nutty nigel 7,528 Posted July 22, 2020 Welcome to Rays Funds, supported by Turner European Consulting and Kare Plus. So here we are at the final week of such a long and difficult Rays Funds season. This may say Week 37 but in actual fact this is week 50 because we had the total lockdown where we kept going with the pools. Thanks to all of you for sticking with it, our reward is the massive amounts of money we’ve raised over the last year. We currently have £1,053 in the presentation pot all added since we presented £3,000 at lockdown. As Emma always says you PUPs are truly amazing. For this final week we have NFN FC picking the final six results. NFN joined us during the season and has been a brilliant asset to our team of PUPs. NFN has 6/9 winning picks at a profitability of 1.76. That’s great form and if transferred to a whole season would have him right in contention for the profitability league. I reckon NFN is going to be up there with the top PUPs next season. Let’s give it one more huge effort to try and get NFN the ammunition he needs to fire us to end the season with back to back wins. As always we need picks from the games played on Saturday, Sunday and Monday of this weekend that are listed on the Bet 365 web site. We have Cosmic Twin making the picks for our game at Man City. Cosmic has an amazing PUPs cv having twice won the PUPs league has six wins when picking the final six. So we couldn’t be in better hands for the very difficult task of picking for Man City away. Let’s help Cosmic with some creative picks from the ones listed on Bet365. This weekend will also see our PUPs leagues decided. The main league is between Kathy and Purple… PUP Wins Picks Win% Profitability Kathy 35 36 97% 7.89 PurpleCanary 34 36 94% 6.29 The top of the profitability league currently looks like this… PUP Wins Picks Win% Profitability Kathy 35 36 97% 7.89 LeedsCanary 11 18 61% 7.55 Lincsy 27 35 77% 6.38 PurpleCanary 34 36 94% 6.29 Lappinitup 21 34 62% 5.41 Kiwiscot 30 36 83% 4.73 Good luck to everyone in contention🤞🍀 As always a massive thank-you to our benefactor PUPanon for making the Norwich match picks possible. Also to all the Pink Un posters who send me pledges and donations. And to our sponsors Turner European Consulting and Kare Plus. Their money all goes straight into the presentation pot. The CSF and the groups we help fund really appreciate this support. For more information on our sponsors take a look at their websites below:- http://www.turnereuropeanconsulting.com/ https://www.kareplus.co.uk/norwich/ So now I’ll hand the thread over to NFN FC and Cosmic Twin. 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 pan-disability boys and girls. Good luck James and Lynda, the thread is yours.....🙃....... Rays Funds on Twitter : https://twitter.com/Raysfunds Rays Funds on Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/groups/124098287639888/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,557 Posted July 22, 2020 Nutty, just found in my spam file an email from a 'TISLON 999' promising unspecified financial rewards if I displace Kathy from top spot in either (but apparently very much preferably both) of the leagues. Of course I will try to find a winning choice, but I fail to see how I can induce Kathy to pick a loser. Anyway, I thought you as our trusted arbiter of the PUPs ought to be made aware of this odd development.🤓 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hissing Sid 154 Posted July 22, 2020 Ending the season with a Sunday evening offering from Italy Juventus to win at home vs Sampdoria For the match bet, Adam Idah to score last. Best of luck NFN, Cosmic and all you PUPs. Huge thanks to Nutty for all your work with this wonderful thread again this year. See you all next season, whenever that may be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KiwiScot 1,443 Posted July 22, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, PurpleCanary said: Nutty, just found in my spam file an email from a 'TISLON 999' promising unspecified financial rewards if I displace Kathy from top spot in either (but apparently very much preferably both) of the leagues. Of course I will try to find a winning choice, but I fail to see how I can induce Kathy to pick a loser. Anyway, I thought you as our trusted arbiter of the PUPs ought to be made aware of this odd development.🤓 I think your sensible pragmatic approach to picking sound low profit wins means its likely Kathy wins even if she loses. Edited July 22, 2020 by KiwiScot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cosmic Twin 189 Posted July 22, 2020 (edited) Thank you for the very kind introduction Nutty. I think the more creative the picks for the match bet the better after last week! All suggestions gratefully received. Thanks to PUPanon for their continued generosity. Nutty, is it OK if I make my final decision Saturday lunchtime/early afternoon to give a little more time for the PUPs to get their suggestions in? Edited July 22, 2020 by Cosmic Twin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathy 733 Posted July 22, 2020 2 hours ago, PurpleCanary said: Nutty, just found in my spam file an email from a 'TISLON 999' promising unspecified financial rewards if I displace Kathy from top spot in either (but apparently very much preferably both) of the leagues. Of course I will try to find a winning choice, but I fail to see how I can induce Kathy to pick a loser. Anyway, I thought you as our trusted arbiter of the PUPs ought to be made aware of this odd development.🤓 It’s odd you should say that because I just found a horses head in my bed. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diesel Doris 128 Posted July 22, 2020 NAPOLI v Sassuolo HOME WIN Good Luck NFN and all you Lovely PUPs 🍀 For the Norwich bet, 2 penalties to be awarded. Best of luck Cosmic 🍀 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,737 Posted July 22, 2020 A very good evening to you Nutty and good luck NFN FC and Cosmic Twin not forgetting all you other lovely PUPs out there. Off to Croatia and a HOME WIN for RIJEKA v Istra 1961. For the City game MAN CITY to win both halves. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,528 Posted July 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Cosmic Twin said: Thank you for the very kind introduction Nutty. I think the more creative the picks for the match bet the better after last week! All suggestions gratefully received. Thanks to PUPanon for their continued generosity. Nutty, is it OK if I make my final decision Saturday lunchtime/early afternoon to give a little more time for the PUPs to get their suggestions in? Yes that's fine Cosmic. Until I read this I didn't even realise the game was on the Sunday👍🙃 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diane 500 Posted July 22, 2020 (edited) Spurs away win please For Norwich maybe Man City to score in both halves & win by more than 2:5 goals Good Luck NFN NC & Cosmic 😀 Well done Nutty for your hard work and for running the pools league in lockdown. Well done to all the pups who have done the majority of the 37 weeks to support Nutty & the rest of us pups. Edited July 23, 2020 by Diane Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathy 733 Posted July 22, 2020 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Diane said: Spurs away win please For Norwich maybe Man City to score in both halves & win by more than 2:5 goals Good Luck Purple & Cosmic 😀 Well done Nutty for your hard work and for running the pools league in lockdown. Well done to all the pups who have done the majority of the 37 weeks to support Nutty & the rest of us pups. It’s NFN FC. Purple was last week. Knocked it out of the park 😊 Edited July 22, 2020 by Kathy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Apples 1,320 Posted July 23, 2020 Hi PUPs, off to Norway with Haugesund vs. Rosenborg (away win). For the City bet I'll go for Idah to score anytime. Best of luck everyone, especially the title contenders! 💪🏆 Apples Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NFN FC 1,123 Posted July 23, 2020 Good afternoon pups, Thanks for giving me a shot at the 6 Nutty. I hope I can get us some end of season wins! It's hard to predict at this time of year. For our match Hernandez to score at any time 🤪 Good luck everyone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,557 Posted July 23, 2020 1 hour ago, NFN FC said: Good afternoon pups, Thanks for giving me a shot at the 6 Nutty. I hope I can get us some end of season wins! It's hard to predict at this time of year. For our match Hernandez to score at any time 🤪 Good luck everyone Any idea what time tomorrow you might be picking NFN FC? If it is like last week some odds may not appear until late afternoon or so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,528 Posted July 23, 2020 Sunday in Switzerland for my final pick where I think... Young Boys v Luzern Home Win For our game, just in case there's penalty shenanigans, I'll stick with... Yellow card for Tim Krul Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pockthorpe 531 Posted July 23, 2020 Evening Pups . NFN FC I’ll say KAWASAKI FRONTALE v Shonan Bellmare Home win . Japan J League . 3/10 . Cosmic , how about Tettey to be booked . 7/2 . Very best of luck to you both ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,557 Posted July 23, 2020 23 hours ago, Kathy said: It’s NFN FC. Purple was last week. Knocked it out of the park 😊 Flattery now is it?!🤩 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NFN FC 1,123 Posted July 23, 2020 8 hours ago, PurpleCanary said: Any idea what time tomorrow you might be picking NFN FC? If it is like last week some odds may not appear until late afternoon or so. I'll say around 9pm 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Parma Ham's gone mouldy 2,219 Posted July 23, 2020 In bocca al lupo 🐕 NFN FC e tutti Voi PUPetti 👍🐕 Think Belarus will be successful this week for: Shakter Soligorsk vs Smolevichi - Home win As for Cosmic’s Norwich bet think that BTTS no, Norwich to lose, at least 3 goals might be logical, so am going to say lump it all on Norwich to win 😂😂👍👌⚽️🤣💛💚 Parma Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Parma Ham's gone mouldy 2,219 Posted July 23, 2020 (edited) @nutty nigel Nutella, sei bravissimo sai?...👍🐕🥰... ...magari ci fosse piú gente come te....👌...sei una persona veramente squisita e buono di cuore 🙏❤️ Auguri cugino....e grazie ..👍🐕 Parma Edited July 24, 2020 by Parma Ham's gone mouldy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lappinitup 629 Posted July 24, 2020 On 22/07/2020 at 20:21, Kathy said: It’s odd you should say that because I just found a horses head in my bed. We all know you had a soft spot for "the horse" but that's taking it a bit far Kathy. 🤣☂️ Arsenal v Watford.......Home win. For our game. Godfrey to score anytime. Good Luck NFN NC & Cosmic . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crabbycanary3 994 Posted July 24, 2020 Good luck to the pickers and for an exciting end at the top of the (pickers) table Juve win for me and I am going for less than 3.5 goals in our game please Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,557 Posted July 24, 2020 Bumped up. While on I would be grateful if someone had the time in the next hour, say, to see if Bet365 have odds on a few games. I cannot get to see the site and I need to give the impression this wasn't a financially-rewarding fix from way back and I really trying to overtake Kathy...🤓 The games are: iBV in the Icelandic 1. Deild. KuFu98 in the Finnish Kakonen. Molodechno and Stenies Pinsk in the Belarus 2. Division. Thanks in advance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KiwiScot 1,443 Posted July 24, 2020 4 minutes ago, PurpleCanary said: iBV in the Icelandic 1. Deild. - I'm not seeing odds. KuFu98 in the Finnish Kakonen. Not seeing that either Molodechno and Stenies Pinsk in the Belarus 2. Division. - Not seeing Divison 2 listed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathy 733 Posted July 24, 2020 I've thought long and hard about this. All week I've been looking at Juve after they blew their chance to win the league a couple of days ago, but I see several PUPs have already selected that game. It would rather look like picking low hanging fruit. I'm therefore going to give the old Purple Picker a chance and go for a trickier one. I'll probably regret this but here goes: Malavan v Shahrdari Tabriz F.C in the Iranian League - home win. I'll know soon enough if I've failed as @TIL 1010 will be on the phone before the refs put his whistle back in his pocket. For City's game I'd put a large part of the pot on City to win. The odds will be terrific and it would be such a Norwich thing to do. Notice I wasnt confident enough to pick this as my game though! Good luck NFN and fellow Puppess Cosmic. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gregt 66 Posted July 24, 2020 Good luck for the final week pups ill suggest JUVENTUS to beat sampdoria for the Norwich bet btts good luck all Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,557 Posted July 24, 2020 1 hour ago, KiwiScot said: Thanks for looking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathy 733 Posted July 24, 2020 1 hour ago, PurpleCanary said: Bumped up. While on I would be grateful if someone had the time in the next hour, say, to see if Bet365 have odds on a few games. I cannot get to see the site and I need to give the impression this wasn't a financially-rewarding fix from way back and I really trying to overtake Kathy...🤓 The games are: iBV in the Icelandic 1. Deild. KuFu98 in the Finnish Kakonen. Molodechno and Stenies Pinsk in the Belarus 2. Division. Thanks in advance. Finnish Kakonen is on PaddyPower. KuFu98 7/1 Why am I helping you? 🤔 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,557 Posted July 24, 2020 The Swedish Damallsvenskan. Pitea to win at home against Vaxjo. Pitea have won three and drawn two of their first five games. Vaxjo have drawn one and lost the other four, and have only scored one goal, but they have played some of the top sides. That may explain why the odds, at 7/25, are not as short as they might have been. --- For the NCFC bet, I suggest Man City 3 Norwich City 1, at 12/1. Good luck to all! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KiwiScot 1,443 Posted July 24, 2020 (edited) Nutty thanks again for running this thread and for all the good it does and fun thats had. You're a true gent and I was recently reading some of the Arrdee section and you can feel the passion of the "Free Bet" that continues on with you. So I'm actually being a bit selfish and going for profit. My Pick is Swedish Allsvenskan - Sirius v Malmo FF - Home Win Of course should should some help be needed for the Top 6 NFN FC you might want to consider in form Pohang at home to beat Bottom, but prickly Incheon in the Korean K-League. Beware my fondness for Korean picks have been a posioned chalice accounting for 3 of my 5 loses this season. But Kim-Chi is amazing. ---- Cosmic let the calamity of last week continue! Norwich to miss a penalty at 34.0 or maybe Raheem Sterling hat trick at 12.0 Or a tasty double chance. Norwich or Draw 8.0 Edited July 24, 2020 by KiwiScot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites