2021/22 Prediction League; Game 26 v Wigan Athletic (away)

[VALAIRIAN]

Originally Posted by StanleyJosh

Wigan 3 - 0 Stanley

Good guess Josh

[VALAIRIAN]

Originally Posted by accytom18

Wigan Athletic 3-0 Accrington Stanley

And another

[Chimer]

Unexplained Absences Lead To Three-Way Tie At The Top

After what may prove to be the most significant abstentions since the USSR forgot to veto the Security Council Resolution that led to UN forces fighting for the South in the Korean War , podium positions in the Prediction League are now entirely down to countback . Nige B lies third, having only managed two maxis, while triple-maxi absentee Shurm has been knocked off the top by triple-maxi Stevie R , by virtue of Stevie's 17 correct results to Shurm's 16. And 6 times maxi-scorer absentee Mike A dropped down to 5th, now 4 points off the pace and overtaken by Monkey Hanger, who sits on 78 against the leaders 81.

The rearranged game seems to have caught a few of you by surprise , with LongLostSon, Mab and Ossy Kid also missing from our cast of regulars. Or perhaps it was the absence of Div3North's guidance for the Cheltenham game which disturbed the usual rhythms .....

Anyroad, of an all-time low 21 entries, only 6 of you saw an unexpected win in your tealeaves, with 5 more parking on the fence and 10 accepting likely reality . And of the 10 successful pessimists, only AccyTom18 and StanleyJosh got it exactly maxi-ly 5-pointedly right , moving up from 14th and 16th to 12th and 13th respectively.

Four points fuelled Stevie R's rise to the top, and Monkey's climb from 6th to 4th. Four points also saw Taypot squeeze past Valairian (8th to 7th), Ange B past Tommy McQueen (10th to 9th) and Kiwi John past Lord Stiffy (12th to 11th).

The last three contrarians had to settle for three points , the afore-mentioned Nige B and Valairian suffering thereby, with the roll of shame being completed by Div3North, whose spectacular 2-6 prediction saw up from 25th to 23rd, close on my pointless heels.

With 25 points left to play for, 5 maxis for 21st-placed Mab could see him catch Stevie and win the league on countback. Long odds though ..... And in the real world, with 15 points available, the Wombles can't catch us now , and Gillingham need all 15 to cause us pain. The Shrimps could catch us with 4 wins and a draw .... and theoretically, we could still finish 9th - previous remarks about odds apply!

So, roll on Fleetwood . No further comment required, methinks.

On Stanley On!!