Rays Funds for the CSF with the Pink un Pickers Week 23

[nutty nigel 7,902]

Greetings PUPs

and welcome to week twenty three of our Rays Funds season. This week we have one

of our real stars with dual winner of the final six Cosmic Twin making the

final selections. Cosmic, who achieved her second win last season, is

consistently one of our top PUPs week in and week out every season. This year

is no exception. She’s currently on 77% in our league and on top form with a

run of selecting 11 consecutive winners. So the final selections are in very

capable hands again this weekend. Last week you PUPs were amazing helping GMF

to his second win. 37/39 winning picks is as good as it gets. More of the same

will give Cosmic an outstanding chance of getting a hat-trick of final six

wins. Don’t forget your selection must be from the games played on Sat/Sun/Mon

of this weekend and listed on the Bill Hill or Bet365 web site.

 

 

For the match bet this weekend

I’m really pleased to introduce to you a top poster who will be visiting our

threads for the very first time. So please give a warm PUPs welcome to Jim

Smith. Jim’s long been one of my favourite posters on here. We’re maybe a bit

like sparring partners but it’s always a pleasure to debate with him. He also

has my admiration for walking all the way to the Arsenal match last season.

When I lived on Ketts Hill I used to walk too! But Jim walked all the way from

London!! Now Jim has agreed to look at all your selections before choosing some

of them, some of his own or a combination of both. So let’s give him some great

options from the match at Bournemouth on Saturday. Jim - you have £6 to spend and that can be on one or up to six different selections. The choice is yours

 

 

Here’s the rota for PUPs making

the final six selections next month. Please let me know if these dates are ok :

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Jan 31^st - Hector

Brockelbank

Feb 7^th – Beauseant

Feb 14^th – jb

Feb 21^st – Diesel Doris

Feb 28^th – AJ

 

 

 

Now I’ll hand

this week’s thread over to Cosmic Twin and Jim Smith. 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.

 

 

Good luck all

you PUPs... Take it away Lynda and Jim ... 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,4,

Blahblahblah, NCFC_Shaun, 1st Wazzock,3, Fonejacker,3, Norfolkbroadslim,2,

Norfolkchance1,2, Scooby,3, Trent Canary,2, Cosmic Twin,2, Graham Humphrey,

Leedscanary,2, NcfcStar, Herman, Delia’s Devonshire Dirtbox, Lappinitup,

Statto, Mandie Moo,2, Mr Bump, Kathy,2, Til1010, Snake-eyes, Vindo,2, NWC,

Hughesy. Gregt, GMF,2, SwindonCanary, Twidio, yes Norfolkchance1 £2038 for the

Academy, and £698 for the Community Sports Foundation.

 

 

And with the

Norwich match bet. Splutcho, jb, Javier’s Deaf Translator, Hector Brockelbank,

Blahblahblah,2, Can u sit down please, Til1010, Mandie Moo’s Mear Kat,

Crabbycanary, Paul, Stewfil, Parma Ham’s gone mouldy, Bor Bor Bor, Mr Apples,

Woostercanary, City-til-I-die, The Great Drinkell, nutty, yes PUPs £289 for the

Community Sports Foundation.

 

 

And with £210

for the CSF from the Pink Un Pledges we now have a total of £3135 since we

began of which £545 has been raised this season.

[Parma Ham's gone mouldy 2,462]

Today is a thoroughly good news day in the Parma household so

Anderlecht vs Lierse home win please Nutini.

Good luck to Cosmic and Jim Smith

Interesting one for Norwich. Clean sheet and 0-2 away win please.

[Herman 11,136]

Off to France.LYON to beat Toulouse.Lyon with the best home record and in good form. Toulouse poor form and average away record.Good luck all PUPS[Y]

[Feedthewolf 5,885]

Panathinaikos to win at home to Ergotelis in the Greek Super League. Panathinaikos are 6-0-1 at home, Ergotelis are second bottom and 1-3-4 away. Odds of 2/9 look about right.For the Norwich bet, I really can''t get too positive I''m afraid - HT Bournemouth, FT draw is about as good as I can see it getting.Nigel - I know I''m down to do the match bet for the 31st, but I''m going to be away in Italy on a business trip from the 28th to the 30th; is there any possibility of switching with whomever you had planned for the first week in February, or something similar? I''m desperate not to miss out on a chance to raise money for the PUPs, but I can''t guarantee I''ll be able to get on the internet and would hate to let you all down at the last minute.

[lake district canary 4,830]

Scotland for me, top v next to bottom - St. Mirren v Aberdeen - away win please.

For the Norwich bet, could cancel each other out so a 1-1  draw.

Good luck to all PUPS everywhere.

[nutty nigel 7,902]

[quote user="Feedthewolf"]Panathinaikos to win at home to Ergotelis in the Greek Super League. Panathinaikos are 6-0-1 at home, Ergotelis are second bottom and 1-3-4 away. Odds of 2/9 look about right.For the Norwich bet, I really can''t get too positive I''m afraid - HT Bournemouth, FT draw is about as good as I can see it getting.Nigel - I know I''m down to do the match bet for the 31st, but I''m going to be away in Italy on a business trip from the 28th to the 30th; is there any possibility of switching with whomever you had planned for the first week in February, or something similar? I''m desperate not to miss out on a chance to raise money for the PUPs, but I can''t guarantee I''ll be able to get on the internet and would hate to let you all down at the last minute.[/quote]

 

Would you like 24th instead buddy? I hadn''t covered it because wasn''t sure if the fixture would be played but both us and Brentford are concentarting on the league[;)]

 

 

[Hissing Sid 160]

A Sunday offering from Greece this week

Panathinaikos (3rd, 6-0-1 14-4 at home) v Ergotelis (2nd bottom, 1-3-4 8-11 away) - Home Win

For the match bet, how about HT/FT Draw/Draw at 9/2

Best of luck Cosmic, Jim and all you PUPs

[Katie Borkins 1]

Without Pardew I think Newcastle will struggle, and Chelsea need to win their home games, so CHELSEA to beat Newcastle this week please.

[Katie Borkins 1]

For the Norwich bet, let''s have Russell Martin to score at any time.

[Yellowfuture 71]

Evening all, Spain for me and Real Madrid to beat Espanyol.

For the Norwich bet, hard to know isn''t it, I''ve got a feeling Hooper will be given another run out and I would back him to score, so Hooper to score anytime.

Good luck.

[YankeeCanary 0]

 

TNS to beat Prestatyn Town

[TIL 1010 5,246]

A very good evening to you Nutty, very good luck to both Cosmic twin and Jim Smith not forgetting of course all you other lovely PUPs out there.

Off to Spain and a HOME WIN please for REAL MADRID v Espanyol.

For the Norwich bet 0-0 at 12/1 might be worth a quid.

[Cosmic Twin 192]

Thanks for the intro, Nutty.

Congratulations to GMF for last week!

I''m going to need all the help I can get from all you lovely PUPs. I will take all picks into consideration and will make my decision late-ish on Friday evening.

Think the match bet could be tricky this week so will stick with my usual of Howson to score any time. Good Luck, Jim!

[Cosmic Twin 192]

*~ Today is a thoroughly good news day in the Parma household so

Anderlecht vs Lierse home win please Nutini.

Good luck to Cosmic and Jim Smith

Interesting one for Norwich. Clean sheet and 0-2 away win please. ~*

Parma I think you''re a week ahead of yourself. There is no Belgian League fixtures this week. The above game is being played on 18th Jan.

[SwindonCanary 457]

Chelsea to beat Newcastle And NORWICH To win !

[Feedthewolf 5,885]

[quote user="nutty nigel"]

[quote user="Feedthewolf"]Panathinaikos to win at home to Ergotelis in the Greek Super League. Panathinaikos are 6-0-1 at home, Ergotelis are second bottom and 1-3-4 away. Odds of 2/9 look about right.For the Norwich bet, I really can''t get too positive I''m afraid - HT Bournemouth, FT draw is about as good as I can see it getting.Nigel - I know I''m down to do the match bet for the 31st, but I''m going to be away in Italy on a business trip from the 28th to the 30th; is there any possibility of switching with whomever you had planned for the first week in February, or something similar? I''m desperate not to miss out on a chance to raise money for the PUPs, but I can''t guarantee I''ll be able to get on the internet and would hate to let you all down at the last minute.[/quote]

 

Would you like 24th instead buddy? I hadn''t covered it because wasn''t sure if the fixture would be played but both us and Brentford are concentarting on the league[;)]

 

 

[/quote]Absolutely, that would be great! Thanks very much. And also, many thanks for providing me with a giggle - ''concentarting'' is definitely my ''typo of the week'' so far... [:)]

[nutty nigel 7,902]

LOL!! Maybe I should be sent to a concertarting camp!

[NWC 315]

Chelsea to beat Newcastle for me too please. As for the ncfc bet - Redmond to score at any time. Good luck all!!

[city-till-i-die 7]

Chelski win for me

Norwich bet draw at half time Norwich win (new manager syndrome) full time OTBC

 

good luck one and all

[Mr Apples 1,407]

Hi PUPs, I''ll go for PSG to beat Bastia (PSG away win).

 

For the match bet I''ll go for a score draw result.

 

All the best!

 

Apples 

[ca 1]

Chelsea to beat Newcastle for me please

For the Norwich bet Jerome to score anytime and a 1-1 draw ( crosses my fingers )

Good Luck to all the lovely Pups

[The Great Drinkell 51]

Since we missed out on Lennon (which I must say I was pleased about) the guy has done a great job at Bolton and with Leeds likely to be looking for another new manager shortly I''ll take

Bolton to beat Leeds (priced at 1/1 with Ladbrokes)

for the match bet (my first away trip of the season) I''ll take a little bit of Surman to score and Norwich to win 2-1.

[nutty nigel 7,902]

For Cosmic I''m going back to league two and a team I picked a couple of weeks ago. Burton are 2nd (home record W9 D1 L2 F18 A7) are at home to Mansfield who are 19th (away record W2 D3 L7 F6 A18).

 

Burton Albion            v            Mansfield Town            Home Win

 

For Jim I''m going to suggest a small stake on one of Norwich''s second half comebacks away from home. Bournemouth to be winning at half-time wit City to win at full-time is 33/1.

 

 

[Parma Ham's gone mouldy 2,462]

Grazie Cosmic, good man. Thanks for the warm nudge Nutella...

Let''s have Prestatyn vs TNS away win per cortesia...

Buona Anno tutti..👍

Parma

[chellecity 0]

Off to Spain this week

Real Madrid vs Espanyol - Home Win

And for the NCFC bet, Grabban to score on his return to Bournemouth

Good luck all, especially Cosmic Twin and Jim Smith

[jb 0]

Lyon to beat Toulouse please...

And over 2.5 goals in the norwich match.

Happy to make the valentines day picks, nutty!

Good luck, pups!

[Leedscanary 389]

Porto for me please.

Norwich bet - 2 nil Bournemouth win

Leedscanary

[Guest]

Portugal this week for me.....

Benfica....Home win.

Good luck to Cosmic this week and you all.

[lappinitup 629]

League Two where Newport (7-4-1-22-12) entertain Portsmouth (1-5-6-6-18).Newport v Portsmouth.......Home win.

For the Norwich bet I think Redmond will be looking to impress the new boss (or a new club) so I''m going for.....Norwich to win and Redmond to score.Good luck Cosmic and Jim. [Y]

[Kathy 823]

Lyons to beat Toulouse for me please. Good luck Cosmic!

I fancy to get a draw at Dean Court. Good luck Jim.