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Thread | U'sual Champions League 2024 SF 1st leg - Deadline Tuesday 30th April 20.00
at 16:56 22 Apr 2024
A recap on how the Quarter-finals finished
Quarter-final 1st leg results
ARSENAL 2 BAYERN MUNICH 2
REAL MADRID 3 MANCHESTER CITY 3
ATLETICO MADRID 2 BORUSSIA DORTMUND 1
PARIS SAINT GERMAIN 2 BARCELONA 3
Quarter-final 2nd leg results
BARCELONA 1 PARIS SAINT GERMAIN 4
(Agg 4-6)
BORUSSIA DORTMUND 4 ATLETICO MADRID 2
(Agg 5-4)
BAYERN MUNICH 1 ARSENAL 0
(Agg 3-2)
MANCHESTER CITY 1 REAL MADRID 1
(Agg 4-4 AET) Real Madrid won 4-3 on penalties.
A tough lot of results to predict, and there were only two, what turned out to be, significant 3 pointers. They were for blueeagle, who got the Atletico 2-1, and Blue4U2, who had the Bayern 1-0, in Group A. With Group B being decided on outcomes, this is how they finished:-
THE GROUPS (8 out of 8 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the number of goals scored in the League 2 programme on Saturday 20th April)
The tie-break was won by Blue4U2 to finish top.
That makes the draw for the Semi-finals as:-
Blue4U2 v bwildered
blueeagle v burnsieespana
Semi-final 1st leg Fixtures
Tuesday 30th April
BAYERN MUNICH v REAL MADRID
Wednesday 1st May
BORUSSIA DORTMUND v PARIS SAINT GERMAIN
The scoring Keeping with the format for this stage of the competition, in addition to score predictions, please predict two goal-scorers from each game as well, these can of course be two from the same side. Four points, to put more emphasis, for a spot-on score prediction, one point for the correct outcome, and one point for each goal scored (including own goals) by either of your nominated goal-scorers. As there is an advantage posting first regarding goal scorers, the member posting second can have up to two predictions the same.
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Thread | HL 2023/24 Charity Shield & Div. One Play-off SF - Deadline 27th April 12.30
at 17:45 21 Apr 2024
The draw for the Charity Shield Semi-finals
concordman v durham_exile
RSCOSWORTH v Daniel
The Division One Play-off Semi-finals
basher2010 v Tropical_Us
bwildered v BFG
These are one off games, no replays. The usual tie-breaker rules apply, most 3 pointers, and then more importantly the first to post. Finally, no more than four predictions the same as your opponent, please.
The Fixtures and don't forget it is a 12.30 deadline
WEST HAM UNITED v LIVERPOOL (12.30)
MANCHESTER UNITED v BURNLEY
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS v LUTON TOWN
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN v BIRMINGHAM CITY
MILLWALL v PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY v WEST BROMWICH ALBION
EXETER CITY OXFORD UNITED (12.30)
LINCOLN CITY v PORTSMOUTH (12.30)
READING v BLACKPOOL (12.30)
WREXHAM v STOCKPOORT COUNTY
Good luck everybody
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Thread | Happy League 2023/24 The Final Tables
at 21:48 20 Apr 2024
Week 38 results
LUTON TOWN 1 BRENTFORD 5
Yoane Wissa scored twice as Brentford made easy work of Luton to pull 10 points clear of the relegation zone. Nobody got this spot-on, but 10 did have the outcome.
SHEFFIELD UNITED 1 BURNLEY 4
Burnley gave their Premier League survival hopes a huge boost with a vital victory to push bottom side United further towards relegation. Again nobody had this spot-on, though 11 did get the outcome.
CARDIFF CITY 2 SOUTHAMPTON 1
Cardiff get a 96th minute winner, as they came from behind to put a huge dent in Southampton's automatic promotion hopes. Yet again nobody got this spot-on, and only unitedwhites and burnsieespana had the outcome. 23 predicted a win for Southampton.
STOKE CITY 3 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 0
Stoke all but secured their Championship safety with a comfortable win against Plymouth, who remain in a relegation battle. Another game with no 3 pointer, but 16 did have the outcome.
BLACKPOOL 3 BARNSLEY 2
Blackpool kept their play-off hopes alive with a win over their fellow promotion chasers. Again no 3 pointer from this game, though 17 did have the outcome.
BURTON ALBION 3 READING 2
Buton secured a first win on home soil in nine attempts, that could be a crucial three points in their fight against relegation. Yet another game with no 3 pointer, but 6 did get the outcome.
DONCASTER ROVERS 4 BARROW 2
Doncaster roared back from two goals down to beat their play-off rivals and secure a ninth successive win. Another game with no 3 pointer, though 22 did have the outcome, with 11 going for a 2-0 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
GRIMSBY TOWN 2 SWINDON TOWN 0
Grimsby secured League Two survival with this victory, as Swindon fail to have a shot on target. Well done to gerry_us for being the only one to have this spot-on, and a further 12 got the outcome.
NOTTS COUNTY 1 COLCHESTER UNITED 0
Macaulay Langstaff's 28th league goal of the season means Colchester are still not safe. A final game this week with no 3 pointer, but 6 did have the outcome.
SUTTON UNITED 2 CRAWLEY TOWN 2
Sutton's League Two survival hopes were left hanging by a thread after being denied a priceless win by a 91st minute Crawley equaliser. Only burnsieespana and BFG had this spot-on, and another 10 got the outcome.
We went into the final week of the season with some issues still to be decided, especially in the Division One promotion. It turned out to be a week where the results were more in line to the FA Cup, where 3 pointers in the Happy Cup are as rare as hens teeth. Without checking back through the records, I think the 40 goals scored must be some sort of record for a 10 game league week, as are only 3 spot-ons. Those 3 pointers were shared out, with the best performance coming from gerry_us, who had six outcomes, to go with the good Grimsby 2-0 prediction, to make him the weeks top scorer with an excellent 9 points.
In the Premier It is congratulations to concordman on winning his second title in the last three seasons. He went top in Week 2, and that is where he stayed for the rest of the season. A strong second-half to the season, secured RSCOSWORTH his highest ever finish in second, and gives him another go at honours in the Charity Shield. A best ever finish also for blueeagle in third. Another consistent season for thrillseeker, where he was the only other one to lead the table in Week 1, and finishes fourth. After a slow start to the season unitedwhites and mfb_cufc both recovered to spend a number of weeks in second, and then fell away to finish fifth and sixth. After fighting relegation in the first-half of the season, Sector4 had a good run of form to move up to third, but had to settle for a seventh place in the end. A satisfactory first season in the Premier for oxfcolu, where he flirted with relegation at times, but avoided it safely in eighth. A good first-half to the season for ghughes11, but then dropped away to finish ninth, without ever looking like being relegated. Nobody has been relegated after getting a century of outcomes, until noah4x4 this season, when it was a lack of 3 pointers that did it for him. He has won the Division One title twice before, so will be confident of a quick return. He is joined in Division One by Moor_Pinot, who makes an instant return after promotion the previous season.
In Division One It is congratualations to Daniel on winning the title, and making an instant return to the Premier, after his relegation the previous season. He is joined by burnsieespana, after his incredible end to the season, that saw him rise from ninth after Week 31, to take the other automatic spot. After spending many week in the top two, basher2010 finished third. After moving into the play-offs in Week 22, bwildered stayed in them for the rest of the season, and finished fourth. After leading the table for the first five weeks, BFG dropped away, and then a good end to the season got him in the play-offs to finish fifth. In the final play-off spot is Tropical_Us, who spent the whole season in and out of the top six, but finished in it when it mattered. Just losing out on the most 3 pointer rule was Blue4U2, but he still has a chance of honours in the U'sual Champions League. A decent return to the Happy League for Colukev, where he spent some weeks in the top six, but finished eighth in the end. After a slow start to the season, a good second-half looked to have secured a play-off spot for [bLewis_1, but a poor last few weeks means he finishes ninth. After trying to avoid the wooden spoon for most of the season, a good end to the season moved Madeira163 up to finish tenth. Another to be challenging for the wooden spoon was gerry_us, but that excellent final week moved him up three places to finish eleventh. After a slow start to his first season Jorash63 recovered to still be second after Week 25, but then went into free fall to finish twelfth. A reasonable start to the season for wessex_exile, that saw him top after Week 9, was as good as it got, and he fell away to finish thirteenth. He spent most of the season trying to avoid the wooden spoon, and durham_exile did just that by finishing fourteenth. A real roller coaster first season for TheRams, that started real slow, but recoverd to such an extent, that he was second after Week 16, and then he went into free fall to finish with the wooden spoon.
THE FINAL TABLES (280 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
The draw for the Charity Shield Semi-finals
concordman v durham_exile
RSCOSWORTH v Daniel
The Division One Play-off Semi-finals
basher2010 v Tropical_Us
bwildered v BFG
Full details for the above games will be on a separate thread on Sunday.
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Thread | Happy League 2023/24 Week 38 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 20th April 15.00
at 22:03 13 Apr 2024
Week 37 results
BURNLEY 1 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 1
Burnley failed to get a vital win after a calamitous own goal by goalkeeper Arijanet Muric, who allowed a simple backpass from his team-mate Sander Berge to roll under his heel into the net. A magnificent 7 got this spot-on, and nobody had the outcome. 16 predicted a win for Brighton with 13 going for a 2-1, in what was the weeks most predicted score.
CARLISLE UNITED 0 BLACKPOOL 1
Blackpool kept up the pace in the League One play-off race with a goal after 22 seconds, as relegated Carlisle only had one shot on target. A sublime 5 had this spot-on, and a further 17 got the outcome.
CHELTENHAM TOWN 1 BRISTOL ROVERS 3
Rovers ended a seven-match scoring drought in style with a comfortable win at relegation-threatened Cheltenham. Nobody got this spot-on, but 8 did have the outcome.
LINCOLN CITY 1 WIGAN ATHLETIC 2
Play-off chasing Lincoln saw their 16-game unbeaten run ended by Charlie Hughes' 90th minute winner. Well done to gerry_us for being the only one to have this spot-on, and nobody got the outcome. 23 predicted a win for Lincoln.
SHREWSBURY TOWN 0 WYCOMBE WANDERERS 2
Goals from Luke Leahy and Richard Kone (remember him) earned Wycombe a win against 10-man Shrewsbury, who only had one shot on target. Again nobody got this spot-on, though 5 did have the outcome.
CRAWLEY TOWN 2 COLCHESTER UNITED 3
Tom Hopper scored twice as 10-man Colchester moved out of the relegation places with a spirited victory at play-off chasing Crawley. Nobody had a 3 pointer, but 10 did get the outcome.
CREWE ALEXANDRA 0 GRIMSBY TOWN 3
Grimsby virtually secured their Football League survival with an emphatic win at play-off hopefuls Crewe. No points for anyone from this game, as 22 predicted a win for Crewe, and the other 4 went for a draw.
GILLINGHAM 3 BARROW 0
Gillingham boosted their play-off hopes with a convincing win over 10-man Barrow. A final game this week with no 3 pointer, though 10 did get the outcome.
NEWPORT COUNTY 1 TRANMERE ROVERS 2
Tranmere came from behind to hand Newport a sixth successive defeat. 4 got this spot-on, and another 5 had the outcome.
STOCKPORT COUNTY 2 MORECAMBE 0
Stockport sealed promotion back to League One after a stress-free win. A sublime 5 had this spot-on, and a further 20 got the outcome.
The penultimate week of the season, that produced seven away wins, and five games without a 3 pointer, it was not one for those looking for a big week to make a difference. At least the other five games did achieve a respectable 22 spot-ons, with five members doing well to have two. Best of those were blueeagle, who had the wins for Blackpool and Tranmere, noah4x4, who got the wins for Blackpool and Stockport, Daniel, who had the Burnley 1-1 and the Blackpool 1-0, and finally gerry_us, who got the Burnley 1-1 to go with his good Wigan 2-1 prediction. They each also got three outcomes, to give them all an excellent 9 points, and a four-way share of being the weeks top scorer. The other member to have two 3 pointers was Sector4, who had the Burnley 1-1 and the Stockport 2-0, and one outcome, to give him a decent 7 points. Best of those to get one 3 pointer was concordman, who had the Tranmere 2-1, and four outcomes, to give him a decent 7 points.
U'sual Champions League Just a gentle reminder to the two members who have yet to post their predictions for the Quarter-finals 2nd leg fixtures. With the deadline on Tuesday 16th April 20.00.
In the Premier The decent week for concordman has all but sealed the title for him, as he goes into the final week with a 13 point advantage. After getting 16 points in Week 35, RSCOSWORTH looked a good thing for the other Charity Shield spot, but after getting an excellent 9 points for the second week running, blueeagle has moved up a place, and reduced the deficit to that second place by 8 points, to give him every chance of making that end of season competition. Back in fourth, thrillseeker is going to require a big last week to give him any chance of breaking into that second place. For a number of weeks the mid-table members have had little to play for, except for getting involved in a relegation scrap, and that looks as though that is how it will end. After his excellent week, noah4x4 is going to require something even better in the final week, to give him any chance of avoiding the drop. Another solid week for Moor_Pinot has reduced the gap to safety, but he has now run out of time, and makes an instant return to Division One.
In Division Another excelent week for Daniel, to give him 26 points in the last three weeks, means he has hit top form at just the right time, to all but give him the title. He now has an 11 point cushion back to burnsieespana in the other automatic spot, who had the Stockport 2-0 spot-on, to maintain that place. Having the Blackpool 1-0 spot-on, kept basher2010 in contention for a top two finish, and all but guarantee him a play-off place. Just outcomes for bwildered and BFG, and they remain fourth and fifth. A solid week for Tropical_Us, that included getting the Burnley 1-1 spot-on, moved him up a place, and into the final play-off spot. But it is only on the most 3 pointer rule from Blue4U2. Only outcomes for Lewis_1 and Colukev, but they are the only other ones with a realistic chance of breaking into the top six. The fight to avoid the wooden spoon has always looked like going to the wire, and that is how it has turned out. Solid weeks for Madeira163, wessex_exile and Jorash63 looks to have made sure they won't be holding it. Four outcomes for durham-exile has left him looking over his shoulder, as the excellent week for gerry_us moved him off the bottom again. That has left rookie TheRams replacing him once again.
THE TABLES (270 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 38 Fixtures The final games of the season, and just a reminder of a rule for those still involved in Promotion/Relegation/Charity Shield issues. No more than four predictions the same as your nearest rival(s) please.
LUTON TOWN v BRENTFORD
SHEFFIELD UNITED v BURNLEY
CARDIFF CITY v SOUTHAMPTON
STOKE CITY v PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
BLACKPOOL v BARNSLEY
BURTON ALBION v READING
DONCASTER ROVERS v BARROW
GRIMSBY TOWN v SWINDON TOWN
NOTTS COUNTY v COLCHESTER UNITED
SUTTON UNITED v CRAWLEY TOWN
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Thread | U'sual Champions League 2024 QF 2nd leg - Deadline Tuesday 16th April 20.00
at 09:47 11 Apr 2024
Quarter-finals 1st leg results
ARSENAL 2 BAYERN MUNICH 2
REAL MADRID 3 MANCHESTER CITY 3
ATLETICO MADRID 2 BORUSSIA DORTMUND 1
PARIS SAINT GERMAIN 2 BARCELONA 3
After the Round Of 16 produced 28 spot-ons, some tough to predict results in those 1st leg fixtures, could only achieve just the one 3 pointer.
THE GROUPS (4 out of 8 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers only)
It was blueeagle who got that 3 pointer with the Atletico 2-1, to give him the advantage at the half-way stage. All other members in this group got the Atletico outcome.
Three outcomes for bwildered, the Arsenal draw, and the wins for Atletico and Barcelona, give him the advantage in this group. The Atletico and Barcelona outcomes have put burnsieespana in the other qualifying spot.
Quarter-finals 2nd leg Fixtures All kick-off at 20.00. No more than two predictions the same as fellow group members, and all fixtures to be predicted at the same time please.
All predictions are the result at the end of normal time, extra-time and/or penalties will not count. If any members are level on points after the 8 fixtures, the tie-break rule will apply. As always in this competition, there will be no first-to-post tie-break deciders, only most spot-ons. If they are still level, then a further tie-break will apply by predicting the number of goals scored in the League 2 programme on Saturday 20th April.
16/04/2024 BARCELONA v PARIS SAINT GERMAIN
16/04/2024 BORUSSIA DORTMUND v ATLETICO MADRID
17/04/2024 BAYERN MUNICH v ARSENAL
17/04/2024 MANCHESTER CITY v REAL MADRID
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Thread | Happy League 2023/24 Week 37 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 13th April 15.00
at 21:52 6 Apr 2024
Week 36 results
LUTON TOWN 2 AFC BOURNEMOUTH 1
Carlton Morris' dramatic 90th minute winner boosted Luton's Premier League survival hopes as they came from behind to beat Bournemouth, who scored with their only shot on target. A super 6 got this spot-on, and 2 more had the outcome.
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1 MILLWALL 0
Ex U's loanee Rhys Healey's header in the 94th minutte secured a vital three points for Huddersfield, to take them out of the Championship's bottom three. A sublime 5 had this spot-on, and another 3 got the outcome.
NORTHAMPTON TOWN 2 CARLISLE UNITED 0
Carlisle have been relegated from League One after one season in the third tier, following this defeat. The 94th minute second goal for Northampton means a massive 11 got this spot-on, in what was the weeks most predicted score, and a further 13 had the outcome.
PORTSMOUTH 3 SHREWSBURY TOWN 1
Colby Bishop's double helped a below-par Portsmouth to move another step closer to promotion. A super 6 had this spot-on, and another 18 got the outcome.
GRIMSBY TOWN 1 NEWPORT COUNTY 0
Grimsby boosted their hopes of avoiding relegation from League Two as Danny Rose's goal secured victory, as Newport suffered a fourth straight defeat. A great 8 got this spot-on, and 3 more had the outcome.
NOTTS COUNTY 3 HARROGATE TOWN 0
Notts County won at Meadow Lane for the first time in 2024 as they comfortably beat Harrogate. Nobody had this spot-on, but 8 did get the outcome.
The last 6 game week of the season, and what an incredible one it was, with all the home teams winning, to give us the best 6 game week of the season, as we really did go to town. Late goals in three games put a different complexion on things, to give us those 6 homes, and they certainly helped oxfcolu in a big way, as he got the weeks first four games spot-on, to make him the weeks top scorer, with a magnificent 12 points. Those late goals also did Daniel a big favour, as he had the wins for Luton, Northampton and Grimsby spot-on, and the Portsmouth outcome, to give hin a brilliant 10 points. In a week that produced 36 spot-ons in total, 10 members got two 3 pointers, with the best coming from blueeagle, who had the wins for Luton and Northampton, and three outcomes, to give him an excellent 9 points.
U'sual Champions League Just a gentle reminder to the two members who have yet to post their predictions for the Quarter-finals. With the deadline on Tuesday 9th April 20.00.
In the Premier After having his lead greatly reduced last week, concordman increased it by a couple of points, after getting the wins for Northampton and Grimsby spot-on. The Grimsby 1-0 spot-on also for RSCOSWORTH, but he needed more for title aspirations, though remains favourite for the other Charity Shield spot. A decent week for thrillseeker, that included having the Luton 2-1 spot-on, and the excellent week for blueeagle, keeps them in contention for that second place. The magnificent week for oxfcolu moved him up a coupl;e of places, in what was the only change in this division, and took away any chance of him being relegated. At the bottom, there was a welcome 3 pointer for noah4x4, the Portsmouth 3-1, but with only the Huddersfield outcome to go with it, relegation is looking inevitable. A decent week for Moor_Pinot, by having the wins for Northampton and Grimsby spot-on, looks too late to stop him making an instant return to Division One.
In Division One In what has been a ding-dong battle for the top spot all season, it may have finally been won by Daniel, after his brilliant week has made him odds-on favourite to make an instant return to the Premier. The tremendous recent run from burnsieespana continued, as he got the wins for Huddersfield and Portsmouth spot-on, to move into the other automatic spot. This means the 10 week run in the top two comes to an end for basher2010, as he drops to third. A decent week for bwildered, by getting the wins for Northampton and Grimsby spot-on, moves him up a place to fourth. A decent week for BFG, that included having the Huddersfield 1-0 spot-on, moved him up a place to fifth. Up a place into the final play-off spot, after 12 weeks away from the top 6, is Blue4U2, as he got the wins for Huddersfield and Portsmouth spot-on. After having the wins for Northampton and Portsmouth spot-on, Tropical_Us moves up a place, and to within 2 points of the play-offs. All of this means that by only getting the Northampton outcome, Lewis_1 drops four places, but remains well in play-off contention. Getting the wins for Luton and Grimsby spot-on, keeps Colukev as the only other realistic one of making the play-offs. The rest of the league are fighting to avoid the wooden spoon, although by having the wins for Luton and Northampton spot-on, Madeira163 has made sure it is not likely to be him. After only getting the Portsmouth outcome, Jorash63 continues in free fall, and by dropping another two places, has put him into wooden spoon contention, though with only 20 games left to the season, he should be okay. The final one to get two 3 pointers this week was durham_exile, who had the wins for Northampton and Portsmouth. Getting the Northampton 2-0 spot-on took TheRams off the bottom, where he is once again replaced by gerry_us.
THE TABLES (260 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 37 Fixtures 10 games picked by this weeks guest Daniel. The theme is League 2/Division 3 relegation survivors (1998-2023).
BURNLEY v BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION
CARLISLE UNITED v BLACKPOOL
CHELTENHAM TOWN v BRISTOL ROVERS
LINCOLN CITY v WIGAN ATHLETIC
SHREWSBURY TOWN v WYCOMBE WANDERERS
CRAWLEY TOWN v COLCHESTER UNITED
CREWE ALEXANDRA v GRIMSBY TOWN
GILLINGHAM v BARROW
NEWPORT COUNTY v TRANMERE ROVERS
STOCKPORT COUNTY v MORECAMBE
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Thread | Happy League 2023/24 Week 36 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 6th April 15.00
at 23:54 29 Mar 2024
Week 35 results
BRISTOL CITY 1 LEICESTER CITY 0
Anis Mehmeti's second-half stunner piled more misery on Championship title-chasers Leicester. No points for anyone from this game, as 23 predicted a win for Leicester, and the other 3 went for a 1-1.
HULL CITY 0 STOKE CITY 2
Stoke moved five points above the Championship relegation zone with an impressive victory at play-off chasing Hull, who never had a shot on target. Another game this week with no points for anyone, as 24 predicted a win for Hull, and the other 2 going for a 1-1.
NORWICH CITY 2 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 1
Norwich strengthened their position in the Championship play-off places, as they came from behind to claim victory. 4 got this spot-on, and a further 20 had the outcome.
QUEENS PARK RANGERS 2 BIRMINGHAM CITY 1
Jimmy Dunne's 92nd minute rocket gave QPR a huge win against fellow relegation strugglers Birmingham in Gary Rowett's first game back as Blues boss. A magnificent 7 had this spot-on, and another 8 got the outcome.
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 1 SWANSEA CITY 1
Wednesday missed the chance to move out of the Championship drop zone after Jamal Lowe's goal earned a point for Swansea. 4 got this spot-on, and nobody had the outcome.
EXETER CITY 1 CHARLTON ATHLETIC 1
Cheick Diabate's 87th minute own goal earned Charlton a draw as both teams edged towards League One safety. A magnificent 7 had this spot-on, and one more got the outcome.
LINCOLN CITY 1 LEYTON ORIENT 0
Substitute Jovon Makama scored a 90th minute winner, as in-form Lincoln stretched their unbeaten run to 14 matches, to move into the League One play-off positions for the first time this season. Only 2 got this spot-on, and a further 21 had the outcome.
BRADFORD CITY 2 TRANMERE ROVERS 0
Bradford ended a four-game losing streak, thanks to second-half goals from Calum Kavanagh and Bobby Pointon. Well done to gerry_us for being the only one to have this spot-on, and another 3 got the outcome.
COLCHESTER UNITED (CITY) 2 NEWPORT COUNTY 1
Jay Mingi's 92nd minute goal gave Colchester a potentially crucial win in their battle against the threat of relegation from League Two. That late winner was good news for the great 8 who got this spot-on, and the 12 who had the outcome, and all U's fans everywhere.
SALFORD CITY 1 SUTTON UNITED 2
Olly Sanderson's double gave relegation-threatened Sutton a third successive victory. Only 2 had this spot-on, and one more got the outcome. 20 predicted a win for Salford, with 11 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
After three less than inspiring weeks recently, it was good to finally have one worth talking about again. It didn't start too well with the first two games failing to achieve any points, but the other eight more than made up for it, by producing 35 spot-ons, and easily the best for a 10 game week this season. It was also a week when I getting prepared to announce we had a record individual score, but the 92nd minute goal from QPR put paid to that, and stopped RSCOSWORTH from getting a sixth 3 pointer. Still a great effort from him though, to get the 2-1 wins for Norwich, Colchester and Sutton, and the Wednesday and Exeter 1-1's, and one outcome, to make him the weeks top scorer with an absolutely magnificent 16 points. Most weeks would have seen wessex_exile top score with his brilliant 12 points, but it is an honourable second for him, as he had the Wednesday and Exeter 1-1's and the Colchester 2-1 spot-on, and three outcomes. Seven members did well to get two 3 pointers, with the best coming from Madeira163, who had the Lincoln 1-0 and the Exeter 1-1, and gerry_us, who got the Exeter 1-1 to go with his good Bradford 2-0. They each also had three outcomes, to give them both an excellent 9 points. Best of those to get one 3 pointer was Tropical_Us, who had the Wednesday 1-1, and five outcomes, to give him a decent 8 points.
In the Premier I said last week of concordman, the title was his to lose, and after getting a decent 7 points this week, that included having the Norwich 2-1 spot-on, it should have still been the case. But that was not legislating for RSCOSWORTH having his magnificent week, and reducing his lead to 9 points, and at the same time greatly increasing his chances of grabbing the other Charity Shield spot. A decent week for thrillseeker, that included getting the 2-1 wins for QPR and Colchester spot-on, keeps him third. In fact all positions remain the same as the previous week. A decent week for ghughes11, that included having the 2-1 wins for Norwich and QPR spot-on, should be enough to see him in the Premier again next season. With just three weeks left to the season, noah4x4 needs to find some 3 pointers from somewhere, or he is going to have an unwanted record of being the first member to be relegated after getting more outcomes than anybody in both divisions. He is one more point further from safety now, after oxfcolu had the Colchester 2-1 spot-on.
In Division One With just 26 games left to the season, things are hotting up nicely at both ends of this league. For the twelfth time this season we have a new leader, as the decent week for Daniel, that included getting the Exeter 1-1 spot-on, has taken him back to the top again. He takes advantage of basher201 only managing to have the one outcome. That was still enough for him to be in the other automatic spot, but by only a point from burnsieespana, who closes in on the top two, after another decent week. After having the Wednesday 1-1 spot-on, Lewis_1 moved up a place to fourth. After getting the 2-1 wins for QPR and Colchester spot-on, bwildered also moves up a place to fifth. Four outcomes for BFG means he drops to the final play-off place. It is those 4 points that he has in hand over Blue4U2 in seventh. The decent week for Tropical_Us keeps him in contention for a top six finish, a point further back in eighth. Having the 2-1 wins for QPR and Colchester moved Colukev up a place, but he has only an outside chance of making the play-offs now. I have said a number of times the competition for the wooden spoon this season has never been more competitive, and it reached new levels this week, as only 6 points separate the bottom 5 places. Up three places, to head that bottom 5, is wessex_exile, after his brilliant week. The excellent weeks for Madeira163 and gerry_us moved them both up a place, and in the latters case, took him off the bottom. He is replaced in the wooden spoon spot by TheRams, despite him having the Lincoln 1-0 spot-on. This has been a real roller coaster first season for him. After a slow start, he gradually rose to be 2nd after Week 16. It has been a gradual decline since, to where he is today.
THE TABLES (254 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 36 Fixtures After going to the city for last weeks fixtures, we go to the town for the last 6 game week of the season.
LUTON TOWN v AFC BOURNEMOUTH
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN v MILLWALL
NORTHAMPTON TOWN v CARLISLE UNITED
PORTSMOUTH v SHREWSBURY TOWN
GRIMSBY TOWN v NEWPORT COUNTY
NOTTS COUNTY v HARROGATE TOWN
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Thread | U'sual Champions League 2024 QF 1st leg - Deadline Tuesday 9th April 20.00
at 11:20 28 Mar 2024
A recap on how the Round Of 16 finished
Round Of 16 1st leg results
FC COPENHAGEN 1 MANCHESTER CITY 3
RB LEIPZIG 0 REAL MADRID 1
LAZIO 1 BAYERN MUNICH 0
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN 2 REAL SOCIEDAD 0
INTER MILAN 1 ATHLETICO MADRID 0
PSV EINDHOVEN 1 BORUSSIA DORTMUND 1
FC PORTO 1 ARSENAL 0
NAPOLI 1 BARCELONA 1
Round Of 16 2nd leg results
BAYERN MUNICH 3 LAZIO 0
(Agg 3-1)
REAL SOCIEDAD 1 PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN 2
(Agg 1-4)
MANCHESTER CITY 3 FC COPENHAGEN 1
(Agg 6-2)
REAL MADRID 1 RB LEIPZIG 1
(Agg 2-1)
ARSENAL 1 FC PORTO 0
(Agg 1-1 AET Arsenal won 4-2 on penalties)
BARCELONA 3 NAPOLI 1
(Agg 4-2)
ATLETICO MADRID 2 INTER MILAN 1
(Agg 2-2 AET Atletico Madrid won 3-2 on penalties)
BORUSSIA DORTMUND 2 PSV EINDHOVEN 0
(Agg 3-1)
A big 28 spot-ons from those 16 fixtures gave plenty of points for everyone, and this is how the Groups finished.
THE GROUPS (16 out of 16 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers and then how many goals will be scored in League 2 on Saturday 23rd March)
After the tie-break burnsieespana finished 1st, and thrillseeker second.
After the tie-break concordman qualified for the Quarter-finals.
This is how the Groups look for the Quarter-finals:
Quarter-finals 1st leg Fixtures All kick-off at 20.00. No more than two predictions the same as fellow group members, and all fixtures to be predicted at the same time please.
09/04/2024 ARSENAL v BAYERN MUNICH
09/04/2024 REAL MADRID v MANCHESTER CITY
10/04/2024 ATLETICO MADRID v BORUSSIA DORTMUND
10/04/2024 PARIS SAINT GERMAIN v BARCELONA
There is a quick turnaound for the 2nd leg fixtures, and they will be on a separate thread on Thursday 11th April.
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Thread | Happy League 2023/24 Week 35 (of 38) - Deadline Good Friday 29th March 12.30
at 20:47 23 Mar 2024
Week 34 results
BURTON ALBION 0 PORT VALE 1
Ex-U's target Ryan Loft scored late on to give Port Vale a crucial victory, and end their 14-game winless run. No points for anybody from this game, as 17 predicted a win for Burton, and the other 9 went for a 1-1.
CARLISLE UNITED 2 STEVENAGE 2
Terence Vancooten's 96th-minute leveller saw Stevenage bravely battle back from two goals down to salvage a draw with bottom-of-the-table Carlisle. Nobody had this spot-on, but 5 did get the outcome. 16 predicted a win for Stevenage.
NORTHAMPTON TOWN 1 DERBY COUNTY 0
Derby's promotion hopes were dealt a major blow as they suffered a narrow defeat at mid-table Northampton, who got a first win in six games. Another game that produced no points, as 25 predicted a win for Derby, and one other went for a 2-2.
CREWE ALEXANDRA 1 AFC WIMBLEDON 1
These promotion hopefuls had to settle for a point apiece, after Wimbledon had taken the lead with what turned out to be their only shot on target. 4 had this spot-on, and nobody got the outcome. 17 predicted a win for Crewe, with 12 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks most predicted score.
DONCASTER ROVERS 2 FOREST GREEN ROVERS 0
Doncaster collected a third successive league win as they saw off struggling Forest Green, who never had a shot on target. A superb 9 got this spot-on, and a further 14 had the outcome.
TRANMERE ROVERS 1 CRAWLEY TOWN 3
Crawley moved into the League Two play-off places with a clinical win, as they scored with their only three shots on target. A final game this week with no 3 pointer, though 3 did get the outcome. 20 predicted a win for Tranmere.
After last week produced the worst one of the season so far, it was resonable to assume things would be better this week. They were, but only to a small extent, as it was all due to Doncaster's 2-0 win achieving 41 of the weeks total 61 points. These maybe hard times for predicting football matches, but for one member it is no trouble at all, as for the second week running, burnsieespana was the only one to get two 3 pointers, in the case of this week, the only two games to have one. Also for the second week in a row he is the weeks top scorer, with a decent 6 points. Best of those to have one 3 pointer was basher2010, who got the Crewe 1-1 and two outcomes, to give him a solid 5 points.
In the Premier Although he only got two outcomes for the second week running, but just like last week it was enough for concordman to increase his lead by a point. With only 36 games left to the season, the title is now his to lose, but the race for the other Charity Shield spot is really hotting up, with 2nd to 4th only being divided by the tie-breaker rules. A useful 4 points for RSCOSWORTH, that included having the Crewe 1-1 spot-on, moved him up a couple of places, to a season high second, that continued his good second-half to the season form, that has seen him rise from 9th after Week 19. He is ahead of thrillseeker on the most 3 pointer rule, as he remains third. The late equaliser for Stevenage was bad news for blueeagle, as he had Carlisle to win 2-1, and after spending the last eight weeks in second, he drops to fourth this week. The rest of the division remains the same as the previous week, but at the bottom, by getting the Doncaster 2-0 spot-on, noah4x4 has reduced the gap to safety to a manageable 6 points.
In Division One After needing tie-breaker rules to remain top for the last two weeks, the sloid 5 points for basher2010 has given him a 2 point lead this week from Daniel, who had the Doncaster 2-0 spot-on to keep in touch. The top scoring performance from burnsieespana moved him up another two places to third. This equals his season high position, he last held in Week 24. A useful 4 points for BFG, that included having the Crewe 1-1 spot-on, keeps him in fourth. Just the one outcome for Lewis_1, and he drops two to fifth. Getting the Doncaster 2-0 spot-on made sure of bwildered remaining in the final play-off place. The battle to avoid the wooden spoon is the best I have ever known, and it could go to the final game before it is decided, as durham_exile, TheRams, Madeira163 and gerry_us all had the Doncaster2-0 spot-on, in an effort to avoid it.
THE TABLES (244 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 35 Fixtures 10 games picked by this weeks guest wessex_exile, who as an homage to our city status, picked ten games involving one or more cities in the UK. Don't forget it is Friday this week, with a 12.30 deadline.
BRISTOL CITY v LEICESTER CITY (12.30)
HULL CITY v STOKE CITY
NORWICH CITY v PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
QUEENS PARK RANGERS v BIRMINGHAM CITY
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY v SWANSEA CITY
EXETER CITY v CHARLTON ATHLETIC
LINCOLN CITY v LEYTON ORIENT
BRADFORD CITY v TRANMERE ROVERS
COLCHESTER UNITED (CITY) v NEWPORT COUNTY
SALFORD CITY v SUTTON UNITED
Good luck everybody.
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Thread | Happy League 2023/24 Week 34 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 23rd March 15.00
at 23:35 16 Mar 2024
Week 33 results
BURNLEY 2 BRENTFORD 1
Only a second home win this season for Burnley as they boosted their slim hopes of Premier League survival against 10-man Brentford. Only thrillseeker and burnsieespana got this spot-on, and nobody had the outcome. 17 predicted a win for Brentford.
MIDDLESBROUGH 0 BLACKBURN ROVERS 0
Middlesbrough and Blackburn fought out a bore draw in the Championship - a result that helped neither side. Nobody had this spot-on, but 3 did get the outcome. The other 23 predicted a win for Middlesbrough, with 10 going for a 2-1 in what was equally the weeks most predicted score.
ROTHERHAM UNITED 0 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 0
Rock bottom Rotherham claimed their first point in 10 games as they battled to a bore draw against 10-man Huddersfield, and only managing one shot on target in the process. Well done to Blue4U2 for being the only one to get this spot-on, and another 5 had the outcome.
DERBY COUNTY 1 BOLTON WANDERERS 0
Kane Wilson's header gave Derby victory over their promotion rivals, In front of over 32,000, the biggest attendance in League One this season. 3 had this spot-on, and a further 13 got the outcome, with 10 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks other most predicted score.
PETERBOROUGH UNITED 0 PORTSMOUTH 1
Portsmouth took another big step towards the League One title with a vital victory at promotion rivals Peterborough, who only had one shot on target. Only oxfcolu and TheRams got this spot-on, and another 5 had the outcome.
ACCRINGTON STANLEY 2 NOTTS COUNTY 2
Notts County halted a run of five successive defeats but had to settle for a point, as Accrington twice came from behind to get a draw. Nobody had this spot-on, though 6 did get the outcome.
What an abysmal week this was, and by 12 points it was easily the worst one in the season so far. It could have been worse, as the two bore draws was on the way to being four, until the late goals for Derby and Portsmouth. Only 8 spot-ons in total, so burnsieespana did well to be the only one to get 2 of them, the wins for Burnley and Derby, and the Rotherham outcome, to make him the weeks top scorer with a decent 7 points. Best of those to have one 3 pointer was Blue4U2, who got that good Rotherham 0-0 prediction, and three outcomes, to give him a decent 6 points. Even though the 1-1 has easily been the top result so far this season, draws overall have fallen below the usual 25% average. That is until the last two weeks, where 8 in the 12 games, has brought them back to the 25%. In fact with more goals being scored, meaning less 1-0's, and what seems like more unpredictable results, we are back to historic levels with overall results. The 238 games have finished with 96 (40.34%) homes, 82 (34.45%) aways, and 60 (25.21%) draws.
In the Premier Another low scoring week is good news for concordman, as it is another 6 games ticked off, where it is difficult for his lead to be cut. In fact his two outcomes increased it by a point from blueeagle, who remains in the other Charity Shield spot. It is by only a point now, as a useful 4 points for thrillseeker, closed the gap. After there were 5 draws in Week 32, I thought that RSCOSWORTH might have shut the stable door after the horse had bolted, by going 1-1 all games this week, but three outcomes were enough to move him up a place, in what was the only change in this division. At the bottom, a low scoring week did no favours to those looking to escape. By getting that Portsmouth 1-0 spot-on, oxfcolu increased his chance of surviving by a point.
In Division One With one outcome each, there is no change at the top, as basher2010 remains ahead of Daniel on the most 3 pointer rule. Another good week for Lewis_1, that included having the Derby 1-0 spot-on, moved him to within 5 points of the automatics. Back up a place to fouth again is BFG, after he also got the Derby 1-0 spot-on. The top scoring performance from burnsieespana moved him up a couple of places, and back into the play-offs, after six weeks away. One outcome for bwildered was enough for him to occupy the final play-off place. The decent week for Blue4U2 moved him up a place, and to within a point of the top six. After waiting patiently to get into a play-off spot, Tropical_Us drops out again, after spending a week there. The rest of the league remains the same as the previous week.
THE TABLES (238 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)
Week 34 Fixtures The last International break this season, so it is 6 games from League's 1 & 2.
BURTON ALBION v PORT VALE
CARLISLE UNITED v STEVENAGE
NORTHAMPTON TOWN v DERBY COUNTY
CREWE ALEXANDRA v AFC WIMBLEDON
DONCASTER ROVERS v FOREST GREEN ROVERS
TRANMERE ROVERS v CRAWLEY TOWN
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Thread | Club Statement
at 23:42 12 Mar 2024
Colchester United Chairman Robbie Cowling has issued the following statement.
Following yet another postponement, I would like to provide some information as to why so many games have been postponed this season and what the club are doing to improve the pitch so that we can fulfil our remaining home fixtures.
Before I do so, I would like to apologise for those games where we provided very late notice of the postponement. Our focus was solely on getting those games played and we have now implemented a better process whereby we still do our best to fix the problem, but we do better to manage it too.
I’m no drainage expert but the pitch at our stadium has never been great in terms of the drainage. I’m sure many of you will remember the problems we had in the initial few seasons when we first moved to the stadium and that was when the pitch had been freshly laid and the drainage system was brand new. The pitch I own at Maldon gets nowhere near the same amount of TLC but drains brilliantly. Layer Road was similar.
The pitch at the stadium sits on a bed of clay and our recent investigations show that the clay bed is just some 10 inches below the surface. That shouldn’t be an issue if the pitch has a well designed and installed drainage system which is working optimally, whilst only being subjected to reasonable amounts of rainfall.
In terms of the pitch maintenance, we use one of the best companies available to us to prepare the pitch at the start of every season. We also have an excellent team of ground staff who work tirelessly to maintain our pitches to the highest standard they can. I say pitches because compared to the days when we only had the excellent pitch at Layer Road to maintain, the ground staff currently look after seven pitches in total.
The team is currently four strong and we have an advert out for a fifth staff member. We also ensure one of the staff members is based full-time at the stadium to ensure that the stadium pitch gets the most care despite being the least used. As primary back-up up, we also have staff at Forrester Park golf course who provide their time, expertise, and equipment when it’s needed and as secondary back-up, we have the maintenance staff and ground workers that work for AMG.
And, when we need to get the pitch covers on and off, almost everyone at the club, especially those that work at the stadium, are willing and able to lend a hand.
We do not have an issue with staff levels. Nor do we have an issue with the staffs’ willingness to get stuck in. We are very fortunate to have such excellent people working at the club and I would like to take this opportunity to thank them all for what they have done to date to support the club with this issue.
Like I said to start with, I’m not a drainage expert but I have spoken to several people who are, and they all assure me that there is nothing wrong with the design of the system that was installed when the stadium was built. However, without digging it all up we can’t determine if it is still working optimally. The fact that the very first game of this season was called off would indicate that it was not working optimally on that day. However, the rainfall on that day just before kick-off was torrential so I can’t say so with any certainty.
In terms of rainfall levels, we are all aware that this winter, these have not just exceeded normal levels but have substantially exceeded all-time levels and Colchester United are not the only club that are postponing games because of it. We currently have the same number of games left to play as a number of other teams in our league. We are working with the EFL to ensure they are aware of the measure we are taking to resolve the current issue which I have every confidence that we will do.
In the very short-term, we remain at the mercy of the weather. A lot of work went into making the pitch playable for tonight’s game, but the timing and extent of today’s rainfall showed us no such mercy. Thanks to considerable effort from the staff again this morning, we were able to get the pitch covered again and the current weather forecast indicates that we will be able to remove the covers tomorrow morning. it is supposed to remain dry for a couple of days which will provide us with some time to work on the pitch before covering it and uncovering it again before Saturday’s scheduled game against Walsall.
The club will continue to work tirelessly for the remainder of the season to ensure we get the games played.
At the end of this season, we already have plans to undertake major works to improve the drainage. The rainfall this winter may have exceeded historic records, but I fear they are the new normal levels, and we will need to cope better with such levels of rainfall in the future.
Up the U’s
Robbie |
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