The Official 'Better Than All The Rest' FA Cup Prediction Game
As Christmas approaches it is the time of year for all those struggling with league mediocrity to suddenly wake up and discover that it was the Cup they were interested in all along! With only two weeks to go until the 3rd round ties of The FA Cup it is time to announce the long- awaited, much anticipated, soon to be dreaded, FA Cup Prediction Game.
All 31 players who have taken part, so far (by the end of December), in The Premier League Prediction Game Thread Of Destiny And Doom!!! will automatically be entered into the FA Cup Game. However, ANYBODY CAN JOIN and there is no need to take part in the league to play the Cup competition (although you are welcome to do so) - as we all know that non-league teams are an important part of the FA Cup!
There is also no limit to the number of players who can join, up until the knockout stages.
This competition will not be seeded and so anybody can be drawn against anybody else at all stages of the competition.
The Website
Just like the Premier League Prediction Game Of Destiny And Doom!!!, The Official 'Better Than All The Rest' FA Cup Prediction Game will also have its own dedicated website section with up to date group standings and draw details.
The link for the FA Cup game website is:
http://www.footballblogdirectory.co.uk/FA Cup Prediction Game.php
The website will be (hopefully) updated after each day of FA Cup action.
The Format
The competition will start with predictions for the 3rd round of the Cup (ties taking place from the 2nd to the 5th of January). There are currently more teams left in the FA Cup than there are likely players participating in the prediction game. Therefore, the first round will be a group stage tournament that will take place over the 3rd and 4th rounds of the competition - including replays.
Players will be divided into 8 groups (unseeded) and will compete against other players in their group. There is no limit to the number of people who can enter as this will just add to the numbers in each group. At the moment it is likely that most people will be in groups of four - though hopefully that will grow if we can persuade more people to join.
The top two from each group (sixteen in total) will progress to the unseeded 2nd round draw which will be the beginning of the knockout stages (predicting 5th round results).
The eight winners of those predictions will then enter the 3rd round draw (predicting the quarter finals), and then the four winners will predict the semi finals, and the remaining two will predict the final.
Scoring
For the group stages:
The point scoring system is exactly the same as it is for the league games. There is no difference. You are predicting the result at the end of 90 minutes. In the case of replays this is still the case. Extra time and penalties are disregarded.
Correctly guessing the score: 3 points
Correctly guessing the result: 1 point
Predictions will be for all Cup games played from the start of the game. If any 2nd round replays happen to take place on the 3rd round weekend then these games will count. If any 4th round replays are still to play after the cut off point for the end of the group stage (the end of Wednesday before the 5th round ties) then that replay will form part of the 5th round predictions. This will apply to each round of the game.
In the event of a tie then the player who is closest to predicting (with their original predictions) the total number of goals scored across every game will qualify.
In the event of it still being a tie then the person ahead at the previous points update will qualify. If this is still level then lots will be drawn.
For the knockout stages:
The point scoring system will remain the same, with results counting at the end of 90 minutes. However, in the event of a tie the first tie-break will be to extend all replays to include extra time (using the original predictions) to see if this produces a clear winner. In the event of this happening then players who predicted a draw at the end of 90 minutes could lose points for the tie-break if a team wins in extra time. Penalties will not count towards the prediction game.
If the game is still tied after this then the tie breaks revert to the same order as the group stages.
For the Final
Again the prediction is for 90 minutes. If there is a clear prediction winner after 90 minutes (even if the real final is tied after 90 minutes) then the prediction competition is over and we have a champion.
The scoring and tie breakers will be exactly the same, with the exception that there will be no drawing of lots. Finalists will be asked to predict the time of the first goal (including the possibility of predicting no first goal) - to be used only in the event of both predicting the same score/result. Finalists can predict the same score if they want but cannot predict the same time for the first goal. The second prediction must be different in that respect only.
Players
The following list of 44 players are signed up so far.
Albert's Chip Shop
Bam Bam Shak Shak The Room
Beardsley's Shimmy
Boro Gully
cbrad
Darlo Geordie
diddles
East Stand Heckler
Evil Red Devil
Fez
Heed
Hoddle is a God
HRH Eats Custard
In Biscan We Trust
Jakarta
kiwiqpr
Lawro *
Lawro's Guest *
Leez
Liverbird
Magic Moussa
Musty Frog
Mr Tiote
Nolberto
Neville Hope
Obi Wan
Old_Faithfull
Paul Power's Left Foot
Philhul
Pulp
Q
Silky Sammy
Sissokay
Somebody Pinched My Sombrero
Spurs Disciple
Tash
Tasty Magpie
The DR Says
The Judean People's Front
Tommy Toon
Trev
Vincemac
Windy Mag
Wise Men Say
* Lawro and Lawro's Guest are very unlikely to be predicting all of the games and so will be at a huge disadvantage.
If you would like to join up then post below so that you can join the list of players who will be drawn into groups prior to the 3rd round. Please only join up if you intend to participate so that we avoid the possibility of a group with lots of people on zero while other active players get eliminated. The game is open to players from other boards. The more the merrier.
Updates
I'll try and put together something similar to the league tables for the cup so that it is easy to update and keep track of scores and draws etc.
Good Luck Everyone
The Official Prediction Games for the first round of the game:
First game kicks off at 7:45pm Jan 2nd - predictions in before then please
FA Cup 2nd Round
Friday 2nd Jan
MK Dons v Chesterfield
FA Cup 3rd Round
Friday 2nd Jan
Cardiff City vs Colchester United
Saturday 3rd Jan
Barnsley vs Middlesbrough
Blyth Spartans vs Birmingham City
Bolton Wanderers vs Wigan Athletic
Brentford vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Cambridge United vs Luton Town
Charlton Athletic vs Blackburn Rovers
Derby County vs Southport
Doncaster Rovers vs Bristol City
Fulham vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Huddersfield Town vs Reading
Leicester City vs Newcastle United
Millwall vs Bradford City
Preston North End vs Norwich City
Rochdale vs Nottingham Forest
Rotherham United vs AFC Bournemouth
Tranmere vs Swansea City
West Bromwich Albion vs Gateshead
Sunday 4th Jan
Dover Athletic vs Crystal Palace
Queens Park Rangers vs Sheffield United
Sunderland vs Leeds United
Aston Villa vs Blackpool
Manchester City vs Sheffield Wednesday
Southampton vs Ipswich Town
Stoke City vs Wrexham
Yeovil Town vs Manchester United
Chelsea vs Watford
Arsenal vs Hull City
Monday 5th Jan
Burnley vs Tottenham Hotspur
AFC Wimbledon vs Liverpool
Tuesday 6th Jan
Everton vs West Ham United
Scunthorpe United vs MK Dons / Chesterfield
Please try and put predictions in the listed order - not essential, but makes it a lot easier to tally up points and avoid mistakes
Thanks
The draw for the groups will take place on Friday 2nd January (before the first game kicks off), so please get recruiting and lets have as many people playing as possible by then! Details of the draw will be posted on http://www.footballblogdirectory.co.uk/FA Cup Prediction Game.php.
As Christmas approaches it is the time of year for all those struggling with league mediocrity to suddenly wake up and discover that it was the Cup they were interested in all along! With only two weeks to go until the 3rd round ties of The FA Cup it is time to announce the long- awaited, much anticipated, soon to be dreaded, FA Cup Prediction Game.
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All 31 players who have taken part, so far (by the end of December), in The Premier League Prediction Game Thread Of Destiny And Doom!!! will automatically be entered into the FA Cup Game. However, ANYBODY CAN JOIN and there is no need to take part in the league to play the Cup competition (although you are welcome to do so) - as we all know that non-league teams are an important part of the FA Cup!
There is also no limit to the number of players who can join, up until the knockout stages.
This competition will not be seeded and so anybody can be drawn against anybody else at all stages of the competition.
The Website
Just like the Premier League Prediction Game Of Destiny And Doom!!!, The Official 'Better Than All The Rest' FA Cup Prediction Game will also have its own dedicated website section with up to date group standings and draw details.
The link for the FA Cup game website is:
http://www.footballblogdirectory.co.uk/FA Cup Prediction Game.php
The website will be (hopefully) updated after each day of FA Cup action.
The Format
The competition will start with predictions for the 3rd round of the Cup (ties taking place from the 2nd to the 5th of January). There are currently more teams left in the FA Cup than there are likely players participating in the prediction game. Therefore, the first round will be a group stage tournament that will take place over the 3rd and 4th rounds of the competition - including replays.
Players will be divided into 8 groups (unseeded) and will compete against other players in their group. There is no limit to the number of people who can enter as this will just add to the numbers in each group. At the moment it is likely that most people will be in groups of four - though hopefully that will grow if we can persuade more people to join.
The top two from each group (sixteen in total) will progress to the unseeded 2nd round draw which will be the beginning of the knockout stages (predicting 5th round results).
The eight winners of those predictions will then enter the 3rd round draw (predicting the quarter finals), and then the four winners will predict the semi finals, and the remaining two will predict the final.
Scoring
For the group stages:
The point scoring system is exactly the same as it is for the league games. There is no difference. You are predicting the result at the end of 90 minutes. In the case of replays this is still the case. Extra time and penalties are disregarded.
Correctly guessing the score: 3 points
Correctly guessing the result: 1 point
Predictions will be for all Cup games played from the start of the game. If any 2nd round replays happen to take place on the 3rd round weekend then these games will count. If any 4th round replays are still to play after the cut off point for the end of the group stage (the end of Wednesday before the 5th round ties) then that replay will form part of the 5th round predictions. This will apply to each round of the game.
In the event of a tie then the player who is closest to predicting (with their original predictions) the total number of goals scored across every game will qualify.
In the event of it still being a tie then the person ahead at the previous points update will qualify. If this is still level then lots will be drawn.
For the knockout stages:
The point scoring system will remain the same, with results counting at the end of 90 minutes. However, in the event of a tie the first tie-break will be to extend all replays to include extra time (using the original predictions) to see if this produces a clear winner. In the event of this happening then players who predicted a draw at the end of 90 minutes could lose points for the tie-break if a team wins in extra time. Penalties will not count towards the prediction game.
If the game is still tied after this then the tie breaks revert to the same order as the group stages.
For the Final
Again the prediction is for 90 minutes. If there is a clear prediction winner after 90 minutes (even if the real final is tied after 90 minutes) then the prediction competition is over and we have a champion.
The scoring and tie breakers will be exactly the same, with the exception that there will be no drawing of lots. Finalists will be asked to predict the time of the first goal (including the possibility of predicting no first goal) - to be used only in the event of both predicting the same score/result. Finalists can predict the same score if they want but cannot predict the same time for the first goal. The second prediction must be different in that respect only.
Players
The following list of 44 players are signed up so far.
Albert's Chip Shop
Bam Bam Shak Shak The Room
Beardsley's Shimmy
Boro Gully
cbrad
Darlo Geordie
diddles
East Stand Heckler
Evil Red Devil
Fez
Heed
Hoddle is a God
HRH Eats Custard
In Biscan We Trust
Jakarta
kiwiqpr
Lawro *
Lawro's Guest *
Leez
Liverbird
Magic Moussa
Musty Frog
Mr Tiote
Nolberto
Neville Hope
Obi Wan
Old_Faithfull
Paul Power's Left Foot
Philhul
Pulp
Q
Silky Sammy
Sissokay
Somebody Pinched My Sombrero
Spurs Disciple
Tash
Tasty Magpie
The DR Says
The Judean People's Front
Tommy Toon
Trev
Vincemac
Windy Mag
Wise Men Say
* Lawro and Lawro's Guest are very unlikely to be predicting all of the games and so will be at a huge disadvantage.
If you would like to join up then post below so that you can join the list of players who will be drawn into groups prior to the 3rd round. Please only join up if you intend to participate so that we avoid the possibility of a group with lots of people on zero while other active players get eliminated. The game is open to players from other boards. The more the merrier.
Updates
I'll try and put together something similar to the league tables for the cup so that it is easy to update and keep track of scores and draws etc.
Good Luck Everyone
The Official Prediction Games for the first round of the game:
First game kicks off at 7:45pm Jan 2nd - predictions in before then please
FA Cup 2nd Round
Friday 2nd Jan
MK Dons v Chesterfield
FA Cup 3rd Round
Friday 2nd Jan
Cardiff City vs Colchester United
Saturday 3rd Jan
Barnsley vs Middlesbrough
Blyth Spartans vs Birmingham City
Bolton Wanderers vs Wigan Athletic
Brentford vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Cambridge United vs Luton Town
Charlton Athletic vs Blackburn Rovers
Derby County vs Southport
Doncaster Rovers vs Bristol City
Fulham vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Huddersfield Town vs Reading
Leicester City vs Newcastle United
Millwall vs Bradford City
Preston North End vs Norwich City
Rochdale vs Nottingham Forest
Rotherham United vs AFC Bournemouth
Tranmere vs Swansea City
West Bromwich Albion vs Gateshead
Sunday 4th Jan
Dover Athletic vs Crystal Palace
Queens Park Rangers vs Sheffield United
Sunderland vs Leeds United
Aston Villa vs Blackpool
Manchester City vs Sheffield Wednesday
Southampton vs Ipswich Town
Stoke City vs Wrexham
Yeovil Town vs Manchester United
Chelsea vs Watford
Arsenal vs Hull City
Monday 5th Jan
Burnley vs Tottenham Hotspur
AFC Wimbledon vs Liverpool
Tuesday 6th Jan
Everton vs West Ham United
Scunthorpe United vs MK Dons / Chesterfield
Please try and put predictions in the listed order - not essential, but makes it a lot easier to tally up points and avoid mistakes
Thanks
The draw for the groups will take place on Friday 2nd January (before the first game kicks off), so please get recruiting and lets have as many people playing as possible by then! Details of the draw will be posted on http://www.footballblogdirectory.co.uk/FA Cup Prediction Game.php.
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