Bristolatic

I'd have next door neighbor's cat starting before Maguire

All of 'em because they're better than what we've got. Well, mostly. Certainly Clarke-Harris, Doyle, Lang and Surridge.

Forgive me, but where did the 'Ex players and that' go? Could have sworn it was round here somewhere.

Missilou has gone to Swindon; didn't stay long at Northampton, did he? We'll see him back at BP next season. Curtis Main gone to Shrewsbury.

This is an update and edit of an earlier post. Please help us by using both systems for the Scunthorpe match. Because I wasn't watching today's match and only listening, I've spent the entire afternoon swapping stuff over. I really don't want to do it again next Saturday.

Doesn't look as though you've put a pred in the current system either. I'll look into it and do it for you.

On the far right hand side of your prediction. You'll also see it on the page where you can view everyone's preds. If it's not showing, maybe it's bigger than your page is showing, so you might need to scroll across? Just a thought. And the reason we're changing it again is because a number of players said that their preds had disappeared after posting and, as there was no obvious solution, we've been looking at a better system. There were also complaints that they couldn't see each others preds, so an extra sheet was put in as a stopgap. Now, you can see everything. Hopefully.

It's almost consigned to the bin now. @oafcmetty tweaked it last year, but it is gradually having it's last hurrah. A bit like me, past its best.

Absolutely fine; it all checks out. Thanks.

No, that won't happen as long as they use the current system. We'll still calculate the points from the current system, but we still need everyone to use both so we can cross check that all the results and tables come out the same. If they don't use the new system for the next two games, it just creates more work for us to do matching everything up and, as I've said in other posts, the current system will not be available from the Exeter game onwards. I'll be updating my last post above from time to time today as players post their preds (hopefully, in both systems!).

At kick-off today in the Salford match, the following had posted in the old system, but had not done in the new one. Can you all please replicate your preds in both systems for the Scunthorpe match? If you can't recall what they are, you will be able to see them here Please help us by using both from now on, otherwise all of @oafcmetty's hard work will be made that bit harder for us. @aidan_latics @Hometownclub @Ryan @Gentleman @BP1960 Lawman, @tGWB @stevesidg @Brisbaneblue @Londonboy @dannyboy55555 @futchers briefs @GlossopLatic @pcassist @laticsrblue @MrPartyPants6 @24hoursfromtulsehill The following had predicted in the new system, but not in the current one. @oafcmad09 @Mdireland88 @CoreyECFC @mackin89 @Latics_Fanatic Thanks to those that have posted in both. I've cross checked them and they all replicate each other. A couple of players have already posted preds for Match 28 (Scunthorpe) in the current system. That's fine and you can post them in the new system at any time. In fact, you could complete the entire season's preds if you had a mind to. We now have 22 predictions to copy over either one way or the other. Thanks folks.

Bloody hell. Good ol' @disjointed. He got his predictions exactly the same in both systems. We need to recruit him to iron out any upcoming problems.

Click on your Username in the top right hand corner in the new system. That will take you to 'Manage Your Account'. On the left hand side of that screen, you can click on 'Email' and 'Password' where you can change them. That should set you up OK. When you've done that, I'll get @oafcmetty to check it's all gone through OK.

No worries. Your preds are there in both systems and they match. Any further problems, give us a shout.

Agreed. Looks very swish.

For the last several weeks, @oafcmetty has spent God knows how many hours devising a new, and better, system. He and I have done a number of dummy runs now, changing bits here, improving bits there. There's a complete 'User Guide' below, so please read through it, follow the links and it will all come together. But, before you do that, please join me in thanking @oafcmetty for giving up so much of his spare time to create this for all of us . I think Mrs Metty has forgotten what he looks like! Here it is: ==================================================================================================================== The new prediction site is now live! You can access it here: https://owtbpredictionleague.azurewebsites.net/*IMPORTANT* - whilst we've tested the site over the past few weeks, there always exists the possibility that some bugs may remain. As such, we're planning to "parallel run" for the upcoming Salford and Scunthorpe games - by this we mean we'd like all users to enter predictions in both systems where possible. This will enable us to make sure any issues are ironed out before we fully switch to the new system, and gives us a fallback in case anything goes wrong with the new site! Please enter the same prediction in both systems - if you enter different ones (please don't!), the entry in the *old* system will be the one that counts. Usual time cut-off limits (10 minutes before kick-off) will continue to apply. If you've already predicted for those two games and can't remember your prediction, PM me (I'll probably see that quicker than a post in the thread as I get reminders) and I'll let you know what your prediction is. If we have the same predictions in both systems, we can do an extra cross check to make doubly sure it's all working as it should.--Signing Up--1. Open the page: https://owtbpredictionleague.azurewebsites.net/2. Click 'Register' in the top right3. Enter your email address and choose a password (you'll need to confirm your registration, so please use a valid email address)4. You'll soon receive a confirmation email - this may go to your spam/junk folder, please check these before contacting us!5. Click the link in the email to confirm your registration6. Click login, and enter your credentials - you'll now be logged in to the site7. Click the 'Hello...' message in the top right - this will take you to the account section8. Select your OWTB username from the dropdown and click Save - this will associate your OWTB account to your prediction account (see section 5 below).There are a number of areas on the new site, which you will see by the opening this link to the image https://i.ibb.co/HgCbMjf/image.png - these will be expanded on further below:1. Prediction Entry pageThis is where you enter your predictions. Enter your username in the relevant field (this will be pre-populated if you've linked your account here to your OWTB username - see section 5 below). This can be overtyped if needed, e.g. BP1960/Lawman. Then select the match you want to predict for. The site will only let you predict for each match once, so if you get an error, you've probably already predicted and you'll need to edit rather than predicting again! As the badges show, it's *always* Oldham on the left, opposition on the right, regardless of whether we're at home or away. First scorer dropdown is only enabled if you pick us to score a goal. Attendance can be left at 0 - no points scored if no fans allowed in! Click submit, and you should see your prediction at the top of the list!https://i.ibb.co/zf9435Z/image.png2. Prediction ListHere you can see all the entries to date. Pretty self explanatory! Last edit date is used to determine if entries are too late or not - @Bristolatic's decision is final (I've been told)! Once you've made a prediction you'll see a link to edit it if you need to - this is effectively the same view as the prediction entry page. This will obviously update the last edit date, so be wary of not editing past the deadline. Void indicates predictions @Bristolatic has flagged as not to be scored - this will be used for those submitted past the cut-off. You can use the filters at the top of the page to only view entries made by a specific user, or for a specific match (or both together for a user/match prediction). Once the scores have been processed for a match, the entries will be locked and no longer available to edit, to preserve an audit trail. You'll see the (real) preds for the last 4 matches have been entered - this was for testing purposes, feel free to ignore them!https://i.ibb.co/LgQsTtj/image.png3. Weekly Score ListThis is where the scores for each week are captured. Again, pretty self explanatory. Nothing to do on this page, just look at the scores! There are filters so you can pull back scores per user, per week, per division (1=prem...4=L2), or any combo you like. The correct scores (hopefully!) for the Mansfield, Walsall, Newport and Cheltenham games are in there. There's also a row for each user for match 21 - this is the cumulative score for each user prior to the Mansfield game, to enable us to generate the right tables.https://i.ibb.co/gjLZsg3/image.png4. League TablesDoes what it says on the tin - one page per table. League tables can be viewed without needing to login.https://i.ibb.co/17Y1qM2/image.png5. User Admin AreaBy clicking the 'Hello...' message up the top, you enter the user admin area. The 'Profile' section lets you allocate your account to your OWTB username. PLEASE DO THIS! It makes your, and our, lives easier. Eliminates typos, etc etc. Until you do, your email will be your username. The 'Email' section lets you update your email address. 'Password' lets you change your password.https://i.ibb.co/Vj5kDgz/image.png6. Email RemindersThe site is configured to give the mods the ability to send out reminder emails to those who haven't predicted for an upcoming match. Users who have already predicted for the match *will not* receive this reminder, so it's only for the forgetful! However, we appreciate not everyone will want to receive reminder mails, so you can opt out here. Click the 'add additional opt out' link and tick the checkbox in the subsequent screen and save - this will opt you out of reminder mails. You can opt back in at any time by editing the entry in the list.https://i.ibb.co/F4sXtYj/image.pngAnd that's it! Happy predicting. Any issues, ping @oafcmetty or @Bristolatic on here. Mods, can you please pin this so that it's always there for players to refer to? Thanks.

Neal Eardley gone to Barrow on loan from Burton for the rest of the season.

I was at that one, and I'm 90% certain it kicked off at 2pm, but my memory ain't what it once was.

Kieran Lee signs 18 month deal with Noblot.

Such sad news. Sincere condolences to John and all his family.

Patrick McEleney playing for Dundalk against Arsenal in the Europa League tonight. Dummigan on the bench.

No, but he's still got that stupid little half pony tail.

Been watching Stevenage v Hull City. Tom Eaves played full game for Hull and I can see why he doesn't get much game time. Constantly offside and awful first touch. Scored from the spot in first half, but missed his pen in the shoot out. Cliff Byrne on Hull's management team.

Very talented player. Not very tall, but difficult to shake off the ball. RIP Albert.

Yep. I'm one.