“Jesus is coming…”

 

 

“Chime”:

Not since Charlie Nicholas putting us 0-1 up in a Milk Cup quarter final in 1986 has Villa Park witnessed such ecstatic carnage in the away section as it did on Saturday lunchtime (although we brought 8,000 up that night!).

And talking of thrilling finishes…

Nine punters scored more than 30 points in a proper scrap for the £20 weekly prize this week!

Justin C produced an inspired performance (39 pts) after his horror show last week and Ben H notched up a very creditable 42 points after a similar shaky Week 1.

In fact, Ben went toe-to-toe and blow-for-blow only to be undone by an old man still recreating his magic after all these years…

But!

Don’t give up kids!

“All the high scorers will mess up sooner or later…” is surely the message here (even if you miss out by a measly point!)

 

After smashing in 3 correct scores courtesy of 90 min+ goals, a 4-0 and a 0-0, Dan Wayman 43 (8) is not letting up his grip on that trophy he won last season (hold on, is that why it’s broken?!).

As mentioned, Ben H matched him all the way, but it was some Neil Warnock wizardry in West Yorkshire that secured the telling correct score to get our current champion over the line…

 

Well played Mr. W!

 

 

 

 

“Satan”:

Gawd! Can you imagine being sold the PAS dream by your mate with the line, “but all your mates are doing it…” and then walking into a nightmare?

11 PASers didn’t get beyond fifteen points this week, with 4 not getting a single correct score.

One didn’t manage double figures.

Suman Kaflee 9 (0) is probably pining for the Bundesliga right now…

 

Welcome Hr. K!

 

 

 

 

 

Correct Score of the Week:

Another bumper week folks…most popular score was St Mirren’s 1-0 win over Ross County– 28 of youse got that!

 

Seventeen had Celtic’s merciless mauling of Aberdeen

15 had Boro’s 3-1 win over QPR

Thirteen were all over the 0-3 to Rangers

11 doffed a cap to Man Utd’s 3-0 deconstruction of Leicester

Six turned up Hull 0 PNE 0. Then sobbed a little bit as they thought of those poor souls who were actually there…

4 got the o-3 Posh win over Morecambe

Rob C & Kate S banked the five points on offer for the 2-2 betwixt AFC Wimbledon & Hartlepool

Stuart F & Dan C had their secret prayers answered by the “Saints of Nil” for the stalemate at the DW Stadium

Danny B & Moi bribed Dan & Dave to tinker with the PAS timelapse cog in the backend, and waltzed off with Watford 3 WBA 2.

 

 

However, this week’s best correct score goes to….no one. Again. No unique correct score for a second week…this is a first!

 

 

 

 

Bet of the Week:

Luke Stafford was on “Bet of the Week” position 83rd in Week 1 so we asked him to provide a treble selection for the £3 “trixie” bet.

And guess what?!

Oh dear…

 

 

So, £0 goes on “Bet of the Week” slot 83rd – not the ideal start is it!

 

Loads are at 60th this week….but Matt Worsfold was first out the hat though!

 

Maffew, I need your 3 team treble by Friday, please!

 

Will you go jellied eel racing?

 

No pressure treacle!

 

 

 

 

Table News:

“Halcyon”:

Ominously, Dan Wayman moves up 22 places to take his seat at the summit, 5 points ahead of Mark S who, in turn, is one point ahead of newbie Jasper M in third…

 

 

Seven crashed the Top Ten!

 

 

 

 

“Dirty Rat”:

Paul Vinson remains rooted to the bottom, one point behind Patricia F who, in turn, is 1 point off Anders H…

 

 

 

 

“Belfast”:

Highest climber this week, up a whopping 69 places is Justin Corliss – honourable mentions go to Jasper M (+28), Ben H (+68), Jason M (+29), Dave N (+42), Rich L (+35), Sturat F (+45), Tom W-S (+30) and Danny A (+28)

 

 

 

“Funny Break”:

Falling furthest this week, down a whopping 56 places is Suman Kaflee – dishonourable mentions go to Sam O (-31), Dave C (-36), Howard T (-41), Stephen H (-50), Pawan GC (-27), Matt W (-40) and Max M (-38)

 

 

 

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PAS Champions League Knockout Stages 2022/23:

Round of Sixteen 1st leg games went ahead this week…

 

It. Was. Interesting!

 

We had 6 successful jokers! 5 really successful jokers! 5 hammerings! 0 away wins! And, 1 draw!

One won their game with 24 points & one lost their game with 29 points!

 

All to play for in the 2nd legs then…

 

 

 

 

 

PAS Cup 2023:

Aaahhhh the magic of the Cup! 1st round is on Week 3…

The draw was made (we couldn’t afford Frankie’s appearance fees for a “live” What’s App draw now that “Love Island” is on…soz)

And…

…here is the draw!

 

 

Full draw, fixtures & results can be found here

 

 

Dates for your diaries – PAS Cup Weeks

1st Round Proper – Week 3

Last 16 – Week 7

Quarter Finals – Week 9

Semi Finals – Week 13

Final – the merry month of May (‘23)

 

 

 

PAS Champions League 2023-24:

In order to be invited to enter the PAS Champions League 2023-24 you will have to finish in the Top 32 after 13 weeks of play. Currently sneaking the last spot is, not the nephew of Bob… Greg Fleming!

 

 

 

 

 

And Another Thing:

 

 

 

Twitter is dead & so is Instagram – but we’ve got a What’s App group!

Wanna join?

Why?

Well, I send round reminders that you don’t have to check your email for.

Erm…some people are quite funny (some are annoying) & hopefully, we’ll get some good pics of away fans at games.

We will crush any “hilarious GIFs” though…

Plus, you can gloat when you land that 9 pointer in the 91st minute!

Email me over your number and i’ll add ya ([email protected])

 

Cheers,

 

Pab

 Current champ Dan Wayman has a puzzle to distract him this season…can you take his crown?

 

 

“Eye Know”:

We’re back! With a bang!

No, not Rashford – PAS!

Although, given the sharpness of this update, I could’ve waxed lyrical about “a big game on Wednesday” and how karma works (think that Chelsea fan is up out of his wheelchair now…) and gone into the absurdness of that unnecessary thing called VAR…

 

But I won’t…

 

I’ll cut to the chase as it was all about the “hot out the blocks” points trailblazers – and, they deserve props, right?

Two PASers were 3 x flame emojis this weekend as Andy Kelly 44 (8) nailed 5 correct scores across the, ahem, lower leagues to power to victory (actually he’s probably more indebted to those VAR decisions at West Ham & Palace tbh!)

Have a heart and spare a thought for Sam A who matched Andy’s points haul but fell short on the correct scores count (he did get a big 10 pointer at Celtic though!) and Mark S who narrowly missed out after employing a deft move to not predict Friday’s matches…

 

 

So, congrats Mr K, £20 winging its way back to you ASAP – everything else is a bonus for you this season now!

 

 

“Say No Go”:

Did you score 30 points + this week? Wow, we’re in awe…

Twenty five of you managed that, but only 4 punters couldn’t manage 15 points this week  – and 3 of those couldn’t muster a correct score!

Shocking.

Not as shocking as Jordan Pickford though, eh?

Anyway…

Everyone managed to break into double digits, but feeling no joy in Week 1 is Paul Vinson 11 (0).

Dr V, you spared my mum’s blushes – I salute you!

 

 

 

Correct Score of the Week:

Game on people…most popular score was Man City’s warm up 3-1 win over Villa – 25 of youse got that!

 

Twenty one got Burnley’s 3 goal demolition of PNE

15 got Ipswich’s “Desmond” with Sheff Wed

Seven got the dull-all at the Bet 365 (that’s the Britannia to you & I)

7 more got Sheff Utd 3 Swansea 0

Seven others got the very annoying last minute spoiling Cardiff 1 Middlesbro 3

4 celebrated the bore draw between Blackpool & Rotherham

Olly O, Sam A & Jasper M (welcome!) somehow stumbled on Celtic 5 St Mirren 1 (how????)

Ric P & Reagon K nailed Hartlepool 2 Sutton Utd 2

 

 

However, this week’s best correct score goes to….no one. No unique correct score this week folks!

 

 

Bet of the Week:

So, we’ve failed quite spectacularly in the last few seasons on this – actually, we’ve always failed.

But last season, we did alright. Welllllll, alright(ish)…

So!

We’re being brave and we’re gonna stick with it to see how we go!

How?

Whoever is on the “Bet of the Week” position for the following week will be asked to provide a treble selection so we can place the allocated £3 for the bet.

The winnings will stay on that slot and collected by the lucky person residing there at the end of Week 13.

Got that? No?!

OK…

The person on 83rd will make the selections for Week 2, the person on 60th in Week 2 will make the selections for Week 3,the person on 45th in Week 3 will make the selections for Week 4 and the person on 33rd in Week 4 will make the selections for Week 5 and back round again to 83rd…yeah?!

Good.

So, youngster Luke Stafford is first up. (ask your Dad first Luke!) – Luke was first out the 83rd place hat that included Will O, Harry H & Tom W-S…

 

Luka, I need your 3 selections by Friday please! It can be a home, away or draw. It doesn’t have to be football! It can be horses! Or dogs! Or fighting crickets! But not cricket…that’s a step too far!

Let’s get off to a winning start for a change.

No pressure lad…

 

 

Table News:

It’s Week 1 – it is what it is! Click here for the full table

Please be aware we lost quite a few players but we can still gain some more…

Thanks to those of you who recruited the newbies this season – love youse! A special mention to Reagon K who has recruited like demon in Germany – we continue to reach far & wide…Mike K has another Candian on board too!

So, if you know anyone out there who wants to get involved, put them in touch!

It’s never too late…they’ll get a respectable Mr 2-0 22pts for Week 1 to boot!

 

 

 

PAS Champions League Knockout Stages 2022/23:

Round of 16 1st leg games kick off in Week 2!

 

The draw was made (we couldn’t afford Frankie’s appearance fees for a “live” What’s App draw now that “Love Island” is on…soz)

And…

…here is the draw!

 

We have “El Simonico”, The Queen taking on The King and the Wigan family kept apart!

 

 

 

PAS Cup 2023:

Aaahhhh the magic of the Cup! 1st round is on Week 3…

The draw was made (we couldn’t afford Frankie’s appearance fees for a “live” What’s App draw now that “Love Island” is on…soz)

And…

…here is the draw!

 

We have a NLD, a big Under 5s representation, a Top 5 clash, and a PAS Board member playing the current League Champion!

 

 

Full draw, fixtures & results can be found here

 

Dates for your diaries – PAS Cup Weeks

1st Round Proper – Week 3

Last 16 – Week 7

Quarter Finals – Week 9

Semi Finals – Week 13

Final – the merry month of May (‘23)

 

PAS Champions League 2023-24:

In order to be invited to enter the PAS Champions League 2023-24 you will have to finish in the Top 32 after 13 weeks of play. Currently sneaking the last spot are…Simon Buxton & Andy Chesworth!

 

 

And Another Thing:

A lot of the payments have come in – thanks! Anyone who hasn’t got round to it, please do as soon as possible – don’t make me chase you!

 

 

Remember we raised all that money during the PAS World Cup?

 

Here are the reactions…

 

“On behalf of the team at Equidem I would like to thank you for your generous donation and wish you a great end to the year and start of 2023! With your help we will continue to track down the exploited workers who made the FIFA World Cup possible and who are owed thousands in wages. My best…” – Jason Nemerovski

 

“Justin has sent you a thank you for donating to Justin Fashanu Statue Campaign – Thank you so much for your generosity!”

 

 

 

 

Twitter is dead & so is Instagram – but we’ve got a What’s App group!

Wanna join?

Why?

Well, I send round reminders that you don’t have to check your email for.

Erm…some people are quite funny (some are annoying) & hopefully, we’ll get some good pics of away fans at games.

We will crush any “hilarious GIFs” though…

Plus, you can gloat when you land that 9 pointer in the 91st minute!

Email me over your number and i’ll add ya ([email protected])

 

Cheers,

 

Pab