Week 32: Roy says: Chasing after Referees is not very nice at all!

Despite the Big 4 all winning, no-one managed over 200 pts this week. In fact, the winning score this week was exactly the same as last week's -170. But the big difference for Jeff Richardson, is that he chose the perfect time to hit form (or get lucky?) as he not only wins £50, but the Nitendo Wii console and a copy Pro Evolution Soccer to play on it. All I know about him is that he works for BT, so making money must come naturally to him! :) But he did get 9/10 predictions correct, with only the result of Spurs v Newcastle preventing a clean sweep - so a deserved winner then. Had Newcastle not scored their 4th goal at Spurs, this week's winners would have been Jonny Wilkes and Robbie Williams! Well done Jeff and enjoy the game! Thanks once again to Jon at Konami for providing such a great prize.

Meanwhile, with 6 weeks left of the season, we have another new leader. Andy Leck has been steadily climbing the table for weeks and has now has top spot, and a 55 pts cushion to protect over Matthew Jenns. Paul Barnard also continues to improve and is upto 3rd, but it could be a very costly week for ex leader Laura, who now risks falling out of the money paying positions (top 7) alltogether. Still plenty of pts to fight over, but I'd be surprised if anyone outside of the top 6 wins the title now.

Bonus Team: Chelsea, 6 mins v Middlesbrough. It's the Blues for the 2nd time in 3 weeks, and 20 extra points (the minimum) go to 27 players. Once again, the majority if you (76) went for Derby's opponents - this week being Fulham, who unfortunately seemed condemned to join them in the Championship.

All the Best, Ciro

Week 31: Ronaldo and Owen both on target!

Fancy a Wii?: How appropriate that both the cover boys for Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 should score this weekend (then again, when was the last time Ronaldo didn't score?!). I'm sure you've all seen my Week 32 email saying that the winner of week 32 will win a copy of the game, which is now available on Wii + a console to play it on! So make sure you get those scores in!

Week 31: Easter is a time for reflection (Hope you all had a good one!). Perhaps Javier Mascherano has now realised that he should keep his mouth shut in future, whilst Avram Grant may even have twigged that playing Drogba and Anelka up front together is a good idea! Meanwhile, we surely all knew that Keegan's first win would come on Easter Sunday?! Back to our league and after a tough week, I had a feeling a change in leader was on its way, and so it has proved. Well done to Laura for brilliantly holding off the boys since January, and now let's see how new leader, Matthew Jenns, copes with the pressure, especially as his lead over the ever improving Andy Leck is just one point! Of the chasing pack, 6th placed Paul Barnard has the best week, and it's really wide open again.

Jon Griffin wins this week's £50 with a good score of 170 (the 3rd lowest this season), though hard luck to David Romain, who would have won but for the bonus pts. Jon - this will pay for 2 buy-ins at the next poker night!

Bonus Team: Newcastle, 6 mins v Fulham. A couple of months ago I think the majority of people might have chosen the Magpies to score quickly in this fixture. But even most of you Geordie's didn't fancy Kev's boys and only 26 of you chose them, each scoring 28 extra pts. 60 of you went for Middlesbrough, and 11 of you even went for Derby! (including Lord Lucan, Bin Laden and Elvis)

Predictions Cup - Last 32: Below are the latest results. Well done to our 16 winners, who will meet in Week 33 for a quarter place. Biggest win was in the Cox derby as Philip beat Darren 120 to -20. And just when I thought a league and cup double wasn't on the cards, Andy Leck (2nd in the league) has made the last 16 of the Cup. Dan Skipp and Peter Barrett could also conceivably do the double, but would really need to motor in the league. Meanwhile, Cheryl Huston is now flying the lone flag for the women!

ATB, Ciro

ROUND 5 - Week 31	PTS	ROUND 6 - Week 33	PTS
DAVE TAYLOR	19	DAVE TAYLOR	V
STEWART WILSON	-3
PETER HATT	80	PETER BARRETT
PETER BARRETT	95
MATT PEDDLE	87	ANDY LECK	V
ANDY LECK	124
DOM MILLER	36	DOM MILLER
PAUL FENTON	36
PHILIP COX	122	PHILIP COX	V
DARREN COX	-20
ROGER JENNS	26	BARRY ALDRIDGE
BARRY ALDRIDGE	89
JAMES MARLOW	-20	PHIL MAGOWAN	V
PHIL MAGOWAN	49
VISHAL DHALL	29	RICHARD OWEN
RICHARD OWEN	85
LYNDSEY EVANS	0	DAVID BEATTIE	V
DAVID BEATTIE	135
JON MURPHY	15	DAN SKIPP
DAN SKIPP	91
JOHN DISLEY	23	RICHARD KIRSCHKE	V
RICHARD KIRSCHKE	108
EDDY EDWARDS	27	STEVE BAILEY
STEVE BAILEY	82
ROB CRUTCHLEY	54	ROB CRUTCHLEY	V
SIMON ROGERS	25
DARREN GERSHINSON	56	DARREN GERSHINSON
PAUL BRYANT	45
OLIVER HOLLAND	132	OLIVER HOLLAND	V
LYN FARIELLO	82
CHERYL HUSTON	41	CHERYL HUSTON
KAREN HILTON	14

Week 30: Bring on Super Sunday!

A few killer scores this week caught many of us out, especially those of us who went for the "predictable" 1-0 Chelsea win at Spurs! Laura has held onto her lead for another week, but the hoards really are massing now, with just about everyone taking a chunk out of her lead (now down to 18). The top 6 remain unchanged but 4th placed Andy Leck really makes up some ground with his 190 pt haul. 5 of you managed 200+, and best of those was Hoops fan, Mark Edwards, who wins this week's £50 with a score of 228. Hard Luck to Cliff Dennis with 223. Don't forget to return Week 31 by Saturday. I'm off to the Bridge on Sunday. I can't predict that one, but I might have a bet on there being 22 bookings! As long as Ashley Cole gets laid out, I'll be happy! Happy Easter, Ciro. (Congratulations to Michael Rakison - my father - for coming in 4th this week. David Berlin, he's coming for you! David R)

Bonus Team: Chelsea, 3 mins v Spurs. Only 3 people picked up the 28 pts available. Well done to Gordon Dickson, Carol Kain & Amar Dhayakter. The 3 people who had Reading must have been cursing Didier Drobga last night, as he cost them 52 pts. 123 of you had Man Utd to score first at Derby.

Minileague Update: The table below is based on which leaders have the biggest lead. I think it's fair to say that Laura at HMV, Matt at Links Plus, James at BT, Matthew at Brooklands and Paul at Devonshires look done and dusted (prove me wrong by all means!). The other leads can all be retrieved, especially in the case of the PR & Marketing league where only 14 pts separate Richie and Yad (I amazed those PR & marketing people find the time to send their scores, I really am!)

POS	MINILEAGUE	CURRENT LEADER	PTS	2ND	PTS	GAP
1	HMV	LAURA HOLMES	3362	STEVE BAILEY	2778	584
2	LINKS PLUS	MATT FOOTE	3344	PHILIP MAGOWAN	2821	523
3	BT	JAMES LILLEY	3186	PHIL WALSH	2707	479
4	BROOKLANDS	MATTHEW JENNS	3326	MARK GARDNER	2881	445
5	DEVONSHIRES	PAUL BARNARD	3176	NEIL BRAND	2757	419
6	SCOTTISH	ANDY LECK	3305	GORDON DICKSON	2975	330
7	CURRY CUP	STEVE RICHARDS	3054	MARK BURGESS	2791	263
8	READING COUNCIL	NICK ROMERO	3119	DARREN COX	2865	254
9	GREENO'S LEAGUE	MARIE STONE	3062	STEVE REDRUP	2809	253
10	FLEET SUPPORT	DANIEL SKIPP	3040	DAVID ROMAIN	2808	232
11	BROADCASTERS	IAN DENNIS	2950	PHIL WYE	2834	116
12	SOCCER SIX	GARY MABBUTT	3078	ANT McPARTLIN	2964	114
13	MUSIC INDUSTRY	CHRIS HAWKES	3018	CRAIG GOGAY	2905	113
14	BANKERS	DANIEL KENTON	3060	BOBBY REEVE	2948	112
15	WH SMITH	NICK SCRAGGS	3252	NEIL KEARNEY	3148	104
16	MAX'S FRIENDS	DAVE COLOSIMO	3003	DAVID MCINTOSH	2905	98
17	BLUE ARROW	JAMES TRICE	2663	DAVE TAYLOR	2591	72
18	DANIEL GALVIN	GIDON KATZ	3180	RICHARD TAGGART	3111	69
19	POLY	MICK DELANEY	2936	DAN COLLINGTON	2869	67
20	ASCOT	KEVIN PHILLPOTT	2964	COLIN QUINN	2897	67
21	FUJITSU	PETER BARRETT	3012	NEIL DOWLING	2947	65
22	JON CUFF ALL STARS	MARK ALBOROUGH	3078	NIK PATEL	3020	58
23	BODGERS TODGERS	IAN EVANS	2954	CHRIS JONES	2926	28
24	PR & MARKETING	RICHIE CULLINAN	3153	YAD LUTHRA	3139	14