“Busy Earnin‘”: Right! I’m seriously considering changing this beautiful game into “Guess-A-Score” or “Don’t-Predict-A-Score” (where the challenge is to put scores so outrageous that the aim is to get the least points possible) as a worrying trend that started to creep in last season is gaining more ground as the weeks go by. What trend(s) is that I hear you ask? Inconsistency. Basic defending. Unsettled sides. Weakened sides. Stupid c*nts getting sent off…I could go on but i’m sure you get the picture & feel my (OUR!) pain. It really is getting to the point where league position and current form mean sweet eff all and what *should* happen is heavily outweighed by the complete opposite. Bah… I’ll cite our very own “Bet of Week” for proof – this week was the lowest in football history for games featuring both teams scoring! Bournemouth had scored for 187 games on the trot until we came along and plonked some money on them… I could cry but all my tears were shed on Wednesday night.
Anyway, suffice to say Mr 2-0 38 (6) won this week & dragged 6 lucky so ‘n’ so’s along with him – woe is me!
“Crumbler”: You know it’s a bad week when Frankie F is positively luxuriating mid-table with 18 points – you’ve really got something to be down about now Nick Hogwood & Steve Meaton 7 (0)
Correct Score of the Week: What can I say… most popular score was Stoke’s 1-0 win over Hull City – 18 of youse got that!
7 got the nil-nil at McDiarmid Park.
5 got the only very predictable 2-1 between Liverpool & Man City.
Four got the quite frankly ridiculous Leeds 2 – 3 Watford.
Ryan Graves got Coventy 2 MK Dons 1(!) & Graham Entwistle got Burton 0 Newport 1(!!)
Andy Fowler (welcome!) got Partick’s fine win over Dundee Utd (!!!).
Paul Carter somehow managed to pull out Blackpool 1 Wigan 3 & Stephen Street used all his lower league knowledge to secure Chesterfield’s shellacking of Fleetwood…
However, this week’s best correct score goes to Howard Thomas for his it-had-nil-nil-written-all-over-it (it didn’t) inspired, Bournemouth 0 Blackburn 0.
Bet of the Week: This week’s 75p trixie went as follows –
Votes: 39
3 “both teams to score” selections: Liverpool v Man City 26% / Norwich v Ipswich 16% / Bournemouth v Blackburn 13%
Prize Slot: 65th
Returns: £0. Jeez! At least we got more people doing this though – keep it up people, we’ll get there!
Don’t forget to cast your vote every week but make sure you do it by 10am on a Saturday.
Table News:
“The Heat“: Jason Morris stays in top spot still 2 points ahead of Simon B, who in turn is now ten points in front of Dave N in third.
Loads crash the Top Ten…
“Son Of A Gun“: Steve Meaton drops 3 places to the bottom four points adrift of Francesca F who in turn is 4 points behind Martin S…
click here to view the full table
“Accelerate“: Highest climber this week, up a whopping 38 places is Mr 2-0, Neil Birchall & Vim Gupta – honourable mentions go to Tony B (+36), Dan R (+37), Jazz S (+24), Debbie L (+29) & Rob C (+24).
“Drops“: Falling furthest this week, down a whopping 26 places is Jon Tofeili – dishonourable mentions go to Paul H (-25), Eddie O (-25), Richard H (-20), James C (-19), Neil C (-20) and Rowan M (-18).
PAS Champions League 2014/15: Last 16 2nd leg games concluded the ties …
We had three successful “jokers”, even split on home & away wins, one heartbreaker & one winner with only 14 points…the holder was also defeated, but did he go out??!
2nd leg results & aggregate scores can be found here
Dates for your diaries – PAS CL Weeks
Quarter Finals 1st leg – Week 6
Quarter Finals 2nd leg – Week 8
Semi Finals 1st leg – Week 10
Semi Finals 2nd leg – Week 12
Final – the merry month of May (‘15)
PAS Cup 2015: Quarter finals next week folks – the draw can be found here!
Dates for your diaries – PAS Cup Weeks
Quarter Finals – Week 5
Semi Finals – Week 11
Final – the merry month of May (‘15)
PAS Champions League 2015/16: In order to be invited to enter the PAS CL Group Stages 2015 you will have to finish in the Top 32 after 13 weeks of play. Currently sneaking the last spot is the coached from the sidelines but well within the technical area…Kate Hopper!
And Another Thing: Cup & CL losers will be paid out this week – there’s something to look forward to eh?!
That’s it for this week – oh, follow us on @PabsPAS if only to see those late scores rolling in every week. you know, the ones that make you squeal or shriek in equal measure!
And remember to add #pabpas to see your tweet on the site – actually some away game pics would be good this season. Or some pics of away fans. Or home fans. Or just the match. Or players you’ve met. Anything footy related to be honest…
Cheers,
Pab