MCFC Predictions League 1996/97

MCFC PREDICTIONS LEAGUE 1996/97

WHAT IS IT?

Following on from the fairly successful 1994/95 and 1995/96 Predictions Leagues, it has been decided to run the competition again in 1996/97, with the same rules as last season. Basically we try to predict every first team result and then award points, depending upon how many parts each person got right. The rules are broken down thus:

3 points for the result (win, lose or draw)
1 point for the correct number of goals scored by City
1 point for the correct number of goals scored against City
2 points for getting the goal difference right
1 point for each correctly-named player who scores (either City or opponents)

Example prediction:

Blackburn Rovers 2 City 1
Shearer, Sutton    Walsh

Example result:

Blackburn Rovers 2 City 3
Shearer, Hendry    Curle, Rösler, Walsh

Breakdown:

0 points for result (prediction was loss, result was win)
0 points for correct number of goals scored by City
1 point for correct number of goals scored by Blackburn
0 points for goal difference (prediction was -1, result was +1)
2 points for correctly naming Shearer and Walsh as scorers

Total: 3 points.

HOW TO JOIN

The predictions league is organised by Martin Ford (mford@fs1.li.umist.ac.uk). If you want to join, simply mail Martin your prediction for the next City match and you're in!

CURRENT TABLE

This table covers the games played from the start of the season up until the game against Middlesbrough on 15th February.

Pos Person               Predictions  Result  Goal-Diff  Score  Scorer  Points
 1  Paul Howarth             33         13        6       22      14      87
 2  Nizam Idris              31         11        4       14      12      67
 3  Martin Ford              23          7        4       16      11      56
 4  Clive Tysoe              26          7        2       11       9      45
 5  Geir Ove Neset           15          6        4       10       8      44
 6  Jarkko Kujala            16          6        4        8       7      41
 7  Raymond O'Neill          17          6        3        7       9      40
 8  Colin Harris              7          4        3        8       0      26
 9  Brad Olds                 7          3        1        6       4      21
10  Henry White              10          3        1        6       2      19
11  James Nash                6          3        1        5       0      16
12  Lee Brogan                2          2        1        3       3      14
13= John Connell              6          2        1        2       3      13
13= Straun Malcolm            5          2        2        1       2      13
15  John Crump                4          2        1        4       0      12
16  Paul Connor               8          1        1        4       1      10
17= Fredrik Vocks             3          2        0        2       1       9
17= Brian ??                  2          2        1        1       0       9
19= Mark Kennedy              3          1        1        2       1       8
19= Northwich Guardian        3          1        0        3       2       8
21  A J Howe                  1          1        1        0       1       6
22= Deborah Parker            2          1        1        0       0       5
22= Ste Pickford              2          1        1        0       0       5
22= Neil Thackeray            1          1        0        1       1       5
25= Andrew Harding            1          1        0        1       0       4
25= Neale Hayward-Shott       1          1        0        1       0       4
25= Rob Llewellyn             1          1        0        1       0       4
25= Garreth Ryan              1          1        0        1       0       4
25= Etunimi Sukunimi          1          1        0        0       1       4
25= Mark Sweetapple           1          1        0        1       0       4
31  Paul Slinger              1          0        0        1       1       2
32= 106105.666                1          0        0        1       0       1
32= David Kelly               1          0        0        1       0       1
32= Scoona                    1          0        0        1       0       1
35= Michael Connor            1          0        0        0       0       0
35= S Day-Hitchin             1          0        0        0       0       0
35= Paul Doleman              1          0        0        0       0       0
35= Marcus Liljestrand        1          0        0        0       0       0
35= Malcolm Plaiter           1          0        0        0       0       0
35= Martin Tyley              2          0        0        0       0       0

RESULTS SO FAR

Reading, Home, 3rd May 1997

Result: Manchester City 3 (Dickov, Rösler, Heaney), Reading 2 (Meaker, Symons o.g.)