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Happy League 2023/24 Week 34 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 23rd March 15.00
at 23:35 16 Mar 2024

Week 33 results

BURNLEY 2 BRENTFORD 1

Only a second home win this season for Burnley as they boosted their slim hopes of Premier League survival against 10-man Brentford. Only thrillseeker and burnsieespana got this spot-on, and nobody had the outcome. 17 predicted a win for Brentford.

MIDDLESBROUGH 0 BLACKBURN ROVERS 0
Middlesbrough and Blackburn fought out a bore draw in the Championship - a result that helped neither side. Nobody had this spot-on, but 3 did get the outcome. The other 23 predicted a win for Middlesbrough, with 10 going for a 2-1 in what was equally the weeks most predicted score.

ROTHERHAM UNITED 0 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 0
Rock bottom Rotherham claimed their first point in 10 games as they battled to a bore draw against 10-man Huddersfield, and only managing one shot on target in the process. Well done to Blue4U2 for being the only one to get this spot-on, and another 5 had the outcome.

DERBY COUNTY 1 BOLTON WANDERERS 0
Kane Wilson's header gave Derby victory over their promotion rivals, In front of over 32,000, the biggest attendance in League One this season. 3 had this spot-on, and a further 13 got the outcome, with 10 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks other most predicted score.

PETERBOROUGH UNITED 0 PORTSMOUTH 1
Portsmouth took another big step towards the League One title with a vital victory at promotion rivals Peterborough, who only had one shot on target. Only oxfcolu and TheRams got this spot-on, and another 5 had the outcome.

ACCRINGTON STANLEY 2 NOTTS COUNTY 2
Notts County halted a run of five successive defeats but had to settle for a point, as Accrington twice came from behind to get a draw. Nobody had this spot-on, though 6 did get the outcome.

What an abysmal week this was, and by 12 points it was easily the worst one in the season so far. It could have been worse, as the two bore draws was on the way to being four, until the late goals for Derby and Portsmouth. Only 8 spot-ons in total, so burnsieespana did well to be the only one to get 2 of them, the wins for Burnley and Derby, and the Rotherham outcome, to make him the weeks top scorer with a decent 7 points. Best of those to have one 3 pointer was Blue4U2, who got that good Rotherham 0-0 prediction, and three outcomes, to give him a decent 6 points. Even though the 1-1 has easily been the top result so far this season, draws overall have fallen below the usual 25% average. That is until the last two weeks, where 8 in the 12 games, has brought them back to the 25%. In fact with more goals being scored, meaning less 1-0's, and what seems like more unpredictable results, we are back to historic levels with overall results. The 238 games have finished with 96 (40.34%) homes, 82 (34.45%) aways, and 60 (25.21%) draws.

In the Premier Another low scoring week is good news for concordman, as it is another 6 games ticked off, where it is difficult for his lead to be cut. In fact his two outcomes increased it by a point from blueeagle, who remains in the other Charity Shield spot. It is by only a point now, as a useful 4 points for thrillseeker, closed the gap. After there were 5 draws in Week 32, I thought that RSCOSWORTH might have shut the stable door after the horse had bolted, by going 1-1 all games this week, but three outcomes were enough to move him up a place, in what was the only change in this division. At the bottom, a low scoring week did no favours to those looking to escape. By getting that Portsmouth 1-0 spot-on, oxfcolu increased his chance of surviving by a point.

In Division One With one outcome each, there is no change at the top, as basher2010 remains ahead of Daniel on the most 3 pointer rule. Another good week for Lewis_1, that included having the Derby 1-0 spot-on, moved him to within 5 points of the automatics. Back up a place to fouth again is BFG, after he also got the Derby 1-0 spot-on. The top scoring performance from burnsieespana moved him up a couple of places, and back into the play-offs, after six weeks away. One outcome for bwildered was enough for him to occupy the final play-off place. The decent week for Blue4U2 moved him up a place, and to within a point of the top six. After waiting patiently to get into a play-off spot, Tropical_Us drops out again, after spending a week there. The rest of the league remains the same as the previous week.

THE TABLES (238 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)




Week 34 Fixtures The last International break this season, so it is 6 games from League's 1 & 2.

BURTON ALBION v PORT VALE
CARLISLE UNITED v STEVENAGE
NORTHAMPTON TOWN v DERBY COUNTY
CREWE ALEXANDRA v AFC WIMBLEDON
DONCASTER ROVERS v FOREST GREEN ROVERS
TRANMERE ROVERS v CRAWLEY TOWN

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at 23:42 12 Mar 2024


Colchester United Chairman Robbie Cowling has issued the following statement.

Following yet another postponement, I would like to provide some information as to why so many games have been postponed this season and what the club are doing to improve the pitch so that we can fulfil our remaining home fixtures.

Before I do so, I would like to apologise for those games where we provided very late notice of the postponement. Our focus was solely on getting those games played and we have now implemented a better process whereby we still do our best to fix the problem, but we do better to manage it too.

I’m no drainage expert but the pitch at our stadium has never been great in terms of the drainage. I’m sure many of you will remember the problems we had in the initial few seasons when we first moved to the stadium and that was when the pitch had been freshly laid and the drainage system was brand new. The pitch I own at Maldon gets nowhere near the same amount of TLC but drains brilliantly. Layer Road was similar.

The pitch at the stadium sits on a bed of clay and our recent investigations show that the clay bed is just some 10 inches below the surface. That shouldn’t be an issue if the pitch has a well designed and installed drainage system which is working optimally, whilst only being subjected to reasonable amounts of rainfall.

In terms of the pitch maintenance, we use one of the best companies available to us to prepare the pitch at the start of every season. We also have an excellent team of ground staff who work tirelessly to maintain our pitches to the highest standard they can. I say pitches because compared to the days when we only had the excellent pitch at Layer Road to maintain, the ground staff currently look after seven pitches in total.

The team is currently four strong and we have an advert out for a fifth staff member. We also ensure one of the staff members is based full-time at the stadium to ensure that the stadium pitch gets the most care despite being the least used. As primary back-up up, we also have staff at Forrester Park golf course who provide their time, expertise, and equipment when it’s needed and as secondary back-up, we have the maintenance staff and ground workers that work for AMG.

And, when we need to get the pitch covers on and off, almost everyone at the club, especially those that work at the stadium, are willing and able to lend a hand.

We do not have an issue with staff levels. Nor do we have an issue with the staffs’ willingness to get stuck in. We are very fortunate to have such excellent people working at the club and I would like to take this opportunity to thank them all for what they have done to date to support the club with this issue.

Like I said to start with, I’m not a drainage expert but I have spoken to several people who are, and they all assure me that there is nothing wrong with the design of the system that was installed when the stadium was built. However, without digging it all up we can’t determine if it is still working optimally. The fact that the very first game of this season was called off would indicate that it was not working optimally on that day. However, the rainfall on that day just before kick-off was torrential so I can’t say so with any certainty.

In terms of rainfall levels, we are all aware that this winter, these have not just exceeded normal levels but have substantially exceeded all-time levels and Colchester United are not the only club that are postponing games because of it. We currently have the same number of games left to play as a number of other teams in our league. We are working with the EFL to ensure they are aware of the measure we are taking to resolve the current issue which I have every confidence that we will do.

In the very short-term, we remain at the mercy of the weather. A lot of work went into making the pitch playable for tonight’s game, but the timing and extent of today’s rainfall showed us no such mercy. Thanks to considerable effort from the staff again this morning, we were able to get the pitch covered again and the current weather forecast indicates that we will be able to remove the covers tomorrow morning. it is supposed to remain dry for a couple of days which will provide us with some time to work on the pitch before covering it and uncovering it again before Saturday’s scheduled game against Walsall.

The club will continue to work tirelessly for the remainder of the season to ensure we get the games played.

At the end of this season, we already have plans to undertake major works to improve the drainage. The rainfall this winter may have exceeded historic records, but I fear they are the new normal levels, and we will need to cope better with such levels of rainfall in the future.

Up the U’s

Robbie
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Happy League 2023/24 Week 33 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 16th March 15.00
at 23:37 9 Mar 2024

Week 32 Results

AFC BOURNEMOUTH 2 SHEFFIELD UNITED 2

Enes Unal's 91st minute equaliser rescued a point for Bournemouth, as they came from two goals down to get a draw. Nobody got this spot-on, and only BFG had the outcome. 24 predicted a win for Bournemouth.

CRYSTAL PALACE 1 LUTON TOWN 1
A 96th minute goal from Cauley Woodrow saw Luton snatch a draw. That goal was good news for the 3 who had this spot-on, and one more got the outcome. 19 predicted a win for Palace with 14 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks most predicted score.

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 2 FULHAM 1
Wolves gave their hopes of playing European football next season a boost as they beat Fulham to move up to eighth in the Premier League. A sublime 5 got this spot-on, and a further 9 had the outcome.

CAMBRIDGE UNITED 1 NORTHAMPTON TOWN 1
Garry Monk's first game as Cambridge head coach ended in a draw, after they had taken the lead with their only shot on target. A magnificent 7 had this spot-on, and one more got the outcome.

EXETER CITY 2 BOLTON WANDERERS 2
Bolton rescued a dramatic late point with an 88th minute equaliser. Nobody got this spot-on, and only blueeagle and gerry_us had the outcome. The other 24 predicted a win for Bolton.

SUTTON UNITED 1 GRIMSBY TOWN 1
An 88th minute Charlie Lakin penalty rescued a draw for League Two's bottom side Sutton, with their only shot on target, against their fellow strugglers. A magnificent 7 had this spot-on, and another 3 got the outcome.

Last week produced the best one of the season so far, and although this week didn't come anywhere near to that for number of points achieved, it was an incredible one for other reasons. After 80 minutes not one of the six fixtures was drawn, and then from that time onwards, with goals in all games, we ended with an incredible five draws. The most we have ever had for a six game week, as far as I know. There were only nine score draws on the English and Scottish fixtures, so just four more needed to have got the jackpot on the football pools. As I haven't done them for 30 years, that was never going to happen. In the Premier eight members got one 3 pointer each, but another "I can't remember that happening before" fact, was that only two managed to have an outcome. Not a good week for those who never back games to end in a draw, but a fruitful one for those who do. It was certainly that for Blue4U2, as he was the only one to get three 3 pointers, the Wolves 2-1, and the draws at Cambridge and Sutton, to make him the weeks top scorer, with a excellent 9 points. Three members did well to have two 3 pointers, they were Lewis_1, who had the draws at Palace and Sutton, and wessex_exile, who got the draws at Cambridge and Sutton, to give them both a decent 7 points, and burnsieespana, who had the Wolves 2-1 and the Sutton 1-1, to give him a decent 6 points. Best of those to have one 3 pointer was durham_exile, who got the Sutton 1-1, and two outcomes, to give him a solid 5 points.

In the Premier Even though he is well on his way to a second title in three seasons, concordman fires his second blank this season. Having the Wolves 2-1 spot-on, enabled blueeagle to cut his lead to a still comfortable 16 points. Things remain competitive for that other Charity Shield spot, and it is thrillseeker who again becomes the nearest challenger, as gets the Cambridge 1-1 spot-on, to move up a couple of places to third, just ahead of mfb_cufc, who had the Wolves 2-1 spot-on, on the most 3 pointer rule. I thought a week with plenty of draws would be good for RSCOSWORTH, but he manages just the Cambridge 1-1, as he drops to fifth. Having the Sutton 1-1 spot-on, keeps unitedwhites and Sector4 both in contention for that second place. Remaining in a bit of no mans land is ghughes11, who kept his good recent run going by having the Wolves 2-1 spot-on. At the bottom, it was certainly after the Lord Mayor's show for noah4x4, as he followed up his near record score last week, by firing a blank this week. No further ground lost though, as oxfcolu follows suit by firing one himself. Getting the Palace 1-1 spot-on, enabled Moor_Pinot to close the gap by those 3 points, but still has a lot to do, with only 48 games left to the season.

In Division One We almost had the lead changing for the fifth week running, but the Wolves outcome was just enough for basher2010 to remain there for another week, but only on the most 3 pointer rule from Daniel, after he had the Cambridge 1-1 spot-on. The decent week for Lewis_1 moved him up a couple of places to third. His highest position since the first week of the season. Despite having the Palace 1-1 spot-on, bwildered drops a place to fourth. An impressive four outcomes for BFG, but he also drops a place to fifth. After failing to make the play-offs for the last seven weeks, by falling a point or two short, Tropical_Us finally makes it this week, after getting the Cambridge 1-1 spot-on. The decent week for burnsieespana moves him up a couple of places, and to within a point of the play-offs, just ahead of Blue4U2 on the most 3 pointer rule, after his top scoring performance moved him up a couple of places. After Week 25 Jorash63 was in an automatic spot, but after only having the Wolves outcome this week, he has dropped another two places to ninth, but still well in contention for the play-offs. As does Colukev, despite firing a blank, to drop four places. The solid week for durham_exile gives him an outside chance of making the play-offs, along with wessex_exile, whose decent week moved him up a couple of places.

THE TABLES (232 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)




Week 33 Fixtures

BURNLEY v BRENTFORD
MIDDLESBROUGH v BLACKBURN ROVERS
ROTHERHAM UNITED v HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
DERBY COUNTY v BOLTON WANDERERS
PETERBOROUGH UNITED v PORTSMOUTH
ACCRINGTON STANLEY v NOTTS COUNTY

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Happy League 2023/24 Week 32 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 9th March 15.00
at 22:43 2 Mar 2024

Week 31 results

NOTTINGHAM FOREST 0 LIVERPOOL 1

Darwin Nunez came off the bench to score a dramatic 99th minute winner and send Liverpool four points clear at the top of the Premier League. Everyone predicted a win for Liverpool, but it is well done to basher2010 for being the only one to get it spot-on.

BIRMINGHAM CITY 3 SOUTHAMPTON 4
Southampton had to twice come from behind before beating 10-man Birmingham with a 96th minute winner. Nobody had this spot-on, but 23 did get the outcome.

MILLWALL 1 WATFORD 0
Millwall made it two wins out of two under new boss Neil Harris as Zian Flemming's 3rd minute free-kick was enough for three points against struggling Watford. That goal would also give a 9 members 3 points, and a further 7 the outcome.

NORWICH CITY 1 SUNDERLAND 0
Josh Sargent scored his 11th goal of the season as Norwich take their unbeaten run to six, to stay firmly in contention for a Championship play-off place. Only 2 had this spot-on, and another 22 got the outcome, with an incredible 15 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks most predicted score.

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 0 IPSWICH TOWN 2
Ipswich returned to the Championship's automatic promotion places for the first time in a month, with their fifth successive win. Well done to gerry_us for being the only one to get this spot-on, and a further 14 had the outcome.

FLEETWOOD TOWN 4 WIGAN ATHLETIC 2
Fleetwood secured their first win in six matches to give their League One survival hopes a boost. Nobody had this spot-on, though 8 did get the outcome.

SHREWSBURY TOWN 0 BLACKPOOL 2
Goals from Karamoko Dembele and Hayden Coulson secured Blackpool a victory to keep their League One play-off hopes alive, as Shrewsbury only manage to have one shot on target. Only 2 got this spot-on, and another 12 had the outcome.

GRIMSBY TOWN 1 FOREST GREEN ROVERS 0
Harvey Rodgers scored the 8th minute winner to give Grimsby their first win in eight matches, with their only shot on target, as Forest Green fail to have a shot on target. Only 2 had this spot-on, and a further 7 got the outcome.

TRANMERE ROVERS 1 SUTTON UNITED 0
24 shots with 13 on target, including a missed penalty, for Tranmere, but they had to wait until the 87th minute for Rob Apter's winner. A great 8 got this spot-on, and another 11 had the outcome.

WALSALL 3 DONCASTER ROVERS 1
Walsall claimed a fifth successive victory to climb to sixth in League Two. Well done to Colukev for being the only one to have this spot-on, and a further 17 got the outcome.

The 10 game guest picks should be the defining weeks in a season, when the big scores are made, but they have often disappointed this season, until this week. Late winners for Liverpool, Southampton, Norwich and Tranmere put a different complexion on games, to give us the best 10 game week of the season so far. This was despite 3 pointers not being that easy to find, with the 26 in total being mainly due to the 17 achieved by Millwall and Tranmere. With the 10 games producing 7 homes and 3 aways, it was the 152 outcomes in total that made it such an outstanding week, with everyone getting at least 5 points. The extra added time in games this season seemed to have lessened the chance of a 1-0 scoreline, but that proved not to be the case this week, with four games ending in that score. Former double Premier champ noah4x4 used that 1-0 to great effect when winning those titles, even though a lack of them this season has not stopped him getting more outcomes than anybody in both divisions, the struggle for 3 pointers had put him on the verge of relegation, That was until today, when staying honest to those 1-0's, he got the wins for Millwall, Norwich and Tranmere, and the Blackpool 2-0 spot-on, and five outcomes, to make him the weeks top scorer with an absolutely fantastic 17 points. That is just 1 point short of the all time record, with only another 1-0 for Grimsby stopping from having a full house. Two members did well to have three 3 pointers, they were basher2010, who got the wins for Liverpool, Blackpool and Tranmere, and Madeira163, who had the 1-0 wins for Millwall, Norwich and Grimsby. They each also got four outcomes, to give them both a brilliant 13 points. Two members had two 3 pointers, they were mfb_cufc and ghughes11, who both got the wins for Millwall and Tranmere, with the former also having six outcomes to give him a useful 12 points, and the latter also getting five outcomes to give him an excellent 11 points. Best of those to have one 3 pointer were thrillseeker and durham_exile, who both got the Millwall 1-0, and concordman, who had the Grimsby 1-0, They each also got seven outcomes, to give them all a superb 10 points. A special mention for Sector4 and TheRams, who both got a decent eight outcomes.

U'sual Champions League Just a reminder to those who have yet to post their predictions. The Round Of 16 2nd leg games start on Tuesday 5th March, with a 20.00 deadline.

Happy Cup Congratulations to concordman on winning this competition for the second time in the last three seasons, by beating durham_exile 6-5 in the final, that was decided on outcomes.

In the Premier The superb week for concordman has made it look even more certain of him getting the League and Cup double for the second time in three seasons. Six outcomes for blueeagle keeps him in the other Charity Shield spot, and that looks like being his best chance of honours this season. The season best week for mfb_cufc moves him up three places to third. Another decent week for RSCOSWORTH, that included having the Millwall 1-0 spot-on, but he drops a place to fourth. The superb week for thrillseeker keeps him in fifth. Even though unitedwhites was another to get the Millwall 1-0 spot-on, he drops a couple to sixth. The decent amount of outcomes for Sector4 keeps him in seventh. The excellent week for ghughes11, that takes him to 26 points for the last three weeks, has moved him up a place, and should have made him safe from relegation. This was until noah4x4 came up with his absolutely fantastic week, that has now given him every chance of avoiding the drop. Three weeks ago oxfcolu got an excellent 10 points, that I said at the time "makes him a short price to be spending a second season in the Premier". Not such a short price now, but like the U's, survival is in his hands. An impressive seven outcomes for Moor_Pinot, but it has not improved his chance of avoiding the drop.

In Division One The lead has changed for the fourth week running, with the brilliant week for basher2010 moving him back to the top. He takes over from Daniel yet again. Although he drops to second, his six outcomes improved his chance of automatic promotion, by now having a 9 point cushion back to bwildered in third. By both having the Tranmere 1-0 spot-on, BFG and Lewis_1 remain fourth and fifth. The decent week for Colukev, thanks to thet good Walsall 3-1 prediction, moved him up a place into the final play-off spot. Six outcomes for Jorash63, but he moves out of the top six for the first time since Week 10. A decent week for Tropical_Us, that included having the Tranmere 1-0 spot-on, was still not quite enough for him break into the play-off places, as he remains 1 point short. With only 54 games left to the season, the battle for the wooden spoon would normally be just about decided, but not this season. In fact the superb week for durham_exile moved him up a place to his highest position since Week 3, and has given him an outside chance of making the play-offs, as those at the bottom have remained competitive. That is showed also by Madeira163, as his brilliant week moved him up a couple of places, and took him off the bottom, after spending the last eight weeks there. Even though he picked a great set of fixtures, and got Forest Green and Sutton to lose, by predicting them to win, this couldn't stop gerry_us dropping into the wooden spoon spot, despite also having that good Ipswich 2-0 prediction.

THE TABLES (226 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)




Week 32 Fixtures

AFC BOURNEMOUTH v SHEFFIELD UNITED
CRYSTAL PALACE v LUTON TOWN
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS v FULHAM
CAMBRIDGE UNITED v NORTHAMPTON TOWN
EXETER CITY v BOLTON WANDERERS
SUTTON UNITED v GRIMSBY TOWN

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Happy League 2023/24 Week 31 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 2nd March 15.00
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Week 30 results

BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 1 EVERTON 1

Lewis Dunk's 95th minute header condemned Everton to another Premier League draw as 10-man Brighton salvaged a point. 3 got this spot-on, and nobody had the outcome. 21 predicted a win for Brighton.

ARSENAL 4 NEWCASTLE 1
Arsenal underlined their Premier League title credentials as they recorded their sixth consecutive win with a dominant display. Nobody had this spot-on, but 25 did get the outcome, with an incredible 13 going for a 3-1 in what was the weeks most predicted score.

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 2 BRISTOL CITY 1
Ike Ugbo's double saw 10-man Wednesday continue their upturn in form, as they get a third win in four games. A sublime 5 got this spot-on, and another 4 had the outcome.

BARNSLEY 2 DERBY COUNTY 1
Adam Phillips scored twice as Barnsley came from behind to beat their promotion rivals. A sublime 5 had this spot-on, and 2 more got the outcome.

STEVENAGE 1 WYCOMBE WANDERERS 0
Captain Carl Piergianni struck the winner as Stevenage reignited their play-off push, with a first win in five games, over 10-man Wycombe. A great 8 got this spot-on, and a further 11 had the outcome.

MORECAMBE 1 GRIMSBY TOWN 1
Struggling Grimsby earned a battling point with a dogged display in this draw. Only 2 had this spot-on, and nobody got the outcome. 21 predicted a win for Morecambe.

The amazing Week 29 was always going to be hard act to follow, but we made a good go of it this week, with the 23 spot-ons being the second best for a 6 game week this season, and the outcomes from Arsenal making up for the lack of them in the days previous games. There is no doubt about the weeks top performer, as Moor_Pinot showed the sort of form that won him the Division One title last season. By being the only one to get three 3 pointers, the wins for Barnsley and Stevenage and the Morecambe 1-1, and two outcomes, to make him the weeks top scorer with a fantastic 11 points. Only failing to get the full house due to Brighton's late equaliser. Five members did well to have two 3 pointers, with the best coming from ghughes11, who got the wins for Barnsley and Stevenage, and Daniel, who had the Brighton 1-1 and the Wednesday 2-1. They each also had two outcomes, to give them both an excellent 8 points. The other three all got a decent 7 points, with thrillseeker and mfb_cufc both getting the Wednesday and Stevenage wins, and BFG having the Brighton 1-1 and the Stevenage 1-0. Best of those to have one 3 pointer were Lewis_1, who got the Brighton 1-1, and Madeira163, who had the Morecambe 1-1. They each also had three outcomes, to give them both a solid 6 points.

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In the Premier The top two both got the Barnsley 2-1 spot-on, but by having one more outcome, concordman increased his lead over blueeagle by that one point. Only two outcomes for RSCOSWORTH, but it was enough for him to remain third. Having the Stevenage 1-0 spot-on, made sure of unitedwhites remaining fourth, but is only on the most 3 pointer rule from thrillseeker, who along with mfb_cufc, both moved up a place after their decent weeks. Although he also got the Stevenage 1-0 spot-on, Sector4 drops a couple of places. At the bottom, the fantastic performance from Moor_Pinot would have given him hope of avoiding relegation, but the excellent week for ghughes11 only enabled him to close the gap by 3 points.

In Division One For the third week running we have a change of leader, as the excellent week for Daniel takes him back to the top again. Just two outcomes for basher2010, means he has to settle for the other automatic spot again. Only two outcomes for bwildered as well, but it is enough for him to remain third. The decent week for BFG moves him up three places to fourth. His highest position since Week 18. The solid week for Lewis_1 moves him up a place to fifth. Desite getting the Wednesday 2-1 spot-on, Jorash63 drops a place to the final play-off spot. His lowest position since Week 11. After moving up four places last week, Colukev moves three places the other way, after only managing two outcomes. Another to have the Wednesday 2-1 spot-on was Tropical_Us, and he remains well in contention for a top 6 finish. The rest of the league remains unchanged from the previous week, but the solid week for Madeira163 only keeps in the wooden spoon spot on the most 3 pointer rule.

THE TABLES (216 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)




Week 31 Fixtures 10 games picked by this weeks guest gerry_us

NOTTINGHAM FOREST v LIVERPOOL
BIRMINGHAM CITY v SOUTHAMPTON
MILLWALL v WATFORD
NORWICH CITY v SUNDERLAND
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE v IPSWICH TOWN
FLEETWOOD TOWN v WIGAN ATHLETIC
SHREWSBURY TOWN v BLACKPOOL
GRIMSBY TOWN v FOREST GREEN ROVERS
TRANMERE ROVERS v SUTTON UNITED
WALSALL v DONCASTER ROVERS

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U'sual Champions League 2024 RO16 - Deadline Tuesday 5th March 20.00
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1st leg results

FC COPENHAGEN 1 MANCHESTER CITY 3

RB LEIPZIG 0 REAL MADRID 1

LAZIO 1 BAYERN MUNICH 0

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN 2 REAL SOCIEDAD 0

INTER MILAN 1 ATHLETICO MADRID 0

PSV EINDHOVEN 1 BORUSSIA DORTMUND 1

FC PORTO 1 ARSENAL 0

NAPOLI 1 BARCELONA 1


A great start to this years competition, with 20 spot-ons from the first 8 fixtures.

THE GROUPS (8 out of 16 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers only)


Brilliant from Daniel to get the Inter 1-0 and the PSV and Napoli draws spot-on, and three outcomes, to put him one step from the quarter-finals. Current holder unitedwhites got just the three outcomes, but it is still enough for him to be second, as basher2010 could only manage two outcomes.


Having the Real Madrid 1-0 and the Napoli 1-1 spot-on, and two outcomes, has given thrillseeker the advantage in this group. In the other qualifying place at the moment is burnsieespana, after he got the PSV 1-1 spot-on, and three outcomes. Still well in contention is Jorash63, by having the PSG 2-0 spot-on, and two outcomes.


An excellent start for blueeagle, in getting the Man City 3-1, PSG 2-0 and the Napoli 1-1 spot-on, and two outcomes, gives him a decent advantage in this group. Having the wins for PSG and Inter spot-on, and two outcomes, puts mfb_cufc in second place. Getting the Inter 1-0 spot-on, and three outcomes, gives concordman every chance of still qualifying.


An excellent three 3 pointers for bwildered, the wins for Real Madrid and PSG and the Napoli 1-1, and one outcome, gives him the advantage here. That excelent start was needed, because Blue4U2, by having the wins for Man City and PSG spot-on, and two outcomes, and RSCOSWORTH in getting the PSG 2-0 and the PSV 1-1 spot-on, and two outcomes, are only within 2 points of him, as they vie for that other qualifying place.

Round Of 16 2nd leg fixtures All kick-off at 20.00. No more than four predictions the same as fellow group members, and all fixtures to be predicted at the same time please.

All predictions are the result at the end of normal time, extra-time and/or penalties will not count. If any members are level on points after the 16 fixtures, the tie-break rule will apply. As always in this competition, there will be no first-to-post tie-break deciders, only most spot-ons. If they are still level, then a further tie-break will apply by predicting the number of goals scored in the League 2 programme on Saturday 23rd March.

05/3/2024 BAYERN MUNICH v LAZIO (Agg 0-1)
05/3/2024 REAL SOCIEDAD v PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN (Agg 0-2)
06/3/2024 MANCHESTER CITY v FC COPENHAGEN (Agg 3-1)
06/3/2024 REAL MADRID v RB LEIPZIG (Agg 1-0)
12/3/2024 ARSENAL v FC PORTO (Agg 0-1)
12/3/2024 BARCELONA v NAPOLI (Agg 1-1)
13/3/2024 ATLETICO MADRID v INTER MILAN (Agg 0-1)
13/3/2024 BORUSSIA DORTMUND v PSV EINDHOVEN (Agg 1-1)

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Happy League 2023/24 Week 30 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th November 15.00
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Week 29 results

FULHAM 1 ASTON VILLA 2

Ollie Watkins scored twice as Villa returned to the Premier League's top four with this narrow victory. An incredible 13 got this spot-on, in what was the weeks most predicted score, and a further 5 had the outcome.

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1 HULL CITY 2
Hull kept their chase for a Championship play-off place on track with a 94th minute winner, after Huddersfield had equalised in the 92nd minute. A sublime 5 had this spot-on, and another 7 got the outcome.

ROTHERHAM UNITED 0 WATFORD 1
Watford ended a run of three straight Championship defeats with their only shot on target, with Rotherham also only managing one shot on target. A great 8 got this spot-on, and a further 15 had the outcome.

CARLISLE UNITED 0 CAMBRIDGE UNITED 4
A seventh defeat on the spin for Carlisle after this thrashing. Nobody had this spot-on, but 7 did get the outcome.

SWINDON TOWN 1 MILTON KEYNES DONS 2
Stephen Wearne scored twice on his full league debut for MK Dons inside the first eight minutes to secure this victory. 3 got this spot-on, and another 6 had the outcome.

WREXHAM 1 NOTTS COUNTY 0
A goal from former Scotland striker Steven Fletcher boosted Wrexham's automatic promotion hopes. Well done to oxfcolu for being the only one to have this spot-on, and a further 23 got the outcome.

After a number of disappointing weeks recently, it was good to finally get one that is worth talking about. So good it was the best 6 game week of the season so far, with the 30 spot-ons (15 for each division), and 63 outcomes, giving us 153 points in total. It was also a week that produced a new record for a 6 game one, with concordman getting four 3 pointers, the wins for Villa, Hull, Watford and MK DONS, and the other two outcomes, give him an absolutely brilliant 14 points, and obviosly making him the weeks top scorer. A fantastic week also for RSCOSWORTH in getting three 3 pointers, the 2-1 wins for Fulham, Hull and MK Dons, and two outcomes, to give him 11 points. Five members had two 3 pointers, with the best coming from oxfcolu, who got the Hull 2-1 to go with the good Wrexham 1-0 prediction, and the other four outcomes, to make him the second member to have a full house, to give him an excellent 10 points. Also bwildered, who had the 2-1 wins for Villa and MK Dons, and three outcomes, to give him a superb 9 points, Colukev, who got the 2-1 wins for Villa and Hull, and two outcomes, to give him a very decent 8 points. Finally unitedwhites and durham_exile, who each had the wins for Villa and Watford, and one outcome, to give them both a decent 7 points. Best of those to have one 3 pointer were ghughes11 and basher2010, who each had the Villa 2-1, and four outcomes, to give them both a decent 7 points.
The 210 games this season have finished with 83 homes (39.52%), still at about historic levels. The 5 aways this week takes them up to 77 (36,67%). A good 3% up on historic levels, and that leaves us with 50 draws (23. 81%). Down on historic levels, though the 1-1 continues to be the top result with 27. That is 6 more than the 2-1, the top result for a home. With the 0-1 and the 1-2 best for an away on 20 each.

Happy Cup Details for the final are now on the separate Happy Cup thread.

In the Premier The brilliant record breaking week for concordman has now made him a long odds on favourite to collect a second title. A solid week for blueeagle, that included having the Villa 2-1 spot-on, keeps him in the other Charity Shield spot. The fantasatic week for RSCOSWORTH, continued his good second-half to the season, and he moves up a couple of places to third, to equal his season high place obtained in Week 9. Three outcomes for Sector4, means he goes a couple of places in the opposite direction, in what is the only other change in this division. The excellent week for oxfcolu makes him a short price to be spending a second season in the Premier. Four more outcomes for noah4x4, but more 3 pointers required if he is to avoid the drop.

In Division One We have a new leader again, as the decent week for basher2010 takes him back to the top again. Three outcomes for Daniel means he has to settle for the other automatic spot. The superb week for bwildered has moved him to within 2 points of the automatics. The decent week for Colukev has moved him up four places to fourth. His 26 points in the last four weeks is the best in this league over that period. Three outcomes for Jorash63 means he drops to fifth. A solid 5 points for Lewis_1, that included having the Hull 2-1 spot-on, keeps him in the final play-off place. Despite getting the Watford 1-0 spot-on, BFG drops out of the top 6, but along with Tropical_Us and burnsieepana, who both also had that win for Watford spot-on, they all remain well in contention for the play-offs, with only 3 points separating 4th to 9th. The rest of the league remains unchanged from last week.

THE TABLES (210 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)




Week 30 Fixtures

BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION v EVERTON
ARSENAL v NEWCASTLE (20.00)
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY v BRISTOL CITY
BARNSLEY v DERBY COUNTY
STEVENAGE v WYCOMBE WANDERERS
MORECAMBE v GRIMSBY TOWN

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Happy Cup 2023/24 Final - Deadline Monday 26th February 19.45
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A reminder on how the Semi-finals finished

BRISTOL CITY 0 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 0

CHELSEA 0 ASTON VILLA 0

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 1 COVENTRY CITY 1

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0 MANCHESTER CITY 1

EVERTON 1 LUTON TOWN 2

LEEDS UNITED 1 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 1

LEICESTER CITY 3 BIRMINGHAM CITY 0

SHEFFIELD UNITED 2 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 5

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 0 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 2

NEWPORT COUNTY 2 MANCHESTER UNITED 4


With the FA Cup continuing to prove difficult to predict 3 pointers, the two games were decided on outcomes, and the final scores were

concordman 4 Blue4U2 2

mfb_cufc 4 durham_exile 5


Premier v Division One in the final, with previous winners concordman and durham_exile both looking to win it for a second time.

As in previous rounds there will be a replay for a drawn game, but this time there will be further replays until there is a winner, so the tie-breaker rules will never apply.

The Final Fixtures 10 matches made up of the eight FA Cup 5th Round ties, over three days, and two games from the league. There are no replays for the FA Cup matches so they will be settled on the 90 minute result. Extra time does not count. No more than four predictions the same as your opponent please.

COVENTRY CITY v MAIDSTONE UNITED (Mon 19.45)
AFC BOURNEMOUTH v LEICESTER CITY (Tues 19.30)
BLACKBURN ROVERS v NEWCASTLE UNITED (Tues 19.45)
LUTON TOWN v MANCHESTER CITY (Tues 19.45)
CHELSEA v LEEDS UNITED (Wed 19.30)
NOTTINGHAM FOREST v MANCHESTER UNITED (Wed 19.45)
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS v BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION (Wed 19.45)
LIVERPOOL v SOUTHAMPTON (Wed 20.00)

Two from the league
WEST HAM UNITED v BRENTFORD (Mon 20.00)
SALFORD CITY v COLCHESTER UNITED (Tues 19.45)

Good luck to both of you.

There will be an update after each days fixtures.

If a replay is required it will be 10 games from the Saturday 9th March fixtures. Any further replays will be on each of the following Saturday's fixtures until there is a winner.
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Happy League 2023/24 Week 29 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 17th February 15.00
at 21:53 10 Feb 2024

Week 28 results

LUTON TOWN 1 SHEFFIELD UNITED 3

A first away win this season for United. Nobody got this spot-on, and only Moor_Pinot had the outcome. 23 predicted a win for Luton.

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 0 BRENTFORD 2
Ivan Toney scored his third goal in four Premier League games as Brentford clinched a deserved victory. Again nobody had this spot-on, and only bwildered had the oucome. 22 predicted a win for Wolves.

NOTTINGHAM FOREST 2 NEWCASTLE UNITED 3
Bruno Guimaraes' sublime second-half strike helped Newcastle to a victory that moves them up to seventh. Only Moor_Pinot and basher2010 got this spot-on, and a further 19 had the outcome, with a mammoth 13 going for a 2-1.

BLACKBURN ROVERS 3 STOKE CITY 1
Blackburn get a first league victory in two months, as Stoke lose a fourth game in a row. Well done to BFG for being the only one to have this spot-on, and another 20 got the outcome, with a massive 14 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks most predicted score.

CARDIFF CITY 0 PRESTON NORTH END 2
A third successive home defeat for Cardiff, as Preston maintained their push for a Championship play-off place. Well done to noah4x4 for being the only one to get this spot-on, and further 12 had the outcome.

BLACKPOOL 1 OXFORD UNITED 1
Despite this good draw, Oxford extend their winless run to five games. 4 had this spot-on, and nobody got the outcome. 19 predicted a win for Blackpool.

READING 2 CHARLTON ATHLETIC 0
Nathan Jones' first game as Charlton boss after a year out of management ended with defeat by their fellow strugglers. Another game with no 3 pointer, but 10 did have the outcome.

WIGAN ATHLETIC 1 EXETER CITY 2
Gary Caldwell enjoyed his first return to the DW Stadium as an opposition boss after his Exeter side recorded victory at former club Wigan. Well done to gerry_us for being the only one to have this spot-on, and only Blue4U2 got the oucome. 21 predicted a win for Wigan, with a big 13 going for a 2-0.

AFC WIMBLEDON 2 BARROW 0
Wimbledon kept up their push for a League Two play-off spot thanks to a dominant victory over their fellow promotion chasers. Only basher2010 and gerry_us got this spot-on, and another 6 had the outcome.

WALSALL 0 NEWPORT COUNTY 3
Newport earned a fourth straight League Two win as they comfortably beat Walsall. A final game this week with no 3 pointer, though 4 did get the outcome.

Yet another poor week, where form doesn't seem to have much relevance to results. Only Newcastle and Blackburn were obvious winners, but even their victory's were difficult to get spot-on. In fact I don't think any of this weeks 11 spot-ons were easy to find, so well done to those who found one, especially the two members who managed to get two. They were basher2010, who had the wins for Newcastle and Wimbledon, and two outcomes, to make him the weeks top scorer with an excellent 8 points. Also gerry_us, who got the wins for Exeter and Wimbledon, and one outcome, to give him a decent 7 points. Best of those to get one outcome were unitedwhites, Daniel, bwildered and Colukev, who each had the Blackpool 1-1, and four outcomes, to give them all a decent 7 points.

U'sual Champions League Just a reminder for those who have yet to post their predictions for this competition. The deadline is this Tuesday 13th February 20.00.

In the Premier Three outcomes for concordman maintains his lead, but it is cut by a point, as blueeagle gets four outcomes. Four outcomes also for Sector4, and he remains third. The decent week for unitedwhites moved him up three places, and back to fourth again. Three outcomes for RSCOSWORTH keeps him in fifth. A fourth week without a 3 pointer drops thrillseeker to sixth. His lowest position this season. A sixth week without a 3 pointer drops mfb_cufc into the bottom half for the first time since Week 11. The rest of the division remains unchanged, but a welcome 3 pointer for noah4x4 moves him two points nearer safety. A 3 pointer also for Moor_Pinot, will give him hope of escaping. In fact he has now moved 6 points nearer to safety over the last 4 weeks.

In Division One The decent week for Daniel made sure of him being top for another week, but the excellent week for basher2010 reduced his lead by a point. The decent week for bwildered moved him up a place, and back to third again. Two outcomes for Jorash63 drops him a place to fourth. Up a place to fifth is BFG, his highest position since Week 18. This means the final play-off spot is occupied by Lewis_1. For the fourth week running Tropical_Us remains seventh, and within a point of the top six. Another decent week for Colukev moves him up a place to eighth, and to within 2 points of the play-offs. Four outcomes were not enough to stop burnsieespana dropping to his lowest position since Week 16, but he is also still within 2 points of the play-offs. The decent week for gerry_us was not enough to move him up, but eases his chance of obtaining a trophy.

THE TABLES (204 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)




Week 29 Fixtures

FULHAM v ASTON VILLA
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN v HULL CITY
ROTHERHAM UNITED v WATFORD
CARLISLE UNITED v CAMBRIDGE UNITED
SWINDON TOWN v MILTON KEYNES DONS
WREXHAM v NOTTS COUNTY

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Happy League 2023/24 Week 28 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 11th February 15.00
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Week 27 results

BURNLEY 2 FULHAM 2

David Datro Fofana scored twice on his home debut, with the second in the 91st minute, as Premier League strugglers Burnley came from 2-0 down to draw. Well done to TheRams for being the only one to get this spot-on, and another 8 had the outcome.

NORWICH CITY 2 COVENTRY CITY 1
Borja Sainz's late goal gave Norwich victory, as they came from behind to beat 10-man Coventry. A massive 9 had this spot-on, and another 2 got the outcome.

BURTON ALBION 0 LINCOLN CITY 1
Ten-man Lincoln ended a nine-game winless run, thanks to Reeco Hackett's second-half goal. 4 got this spot-on, and a further 3 had the outcome. Ex-U's loanee Joe Taylor was only on the bench for Lincoln, and never got on.

FLEETWOOD TOWN 3 PORT VALE 0
A comfortable win for Fleetwood takes them off the bottom of League 1, as pathetic Vale only have one shot on target. Well done to BFG for being the only one to have this spot-on, and another 6 got the outcome.

PETERBOROUGH UNITED 2 WIGAN ATHLETIC 3
Thelo Aasgaard starred as 10-man Wigan completed a fine double over promotion-chasing Peterborough. The Latics arrived at London Road as the only team to beat Posh in their last 22 League One matches - and they did it again thanks to the Norwegian's scoring exploits. No points for anyone from this game, as 25 predict a win for Peterborough, with 10 going for a 2-1 in what was the weeks most preduicted score.

STOCKPORT COUNTY 1 HARROGATE TOWN 1
Harrogate take their unbeaten run to five games with this draw. Well done to durham_exile for being the only one to have this spot-on, and only TheRams got the outcome. 23 predicted a win for Stockport.

Things don't get any easier, in fact they get worse, as this week was the worst one so far this season. Not surprising as the "good things" Peterborough and Stockport both fail to win, bottom of the table Fleetwood win 3-0, Burnley come from 2 goals down to get only their fifth home point. Lincoln win for the first time in ten games, despite playing with 10 men for 71 minutes, and it was left to Norwich taking advantage of Coventry going down to 10 men, to give us over half of the weeks 3 pointers. In fact, despite the surprise results, the total 16 spot-ons was not a bad effort. Division One came out well on top again by winning that 12-4. But it is the poor return of only 20 outcomes, that lead to it being the worst week so far. Three members did well to have two 3 pointers, with the best coming from BFG, who had the Lincoln 1-0 to go with the good Fleetwood 3-0 prediction, and durham_exile, who got the Norwich 2-1 to go with his good Stockport 1-1 prediction. They each also had one outcome, to give them both an excellent 7 points, and a share of being the weeks top scorer. The other was concordman, who had the wins for Norwich and Lincoln, to give him a decent 6 points. Best of those to get one 3 pointer was Daniel, who had the Norwich 2-1, and two outcomes to give him a solid 5 points.

U'sual Champions League All the details for the Round Of 16 are now available on the separate U'sual Champions League thread.

In the Premier Another poor return from this division, with only 20 points in total, and the top two getting half of them between them. This means the decent week for concordman has increased his lead by a couple of points from blueeagle, who thanks to getting the Norwich 2-1 spot-on, has now created a 9 point gap to the third. Even though there are still 86 games left to the season, it suddenly looks like being a 2-horse race for the title. After having the Norwich 2-1 spot-on, Sector4 has moved up another three places, into that third spot. After being 10th in Week 20, it has only taken him 7 weeks to move up 7 places. One outcome each for thrillseeker and RSCOSWORTH in fourth and fifth, and not even that for mfb_cufc, and firing that blank has dropped him to his lowest position since Week 11. Just outcomes for the rest of the division, if you were lucky, means no change from last week. A change of tactics for noah4x4, in predicting his first three draws of the season, fail to change his luck, with only that late goal from Burnley giving him an outcome. At least he now has more outcomes than anyone over the two divisions.

In Division One The lead changes again, as the solid week from Daniel takes him back to the top again, as he takes advantage of basher2010 firing a blank. Despite that blank he still holds onto the other automatic spot, but by only a point, as Jorash63 closes in after having the Norwich 2-1 spot-on. Only one outcome for bwildered, but he remains fourth. After having the Lincoln 1-0 spot-on, Lewis_1 moves up a place, and back to fifth. The top scoring performance from BFG moved him up a couple of places into the final play-off place. Despite getting the Norwich 2-1 spot-on, Tropical_Us remains seventh for the third week running. Firing a blank drops burnsieespana three places to eighth. Two more to have the Norwich 2-1 spot-on were Colukev and Blue4U2, and with also one outcome, the former moves above the latter. A good spot-on, and outcome for TheRams, but a first season in the play-offs is starting to look difficult. By bringing his Happy Cup form to the League, a top scoring performance from durham_exile moves him up a place, and similar efforts could see him make a late run for te play-offs. The final one this week to have the Norwich 2-1 spot-on was Madeira163, and that has given him every chance of avoiding the wooden spoon.

THE TABLES (194 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)




Week 28 Fixtures 10 games picked by this weeks guest TheRams

LUTON TOWN v SHEFFIELD UNITED
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS v BRENTFORD
NOTTINGHAM FOREST v NEWCASTLE UNITED (17.30)
BLACKBURN ROVERS v STOKE CITY
CARDIFF CITY v PRESTON NORTH END
BLACKPOOL v OXFORD UNITED
READING v CHARLTON ATHLETIC
WIGAN ATHLETIC v EXETER CITY
AFC WIMBLEDON v BARROW
WALSALL v NEWPORT COUNTY

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U'sual Champions League 2024 RO16 - Deadline Tuesday 13th February 20.00
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First of all thank you wessex_exile for 13 marvellous years in runnuing this competition, and I hope to continue doing just as good job. The format will basically be the same, with just a few minor changes, as will be seen below.

Qualifiers The current holder unitedwhites qualifies automatically, and the other eleven were the highest point scorers over the two divisions after Week 22. They are concordman, Daniel, mfb_cufc, basher2010, blueeagle, Jorash63, bwildered, thrillseeker, Blue4U2, burnsieespana and RSCOSWORTH.

Round Of 16 This will be four groups, with three members in each, and after predicting all 16 fixtures, the top two qualify for the Quarter-finals. Groups have traditionally been decided by using a random number generator, and I have gone along with that, by repeating the one used last year. The rankings in brackets after holder unitedwhites is based on points tally at the time of qualification.






All predictions are the result at the end of normal time, extra-time and/or penalties will not count. If any members are level on points after the 16 fixtures, the tie-break rule will apply. As always, there will be no first-to-post tie-break deciders, only most spot-ons. If they are still level, then a further tie-break will apply by predicting the number of goals scored in the League 2 programme on Saturday 16th March.

Quarter-finals The Group qualifiers will then form two more Groups of 4, and predict all of the Quarter-final matches. Groups will be comprised as follows: Group A Winner A, Runner-Up B, Winner C, Runner-up D Group B Runner-up A Winner B, Runner-up C, Winner D. Top two from each group qualify for the Semi-finals. If the further tie-break is required, it will be predicting the number of goals scored in the League 2 programme on Saturday 20th April.

Semi-finals These will be the Winner A v Runner-up B, and Winner B v Runner-up A. Prerdicting the Semi-final matches, plus one goalscorer from each of those games.

Final The finalist will predict the Champuions League Final, including predicting different aspects of the game, not just the score.

Tie-break rules for the Semi-final and Final will be announced in due course.

Round Of 16 1st leg Fixtures All kick-off at 20.00. No more than four predictions the same as fellow group members, and all fixtures to be predicted at the same time please.

13/02/2024 FC COPENHAGEN v MANCHESTER CITY
13/02/2024 RB LEIPZIG v REAL MADRID
14/02/2024 LAZIO v BAYERN MUNICH
14/02/2024 PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN v REAL SOCIEDAD
20/02/2024 INTER MILAN v ATHLETICO MADRID
20/02/2024 PSV EINDHOVEN v BORUSSIA DORTMUND
21/02/2024 FC PORTO v ARSENAL
21/02/2024 NAPOLI v BARCELONA

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Happy League 2023/24 Week 27 (of 38) - Deadline Saturday 3rd February 15.00
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Week 26 results

MILLWALL 1 PRESTON NORTH END 1

Brad Potts' equaliser earned Preston a point, as Millwall continue to struggle at home. A superb 9 got this spot-on, and another 2 had the outcome.

SUNDERLAND 3 STOKE CITY 1
Sunderland are back to form with this comfortable win, after losing their previous three games. Well done to durham_exile for being the only one to have this spot-on, and a further 15 got the outcome.

BLACKPOOL 1 CHARLTON ATHLETIC 1
Marvin Ekpiteta's own goal earned managerless Charlton a draw, but it takes their winless run to 11. Wel done to Lewis_1 for being the only one to get this spot-on, and nobody had the outcome. 21 predicted a win for Blackpool.

BRISTOL ROVERS 3 OXFORD UNITED 1
Rovers ended a four-match losing streak in League One as Chris Martin's 11th goal of the season helped his side to a comfortable win. Nobody had this spot-on, but 9 did get the outcome.

DERBY COUNTY 2 CHELTENHAM TOWN 0
Cheltenham were the better side for much of the game, but a Max Bird free-kick and James Collins's 18th goal of the season earned Derby the points, with their only two shots on target. 3 got this spot-on, and another 18 had the outcome, with 10 going for a 2-0 in what was equally the weeks most predicted score.

NORTHAMPTON TOWN 0 SHREWSBURY TOWN 2
Shrewsbury secured a convincing and impressive win at Northampton in Paul Hurst's first game since returning as boss. Nobody had this spot-on, and only BFG and ghughes11 got the outcome. 20 predicted a win for Northampton, with 10 going for a 2-0 in what was the weeks other most predicted score.

AFC WIMBLEDON 2 MANSFIELD TOWN 1
Wimbledon get a 97th minute winner, as they finally break down 10-man Mansfield, who scored with their only shot on target. Only 2 got this spot-on, and 2 also had the outcome.

GRIMSBY TOWN 1 TRANMERE ROVERS 2
An own goal from Grimsby defender Toby Mullarkey proved decisive as Tranmere took the points. 3 had this spot-on, and a further 5 got the outcome.

MORECAMBE 0 COLCHESTER UNITED 1
Arthur Read's stunning free-kick proved enough as Danny Cowley picked up his first win as Colchester boss, as Morecambe only have one shot on target, a missed penalty. 4 got this spot-on, and another 7 had the outcome.

SWINDON TOWN 2 BRADFORD CITY 0
Gavin Gunning earned a win in his first game as Swindon interim manager as they scored with their only two shots on target. Nobody had this spot-on, though 6 did get the outcome.

WALSALL 1 SUTTON UNITED 1
Relegation-threatened Sutton slipped seven points from safety in League Two, as they recorded a third successive draw under new boss Steve Morison. Well done to Blue4U2 for being the only one to get this spot-on, and nobody had the outcome. 22 predicted a win for Walsall.

I may be talking through my pocket, so to speak, but I thought this turned out to be another difficult week, as many out of form teams got a result. Though thanks mainly to the Millwall 1-1, we did end with a respectable 24 spot-ons in total, with Division One coming out well on top by 18-6. Six members did well to get two 3 pointers, with the best coming from blueeagle, who got the 2-1 wins for Wimbledon and Tranmere, basher2010, who had the wins for Wimbledon and Colchester, and BFG, who got the Millwall 1-1 and the Tranmere 2-1. They each also had three outcomes, to give them all a share of being the weeks top scorer, with a brilliant 9 points. Just missing out on that honour was burnsieespana, who got the Millwall 1-1 and the Colchester 1-0, and two outcomes, to give him an excellent 8 points. Finally Tropical_Us and Colukev, who each had the Millwall 1-1 and the Derby 2-1, and one outcome, to give them both a decent 7 points. Best of those to have one 3 pointer was Sector4, who got the Millwall 1-1, and four outcomes, to give him a decent 7 points.
The three 1-1's this week give that result 25 for the season, five ahead of the 2-1, that looks like being top result for a home this season, as the popular 1-0 continues to struggle with only 12.

The U'sual Champions League Details of the Groups and fixtures for the Round Of 16, will be out next Wednesday 31st January.

In the Premier Four outcomes for concordman were always going be enough to keep his run at the top continuing, but the top scoring performance from blueeagle moved him up a couple of places, and back into the other Charity Shield spot, and reduced his lead to 5 points. Going a couple of places the other way is mfb_cufc, after his poor week. The only other change in this division came from Sector4, as he continued his good second-half of the season form, with another decent week, that moved him up another place, and into the top half for the first time this season. The incredible season for noah4x4 continued, as he now has equally more outcomes than anybody in both divisions, but the lack of 3 pointers looks like getting him relegated.

In Division One We have a new leader, as the top scoring performance from basher2010 moved him back to the top, a position he last held in Week 19. That was when Daniel took over, and after three outcomes this week, he has to settle for the other automatic spot. Four outcomes for Jorash63, and he drops a place to third. A solid week for bwildered, that included having the Millwall 1-1 spot-on, keeps him fourth. The excellent week for burnsieespana, moved him up a place to fifth. The final pay-off place is occupied by Lewis_1, after his solid week. The decent week for Tropical_Us moved him to within a point of the play-offs. The top scoring performance from BFG moved him up a place, and back into play-off contention. There is no change in the rest of the league, although an unfortunate missed week for Madeira163, has left him astray in the wooden spoon position, as those above him all got a 3 pointer this week.

THE TABLES (188 out of 280 played)
(Tie-breaker: Most 3 pointers, and then the first to post)




Week 27 Fixtures

BURNLEY v FULHAM
NORWICH CITY v COVENTRY CITY
BURTON ALBION v LINCOLN CITY
FLEETWOOD TOWN v PORT VALE
PETERBOROUGH UNITED v WIGAN ATHLETIC
STOCKPORT COUNTY v HARROGATE TOWN

Good luck everybody.
[Post edited 27 Jan 21:45]
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