2011 Prediction League; Game 46 Crawley Town (home)

[Kiwi John]

3-1to the good guys.

[sherry]

Stanley 2 Crawley 3 please Div3North

Thank you for spending your time and effort in organizing
this. :-**

[teach]

Think things might end on a poor note unfortunately. 2-0 Crawley. I would also like to echo the comments on here about the prediction league. Many many thanks to all involved- it's been great fun and it's been nice to feel just that little bit more involved.

[carpon]

I think that we might just condemn the Creepies to the play-offs here...

I'll go for a 3-1 Stanley win !!!

Just like to add my thanks for those running the prediction league again this season !!!

[nige b]

1-1 please

[Chimer]

And the winner is the man in the claret and blue hat ……

When Stanley lose, only pragmatists make progress in the prediction league, so only Teach (8th to 7th) and Sherry (10th to 9th) made moves affecting the top of our table. Carpon and David1 each gained a bonus point for Crawley’s goal, but LancsDave stays on top with 100 to Carpon’s 98 and David1’s 96.

The other pragmatists were Deeayess, LongLostSon and Valairian (Val for indefinable reasons as usual), and TonyT who as a Crawley fan was being successfully optimistic , and ends the season 66th equal in our league of 82 players. Nobody got the score right, Teach alone getting a bonus for our blank.

Looking now at the season as a whole, honourable mentions must go to those entering every week – in finishing order LancsDave, Carpon, Tom D, Teach, Deeayess, Cashman, Ossy Kid, Redash, Div3North and Wynonie Harris. 16 people only entered once – I forgive them the bureaucratic overhead this entails .

Top goal predictor was Wynonie . If Stanley had followed his script, we would have finished the season on P 46; W 46; D 0; L 0; GF 258 ; GA 63 ; Pts 138. GA only 3 out!! Wyn also shares with D3N the honour of managing 46 incorrect predictions . Redash was our most predictable punter – “3-1 to the Stanley please chaps” appearing on 40 occasions. The team produced it just once (at home to Torquay).

If we ran a percentage league (which we don’t), the joint winners would be AccyAggro and Pete Scholes with an average of 5 points per game (or to put it another way, each with a maximum 5 points from the 1 entry they made). Obviously this prediction lark is easy for some . If we made the cutoff for such a league more than 5 entries, which also happens to define our Top 50, the winner would be David1 with an average of 2.182, beating LD’s 2.174 and Carpon’s 2.130. I really should get a life ……

And finally, I echo my co-conspirator in appreciating the thanks for our efforts many of you have offered this week – and it appears I will be doing it again next year .

Final table attached (in two parts). See you in August. On Stanley On!!

[cashman]

Cheers Chimer fer all the hard work in keeping us amused, look forward to next seasons.

[Wynonie Harris]

Originally Posted by Chimer

GA only 3 out!!

Ha! Uncannily accurate, I would say!

Cheers, Div3N and Chimer for all your efforts. Karma sent to you both.

[Div3North]

Thank you so much to everybody for your kindness in appreciation of Chimer's and my efforts.

I had wondered whether I was overdoing the opening post each week - all the stats, all the names, all the things you didn't need to know; eventually I came to look on it as a kind of "Stanley Magazine". It seems from the reactions that people did read it after all, just as you read Chris's entertaining analysis of each week's Greater Nonsenses (put your money on me or Wynonie to win next season!). I think it helps that Chris and I have the same sense of humour, which so many of you share .........................

Thank you for allowing us - by playing along - the chance to do this; we're just very glad that you enjoyed it too ............

And thank you to all those who sent karma ...........

[Div3North]

And massive congratulations to those up the top of the table; huge respect for everyone who did what I couldn't (get a score right!), and to Wynonie in particular for his .........ermmm ............. optimism ..........if we finish next season with 46 wins, 138 points and a goal difference of +195 (F258 A63) I for one will be thrilled.

And for the man in the blue and claret hat - Congratulations Lancsdave!

[lancsdave]

Do I need to make a speech ?

Thanks D3N & Chimer for all your efforts.

I really wish Wynonie had got it all spot on, I would gladly have handed him the crown

[Wynonie Harris]

Originally Posted by lancsdave

Do I need to make a speech ?

Thanks D3N & Chimer for all your efforts.

I really wish Wynonie had got it all spot on, I would gladly have handed him the crown

Next season, mate, next season...the voices have told me.

...and congratulations on winning...although Stanley's your "other" club, you've helped them in many ways over the years, so it's well deserved!

[DaveinGermany]

What I didn't win ??? Think there should be a recount !

Thanks lads for the fun & games along the way, looking forward to next season.

[VALAIRIAN]

Thanks gents for running this and a big WELL DONE to Lancsdave!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[norwich stanley]

Thanks for seasons effort Div3 North and Chimer...and for all facts and figures!