“Busy Earnin‘”: Right! I’m seriously considering changing this beautiful game into “Guess-A-Score” or “Don’t-Predict-A-Score” (where the challenge is to put scores so outrageous that the aim is to get the least points possible) as a worrying trend that started to creep in last season is gaining more ground as the weeks go by. What trend(s) is that I hear you ask? Inconsistency. Basic defending. Unsettled sides. Weakened sides. Stupid c*nts getting sent off…I could go on but i’m sure you get the picture & feel my (OUR!) pain. It really is getting to the point where league position and current form mean sweet eff all and what *should* happen is heavily outweighed by the complete opposite. Bah… I’ll cite our very own “Bet of Week” for proof – this week was the lowest in football history for games featuring both teams scoring! Bournemouth had scored for 187 games on the trot until we came along and plonked some money on them… I could cry but all my tears were shed on Wednesday night.

Anyway, suffice to say Mr 2-0 38 (6) won this week & dragged 6 lucky so ‘n’ so’s along with him – woe is me!

 

“Crumbler”: You know it’s a bad week when Frankie F is positively luxuriating mid-table with 18 points – you’ve really got something to be down about now Nick Hogwood & Steve Meaton 7 (0)

 

Correct Score of the Week: What can I say… most popular score was Stoke’s 1-0 win over Hull City – 18 of youse got that!

7 got the nil-nil at McDiarmid Park.

5 got the only very predictable 2-1 between Liverpool & Man City.

Four got the quite frankly ridiculous Leeds 2 – 3 Watford.

Ryan Graves got Coventy 2 MK Dons 1(!) & Graham Entwistle got Burton 0 Newport 1(!!)

Andy Fowler (welcome!) got Partick’s fine win over Dundee Utd (!!!).

Paul Carter somehow managed to pull out Blackpool 1 Wigan 3 & Stephen Street used all his lower league knowledge to secure Chesterfield’s shellacking of Fleetwood…

However, this week’s best correct score goes to Howard Thomas for his it-had-nil-nil-written-all-over-it (it didn’t) inspired, Bournemouth 0 Blackburn 0.

 

Bet of the Week: This week’s 75p trixie went as follows –

Votes: 39

3 “both teams to score” selections: Liverpool v Man City 26% / Norwich v Ipswich 16% / Bournemouth v Blackburn 13%

Prize Slot: 65th

Returns: £0. Jeez! At least we got more people doing this though – keep it up people, we’ll get there!

Don’t forget to cast your vote every week but make sure you do it by 10am on a Saturday.

 

Table News:

“The Heat“: Jason Morris stays in top spot still 2 points ahead of Simon B, who in turn is now ten points in front of Dave N in third.

 

Loads crash the Top Ten…

 

“Son Of A Gun“: Steve Meaton drops 3 places to the bottom four points adrift of Francesca F who in turn is 4 points behind Martin S…

click here to view the full table

 

“Accelerate“: Highest climber this week, up a whopping 38 places is Mr 2-0, Neil Birchall & Vim Gupta – honourable mentions go to Tony B (+36), Dan R (+37), Jazz S (+24), Debbie L (+29) & Rob C (+24).

 

“Drops“: Falling furthest this week, down a whopping 26 places is Jon Tofeili – dishonourable mentions go to Paul H (-25), Eddie O (-25), Richard H (-20), James C (-19), Neil C (-20) and Rowan M (-18).

 

 

PAS Champions League 2014/15: Last 16 2nd leg games concluded the ties …

We had three successful “jokers”, even split on home & away wins, one heartbreaker & one winner with only 14 points…the holder was also defeated, but did he go out??!

2nd leg results & aggregate scores can be found here

Dates for your diaries – PAS CL Weeks

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 (‘15)

 

 

PAS Cup 2015: Quarter finals next week folks – the draw can be found here!

Dates for your diaries – PAS Cup Weeks

Quarter Finals – Week 5

Semi Finals – Week 11

Final – the merry month of May (‘15)

 

PAS Champions League 2015/16: In order to be invited to enter the PAS CL Group Stages 2015 you will have to finish in the Top 32 after 13 weeks of play. Currently sneaking the last spot is the coached from the sidelines but well within the technical area…Kate Hopper!

 

And Another Thing: Cup & CL losers will be paid out this week – there’s something to look forward to eh?!

That’s it for this week – oh, follow us on @PabsPAS if only to see those late scores rolling in every week. you know, the ones that make you squeal or shriek in equal measure!

And remember to add #pabpas to see your tweet on the site – actually some away game pics would be good this season. Or some pics of away fans. Or home fans. Or just the match. Or players you’ve met. Anything footy related to be honest…

Cheers,

Pab

“Big Area”: Wow! Did you get over 20 points this week? Well done to the 26 of you! Did you get over 30 points? No, thought not. Only 4 managed that – so double gutting for Paul H & Anders H then….Which leaves just two. And they couldn’t be split in a horror week for predicting scores… £10 each to Clare Templeton & Pete Britton 35 (5) – congrats, you really are the wheat in a field of chaff!

 

“Scary Monsters”: Did you get under 16 points? If you did, the current wooden spooner beat you this week (Trust me, that’s bad!). Did you get under 10 points? Anyone? Anyone? I can see you in the corner Shashi Arora & Will Oppong 8 (0)…

 

 

Correct Score of the Week: Amazingly the ones out there to get were got… most popular score was Arsenal’s 1-2 at Palace – 30 of you got that thanks to Glen Murray!

18 got the 3-0 at Pittodrie and 12 got the non event between Sunderland & West Brom.

10 got the 4-0 at Celtic & 5 got the historic 2-1 between Swansea & Man Yoo.

Four got the 0-0 involving Millwall & Fulham.

4 more got Burton’s fine win over Dagenham and Ben McK / Eddie O /Francesca  F (!) got Blackpool’s highly unexpected 1-1 at Ewood Park.

Michelle F / Graham E / Debbie L got the Peacocks 0-1 victory over the Boro & Eddie O (again!) / Tony M / Stephen S are currently fawning at the feet of Harry Kane….

Paul C & Rich L nabbed the robbery in Southampton

Paul C (again!) & Clare T got *yawn* Huddersfield 0 Cardiff 0

Simon Linds somehow managed to pull out Dundee Utd 0 St Johnstone 2.

However, this week’s best correct score goes to Jamie Tofeili for his “Martinez Out!”-inspired, Everton 2 Leicester 2.

 

 

 

Bet of the Week: This week’s 75p trixie went as follows –

Votes: 34

3 draws selections: Villa v Stoke 22% / Sunderland v WBA 19% / Watford v Norwich 17%

Prize Slot: 45th

Returns: £0. Only a last ditch Victor Moses penalty denied us this week. We’re getting there!

Don’t forget to cast your vote every week but make sure you do it by 10am on a Saturday.

 

 

 

Table News:

“Don’t Look Any Further“: Jason Morris is up 2 places to take top spot 2 points ahead of Simon B, who in turn is five points in front of Nick H in third.

 

Loads crashed the Top Ten…

 

“Don’t Get Me Wrong“: Francesca Fernandez stays in the basement billing slot one point adrift of Martin S who in turn is 3 points behind Rob C…

 

click here to view the full table

 

“Push It“: Highest climber this week, up a whopping 41 places is Pete Britton – honourable mentions go to Paul H (+25), Clare T (+40), Richard H (+25) & Anders H (+32).

 

“The Cutter“: Falling furthest this week, down a whopping 23 places is Shashi Arora – dishonourable mentions go to Matt W (-17), Tony B (-18), Neil T (-16), Jamie S (-16), Alex T (-18) and Will O (-16).

 

 

 

PAS Champions League 2014/15 Knockout Stages: Last 16 2nd leg games kick off next week…

Full draw & fixtures can be found here

 

Dates for your diaries – PAS CL Weeks

Last 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 (‘15)

 

 

 

PAS Cup 2014: Aaahhhh the magic of the Cup (except for me!)…We had someone go out with 22 points, someone go through on 14 points, 3 ties decided by 3 points or less, one successful joker, one proper heartbreaker, one normal heartbreaker & someone beating someone else on the third year of trying!

Full results can be found here

Quarter Finals draw can be found here!

 

Dates for your diaries – PAS Cup Weeks

Quarter Finals – Week 5

Semi Finals – Week 11

Final – the merry month of May (‘15)

 

 

PAS Champions League 2015/16:

In order to be invited to enter the PAS CL Group Stages 2015 you will have to finish in the Top 32 after 13 weeks of play. Currently sneaking the last spot is Socceroo…George Triantafillou!

 

 

 

And Another Thing:

Everyone has paid – hoooooooooooooooooooray!

That’s it for this week – oh, follow us on @PabsPAS if only to see those late scores rolling in every week. you know, the ones that make you squeal or shriek in equal measure!

And remember to add #pabpas to see your tweet on the site – actually some away game pics would be good this season. Or some pics of away fans. Or home fans. Or just the match. Or players you’ve met. Anything footy related to be honest…

Cheers,

Pab

“All The Rage Back Home”: From the ridiculous to the sublime, what a difference a week makes in PAS! Eighteen points in Week 1 was turned on its head for James Lee 38 (7) as he nudged past Simon B & Tony M to claim his first £20 prize! Well done James, you’re a PAS winner…  #changeyournametoJamestowintwentyquid

 

“Obstacle 1”: Francesca F really is determined to start a collection of wooden spoons judging by her measly 10 points this week but along came Martin Stafford 9 (0) to scupper her plans. The big spoilsport…. #trydiving

 

Correct Score of the Week: Not a lot of correct scores knocking about this week… most popular score was Liverpool’s 1-2 win over Palace – 21 of youse got that!

13 got the 1-3 at Deepdale.

10 got the untelevised 2-0 between Bradford & Sunderland.

Eight got the really really predictable 0-0 involving Sheff Wed & Brighton.

Shashi A & Graham E got Derby 1 Reading 2.

Gary B & Darren B (welcome!) got Aberdeen’s fine win over Hamilton.

Michelle F somehow managed to pull out Bournemouth 1 Huddersfield 1!

However, this week’s best correct score, and new best of the season so far, goes to Simon Buxton for his it-had-nil-nil-written-all-over-it inspired, Ross County 3 Motherwell 2.

 

Bet of the Week: This week’s 75p trixie went as follows –

Votes: 35

3 away win selections: Man Utd 27% /Brentford 17% /Stoke 16%

Prize Slot: 33rd

Returns: £0. Jeez! At least we got one right this week though…

Don’t forget to cast your vote every week but make sure you do it by 10am on a Saturday.

 

Table News:

“Mammoth“: Simon Buxton is up 9 places to take top spot 2 points ahead of Stephen P, who in turn is two points in front of Jason M in third.

 

Loads crash the Top Ten…

 

“Untitled“: Francesca Fernandez drops 1 place to basement billing one point adrift of Rob C who in turn is 3 points behind Martin S…

click here to view the full table

 

“C’Mere“: Highest climber this week, up a whopping 38 places is James Lee – honourable mentions go to Tony M (+28), Matt W (+30), Neil B (+26) & Mr 2-0 (+26).

 

“Slow Hands“: Falling furthest this week, down a whopping 34 places is Pete Britton – dishonourable mentions go to Andy C (-21), Norman L (-24), Clare T (-24) and Olly O (-22).

 

 

PAS Champions League 2014/15: Last 16 1st leg games kicked off …

We had the (cocky?) holder not playing a joker, 7 unique jokers(!), two successful “jokers”, two away wins & four ties that appear to be already decided…

Full results & 2nd leg fixtures can be found here

Dates for your diaries – PAS CL Weeks

Last 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 (‘15)

 

 

PAS Cup 2015: 2nd round next week folks the draw can be found here!

Accept it can’t! Not quite yet. Dan is having trouble with his balls so there’s been a delay. It makes it that more exciting waiting a bit eh?!

Dates for your diaries – PAS Cup Weeks

2nd round – Week 3

Quarter Finals – Week 5

Semi Finals – Week 11

Final – the merry month of May (‘15)

 

PAS Champions League 2015/16: In order to be invited to enter the PAS CL Group Stages 2015 you will have to finish in the Top 32 after 13 weeks of play. Currently sneaking the last spot is the man with the hands…Dan Rayner!

 

And Another Thing:

Nearly all the payments have come in – just 3 of you now! Come on Matt W, Simon Lindq & Steve M – don’t make me unceremoniously dump you from the competition!

A message from Ben H

“Dear friends,

Hope you are all well. I wanted to introduce you to my new website, Arcana.fm!

Arcana is a site I am putting together for readers who want to know much more about classical music but without the pressures that can often bring. The idea is to dispense with boundaries and labels and just enjoy the music, which means I’m as open to reviewing techno albums as I am harpsichord recitals for the site!

Features include ‘The Borrowers’, which will look at pop songs using ideas from classical music or similar, ‘Screen Grab’, which looks at classical music on the big screen, and a big listening section where readers can access guides to music available on the BBC iPlayer or similar. There are also reviews of new recordings that are tailored both to newcomers and those who know a little about classical music.

The site is only 11 days old, so is still finding its feet – which is partly where you come in. If you could follow the site on Twitter, like it on Facebook, or just read (and hopefully enjoy!) before telling your friends all about it that would be fantastic. I would also hugely appreciate any feedback you have to give. The addresses you need are:

 www.arcana.fm

Twitter: https://twitter.com/arcanafm

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arcanafm“

That’s it for this week – oh, follow us on @PabsPAS if only to see those late scores rolling in every week. you know, the ones that make you squeal or shriek in equal measure!

And remember to add #pabpas to see your tweet on the site – actually some away game pics would be good this season. Or some pics of away fans. Or home fans. Or just the match. Or players you’ve met. Anything footy related to be honest…

Cheers,

Pab

“Leave Them All Behind”: If you’re gonna win a week might as well do it early! Begrudging congrats then to James Challinor 46 (7) who has that late Daley Blind goal to thank as it won him the first £20 of the season! #iwouldhavewonifitstayed1-0!

 

“Nowhere”: If you’re gonna fail you might as well fail in the first week eh?! Debbie Lee 8 (1) is all alone at the bottom after managing to out under-perform my daughter who thinks wooden spoons “are still a prize!” Commiserations Debs, you’re our first weekly loser! #lazurus

 

Correct Score of the Week:

Quite a few correct scores knocking about in a generally high scoring week… most popular score was Fulham’s 1-1 draw with Birmingham – 25 of us got that!

14 got the 3-1 at the Riverside and 12 got the 3-1 between Hibs & Arbroath.

10 got the 1-1 at Lowland League Spartans FC & 10 more got the “Desmond” between Burnley & WBA.

Nine got the 1-3 involving Wigan & Bournemouth.

6 got Aberdeen’s shellacking of Ross County and five got Spurs historic North London Cup Final win at the Lane (now known as the Citizen Kane Cup Final a bit like Stanley Matthews back in the day. It was that epic you know…)

Four got the Canaries 4-0 victory over the Tangerines

James C/Jon T/Neil T got Hamilton’s bore draw with Kilmarnock

Neil C & El Presidente got Rangers 1 Raith 2. (and 8/1 to boot!)

Andy Ches & Sam A got Burton’s fine win over Cheltenham and Stephen P & Jon T (again) somehow managed to pull out Derby 4 Bolton 1!

However, this week’s best correct score, and therefore best correct of the season so far, goes to Norman Lee for his sl*gs-are-going-down inspired, Millwall 1 Huddersfield 3.

 

Bet of the Week:

We had varying degrees of success with this last season so we’ve stuck with it and this week’s 75p trixie went as follows –

Votes: 35

3 home win selections: Swansea 28% /Wolves 25% /Hamilton 14%

Prize Slot: 11th

Returns: £0. Boo! 3 strikes – quite a lot rubbish really…

Don’t forget to cast your vote every week but make sure you do it by 10am on a Saturday.

 

Table News:

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

Please be aware we may lose some players but we may gain some – so if you know anyone out there who wants to get involved, put them in touch!

 

PAS Champions League 2014/15 Knockout Stages: Last 16 1st leg games kick off next week…

Full draw can be found here

Dates for your diaries – PAS CL Weeks

Last 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 (‘15)

 

PAS Cup 2014: Aaahhhh the magic of the Cup! We had someone go out with 37 points, some go through on 15 points, 4 ties decied by 3 points or less, one “inspired joker” win, a few good hidings & the holder falling at the first hurdle!

Full results can be found here

Second round draw coming soon!

Dates for your diaries – PAS Cup Weeks

2nd round – Week 3

Quarter Finals – Week 5

Semi Finals – Week 11

Final – the merry month of May (‘15)

 

PAS Champions League 2015/16:

In order to be invited to enter the PAS CL Group Stages 2015 you will have to finish in the Top 32 after 13 weeks of play. Currently sneaking the last spot is…Jamie Tofeili!

 

And Another Thing:

Nearly all 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!

Oh, and Saturday never happened…ok?

That’s it for this week – oh, follow us on @PabsPAS if only to see those late scores rolling in every week. you know, the ones that make you squeal or shriek in equal measure!

And remember to add #pabpas to see your tweet on the site – actually some away game pics would be good this season. Or some pics of away fans. Or home fans. Or just the match. Or players you’ve met. Anything footy related to be honest…

Cheers,

Pab