Lakenheath Old Boys

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Saturday, July 27, 2013

2013/14 Premiership Plus Predictions Game - Make Your Predictions Now!

Believe it or not, lads - it's that time again. With a week to go before the Championship season starts, I'm asking you to put on your thinking caps and make a set of predictions that will help you to wrest the  vaunted LOB Shield out of MUR's sweaty South Texas hands. I've expanded the competition this year to add even more excitement, so please post your predictions in the following categories:

* Premiership Champions (10 points)
* European Qualifiers (Choose those teams that you think will finish #s 2-5 in the Premiership - 3 points each team/1 bonus point for the correct order)
* Relegated Sides (2 points for each team/1 bonus point for correct order)
* Promoted Sides (2 points for each team/1 bonus point for correct order)
* League Cup Winner (6 points)
* League Cup Losing Finalists (if they qualify for Europa League) 2 points
* FA Cup Winner (8 points)
* FA Cup Losing Finalists (if they qualify for Europa League) 2 points
* Europa League Winner (6 points)
* Champions League winner (8 points)
* La Liga (Spanish) Champions (4 points)
* Bundesliga (German) Champions (4 points)
* Serie A (Italian) Champions (4 points)
* First Premiership Goalscorer (2 points)
* First Premiership Player to be Red Carded (2 points)
* First Premiership Manager to be Sacked (2 points)
* Premiership Top Goalscorer (6 points)

Best of luck, chaps - let the games begin!

12 Comments:

Blogger The Blue Devil said...

I'll start us off - here are my predictions for 2013/14:

* Champions – Chelski
* European Qualifiers – United, Citeh, Spurs, Liverpool
* Relegated – Stoke, Hull, Crystal Palace
* Promoted – Watford, Wigan, Leicester
* League Cup Winners – Liverpool
* League Cup Losing Finalists - Cardiff
* FA Cup Winners – Manchester City
* FA Cup Losing Finalists - Arsenal
* Europa League – Valencia
* Champions League – Real Madrid
* La Liga Champions – Real Madrid
* Bundesliga Champions – Bayern
* Serie A Champions – AC Milan
* First Premiership Goalscorer – Luis Suarez
* First Premiership Red Card – Ryan Shawcross
* First Manager to be Sacked – Mark Hughes
* Premier League Top Scorer – Romalu Lukaku

11:11 AM  
Blogger gooner71 said...

Suarez is still banned for several games. Should Bob get a do-over on first prem goal-scorer?

1:40 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

A very naughty Bob. He should get a do over. BTW, it's sweaty palms, not sweaty hands.

1:55 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

I'd okay a do over... the numpty

4:31 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Would a Red Dragon make that mistake? I'm trying to commence the trash talking.

5:00 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Never!!
Red Dragons are informed!

He also put down two La Liga categories.
Apparently, AC MIlan will be winning the Spanish League!!

Too many pints the night before me thinks!

I hope all his predictions were made under the influence of the PINT!!!

LET'S GO C-STATE!!!

9:06 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Cheers, lads. How about this. I'm going to change my prediction for First Goalscorer to Daniel Sturridge. And I'll allow changes to Premiership picks up until August 17th. How's that - fair enough? Send along those predictions this week and I'll update everything but the Championship predictions until the 17th.

9:18 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Definitely fair. It shows that Blue Devils are fair and open minded people.

9:59 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

One more thing

GO C-STATE!!

11:48 PM  
Blogger gooner71 said...

Steve's Picks

Premiership Champs-Chelsea fueled by Lukaku's goals and Torres' overdue departure to Sporting Gijon.

CL and Europa Qualifiers-Man City, Arsenal, Spurs, Man United

Relegated-Sunderland, Cardiff, Hull

Promoted-QPR, Forest, and Leeds

League Cup Winners-Spurs beat Everton

FA Cup Winners-Chelsea beat Man City

Europa Cup Winners-Valencia beat Spurs

CL Winners-Bayern Munich

La Liga Winners-Real Madrid. They'll win at least one game at Camp Nou, all of their matches against Barca in the Bernebeu, and the Copa too

Bundesliga Winners-Bayern Munich

Serie A Winners-Napoli

First Premiership Goalscorer-Giroud. Arsene will bring in the psy-ops team to hypnotizing the HFB that he's playing the Vietnam Allstars again.

First Red card-Danny Gabidon, Cardiff, Nasty player, nasty club.

Sack race winner-Paolo DiCanio in a flameout that won't be forgotten quickly.

Golden boot-Lukaku, by a good margin.

4:34 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Here are some unconventional picks as that is necessary in order to win a Championship. Away we go:

Prem Champions- Chelsea

Euro qualifiers 2-5 :
Citeh, United, Arsenal, Liverpool

Relegated sides third from bottom to bottom :
Fulham, Hull City, Palace

Promoted sides ( 1st to playoff winner) :

Brighton, Watford, Forest

League Cup Winner: Sotton
League Finalists : Villa

FA Cup Winner : Citeh
FA Cup Finalists : Chelsea

Europa League Winner : Benfica

CL winner: Bayern

La Liga Champs : Real Madrid

Bundesliga Champs : Bayern

Serie A Champs : Juventus

First Prem goal scorer :
Danny Sturridge

First Prem Red Card :
Giorgis Karagounis

First Prem manager sacked:
Martin Jol

Prem Top scorer: Danny Sturridge

1:41 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Thanks, lads - some really thoughtful choices there - let the games begin!

3:00 PM  

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