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There were 22 predictions made for our 1st game of the season away at Hartlepool Utd, all were far too optimistic resulting in no points scored at all so no table.

Our 2nd game, home to Accy, split opinion on the result with 15 predicting a Shrimps win, Kendalshrimp scored the 1st perfect of the season sitting at the top of the pile.


1 Kendalshrimp 5
2 black morse 3
2 cragbankshrimp 3
2 halftimeresults 3
2 Keith 3
2 KenH 3
2 mfcbro 3
2 steve mfc 3
9 Aspers 2
9 outsider 2
9 parceldave 2
9 parkyboy 2
9 Phil Anderer 2
9 Seasider9601 2
9 Wild Bill 2
16 Abu Dhabi Shrimp 0
16 bill ding 0
16 Blackpool shrimp 0
16 BoroRedShrimp 0
16 halfwayprawn 0
16 james456 0
16 jbcshrimp 0
16 Lloydie 0
16 marky No.1 0
16 MfcChris 0
16 MFC-Manc 0
16 Mrs Outsider 0
16 Mrs Sakhalin 0
16 Naylz 0
16 Sakhalin Shrimp 0
16 seasonsinthesun 0
16 Shrimpnsave 0
16 Shrimpy 0
16 SolentShrimp 0
16 Teams like Morecambe 0
16 Uni Red 0

Well done SS for picking up the mantle!

Cheers, can you make it a sticky please

There were 28 predictions made for Tuesdays home game against Wycombe including 5 new entrants.

marky No.1 scored a perfect 5 putting him in joint 1st position with Kendalshrimp who failed to score any points. For the 2nd game in a row outsider predicted the correct result albeit with the wrong scoreline.

Just under half have yet to get any points on the board

Wycombe Home. 18/08.

1 Kendalshrimp 5
1 marky No.1 5
3 outsider 4
4 black morse 3
4 cragbankshrimp 3
4 halftimeresults 3
4 Keith 3
4 KenH 3
4 Lloydie 3
4 mfcbro 3
4 MfcChris 3
4 steve mfc 3
4 Teams like Morecambe 3
14 Aspers 2
14 mrpotatohead 2
14 parceldave 2
14 parkyboy 2
14 Phil Anderer 2
14 Seasider9601 2
14 SolentShrimp 2
14 Wild Bill 2
22 Abu Dhabi Shrimp 0
22 asda shrimp 0
22 bill ding 0
22 Blackpool shrimp 0
22 BoroRedShrimp 0
22 Christies Child 0
22 George Dawes 0
22 Gone Shrimping 0
22 halfwayprawn 0
22 james456 0
22 jbcshrimp 0
22 MFC-Manc 0
22 Mrs Outsider 0
22 Mrs Sakhalin 0
22 Naylz 0
22 Sakhalin Shrimp 0
22 seasonsinthesun 0
22 Shrimpnsave 0
22 Shrimpy 0
22 Uni Red 0

Can you remind us/me what the scoring is? Ta.

Keith wrote:Can you remind us/me what the scoring is? Ta.

2 points for correct result (win/draw/lose) then, if you predicted the result correctly, 1 point for each teams correctly predicted score, plus 1 bonus point if you predicted both teams score correctly.
If you get the result wrong then no points, even if you get 1 teams score correct.

I will probably be doing the table either whilst or after consuming alcohol so if you feel I've incorrectly tallied your points please do point it out.

Portsmouth away. 22 Aug.

There were three correct result predictions for today's match although no-one suggested 3-3.

Keith's optimistic 0-0 moves him up to joint top slot.

1 Keith 5
1 Kendalshrimp 5
1 marky No.1 5
1 Teams like Morecambe 5
5 outsider 4
5 Seasider9601 4
7 black morse 3
7 cragbankshrimp 3
7 halftimeresults 3
7 KenH 3
7 Lloydie 3
7 mfcbro 3
7 MfcChris 3
7 steve mfc 3
15 Aspers 2
15 mrpotatohead 2
15 parceldave 2
15 parkyboy 2
15 Phil Anderer 2
15 SolentShrimp 2
15 Wild Bill 2
22 Abu Dhabi Shrimp 0
22 asda shrimp 0
22 bill ding 0
22 Blackpool shrimp 0
22 BoroRedShrimp 0
22 Christies Child 0
22 George Dawes 0
22 Gone Shrimping 0
22 halfwayprawn 0
22 james456 0
22 jbcshrimp 0
22 MFC-Manc 0
22 Mrs Outsider 0
22 Mrs Sakhalin 0
22 Naylz 0
22 Sakhalin Shrimp 0
22 seasonsinthesun 0
22 Shrimpnsave 0
22 Shrimpy 0
22 Uni Red 0

Notts Co. Home. 29 Aug.

2 new competitors posted in this weeks prediction thread with Westgate Wanderer scoring 2 points placing him near mid-table.

20 correct result predictions, none with the correct score but seasonsinthesun and Aspers both came close, predicting that we'd score 4.

Keith has edged into the lead by correctly going for a Shrimps win with County scoring 1 ahead of Kendalshrimp and Teams like Morecambe, who just got points for the win, marky No.1 scored null point.

I managed to secure my first points, Mrs Sak has yet to break her duck.

As always, if you disagree with your points awarded let me know, I was at a family wedding on Saturday, amid copious amounts of drunkeness, am still feeling a little fragile and could very easily have missed something.


1 Keith 8
2 Kendalshrimp 7
2 Seasider9601 7
2 Teams like Morecambe 7
5 black morse 6
5 halftimeresults 6
5 MfcChris 6
8 Aspers 5
8 marky No.1 5
8 parkyboy 5
11 outsider 4
11 Phil Anderer 4
11 SolentShrimp 4
14 bill ding 3
14 cragbankshrimp 3
14 halfwayprawn 3
14 KenH 3
14 Lloydie 3
14 mfcbro 3
14 Mrs Outsider 3
14 Naylz 3
14 Sakhalin Shrimp 3
14 seasonsinthesun 3
14 Shrimpnsave 3
14 steve mfc 3
14 thegentlegiant 3
27 mrpotatohead 2
27 parceldave 2
27 Westgate Wanderer 2
27 Wild Bill 2
31 Abu Dhabi Shrimp 0
31 asda shrimp 0
31 Blackpool shrimp 0
31 BoroRedShrimp 0
31 Christies Child 0
31 George Dawes 0
31 Gone Shrimping 0
31 james456 0
31 jbcshrimp 0
31 MFC-Manc 0
31 Mrs Sakhalin 0
31 Shrimpy 0
31 Uni Red 0

I'm on holiday in Vietnam all of September, and while I'll be carrying out my Shrimps Ambassadorial duties by wearing a grubby impossible to get clean Morecambe shirt most days, I don't know how often I'll be tuning in to wifi.

Grateful if you could take my predictions as follows...

Yeovil 0 v 2 Morecambe
Newport 0 v 2 Morecambe
Morecambe 2 v 2 Northampton
Oxford 2 v 1 Morecambe
Morecambe 3 v 0 Luton

Tvm

SolentShrimp wrote:I'm on holiday in Vietnam all of September, and while I'll be carrying out my Shrimps Ambassadorial duties by wearing a grubby impossible to get clean Morecambe shirt most days, I don't know how often I'll be tuning in to wifi.

Grateful if you could take my predictions as follows...

Yeovil 0 v 2 Morecambe
Newport 0 v 2 Morecambe
Morecambe 2 v 2 Northampton
Oxford 2 v 1 Morecambe
Morecambe 3 v 0 Luton

Tvm

Will do.

Whilst we are on the subject of holidays, I will be away in America for the next couple of weeks but will find time to keep the table up to date as and when I can.

JPT. Walsall. Home.

9 correct result predictions but no correct scores for last night's JPT game against Walsall.

Dan.Campbell scored 3 points with his first prediction, Keith lost his top spot and Mrs Outsider is showing a clean pair of heels to her better half.

1 Seasider9601 9
1 Teams like Morecambe 9
3 Keith 8
3 parkyboy 8
5 Kendalshrimp 7
6 bill ding 6
6 black morse 6
6 halftimeresults 6
6 MfcChris 6
6 Mrs Outsider 6
6 Naylz 6
6 steve mfc 6
13 Aspers 5
13 marky No.1 5
13 Westgate Wanderer 5
16 outsider 4
16 Phil Anderer 4
16 SolentShrimp 4
19 cragbankshrimp 3
19 Dan.Campbell 3
19 halfwayprawn 3
19 KenH 3
19 Lloydie 3
19 mfcbro 3
19 Sakhalin Shrimp 3
19 seasonsinthesun 3
19 Shrimpnsave 3
19 thegentlegiant 3
29 mrpotatohead 2
29 parceldave 2
29 Wild Bill 2
32 Abu Dhabi Shrimp 0
32 asda shrimp 0
32 Blackpool shrimp 0
32 BoroRedShrimp 0
32 Christies Child 0
32 George Dawes 0
32 Gone Shrimping 0
32 james456 0
32 jbcshrimp 0
32 MFC-Manc 0
32 Mrs Sakhalin 0
32 Shrimpy 0
32 Uni Red 0

Enjoy this prediction lark ,dont get to matches anymore so just rely on reports etc to make my predictions .At 83 yrs it gives an added interest to the match day and result . Well done to jim and the whole team for the start to the season hope to still be around when we get promoted at the end of this season and i remain in top 10 in this fun contest

parkyboy wrote:Enjoy this prediction lark ,dont get to matches anymore so just rely on reports etc to make my predictions .At 83 yrs it gives an added interest to the match day and result . Well done to jim and the whole team for the start to the season hope to still be around when we get promoted at the end of this season and i remain in top 10 in this fun contest

^^^ Superb post.

Yeovil Town. Away. 5 Sept.

1 perfect 5 scored this week by Shrimpnsave moving him (I think) up to joint 6th place from joint 19th.
Keith retakes top slot, albeit alphabetically.
Only 5 out of 29 predictions failed to score any points which shows a feelgood mood has descended on SVs, until our next game at least.

Special mention to Mrs Sakhalin for getting her first points of this season, I had to mention that

1 Keith 11
1 Teams like Morecambe 11
3 parkyboy 10
4 Kendalshrimp 9
4 Seasider9601 9
6 black morse 8
6 halftimeresults 8
6 MfcChris 8
6 Mrs Outsider 8
6 Shrimpnsave 8
6 steve mfc 8
12 Aspers 7
12 marky No.1 7
14 bill ding 6
14 Dan.Campbell 6
14 Naylz 6
14 outsider 6
14 Phil Anderer 6
14 SolentShrimp 6
20 halfwayprawn 5
20 Sakhalin Shrimp 5
20 Westgate Wanderer 5
23 parceldave 4
24 cragbankshrimp 3
24 KenH 3
24 Lloydie 3
24 mfcbro 3
24 seasonsinthesun 3
24 thegentlegiant 3
24 Vinny 3
31 BoroRedShrimp 2
31 Jettyson 2
31 mrpotatohead 2
31 Mrs Sakhalin 2
31 Pablo 2
31 Wild Bill 2
37 Abu Dhabi Shrimp 0
37 asda shrimp 0
37 Blackpool shrimp 0
37 Christies Child 0
37 George Dawes 0
37 Gone Shrimping 0
37 james456 0
37 jbcshrimp 0
37 MFC-Manc 0
37 Shrimpy 0
37 Uni Red 0

parkyboy wrote:Enjoy this prediction lark ,dont get to matches anymore so just rely on reports etc to make my predictions .At 83 yrs it gives an added interest to the match day and result . Well done to jim and the whole team for the start to the season hope to still be around when we get promoted at the end of this season and i remain in top 10 in this fun contest

Thanks parkyboy, glad you're enjoying it and happy to keep it going (for now )

Just a thought, to see what people think, but would it be worth considering a bonus point for getting the winning margin right? At the moment, if someone predicts, say, a 3-1 win, but the score finishes 4-2, people who predict 4-1 or 3-2 will get a bonus point, yet those who predict 3-1 and actually get the margin spot on (and goal difference is relevant in the league) only get the 2 points. It was something I'd intended to suggest before the season started, and I admit openly that I only remembered when I fell into exactly this situation with the Yeovil match, but I do think it's worth considering. At least give me credit for last season at this stage costing myself points for arguing that if you don't get the result right, you shouldn't get bonus points for getting one of the teams' score right, please.

Phil Anderer wrote:Just a thought, to see what people think, but would it be worth considering a bonus point for getting the winning margin right? At the moment, if someone predicts, say, a 3-1 win, but the score finishes 4-2, people who predict 4-1 or 3-2 will get a bonus point, yet those who predict 3-1 and actually get the margin spot on (and goal difference is relevant in the league) only get the 2 points. It was something I'd intended to suggest before the season started, and I admit openly that I only remembered when I fell into exactly this situation with the Yeovil match, but I do think it's worth considering. At least give me credit for last season at this stage costing myself points for arguing that if you don't get the result right, you shouldn't get bonus points for getting one of the teams' score right, please.

Fair point but we have started the season and it would mean something else for the 'scorer' to think of AND he'd have to go through the past results. I thought we were grateful for him taking it on, not giving him more to do

I'm with Black Morse. Having run a prediction competition way back when, I know how much of a pain it can be, without changing rules after it started!

Please don't get me wrong - having run the thread for about half of last season, I totally agree about the extra workload, as well as changing the system partway into the season. It was just an idea, and one we might think of for the future, especially if we get a spreadsheet set up that can do all the heavy lifting. I'll give that latter some thought myself.

Keith wrote:I'm with Black Morse. Having run a prediction competition way back when, I know how much of a pain it can be, without changing rules after it started!

Who was it who got 2 points for forecasting 0-0 for the goal-fest at Fratton Park recently?

SolentShrimp wrote:

Keith wrote:I'm with Black Morse. Having run a prediction competition way back when, I know how much of a pain it can be, without changing rules after it started!

Who was it who got 2 points for forecasting 0-0 for the goal-fest at Fratton Park recently?

Is that not correct? 2 points for correct result.

Looking in from my cellphone (currently in the States!) so can't check my spreadsheet.

Newport County. Away. 12 Sept.

31 predictions for this game, 2 made by Posh so these were discounted leaving 29.

28 out of the 29 forcast a Shrimps win with an abundance of positivity and lots of points scored.

3 perfect 5s for bill ding, marky No.1 and Mrs Outsider.

Teams like Morecambe at the top for the 3rd game, Blackpool shrimp and CC still absent

1 Teams like Morecambe 14
2 Keith 13
2 Mrs Outsider 13
2 parkyboy 13
2 steve mfc 13
6 Kendalshrimp 12
6 marky No.1 12
6 Seasider9601 12
9 bill ding 11
9 black morse 11
9 halftimeresults 11
9 MfcChris 11
9 Shrimpnsave 11
14 Aspers 10
14 Phil Anderer 9
14 SolentShrimp 9
17 Dan.Campbell 8
17 Naylz 8
17 outsider 8
20 halfwayprawn 7
20 parceldave 7
20 Sakhalin Shrimp 7
23 thegentlegiant 6
23 Vinny 6
25 BoroRedShrimp 5
25 Lloydie 5
25 Mrs Sakhalin 5
25 Westgate Wanderer 5
29 Jettyson 4
30 cragbankshrimp 3
30 KenH 3
30 mfcbro 3
30 seasonsinthesun 3
34 mrpotatohead 2
34 Pablo 2
34 Wild Bill 2
37 Abu Dhabi Shrimp 0
37 asda shrimp 0
37 Blackpool shrimp 0
37 Christies Child 0
37 George Dawes 0
37 Gone Shrimping 0
37 james456 0
37 jbcshrimp 0
37 MFC-Manc 0
37 Shrimpy 0
37 Uni Red 0

A load of Cobblers at home. 19 Sept.

34 predictions made for this game, the majority still being positive with 20 predicting a win and 12 going for a draw. 2 went for a Northampton win but nobody expected us to concede 4.

Only Vinny and parkyboy picked up any points moving Vinny up to joint 17th and parkyboy leapfrogging Teams like Morecambe into top spot.

1 parkyboy 15
2 Teams like Morecambe 14
3 Keith 13
3 Mrs Outsider 13
3 steve mfc 13
6 Kendalshrimp 12
6 marky No.1 12
6 Seasider9601 12
9 bill ding 11
9 black morse 11
9 halftimeresults 11
9 MfcChris 11
9 Shrimpnsave 11
14 Aspers 10
15 Phil Anderer 9
15 SolentShrimp 9
17 Dan.Campbell 8
17 Naylz 8
17 outsider 8
17 Vinny 8
21 halfwayprawn 7
21 parceldave 7
21 Sakhalin Shrimp 7
24 thegentlegiant 6
25 BoroRedShrimp 5
25 Lloydie 5
25 Mrs Sakhalin 5
25 Westgate Wanderer 5
29 Jettyson 4
30 cragbankshrimp 3
30 KenH 3
30 mfcbro 3
30 seasonsinthesun 3
34 mrpotatohead 2
34 Pablo 2
34 Wild Bill 2
37 Abu Dhabi Shrimp 0
37 asda shrimp 0
37 Blackpool shrimp 0
37 Christies Child 0
37 George Dawes 0
37 Gone Shrimping 0
37 james456 0
37 jbcshrimp 0
37 MFC-Manc 0
37 Shrimpy 0
37 Uni Red 0
37 Crazeenick 0
37 John L 0
37 scalehallshrimp 0

Oxford Away. 26 Sept.

28 score predictions for today's game, 9 going for a draw.

Naylz & Seasider9601 thought the game would finish 0-0, gaining them 5 points apiece which moved Seasider9601 into joint top spot with parkyboy whilst Naylz moved up to joint 5th.

1 parkyboy 17
1 Seasider9601 17
3 Mrs Outsider 15
4 Teams like Morecambe 14
5 bill ding 13
5 Keith 13
5 Naylz 13
5 steve mfc 13
9 Kendalshrimp 12
9 marky No.1 12
11 black morse 11
11 halftimeresults 11
11 MfcChris 11
11 Shrimpnsave 11
15 Aspers 10
16 Phil Anderer 9
16 SolentShrimp 9
18 Dan.Campbell 8
18 outsider 8
18 Vinny 8
21 BoroRedShrimp 7
21 halfwayprawn 7
21 Mrs Sakhalin 7
21 parceldave 7
21 Sakhalin Shrimp 7
26 thegentlegiant 6
27 cragbankshrimp 5
27 Lloydie 5
27 seasonsinthesun 5
27 Westgate Wanderer 5
31 Jettyson 4
32 KenH 3
32 mfcbro 3
34 mrpotatohead 2
34 Pablo 2
34 Wild Bill 2
37 Abu Dhabi Shrimp 0
37 asda shrimp 0
37 Blackpool shrimp 0
37 Christies Child 0
37 George Dawes 0
37 Gone Shrimping 0
37 james456 0
37 jbcshrimp 0
37 MFC-Manc 0
37 Shrimpy 0
37 Uni Red 0
37 Crazeenick 0
37 John L 0
37 scalehallshrimp 0

Mrs Outsider knows more bout footy than Mr outsider