Prediction League PAFC ...2020/21.

First I would like to thank Joe (Greenarmyjoe) for all the work he has done in previous years organizing and running our Prediction League. Joe will not be doing the job this season because of family commitments which will need his weekends kept free. Joe is still keen to participate in predicting results still, so we welcome him to do his best predicting but without the hassle of adding everyone's scores up and of course dealing with any queries that may occur.....THANKS JOE.

A few rules so we all play on a level playing field.

!...Argyle being in Division One...so all our predictions are for that Division.

2...First thing predictors must do is to decide Argyle's position at midnight on 31/12/20...if you are spot on you will get a bonus of 100pts... otherwise the nearest will receive a bonus of 75pts.
Also Argyle's position at the end of the season after the last game...if you are spot on you get a bonus of 125pts... otherwise the nearest will receive a bonus of 100pts. Play-offs are not included.

3...Scoring...3pts for each correct result and score...a correct result with a different score receives 1pt.

4...Each player has one joker which they put against one game each week....and that will double there score for that game.

5...At times you will be able to choose the first goal time on another match...spot on will be 10pts within 5 minutes plus or minus will get 5pts.

6...Please put your predictions down in the same order as shown on the BBC website ( at times they will be out of alphabetical sequence because of a match having an early kick-off...which then will be shown first)...this makes it easier for predictions to be checked.

7...The Argyle game will also need you to predict the time of the first goal (either side can score it) correct time wins you a bonus of 5pts....otherwise nearest will receive 3pts...You can also predict a 0-0 result by putting a no goals down as ...0 mins.

8...All predictions must be posted before kick-off times.



We will also have wildcard moments....some weeks you might get an extra joker to use....or double or treble pts for your total that week.

We will at times predict a selection of FA Cup matches....for this we will also take into account predictors who support other teams....and add their team to any Cup predictions we do. All cup match results are the score after 90 mins only.

Games spread over a weekend will all be marked at the end of the weekend...so maybe no results at times shown on a Saturday evening.

IMPORTANT....after the scores have been added to your totals...please take note of any instructions for the coming week....such as...two jokers or double pts etc.

ALSO you need to be on your toes and watch for odd games spread out over the week....this generally happens for rearranged matches as the season progresses.

Cancelled games score no pts.....(they will show up later to be predicted on anyway).

Cancelled games with jokers on....you can move your joker on to another match...if this happens late and you don't notice...I will move it to the next game down after kick-off for you.....or if it is the bottom game I will move it to the next available game at the top .

Please ask if you are not sure of anything....I apologies in advance if I have omitted anything.

Those in the mix at the moment....plus new year and end of season positions.

notDistant.............11th at new year...........6th end of season.
sensible.................10th at new year..........8th end of season.
Musty....................16th at new year..........12th end of season.
Lyndy.....................14th at new year..........6th end of season.
Plym......................13th at new year..........9th end of season.
BC.........................10th at new year.........10th end of season.
SMH......................8th at new year............9th end of season.
Joe.........................9th at new year............3rd end of season.

Any others are welcome.

 

Joe has selected 9th for 31/12/20 and 3rd for end of season.

Plym has selected 13th for 31/12/20 and 9th for end of season.

Accrington...1-2...Peterborough
Crewe...0-1...Charlton
Doncaster...2-0...MK Dons.....(joker)
Fleetwood...2-1...Burton
Gillingham...1-1...Hull
Lincoln...0-1...Oxford
Northampton...2-0...AFC Wimbledon
Plymouth A...2-1...Blackpool.....(27 mins)..........They've won the last 5 down here....oops.
Portsmouth...2-0...Shrewsbury
Sunderland...1-0...Bristol R
Swindon...2-2...Rochdale

Sun
Ipswich...1-0...Wigan

 

10th at New Year.

8th Season End.

Accrington 1 - 3 Perterborough
Crewe 1 - 1 Charlton
Doncaster 3 - 0 MK Dons
Fleetwood 2 - 0 Burton
Gillingham 1 - 2 Hull
Lincoln 1 - 1 Oxford
Northampton 3 - 1 ~AFC Wimbledon
Plymouth 3 - 2 Blackpool (14 Mins)
Portsmouth 3 - 0 Shrewsbury
Sunderland 2 - 0 Bristol Rovers
Swindon 2 - 1 Rochdale (joker)

Ipswich 2 - 1 Wigan

 

14th 31/12/20
6th Season end

Accrington...2-1...Peterborough
Crewe...2-1...Charlton
Doncaster...2-0...MK Dons.....
Fleetwood...1-1...Burton
Gillingham...1-0...Hull
Lincoln...1-0...Oxford
Northampton...2-1..AFC Wimbledon
Plymouth A...3-1...Blackpool.....(42 mins)
Portsmouth...2-1...Shrewsbury
Sunderland...2-0...Bristol R(joker)
Swindon...2-1...Rochdale

Sun
Ipswich...2-0...Wigan

 

Dec 31st 2020 10th.

End of season 10th.

Accrington 1-1 Peterborough
Crew 2-1 Charlton
Doncaster 3-1 MK Dons
Fleetwood 2-2 Burton
Gillingham 1-1 Hull
Lincon 0-1 Oxford
Northampton 1-0 AFC Wimbledon
Plymouth 2-1 Blackpool 9th Min.
Porthsmouth 2-0 Shrewsbury
Sunderland 3-1 Bristol R (Joker)
Swindon 3-1 Rochdale
Sunday
Ipswich 2-1 Wigan.

Thanks Guys.

 

Thank you plym..

Accrington 1 - 2 Perterborough
Crewe 2 - 1 Charlton
Doncaster 1 - 1 MK Dons
Fleetwood 2 - 1 Burton
Gillingham 1 - 0 Hull
Lincoln 1 - 2 Oxford
Northampton 1 - 1 ~AFC Wimbledon
Plymouth 2 - 0 Blackpool 34 mins joker
Portsmouth 1 - 0 Shrewsbury
Sunderland 2 - 0 Bristol Rovers
Swindon 2 - 1 Rochdale

Ipswich 2 - 2 Wigan

 

Can't wait any longer for the stats I use to appear, so here goes nothing:

Dec 31st 11th
End of season 7th

Accrington Stanley 0 - 2 Peterborough United
Crewe Alexandra 1 - 1 Charlton Athletic
Doncaster Rovers 1 - 0 MK Dons
Fleetwood Town 2 - 1 Burton Albion
Gillingham 1 - 2 Hull City
Lincoln City 1 - 2 Oxford United
Northampton Town 0 - 0 AFC Wimbledon
Plymouth Argyle 2 - 2 Blackpool ( 21 mins )
Portsmouth 2 - 1 Shrewsbury Town
Sunderland 1 - 0 Bristol Rovers
Swindon Town 0 - 0 Rochdale

Ipswich Town 3 - 1 Wigan Athletic ( Joker )

 

notDistant...."JOKER"....or are you just giving us all a head start ?

 

I AM the Joker. Thanks, I'll get the hang of this eventually.

 

Just been looking back through last seasons competition....we never really concluded the season in the end.

So by ferreting around I find that at the end of the season (that's when the FL stopped it in March) and adding the end of season bonus (200pts for spot on...or 100pts for nearest)....and by a jammyness beyond belief....notDistant came from third bottom in the Prediction League to win by being spot-on with third place for Argyle at the end of season and gaining an extra 200pts....to be top-dog.

SPEECH.....SPEECH.....SPEECH.....It is with all modesty yah...yah...yah.....

 

REMINDER

Musty,... Saffy,... SMH.....need your new year and end of season predictions before 3pm tomorrow (Sat).....and of course your predictions for Saturdays games.

 

That was my plan all along.

 

Dec 31 - 16th
End of Season - 12th

 

Accrington 1 v 2 Peterborough
Crewe 2 v 2 Charlton
Doncaster 2 v 1 MK Dons
Fleetwood 3 v 1 Burton (J)
Gillingham 1 v 1 Hull
Lincoln 0 v 2 Oxford
Northampton 2 v 1 AFC Wimbledon
Plymouth Argyle 2 v 2 Blackpool (19th)
Portsmouth 2 v 0 Shrewsbury
Sunderland 3 v 1 Bristol Rovers
Swindon Town 2 v 1 Rochdale

Ipswich Town 1 v 1 Wigan Athletic

 

Bearing in mind my miraculous last-gasp win in last season's Prediction League, I want to change my prediction for this year. I'm not particularly superstitious but I don't want to win it again by saying we won't make the play-offs, particularly as I only said 7th so as not to jinx us by predicting we WOULD get to the play-offs I hope that's clear. So, my revised and entirely un-superstitious prediction is

Dec 31st 11th
End of season 6th

 

Before 3pm today you can do anything you want notDistant.....even running up and down the Hoe in your birthday suit if you want....but your predictions are set in concrete after that.

Your a bit of a tearaway devil when you get going aren't you....."what's that crowd laughing at on the Hoe".....no surely not....blimey it might be.........

 

I wouldn't inflict that on the population.

 

was on holiday!
Ipswich 2 Wigan 0

 

I'm sorry smh.....the game started before you posted....and Ipswich were already 1-0 up before your posting time (noon kick-off).......so difficult to allow your post to count.......better luck next week.....please take note each week of any extra instruction following on from when I put the prediction table results up (nothing different for next week)

But could you give us your predictions for Argyle's league position on the 31/12/2020.....and their league position at the end of the season.....any play-off matches do not count.

 

Prediction Table. 13/09/2020.

Wow three good points there for Argyle......Between us we managed some pathetic predicting yesterday....Okay new season new League...lets put it down to that....although there was some fancied teams coming unstuck yesterday.

Top of the pile yesterday was Joe with 10pts...well done....next came BC with 8 (including nearest goal time)...then Lyndy with 7pts....then came notDistant, sensible, & Plym all scoring 6pts....Musty had 3pts....unfortunately smh only posted for todays match...but posted well after the game had started and after the first goal had been scored...so I'm sorry smh...0pts.....Saffy didn't post at all...0pts.

For next week we will keep things the same....no extras.

Joe...............10pts
BC.................8pts
Lyndy............7pts
notDistant.....6pts
Plym..............6pts
sensible........6pts
Musty............3pts
smh...............0pts
Saffy..............0pts.

Cheers.