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Bristol City 1-1 Huddersfield Town

Coventry City P-P Stoke City

Morecambe 1-2 Fleetwood Town

Oxford United 1-2 Wigan Athletic

Plymouth Argyle 0-2 Charlton Athletic (joker)

Port Vale P-P Exeter City

Sutton United 1-0 Harrogate Town

Tranmere Rovers 3-1 Leyton Orient

Port Vale versus Exeter has just been postponed. @Dan, you can change your joker.

It looks like there could be more postponements before the weekend, so it's best to check the fixtures before you make your predictions just in case. If you pick a joker for a match that gets postponed, you can change it before 3pm on Saturday. 

You know what do do by now - get your predictions in by 3pm on Saturday, and bask in the glory of all the points you win! And remember to include your joker, of course.

Bristol City v Huddersfield Town

Coventry City P-P Stoke City

Morecambe v Fleetwood Town

Oxford United v Wigan Athletic

Plymouth Argyle v Charlton Athletic

Port Vale P-P Exeter City

Sutton United v Harrogate Town

Tranmere Rovers v Leyton Orient

The results:

AFC Bournemouth 0-2 Blackburn Rovers
Hull City 2-2 Bristol City
Fleetwood Town 2-1 Gillingham
Sunderland 2-1 Plymouth Argyle
Bristol Rovers 4-2 Rochdale
Stevenage 0-2 Carlisle United
Grimsby Town 0-1 Chesterfield
Yeovil Town 1-0 Barnet

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Congrats to this round's winner, @magpiejue! @jimbob and @Dan also reached double figures, and I have a feeling our resident Stag will be happier with Chesterfield's result than the rest of us were

@magpiejue - 11
@Dan, @jimbob - 10
@Megan_Elizax - 8
@Dripsey3 - 7
@Chris, @ARLukomski - 6
@gtownjohnno, @4everapie, @super_ram, @DangerousSausage - 5
@GrannyPie - 2

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So here's the table. The top two are in a commanding position, but the "play-off race" (just humour me) is really hotting up...

Dan - 138
Dripsey3 - 134
gtownjohnno - 119
4everapie - 108
super_ram - 106
magpiejue - 103
DangerousSausage - 99
nottsnutter - 99
jimbob - 98
Chris - 93
ARLukomski - 92
Megan_Elizax - 85
GrannyPie - 83
barnet11uk - 73
KB1862 - 52
liampie - 45
Joshua - 34
Feral Fox - 29
allardyces tash - 21
TheSkipper - 16
CliftonMagpie - 10
Alex - 7
Canadian - 4

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So that's yer lot for another week. The next round - the last one before Christmas - is on Saturday, so I'll be posting the fixtures on Wednesday night. Until then, take care of yourselves!

Thanks for the ratings, I followed it on the radio but that always gives you a much more limited impression of individual performances.

I was initially really frustrated that Rodders will be missing for Chesterfield, but going by this, being forced to give him a rest and play Roberts further forward could prove to be a blessing in disguise.

Nice, but shame about the red eyesore in the middle of the shot!

Kick-off is Saturday at 3!

@super_ram, @nottsnutter, @jimbob, @GrannyPie, @barnet11uk, @KB1862, @liampie, @Joshua, @Feral Fox, @allardyces tash, @TheSkipper, @CliftonMagpie, @Alex, @Canadian

AFC Bournemouth 2-1 Blackburn Rovers

Hull City 2-0 Bristol City

Fleetwood Town 1-0 Gillingham

Sunderland 2-0 Plymouth Argyle (joker)

Bristol Rovers 1-1 Rochdale

Stevenage 2-1 Carlisle United

Grimsby Town 0-2 Chesterfield

Yeovil Town 3-1 Barnet

@Chris 

On 02/12/2021 at 13:43, Fozzy said:

Europe returning to Totalitarianism...….

Certain occupations should be mandatory, but to remove freedom of choice across the board would be unbelievable.

The German Thatcher doesn't really have any say over this. In Germany, the powers that be want to do it - get vaccinated or get fined. Not sure what would happen if people didn't pay their fines - there won't be any forced vaccinations, so how many people can you drag through court at the same time? Apart from the logistics of it I'm not overly keen on the idea, but during a pandemic the choices you make are not just your own - they affect a LOT of other people. 

It would be easiest if people just got jabbed, as unvaccinated people make up the thumping majority of ICU patients right now. Unfortunately, here in Germany there is a pronounced tendency for people to think they know better than the experts. 

I got boostered at the weekend. Felt slightly hungover the next day but it was worth it. 

Another Saturday, another prediction league round, another chance for unparalleled glory (or at least some points). You know what to do - send in your predictions by 3pm on Saturday, and remember your jokers!

AFC Bournemouth v Blackburn Rovers

Hull City v Bristol City

Fleetwood Town v Gillingham

Sunderland v Plymouth Argyle

Bristol Rovers v Rochdale

Stevenage v Carlisle United

Grimsby Town v Chesterfield

Yeovil Town v Barnet

The results:

Accrington Stanley 0-2 AFC Wimbedon
Charlton Athletic 2-0 Ipswich Town
Cheltenham Town 0-5 Cambridge United
Portsmouth 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Exeter City 1-2 Northampton Town
Leyton Orient 4-1 Swindon Town
Newport County 3-2 Sutton United
Southend United 1-1 Maidenhead United

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Some strange results there, but a handful of you had a very good round - best of all @gtownjohnno and @GrannyPie! Some of the rest of us were held back by Southend's lamentable failure to beat even Maidenhead at home and Cheltenham's decision to roll over and have their bellies tickled by Cambridge. A plague on both of their houses.

@gtownjohnno, @GrannyPie - 8
@4everapie, @Chris - 7
@magpiejue - 5
@Dan, @ARLukomski - 3
@Dripsey3, @Megan_Elizax - 2
@super_ram, @DangerousSausage - 1

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We've got some movement this week! @Dan edges ahead, @4everapie moves into the top four and is there any stopping the @Chris juggernaut?

Dan - 128
Dripsey3 - 127
gtownjohnno - 114
4everapie - 103
super_ram - 101
nottsnutter - 99
DangerousSausage - 94
magpiejue - 92
jimbob - 88
Chris - 87
ARLukomski - 86
GrannyPie - 81
Megan_Elizax - 77
barnet11uk - 73
KB1862 - 52
liampie - 45
Joshua - 34
Feral Fox - 29
allardyces tash - 21
TheSkipper - 16
CliftonMagpie - 10
Alex - 7
Canadian - 4

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The next round is on Saturday - so the fixtures are online now! See you over there...

This round kicks off on TUESDAY night - don't miss this chance to get some points on the board!

@Dripsey3, @super_ram, @nottsnutter, @4everapie, @jimbob, @magpiejue, @Megan_Elizax, @barnet11uk, @GrannyPie, @KB1862, @liampie, @Joshua, @Feral Fox, @allardyces tash, @TheSkipper, @CliftonMagpie, @Alex, @Canadian

Accrington Stanley 2-1 AFC Wimbedon

Charlton Athletic 1-1 Ipswich Town

Cheltenham Town 3-1 Cambridge United (joker)

Portsmouth 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Exeter City 0-2 Northampton Town

Leyton Orient 0-2 Swindon Town

Newport County 0-1 Sutton United

Southend United 1-0 Maidenhead United

Yes and no @Elite_pie. We shouldn't kid ourselves into thinking that making the playoffs is easy, it isn't and the league is extremely competitive this season. But a points average of 1.78 per game is very high - that would equate to 82 points over a 46-game season and not all of the top nine will be able to keep that pace for the rest of the season. In the past, a points total in the low or mid 70s has been enough to finish in the top seven. I don't think a team with 80 points has ever finished below seventh. 

To win the league, you need more than 90. 80 will be comfortably enough for the playoffs, 70 and we miss out. 

After a week's break thanks to that strange "cup" competition other teams play in, we've got a busy week for the prediction league coming up. These fixtures all kick off at 7.45pm on TUESDAY, so I'll need your predictions by then, and remember your jokers!

Accrington Stanley v AFC Wimbedon

Charlton Athletic v Ipswich Town

Cheltenham Town v Cambridge United

Portsmouth v Sheffield Wednesday

Exeter City v Northampton Town

Leyton Orient v Swindon Town

Newport County v Sutton United

Southend United v Maidenhead United

Any of those teams could win the league, we're shaping up for a proper battle royale. Bit concerned that Wrexham and Stockport have hit form, especially with their blank cheque books. Another striker to give us that something extra, reduce our reliance on Wootton and turn some of the draws into wins could make all the difference - but that striker wouldn't be a guaranteed starter, which limits our options.

Gut feeling? Boredom Wood.

Saturdays during the season without any (proper) football are strange. I had my booster jab yesterday and I've been taking it easy, so it would have been nice to have a match to get obsessed about. Played games. Picked up my guitar (really rusty though).

I've never used it before, but go on, why not. What's this t'interweb for otherwise?

I've recently discovered Dark Souls, so I've set my mood accordingly (you die a lot in it).

It takes two to tango - I think it's a given that the club will want to extend his contract, but does the player? He know he'll have a contract offer from Notts come what may. If he doesn't sign now, in the summer he'll have offers from other clubs higher up that maybe wouldn't have been interested in paying a fee. So from a cold, sober point of view I can understand the player's point of view in wanting to see other offers, and in turn I can understand the logic of clubs looking to sell in January rather than losing a player on a free in the summer. 

I still hope he signs a contract extension though. He's never pulled up trees anywhere else, but at Notts he knows where he is and he knows he's onto a good thing. 

On 30/11/2021 at 19:36, 4everapie said:

Your lucky I got a massive 1

Hur hur hur

I see he was in the starting line-up. How did he get on?

The results:

Peterborough United 0-0 Barnsley
Stoke City 0-1 Blackburn Rovers
Bolton Wanderers 2-2 Cheltenham Town
Plymouth Argyle 1-2 Wigan Athletic
Northampton Town 1-0 Leyton Orient
Swindon Town 1-1 Harrogate Town
Grimsby Town P-P Boreham Wood
Wrexham 2-0 Bromley

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This week's winner is @barnet11uk, with honourable mentions going to @Dan, @Chris and @GrannyPie!

@barnet11uk - 9
@Dan, @Chris, @GrannyPie - 8
@DangerousSausage - 6
@Megan_Elizax, @CliftonMagpie - 4
@ARLukomski - 3
@super_ram, @magpiejue, @liampie, @allardyces tash - 2
@Dripsey3, @4everapie, @jimbob - 1
@gtownjohnno - nul points

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@Dripsey3 decided to give the rest of us a chance this round. @Dan said thank you very much and has now drawn level. And @super_ram has joined the 100 club. The standings:

Dan - 125
Dripsey3 - 125
gtownjohnno - 106
super_ram - 100
nottsnutter - 99
4everapie - 96
DangerousSausage - 93
jimbob - 88
magpiejue - 87
ARLukomski - 83
Chris - 80
Megan_Elizax - 75
barnet11uk - 73
GrannyPie - 73
KB1862 - 52
liampie - 45
Joshua - 34
Feral Fox - 29
allardyces tash - 21
TheSkipper - 16
CliftonMagpie - 10
Alex - 7
Canadian - 4

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And now the prediction league goes into a week-long hibernation, as the FA Cup (which apparently has something called a "second round") is this coming this weekend. So our next round will be on Tuesday 7 December, and I'll post the fixtures the weekend before. See you then!

Peterborough United 2-1 Barnsley

Stoke City 2-1 Blackburn Rovers

Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Cheltenham Town

Plymouth Argyle 1-1 Wigan Athletic

Northampton Town 1-1 Leyton Orient

Swindon Town 2-0 Harrogate Town

Grimsby Town 0-1 Boreham Wood

Wrexham 2-0 Bromley (joker)

The results:

Middlesbrough 1-2 Preston North End
Nottingham Florist 0-0 Luton Town
Burton Albion 4-0 Accrington Stanley
Plymouth Argyle 0-3 Wycombe Wanderers
Salford City 1-1 Bristol Rovers
Tranmere Rovers 2-1 Bradford City
Halifax Town 1-2 Wrexham
Solihull Moors 2-0 Grimsby Town

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This round's winner is @Dripsey3, while @GrannyPie takes a respectable second place:

@Dripsey3 - 8
@GrannyPie - 6
@super_ram, @4everapie - 5
@Dan - 4
@DangerousSausage - 3
@gtownjohnno, @nottsnutter, @ARLukomski, @Megan_Elizax - 2
@Chris - 1

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And so the table looks like this:

Dripsey3 - 124
Dan - 117
gtownjohnno - 106
nottsnutter - 99
super_ram - 98
4everapie - 95
DangerousSausage - 87
jimbob - 87
magpiejue - 85
ARLukomski - 80
Chris - 72
Megan_Elizax - 71
GrannyPie - 65
barnet11uk - 64
KB1862 - 52
liampie - 43
Joshua - 34
Feral Fox - 29
allardyces tash - 19
TheSkipper - 16
Alex - 7
CliftonMagpie - 6
Canadian - 4

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The weekend's fixtures are up now - so cast your rune sticks, gaze into your crystal ball, and click on this link. Good luck!