Unsophisticated Prediction Tiers Season 61 - League ENG/SCO Match Day 1 (2025/1/18-19)

What to do
-----------

Look at the fixtures below: do you play home or away?

*Home*
- Before Thursday (= before 2025/1/15, 23:59 GMT)
=- Pick one team from each of the two matches

*Away*
=- After Wednesday (or even sooner, if the home player has picked their
teams) and before kickoff of the first match on Saturday 2025/1/18
- Pick one of the teams not picked by your opponent (if they haven't
picked any team, you have free choice)
=- their opponents will represent your opponent

*ATTENTION: NEW RULE*: If the away player doesn't pick any team before
his/her deadline, the home player will be represented by the team that
achieves the best outcome out of his/her two picked teams.
If the home player doesn't pick any team before his deadline, the away
player can pick two teams (one from each match), and he/she will be
represented by the team that achieves the best outcome out of his/her
two picked teams.
If nobody picks a team, teams are assigned randomly.




Fixtures
--------

Note: This round involves Scottish FA Cup matches. What counts for UPT
purposes is the result at the end of regular time (90 minutes + injury
time).


Tier 1

Mark - Futbolmetrix
St. Johnstone - Motherwell
West Ham - Crystal Palace

The Doctor - Lléo
Dundee - Dundee United
Everton - Tottenham


Tier 2

MH - Werner Pichler
St. Johnstone - Motherwell
West Ham - Crystal Palace

Jesper Lauridsen - Blueshirt
Dundee - Dundee United
Everton - Tottenham


Tier 3

Silver Skull - milivella
St. Johnstone - Motherwell
West Ham - Crystal Palace

Jesus Petry - Homer Simpson
Dundee - Dundee United
Everton - Tottenham

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In article <b05b121b145af596c946a6d87b42d226@www.novabbs.com>,
Futbolmetrix <futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

Unsophisticated Prediction Tiers Season 61 - League ENG/SCO Match Day 1 >(2025/1/18-19)

What to do
-----------

Look at the fixtures below: do you play home or away?

*Home*
- Before Thursday (= before 2025/1/15, 23:59 GMT)
=- Pick one team from each of the two matches

*Away*
=- After Wednesday (or even sooner, if the home player has picked their >teams) and before kickoff of the first match on Saturday 2025/1/18
- Pick one of the teams not picked by your opponent (if they haven't
picked any team, you have free choice)
=- their opponents will represent your opponent

*ATTENTION: NEW RULE*: If the away player doesn't pick any team before >his/her deadline, the home player will be represented by the team that >achieves the best outcome out of his/her two picked teams.
If the home player doesn't pick any team before his deadline, the away
player can pick two teams (one from each match), and he/she will be >represented by the team that achieves the best outcome out of his/her
two picked teams.
If nobody picks a team, teams are assigned randomly.

Fixtures
--------

Note: This round involves Scottish FA Cup matches. What counts for UPT >purposes is the result at the end of regular time (90 minutes + injury
time).

Tier 1

Mark - Futbolmetrix
St. Johnstone - Motherwell
West Ham - Crystal Palace

The Doctor - Lléo
Dundee - Dundee United
Everton - Tottenham

DU and Everton.

Tier 2

MH - Werner Pichler
St. Johnstone - Motherwell
West Ham - Crystal Palace

Jesper Lauridsen - Blueshirt
Dundee - Dundee United
Everton - Tottenham

Tier 3

Silver Skull - milivella
St. Johnstone - Motherwell
West Ham - Crystal Palace

Jesus Petry - Homer Simpson
Dundee - Dundee United
Everton - Tottenham

Rules to add to the game:

If you have picked within the last 12 (or X participants) rounds,
You have to choose someone who has yet to choose.

2) Leagues, let us try to big leagues that have not been chosen.
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Futbolmetrix wrote:

Unsophisticated Prediction Tiers Season 61 - League ENG/SCO
Match Day 1 (2025/1/18-19)

What to do
-----------

Look at the fixtures below: do you play home or away?

Home
- Before Thursday (= before 2025/1/15, 23:59 GMT)
=- Pick one team from each of the two matches

Away
=- After Wednesday (or even sooner, if the home player has
picked their teams) and before kickoff of the first match on
Saturday 2025/1/18 - Pick one of the teams not picked by your
opponent (if they haven't picked any team, you have free
choice) =- their opponents will represent your opponent

*ATTENTION: NEW RULE*: If the away player doesn't pick any
team before his/her deadline, the home player will be
represented by the team that achieves the best outcome out of
his/her two picked teams. If the home player doesn't pick any
team before his deadline, the away player can pick two teams
(one from each match), and he/she will be represented by the
team that achieves the best outcome out of his/her two picked
teams. If nobody picks a team, teams are assigned randomly.

Fixtures
--------

Note: This round involves Scottish FA Cup matches. What counts
for UPT purposes is the result at the end of regular time (90
minutes + injury time).

Tier 1

Mark - Futbolmetrix
St. Johnstone - Motherwell
West Ham - Crystal Palace

The Doctor - Lléo
Dundee - Dundee United
Everton - Tottenham

Tier 2

MH - Werner Pichler
St. Johnstone - Motherwell
West Ham - Crystal Palace

Jesper Lauridsen - Blueshirt
Dundee - Dundee United
Everton - Tottenham

Everton

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Futbolmetrix wrote:

Unsophisticated Prediction Tiers Season 61 - League ENG/SCO Match Day
1 (2025/1/18-19)

Didn't the doctor change his choice to the Scottish and French Leagues?

Tier 1

Mark - Futbolmetrix
St. Johnstone - Motherwell
West Ham - Crystal Palace

If we're staying with these games I'll pick Motherwell and West Ham

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On 2025-01-13 08:56, Futbolmetrix wrote:

Unsophisticated Prediction Tiers Season 61 - League ENG/SCO Match Day 1 (2025/1/18-19)

What to do
-----------

Look at the fixtures below: do you play home or away?

*Home*
- Before Thursday (= before 2025/1/15, 23:59 GMT)
=- Pick one team from each of the two matches

*Away*
=- After Wednesday (or even sooner, if the home player has picked their teams) and before kickoff of the first match on Saturday 2025/1/18
- Pick one of the teams not picked by your opponent (if they haven't
picked any team, you have free choice)
=- their opponents will represent your opponent

*ATTENTION: NEW RULE*: If the away player doesn't pick any team before his/her deadline, the home player will be represented by the team that achieves the best outcome out of his/her two picked teams.
If the home player doesn't pick any team before his deadline, the away
player can pick two teams (one from each match), and he/she will be represented by the team that achieves the best outcome out of his/her
two picked teams.
If nobody picks a team, teams are assigned randomly.

Fixtures
--------

Note: This round involves Scottish FA Cup matches. What counts for UPT purposes is the result at the end of regular time (90 minutes + injury
time).

Tier 1

Mark   -   Futbolmetrix
    St. Johnstone   -   Motherwell
    West Ham   -   Crystal Palace

The Doctor   -   Lléo
    Dundee   -   Dundee United
    Everton   -   Tottenham

Tier 2

MH   -   Werner Pichler
    St. Johnstone   -   Motherwell
    West Ham   -   Crystal Palace

1. Motherwell
2. West Ham

Jesper Lauridsen  -   Blueshirt
    Dundee   -   Dundee United
    Everton   -   Tottenham

Tier 3

Silver Skull   -   milivella
    St. Johnstone   -   Motherwell
    West Ham   -   Crystal Palace

Jesus Petry   -   Homer Simpson
    Dundee   -   Dundee United
    Everton   -   Tottenham

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Mark wrote:

Futbolmetrix wrote:

Unsophisticated Prediction Tiers Season 61 - League ENG/SCO
Match Day 1 (2025/1/18-19)

Didn't the doctor change his choice to the Scottish and French
Leagues?

Yes, he did actually.

But he then went and selected a Scottish and English team
anyway!!!

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On Tue, 14 Jan 2025 15:06:43 +0000, Mark wrote:

Futbolmetrix wrote:

Unsophisticated Prediction Tiers Season 61 - League ENG/SCO Match Day
1 (2025/1/18-19)

Didn't the doctor change his choice to the Scottish and French Leagues?

Sorry, I missed that. We'll switch to SCO/FRA starting next round.

Tier 1

Mark - Futbolmetrix
St. Johnstone - Motherwell
West Ham - Crystal Palace

If we're staying with these games I'll pick Motherwell and West Ham

Crystal Palace

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On Tue, 14 Jan 2025 11:14:57 +0000, Blueshirt wrote:
West Ham - Crystal Palace

Jesper Lauridsen - Blueshirt
Dundee - Dundee United
Everton - Tottenham

Everton

You have to wait for Jesper's pick.

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On Mon, 13 Jan 2025 20:14:12 +0000, JesusPetry wrote:

Tottenham and Dundee Separated.

Easy pick for Homer: Everton

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In article <vm73q4$2lk5o$1@dont-email.me>, Lléo <llb.moura@gmail.com> wrote: >On 13/01/2025 15:45, The Doctor wrote:

In article <b05b121b145af596c946a6d87b42d226@www.novabbs.com>,
Futbolmetrix <futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

The Doctor - Lléo
Dundee - Dundee United
Everton - Tottenham

DU and Everton.

I pick Tottenham.

Best regards,

Lléo

d I say Everton? They are scum like Man U, Liverpool aand Man C
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On Mon, 13 Jan 2025 15:56:22 +0000, Futbolmetrix wrote:

Unsophisticated Prediction Tiers Season 61 - League ENG/SCO Match Day 1 (2025/1/18-19)

What to do
-----------

Look at the fixtures below: do you play home or away?

*Home*
- Before Thursday (= before 2025/1/15, 23:59 GMT)
=- Pick one team from each of the two matches

*Away*
=- After Wednesday (or even sooner, if the home player has picked their teams) and before kickoff of the first match on Saturday 2025/1/18
- Pick one of the teams not picked by your opponent (if they haven't
picked any team, you have free choice)
=- their opponents will represent your opponent

*ATTENTION: NEW RULE*: If the away player doesn't pick any team before his/her deadline, the home player will be represented by the team that achieves the best outcome out of his/her two picked teams.
If the home player doesn't pick any team before his deadline, the away
player can pick two teams (one from each match), and he/she will be represented by the team that achieves the best outcome out of his/her
two picked teams.
If nobody picks a team, teams are assigned randomly.

Fixtures
--------

Note: This round involves Scottish FA Cup matches. What counts for UPT purposes is the result at the end of regular time (90 minutes + injury
time).

Tier 1

Mark - Futbolmetrix
St. Johnstone - Motherwell
West Ham - Crystal Palace

The Doctor - Lléo
Dundee - Dundee United
Everton - Tottenham

Tier 2

MH - Werner Pichler
St. Johnstone - Motherwell
West Ham - Crystal Palace

Jesper Lauridsen - Blueshirt
Dundee - Dundee United
Everton - Tottenham

Tier 3

Silver Skull - milivella
St. Johnstone - Motherwell
West Ham - Crystal Palace

Jesus Petry - Homer Simpson
Dundee - Dundee United
Everton - Tottenham

West Ham & Motherwell

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On 14/01/2025 12.14, Blueshirt wrote:

Futbolmetrix wrote:

Tier 1

Jesper Lauridsen - Blueshirt
Dundee - Dundee United
Everton - Tottenham

Everton

So the blue kid is playing mind games? Pretending to show his hand, as
if David Moyes, the football genius, has transformed the Toffees, and
trick me into picking them. Or is it a triple bluff?

No, I'll ignore these games and stick with my plan. Appearently I'm a
holder of a "SPURS iD" (yes, that's how they spell it), and last week I
saw video on the Dundee derby, so I'll use my experiences from that.

Arabs & Lilywhites

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Jesper Lauridsen wrote:

On 14/01/2025 12.14, Blueshirt wrote:

Futbolmetrix wrote:

Tier 1

Jesper Lauridsen - Blueshirt
Dundee - Dundee United
Everton - Tottenham

Everton

So the blue kid is playing mind games? Pretending to show his
hand, as if David Moyes, the football genius, has transformed
the Toffees, and trick me into picking them. Or is it a triple
bluff?

The simplest answer is usually the correct one... I just messed
up! I thought you had picked Tottenham & Dundee, it was Jesus
Petry's post that I had read. (Duh!)

No, I'll ignore these games and stick with my plan.
Appearently I'm a holder of a "SPURS iD" (yes, that's how they
spell it), and last week I saw video on the Dundee derby, so
I'll use my experiences from that.

It'd be hard for me to pick Tottenham for anything... except
relegation... ;-)

Arabs & Lilywhites

Good luck!

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On Fri, 17 Jan 2025 10:47:34 +0000, Blueshirt wrote:

Jesper Lauridsen wrote:

On 14/01/2025 12.14, Blueshirt wrote:

Futbolmetrix wrote:

Tier 1

Jesper Lauridsen - Blueshirt
Dundee - Dundee United
Everton - Tottenham

Everton

So the blue kid is playing mind games? Pretending to show his
hand, as if David Moyes, the football genius, has transformed
the Toffees, and trick me into picking them. Or is it a triple
bluff?

The simplest answer is usually the correct one... I just messed
up! I thought you had picked Tottenham & Dundee, it was Jesus
Petry's post that I had read. (Duh!)

No, I'll ignore these games and stick with my plan.
Appearently I'm a holder of a "SPURS iD" (yes, that's how they
spell it), and last week I saw video on the Dundee derby, so
I'll use my experiences from that.

Arabs & Lilywhites

Translation: Dundee United and Tottenham.

It'd be hard for me to pick Tottenham for anything... except
relegation... ;-)

Does this mean that you are picking Everton?

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Futbolmetrix wrote:

On Fri, 17 Jan 2025 10:47:34 +0000, Blueshirt wrote:

Jesper Lauridsen wrote:

On 14/01/2025 12.14, Blueshirt wrote:

Futbolmetrix wrote:

Tier 1

Jesper Lauridsen - Blueshirt
Dundee - Dundee United
Everton - Tottenham

Everton

So the blue kid is playing mind games? Pretending to show
his hand, as if David Moyes, the football genius, has
transformed the Toffees, and trick me into picking them.
Or is it a triple bluff?

The simplest answer is usually the correct one... I just
messed up! I thought you had picked Tottenham & Dundee, it
was Jesus Petry's post that I had read. (Duh!)

No, I'll ignore these games and stick with my plan.
Appearently I'm a holder of a "SPURS iD" (yes, that's how
they spell it), and last week I saw video on the Dundee
derby, so I'll use my experiences from that.

Arabs & Lilywhites

Translation: Dundee United and Tottenham.

It'd be hard for me to pick Tottenham for anything... except
relegation... ;-)

Does this mean that you are picking Everton?

Well, yes, that was my pick... even though it was a bit
premature.

My motto is, blue is the colour! What can go wrong?

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On Mon, 13 Jan 2025 15:56:22 +0000, Futbolmetrix wrote:

Unsophisticated Prediction Tiers Season 61 - League ENG/SCO Match Day 1 (2025/1/18-19)

Nobody picked the Dundee derby, a good thing since it is played
tomorrow. MD1 results and standings:

Tier 1
----
Mark 0-2 Futbolmetrix (West Ham - Crystal Palace)
The Doctor 3-2 Lléo (Everton - Tottenham)


Pts M GF GA GD Picks Team
3 1 2 0 2 1 Futbolmetrix
3 1 3 2 1 1 The Doctor
0 1 2 3 -1 1 Lléo
0 1 0 2 -2 1 Mark


The double holder off to a good start, but the season is still long.


Tier 2
----
MH 0-2 Werner Pichler (West Ham - Crystal Palace)
Jesper Lauridsen 2-3 Blueshirt (Tottenham - Everton)


Pts M GF GA GD Picks Team
3 1 2 0 2 1 Werner Pichler
3 1 3 2 1 1 Blueshirt
0 1 2 3 -1 1 Jesper Lauridsen
0 1 0 2 -2 1 MH

Good day for the away teams. Blueshirt making his way towards Tier 1,
will we have the Irish league soon?



Tier 3
----
Silver Skull 0-1 milivella (Motherwell - St. Johnstone)
Jesus Petry 2-3 Homer Simpson (Tottenham - Everton)


Pts M GF GA GD Picks Team
3 1 3 2 1 1 Homer Simpson
3 1 1 0 1 1 milivella
0 1 2 3 -1 1 Jesus Petry
0 1 0 1 -1 1 Silver Skull

Homer back with a bang. Somme rookie pains for Silver Skull. milivella
slated to remain in Tier 3 if the season ended today.

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Futbolmetrix wrote:

Tier 2
----
MH 0-2 Werner Pichler (West Ham - Crystal Palace)
Jesper Lauridsen 2-3 Blueshirt (Tottenham - Everton)

Pts M GF GA GD Picks Team
3 1 2 0 2 1 Werner Pichler
3 1 3 2 1 1 Blueshirt
0 1 2 3 -1 1 Jesper Lauridsen
0 1 0 2 -2 1 MH

Good day for the away teams. Blueshirt making his way towards
Tier 1, will we have the Irish league soon?

The famous Alex Ferguson quote "Lads, it's Tottenham" saw me
through this week... ;-)

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On 2025-01-17 04:44, Futbolmetrix wrote:

On Fri, 17 Jan 2025 10:47:34 +0000, Blueshirt wrote:

Jesper Lauridsen wrote:

On 14/01/2025 12.14, Blueshirt wrote:

Futbolmetrix wrote:

Tier 1

Jesper Lauridsen  -   Blueshirt
     Dundee   -   Dundee United
     Everton   -   Tottenham

Everton

So the blue kid is playing mind games? Pretending to show his
hand, as if David Moyes, the football genius, has transformed
the Toffees, and trick me into picking them. Or is it a triple
bluff?

The simplest answer is usually the correct one... I just messed
up! I thought you had picked Tottenham & Dundee, it was Jesus
Petry's post that I had read. (Duh!)

No, I'll ignore these games and stick with my plan.
Appearently I'm a holder of a "SPURS iD" (yes, that's how they
spell it), and last week I saw video on the Dundee derby, so
I'll use my experiences from that.

Arabs & Lilywhites

Translation: Dundee United and Tottenham.

Apparently Arabs refers only to the fans:

"ARABS
The collective noun applicable to supporters of Dundee United. It is now
fairly common currency among tabloid sports journalists, though some
remain confused as to whom it actually refers, sometimes mistakenly
using it to describe the team. Just as Hibees are the team while Hibbies
are the fans, Jam Tarts are the team while Jambos are the fans, so
Dundee United are the Terrors while their supporters are Arabs (the
definite article is rarely used).
The origin of the term is guaranteed to spark debate amongst United fans
and there is no definitive answer. It is fair to say that the most
commonly accepted version dates back to the mid-1960s. The winter of
1962/63 was particularly harsh and United had already been denied two
matches due to Tannadice being icebound. Desperate to play a Scottish
Cup tie against Albion Rovers in January 1963, United hired a tar burner
of the kind used by road-layers to melt the ice. However the predictable after-effect left the playing surface all but devoid of grass.
Undaunted, the directors ordered several lorry-loads of sand, spread it
around, painted some lines on it and, astonishingly, the referee
pronounced the ‘pitch’ playable! United won the tie handsomely,
prompting some observers to comment that they had taken to the new
surface ‘like Arabs’.
The supporters, however, quickly hijacked the name for themselves, the
next few matches witnessing some fans wearing crude approximations of
Arab headgear. The practice never became widespread until the late ’70s
and early ’80s when it was seen at cup semi-finals and finals. By the
early 1990s even the official club souvenir shops were selling replicas
of Arab keffiyehs in tangerine and black.
By that time the term ‘Arabs’ had become more widely used, largely as
the result of regular references to it by the popular United fanzine The
Final Hurdle (see fanzines), which first appeared in 1988. "

It'd be hard for me to pick Tottenham for anything... except
relegation... ;-)

Does this mean that you are picking Everton?

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