Champ!:

You have to say it’s been a phenomenal performance to stay top for 13 consecutive weeks (a feat even the great Jazz Sian can’t claim!) and never a more worthy winner – Tony Bowley 393 (59). Take a boo son! Tony had a 25 point lead over Josh Hirst in second place, who is our youngest Top Ten finisher ever (just 9 years old!) – let’s hope his homework didn’t suffer as a result but at least he’ll have enough money to pay someone to do it for him next season… The ever present Jazz Sian finishes 4 points behind in third place and 4 points above Jamie Sellers in fourth spot. Neil Templeton will be able to spoil his baby daughter with a pressie by finishing 5th two points ahead of Mark De-Ste-Croix who had a fine season, in 6th. Martin Stafford ended up in seventh place (securing some World Cup betting funds!) 1 point above Andrew Darbyshire (good luck with your interview at the Guardian on Thursday!) in eighth, who in turn finishes 1 point above our resident music reviewer Ben Hogwood in ninth (and he’ll be celebrating Norwich’s return to the big time!). El Presidente finishes in 10th place (hurray, that’ll pay Frankie’s entry fee!) and nets the last of the “big prizes”

Chump!:

You have to say he’s been consistent; Howard Thomas takes the wooden spoon this season after a battle royale with my daughter to avoid the humiliation of last place! Let’s hope Palace get that draw to give you a cheery end to the season mate!

Spot Prizers:

OK, you have finished on these positions and you HAVE won these prizes! Jason M on 11th, Olly O on 12th, Jamie T on 13th, Matt G on 17th, Michelle F on 23rd, Dan P on 27th, Andy C on 33rd, Julian F on 39th, Gary B on 42nd, Clare T on 50th, Matt W on 54th and Francesca F on 55th.

PAS World Cup 2010:

In order to be invited to enter the PAS World Cup 2010 you had to finish in the Top 32 after 13 weeks of play. Sneaking the last spot…Neil Meredith.

And Another Thing:

the other little bits…

Tony Bowley picked up an additional £9 for getting the Best Weekly Score of the Season 50(9)

Mark Seels and Shaun Backhouse meet in the PAS Cup Final on May 15 – 22 (don’t worry, you will be kept up-to-date!)

Thanks to the three successful BotWers not least for providing my little girl with £23.50!, Thanks again to all for taking time and bothering to enter – and a final big thankyou to Dave N for providing all the behind the scenes techky stuff to enable another great season (let’s hope the imminent arrival of Kid A doesn’t knacker him out too much for next season…).

We’ll see the Top 32 in June for the PAS World Cup and the rest of you (that don’t want to play the World Cup) in September – remember, spread the word and get all your mates involved for next season!

Cheers,
Pab

Jose:

He’s been knocking on the door for a good few weeks now, courtesy of his impressive “big” scoring correct scores, and this week (arguably the best week) it’s all come together for Savan Arora 41 (7). Congrats Sav, £20 winging it’s way to you, bet yer bruv is gutted!

Arsene:

In an ugly attempt to try and secure a “spot prize” position, Jon Allin 11(1) posted scorelines like 7-7, 6-6, 5-5 and 4-4 aiming at a record low score. What he didn’t bargin for was the goal drought at the Emirates which doubled his score in one fell swoop! Karma Jon, karma…

Correct Score of the Week:

A bumper week for many… Paul J/Jason M/Matt W got the 3-2 at the Upton Park, 11 got Forest’s 3-0 v Plymouth and Ellen F & Martin S got the 2-2 at the Toon (can you see what I did there?!). 7 got Man Yoo 3 Sp*rs 1, 12 got the 1-1 between Super Palace & WBA and Catriona J & Gareth got the 3-2 for Cardiff. Frankie F & Savan A got Bolton 2 Portsmouth 2 and Jon A (booooo!) got the nil-nil at the Arsenal. Best correct score of the week? Dan Pelgrom got 8 points for Burnley 0 Liverpool 4.

Best Correct Score of the Season?:

It’s been there a while! Stephen Street for his Hibs 5 Montrose 1.

Bet of the Week:

Who’d have thought?! Another winner! The Jamie S away treble came in at £3 giving him an extra £1.50 prize money and spot prize slot 55 another £2.50 taking it up to a lovely little £23.50 in total. Nice!

And Another Thing:

Thanks to all who took part – another great season, please play again!

PAS World Cup 2010 – If you’re in the Top 32 you will qualify for PAS World Cup if you so wish and it’ll cost you a tenner for the whole tournament! And, you’ll be “drawn” a team who will earn you bonus points for every goal they score! If you finish outside the Top 32, you can still join in the summer bonanza but it’ll cost you £15 and you won’t be allocated a team to earn you bonus points – the choice is yours!

Cheers,
Pab

“So i pull out twenty notes”:

His team might yet get relegated so it was good news that Jamie Sellers 41 (8) pelfed a win from a celebrating Geordie this week. £20 Jamie to spend on an “I *heart* Colin” t-shirt then…

“Somethings bound to go wrong”:

O well done! I commend your pains, and every one shall share i’ the gains… except you Mark Shakespeare 11 (0).

Correct Score of the Week:

A good week for many especially pie heads… Four got the 0-0 at St Andrews and four more got the 0-0 at Fulham. Dan P & Jamie S got Blackpool 3 Forest 1, four (!) got the 4-1 between Leicester & Watford, Scott A/ Stephen S / Vim G got the 3-1 for Swansea and Nick H got Hamilton 3 Kilmarnock 0. Me and the missus got the Desmond at St Johnstone and Olly O & Mark Se got Motherwell 2 Dundee Utd 3. Vim G / Howard T / Martin S got Sp*rs 2 Chelsea 1 and 9 got Liverpool 3 West Ham 0. Best correct score of the week? Gareth Morgan got 9 points for Celtic 3 Hibs 2

Bet of the Week:

Didn’t matter I missed the Inter game cos the 7 homes went down anyway, Jazz’s Sp*rs put pay to the treble and it did matter I missed the Millwall game cos the other two came in! That means Jazz earns another £5 and more importantly, BotW spot prize slot 39th, now has a whole £6 on it!

Table News:

“I’m on a roll!”:

Tony Bowley stays top for an incredible twelfth week, and with a 25 point must surely win the title. Josh H stays in secod but Jazz S is within 2 correct scores of the runner up spot in a non changing Top 3.

“I got my peeps standing with me shouting pull up your socks”:

Howard Thomas remains in last place, 10 points behind Francesca F who in turn is only 4 points behind Matt W in a non changing Bottom 3.

“I got my peeps them telling me they know where its at”:

Highest climber this week, up a whopping 9 places, is Jon Tofeili & El Presidente to 18th & 12th respectively. Honourable mentions for Matt G (+5), Mark J B (+6), Tony S (+8) and Vim G (+8).

“But i just cant be f*cked”:

Falling furthest this week, down a whopping 14 places, is Mark Shakespeare to 48th. Dishonourable mentions for Nick H (-10), Simon Linds (-6) Shaun B (-5) and Jamie T (-6).

Spot Prizers:

OK, if you finish on these positions at the end of Week Thirteen, you WILL win these prizes! Current incumbents are Jamie T on 11th, Pab on 12th, Matt G on 13th, Jason M on 17th, Neil O on 23rd, Neil M on 27th, Andy C on 33rd, Paul J on 39th, Ben McK on 42nd, Mr 2-0 on 50th, Matt W on 54th and Francesca F on 55th.

PAS World Cup 2010:

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

And Another Thing:

PAS World Cup 2010 – next week will determine your final league position! If you’re in the Top 32 you will qualify for PAS World Cup if you so wish and it’ll cost you a tenner for the whole tournament! And, you’ll be “drawn” a team who will earn you bonus points for every goal they score! If you finish outside the Top 32, you can still join in the summer bonanza but it’ll cost you £15 and you won’t be allocated a team to earn you bonus points – the choice is yours!

Cheers,
Pab

“Arms raised in a V”:

With almost perfect timing Jazz Sian 31(5) takes this week’s £20 and looks to be running into the sort of form that just might yet cause a last minute upset on the end of season standings…at least he won’t be going to Wembley again though.

“Try to forget this…”:

This week’s shocker with almost imperfect timing goes to Neil Osborne 10(0) – at least this isn’t Week 13 Neil!

Correct Score of the Week:

Loadsa nil-nils…. Frankie F/MartinS/Jon A got Barnsley 0 Derby 0, Paul J/Pete B/Matt W got Doncaster 2 WBA 3 and Richard H & Catriona J (ahhhh) got the 3-2 at Deepdale. Mark Sh & Jon A got the 0-0 at Darlo and Mark Sh/Debbie J/Josh H got Chelsea’s semi final 3-0. Neil T let his head rule his heart for Blackburn 0 Man Utd 0 and Julian F let his heart rule his head for the lovely Sp*rs 0 Pompey 0. 11 got Wolves 0 Stoke 0.

Best correct score of the week?:

Olly Osmond for his Newcastle 4 Blackpool 1.

Bet of the Week:

Simon Lindquist’s lower league selections came to sweet nothing and leaves BotW spot prize slot 13th with no pounds – unlucky!

Table News:

“With him on top”:

Tony Bowley stays top for an incredible eleventh week, but now with a 27 point lead over Josh H. Jazz S closes in to 4 points of the runner up spot in a non changing Top 6.

“Try to erase this…”:

Little Frankie Fernandez is off the bottom!!! And now 11 points ahead of Howard Thomas in last place. Matt W is 23 points away from the wooden spoon in a very changed Bottom 6.

“But we unleashed a lion”:

Highest climber this week, up a whopping 11 places, is Mark Seels to 32nd. Honourable mentions for Pete B (+9), Shaun B (+6), Rich L (+7), Richard H (+8) and Julian F (+6).

“…harmless little f*ck”:

Falling furthest this week, down a whopping 9 places, is Neil Osborne to 20th. Dishonourable mentions for Neil M (-5), Simon Linds (-7) Dan P (-5), Tony S (-5) and Clare T (-8).

Spot Prizers:

OK, if you finish on these positions at the end of Week Thirteen, you WILL win these prizes! Current incumbents are Scott A on 11th, Rob H on 12th, Ben H on 13th, Michelle F on 17th, Simon Lindq on 23rd, Jon T on 27th, Danny A on 33rd, Dan P on 39th, Julian F on 42nd, Mr 2-0 on 50th, Matt W on 54th and Francesca F on 55th.

PAS World Cup 2010:

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

PAS Cup:

Congratulations to the finalists – see you in May!

And Another Thing:

A message from our man at the top…

Hello all, please help us! Mary and I are walking 4 miles with “Beefy” Ian Botham on 16th April in Reading to raise money for Leukaemia Research.
The walk is taking place almost exactly 5 years since Mary finished her treatment so we thought it would be good to mark the occasion and to raise money for the charity to help them make sure every child has a good chance of getting through this illness.
So please go to our fundraising page now. Every donation big or small will help. Here’s the link: http://original.justgiving.com/tonybowley
Thanks!
Love
Tony and Mary Bowley

Cheers,
Pab

“Oh, it was a good lay, good lay”:

He went AWOL for a season or two but now he’s back! Simon Lindquist 34(6) is back to his winning ways with this week’s & 20 in his pocket to spend down Woking way…spare a thought for runner up Pete B though, he managed an amazing 21 results right this week – let’s hope he had a few lines on with the bookies.

“I’m so sorry”:

Quite a bad week all round really and even worse for Howard Thomas & Julian Fernandez 10(0) – tut tut tut boys…

Correct Score of the Week:

A shocker… Stephen S got Pompey 0 Blackburn 0, Paul J & Martin S got Sheff U 0 Barnsley 0 and Paul H & Martin S (again) got another away win for Darlo, 1-2 at Burton.

Best correct score of the week?:

Will Oppong for his WBA 3 Leicester 0 (you can show off to your new workmates now!)

Bet of the Week:

Shaun Backhouse’s selections failed to come in and he joins a big list of losers…

Table News:

“All the things you knew…”:

Tony Bowley stays top for an incredible tenth week, but now with a 34 point lead over the kid Josh H. Jazz S closes in to 7 points of the runner up spot in a non changing Top 3.

“I’m so very sickened”:

Little Frankie Fernandez remains bottom but now only 3 (!) points adrift of Howard T. Matt W is 13 points away from the wooden spoon in a non changing Bottom 4.

“..why do you hang around ?.”:

Highest climber this week, up a whopping 13 places, is Simon Lindquist to 12th. Honourable mentions for Neil O (+5), Nick H (+9), Ben H (+6), Pete B (+10), Danny A (+5), Dave N (+8) and Mark Sh (+5)

“…you know it makes things hard for me ?”:

Falling furthest this week, down a whopping 13 places, is Julian Fernandez to 48th. Dishonourable mentions for Shaun B (-7), Savan A (-8) Debbie J (-6), Rich L (-6) and Richard H (-6).

Spot Prizers:

OK, if you finish on these positions at the end of Week Thirteen, you WILL win these prizes! Current incumbents are Neil O on 11th, Olly O on 12th, Andrew D on 13th, Pab on 17th, Pete B on 23rd, Savan A on 27th, Paul H on 33rd, Tony S on 39th, Ben McK on 42nd, Dave C on 50th, Matt W on 54th and Howard T on 55th.

PAS World Cup 2010:

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

And Another Thing:

I hate football…

Cheers,
Pab

“Who got the pay?”:

It was a close run thing right up to the last two games at least…eventually a man from that infamous syndicate swooped down to claim the & 20. Step up Shaun Backhouse 37 (6) – that put you in the good books amongst your peers?!

“They walked with a limp. I thought something was wrong.”:

Oh dear, a few weeks ago he forgot to send the winning scoresheet in (no, really) and now he’s it the real rock bottom – Mark Shakespeare 10(0) – could it get any worse?!

Correct Score of the Week:

Guess who got the 7-1?… Dan P got Bolton 0 Man U 4, 6 got Celtic’s 3-1 v Kimarnock, Ben H got the coupon buster Derby 1 Leicester 0, Julian F & Matt G got Dundee U 3 Motherwell 0, Sam A/Simon Linds/Moi got Hibs 1-3 at Falkirk, 7 got the 5 points at Anfield, 11 got the 5 points at Eastlands, Dan P/Howard T/Gareth M got the 2-2 between PNE & QPR and 6 got the nil-nil at Swansea.

Best correct score of the week?:

Matt Gingell for his Shrewsbury 0 Darlington 2 (so nearly Best Correct Score of the Season!)

Bet of the Week:

In BotW’s own inimitable style, Michelle F fell foul on all three bets…

Table News:

“…this was a very, very, very popular place”:

Tony Bowley stays top for an incredible ninth week, but now with only (imagine!) a 32 point lead over the new kid Josh H. Jazz S closes in on the runner up spot in a non changing Top 6.

“Could this be because the economical system was meant to keep him and his group from having the self-motivation…”:

Little Frankie Fernandez remains bottom but now 17 points adrift of Howard T. Matt W is 18 points away from the wooden spoon in a non changing Bottom 3

“sharing a finer way life…”:

Highest climber this week, up a whopping 20 places, is Shaun Backhouse to 18th. Honourable mentions for Mark J B (+11), Dan P (+10) and Jon T (+13)

“They looked mad at the world…”:

Falling furthest this week, down a whopping 13 places, is Mark Shakespeare to 43rd. Dishonourable mentions for Neil O (-9), Andy C (-8) Danny A (-8) and Paul J (-11).

Spot Prizers:

OK, if you finish on these positions at the end of Week Thirteen, you WILL win these prizes! Current incumbents are Martin S on 11th, Michelle F on 12th, Matt G on 13th, Jason M on 17th, Neil M on 23rd, Andy C on 27th, Pete B on 33rd, Simon Lindq on 39th, Catriona J on 42nd, Vim G on 50th, Matt W on 54th and Howard T on 55th.

PAS World Cup 2010:

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

And Another Thing:

Congrats to Ben & Joanne McKeown on the birth of their little girl Orla. Now sit back and watch the Tyne-Wear battle over colours to dress her in…

Cheers,
Pab