Norn Ireland :

A big week (it went on til Wednesday! hmmmmm) and some big scores. Stephen Peaston! 47(8) – Richard Lee! 44(5) – Mark McDowell! 46(4) (remember him? the poor little virgin from Week 1? My God he’s putting it about now…) And a big winner. Step up Jamie Sellers 50 (7) and collect your £20! My QPR supporting, Brighton dwelling friend will hopefully not part with his money down at Seaweed Albion. May I suggest you choose to get on a train to East Croydon and visit the home of, albiet second rate, football instead?

Divot watch :

Not a good week to score poorly (even Mr 2-0 managed 33(5)!) but score poorly he did. The ever-late-with-his-scrambled-together-guesses Tapiwa Madovi 11(0), limped home with this poor effort. You nang? Uh uh.

Correct Score of the Week :

(drum roll) Will O / Neil M / Mark McD / Rich L all got Czech Rep’s 7-0 – there, you got a mention! Jamie S / Rich L / Danny A got Romania 3 Belarus 1, loads of you got Portugal’s 3-0, France’s 5-0, N Ireland’s 1-0, Ireland’s 1-1 with Czech and Wales’s 3-1 V Cyprus. This week’s props go to me though for Armenia 0 Finland 0. I thankyou. (Neil T – I agree this scoreline prediction needs to be recognised – any others who got this, I apologise, I couldn’t be ars*d checking…)

Bet of the Week :

Well well well. Our friend from the Rep of Mancunia obviously knew something we didn’t eh? Wayne C’s prediction of utter shambles came correct and now we’re evens again! £15 wiped off in one fell swoop. Well done Wayne, and more well done on not submitting any scores and picking up the big default score.

Table News

Hotchip :

Pies! Piers! JJB! Neil Birchall now heads up the table with a lovely little one point lead from Rich L.

Monkey With A Miniature Cymbal :

What’s happened? Has morphed into Everton?? Clare Nevin falls further behind and is now 6 points adrift of Danny A.

Over & Over :

Biggest climber this week is Stephen Peaston (+28) up to the nosebleed heights of 6th. Howay!(man). Others on the up are Jamie S (+25), Mark McD (+25) and Matt W (+19)

Under & Under :

Falling furthest this week is inevitably, Tapiwa Madovi (-33), down to the depths that is 41st. Boo ya! Others on the decline are John G (-21), Ciaran McG (-21), Jon Allin (-24) and Martin S (-28)

Close & A Cigar!:

Pab (+2) Smoking? Yuk!

In The Spotlight :

17th Greg E (+15), 23rd Mark G (+4), 39th Karl C (-1) and 47th Anders H (-1)

Cup 2007 :

By Week 13 you need to be where Dan R (-10) is.

Cheers,
Pab

I’m nodding off…

Winner:

Pam Dyson 49 (5)

Worst:

Julian Fernandez 10 (0)

Correct Score of the Week (& Season!):

Matt Davies – Slovakia 7 San Marino

Cheers,
Pab

Just got back from my hols (literally – and it was great – thanx!)- the jetlag is starting to kick in so I’ll keep it short n sweet (apologies to those expecting the usual write up…)

Winner :

Mark McDowell 53 (6)

Worst :

Phil Cummins 15 (1)

Correct Score of the Week :

Stephen Peaston – Newcastle Utd 3 Everton 2

Bet of the Week :

Lost (Blackpool & Liverpool let us down)

Cheers,
Pab

Monies still outstanding! Some I know are “pending” but the Hall of Shame continues… Mrs F, Mark G, Lisa G, Matt W, Dan R, Greg C, Karl C, John G, Julian F, Steve T, Gary B and Ben H – coooooooommmmmme onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!

Someone has paid in from “Bournemouth” – let me know who you are please!

Back to Week 2 proceedings….

Stray Cat Strut :

Up one place to top the pile, Ben H has a huuuge 1 point gap from the Weeks 1 & 2 winners.

78 Stone Wobble :

Oh dear! The young lady chasing “back to back winter titles” has a mountain to climb now – Clare N slips 10 places to 48th just behind Danny A on CS difference…

Running Up That Hill :

Highest climber is Martin S up a whopping 27 places to 14th – honourable mentions to Wayne C (+18) Pam R (+14) Julian F (+13) Pam D (+26) Jamie S (+18) and Mark McD (+15)

If I Should Fall From Grace :

Falling furthest is the Lisa & Mark G who both drop 19 places to 43rd and 27th respectively (can you tell they were away and did their scores early?!). Dishonourable mentions to Dan B, Mark F & Anders H (all -18), Will O & Greg E (both -16)

Close & A Cigar! :

Up 6 places into the 11th slot goes Rich L

Spotters :

Matt G up 4 to 17th, Neil T down 14 to 23rd, Greg E down 16 to 32nd, Gary B down 11 to 39th and Neil M down 10 to 46th

Robin’s Volley :

A lovely timed last minute goal from Ashley “When You Were” Young gave the £20 weekly prize to Wayne Connolly 33(5) pipping current wooden spoon holder Pam D at the post. Well done Wayne, bet Mr Glazer can’t wait to take your winnings off you mate!

Joey’s Blue Moon :

What do a Swede, a placcy Scouser and Belfaster? (onian? ee?) have in common? Correct. Tick. Yes, they all got 10(0) this week – Anders H, Neil M and Clare N youse are rubbish! Oh, and Clare, what’s happened to that pre-season prediction??!

Correct Score of the Week :

Quite unbelievably lots got Chelsea – Villa correct and Bristol City’s 0-0 draw with Oldham. Howie T, Dave N & Matt W got Derby 3 Southend 0 and Wayne C and yours truly bagged 8 points from Hearts 4 Dundee Utd 0. No one got a unique score of note so Ben A still reigns…

Bet of the Week :

Told ya Evertonians don’t win (much). Hope you stayed away from Mark J B’s double – we are now £10 down and looking to Wayne C for relief (ooo-errr)

Table News :

I’ll send round the table a bit later on.

Cheers,
Pab

What We Noticed This Week :

How much was Jamie Rednapp salivating over Gary Speed? He loves him – DJ Optimo is just like Celtic in Europe, irresistible on home soil but rubbish anywhere else – Stevie Me & Crouchigol’s hairstyles – the overexcitable Pompey bench – Norwich fan power – the fact it’s really really hard to watch Soccer AM with a hangover – the hot summer (hot hot summer) is now definitely over…

A few things to note:

• Pam R is Top Girl
• Pam D isn’t bottom
• Mr 2-0 did really well this week and no one was with him
• Matt G – nothing to do with the table, but are you aware of the Palace – Coventry score??? He he he! I take it our annual agreement is in full affect…

All prizes are valid at the end of Week 13.

New prize – we’ve added the “Close, But You Actually Get A Cigar” slot on 11th. Fresh back from Cuba, it’s a splendid big bad boy from the range Fidel used to personally hand out to visiting dignitaries. Mark McD will vouch it takes about a day to smoke…

To be invited to PAS Spring 2007 / PAS Cup 2007 you need to finish in at least 32nd postion.

Funds for the Cup competition currently stand at £117.50 – nice!

Week 2 scoresheet to follow…

Cheers,
Pab

Hot :

The freak football money machine that is Jazz Sian moves increases his lead to an astounding 25 points. He may have name that sounds like a z-list Welsh female lounge act but his predicting is TOTP. Tony B, Dan R & Mark J B lead the chase in vain…

Cold :

Pieman supreme, Neil Birchall languishes 10 points adrift of Danny B who is reflecting the Chelsea model of consistency

Bubbling :

Highest climber this week is Greg Edwards up a giant stairwell of 30 places to 28th – props to Tony B (+28), Mark J B (+22) and Ben H (+24)

Tepid :

Gary Blackburne may be good at shooting clay pigeons but he’s dropped the most places this week (-22) to 27th – those to scoff at are Neil M (-14), Craig P G (-18), Mr. 2-0 (-17), Clare N (-16), Ben McK (-17) and Pam D (-17)

Marmite :

Love it or hate it, finishing here on Week 13 will bring a you a big jar of Guinness Marmite – Mark McD has his knife at the ready and toast in the toaster…

Spotters :

Current residents are 14th – Janine R (-14), 17th – Mark F (non mover (again!)), 23rd – Martin S (+11), 33rd – Simon L (non mover), 39th – Gareth M (+10), 46th – Jon T (-10), 58th – Pam D (-17) and 64th – Ben A (-10)

Cup 2007 :

At the end of Week 13 you need to be where Julian F is ( -4) to qualify for the Lucky 13 Spring 2007 & the Big PAS Cup!

Fratton Park :

He needed anything but a Villa win and my good friends at the Lane made him sweat for it! Thanks to the 2nd best defender in France last year (the first was Sagna, natch) Tony Bowley 49 (8) picks up the £20 weekly prize and posts a handsome winning score that will be hard to beat this season. Well done Mr B, I’m sure you can buy back Marlon Harewood for Forest with that fistful of cash…

Deepdale :

As uninspiring as Man Yoo grinding out another 1-0, Pam Dyson 12 (0) is hoping for better things after this current flop.

Correct Score of the Week :

Twelve monkeys got Celtic’s 3-0, six of the best got Hearts 1 – 3 at St Mirren and Stephen P & Danielle F got 8 points for Hull City 3 Ipswich Town 1. Correct score of the Week this week goes to Wayne Connolly for his inspired PNE 0 Bristol City 0. It’s not all goals goal goals y’know…

Bet of the Week :

4 out of 7 was good but not good enough when you need 7 out of 7. We go into Week 3 £10 down and looking to Tony B to recoup…

News :

Ever wondered what your fellow PASer’s look like? See that Steven Beale, that’s Mark Fawke that is!

Cheers,
Pab