RodneyTrottersFC 0 Posted February 9, 2014 Not-So-Mystic Mat''s progress report... Chapter 1: damn those pesky other results...As some may be aware... Along with others, I''ve made a hypothetical scenario to predict the rest of the season. To remind [;-)] you of the end result... Here''s how my "worste case scenario" (as in lose last 5) bottom 11 looks: Swansea (points: 41)Hull (40)Palace (37)NORWICH (36)Sunderland (35)Villa (34)*West Ham (34)*Cardiff (34)*Fulham (33)West Brom (31)Stoke (30)*= GD of 2 games agoOver the last 20 results... My success rate has been 35% lol but it gets worse...Just like I hinted to in my epic novel, the only other top 9 teams to play bottom 11s both (yes, both) drew their games. Fulham - Man U is nearly as freak of a result as ours IMO. The remaining 4 results were not draws either; meaning 2 teams gained 2 points on us while 2 teams lost 1 (my strongest thought regarding the fact other teams will be playing eachother at the end). So just like last round, we were screwed by other results. This is how my bottom 11 looks with those results in mind... Hull (44)Palace (40)West Ham (39)Swansea (38)Cardiff (37)Sunderland (34)*Stoke (34)*NORWICH (34)*Fulham (34)*Villa (33)West Brom (28)*= current GDSo despite still buzzin from an awesome result... I''m still very much concerned.... Given our goal prowess, I don''t want it to have to rely on GD or goals scored!I had quite a big argument with an army of people telling me the tough run-in (the toughest) means nothing.... Not only does our consistant performance need to improve drastically, we need our luck in other results to turn too.Lets hope my accuracy improves... Should go without saying: Wouldn''t mind taking a knocking on our result predictions Oh and don''t worry... You wont have to put up with this after every game lol OTBC CTID POA SHO [Still Hughton Out ;-)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,536 Posted February 9, 2014 So what are your forecats for the next round of games? (Don''t ask me for mine, a glance at the Rays Funds PUPs league will tell you all you need to know) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RodneyTrottersFC 0 Posted February 10, 2014 Ok... I''ll mozy on over.... Bare in mind I made all my predictions 2 rounds ago :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RodneyTrottersFC 0 Posted February 10, 2014 I had a look at the pup thread..... On my crappy slow phone it was hard work. Can you sum up what it''s about? I got: involves working together to pick good bets to place to raise money for charity? And going from there''s a league and you saying I could find your predictions (i couldnt btw) then also competition against each other for prediction accuracy?Anyway... I''ll post what I thought 2 games ago and now here (only an hour until no more internet :-(Us v hammers: I thought a narrow defeat for us. Now: still fear the same.... They''re doing better than I gave credit for. Actually.... As this is just about what I think now... I''m gonna say 1-1Still think Man C will beat Sunderland. Hmm... 3-1Still think Arsenal will beat Man U... Just be tighter than I thought... I''ll say 2-1Still think Chelsea will thrash West Brom.... Lets go 4-0I gave Fulham the surprise draw here.... But despite them doing it to United, Liverpool look way tougher.... 2-0 LiverpoolI actually gave Palace the win over Everton (to factor realism of surprise results) .... Heck, lets stick with it: 2-1 win for PalaceSpurs v Newcastle I said a draw... But now think Spurs win 3-0Again, for realism: gave Hull the win over Southampton... Cant actually see it.... Lets go: 0-0I said Stoke will draw with Swansea.... Lets go 2-2I wished for Cardiff to beat Villa.... Out of spite: 1-0 win to Cardiff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,536 Posted February 10, 2014 The PinkUn Message Board''s Rays Funds Thread: - Thesethreads were set up by my good friend Ray Ducker (Arrdee) to raise money forthe Academy. There’s a new thread every week where Pink Un Pickers (PUPs) fromall over the world unite to try and get a winning line of six correct results fromthe weekends football fixtures. As from August 2013 we have been raising moneyfor the Community Sports Foundation. Us PUPs all decided that whilst theacademy has so much investment our funds didn’t make a difference in the waythey had in the past. The football club supported us through the change andsupport us the same now as when the funds went to the academy. How ItWorks : - EveryWednesday during the season I start the new weeks thread. The ''Pink Un Pickers''(PUPs) then select their ''nap bet'' for the weekends football fixtures that arelisted on Bet365. On the Friday evening the nominated picker from our PUPs rotaselects 6 results from the weeks picks. I then place the bet and post the betand the odds on here by the Saturday lunchtime. The PUPs rota is made up of theprevious seasons top 40. This usedto be sponsored but it''s financed by the PUPs themselves. There is norequirement to pay to play but obviously we need £400 per season. Thesedonations are made to me personally or via paypal on canaryeddie@aol.com. This is also the email addressfor anyone who wishes to contact me. Thisseason an anonymous benefactor has funded a match bet where the PUPs who won’tbe making the final selections this season have chosen how to spend a fiver onthe weekend’s Norwich game. Again suggestions are made on the thread from whichthe week’s nominated picker can make a choice or go with their own. Have wewon? : - So farthere have been 52 winning weeks, and 6 more with the match bet, in which wehave won £2038 for the academy and £409 for the CSF making £2447 in total.There have been plenty of near misses too and the ''Pink Un Pickers'' have had alot of fun trying. Want ToTake Part? : - Justregister with the Pink Un Message Board and post your very best selection onthe thread which is up every Wednesday during the season. It''s as simple asthat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grefstad 0 Posted February 11, 2014 Well, its what I have said all along. Our fate relies on other teams messing up. We will not manage 38-40 points on our own.I have watched out for "good results" for us all season, and we have very little luck. Palace could well have drawn all of tveir last 3 home wins, still they edged their wins. Bottom clubs drawing against eachother is the dream result for us.Last season we were very lucky with such results, other dhit teams drawing against other shit trams, meaning 1 point lost in thin air. This season we are not so lucky, and it could prove to be our downfall. That said, had we beaten Fulham, Cardiff at home we would be in a pretty good state for the run in. Failing to best shit teams at home costs us Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RodneyTrottersFC 0 Posted February 11, 2014 I''ve always thought we''d stay up despite Hughton... But only because of other teams doing worse. And no matter what happens it''s gonns be tight. I''d much rather have (& think we should have now) a much tighter grip on our own survival.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yobocop 1,099 Posted February 11, 2014 We have had this conversation before Mathew If we want to stay in the premier league then we would always have to rely on at least 3 teams doing worse than us regardless of our own form That''s how a league table works... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RodneyTrottersFC 0 Posted February 12, 2014 Well yeah Yobocop... But A) my point is we should be much more capabable of ensuring as many teams as possible finish below us BECAUSE of our form, not irrespective of it. B) in season 1 of top flight we got 11 points from 18 from the 3 relegated teams. Last season we got 9. This season... Look at this...5 teams below us in the as it stands form table.16th Hull and 17th Newcastle are above us in the league.From them we have 4/12 points.18th Cardiff 19th Fulham 20th WBAFrom them 3 teams we have 4/12 points.Total 8 from 24 ... Or 33% successFrom the 4 teams below us in the as it stands league table:We have managed 5 points from 15...Or 33% successeverything but clean sheets (which counts for nothing without goals and wins) is on the decline... How can this be accaptable? I do think we''re stuck with him til we drop in bottom three... The point in it being too late to sack him may have already passed.... Survival is the only way we can keep good players and get good replacement. I still want him out asap mind...On my original predictions, the only 1 I got right was ours :-( ... Even got that wrong on revised predictions lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ricardo 7,395 Posted February 12, 2014 Never mind, some more games tonight.They can''t all go the wrong way can they????[:D] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RodneyTrottersFC 0 Posted February 12, 2014 Lets hope so :-)Here''s 4 bad results to watch out for...Stoke beat SwanseaEverton dont keep a clean sheet or worse still: dont winMan C slip up again to a bottom 11 club and fail to winFulham avoids defeat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ricardo 7,395 Posted February 12, 2014 [quote user="RodneyTrottersFC"]Lets hope so :-)Here''s 4 bad results to watch out for...Stoke beat SwanseaEverton dont keep a clean sheet or worse still: dont winMan C slip up again to a bottom 11 club and fail to winFulham avoids defeat.[/quote]Both results tonight just what was needed.[:D] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RodneyTrottersFC 0 Posted February 13, 2014 Yeah it''s not bad going... Makes a pleasant change for other results to give us break Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RodneyTrottersFC 0 Posted February 13, 2014 And look how close I was to the Newcastle v Spurs game lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites