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Post by hatter_in_macc on Aug 5, 2022 15:24:16 GMT
As the month progresses, time is ripe for inviting your predictions around the new season's winners and losers.
One additional point - making it 51 in total - to play for this term, now that the number of relegations from the National League is back up to its usual four.
Entries to be submitted, either on this thread or via PM, by midnight on 31st August, please. And good luck!
English Premier League:
1. Winner. 2. Relegated (3).
Championship:
3. Promoted (3). 4. Relegated (3).
League One:
5. Promoted (3). 6. Relegated (4).
League Two:
7. Promoted (4). 8. Relegated (2).
National League:
9. Promoted (2). 10. Relegated (4).
National League North:
11. Promoted (2).
National League South:
12. Promoted (2).
13. FA Cup winner. 14. EFL (Carabao) Cup winner. 15. EFL (Papa John's) Trophy winner. 16. FA Trophy winner. 17. UEFA Champions League winner. 18. UEFA Europa Cup winner. 19. UEFA Europa Conference League winner. 20. Scottish FA Cup winner. 21. Welsh FA Cup winner. 22. (Northern) Irish Cup winner. 23. Italian Serie A League winner. 24. Spanish La Liga League winner. 25. German Bundesliga League winner. 26. Dutch Eredivisie League winner. 27. French Ligue 1 League winner.
Women's competitions:
28. FA Women's Super League winner. 29. FA Women's Cup winner. 30. UEFA Women's Champions League winner.
Tie-break question:
What will Stockport County's goal difference be in League Two for 2022/23? (Please add the plus or minus!)
If you have any queries, do please drop me a line.
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Post by hatter_in_macc on Aug 27, 2022 13:27:46 GMT
Just a reminder that next Wednesday is the deadline for this season's Big, Big Game!
Here are my guesses...
English Premier League:
1. Winner. Manchester City 2. Relegated (3). Bournemouth, Leicester, Southampton.
Championship:
3. Promoted (3). Norwich, Sheffield United, Watford. 4. Relegated (3). Birmingham, Luton, Wigan.
League One:
5. Promoted (3). Ipswich, Peterborough, Sheffield Wednesday. 6. Relegated (4). Burton, Cheltenham, Forest Green, Morecambe.
League Two:
7. Promoted (4). Doncaster, Mansfield, Northampton, Salford. 8. Relegated (2). Hartlepool, Rochdale.
National League:
9. Promoted (2). Chesterfield, Wrexham. 10. Relegated (4). Aldershot, Altrincham, Dorking, Gateshead.
National League North:
11. Promoted (2). Kidderminster, King's Lynn.
National League South:
12. Promoted (2). Ebbsfleet, Oxford City.
13. FA Cup winner. Tottenham 14. EFL (Carabao) Cup winner. Manchester City 15. EFL (Papa John's) Trophy winner. Portsmouth 16. FA Trophy winner. Notts County 17. UEFA Champions League winner. Real Madrid 18. UEFA Europa Cup winner. Arsenal 19. UEFA Europa Conference League winner. Anderlecht 20. Scottish FA Cup winner. Celtic 21. Welsh FA Cup winner. The New Saints 22. (Northern) Irish Cup winner. Linfield 23. Italian Serie A League winner. AC Milan 24. Spanish La Liga League winner. Real Madrid 25. German Bundesliga League winner. Bayern Munich 26. Dutch Eredivisie League winner. Ajax 27. French Ligue 1 League winner. Paris Saint-Germain
Women's competitions:
28. FA Women's Super League winner. Chelsea Women 29. FA Women's Cup winner. Chelsea Women 30. UEFA Women's Champions League winner. Lyonnais Féminin
Tie-break: +19
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Post by hermannsays on Aug 30, 2022 17:26:40 GMT
English Premier League:
1. Winner. Man City 2. Relegated (3). Bournemouth, Forest, Leicester
Championship:
3. Promoted (3). Burnley, Norwich, Sheff Utd 4. Relegated (3). Coventry, Huddersfield, Wigan
League One:
5. Promoted (3). Charlton, Ipswich, Sheff Weds 6. Relegated (4). Burton, Cheltenham, Morecambe, Shrewsbury
League Two:
7. Promoted (4). County, Doncaster, Mansfield, Salford 8. Relegated (2). Hartlepool, Rochdale
National League:
9. Promoted (2). Chesterfield, Notts 10. Relegated (4). Aldershot, Dorking, Gateshead, Scunthorpe
National League North:
11. Promoted (2). Fylde, Chorley
National League South:
12. Promoted (2). Ebbsfleet, Chelmsford
13. FA Cup winner. Liverpool 14. EFL (Carabao) Cup winner. Man Utd 15. EFL (Papa John's) Trophy winner. Sheff Weds 16. FA Trophy winner. Wrexham 17. UEFA Champions League winner. Real Madrid 18. UEFA Europa Cup winner. Arsenal 19. UEFA Europa Conference League winner. Villareal 20. Scottish FA Cup winner. Celtic 21. Welsh FA Cup winner. TNS 22. (Northern) Irish Cup winner. Linfield 23. Italian Serie A League winner. Inter 24. Spanish La Liga League winner. Real Madrid 25. German Bundesliga League winner. Bayern 26. Dutch Eredivisie League winner. Ajax 27. French Ligue 1 League winner. PSG
Women's competitions:
28. FA Women's Super League winner. Chelsea 29. FA Women's Cup winner. Chelsea 30. UEFA Women's Champions League winner. Bayern
Tie-break: +22
Cheers!
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Post by hermannsays on Aug 31, 2022 9:15:46 GMT
Mini-Herm's guesses:
English Premier League:
1. Winner. Man C 2. Relegated (3). Leicester C, Everton, Bournemouth
Championship:
3. Promoted (3). Burnley, Sheff U, Norwich 4. Relegated (3). Luton, Blackpool, Wigan
League One:
5. Promoted (3). Derby, Ipswich, Portsmouth 6. Relegated (4). Cheltenham, Morecambe, FGR, Burton
League Two:
7. Promoted (4). Northampton, Doncaster, Mansfield, Stockport County 8. Relegated (2). Hartlepool, Rochdale
National League:
9. Promoted (2). Chesterfield, Notts County 10. Relegated (4). Aldershot, Gateshead, Scunthorpe, Dorking
National League North:
11. Promoted (2). Kings Lynn, Fylde
National League South:
12. Promoted (2). Ebbsfleet, Havant + W
13. FA Cup winner. Arsenal 14. EFL (Carabao) Cup winner. Liverpool 15. EFL (Papa John's) Trophy winner. Ipswich 16. FA Trophy winner. Chesterfield 17. UEFA Champions League winner. Real Madrid 18. UEFA Europa Cup winner. Man U 19. UEFA Europa Conference League winner. West Ham 20. Scottish FA Cup winner. Rangers 21. Welsh FA Cup winner. TNS 22. (Northern) Irish Cup winner. Cliftonville 23. Italian Serie A League winner. AC Milan 24. Spanish La Liga League winner. Barcelona 25. German Bundesliga League winner. Bayern Munich 26. Dutch Eredivisie League winner. Ajax 27. French Ligue 1 League winner. PSG
Women's competitions:
28. FA Women's Super League winner. Arsenal W 29. FA Women's Cup winner. Chelsea W 30. UEFA Women's Champions League winner. Barcelona W
Tie-break question:
What will Stockport County's goal difference be in League Two for 2022/23? +17
Cheers!
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Post by dudleyhatter on Sept 1, 2022 14:21:16 GMT
Aahhh shucks. The return to school has thrown me out of time…if that exists in 10 weeks summer holidays…
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Post by ceefer on Sept 1, 2022 19:32:36 GMT
B*gger....missed this ..sorry
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Post by hatter_in_macc on Jun 11, 2023 15:05:25 GMT
Right, then - time has been called on the Big, Big Game, with the Champions League Final yesterday completing our list of winning sides for 2022/23.
And this is where the smart money should have gone:
English Premier League:
1. Winner. Manchester City 2. Relegated (3). Leicester, Dirty Leeds, Southampton.
Championship:
3. Promoted (3). Burnley, Sheffield United, Luton. 4. Relegated (3). Reading, Blackpool, Wigan.
League One:
5. Promoted (3). Plymouth, Ipswich, Sheffield Wednesday. 6. Relegated (4). MK Franchise, Morecambe, Accrington, Forest Green.
League Two:
7. Promoted (4). Leyton Orient, Stevenage, Northampton, Carlisle. 8. Relegated (2). Hartlepool, Rochdale.
National League:
9. Promoted (2). Wrexham, Notts County. 10. Relegated (4). Torquay, Yeovil, Scunthorpe, Maidstone.
National League North:
11. Promoted (2). Plastic Fylde, Kidderminster.
National League South:
12. Promoted (2). Ebbsfleet, Oxford City.
13. FA Cup winner. Manchester City 14. EFL (Carabao) Cup winner. Manchester United 15. EFL (Papa John's) Trophy winner. Bolton 16. FA Trophy winner. Halifax 17. UEFA Champions League winner. Manchester City 18. UEFA Europa Cup winner. Sevilla 19. UEFA Europa Conference League winner. West Ham 20. Scottish FA Cup winner. Celtic 21. Welsh FA Cup winner. The New Saints 22. (Northern) Irish Cup winner. Crusaders 23. Italian Serie A League winner. Napoli 24. Spanish La Liga League winner. Barcelona 25. German Bundesliga League winner. Bayern Munich 26. Dutch Eredivisie League winner. Feyenoord 27. French Ligue 1 League winner. Paris Saint-Germain
Women's competitions:
28. FA Women's Super League winner. Chelsea Women 29. FA Women's Cup winner. Chelsea Women 30. UEFA Women's Champions League winner. Barcelona Femení
Tie-break question: What will Stockport County's goal difference be in League Two for 2022/23? +28 (and the best in League Two, no less!)
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Post by hatter_in_macc on Jun 11, 2023 15:43:51 GMT
So, with 51 points to play for in total, this is how things panned out for our seven contestants. Three of us (Mhh, Mini-Herm and me) also registered 'Hall of Shame' predictions that Luton would drop out of, rather than go up from, the Championship, whilst one (Lennie) did the opposite with his National League North promotion hopefuls, Telford, whose campaign ended with relegation to non-league's third tier.
1st. Archie - 24
Manchester City (PL), Southampton, Burnley, Sheffield United, Wigan, Ipswich, Sheffield Wednesday, Morecambe, Leyton Orient, Northampton, Hartlepool, Rochdale, Wrexham, Notts County, Scunthorpe, Plastic Fylde, Ebbsfleet, Celtic, The New Saints, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea Women (SL), Chelsea Women (FAC), Barcelona Femení. [Tie-break: -23]
2nd. Mini-Herm - 23
Manchester City (PL), Leicester, Burnley, Sheffield United, Blackpool, Wigan, Ipswich, Morecambe, Forest Green, Northampton, Hartlepool, Rochdale, Notts County, Scunthorpe, Plastic Fylde, Ebbsfleet, West Ham, The New Saints, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea Women (FAC), Barcelona Femení. [T/b: -11]
3rd. Maccy - 22
Manchester City (PL), Leicester, Southampton, Sheffield United, Wigan, Ipswich, Sheffield Wednesday, Morecambe, Forest Green, Northampton, Hartlepool, Rochdale, Wrexham, Kidderminster, Ebbsfleet, Oxford City, Celtic, The New Saints, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea Women (SL), Chelsea Women (FAC). [T/b: -9]
4th. Hermann - 21
Manchester City (PL), Leicester, Burnley, Sheffield United, Wigan, Ipswich, Sheffield Wednesday, Morecambe, Hartlepool, Rochdale, Notts County, Scunthorpe, Plastic Fylde, Ebbsfleet, Manchester United, Celtic, The New Saints, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea Women (SL), Chelsea Women (FAC). [T/b: -6]
5th. Lennie - 20
Manchester City (PL), Southampton, Burnley, Blackpool, Sheffield Wednesday, MK Franchise, Morecambe, Leyton Orient, Northampton, Carlisle, Rochdale, Wrexham, Maidstone, Celtic, The New Saints, Crusaders, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea Women (SL), Chelsea Women (FAC). [T/b: -40]
6th. Eppers - 19
Manchester City (PL), Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, Ipswich, Morecambe, Northampton, Rochdale, Wrexham, Plastic Fylde, Kidderminster, Ebbsfleet, Manchester City (FAC), Halifax, Manchester City (CL), Celtic, The New Saints, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea Women (SL). [T/b: -6]
7th. Mhh - 18
Manchester City (PL), Leicester, Sheffield United, Wigan, Ipswich, Morecambe, Leyton Orient, Rochdale, Notts County, Kidderminster, Ebbsfleet, West Ham, Celtic, The New Saints, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea Women (SL). [T/b: -12]
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Post by hatter_in_macc on Jun 11, 2023 15:49:44 GMT
There you have it, then. Only half a dozen points separating all participants, but Archie the man coming out on top just ahead of Mini-Herm - and Herm Senior, along with Eppers (who also, in passing, successfully predicted City's treble), going closest on the tie-break.
Many thanks to everyone for playing. The game will return, as Big as ever, for 2023/24!
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Post by gazz on Jun 11, 2023 19:34:30 GMT
Well played, Archie and that's a fantastic effort from young H!
Can someone remind me tomorrow to sort out a trophy please.
Cheers.
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Post by hatter_in_macc on Jun 11, 2023 19:44:48 GMT
Will do, Gazz-man - thanks!
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Post by hermannsays on Jun 11, 2023 19:58:13 GMT
Very well done, Archie! I will give Mini-Herm the news later that he beat his old man, perhaps...
Thanks for running it again, Maccy!
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Post by bringbacklenwhite on Jun 12, 2023 8:16:06 GMT
Cheers Macca. Good game, good game.
All very close across the board and a very good win for Archie. Studying all those form books obviously helps !
Can't wait for next year.
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Post by archie on Jun 12, 2023 8:29:42 GMT
Yay! Always good to win the big one, especially with the prevailing high standard and subsequent close finish. Looks like my deep knowledge (and clean sweep) of the women's game got me home.
Well played everyone and thanks to Maccy for doing all the hard work. Bring on 23/24.
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Post by Epworth Hatter on Jun 12, 2023 17:45:24 GMT
Fantastic win, archie.
Thanks for running it, macc - appreciate the work you've put in.
Time for a well deserved break for you both.
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