Frankel 0 Posted May 11, 2012 Does it have to be football naps? Am I allowed to join in even though it''s almost over or should I wait for the new season? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Statto28 0 Posted May 11, 2012 Win for Man City for me please. AS always, a huge thanks to Nutty and all you pickers who make this thread such an enjoyment each week of the season And as always, here''s hoping for both a City and PUPs win Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I am a Banana 0 Posted May 11, 2012 Us to end the year on a high. Norwich to beat villa. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,509 Posted May 11, 2012 It''s just football Frank. You can leave a selection to help Mister Chops find six winners if you like. And come back next season[Y] Duncan has texted me his pick which is Manchester United to win away at Sunderland. Duncan is still having issues logging on to this site and of course sends his best wishes to Mister Chops and all you PUPs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Bump 0 Posted May 11, 2012 [quote user="Frankel"]Does it have to be football naps? Am I allowed to join in even though it''s almost over or should I wait for the new season?[/quote]Yes it has to be football naps and you can join in at any time as your nap can only help the person selecting the final six.I''m trying to pick differently to anyone around me in the table soFC Basel to beat Grasshopper Club ZürichBasel are 12-2-1 at home, Grasshopper are 2-2-11 away.Good luck. [:)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frankel 0 Posted May 11, 2012 Thanks Nigel and Mr B.Ok, I think I will choose a Tottenham victory. I''m sure Man C should win but that seems a popular choice so I''ll get behind Spurs.I must add I''m far from an expert! Good luck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jellytot 42 Posted May 11, 2012 Good evening.This week I think Norwich will get a win against Villa. COME ON YOU YELLOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![:D][;)][A][<:o)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norfolkchance1 0 Posted May 11, 2012 Arsenal to win away at West Brom for me.Good luck mr chops and all pickers!Also thanks to Nutty for organisation this season, hopefully we can do it all again next season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twidio 39 Posted May 11, 2012 i think man city will beat qpr Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mandie Moo 93 Posted May 11, 2012 FC Porto away win please.My Mear Kat is trying to emulate Phil Taylor and will be on later with a pick.Good Luck everyone :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Chops 7 Posted May 11, 2012 Evening all, This is a difficult week as much of the season is decided across Europe and home fixtures in truly competitive games is my preferred approach, and therefore my strategy is three-fold:a) use the top Pickers this season, who have both given me different choices. Well done and congratulations to Mr. Bump and Norfolkbroadslim, a tremendous season of picking from both of you and I hope your run of form continues this week. As I write, Bump has selected at this stage and NBS hasn''t yet posted, so it''s Bump that I''m backing in my 6 picks.b) Pick Man City against QPR to make sure 90% of this week''s picks are represented. It would be rude not to, and here''s hoping Bolton can pull off a massive upset by winning a game of football and thereby sending QPR back to the Championship where they can take six points off the Binners next season, making everyone better off.c) Scan the European and American leagues for competitive possibilities. I have learned a lot from doing this. In the Bolivian league, there is a team called "The Greatest". They are third in the league, so I''m not sure that name is working for them just yet. Uruguay have a team called "Liverpool", and I''m not picking them so that''ll be a minute''s silence in the making.I was incidentally slightly concerned about Bore Bore Bor until I remembered Young Boys is a football team.So, here we go:Switzerland - FC Basel to beat Grasshopper Club Zürich - Bump, Bore Bore BorEngland - Man City to beat QPR - pretty much everybodyFinland - HJK Helsinki to beat KuPS Kuopio - SidWales - Llanelli to beat Aberystwyth - DorisUruguay - Nacional to beat Rampla Jnrs - this is my pick. Nacional are 5-0-0, Rampla are 1-2-2.Bulgaria - Liteks Lovech to beat Kaliakra - TrentWales, Uruguay, Bulgaria, Finland, Switzerland and the Etihad. Where''s Louis Suarez when you need him?Good luck everyone, and thanks for your picks this week. Let''s hope we can end on a legal high. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DOGGER 0 Posted May 11, 2012 sorry im late, put me down for man.c to beat QPR, good luck!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Excited Canary 19 Posted May 11, 2012 Look like a solid set of 6 Chops, sorry I am late. I will join the crew and go for a Man City home win please. Good luck Chops and all PUPs! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legend Iwan 30 Posted May 11, 2012 Think I''ll go for Norwich v Villa draw please. Good luck, Chops. Hope you get your name up there again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norfolkbroadslim 223 Posted May 11, 2012 Sorry for the lateness Mr C. It''s a tough week, being the last week and everything resting on it, you even start to doubt all the bankers. I had tried like Mr Bump to avoid all of the naps that those around me made, which made it even tougher. I was left looking at a possibility in Canada and one in Estonia to name but 2. The least I had to do was to make a different nap to Mr Bump. If I nap the same team as him I stand no chance whatsoever. With there also being a chance that Basel slip up, if I don''t nap the worst I can finish is second , but if Basel lose I would win the league. I know this is controversial, but I don''t care, I am in it for the title and I think I stand more of a chance by not making a selection and considering Chops has already picked his final 6 it doesn''t matter anyway. So, good luck all and sorry to the people tied in 3rd, and Mr Bump, the pressure''s on boyo!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norfolkbroadslim 223 Posted May 11, 2012 [:P]Had you going, but I just can''t keep it up, I would never do such a thing and before I get lynched on to my nap - I couldn''t pick Basel as Bump has picked them and it would leave me with no chance as I mentioned above. Man City scream out the page at you, they will most probably win, but I just have this little niggle, there''s so much pressure on the game for them and QPR who although woeful away, have some players who could pull something out the bag and perhaps salvage a shock result - a draw at City. Like I said, I''ve looked and looked at fixtures all over the world and my final sword swipe of the season takes me to Bulgaria. The great man Trent has already picked out Liteks, and I didn''t want to nap the same as those around me, but there was so little left and I am therefore also hoping that he is on to a good thing. Liteks still have a decent chance of qualifying for Europe and Kaliakara are on dreadful run and their recent away form is woeful. They have lost their last 6 away, which includes conceding 5, 6, and 7 in 3 of them and 3 twice. Hoping I don''t fall on my sword, it''s - Liteks Lovetch vs Kaliakara - Home win Good luck everyone and the very best of luck Mr Chops[:)][Y] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norfolkbroadslim 223 Posted May 11, 2012 B0ll0cks, feel 5h1t for making the same nap as Trent as he now can''t win the league and he was in with a chance of tying it up with Bump.[:(] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jed exodous 0 Posted May 12, 2012 Gotta be Man City for me this week... Good luck guys... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,509 Posted May 12, 2012 [quote user="Mister Chops"]Evening all, This is a difficult week as much of the season is decided across Europe and home fixtures in truly competitive games is my preferred approach, and therefore my strategy is three-fold:a) use the top Pickers this season, who have both given me different choices. Well done and congratulations to Mr. Bump and Norfolkbroadslim, a tremendous season of picking from both of you and I hope your run of form continues this week. As I write, Bump has selected at this stage and NBS hasn''t yet posted, so it''s Bump that I''m backing in my 6 picks.b) Pick Man City against QPR to make sure 90% of this week''s picks are represented. It would be rude not to, and here''s hoping Bolton can pull off a massive upset by winning a game of football and thereby sending QPR back to the Championship where they can take six points off the Binners next season, making everyone better off.c) Scan the European and American leagues for competitive possibilities. I have learned a lot from doing this. In the Bolivian league, there is a team called "The Greatest". They are third in the league, so I''m not sure that name is working for them just yet. Uruguay have a team called "Liverpool", and I''m not picking them so that''ll be a minute''s silence in the making.I was incidentally slightly concerned about Bore Bore Bor until I remembered Young Boys is a football team.So, here we go:Switzerland - FC Basel to beat Grasshopper Club Zürich - Bump, Bore Bore BorEngland - Man City to beat QPR - pretty much everybodyFinland - HJK Helsinki to beat KuPS Kuopio - SidWales - Llanelli to beat Aberystwyth - DorisUruguay - Nacional to beat Rampla Jnrs - this is my pick. Nacional are 5-0-0, Rampla are 1-2-2.Bulgaria - Liteks Lovech to beat Kaliakra - TrentWales, Uruguay, Bulgaria, Finland, Switzerland and the Etihad. Where''s Louis Suarez when you need him?Good luck everyone, and thanks for your picks this week. Let''s hope we can end on a legal high.[/quote] Thank you for these Mister. I''m loving your strategy. Six great selections which give us an excellent chance ending the season with a win. I''ve placed the bet with Bet365 and the potential return for a £10 stake was £37.45. But at the quiz tonight Tilly handed me a tenner to double the bet. So the potential winnings are £74.90. Here are the details : - Bet DetailsDate/TimeStakeReturnBasel @ 3/10Man City @ 1/8Llanelli @ 4/9HJK Helsinki @ 3/10Liteks Lovetch @ 1/11Nacional De Montevideo @ 1/46 Folds, 1 bet * £20.0012/05/2012 01:06:5820.000.00Total for this period 20.00 Llanelli get us underway at 2:30 followed by HJK Helsinki at 4:30, FC Basel at 4:45, Liteks Lovech at 6pm and Nacional at 8pm. All being well we go into Sunday when Manchester City kick off at 3pm. Thanks again Mister and Tilly and good luck everyone. Great to see the PUPs team at the quiz tonight and I hope to see some more of you at the game tomorrow or in the Nelson after. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cosmic Twin 185 Posted May 12, 2012 I''m going for a home win for Basle v. Grasshoppers.Good Luck, Mister Chops! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMF 736 Posted May 12, 2012 Man City vs QPR - Home win. Good luck to all PUP''s Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boyo 0 Posted May 12, 2012 Sorry I''m late! Man City for me. Best of luck [:)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norfolkbroadslim 223 Posted May 12, 2012 [:@]You celebrating the title yet Bump?[:@] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norfolkbroadslim 223 Posted May 12, 2012 And rotten luck Chops with Llanelli who won, but in extra time![:(] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diesel Doris 127 Posted May 12, 2012 I''m gutted Mr Chops[:(][:''(] sorry, can''t believe Llanelli, the b******s, couldn''t win it in 90 mins. Looks like it will be another 5/6. I''ll probably be relegated from the Fab 40 too so a s**t day all round. Can only hope that Norwich will win tomorrow[:D] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norfolkbroadslim 223 Posted May 12, 2012 Considering it''s the last week it''s quiet on here! I suspect Master Bump, has passed out with 7 cans of Special Brew strewn around his person and a half eaten beef and tomato Pot Noodle having previously been drinking himself into a stupor whilst slowly stroking and caressing his first PUPs trophy................. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davo 0 Posted May 13, 2012 Sorry for being so late but I have had trouble logging into the site. Thought I would try it before I make the trip across country to Norwich and luckily it worked.Anyway I''m going for a Man City Win.Davo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,509 Posted May 13, 2012 Unlucky Mister. Again it wasn''t meant to be. Everything has to go for us to get a win. Getting six results is a difficult task but you have proved you''re up to it with your two previous wins. We''ve done well this season with 7 winning weeks from 36. That''s good going by anyones standards and proves what a brilliant group of pickers we have assembled. Congratulations Mr Bump on your second championship. Your consistent record is amazing. Unlucky Richard, you lost out by the broadslimest of margins. I can''t do the stats yet because so many of us picked games are played today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Chops 7 Posted May 13, 2012 Thanks Nutty, and thank you for the opportunity to pick this week. I''m not too downhearted as it was a tough week given a lot of seasons are over in all but name, but I do feel bad for Tilly who lost out on 4 pints of Taddy with that extra £10.My pick of Montevideo let me down anyway Doris, so no need to feel bad about Llanelli. To be honest, I imagine the local sheep feel quite relieved.Looking forward to next season and a chance to get that illustrious "x3" against my name.Finally, and I know this is said often but it does bear repeating - a big thank you to Nutty for the administration of this thread and for keeping Ray''s great idea alive - & Leeds Canary for the hard work that goes into the medals and trophies. Perhaps next season I''ll get my hands on one.Thanks again all, and good luck with your picks today [Y] [B] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,509 Posted May 15, 2012 Thanks again Mister Chops. Another win just wasn’t meant to be. The top 12 PUPs all signed off with a win. So it’s congratulations once again to Mr Bump[*] who’s the first PUP to win two championships. Really unlucky Norfolkbroadslim who was second through making one less pick. The margin couldn’t be closer. And well done to all the top six who topped 90%. That’s a great achievement. 66% was needed to finish in our Fab40. Diesel Doris unluckily dropped below the line. Her selection won but not in 90 minutes. But the league table is just what we use to keep us focused. The main purpose of the thread is to help the week’s picker to find six winning selections. All you PUPs have excelled at that this season. That’s why we have had these seven winning weeks : - Week 5 Herman £26.45Week 10 Devon £59.72Week 11 Lapp £49.71Week 14 Inchy £42.93Week 21 Statto £32.87Week 33 Wazzy £55.48Week 34 Yankee £90.85 (Doubled by Gingerpele) And those 7 winning weeks mean we have £358.04 to present to the academy. Now we were going to make this presentation at the beginning of June but it hasn’t been possible to do that so I’m looking at a date in early August that will suit as many as possible. This year was of course different because for the first time we sponsored ourselves. Thank you all for your support and generosity especially Robin, Justin and Purple who put in extra sponsorship to ensure these great threads continue. Including the extra tenners, your donations this season amounted to £545. Including the extra tenners we bet £400. That means that we have £145 to carry over to next season on top of the £358 we have to present. The following table accounts for the money and shows where it’s held : - Donations545Bets400145Wins358Should Have503Bet36592PayPal20Cash391Total held503 So for the last time this season here are those with at least 50% correct from at least 50% of the available weeks. The line denotes the Fab40 who will be making the picks next season. Mr. Bump[*]343694%Norfolkbroadslim333594%Jed Exodus333692%Statto333692%Til 1010333692%Trent Canary333692%Kathy323689%Herman313589%Yankee Canary313686%PurpleCanary 303586%Beauseant293485%Fonejacker303683%NWC202483%Hughesy263281%Excited Canary253181%NCFCStar293681%Delia''s Devonshire..222879%Cityangel253278%Chelle283678%Dogger283678%Sports Desk - Pete202677%Newyorkcanary263476%Mister Chops273675%Inch High212875%SWP=Poor Man''s Ruel F202774%Mandie Moo''s Mear Kat 253474%Shack Attack212972%1st Wazzock263672%Mandie Moo253571%nutty nigel253571%Davo223171%Jellytot192770%Legend Iwan192770%Graham Humphrey233370%Cosmic Twin253669%Scooby223269%Duncan Edwards172568%Hissing Sid233468%Leedscanary233566%GMF213266%……………………………….…….…….Diesel Doris233664%I''m A Banana233664%Boyo172763%Bore Bore Bor132259%Ginger Pele213658%Norfolkchance1203656%Gregt152756% Share this post Link to post Share on other sites