nutty nigel 7,644 Posted January 3 (edited) Welcome to Rays Funds, supported by Turner European Consulting and Cavell Healthcare It’s FA Cup 3rd round weekend and we have the perfect PUP for this challenge with @Pockthorpe picking the final six. Pockthorpe, who is a great supporter of all we do on these threads, won his final six last season so let’s help him to a repeat with our very best selections from the games played on Saturday, Sunday and Monday of this weekend that are listed on the Bet 365 web site. We have @PurpleCanary picking the final selections for our FA Cup tie at home to Bristol Rovers on Saturday. Purple is having a great season currently in second place in our PUPs league. He’s won with the final six five times and won before when making the match picks. So let’s help him to another win with some great options from those listed on Bet 365 or Bill Hill web sites. January’s PUP of the month starts this weekend, so good luck all you PUPs. We all stand together with the single aim of raising money for the Community Sports Foundation and our fabulous Downs Syndrome and pan-disability boys and girls. Take it away Gary and Purple, the thread is yours... ... On behalf of us all a massive thank-you to our wonderful sponsors Turner European Consulting and Cavell Healthcare also our benefactor PUPanon2. For more information on our sponsors take a look at their websites below :- http://www.turnereuropeanconsulting.com/ https://www.cavellhealthcare.co.uk/ Edited January 13 by nutty nigel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hissing Sid 155 Posted January 3 Avoiding the possible pitfalls of the FA Cup by going to League 2 in Scotland... Stenhousemuir (top, 13-4-1 33-12) v Forfar (8th, 3-8-7 17-23) - Home Win For the match bet, City to win & both teams to score. Best of luck Pockthorpe, Purple, and all you PUPs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KiwiScot 1,478 Posted January 3 Gibbs 2 or more Partick v Arbroath - Home Win Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inch High aka Inchy.. 412 Posted January 3 (edited) League 1 this week please and I'll have.... Fleetwood Town v Derby county....Away win. For the Norwich bet I'll have.... Norwich 2-0 win. the best of luck to both @Pockthorpe and @PurpleCanary and all our fellow pups. May I also wish you all a fabulous 2024. Edited January 3 by Inch High aka Inchy.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pockthorpe 542 Posted January 3 Thanks Eddie for giving me another go at the final 6 . Every suggestion will be considered and much appreciated dear Pups. And a happy New Year to you all ! OTBC 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diesel Doris 130 Posted January 3 Happy New Year everyone! CHESTER v Rushall Olympic HOME WIN Good Luck @Pockthorpe and all you Lovely PUPs For the Norwich bet, HT/FT Draw/Norwich. Best of luck @PurpleCanary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,798 Posted January 3 A very good evening to you Nutty and good luck to Pockthorpe and Purple not forgetting of course all you other lovely PUPs out there. Italy this week and a HOME WIN for INTER MILAN v Verona. For the Norwich game Idah to score 2 or more goals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBaldOne66 700 Posted January 3 Greetings all from Oman! For me this week it’s Turkey as I never had any over Christmas and Trabzonspor to beat Ankaragucu. For our game I’m going for Hwang to score anytime Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dj11 378 Posted January 3 Tamworth to beat Buxton. Norwich to win both halves, over 7 corners and over 2 goals for Norwich. The very best of luck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
First Wazzock 904 Posted January 3 Good luck Pockthorpe and Purple. Salernitana v Juventus - Away Win City bet Over 2.5 goals Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,644 Posted January 3 For @Pockthorpe Sunday in Turkey where I think... Galatasaray v Konyaspor Home Win For @PurpleCanary I think Wagner will get some more minutes into Sarge so... Josh Sargent to score with a header is 10/1. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathy 745 Posted January 3 Evening all. Chelsea to beat Preston for me please. For City's game Hwang to score at any time. Good luck Pockthorpe and Purple. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Angry 1,571 Posted January 3 For the Final Six, an Away Win for Juventus at Salernitana looks good value at 9/20. Salernitana are bottom, with a 2-6-10 record while Juventus are second, 13-4-1. For the Norwich match, Home Win and Both Teams To Score-No. The very best of luck to @Pockthorpe and @PurpleCanary(or is it @PurpleCanary) and of course the rest of the PUPs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,586 Posted January 4 Keep the suggestions coming. I will make my choices lateish tomorrow evening so PUPs can factor in all the new players we will be signing in time for the game...🤩 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMF 757 Posted January 4 For @Pockthorpe, the FA Cup can be a pickers nightmare, with managers constantly inclined to go with squad rotations, however, I still fancy Southampton to be too strong for Walsall. For @PurpleCanary there’s probably some value for players who’ve not played many minutes recently, so the likes of Hernandez, Placheta or Gibbs to score at any time. Onel is well overdue a goal. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Apples 1,334 Posted January 4 Hi PUPs, off to Malta this week with SLIEMA WANDERERS VS. GUDJA UNITED (home win). For the City bet I like GMF's shout of fringe players getting a run so I'll go for a double of Gibbs and Placheta to score anytime. All the best everyone! Apples Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feedthewolf 4,894 Posted January 4 Arouca v BENFICA – away win, odds around 4/9. For the Norwich match, I fancy Idah to score the first goal (I'm guessing he'll start). Good luck, everyone! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mandie Moo 94 Posted January 4 Evening all and good luck MMMK - DUNDEE UTD -v- Morton HOME WIN MM - Revel -v- PSG AWAY WIN For the match bet, BTTS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cosmic Twin 192 Posted January 5 I’m going for a home win for Cesena v. Olbia in Italy Serie C Group B. Cesena are W7 D2 L0 F25 A7 at home and Olbia are W1 D2 L6 F7 A20 away. Good Luck, Pockthorpe! For the match bet - Norwich to win 3-1. Good Luck, PurpleCanary! Happy New Year PUPs! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leedscanary 351 Posted January 5 Good luck Pockthorpe & Purple, along with all our other Pups! WEST BROM v Aldershot - HOME WIN FA Cup on Sunday IDAH to score hat-trick (as he did in FA Cup many moons ago...) Leedscanary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indy 3,322 Posted January 5 Good day and good luck PUPS. For me West Ham v Bristol City - Home Win For Norwich, I’m sure Idah will probably start and I’m going for him to score. OTBC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gregt 67 Posted January 5 Hi pups i will go for WEST BROM v aldershot HOME WIN For the NCFC bet 3-0 city win Good luck all Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,586 Posted January 5 The BKK-Perimeter group of the Thai League 3. North Bangkok University to win at home against Samut Prakan. North Bangkok University have won their last five, with an 11/0 goal difference and have a 5-1-1 home record. Samut Prakan are not hopeless but have a 1-0-6 away record. The odds are 1/8 and the game starts at 08.30 UK time tomorrow. Good luck to all! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Parma Ham's gone mouldy 2,243 Posted January 5 In bocca al lupo 🦮 Pockthorpe ed anche ai tutti i voi belli Pupetti 💃🕺🥰🦮🏖️ I’m dreaming of a trip to sunny Spain, so I think that it might be nice to see: Barca vs Levantes Las Planas - Home win 🏡 🏆 As for cugino @PurpleCanary, I do like @nutty nigel ‘s Sarge with a header at 10s, though it’s a bit specific so a quadcast. I think we should expect a pretty strong team… BTTS, Norwich to win, more than 2.5 goals, more than 7 corners. Parma Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pockthorpe 542 Posted January 5 Ok , here we go. Thanks for all your picks Pups. You should have another tenner for a second set Nutty. WEST BROM v Aldershot INTER MILAN v Verona NORTH BANGKOK UNI v Samat Prakan CESENA v Olbia GALTASARAY v Konyaspor STENHOUSEMUIR v Forfar And Salernitana v JUVENTUS SLIEMA WANDERERS v Gudjo Arounca v BENFICA CHESTER v Rushall WEST HAM v Bristol City CHELSEA v Preston Fingers crossed !! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,586 Posted January 5 Thanks for all the suggestions! Best just to put £1 on each of them, so, Nutty, I will send you an extra £10. 2-0. 3-1. 3-0. Idah two or more goals. Idah first goalscorer. Idah anytime goalscorer. Idah hat-trick. Gibbs two or more goals. Hwang anytime goalscorer. Hernandez anytime goalscorer. Gibbs and Placheta both anytime goalscorers. Sargent to score with a header. NCFC win and BTTS Yes. NCFC win and BTTS No. BTTS Yes. HT/FT Draw/NCFC win. NCFC + 2.5 goals. NCFC win both halves, +7 corners, and NCFC +2 goals. BTTS Yes, NCFC win, +2.5 goals, and +7 corners. Red card in the game. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pockthorpe 542 Posted January 5 Meant to say , good luck Purple !! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,586 Posted January 5 8 minutes ago, Pockthorpe said: Meant to say , good luck Purple !! And to you! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hammond1612 92 Posted January 5 Sorry for the lateness. This week I’ll go for Man City to win against Huddersfield. For our match I would have gone for a 2-0 win. Good luck pups! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,644 Posted January 5 (edited) 2 hours ago, Pockthorpe said: Ok , here we go. Thanks for all your picks Pups. You should have another tenner for a second set Nutty. WEST BROM v Aldershot INTER MILAN v Verona NORTH BANGKOK UNI v Samat Prakan CESENA v Olbia GALTASARAY v Konyaspor STENHOUSEMUIR v Forfar And Salernitana v JUVENTUS SLIEMA WANDERERS v Gudjo Arounca v BENFICA CHESTER v Rushall WEST HAM v Bristol City CHELSEA v Preston Fingers crossed !! Thanks for these Gary and for the extra you star! They look great and I think only cruel luck can stop us landing them both. I've placed them with Bet 365. Set one has a potential return of £39.37 Here are the details... North Bankok Uni 1/8 08:30 Sat Inter Milan **EP** 1/6 11:30 Sat Stenhousemuir 3/5 15:00 Sat West Brom **EP** 4/6 14:00 Sun Cesena 1/5 15:15 Sun Galatasaray **EP** 1/4 15:00 Sun Set two has a potential return of £74.01. Here are those details... Chester 8/13 15:00 Sat Chelsea **EP** 1/7 17:30 Sat Benfica **EP** 1/2 18:00 Sat Sliema Wanderers 4/11 10:00 Sun West Ham **EP** 2/5 14:00 Sun Juventusl **EP** 2/5 17:00 Sun Both sets are evenly split between Saturday and Sunday games. The first game is 08:30 tomorrow in Thailand we finish in Italy at 5pm on Sunday. My great friend Arrdee would have loved that! Good luck Gary and all you PUPs. Edited January 5 by nutty nigel 🤞🍀💪💪🏿 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites