| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 21:43 - Jul 5 with 5729 views | mfb_cufc |
A warm welcome to all members old and new, as the Happy League is about to start its 16th season.
First of all thank you everybody for your kind comments regarding my administrating of the Happy League, they are very much appreciated. In return I would like to thank you all for taking part in what was a cracking 2017/18 season. Lets hope this season will be just as good.
There is no need to register for the coming season, as any member who took part last season, will automatically be registered for this season. Just post your predictions to confirm your registration.
If anybody is wanting to drop out, could you please let me know, either on this thread, or by sending me a PM. For any new members thinking about joining, it is a free to enter competition with prizes. You can join just by posting you predictions for Week 1 on this thread. The four competitions are:-
The Happy League There are two divisions, with twelve members in the Premier, and all other members (including newcomers) in Division One. Three to be relegated from the Premier, and three to be promoted from Division One (the top two automatically, and one from the play-offs).
The season will start on August 11th, and will run for 38 weeks (280 games). Fixtures will be the usual Pick 6, with a guest Pick 10 every three weeks (the first one to be Week 4). There will also be a Pick 10 on Week 38, to finish the season, selected by myself. The two leagues as they stand at the moment (in alphabetical order) are:-
The Happy Cup This will start as a league format, with four groups playing 30 games. These will be ten fixtures from each of the FA Cup 1st, 2nd and 3rd rounds. The top two from each group will qualify for the quarter-finals, where it will become a knockout tournament. There will be more details on this competition in a separate thread later.
The Champions League The qualification for this competition will be decided on December 29th (Week 21). With BFG qualifying automatically, as last seasons winner, the other eleven qualifiers will be the highest point scorers over the two divisions on the aforementioned date. The competition will start on February 12th, when the Champions League knockout stage begins. Again there will be more details on this competition on a separate thread at a later date, to be administrated by wessex_exile.
Charity Shield This is an end of season competition for the top three in the Premier, and the Happy Cup winner. If the Happy Cup winner finishes in the top three of the Premier, then the Happy Cup runner-up will qualify. The Premier winner will play the Happy Cup winner, and the Premier 2nd and 3rd will play each other in the other semi-final.
The Division One play-offs will be between the members who finish 3rd to 6th. With 3rd playing 6th, and 4th playing 5th in the semi-finals.
A reminder of a rule, mainly for any newcomers. That is anybody failing to post their predictions four weeks in a row, will be dismissed from all Happy League competitions. There is no need for this to happen. If you are not going to be around to post your predictions any week, just let me know in advance what default score you require, e.g. all 1-0's, 2-1's etc. Anybody failing to post anything at all will receive no points for that week. Thinking of posting a default score, here are the top 12 results from the 300 games played in total last season:-
1-0...36 (12%) The third time in the last four seasons this score has been best for a home win.
1-1...32 (10.67%) Has to settle for the runner-up spot, after being top the previous three seasons.
2-1...30 (10%) The favourite for a default score, but 1-0 has proved to be better overall.
0-0...25 (8.33%) A good return for this score, but rarely predicted.
0-1...25 (8.33%) Top for an away win last season, but never chosen as a default.
2-0...24 (8%)
1-2...20 (6.67%)
2-2...15 (5%)
3-1...14 (4.67%)
0-2...12 (4%) Another mediocre return for a popular prediction.
1-3...11 (3.67%)
4-1...11 (3.67%) Surprise to find this score in the top 12. More of these last season than the previous three seasons put together.
Week 1 Fixtures - Deadline Saturday 11th August
NORWICH CITY v WEST BROMICH ALBION
ROTHERHAM UNITED v IPSWICH TOWN
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE v SOUTHEND UNITED
ROCHDALE v PETERBOROUGH UNITED
CAMBRIDGE UNITED v NOTTS COUNTY
COLCHESTER UNITED v PORT VALE
Good luck everybody. |  |
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| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 09:01 - Jul 28 with 1020 views | BFG |
Norwich 1 wba 3
Rotherham 0 ipswich 2
Plymouth 2 Southend 0
Rochdale 1 Posh 1
Cambridge 1 Notts County 2
Colchester 2 Port Vale 1 |  | | |
| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 20:13 - Jul 29 with 993 views | unitedwhites |
NORWICH CITY 0 v WEST BROMICH ALBION 2
ROTHERHAM UNITED 0 v IPSWICH TOWN 1
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 1 v SOUTHEND UNITED 1
ROCHDALE 0 v PETERBOROUGH UNITED 2
CAMBRIDGE UNITED 2 v NOTTS COUNTY 1
COLCHESTER UNITED1 v PORT VALE 0 |  | | |
| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 22:52 - Jul 29 with 987 views | mfb_cufc |
| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 20:13 - Jul 29 by unitedwhites |
NORWICH CITY 0 v WEST BROMICH ALBION 2
ROTHERHAM UNITED 0 v IPSWICH TOWN 1
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 1 v SOUTHEND UNITED 1
ROCHDALE 0 v PETERBOROUGH UNITED 2
CAMBRIDGE UNITED 2 v NOTTS COUNTY 1
COLCHESTER UNITED1 v PORT VALE 0 |
Welcome workmate, and good luck to you in your first season. | |
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| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 10:53 - Jul 30 with 973 views | Stupid_Gooner |
NORWICH CITY 0 v WEST BROMICH ALBION 1
ROTHERHAM UNITED 1 v IPSWICH TOWN 1
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 2 v SOUTHEND UNITED 1
ROCHDALE 1 v PETERBOROUGH UNITED 2
CAMBRIDGE UNITED 0 v NOTTS COUNTY 0
COLCHESTER UNITED 1 v PORT VALE 1 | | | |
| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 13:15 - Jul 30 with 960 views | gerry_us |
| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 22:52 - Jul 29 by mfb_cufc |
Welcome workmate, and good luck to you in your first season. |
Blimey Mick. Soon be a second division.
Just shows what a well run and happy competition can achieve. Congrats especially to you even though your Saturday evening's are getting busier by the day. |  | | |
| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 15:17 - Jul 30 with 956 views | mfb_cufc |
| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 10:53 - Jul 30 by Stupid_Gooner |
NORWICH CITY 0 v WEST BROMICH ALBION 1
ROTHERHAM UNITED 1 v IPSWICH TOWN 1
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 2 v SOUTHEND UNITED 1
ROCHDALE 1 v PETERBOROUGH UNITED 2
CAMBRIDGE UNITED 0 v NOTTS COUNTY 0
COLCHESTER UNITED 1 v PORT VALE 1 |
Welcome workmate number 2. Good luck, and hope you don't live up to your name. | |
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| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 15:46 - Jul 30 with 951 views | mfb_cufc |
| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 13:15 - Jul 30 by gerry_us |
Blimey Mick. Soon be a second division.
Just shows what a well run and happy competition can achieve. Congrats especially to you even though your Saturday evening's are getting busier by the day. |
Thank you Gerry. Another workmate will be joining, and an ex-workmate has also shown an interest. If all last seasons members stand their ground Division One will be up to 19. A Division Two is always a possibility if the competition continues to grow, but I prefer to have a large Division One, as it makes the route to the Premier easier than having to get two promotions. | |
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| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 11:49 - Jul 31 with 931 views | burnsieespana |
If you have 19 in Divn ! it will be a really tough league to get out of! Must make sure I don't slip into a relagation battle me thinks! |  | | |
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| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 00:27 - Aug 1 with 922 views | ghughes11 |
| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 23:23 - Jul 23 by mfb_cufc |
Welcome ghughes11, and good luck, in what burnsieespana has said, is going to be a competitive Div. 1. I have four workmates showing an interest in joining, so we could be heading for record numbers this season. |
I don't hold much hope for myself unless Col U go undefeated in the league and Ipswich and Southend lose every match! As that is usually my undoing in these prediction leagues  | |
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| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 10:12 - Aug 1 with 910 views | basher2010 |
0-2
2-0
2-0
0-2
1-1
1-1 | | | |
| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 18:06 - Aug 1 with 888 views | mfb_cufc |
| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 00:27 - Aug 1 by ghughes11 |
I don't hold much hope for myself unless Col U go undefeated in the league and Ipswich and Southend lose every match! As that is usually my undoing in these prediction leagues |
It is very rare for me to choose Colchester as one of the fixtures. They are in this week because I thought we would start with an East Anglian theme for the seasons first fixtures. I try to give most teams in the four divisions a mention throughout the season, so you should be alright.  | |
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| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 19:28 - Aug 1 with 887 views | concordman |
NORWICH CITY 1 WEST BROMICH ALBION 2
ROTHERHAM UNITED 0 IPSWICH TOWN 2
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 2 SOUTHEND UNITED 0
ROCHDALE 1 PETERBOROUGH UNITED 2
CAMBRIDGE UNITED 0 NOTTS COUNTY 1
COLCHESTER UNITED 1 PORT VALE 0 |  | | |
| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 05:05 - Aug 2 with 877 views | ghughes11 |
| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 18:06 - Aug 1 by mfb_cufc |
It is very rare for me to choose Colchester as one of the fixtures. They are in this week because I thought we would start with an East Anglian theme for the seasons first fixtures. I try to give most teams in the four divisions a mention throughout the season, so you should be alright. |
Shows how much attention I pay ha ha!
BTW, how come we started a week after the season? | |
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| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 14:10 - Aug 2 with 863 views | Tropical_Us |
NORWICH CITY v WEST BROMICH ALBION 1 - 2
ROTHERHAM UNITED v IPSWICH TOWN 1 - 1
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE v SOUTHEND UNITED 2 - 1
ROCHDALE v PETERBOROUGH UNITED 0 - 2
CAMBRIDGE UNITED v NOTTS COUNTY 1- 2
COLCHESTER UNITED v PORT VALE 3 - 1 | | | |
| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 15:12 - Aug 2 with 861 views | mfb_cufc |
| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 05:05 - Aug 2 by ghughes11 |
Shows how much attention I pay ha ha!
BTW, how come we started a week after the season? |
It has been some sort of tradition to start at the same time as the Premier League. It fits in well for a 38 Week season, with the Charity Shield and Division One play-offs on the following two weeks. | |
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| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 20:38 - Aug 3 with 828 views | TheFatGooner |
Norwich city v West Brom 3-2
Rotherham v Ipswich 1-2
Plymouth v Southend 1-0
Rochdale v Peterborough 1-0
Cambridge v Notts County 2-0
Colchester v port vale 2-0 | | | |
| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 22:28 - Aug 3 with 817 views | mfb_cufc |
| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 20:38 - Aug 3 by TheFatGooner |
Norwich city v West Brom 3-2
Rotherham v Ipswich 1-2
Plymouth v Southend 1-0
Rochdale v Peterborough 1-0
Cambridge v Notts County 2-0
Colchester v port vale 2-0 |
Welcome ex-workmate. Good luck in your new job, and your first Happy League season. | |
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| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 21:48 - Aug 5 with 788 views | gerry_us |
Norwich City 2 West Bromwich Albion 0Â
Rotherham United 1 Ipswich Town 1
Plymouth Argyle 2 Southend 0Â
Rochdale 2 Peterborough United 0Â
Carlisle United 2 Notts County 0Â
Colchester United 2 Port Vale 1.. | | | |
| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 15:01 - Aug 6 with 769 views | thrillseeker |
Summer break over
NORWICH CITY v WEST BROMICH ALBION 2-1
ROTHERHAM UNITED v IPSWICH TOWN 2-1
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE v SOUTHEND UNITED 2-0
ROCHDALE v PETERBOROUGH UNITED 0-1
CAMBRIDGE UNITED v NOTTS COUNTY 1-2
COLCHESTER UNITED v PORT VALE 2-1 | | | |
| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 15:48 - Aug 6 with 767 views | Sector4 |
Norwich 1 wba 1
Rotherham 0 Ipswich 2
Plymouth 2 Southend 1
Rochdale 2 Peterborough 0
Cambridge 2 notts co 2
Colchester 1 port vale 0 | | | |
| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 (n/t) on 16:26 - Aug 6 with 766 views | Cufc_Lancashireexile |
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| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 (n/t) on 16:39 - Aug 6 with 761 views | thrillseeker |
| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 (n/t) on 16:26 - Aug 6 by Cufc_Lancashireexile |
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CUFC_Lancashireexile - you have not submitted any predictions | | | |
| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 22:10 - Aug 6 with 743 views | TheHappyGooner |
Mr Happy here
I think we need an update of who’s in what league
It’s getting quite frenetic
In fact it’s gone bananas
Who would have thought
PS - I’ll update the honours list when I get a moment |  |
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| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 00:31 - Aug 7 with 730 views | mfb_cufc |
With just four days to go before the big kick-off, we have eight new members, with at least one more to come, that will give us a Division One with potentially 20 members. This is how the leagues are looking at the moment (In alphabetical order).
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| Happy League 2018/19 Week 1 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th August 15.00 on 09:48 - Aug 7 with 710 views | gerry_us |
Wessex is slipping down the league at a hell of a rate!!  | | | |
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