“yeah, yeah, yeah Brains…no strings on me though bruv!”

 

 

“The Broad Majestic Shannon”: 

Me: “Frankie, you need to do your scores”

Frankie: “Ohhhhh, but it’s boring!”

Me: “Yeah well, you still need to do them”

Frankie: “do I have to?”

Me: “Yes, it costs me £20 a season for you do this…”

Frankie: “But it’s boring!”

Me: “Look, the first games kick off in an hour…you like football!”

Frankie: “Hmmmmm, can I just watch this first?”

Me: “No, do them now now then it’s done”

Frankie: “But it’s boring!”

Me: “Look, i’ve done you a scoresheet that shows the league position of each team so you don’t have to ask me every single time “where are they daddy?””

Frankie: “Okaaaaay”

Me: “Hmmmm, you’re putting all the better teams to win and the ones near each other in the league to draw – and a lot of low scores too”

Frankie: “Well, that’s what I think!”

Me: “…your scoresheet looks like binary code – hahaha”

Frankie: “There! Done! Can I watch the telly now?!”

Suffice to say I got 20 points this week and she got a magnificent 35 points with 6 correct scores – me told then.

However, spoiling a Christmas miracle of our youngest ever weekly winner was the Grinchness of Alex Taylor 37 (6) who has either the West Ham woodwork or ex-Gooner Kyle Bartley’s 89th minute winner to thank that enabled him to (hot)chip in to take the £20 prize.

Well done Alexis, Christmas has come early mate!

 

 

 

“Dirty Old Town”: One Christmas present was early this year – Mr 2-0 10 (0) crawled home all bah humbug-like dragging down the 14 PASers that have obliviously clocked off early for the festivities with him. Ho ho ho….

 

 

 

Correct Score of the Week:

Lots of clever clog people this week….most popular score was Brighton’s 1-2 win at Birmingham City – 32 of us got that!

Twelve got the Fulham – Derby five point 2-2

7 more nailed Stoke 2 Leicester 2

Simon Lindq, Howard T & Nick H got the thrilling Blackburn 2 Reading 3

Patricia F & Tony M obviously guessed Southampton would beat Bournemouth 1-3

John K was all over the 0-2 to the Hatters

Patricia F (again! well done mum!) got Celtic 2 Dundee 1

Frankie F got the 0-1 Reds win over the Blues in Liverpool

John K (again!) believed in Ross County. A 2-1 kinda belief…

Norman L got the 0-2 Wolves win over Forest

Jazz S got the correctly over-hyped 0-1 at Selhurst Park

 

However, this week’s best correct score goes to Ben McKeown for his Mick-McCarthy-Is-A-Mackem-But-I’m-Not-Miopic inspired, Wigan 2 Ipswich 3!

 

 

 

Bet of the Week:

So, the “system” spat out 3 draws that were the most popular among the 93 of you who entered predictions and guess what?!

We lost! And how….

55% Man City V Arsenal – Ozil – really?

47.5% Wigan V Ipswich – looked good til the 88th minute…

46.25% Bournemouth V Southampton – very disappointing Eddie…

So, £0 goes on “Bet of the Week” slot 45th leaving the total at a avoid at all costs £0…

 

 

Table News:

 

“If I Should Fall From Grace With God“: 

Tony Morris looks like he will be crowned Champion next week as he has a 35 point lead (will he break the current highest tally of 393? will he break the 400 point barrier??!) over Jason M who in turn is 6 points ahead of Ian H in third.

Tony D & Lee F crashed the Top Ten

 

 

 

“Body Of An American“: 

Gary Blackburne looks like he will be presented with the wooden spoon as he is stuck to the bottom 19 points behind Martin S who in turn is one correct score off Rob C…

 

 

 

“Fiesta“:

Highest climber this week, up a whopping 19 places is Patricia Fernandez – honourable mentions go to Alex T (+12), Andy F (+14), Rowan M (+13), Olly O (+18), Ben McK (+17), Scott H (+11) and Francesca F (+11).

 

 

 

“Rainy Night In Soho“:

Falling furthest this week, down a whopping 17 places is Sam Craig – dishonourable mentions go to Anders H (-14), Neil M (-12), Kate S (-12), Chris B (-11) and Mark F (-11).

Click here for further details…

 

 

PAS Cup 2016:

In order to be invited to enter the PAS Cup 2017 you will have to finish in the Top 32 after 13 weeks of play. Currently sneaking the last spot is…the ginger ninja, Richard Hughes!

 

 

 

PAS Champions League 2016/17 Group Stages:

Matchday 6 next week – the final group games of the season…

The fixtures & all previous results can be found here

Full fixture list can be found here

Dates for your diaries – PAS CL Weeks

Matchday 6 – Week 13

 

 

 

And Another Thing:

Just in case you don’t subscribe to Popbitch…

> Chelsea booted  <<
Sorry = the hardest word

Chelsea are now 10 games
unbeaten in the league. This
time last year, they were
hovering around the relegation
zone and about to sack manager
Jose Mourinho.

There’s lots of speculation
about why it went so wrong,
but there’s one interesting
explanation leaking out of
the club. Remember the Eva
Carneiro incident? Shortly
afterwards Mourinho apparently
asked captain John Terry to
get the players in early for
training so that he could
apologise.

Something must have changed
his mind overnight though as
he didn’t end up making any
apology. He never regained
the dressing room after that.

 

Old Jokes Home:
Some say putting helium in
animals is wrong.

I say whatever floats your goat.

 

 

 

 

Twitter is dead, long live Instagram!

Take some interesting pics & remember to add #pabpas so you we can see your pic on the site!

Some away game pics would be good this season. Or some pics of away fans. Or home fans. Or just the match. Or players you’ve met. Anything actually. Food? Beers? Lovely vistas??!

Cheers,

Pab

 

Don’t look back… “the Syndicate” get told.

“Souvenir”: 

Siblings eh?

I nutmegged my bruv in training once and as i skipped away (yep, i was like Anders Limpar in my day…) with a cheeky “nuts” side remark for good measure, he duly turned and chopped me down from behind in the neanderthal fashion of , say,  a Burnley utility player. One who gets the occasional run out against “good teams”…

Suffice to say, I planted his face into the snow covered training area quick style. Cos that’s how younger bruvvers learn to to mess with the hierarchy and know their place.

It’s alleged that Rhodri Giggs did a similar thing back in in 1987 and look what happened there….brutal!

Ex-red carpet striding film star Jason M is going to have to come up with quite a reply now as the latest round of PAS table topping sibling rivalry took a new twist where the “Syndicate” baiting (“Please do not include me in THEIR syndicate. I never have been and never want to be…”) brother Tony Morris 40 (6) smashed in a withering tally (only 8 other people scored over 30 points this week) to really cement his dominance on & off the “pitch”.

Smart work Anthony, £20 to have all to yourself is winging its way over.

The rest of the PAS community wait with bated breath to see what happens next…

 

“Maid Of Orleans”: 

Not sure if Peter M has any siblings but limping home with 9 points is sure to muster some sort of cat calling (well, it does in my house…)

It compares not one jot to the level of ribbing Sam Craig 5 (0) surely has coming her way though!

 

Correct Score of the Week:

Remember Nitro Deluxe? Well, this week was more brutal than that….most popular score was Cardiff’s 1-1 draw Ipswich Town – 24 of youse got that!

 

24 also got the thrilling Arsenal 3 Stoke 1

6 got Celtic’s 1-4 demolition of Partick Thistle

Four got the dull-all at Fir Park

4 more got the bore draw between Dundee & Ross County

Brett A & Tony M got the two-two in Liverpol. The wrong side of Liverpool…

Simon B just knew Norwich would score against Barnsley for a 2-1

Martin S got Aberdeen 0 St Johnstone 0. Then wept a little as he thought of those poor souls who were actually there…

However, this week’s best correct score for the second week running goes to Dave Crisp for his We-Are-The-Mods! inspired, PNE 3 Blackburn 2!

 

Bet of the Week:

So, the “system” spat out 3 draws that were the most popular among the 93 of you who entered predictions and guess what?!

We won! whoop, whoop!

43.42% – Swansea v Sunderland – nil-nil written all over it….well, it was supposed to have finished like that!

39.47% – Ipswich v Cardiff – innit!

39.47% – Dundee v Ross County – bagged!

So, £7.35 goes on “Bet of the Week” slot 33rd leaving the total at a tasty £15.00…

 

 

Table News:

“Motion & Heart“: 

Tony Morris looks like he really does aim to stay top for the duration (that all time top score is seriously under threat too!) opening up a staggering 34 point lead over Jason M who in turn is 5 points ahead of Jazz S in third.

Pete B crashes the Top Ten

 

“Gravity Never Failed“: 

Gary Blackburne is still stuck to the bottom 6 points behind Paul V who in turn is five points off Martin S…

 

 

“Of All The Things We’ve Made“:

Highest climber this week, up a whopping 18 places is Olly Osmond – honourable mentions go to Neil H (+14), Dave C (+10), Bry D (+10), Will O (+13), Arthur H (+13), Alex T (+11) and Tony D (+10).

 

“Navigation“:

Falling furthest this week, down a whopping 25 places is Sam Craig – dishonourable mentions go to Ben McK (-10), John J (-10), Gareth M (-10), Debbie L (-14), Peter M (-15), Richard Hu (-11) and Jerry S (-10).

Click here for further details…

 

PAS Cup 2016:

In order to be invited to enter the PAS Cup 2017 you will have to finish in the Top 32 after 13 weeks of play. Currently sneaking the last spot is…the stubborn Stockport stalwart, Ric Pardoe!

 

PAS Champions League 2016/17 Group Stages:

Matchday 5 games went ahead this week…

The drama continues to unfold –

We had 11 successful jokers! 8 hammerings! 2 heartbreakers! 1 close game! Two won their games with 17 points and 2 lost their’s with 24 points!

Congrats to Kate S & Danny A who will join James L in the knockout stages and commiserations to Julian F, Jamie S & Richard Hi who, like Rob C, will defintely not be joining them.

Everything to play for in all the groups (bar Group C). It’s soooooo exciting…oh, and that CL legend? He’s hanging in there!

 

Matchday 6 fixtures, MD 5 results & tables can be found here

Full fixture list can be found here

Dates for your diaries – PAS CL Weeks

Matchday 6 – Week 13

 

And Another Thing:

Just in case you don’t subscribe to Popbitch…
RIP Greg Lake, who once wrote to
the Guardian to answer a reader’s
letter about Christmas songs:
http://bit.ly/2gZHtEa

 

 

Twitter is dead, long live Instagram!

Take some interesting pics & remember to add #pabpas so you we can see your pic on the site!

Some away game pics would be good this season. Or some pics of away fans. Or home fans. Or just the match. Or players you’ve met. Anything actually. Food? Beers? Lovely vistas??!

Cheers,

Pab

Still Bored?
RIP Greg Lake, who once wrote to
the Guardian to answer a reader’s
letter about Christmas songs:
http://bit.ly/2gZHtEa

No. Chase ME! I was a playa in Melbourne…

 

“She Owns The World”: 

In what turned out to be a peach of a week for most with outstanding correct scores, twenty three bods clocked up 30 points or more (but so did Mr 2-0, so by default…) Our Ocker in the outback, George T, did his “Best” to claim the week’s win but fell short to a Cockney (I use the term loosely for the benefit of our friends in the north) exiled in the Scouseland (I use the term loosely for the benefit of our friends in the south).

Yep, up popped Mark Fawke 38 (7) to take the spoils and snatch the £20 for the 2nd time this season. “The Chase” star, The Beast, probably has Middlesbro’s Gaston Ramirez to thank for his winning goal v Hull (but probably more so that Leighton Baines spot kick conversion in the 89th minute) for the 4  points to take our Mr F one point ahead of pack.

Well done Fawkesy, the landlords of the Wirral will be fighting over your custom for the inevitable lock-in celebration…make sure you do it before 2pm on Sunday though eh?! You could be drowning your sorrows sunshine…

 

 

 

“Morning Clouds”: 

In what turned out to be a b*tch of a week for most getting correct scores, seven bods (yep, moi included…) clocked up no correct scores at all! Imagine if you didn’t even manage double digits??! Imagine if that was you Ross B!

Actually, it was you Eddie Osborne 7 (0)

 

 

 

Correct Score of the Week:

I’m really really not feeling PAS….can we change it to Predict-A-Result? Anyway,  most popular score was Hamilton’s 1-1 draw with Partick Thistle – 37 of youse got that!

 

 

Chris D, Simon B & Stuart F got the thrilling if bizarre, Nottm Forest 2 Newcastle 1

Andy C, Ric P & Sam C just knew City would score against Chelsea for a 1-3

Ric P (again!) & Dave C nailed Ross Co 2 Hearts 2

Nick H & Ryan G made us all green by happening upon WBA 3-1 Watford

 

 

My mum saw her typo come good on the game at QPR

 

However, this week’s best correct score for the second week running goes to Francesca Fernandez for her I-superimposed-last-week’s-scores-onto-this-week-and-look-what-happened inspired, Cardiff 0 Brighton 0!

 

 

 

Bet of the Week:

So, the “system” spat out 3 draws that were the most popular among the 93 of you who entered predictions and guess what?!

We lost! Again. Rubbish….

 

60.53% Man City v Chelsea – what was the ginger fella doing???!

48.68% Bristol City v Ipswich Town – Mick! Do one mate….

48.68% Hamilton v Partick – in like Flynn!

 

So, £0 goes on “Bet of the Week” slot 11th leaving the total at £8.91…

 

 

 

Table News:

 

“Alone At Last“: 

Tony Morris (he NOT of the syndicate and very much a lone wolf!) stays top continuing to play Noel to Jason M’s Liam but now nine points ahead!

Jason M is in turn now 14 points ahead of Jazz S in third. Hmmmmm, a peleton headed by “The PAS Legend”TM. Think I know what happens next…

 

Charlie H & Jerry S crash the Top Ten

 

 

 

“The Snowfalls“: 

Gary Blackburne stays stuck to the bottom 7 points behind Paul V who in turn is seven points off Martin S…

 

 

“Pop Or Not“:

Highest climber this week, up a whopping(?) 14 places is Simon Buxton – honourable mentions go to George T (+11), Mark F (+12), Chris B (+12), Neil M (+10) and Chris D (+11).

 

 

“Feels Like Something’s Changing“:

Falling furthest this week, down a whopping 15 places is Tom Storer – dishonourable mentions go to Norman L (-11), David G (-10), Andy F (-10), Yours Truly (-12), James C (-13), Ben McK (-12) and Paul C (-13).

 

Click here for further details…

 

 

 

PAS Cup 2016:

In order to be invited to enter the PAS Cup 2017 you will have to finish in the Top 32 after 13 weeks of play. Currently sneaking the last spot is…Stockport stalwart, Ric Pardoe!

 

 

 

PAS Champions League 2016/17 Group Stages:

Matchday 5 next week…

The fixtures & all previous results can be found here

Full fixture list can be found here

 

Dates for your diaries – PAS CL Weeks

Matchday 5 – Week 11

Matchday 6 – Week 13

 

 

And Another Thing:

Just in case you don’t subscribe to Popbitch…

 

“Old Jokes Home:
I just bought a Jehovah’s Witness
advent calendar.

Every time you open a door
someone tells you to fuck off.”

 

 

Twitter is dead, long live Instagram!

Take some interesting pics & remember to add #pabpas so you we can see your pic on the site!

Some away game pics would be good this season. Or some pics of away fans. Or home fans. Or just the match. Or players you’ve met. Anything actually. Food? Beers? Lovely vistas??!

 

 

Cheers,

Pab

“Jenifa Taught Me”: 

Here’s a cautionary tale (we’ve had a few this season already…) – never ever change your score an hour before kick off when you’ve put together a great panel of scores in the previous 29 matches. Ok?

Rowan M did this and paid the price. Actually, his faux pas was tempered by the fact it didn’t really matter as his four points lost will still have left him a point short of the weekly prize.

Lee F & Ric P are probably feeling just the same (there’s another thing – don’t tell me things anecdotally & expect me not to use it!) as they also came up just shy of the £20 on offer.

So, Andy Fowler 43 (8) can thank his Southampton 8 Everton 2 prediction for his triumph and not give any “f” words if his beloved Toffee Blues are underachieving yet again even when Roberto is hundreds of miles away from “the best ground in the Premier League” and Master Stones is p*ssing about in Mancland rather than Goodison…

Good work Andy lad, you can buy me a half time scouse pie when we come to L4 on the 13^th!

 

 

“Say No Go”: 

Here’s a cautionary tale (we’ve had a few this season already…) – never think just because they’ve got a website and analyse 40 gazillion stats a minute that they really know what they’re doing. Cos they don’t. Well, not this week anyway…

 

Predictz 9 (0) you’re rubbish!

Mr 2-0 spanked you, my mum mahoogered you and my daughter  ***SPOILER ALERT*** got correct score of the week without even looking at her scoresheet any longer than it took to actually write the numbers down!

Oh, Gary B, you dodged a bullet there sunshine…

 

 

Correct Score of the Week:

Not many, but the few were quality… – most popular score was the Yorkshire shin kicking fest 1-2 victory for Dirty Leeds over Rovrum – 30 of youse got that!

Seventen got the very annoying last minute spoiling Arsenal 3 Bournemouth 1

11 got the five point 2-2 Wombles draw with Fleetwood

5 got the Jambo’s 3 goal demolition of Motherwell

 

Dan H, Paul C & Mark S got the thrilling Blackpool 4 Newport County 1

Richard Hu & Will O guessed Villa would beat Cardiff 3-1

Tom S & Andy C nailed Leicester 2 Middlesbrough 2

Andy F made us all green by happening upon Ipswich 3-0 QPR

Ric P was all over the Scottish League Cup Final 0-3 to the Celtic

However, this week’s best correct score goes to Francesca Fernandez for her I-hate-doing-my-scores-it’s-boring inspired, Newcastle 0 Blackburn 1!

 

 

Bet of the Week:

So, the “system” spat out 3 draws that were the most popular among the 93 of you who entered predictions and guess what?!

We lost! Again. Rubbish….

51.81% Ipswich v QPR – nope!

51.81% Swansea v Crystal Palace – nearly. very nearly! That’s the draw, not Pards’ departure…

50.60% Wolves v Sheff Wed – nope!

So, £0 goes on “Bet of the Week” slot 65th leaving the total at £8.32…

 

 

Table News:

 

“Eye Know“: 

Tony Morris stays top now eight points ahead of Jason M who in turn is 6 points ahead of Mark S in third…the “Syndicate” take up all the medal positions! The investigation squad assembly klaxon has been taken from the bottom drawer and placed in the Week 13 in-tray…

 

Dan H crashes the Top Ten

 

 

“Potholes In My Lawn“: 

Gary Blackburne sinks to the bottom 10 whole points behind Paul V who in turn is only one point off Ian P…

 

 

 

“Magic Number“:

Highest climber this week, up a whopping 22 places is Andy Fowler – honourable mentions go to Lee F (+16), Stuart F (+11), Andy S (+13), Ric P (+17), Gareth M (+10), John J (+17) and Rowan M (+18).

 

 

 

“Tread Water“:

Falling furthest this week, down a whopping 18 places is Ricki Mackin – dishonourable mentions go to Julian F (-12), Neil C (-10), Arthur H (-16), Matt W (-10) Tony B (-12), Sam A (-10) and Gino DeA (-10).

 

 

Click here for further details…

 

 

PAS Cup 2016:

In order to be invited to enter the PAS Cup 2017 you will have to finish in the Top 32 after 13 weeks of play. Currently sneaking the last spot is…Northern Soul legend, Andy Smith!

 

 

 

PAS Champions League 2016/17 Group Stages:

Matchday 4 games went ahead this week…

 

The drama is still unfolding! We had 11 away wins! (this is now officallly a “THING”!), 4 hammerings! 3 heartbreakers! 3 close games! Two won their games with 21 points and someone lost their’s with 27 points!

 

Congrats to James L on his safe passage to the knockout stages and commiserations to Rob C who will defintely not be joining him.

Everything to play for in all the groups especially the 2 groups all locked together on 6 points each…oh, and that CL legend? He’s back in the game!

 

Matchday 5 fixtures, MD 4 results & tables can be found here

 

Full fixture list can be found here

 

Dates for your diaries – PAS CL Weeks

Matchday 5 – Week 11

Matchday 6 – Week 13

 

 

And Another Thing: You say “Honey” I say “Jesus Christ this post-modern dystopian nightmare of forced fun just cos social media deems so must stop!” <exhales>

Feel better now. Just off to catch up on the “It Takes Two” Instagram feed….

 

 

Twitter is dead, long live Instagram!

Take some interesting pics & remember to add #pabpas so you we can see your pic on the site!

Some away game pics would be good this season. Or some pics of away fans. Or home fans. Or just the match. Or players you’ve met. Anything actually. Food? Beers? Lovely vistas??!

 

Cheers,

 

Pab