[Lord Snooty]

We have a new format for this season, which I put forward as an idea at the end of last season. Nobody offered any objections so here it is explained......

Firstly, I thought it was getting a bit boring towards the end with the league format as it was with the champion being so far ahead and everybody else not much to play for apart from the push for a play off spot, which was a bit of an anticlimax anyway. The most exciting bit was the tussle for 8th, 9th and 10th positions with Shep, Ritchie and Amelia. 

So I'm splitting the group up into two groups with the top six from last season in the top group and the bottom six in group 2. At the end of the season, the winner of group 2 and the bottom of group 1 will swap places in what is commonly known as "promotion" and "relegation". It's something that most football fans will be familiar with, unless you're a fan of Liverpool or Arsenal or one of those other fashionable clubs.

The second placed player in group 2 will then have a play off with the player who finishes second from the bottom in group 1 to decide whether they will be going up, down or staying where they are.

We're going to have two seasons in one though, just to try and make it a bit more interesting and not so long drawn out. The first season will end on the Boxing Day fixtures, with the play offs being on the dates of the New Years Day games and the FA Cup 3rd round weekend.

The second season will start the following week, finishing on the last game of the Championship season. Then another period of relegation/promotion play off games, taking in such fixtures as the EFL play offs, FA Cup Final, UEFA finals and such like.

Each group will have it's own set of fixtures. Both groups will have the Town games, with scorers to predict as before. Then it will be a split of Championship fixtures and bonus matches. And not as many fixtures to go at. Hopefully around ten, eleven or twelve games per Matchday.

The rest of the rules will be the same as before apart from the which will still be in use, but I'm going to get arsey about it. Sometimes in the past, I've been able to just award two points immediately because it was such a nailed on thing to happen. Not accusing anyone of cheating. Far from it. I didn't put any boundaries on it, so anything was alright. So now I'm restricting it to three goal scorers in any of the games in your group. Sorry to all our more adventurous badgerers.

Here's how that will appear at the end of the fixture list. All you have to do is fill in the blanks.......


*** scores for ***
*** scores for ***
*** scores for ***

Any of those will score two points if correct. No minus points for getting it wrong.

The joker  will still be the same as before, ie doubling your points for a correct prediction or minus 2 for getting it wrong.

I hope you'll all come back and play and if anybody else out there wants to join in, you're more than welcome.

This is how last season finished.......


Final Table after Matchday 38:

1. jjamez = 872 pts
   
2. Baggiebob(BBB) = 851 pts
   
3. themaclad = 826 pts
   
4. theo_luddite = 819 pts
   
5. St Charles Owl = 808 pts
   
6. neonfoxinthebox = 804 pts
   
7. Lord Snooty = 762 pts
   
8. ritchiebaby = 713 pts
   
9. SHEP_HTAFC = 712 pts
   
10. Amelia Chaffinch = 710 pts
    
11. Devongone = 664 pts
    
12. WakeyTerrier = 171 pts
    
    
    So the new two groups will be......
    
    
    Division One:
    
    1. jjamez
       
    2. Baggiebob(BBB)
       
    3. themaclad
       
    4. theo_luddite
       
    5. St Charles Owl
       
    6. neonfoxinthebox
       
    
    Division Two:
    
    1. Lord Snooty
       
    2. ritchiebaby
       
    3. SHEP_HTAFC
       
    4. Amelia Chaffinch
       
    5. Devongone
       
    6. WakeyTerrier
       

The prize for winning each group will be, once again, a reputation point. 

[themaclad]

No worries have replied twice to the message blame early morning ineptitude which usually lasts most of the day

[St Charles Owl]

I am good with this and happy to take part again.

[Baggiebob(BBB)]

*** scores for ***
*** scores for ***
*** scores for ***

Are there going to be three teams playing?

I like the 2/1 idea, have been suggesting that to Albion for a few years. 

So it's still 8pts for a bonus correct score result - yes. I think that could be reduced by 2pts or just 4pts as in a score correct result.

I'd be happy to play - thank you.

[Lord Snooty]

Just a quick note to say I'll be posting the first set of fixtures next weekend. If anybody else wants to join us, you're more than welcome.

[WakeyTerrier]

I shall try and put a bit of effort into this, this season. I'll have a bit more time on my hand as of the end of September as I'm being made redundant(no sympathy pleaseI'm more than Ok with it)

I am though going to be away for the International Fixtures in early September and mid November so I may just have to put 2-1 down for everything in my absence. Oh and I'm away in December as well so it'll be the same as above for that period as well unless I can find the time and some decent wifi

[Lord Snooty]

I got made redundant last year, Wakey. Turned out to be a great move. Didn't think so at the time, but ended up with a much better job.