Cjay wrote: ↑Mon May 12, 2025 8:31 pm Just shows the benefit of parachute payments as Bristol City fans said

Hamer, Souza probably cost more than the entire Bristol City squad.

Fair point that the Championship is unfair.

Not our problem though so fooook em

Game over as Sheff U are now 5-0 up on aggregate but it's making me wonder if having 3 really strong clubs promoted would make for a better PL overall next season ?

Hopefully no whipping boys down at the bottom averaging about half a point a game.

I was 2 . . . . . :) Technically I suppose we are still Champions as we never lost :) I suspect maybe football has got more about results the more money is involved? And was maybe a time it was more about the experience and community and so on. But ultimately results were a deciding factor ...

Jaydog wrote: ↑Mon May 12, 2025 8:01 pm Atm its -5 added to your score for including the winner.
It could be added that say 50/1+ is -10.
Could do that.

Sliding scale depending on the odds of the winner might work ?

50/1 or higher -10
100/1 or higher -20
250/1 or higher...do me a favour

Jaydog wrote: ↑Mon May 12, 2025 7:59 pm Thing is my winning total was 6/1 60/1 150/1
Not sure its a definite advantage to do what you say.

True but it was still one of the hot favourites winning the Masters that clinched it for you.

Well deserved I might add but I'm just making the point.

Jaydog wrote: ↑Mon May 12, 2025 7:59 pm Thing is my winning total was 6/1 60/1 150/1
Not sure its a definite advantage to do what you say.

My thinking was to make it more interesting than just choosing the top players all the time. Therefore some sort of reward for thinking outside the box might be in order.

Emotionally yes, the whole experience and so on and so forth. But ultimately no. Results have always been the main thing in football. How about when we finished 17th the season after winning the old first division title in 1992 ? We were still the champions every time we played which made it a ...

Or maybe if you pick an outsider and he wins you get triple points (or more) for tipping the winner ?

Maybe next season we should tweak the rules so that only one player who's single figure odds can selected ?

Just a thought as obviously the smart thing to do is pick the 2 best players plus one wild card.

Tottenham fans not happy for example yet they're in a major Final plus have scored 63 goals this season which is only 3 less than Arsenal who are 2nd.

:) He will be 71 by the time his Uruguay contract ends. Can't see it myself. Then again doesn't seem a sit in the garden type of guy :duno: Tbh I'd worry for his health in club management again, looks a lot healthier as national team manager. It does beg the question as to whether there is more to ...

What an absolute legend and whoever sacked him (yes I know who it was) should hang his head in shame.

I just don’t see it myself Jammy, he’s one we can let go for a reasonable fee for me. Fair enough and you could very well be right but I'm hoping he adds further strength and power to his game over the next 12 months. Ok granted he'll still need to put the ball in the back of the net but maybe Pir ...

Use uber all the time and in my opinion they are really good. One downside is occasionally you'll have a driver who has agreed to the pick up who then decides to drop to the job. Bloody annoying as you then have to wait for another driver to accept the job again. Has only happened a couple of times ...

Scottie Scheffler 9/2
Patrick Cantlay 33/1
Cameron Young 100/1

137.5/1

I know bias when I see it . . . . Alioski got it in his early days. Wasn't until later on in his Leeds career he got the appreciation he deserved. It's a very British thing, look busy points. British football fans love "effort". Anyone perceived to be trying hard. So when struggling to find a top 6 ...

Great game at the Diego Maradona Stadium in Napoli.

Finished 2-2 and still all to play for in Serie A as Napoli & Inter fight it out for the title.

Keep and develop.

Mateo is right on the cusp of breaking through big time so let's give him the opportunity again to do so. Also another 21 year old with bags of upside so we'd be crazy to not see how he progresses.

Have selected Gnonto as a starter but in all likelihood he'll alternate between starting and the bench. Still only 21 with bags of upside, at least potentially, so we'd be crazy to cash in now, plus apparently there would be a big chunk to pay to his previous club anyway. Also as shown this season ...

As they shouldn't :lol: Thoroughly deserved. And he deserved far more points. The fact Aaronson got nearly twice as much is bonkers. Considering Aaronson wasn't well liked after the previous seasons hasty departure I'd say it indicates his performances were impressive. Then when his contribution ...