“La vida loca”:
So, who won?
Well…a northern PASer who has, let’s say, “connections”. And one who obviously took it upon himself to be more like his Super 6 predictions this season…and my, how that decision has paid off!
He let his “this-is-how-to-win-a-league-title” weekly performances do the talking for him “on the pitch” and only got involved on our What’s App group (erm, the rest of youse are all on that aren’t you?!) to gently chide the Arse…(grrrrr)
It was a close, compacted, confusing Covid catastrophe of a season – whilst Liverpool smoothly glide their way to the title (come on you Saints!) with certainty & consistency in the (non) real world, our champion battled & ground through the gears on their way to victory!
A few players kinda threatened to win it, but…
No one got close to the magnificent correct score tally. The third-best ever. However, the points tally missed out on the Top 15 highest points tally ever…another oddity in an, ahem, “odd” year.
To be frank, it was another of those almost perfect campaigns…
Our “Winter” champ started in the “Top Ten” at a comfy 7th, dropped to 43rd, then recovered back up to 7th heaven in Week 3.
Then, the relentless ascent started – up to 3rd, then 2nd before hitting the summit at the halfway point.
More dips?
Nope.
From Week 6 it was all about turning the screw on the opposition.
With the impeccable timing of the seasoned PAS pro he is, when really it mattered, any challengers were brushed aside in a remarkable performance of consistency!
So, be upstanding lords, ladies & gents and doff your caps to Danny Ashworth 361 (57) – He. Is. A. Winner!
Tyrone Dobbs, Max George, Michelle Keegan, The Royle Family, Paul Scholes, Terry Christian, Elkie Brooks, Olivia Attwood, Harpurhey, Middy, Staly Vegas & Yonners – your kid is mint!
Danny Boy won with a whopping 14 point lead over Mr Consistency himself, Pete Britton, in second place.
And he finished fourteen points ahead of “International Week” non-apologist Martin Stafford in third spot.
Paul Smith was a further 8 points behind in a fashionable 4th, with Kate Slee 4 points shy in 5th proudly flying the “girls can do it too y’know” banner as always : )
Just two points further back, Lee Ford can reflect on a fine season finishing in sixth spot, with a Sp*rs giddy Steve Meaton following in 7th virtue of 4 points.
In eighth place (only 4 correct scores back) was resident purveyor of footy tops, Alex Taylor and our friend from the Nord(ic), via Woking, Simon Lindquist was a further three correct scores behind in 9th.
Newbie Darrell Shannon just edged out The PAS King courtesy of a point in 10th…welcome D!
“Lockdown”:
Only 13 points, but 61 places, separated our new champion from my ol’ mucker Darren McCarthy 221 (18) in Week 1!
Actually, that’s worth thinking about…overall, he got 26 points & 4 correct scores less than Jamie Fairhurst did last year.
Awkward…
Starting in 68th, the young Red Blue never really recovered.
Like a role model to rubbish yo-yoing, it was then 98th, up to 81st, back to 90th, then down again in Week 5 to 94th!
Week 6 it was down to 96th.
And a weekly sequence of flitting between 98th & 96th then followed with a slip down again to 98th in Week 10.
Week 11 saw him nestled in at rock bottom…
And there he stayed, securing the wooden spoon to round off a thoroughly miserable year…
Samantha P, Stuart F & Rob C made gallant efforts over the season to save Dazzler’s blushes, but…
Spot Prizers
Ok, YOU have finished on these positions AND you HAVE won those prizes!
Jazz Sian on 11th(!), Mark J Brown on 12th, Francesca Fernandez on 17th, Paul Henshaw on 23rd, John King on 30th, Ryan Graves on 33rd, Jason Morris on 39th, Predictz on 42nd, Mark Seels on 45th, Debbie Lee on 49th, Simon Buxton on 54th, Andy Fowler on 57th, John Jennings on 65th, Bijay Lama on 67th, SGlynn Fairhurst on 71st, Steve Morton on 78th, James Challinor on 83rd, Rowan Marriott on 89th, Patricia Fernandez on 97th and Darren McCarthy on 101st.
click here to view the full table & to see how much you won!
*** all prize money (less your entry fee!) will be winging its way over this week – promise! Look out for that Monzo link notification on email!***
PAS Champions League Knockout Stages 2020/21:
As you’re well aware we had to postpone last season’s competition at the quarter final stage.
We’re carrying them over to Lucky 13 Spring ’21
George Triantafillou v Tony Morris
Mark Seels v Jerry Storer
Ben McKeown v Arthur Harrison
Ric Pardoe v Paul Carter
So…yeah!
Dates for your (next year) diaries – PAS CL Weeks
Quarter Finals 1st leg – Week 3
Quarter Finals 2nd leg – Week 6
Semi Finals 1st leg – Week 9
Semi Finals 2nd leg – Week 12
Final – the merry month of May (‘21)
PAS Cup 2021:
As you’re well aware we had to postpone last season’s competition at the quarter final stage.
We’re carrying them over to Lucky 13 Spring ’21
Neil Templeton v Dan Hogwood
Pab v Tony Morris
Jason Morris v George Triantafillou
Rob Currin v Angelo Harrop
So…yeah!
Dates for your (next year) diaries – PAS Cup Weeks
Quarter Finals – Week 5
Semi Finals – Week 10
Final – the merry month of May (‘21)
Other little bits
Kate Slee picks up £10 for getting the Best Weekly Score of the Season in Week 9 – 49 (9)
Arthur Harrison (RIP) fittingly picked up £5 for getting the Best Correct Score of the Season – Chelsea 4 Crystal Palace 0. Our thoughts are with you and your family Scott. Let’s see if you can win that Champions League for him!
Plaudits
Thanks again to all for taking time and bothering to play, we couldn’t do it without you!
And a final big thank you to Dave N & Dan H for providing all the behind the scenes techky stuff to enable another great (relatively glitch free!) season…
See you in a few weeks PASers.
Good riddance 2020…
Cheers and Happy New Year!
Pab