“I’m stuck with a valuable friend”:

Man, what a week of two halves eh? I mean, we had a scouser crowing on Saturday and then a Yorkshireman storming through on Tuesday! Ou est les Londresners?

Shaun Backhouse 49 (8) really put a marker down in the “syndicate” circles (Jason M, you’re in for another barracking mate!) and came through on the final 15 games to take this week’s £20 – well done Shaun, betting it on the Steel City derby are we?!

“Oh no, don’t say it’s true”:

A bit like a plucky Championship side mixing it with the big boys, Josh Hirst 12(0) is starting to feel the pace and rapidly going backwards… chin up son, at least you’re “Champions League”!

Correct Score of the Week:

Not that bad considering – most popular score was France’s 3-0 win over Albania – 26 of us got that!

17 got the 1-3 in Istanbul, Louise B & Jazz S got the Red Devil’s 4-1 v Kazakhstan and 19 got the Germans efficient 3-1 v Belgium.

Mahli G, Matt W & Olly O got the 6-0 between Russia & Andorra and 12 got Moldova’s 4-0 win over San Marino. 4 got Wales’s 0-1 in Sofia, 8 got (sob) Denmark 2 Portugal 1 and 5 got Norway 3-1 Cyprus.

23 got the Azzurri’s 3-0 v Norn Iron and 13 got Espana 3 Escosia 1.

Matt W got Sweden 3 Holland 2 – remarkable…

However, this week’s best correct score and now best of the season, goes to Julian Fernandez for his inspired, albeit insane, Cyprus 1 Denmark 4.

Bet of the Week:

Some things never change and yep, you guessed it, the curse of the weekly winner failing to win us some money continues. Mr 2-0 (“The Syndicate”) crashed and burned on all three fronts for BotW slot 33rd… can Shaun B do any better??!

Table News:

“Strung out in heaven’s high”:

Paul Vinson stays top for a third week (he’s looking good this boy!) and goes 6 points ahead of Shaun B who in turn is 9 points ahead of Olly O in third.

“The shrieking of nothing is killing”:

Josh Hirst plummets to the bottom of the pile 14 points behind Stephen S who in turn is one correct score behind Martin S.

“ …an axe to break the ice”:

Highest climber this week, up a whopping 33 places is Paul Henshaw – honourable mentions go to Olly O (+28), Rich L (+25), Simon B (+23), Neil T (+27) and Matt W (+29)

“Wanna come down right now”:

Falling furthest this week, down a whopping 30 places is Mr. 2-0/Mark J B/Vim G – dishonourable mentions go to Tony B (-23), Tony S (-27), Dan P (-25), Jez H (-23), Gary B (-23) and Matt G (-29)

PAS Cup 2012:

In order to be invited to enter the PAS Cup 2012, you will have to finish in the Top 32 after 13 weeks of play. Currently sneaking the last spot is… a happy Hotspur – Simon Lindsay.

PAS Champions League 2011/12:

Matchday 2 fixtures as follows – a brothers derby, a Croydon derby, a best-looking-in-PAS derby…

Group A

Tony Morris v Jason Morris / Olly Osmond v Stuart Longworth

Group B

Shaun Backhouse v Josh Hirst / Richard Hirst v Neil Osborne

Group C

Danny Ashworth v Nick Hogwood / Matt Gingell v Neil Meredith

Group D

Dan Pelgrom v Neil Templeton / Clare Templeton v Pab

Group E

Tony Bowley v Norman Lee / Mahli Gupta v Jazz Sian

Group F

Michelle Fernandez v Jamie Tofeili / Jon Tofeili v Rob Currin

Group G

Scott Harrison v Ben Hogwood / Dave Nicklin v Pete Britton

Group H

Jamie Sellers v Rich Lee / Will Oppong v Mark Fawke

And Another Thing:

Was Wayne’s dad on it again??! Even after all the viral jokes?! Really??!

Cheers,
Pab

Alex Rossi way out front after 15 games on 32(6) – best points tally of the season on the cards? Sean P & Andy C continue the chase on 27 (5) & (4) respectively and Steve T & Jazz S are well placed on 25 points…

At the other end Josh H is struggling again on 7(0) with Mr 2-0 and his 8 disciples not faring much better on 8 pts (ha!)

Bet of the Week failed on all 3 fronts yet again (boo!) and if like me, you had a few pennies on England, you’ll be ruing Rooney’s red-mist/instructions – from-dad moment and counting the cost!

Still, Mark S and myself will be collecting from Richard H courtesy of a fine Wales performance in the QF on Sat morning!

Week 4 scoresheet is up on this site now and Week 3 round up on Thursday(ish).

Cheers,
Pab

Don’t. Push. Me. Cos. I’m. Close. To. The. Edge…

Woeful week for football (well me anyway) – and it’s “marmite” week for Week 3!

If you haven’t paid yet, you really need to mes amigos…

“I have all that I need…”:

Many moons ago the Board sat down in PAS Towers (original Sarf London innit address) and had one of those “what if..” discussions. “What if someone ran off with all the entry money?” “What if someone actually could prove Jazz Sian doesn’t exist and our scam was up?” “What if girls wanted to play?” to name but a few. Another was “What if Mr 2-0 won a week?” Hmmmm. “It’ll never happen this millennium – now stop worrying and fetch me another one those Guinness & double port cocktails… ” I probably hiccupped. Well, I was right but it has actually happened this millennium – this week in fact! Mr 2-0, after years of derision and the occasional lower-end spot prize win, has scooped the £20. The six lackadaisical PASers (including a Board member!) will probably lay claim to £2.86, but f*ck them, there can be no reward for tardiness! And anyway, we said back then that anything Mr 2-0 wins will go to the first homeless person we see, and we’ve always stuck by that. So, prepare for some YouTube footage of me making five jakeys dance like performing bears to fix their chosen habit for, oooh, at least a day…

“Tell me what’s wrong with my brain”:

Oh dear! We thought he had a ’mare last week but then we doubled checked and it was actually us who had the ’mare! Alas, Josh Hirst 9(0) definitely really absolutely has had a ’mare in Week 2 – sorry Josh!

Correct Score of the Week:

Another round of fine predicting – most popular score was Villa’s 2-0 win over Wigan – 32 of us got that!

6 got the 0-2 at Goodison, 5 got Palace’s 2-2 v West Ham and 6 got AFC Wimbledon’s 3-1 against Gillingham.

Jamie T / Neil B / Andy C got the 0-4 between Blackburn & Man City and Rowan M / Neil B (again!) / Andy C got Sunderland 2 West Brom 2.

Gary B / Neil O / Mahli G got Ipswich Town 3 Brighton & HA 1 and Reda A / Dave C got Peterboro 1 Doncaster 2.

Jamie T (again!) / Howard T / Tony B got the 5 points on offer at Reading and Paul C / Simon B / Danny B filled their boots courtesy of Motherwell’s 1-3 at Tannadice.

Norman L / Charlie H got Forest’s woeful result at home to Birmingham.

However, this week’s best correct score goes to Ellen Fernandez for her very brave Kilmarnock 1 St Johnstone 2.

Bet of the Week:

Some things never change and yep, you guessed it, the curse of the weekly winner failing to win us some money strikes again! Paul V crashed and burned on all three fronts… can Mr 2-0 do any better??!

Table News:

“I, I can’t take things slowly”:

Paul Vinson stays top and goes 8 points clear of Ellen F who in turn is 3 points ahead of Vim G in third.

“Please, please come and save me”:

Ooops! Mark Seels goes down 4 places to the bottom of the pile three points behind Matt W & Rowan M.

“I try so hard to be happy”:

Highest climber this week, up a whopping 40 places is Mat Jackson – honourable mentions go to Dave N (+34), Mark J B (+36), Mr 2-0 (+36), Toby S (+37), Jamie T (+38) and Steve T (+39)

“’Cause something goes wrong once again”:

Falling furthest this week, down a whopping 44 places is Francesca Fernandez – dishonourable mentions go to Sean P (-32), Will O (-38), Paul H (-31), Gareth M (-30), Martin S (-33) and Josh H (-41)

PAS Champions League 2011/12:

We’re off and running (well, some are…) – see attached for full round up by clicking on the “current” tab

PAS Cup 2012:

In order to be invited to enter the PAS Cup 2012 you will have to finish in the Top 32 after 13 weeks of play. Currently sneaking the last spot is… new boy, Simon Buxton.

And Another Thing:

Not paid yet?! Get your payment across as soon as please! The list of shame will be published next week…

Gonna be away in future weeks? Well, you’ll be able to find scoresheets up to and including Week 6 on this very site!

Cheers,
Pab

We’re off and running – hopefully no more drop outs!

“You’ll never get anything better than this”:

We have a debutant winning in his first week! Paul Vinson 44(8) stole in to take the £20 weekly prize just beating Richard H to the post courtesy of my new fave team beating the Mackems. Well done Paul, you’re a scouser who actually DID enter PAS (of the 5 dropouts, all were scouse, well, they support Liverpool…) and you’ve won a PAS week already! I bet the bins of L4 are crying with joy…

“And everyone knows you’re troubled”:

So, in keeping with the Gooners feeling the pain, our very own Staffordshire/Wolves disciple of the tippy-tappy team, Rob Currin 10 (0), might want to rope in some panic buying tatctics to halt the slide (and still get it wrong)…

Correct Score of the Week:

A few correct scores knocking about this week – 28 of you got Man City 2 Everton 0 making it the most popular correct score – 4 got the 0-4 at East End Park and 14(!) got the 0-0 draw between WBA & Fulham. 5 got the Rams 3-0 win over Millwall, Sam A, Mark F, Will O got Chelsea 4 Swansea 1, Sam A (again!), Stephen P, Martin S got Toon’s 3-1 and Jamie S, Will O(again!) got the 1-1 at Stoke. Clare T got the 0-0 at the Riverside and Sean P got the stalemate between Cardiff & Leicester. However, this week’s best correct score and therefore best correct of the season so far, goes to Stuart Longworth for his inspired (clean sheet!!) Arsenal 3 Bolton 0.

Bet of the Week:

Is back! First up to win money for himself and the spot prize slot (11th) is Paul V. Paul will be selecting 5 homes, 4 aways and 3 draws for us to put £1 on each. Bon chance!

Table News:

Week 1 table to follow once I’ve worked out if anyone else is likely to drop out!

PAS Champions League 2011/12:

Starts next week! Matchday 1 fixtures as follows:

Group A

Stuart Longworth v Tony Morris / Jason Morris v Olly Osmond

Group B

Neil Osborne v Shaun Backhouse / Josh Hirst v Richard Hirst

Group C

Neil Meredith v Danny Ashworth / Nick Hogwood v Matt Gingell

Group D

Pab v Dan Pelgrom / Neil Templeton v Clare Templeton

Group E

Jazz Sian v Tony Bowley / Norman Lee v Mahli Gupta

Group F

Rob Currin v Michelle Fernandez / Jamie Tofeili v Jon Tofeili

Group G

Pete Britton v Scott Harrison / Ben Hogwood v Dave Nicklin

Group H

Mark Fawke v Jamie Sellers / Rich Lee v Will Oppong

PAS Cup 2012:

In order to be invited to enter the PAS Cup 2012 you will have to finish in the Top 32 after 13 weeks of play. Currently sneaking the last spot is… the ecstatic Eagle, Howard Thomas.

And Another Thing:

Lots of 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!

Cheers,
Pab

PAS Lucky 13 Winter 11 kicks off on Friday (scoresheets by 19.44 folks!) and the inaugural Champions League will start alongside Week 2 – for your reference and entertainment, here’s the fixtures for all 8 groups… with Group D really taking the “Group of Death” mantle (gulp)!

L13 Winter 2011 Champions League

Cheers,
Pab

Everyone read this bit!

Dear PASers,

PAS Lucky 13 Winter 11 is on the horizon – you need to get involved!

Forget the fantasy stuff – “this is reality, Greg!”*

Rules are now up on the website – please read them, even if it’s just a refresher.

If you haven’t already, please send me an email with “I can’t wait!” in the title and I’ll add you to the list of participants

We start on the weekend of September 24/25 – it’s £23.00 in and you’ll need to pay by 17th September 2011.

Top 32 from last season! Read this bit!

Top 32 people (if you can’t remember, check the names below and the rules above!) you have qualified for the inaugural PAS Champions League.

What does this entail?

Well, first off, you’re deffo in right? Right? Good. Now the really important bit… the cost!

It’s £25 in for PAS Lucky 13 Winter 11 (the “group stages”) and this will also guarantee you entry into PAS Lucky 13 Spring 12 @ £20 irrespective if you’ve got the through the CL group stage – bargain!

Please be aware though, that you will still have to qualify for the PAS Cup 2012 by finishing in the Winter 11 Top 32 – confused??! Don’t be, I’ll talk you through it as and when…

Group A

Stuart Longworth, Tony Morris, Jason Morris, Olly Osmond

Group B

Neil Osborne, Shaun Backhouse, Josh Hirst, Richard Hirst

Group C

Neil Meredith, Danny Ashworth, Nick Hogwood, Matt Gingell

Group D

Pab, Dan Pelgrom, Neil Templeton, Clare Templeton

Group E

Jazz Sian, Tony Bowley, Norman Lee, Mahli Gupta

Group F

Rob Currin, Michelle Fernandez, Jamie Tofeili, Jon Tofeili

Group G

Pete Britton, Scott Harrison, Ben Hogwood, Dave Nicklin

Group H

Mark Fawke, Jamie Sellers, Rich Lee, Will Oppong

Top 2 from each group qualify for Last 16 in 2012

Cheers,
Pab

* (congrats to Tony Morris who was first to Google the answer and first to admit it – ouch!)

Dear PASers,

PAS Lucky 13 Winter 11 is on the horizon – you need to get involved!

Forget the fantasy stuff – “this is reality, Greg!”

Please send me an email with “I can’t wait!” in the title and I’ll add you to the list of participants

We start on the weekend of September 24/25 – it’s £23.00 in and you’ll need to pay by 17th September 2011.

There will be several reminders in the run up to the kick off so those on the list who don’t want to get involved this time round (are you mad?!) bear with us for a few weeks and then you won’t be e-mithered until January…

Cheers,
Pab