Amazing Football Prediction Game Rocked By Scandal

It became apparent over the weekend that all is not what it seems in the murky underworld of the Amazing Football Prediction Game. A serious plot was uncovered that is now being made public. The impacts of this scandal are not yet fully known or understood and it will be down to the public vote to decide the course of action.

The Allegations:

Andrew Robb's unwitting girlfriend let slip that she made Andrew's predictions on Friday 14th December because he was "too drunk". No denial from either Andrew Robb nor his misses was made at the time.

To make matters worse, not only did Andrew that week consolidate his third placed money position, he also knocked John N out the cup.

The Poll:

In light of these revelations, it is only right that the other participants get to vote on an appropriate punishment. The options are as follows:

• Take pity on him - he needs a girl to make his predictions
• He should be docked 1 points
• He should be docked 2 points
• He should be expelled from the Chimay Cup & replaced by John N
  
• He should be made to undergo a forfeit that fits the crime at the choosing of the other players

Vote on the right hand side

The Chimay Cup: Round Two, First Leg

As the Chimay Cup enters the half way point, the romance is still very much alive and well. The second legs of the second round ties will not take place until after the Christmas break, so how are the remaining contestants fairing as they enter the Christmas break?

Tie One: John G v James G

The Lucky Boy, John G, may be soaring in the league – but you get nothing for a pair (of strikers) in this game. Unfortunately for John G, he can’t hide behind the goal frenzies of Yakubu and Santa Cruz and his rather inept ability to correctly predict score lines is being exposed ruthlessly by James G. Going in to the second leg, James G holds a four point advantage; a two correct scores advantage and a four away points advantage. Still, this is the cup and John G is the Lucky Boy – anything could happen... just don’t bet on it.

Tie Two: Alastair v Andrew

The romance is definitely alive and well in the second tie of the round. Bookies favourite Andrew takes on crowd favourite, Alastair. Once again, Alastair is upsetting the form book and going toe to toe with the reigning Chimay Cup champion. After an explosive win in the first round against John N, Andrew is in a dog fight with Alastair and will go in to the second leg trailing seven points to six. Both players have one correct score line each and there is no apparent away advantage as yet. The tie is on a knife edge, but we’ll have to wait until the New Year to see its exciting climax.

Round Sixteen Weekly Roundup

It was a week that was always going to be tough to predict with the big guns going head to head and some mid table needle matches – the weekly point’s totals reflect that. James G topped the scoring this week with a grand total of seven thanks to two correct predictions, making him the guru of the week. Tim did his Michael Jackson impression, coming in a little behind to take second place on six points. He did, of course, correctly predict one score right - continuing his impressive run. This has meant, of course, that James G has stretched his narrow lead at the top of the table to three points.

The story of the week, however, was once again John “Lucky Boy” Gall. He once again managed a paltry three points and has finished this week’s football numbnuts, picking up the Maize award along with John N. However, John’s poor run of form for the past two weeks where has picked up a total of six prediction points has been offset by a goal frenzy by his strikers. For the second week in a row John has benefitted from a hat trick bonus – Santa Cruz firing in three against “plucky little Wigan”. He also picked up a further point from the league’s form striker, Yakubu. So instead of being rock bottom of the table, John G has soared up to just outside the money zone with Andrew only holding third place on his correct scoreline prediction tally. This has also meant that Joel has dropped to his lowest position of the season, down to fifth place.

James E still props up the table, though this is all down to not picking up the double points with correct predictions. James E holds fourth spot on correctly predicting results, but lags desperately in last place on the correct score lines. James G still holds a six point lead on the correct results table.

Two milestones were broken this week – James G and Tim have both broken past the 100 points total barrier for the season; meanwhile John has smashed the twenty point striker points barrier.

From next week striker points will all count for double – not just hat tricks. Hat tricks will still only be worth six points, in accordance with the last week’s poll. A special mention must also go to Alastair – he hasn’t picked up the Maize award now for two weeks.

The full league table can be found here.

The striker points table can be found here.

Round Sixteen Points

Pos	Name	Cor Sc	Cor Re	Points
1	James G	2	5	7
2	Tim	1	5	6
3	Alastair	1	5	6
4	Andrew	1	4	5
5	Joel	1	4	5
6	James E	0	5	5
7	John N	0	3	3
8	John G	0	3	3

Poll Result

The people have spoken. Hat trick points will still only count for six points after the double point point period begins.

The result was as follows:

Should double points for a hat-trick still count with only six weeks to go?

Of Course - 3 votes

Of Course not - 4 votes

Abstain - 1 vote

Round Sixteen Fixtures: 15th & 16th December

Saturday, 15 December 2007

Birmingham v Reading, 15:00

Derby v Middlesbrough, 15:00

Fulham v Newcastle, 17:15

Man City v Bolton, 15:00

Portsmouth v Tottenham, 15:00

Sunderland v Aston Villa, 15:00

West Ham v Everton, 15:00

Wigan v Blackburn, 15:00

Sunday, 16 December 2007

Arsenal v Chelsea, 16:00

Liverpool v Man Utd, 13:30

Congratulations John

As Joel has pointed out, John G has become the first player to break even with his strikers cost to points ratio. A fine piece of striker selection.

The Chimay Cup: Round One, Second Leg

The romance of The Cup is alive and well. This was a tale of minnow giant killings, spirited comebacks only to have victory snatched away by the smallest of margins, a high scoring ding dong and a clash of the titans turning in to a damp squib. What more could you want from a cup competition. It truly is an Amazing Game. Here is the round up:

Tie One: John G v James E

John G held all the aces going to this second leg with a commanding 10 to 6 lead. However James E rose to the challenge and John G started to choke. In the end James E’s 6 v 3 second leg win just fell short of what would surely have been the greatest comeback in Chimay Cup history. John G is lucky to be there, but he moves on to the semi finals with a 13 to 12 aggregate win.

Tie Two: Joel v James G

It was billed as the clash of the titans. Instead it was two legs of mediocrity. James G went in to the game with a slender one point lead. Joel could not get the points when he really needed them this week and a second leg win of 5 to 4 to James G (13/11 on aggregate) was enough to get him through to the next round where he will face “Lucky Boy” John G.

Tie Three: Tim v Alastair

David versus Goliath. Veteran versus rookie. Prediction guru versus Football numbnuts. Giant versus minnow. Oh how the cup throws up little treats for us. If last week Alastair was doing enough to keep in contention, this week he pulled out the big score when it really mattered. An aggregate win of 13 to 11 takes the people’s favourite and underdog into the semis.

Tie Four: John N v Andrew

The highest quality tie of the round. Andrew went into the second leg with a one point advantage and he didn’t let it slip in the lower scoring re-match this week. The highest scoring match up over two legs, Andrew will face giant killer Alastair in the semis with a 15 to 13 aggregate win.

Round Fifteen Weekly Round Up

Another amazing week in The Amazing Football Prediction Game. It was a week of shocks and upsets – and not only in the Premier League, the Chimay Cup too. All this has meant a low scoring week for everyone, but some have taken this to their advantage. This week saw four players change position in the league – the most movement since Round Eight. No change at the top however, with James G, Tim and Andrew holding the money positions. But below that some under-achievers are starting to make their case. Not least Alastair, who finishes the week as the Guru picking up seven points. Andrew and James E were close behind with six points each. The Maize award goes to John G picking up a paltry three points. However, lady luck has been shining on John G this week...

Yakubu’s hat-trick meant that John G picked up the six point bonus points and has propelled him up the table. This has meant the table is all change. John G has gone from also ran two weeks ago to right back in the game in fifth place only a point behind Joel and only four points off a money place. Incredible. Alastair also picked up a couple of bonus points with Tevez’s brace at the weekend. After seven consecutive weeks at the bottom of the table, Alastair has finally hauled himself up to seventh, leaving James E in his wake. John N has sunk down to sixth, but is still very much in the hunt on 87 points – just one behind John G.

Despite a poor week by Tim, he still managed to correctly predict a score line. This takes him to eleven consecutive weeks correctly predicting at least one score line. In doing so he racked up number 21 of the season. James E still languishes in last place on the correct score prediction table with a meagre eight. James G is comfortably ahead on most correct result predictions – a clear five more than second place Andrew. Only six points then separate Andrew and last placed John G – who has fallen behind a resurgent Alastair.

After next week we enter the busy festive season where forty games in 12 days will all be up for predicting! After this weekend all goal scorer points will also count for double, depending on the outcome of the poll. There is plenty to play for.

The poll has been extended due to a draw. If you haven’t already voted, please enter your opinion.

The full league table can be found here.

The striker points table can be found here.

Round Fifteen Points

Pos	Name	Cor Sc	Cor Re	Points
1	Alastair	1	6	7
2	Andrew	1	5	6
3	James E	1	5	6
4	John N	1	4	5
5	Tim	1	4	5
6	James G	0	5	5
7	Joel	0	4	4
8	John G	0	3	3

The Poll

I have extended the poll because it was 3 votes for and 3 votes against at the closing time. Can the two people who haven't voted please vote - you have until Tuesday. If there is still no clear winner, then the rule will not be changed - double points will still count for hat tricks.

Mid-week Bonus Point for James G

Adebayor scored in Arsenal's 1-1 draw with Newcastle on Wednesday, giving James G a bonus point.

Round Fifteen Fixtures 8th & 9th December

Saturday, 08 December 2007

Aston Villa v Portsmouth, 12:45

Chelsea v Sunderland, 15:00

Everton v Fulham, 15:00

Man Utd v Derby, 15:00

Newcastle v Birmingham, 15:00

Reading v Liverpool, 17:15

Sunday, 09 December 2007

Blackburn v West Ham, 16:00

Bolton v Wigan, 15:00

Middlesbrough v Arsenal, 13:30

Tottenham v Man City, 15:00

The Chimay Cup: Round One, Leg One

An incredible first week in the Chimay Cup. Here is the round up:

Tie One: John G v James E

An incredible week for John G, scoring ten points, has put him in a comfortable position going in to the second leg with James E only managing to score six points. It means he will need to score at least four more points than John G next week to be within a chance of progressing. John G will be on the away leg next week week with a two correct score prediction advantage.

Tie Two: Joel v James G

It was billed as the clash of the titans. As it happens it is turning in to more of a street brawl. Both players correctly predicted a score each, but James G will go in to the second leg with the slight advantage, being seven points to six up. All to play for.

Tie Three: Tim v Alastair

Only Tim’s correct score prediction separates these two at the moment. To think this was seen as the draw everyone wanted, Alastair is now is going in to the second leg with the real possibility of a giant killing feat still very much possible. They are tied at six points a piece going in to the second leg.

Tie Four: John N v Andrew

These two have provided the most interest in the league so far this season, swapping place on an almost weekly basis lately. It has also proved to be the highest quality tie. Both players correctly predicted two correct scores each and have the highest aggregate score of any tie in round one so far. Andrew will go in to the second leg with the advantage, leading nine points to eight and with the away point’s advantage on his side too. All to play for in this tie too though.

Round Fourteen Weekly Roundup

The Amazing Football Prediction Game is just that – amazing. This week it was all about two men. John Gall took the Guru award this week with a fine performance – scoring ten points including two correct score predictions. While this points haul has put John G right back in the game, Andrew Robb was this week’s real winner. He bagged nine points with two correct predictions and a further three bonus points thanks to a brace of goals from Robbie Keane and a single from Torres. This has seen Andrew storm up the table and overtake not only his arch rival in the league, John N, he has stormed past amazing football predictor veteran Joel too. This has put him in money zone.

While Tim only managed five correct result predictions this week, he did manage to correctly predict a score once again – thus saving himself from his first ever Maize award. He was also saved by Ronaldo who scored two goals on Monday which prevented James G from extending his lead by anymore than two points. An average week for Joel, scoring seven points, has proved costly as he has slipped a position to fourth. However, it was left to Alastair and James E to prop up the table this week as they could only get six points each and no correct predictions – landing them with this week’s Maize award. It also means that they are now well adrift of the rest of the pack as we enter December.

On a more positive note for Tim, he has reached a landmark this week – he predicted his twentieth correct result of the season – the first man to do so. Joel picked up his seventeenth correct prediction, putting him in second place of the correct score predictors. James E is stuck on seven correct predictions, putting him at the bottom of the table. The correct result prediction table is still led by James G who broke the eighty barrier this week to go on to eighty-one points. He leads Tim who is on seventy-six. Alastair props up the correct result prediction table with seventy.

There is a new poll to vote in. Click here for details.

The full league table can be found here.

Round Fourteen Points

Pos	Name	Cor Sc	Cor Re	Points
1	John G	2	8	10
2	Andrew	2	7	9
3	John N	2	6	8
4	James G	1	7	8
5	Joel	1	6	7
6	Tim	1	5	6
7	Alastair	0	6	6
8	James E	0	6	6

New Poll

As you will be aware, for the final six weeks of the Amazing Football Prediction Game all strikers points will count for double. Currently strikers' also score double points if they score a hat-trick. Therefore, as per the current rules, a striker who scores a hat trick in the final six weeks of play will score 12 points for his three goals. Is this too many?

The new poll asks whether during the final six weeks of the game, should the amount of points a striker gets for a hat trick be 6 or 12 points?

Vote in the poll on the right...