QPR. Sonyc’s been a great poster on this site for longer than PUPs has been established so I was really pleased when he agreed to join our team. I know our anonymous benefactor will be pleased too as they like to see as many posters involved as possible. Good luck Sonyc. You have a tenner to spend, split how you like, on the selections from the PUPs and your own. I’ve had a great response to the rota for December. I just have one place to fill after a cancellation. So I’m hoping Molly Windley can make the Norwich picks for Barnsley away on 10th. Final Six Picks 3rd Dec – Twidio - confirmed 10th Dec – Kathy - confirmed 17th Dec – Inchy - confirmed 26th Dec – Gregt - confirmed 31st Dec – Leedscanary confirmed Norwich Match Picks 3rd Dec – The Great Drinkell - confirmed 10th Dec – Molly Windley 17th Dec – Nutty Nigel - confirmed 26th Dec – Jellytot - confirmed 31st Dec – Hissing Sid – confirmed. So now I’ll hand the thread over to AJ and Sonyc. 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 and our fabulous Downes Syndrome boys and girls.. Good luck all you PUPs... take it away Adam and Sonyc ... 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,2, Bor Bor Bor, Yellowfuture, Chellecity, Diesel Doris, Lessingham Canary, Molly Windley, Parma Ham’s gone mouldy, Feedthewolf, yes Norfolkchance1 £2038 for the Academy, and £1671 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,2, Crabbycanary,2, Paul, Stewfil, Parma Ham’s gone mouldy, Bor Bor Bor, Mr Apples, Woostercanary,2, City-til-I-die, The Great Drinkell, nutty,2, Feedthewolf,2, Lappinitup,3, NWC, Hoola Han Solo,2, Twidio, Ray, PUPanon, Molly Windley, 93vintage,2, ClareW, Van Wink, Cityangel, AJ, Norfolkchance1,Yellowfuture, Graham Humphrey, Diesel Doris, Duncan Edwards, Legend Iwan, YorkshirePudding, Kathy, Platonic,2, Cosmic Twin, Mr Jenkins, Reggie, Snake-eyes, I’m A Banana, ZLF, yes PUPs £788 for the Community Sports Foundation. And with £1617 for the CSF from the Pink Un Pledges, Euro 16 and donations we now have a total of £6114 since we began of which £1126 is already banked for the next presentation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hissing Sid 154 Posted November 16, 2016 An offering from the Scottish Premiership this weekRangers v Dundee - Home WinFor the match bet, let''s be positive. Norwich to win...Best of luck AJ, Sonyc and all you PUPs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Apples 1,320 Posted November 16, 2016 Greetings PUPs, off to Germany this week where the improving Schalke are away to the stuttering Wolffs (VfL Wolfsburg vs. FC Schalke 04 - AWAY WIN).For the match bet I''ll go for Lafferty to make a shock appearance and score in a City win and then be hailed as the Messiah (I''m not sure whether odds are available on that treble though).Best wishes one and all!Apples Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Platonic 1 Posted November 16, 2016 Getting in earlySpurs to win against Wet SpamFor QPR, I fancy us to get something; their home form is not great and I think a trip away from home might do us some good at this point; if we were at home in this match I could imagine the atmosphere being somewhat tricky. I''ll go for the out and out Norwich WIN. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feedthewolf 4,846 Posted November 16, 2016 Best of luck AJ and sonyc!Off to Mother Russia this week, where second-placed Zenit (6-2-0 at home, F17 A6) entertain second-bottom Kryliya Sovetov (0-2-5 away, F1 A8). Odds of 1/4 for a home win seem a trifle generous.As for the match bet, we''re only 11/10 to win, which strikes me as somewhat stingy considering we''ve lost our last three and QPR have a new manager in tow. Therefore the value lies in ''neutral'' bets in my eyes (can''t bring myself to bet on QPR!), and given our poor defence and Holloway''s penchant for attack, I''ll go for over 3.5 goals in the match at 12/5. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonyc 5,510 Posted November 16, 2016 Thank you Nutty and to the ideas so far from posters.Its a massive game on Saturday and reading the press, even though often unreliable, seems to indicate Alex N could lose his job if results get worse and another defeat would constitute that. So I expect a bit of a performance and I like the positivity so far and agree that the odds for us winning seem stingy. So for me it is also a win but the draw looks tempting.My other thoughts are in no order of importance:Everton to beat SwanseaScunthorpe must be a banker at home to Oldham you''d have thoughtPortsmouth to beat Cheltenham away - great run goingLuton to beat Morecambe away and I''m not sure about other posters but I often check on Cam McGeehan and how he is doing and he is one of the top scorers. Therefore a McGeehan goal has gotta be be worth something for the PUPsForest Green home win v Lincolnand (for a 6th or 7th choice depending if only one Luton bet is taken up by AJ) I''m going foran away win by Aberdeen against Inverness (the Norwich connection again being obvious!)Best of luck AJ. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 1,218 Posted November 16, 2016 Thanks for the introduction Nutty, and for all your suggestions so far - keep them coming!I thought I''d drop in with my Norwich match suggestion, a tough game away to QPR for me suggests that both teams to score might be sensible seeing as they have scored in 8 of their past 10 games. Whilst they didn''t score against Newcastle the game before ours, I don''t really trust that we won''t concede, but hopefully we won''t concede as many as we did against Leeds or Brighton!With that in mind, both teams to score and over 2.5goals would be my suggestion, as long as it''s a pickable combination of course - if not, Norwich to win and both teams to score. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Molly Windley 76 Posted November 16, 2016 Good luck to all as always..............Bolton vs Millwall - home win @ 2.15 looks good value as they beat them 2-0 away just 4 games back.Bookies cannot have seen City play lately to have us as the clear favourites so a half time/full time of City/Draw looks an decent outside bet @ 15.00 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diesel Doris 128 Posted November 16, 2016 JUVENTUS v Pescara HOME WINGood Luck AJ and all you Lovely PUPsFor the Norwich bet HT/FT QPR/Draw best of luck sonyc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I am a Banana (All Grown Up) 0 Posted November 16, 2016 Norwich to win!Both teasm to score. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Parma Ham's gone mouldy 2,219 Posted November 16, 2016 Buonasera Pupetti...👍💰🍝⚽️🇮🇹Good luck to the very switched-on AJ, a safe pair of hands....Suggest a trip to Serbia for:Partizan Belgrade vs Backa Palanka - Home winAs for Sonyc''s Norwich bet this week it''s a bit of a tricky one...When under pressure it can be the case that individuals want to show that any malaise doesn''t apply to them...we have to hope that such individual responsibility marries with the collective good of the team, but in the forward areas it matters a bit less, so:Jacob Murphy to score and Norwich to winParma 👌👏💰⚽️🍀 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van wink 2,994 Posted November 16, 2016 Barcelona home win for me please Nutty.As for City, feeling less than confident but will still go for a City win, draw at half time.Good luck PUPs ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZLF 274 Posted November 16, 2016 Hibs to beat queen of the south for meAs for city I just dont have a clue how up for the battle the squad is. . Looking at the odds 14-1 for norwich leading at half time and drawing at full time seems as likely as anything Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chellecity 0 Posted November 16, 2016 It''s cup week in Portugal which leads me to Benfica v Maritimo - Home WinAnd for the match bet a goal for Timm Klose...Good luck everyone, especially AJ and Sonyc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,737 Posted November 16, 2016 A very good evening to you Nutty and wishing good luck to AJ and Sonyc not forgetting all you other lovely PUPs out there.Off to Italy and a HOME WIN for JUVENTUS v Pescara.For the Norwich bet Brady to score at anytime. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YankeeCanary 0 Posted November 16, 2016 Crusaders to beat Ards Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DDD In The Fine City 1 Posted November 17, 2016 I''m off to the Ukraine for top against bottomShakhtar Donetsk v Karpaty home winFor the Norwich bet a score drawGood luck everybody! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,528 Posted November 17, 2016 [quote user="sonyc"]Thank you Nutty and to the ideas so far from posters.Its a massive game on Saturday and reading the press, even though often unreliable, seems to indicate Alex N could lose his job if results get worse and another defeat would constitute that. So I expect a bit of a performance and I like the positivity so far and agree that the odds for us winning seem stingy. So for me it is also a win but the draw looks tempting.My other thoughts are in no order of importance:Everton to beat SwanseaScunthorpe must be a banker at home to Oldham you''d have thoughtPortsmouth to beat Cheltenham away - great run goingLuton to beat Morecambe away and I''m not sure about other posters but I often check on Cam McGeehan and how he is doing and he is one of the top scorers. Therefore a McGeehan goal has gotta be be worth something for the PUPsForest Green home win v Lincolnand (for a 6th or 7th choice depending if only one Luton bet is taken up by AJ) I''m going foran away win by Aberdeen against Inverness (the Norwich connection again being obvious!)Best of luck AJ.[/quote]We need the one result you like best of those Sonyc. I check on Cam too buddy. I love his attitude and he''s another that probably suffered through our success. Hopefully we have a whacking great sell on clause for if he carries on developing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,528 Posted November 17, 2016 [quote user="Molly Windley"]Good luck to all as always..............Bolton vs Millwall - home win @ 2.15 looks good value as they beat them 2-0 away just 4 games back.Bookies cannot have seen City play lately to have us as the clear favourites so a half time/full time of City/Draw looks an decent outside bet @ 15.00[/quote]Molly, are you ok to step in and make the Norwich picks for 10th December Barnsley away? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwindonCanary 455 Posted November 17, 2016 Juventus v''s Pescara home winNorwich bet - A bore draw :-( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,528 Posted November 17, 2016 I''ve got Diane''s and Anthony''s picks: -Anthony went for Everton v Swansea Home WinDiane''s is Derby v Rotherham Home WinBoth left their best wishes to AJ and Sonyc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lessingham Canary 99 Posted November 17, 2016 Scunthorpe home win for me please.City bet, away win 1-3.Best of luck to Sonyc and AJ. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,531 Posted November 17, 2016 Livingston to beat Peterhead for me please.For the Norwich bet, a 2-0 away win. Good luck everyone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonyc 5,510 Posted November 17, 2016 Ok then Nutty. A Luton win for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Angry 1,554 Posted November 17, 2016 I''m doing an accumulator this week based on teams that are languishing at the bottom of their respective leagues. In the Bundesliga, TSG Hoffenheim, in 4th place and unbeaten, are playing at home to Hamburger SV-bottom with just 2 points in 10 games and a GD of -19. The odds on a home win are a very generous 8/13 so a home win for me.I''m going to Loftus Road on Saturday but the best that I can see for us is a draw-I''ll go for 2-2.Good luck to all PUPs and especially AJ and Sonyc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chesney Hawkes 0 Posted November 17, 2016 League two for me and 2nd placed Carlisle at home to beat 2nd bottom Exeter. That long coach journey won''t help them either.Good luck all.Norwich bet - Martin to score at any time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gregt 66 Posted November 17, 2016 I''m going to go for SHEFFIELD UTD home win against Shrewsbury Norwich bet both teams to scoreGood luck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,528 Posted November 17, 2016 I''m also going for Sheffield United to beat Shrewsbury.For the Norwich game I''m offering Dorrans to score anytime. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graham Humphrey 13 Posted November 18, 2016 National League South - Hampton & Richmond (5th, 33 points from 18 games) to beat Welling United (20th, 12 points from 17 games).For the Norwich bet... for a bit of insurance I''d say QPR to lead at both half and full time (due to the new manager effect) might be worth considering. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leedscanary 337 Posted November 18, 2016 Hi all,Good luck to AJ and SonyC this week.For AJ, I cannot believe no-one has yet selectedPSG v Nantes - HOME WIN @ around 2/9For SonyCQPR Goal 76th minute to Full Time - YES @ 11/4Good luck to all PupsLeedscanary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites