L13 Winter 2009 : Week 12 BotW

As it was a “double winner” week we split the duties – first up the Wigan Peer, Neil Birchall…

It’s a tricky one, I should perhaps wait until the midweek fixtures are over with but to hell with it… Knowing me I will forget.”

Away Win Treble:
Blackpool, Forest and Fulham [24/1]
Draw Treble:
City, Watford, Sheff Utd [39/1]

Next!

Now then, this is how it should be done! Demonstrating how to take this seriously for the sake of those less fortunate in the predicting stakes I present she of the Karen O barnet, Jo Lowe…

Right – here goes then. One day, I’ll show you the piece of paper with all my workings out. I’ve been through at least 12 different leagues and have worked out number of home wins for home teams and number of away losses for away teams, home goal difference and away goal difference, standings in the league and a bit on current form. I’ve scrapped at least 4 original ideas, particularly Spurs as their defence is not good enough… I could not have put more effort in, but please don’t tell anyone that when I only get one flippin’ home win! I do hope this works…

  1. English PL: Chelsea v Everton
  2. English League 1: Huddersfield v Gillingham
  3. Spanish La Liga: Barcelona v Espanyol
  4. Scottish Div 1: Dundee FC v Ayr
  5. Portuguese Liga: FC Porto v Vitoria Setubal
  6. Portuguese Liga: Sporting Braga v Naval
  7. Dutch Eredivisie: Ajax v NEC Nijmegen

4/1 for those little lot – c’mon!

Result: LOSE & LOSE

Cheers,
Pab


L13 Winter 2009 : Week 10 – Roundup…

Dear PASers,
Apologies.

I’m just out of the sick pit and it’s not just the horrible week of Arsenal that’s turned my stomach (I definitely have a proper non man-flu illiness as I didn’t even got to Citeh last night…!).
Please find a truncated update (further apologies to the heroes/villians of the week that are denied their spot in the round up light!)…

For the record then –

Week 10 winner:

Olly Osmond 35 (5)
Week 10 loser

Lisa Grey 7(0)
Correct Score of the Week

Crystal Palace 3 Watford 0 (Mark J Brown)
Bet of the Week

crashed again just when the first fruits were within reach, Leeds failed at Kettering!!!

Normal transmission resumed next week!

Cheers,
Pab


L13 Winter 2009 : Week 11 – Roundup…

“ecstatic there it is”:
There it is indeed! Out first “double” winners of the season see Jo Lowe & Neil Birchall 37 (5) share the spoils to the tune of £10 each – no doubt Jo will be buying the Man City v Chelsea DVD and Neil won’t be buying that Sp*rs v Wigan one. Pies all round again then Neil??!
“and the eyes go teary, the mind grow weary”:
I’ve little cheer and nuffin’ to shout about this season (check the table – *groan*) so I’ll take any ray of sunshine even if it’s at the expense of a Sp*rs fan. Gareth Morgan 9(0) – ha!
Correct Score of the Week:
This season, I particularly hate doing this bit… 9 got Rochdale 3 Macc 0, 7 got the 3-0 at Villa Park, the 1-3 for Rangers and Man City (!), 6 got Walsall 1 Soton 3, Scunny 0, 5 got Celtic 3 Aberdeen 0 and 5 got Everton 2 Spurs 2. Neil B & Dan P got the 0-4 at the Boelyn, Mark McD got 5 points for the Bristol City – Ipswich stalemate and Francesca F rolled her dice and bagged Blackburn 0 Liverpool 0. This weeks best correct score goes to Dave Nicklin for his 9 pointer score of Dundee Utd 3 St Mirren 2
Bet of the Week:
Very very close again! Olly missed his 7 homes thanks to MK Dons having a ‘mare v Yeovil and his 3 draws thanks to WBA failing to hold out for 30 seconds after going 2-1 up at Derby in added-on time – grrrrrr! This means spot prize slot 23 will reward nada – so don’t end up there on the final table!

Table News:

“my presence speak volumes…”:
Oooh the nerves will kick in now… Neil Meredith has a 6 point lead over ever improving Jazz S in second (has he timed it right? Will he win his own trophy??!). Will O and Rich L are both in with a fighting chance too…
“I don’t understand it, on another planet?”:
Oooh no nerves will kick in now… Paul Jenner is now being 19 points adrift and looking very much like a wooden spoon winner. Just above him are Scott A, your truly and Wayne C in a battle royale not to get dragged down if Mr Jenner starts scoring big!
“and the sun bust through the clouds…”:
Highest climber this week is Jo Lowe up a whopping 19 places to 38th. Honourable mentions for Mark J B (+10), Neil B (+18), Lisa G (+10), Vim G (+11), Mr 2-0 (+12) and Mark McD (+13)
“shocked a small act could knock a giant lopsided”:
Falling furthest this week are Gareth Morgan & Julian Fernandez down 17 places to 32nd & 61st respectively – dishonourable mentions for Frankie F (-12), Catriona J (-11), Richard H (-12) and Mark Sh (-16)
Spot Prizers:
OK, if you finish on these positions at the end of Week 13, you WILL win these prizes! Mark D-S-C is on the promos at 11th(-6), Shaun B is at 13th (+4), Olly O is at 17th (+2), Mark Se is on the BotW 23rd (non mover), Danny B is at 27th (-3), Simon L is at 33rd (+8), Vim G is on the BotW 42nd (+11), Mr 2-0 is at 44th (+12), Mark G is at 52nd (+8), Savan A is at 57th (-6), John McS is on the BotW 65th (non mover), Gary B is at 67th (-1) and Scott A is at 70th (-2)
PAS Cup 2010:
In order to be invited to enter the PAS Cup 2010 you will have to finish in the Top 32 after 13 weeks of play. Currently sneaking the last spot is Gareth Morgan.
And Another Thing:
The famous PAS Poll is coming your way – have a look, a little think and get involved!!

Cheers,
Pab


L13 Winter 2009 : Week 11 BotW

Bet of the Week comes from PAS stalwart Olly Osmond who is playing to win money for himself and spot prize slot 23 – surely we’ll have ONE winner this bleak bleak desolate season…

7 Homes accumulator:
Villa / Cardiff / Newcastle / Arsenal / Charlton / Portsmouth / MK Dons = 23/1
Draw Treble:
Wolves v Bolton / Forest v Leicester / Blackpool v Barnsley = 35/1
Away Win Treble:
West Brom / Glasgow Rangers / Man Utd = 3/1

Result: LOSE

Cheers,
Pab


L13 Winter 2009 : Week 10 BotW

7 Homes accumulator:
Fulham / Man City / Newcastle / Nottm For / QPR / Celtic / Hibs
Draw Treble:
Villa / Palace / Kilmarnock
Away Win Treble:
Man Utd / WBA / Leeds

Result: LOSE

Cheers,
Pab


L13 Winter 2009 : Week 9 BotW

Jon Allin writes… “In a rush so will make it a quick choice…”

7 Homes accumulator:
Chelsea, Sheff U, WBA, Motherwell, Rangers, Man Yoo, Spurs = 16/1
Draw Treble:
Liverpool, Ipswich, Preston = 34/1
Away Win Treble:
Plymouth (well I’ve gotta!), Villa, Portsmouth = 36/1

Result: LOSE


L13 Winter 2009 : Week 9 – Roundup…

“Bravado”:
The man who loved a 0-0 last season but seems to have shunned them wholesale this season (wonder why that is??!) has concentrated in putting in proper scores and come up trumps! Jon Allin 31 (4) wins this week’s £20 – Green Army!

“B*stard child of guilt and shame”:
He’s had to watch Denmark AND Portugal qualify for the World Cup from Sweden’s group and now Anders Hoglund 9(0) has a low score to deal with. At least RVP is on fire for Arsenal though… Eh? what? Noooooooooooooo…

Correct Score of the Week:
How on earth… 5 got Brentford 2 Millwall 2 and 5 got Greece 0 Ukraine 0. Jon A & me got a lovely 9 pointer from Bristol Rovers 3 Carlisle 2, Rob H got 5 points from Northampton 0 Grimsby 0 and Francesca F somehow threw a couple of dice (no, really) to come up with Rochdale 2 Chesterfield 3! We have a new best correct score of the season cos this week’s best correct score goes to Savan Arora who seems to be collecting “bests” this season! Huddersfield 6 Wycombe 0 is the new front runner purely for the fact if you watched the game you’ll know it should have been 12!

Bet of the Week:
Oh man……

Table News:

“Some things will never be different”:
No change at the top save Neil Meredith now having a 4 point lead over Rich L – the chasing peloton is now headed up by Jon T… and ominously includes Jazz S!

“Are you hoping for a miracle?”:
No change at the bottom save Paul Jenner now being 2 points behind Wayne C in the wooden spoon avoidance race…

“Running on”:
Highest climbers this week are Mark De-Ste-Croix (again!) and Dan Pelgrom up a whopping 15 places to 7th & 42nd respectively. Honourable mentions for Jon A (+12), Louise B (+11), Pete B (+13) Saven A (+9) and me! (+9)

“Better luck next time”:
Falling furthest this week is Anders Hoglund down 13 places to 49th – dishonourable mentions for Jason M (-9), Catriona J (-9), Greg E (-11), Jamie S (-11) and Mark McD (-10)

Spot Prizers:
OK, if you finish on these positions at the end of Week 13, you WILL win these prizes! Will O is on the promos at 11th(+3), Ben McK is at 13th (-4), Tony S is at 17th (+1), Mark S is on the BotW 23rd (-2), Francesca F is at 27th (+2), Pete B is at 33rd (+13), Dan P is on the BotW 42nd (+15), Julian F is at 44th (+1), Dave McS is at 52nd (+1), Olly O is at 57th (-3), Matt D is on the BotW 65th (+1), Scott A is at 67th (+1) and Wayne C is at 70th (-3)

PAS Cup 2010:
In order to be invited to enter the PAS Cup 2010 you will have to finish in the Top 32 after 13 weeks of play. Currently sneaking the last spot is Danny Ashworth.

And Another Thing:
Think Thierry has a future with the GAA?

Cheers,
Pab


L13 Winter 2009 : Week 8 BotW

This week sees Neil Meredith having a second go at the bookies – he was very close last time out but then Sp*rs played…

7 Homes accumulator:
Norwich, Huddersfield , Russia , Portugal , Colchester, Northampton , Southampton = 14/1 (£8/£7 split for spot prize slot/Neil)
Draw Treble:
Brentford, Yeovil, Bradford = 37/1 (£19.50/£18.50 split for spot prize slot/Neil)
Away Win Treble:
Burton Albion, Notts County , Ross County = 9/1 (£5.50/£4.50 split for spot prize slot/Neil)

Result: LOSE

Cheers,
Pab


L13 Winter 2009 : Week 7 – Roundup…

“Your sky all hung with jewels”:
He travels all round Europe supporting the mighty Reds and he’ll continue to do so in the Europa Cup this season (‘Ey! ‘Ey!). Another £20 then, for his second weekly win of the season, won’t go amiss for Neil Meredith 40(7)
“Up against your will”:
What’s worst? Getting ID’d in a Wetherspoon’s when you’re 24 years old or scoring 9(0) this week? Neil Osborne was nowhere near Preston for pre-gig drinks before the Enemy played on Saturday but Neil Birchall was….
Correct Score of the Week:
If only Tomas had stuck that chance away before Jody scored… 13 got Toon 3 Peterboro 1, 8 got the tutu at Oakwell and 5 (grrrrr!) got Wolves 1 Arsenal 4. Matt W & Ben McK got Blackburn 3 Pompey 1, Greg E got the only 0-0 available(in Edinburgh), Neil M got Hamilton 2 Motherwell 2, Mark De S C got off to a flyer with Bristol R 2 Southampton 3 and Mark McD got an equally good nine pointer in the South Wales derby. Every week I laugh at my mum when she sends her scores in but she has the last laugh this week – Patricia Fernandez gets this weeks best correct score and the new front runner for best correct score of the season with her Liverpool 2 Birmingham 2.
Bet of the Week:
Another near miss thanks to Celtic – Neil M is playing again to win cash for himself and BotW spot prize slot 23.

Table News:

“…a magic world”:
All change at the top! Rich L is knocked into second by Neil Meredith courtesy of 3 correct scores. Matt G continues the chase in third…
“Fate”:
All change at the bottom! Rich G is off the wooden spoon position, replaced by Paul Jenner who is propping up the rest courtesy of 2 correct scores away from Dave N.
“Through the thick and thin”:
Highest climber this week is Mark De-Ste-Croix up a whopping 22 places to 22nd. Honourable mentions for Ben McK (+17), Gareth M (+19), Greg E (+12) Ben H (+17), Patricia F (+19) and Olly O (+13)
“Too late to beg…”:
Falling furthest this week is Julian Fernandez down 18 places to 45th – dishonourable mentions for Mark F (-15), Neil O (-17), Savan A (-13), Stephen P (-12) and Martin S (-12)
Spot Prizers:
OK, if you finish on these positions at the end of Week 13, you WILL win these prizes! Lisa G is on the promos at 11th(-5), Jamie T is at 13th (-6), Gareth M is at 17th (+19), Shaun B is on the BotW 23rd (-5), Greg E is at 27th (+12), Michelle F is at 33rd (-8), Jamie S is on the BotW 42nd (-10), Mr 2-0 is at 44th (-3), Vim Gis at 52nd (-4), Dan P is at 57th (+7), El Presidente is on the BotW 65th (-4), Wayne C is at 67th (-4) and Dave N is at 70th (non mover)
PAS Cup 2010:
In order to be invited to enter the PAS Cup 2010 you will have to finish in the Top 32 after 13 weeks of play. Currently sneaking the last spot is Neil Osborne.
And Another Thing:
When spreads go bad you can always rely on the little Russian to come up with a 66th minute goal at a cost of 22 – yay!

Cheers,
Pab


L13 Winter 2009 : Week 7 BotW

We’ve had a bit of ’mare on BotW already missing out on a Southampton away win because of delays, but here’s Tony B’s selections

7 Homes accumulator:
Aston Villa/West Ham/Newcastle/Forest/Liverpool/Rangers/Blackpool (35/1)
Draw Treble:
Dundee U/Arsenal/Celtic (3/1)
Away Win Treble:
Plymouth/Chelsea/Leicester (33/1)

Right, I’m off to Wolves…

Result: LOSE

Cheers,
Pab