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!
Dan Wayman (C1) v Scott Harrison (G2)
Kate Slee (E2) v Jazz Sian (D1)
Simon Lindquist (E1) v Simon Buxton (A2)
Jason Morris (A1) v Neil Meredith (F1)
Ben McKeown (D2) v Andy Fowler (B1)
Ryan Graves (H2) v Matthew Murphy (F2)
Rich Lee (B2) v Matthew Stafford (H1)
Ben Hogwood (G1) v Martin Stafford (C2)
PAS CL Group & finishing position in brackets
Full draw, fixtures & results can be found here
Dates for your diaries – PAS CL Weeks
Round of 16 1st leg – Week 2
Round of 16 2nd leg – Week 4
Quarter Finals 1st leg – Week 6
Quarter Finals 2nd leg – Week 8
Semi Finals 1st leg – Week 10
Semi Finals 2nd leg – Week 12
Final – the merry month of May (‘23)
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!
Ben Hogwood (17) v Hira Yonzan (13)
Simon Lindsay (33) v Dave Crisp (22)
Greg Fleming (24) v Andy Kelly (30)
Debbie Lee (14) v John Nunns (29)
Scott Harrison (4) v Simon Buxton (5)
Lee Taylor (21) v Charlie Harris (7)
Olly Osmond (10) v Rob Currin (31)
Dom Webber (26) v Jazz Sian (2)
Jack Buxton(6) v Simon Lindquist (27)
Paul Vinson (18) v Lily Templeton (23)
Tony Morris (12) v Stephen Peaston (11)
Max Morgan (28) v Neil Meredith (9)
Neil Templeton (15) v Jason Morris (3)
Ric Pardoe (8) v Sam Osmond (25)
George Triantafillou (20) v Tim Payne (19)
Dan Hogwood (16) v Dan Wayman (1)
PAS W22 league position in brackets
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