Week 20: Thanks Hammers!!!!

I thought the 2nd half of the season might start with some carnage after some amazing results, but most of you stayed managed positive pts. No-one managed the double ton this week, but Mark Phillips came closest and his 196 pts wins him the last £50 of the year (£25 goes to Princess Anne - alimony money). Matt Foote maintains his lead but Laura Holmes and Ian Evans are now his closest pursuers, whilst Richie Cullinan is back in the top 10 after a good score. Well done to the 9 of you who had the Hammers to win 2-1 (obvious in hindsight!) and hard luck to the one person who had a 0-0 draw (and got -30 pts) at White Hart Lane!

Bonus Team: Spurs, 7 mins v Reading. I suppose it had to be really. 57 of you pocketed an extra 24 pts each though they weren't the most popular choice this week - that was Blackburn with 61 - When are you lot gonna stop picking on Derby!? (54 of you had Pompey, without a home goal in 10 games, hmmm)

NB: Remember Week 21 is due by Midday on New Year's Day, after which I'll post a full round up of how you all got on over the festive period. Happy NY! Ciro

Week 19: The half way point

It's as you were for the top 3 this week, and the only significant move sees Laura Holmes reclaim her top lady spot as she moves back upto 4th. Paul Barnard also moves into the top 10. Only one score of 200+ this week, so the £50 deservedly goes to Peter Scriviner, whose 206 featured 9/10 correct results..and i think we can forgive him for getting the Chelsea v Villa result wrong! Then again, 39 of you predicted a draw there which is quite a lot more than I would have expected - good call.

Bonus Team: Liverpool, 12 mins v Derby. Seemed like an obvious choice, and for a whopping 92 of you it was - 28 extra points for all of you. Spurs were the next most popular choice with 56.

Hope you all had a Good Xmas...and if you are reading this before Saturday 29th, remember that Weeks 20 and 21 still need returning! ATB, Ciro

Week 18: The beginning of a busy prediction week

I'll keep this brief as I know many of you won't have access to your email over Xmas. Back to a decent scoring week (always is when the big 4 win!) and 18 of you score 200+. Well done to our Weekly Winner, Sam "Knocker" Knowles whose 261 pts was a great score, albeit bonus assisted. Hard Luck to Chris Thorpe would have won but for an unexpected Derby goal! Meanwhile, there's no Xmas Number One for Nick Scraggs as he finally loses top spot. It's up to new leader, Matt Foote, to fend everyone off now!

Bonus Team: Derby County, 6 mins v Newcastle. Well, it had to happen I suppose, and 10 canny players scored the maximum 60 extra points for bravely choosing a team which had only scored once away from home prior to this! Wigan were the most popular choice with 71.

XMAS WEEKS: If you are reading this, don't forget the Week 19 is due by Midday on Boxing Day! Still quite a few of you yet to return it, as well as weeks 20/21! Have a good one! Ciro

Week 17: Grand Slam Thank You Mam

Well, I said it would be a tough week and to prove the point I went and got all 10 results wrong! But I wasn't the only one and the dubious honour of this week's lowest score went jointly to Simon Rogers, Amit Chakraborti and Nick Yeung, who all scored minus 69. But before you guys call an emergency board meeting, bear in mind that Peter Beardsley and Mark Lawrenson also had hefty minus weeks! As expected, there has been some movement towards the top of the table. Ian Evans, Matthew Jenns, Mick Delaney and Paul Barnard all move within striking distance, though our leader Nick Scraggs stubbornly refuses to yield that top spot - and has now been there longer than anyone else this season. Well done to Yau Yung, who wins this week's £50 thanks to an excellent score of 193.

Bonus Team: Birmingham, 4 minutes v Reading. 36 extra points to 22 players -A good choice there. Aston Villa were actually the most popular choice with 66

The Predictions Cup: It's back! The first round of the Cup will take place after the Xmas games. The draw will take place LIVE from my living room in January. The postman and the Philipino cleaner from next door will do the honours - Will they draw you a plum tie? At this stage, all I can tell you is that the bottom 8 players in the table (see below) will not be included in the first round draw - so if you're down there (or in the group just above), make sure you get all the Xmas fixtures back to me!

PREV	POS	NAME	WEEK	BONUS	TOTAL	SUPPORTS
513	513	PAUL BAYLY	7	0	669	SWINDON TOWN
515	514	AMANDA ILSLEY	32	0	666	READING
508	515	PETER DOWELL	-28	0	664	MAN UTD
516	516	JAMIE SAVAGE	0	0	619	MOTHERWELL
517	517	JAMES DONALDSON	-31	0	553	FULCHESTER UTD
521	518	SIMON AGER	78	0	550	LIVERPOOL
518	519	DANIEL RAWLINGS	0	0	545	ARSENAL
519	520	JAMES STILL	0	0	508	EVERTON
520	521	ANDREW THOMSON	0	0	473	LIVERPOOL
523	522	CRAIG ASHALL	22	0	424	LEEDS
522	523	DANIEL LANDE	0	0	411	MAN UTD
524	524	JAMES FISCHELIS	0	0	385	ARSENAL
525	525	CHANCELLE BLOE	0	0	290	MAN UTD
526	526	JULIE ARNOTT	0	0	234	RANGERS
527	527	TOMAS HUMPHREYS	0	0	209	BOURNEMOUTH
528	528	KEN RAYNER	0	0	90	PORTSMOUTH