Stevie_J Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 (edited) Been having a think about how to run the cup this season and I think it's going to go a little something like this (I may tweak it, if anyone points out any glaring flaws in my plan): We have 33 players. To get that down to a cup-friendly number, this year's cup competition will have a group stage, with one group of 5 players (Group A) and seven groups of 4 players (Groups B, C, D, E, F, G and H). Each player will play each of the other players from their Group (three group fixtures for the Groups of 4 and four fixtures for Group A). The outcome of each fixture will be determined by the players' prediction points for the relevant Latics fixture. A win = 3 Group pts, draw = 1pt, loss = 0pts in the Group standings. Group placings for players level on Group points will be determined by prediction points difference, then prediction points for. In the event players are level on Group points and prediction points difference and prediction points for, at the end of the Group stage, placing will be determined by the closest attendance prediction in the final Group fixture. The top two players from each Group go through to a round of 16. The Group draw will be coming in the next few weeks. Fixtures as follows [amended, following postponement of Millwall (h), Blackpool (a), Blackpool (h), Swindon (h)]: 19 Dec 2015 - Coventry (a) - Stage 1 Group fixtures 26 Dec 2015 - Doncaster (h) - Stage 2 Group fixtures 2 Jan 2016 - Colchester (h) - Stage 3 Group fixtures 16 Jan 2016 - Bradford (a) - Stage 4 Group fixtures 13 Feb 2016 - Wigan (a) - Stage 5 Group fixtures 12 Mar 2016 - Sheffield Utd (a)- Round of 16 15 Mar 2016 - Blackpool (h) - Round of 16 replay 26 Mar 2016 - Burton (a) - Quarter Final 28 Mar 2016 - Chesterfield (h) - Quarter Final replay 16 Apr 2016 - Fleetwood (a) - Semi Final 23 Apr 2016 - Crewe (h) - Semi Final replay 30 Apr - Millwall (a) - Final 8 May - Coventry (h) - Final replay For the knockout stage players will be drawn against each other and their scores for the abovementioned fixtures will dictate who progresses to the next round. In the event of a draw, there will be a replay taken from the replay fixtures listed above. In the event of another draw, the predictor with the closest attendance prediction in the replay will progress. In the very unlikely event that they remain tied, we will draw lots. Group fixtures will be: Stage 1: Team 1 v Team 2; Team 3 v Team 4 (all Groups) Stage 2: Team 1 v Team 3; Team 4 v Team 5 (Group A only) Stage 3: Team 1 v Team 4; Team 2 v Team 5 (Group A) Team 1 v Team 3; Team 2 v Team 4 (Groups B to H) Stage 4: Team 2 v Team 4; Team 3 v Team 5 (Group A only) Stage 5: Team 1 v Team 5; Team 2 v Team 3 (Group A) Team 1 v Team 4; Team 2 v Team 3 (Groups B to H) Numbers for the draws will be: Disjointed Handsy LaticsPete DavidCollinge warwickshire latics JoeP stevesidg Bristolatic JoshOWTB NewBlue rosa underdog rudemedic lookerstandandy aidan_latics Kusunga_Is_God jorvik_latic Stevie_J astottie SAV GravityGrave LaticsChris laticdickovarmy Latics_Fanatic milnrow latics Laticsbiffo HarryBosch Andy-latic Carl Waters Ex_pat 24hoursfromtulsehill nzlatic Zorrro Edited March 6, 2016 by Stevie_J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Great idea. You must have worked really hard dredging up the old Prediction Champions League thread proposals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 Great idea. You must have worked really hard dredging up the old Prediction Champions League thread proposals.I would have done if they'd contained anything more than baseless posturing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 I would have done if they'd contained anything more than baseless posturing. All I'm saying is the format you've come up with is amazingly similar to my idea. It might even give the cup some credibility. Fair play to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolatic Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 (edited) Been having a think about how to run the cup this season and I think it's going to go a little something like this (I may tweak it, if anyone points out any glaring flaws in my plan): We have 33 players. To get that down to a cup-friendly number, this year's cup competition will have a group stage, with one group of 5 players (Group A) and seven groups of 4 players (Groups B, C, D, E, F, G and H). I like it. I hope your kids are prepared for a marathon. Great idea. You must have worked really hard dredging up the old Prediction Champions League thread proposals. All I'm saying is the format you've come up with is amazingly similar to my idea. It might even give the cup some credibility. Fair play to you. So, is it safe to assume that your Kerry Packer style breakaway competition never took off? That's the thing, you see. Those who run this sort of thing are died in the wool professionals, not someone who thinks, "Oh, this is easy. I'll give it a bash and the sheep will follow". Because, sometimes, the sheep run the opposite way to the sheepdog. Edited October 12, 2015 by Bristolatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshOWTB Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Sounds good. Might have to work a bit harder to win this year though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Sounds good. Might have to work a bit harder to win this year though. Everyone knows the cup is about luck and not work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted December 10, 2015 Author Share Posted December 10, 2015 Group stage draw coming up tonight, hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Group stage draw coming up tonight, hopefully. The usual hot balls farrago I presume. Can't wait. Zzzzzzz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookersstandandy Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 One assumes the draw is tonight.....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted December 11, 2015 Author Share Posted December 11, 2015 Computer problems last night. The draw is done and will be posted tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted December 11, 2015 Author Share Posted December 11, 2015 Still having problems with my laptop, so I'm having to post the plain video without captions or music or anything.Edit: Issues now resolved. New video below: Group A Handsy SAV LaticsChris Carl Waters 24hoursfromtulsehill Group B milnrow latics rudemedic astottie Andy-latic Group C Latics_Fanatic laticdickovarmy stevesidg Laticsbiffo Group D aidan_latics Zorrro DavidCollinge NewBlue Group E Bristolatic HarryBosch Kusunga_Is_God nzlatic Group F jorvik_latic LaticsPete JoshOWTB lookerstandandy Group G GravityGrave rosa Ex_pat Stevie_J Group H underdog Disjointed warwickshire latics JoeP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted December 11, 2015 Author Share Posted December 11, 2015 Therefore, tomorrow's Cup fixtures are: Group A Handsy v SAV LaticsChris v Carl Waters Group B milnrow latics v rudemedic astottie v Andy-latic Group C Latics_Fanatic v laticdickovarmy stevesidg v Laticsbiffo Group D aidan_latics v Zorrro DavidCollinge v NewBlue Group E Bristolatic v HarryBosch Kusunga_Is_God v nzlatic Group F jorvik_latic v LaticsPete JoshOWTB v lookerstandandy Group G GravityGrave v rosa Ex_pat v Stevie_J Group H underdog v Disjointed warwickshire latics v JoeP 24hoursfromtulsehill has no cup fixture this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookersstandandy Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Brilliant. Thanks Stevie_J, Ely_J and Joe_J. Great choice of music.... reminds me of Milligan's shortlisted goal of the month back heel at Maine Road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 The above fixtures now roll forward to this weekend's game at Coventry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Group placings for players level on Group points will be determined by prediction points difference. I like this. My Pawel's law correct attendance prediction effectively gives me a 1 pt head start over the others in my group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 The above fixtures now roll forward to this weekend's game at Coventry. I'll just sit around doing nothing again. Cup competition = heavy squad rotation. The firsts can have another week in Dubai with their gawdy birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookersstandandy Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 I'll just sit around doing nothing again...... ...isn't that just a normal weekend for you...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 ...isn't that just a normal weekend for you...? It's pretty much a normal week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolatic Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 It's pretty much a normal week. It's pretty much a normal lifetime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted December 19, 2015 Author Share Posted December 19, 2015 First round of group stage results: Group A Handsy 2-1 SAV LaticsChris 0-0 Carl Waters Group B milnrow latics 0-7 rudemedic astottie 0-0 Andy-latic Group C Latics_Fanatic 4-0 laticdickovarmy stevesidg 1-0 Laticsbiffo Group D aidan_latics 0-0 Zorrro DavidCollinge 1-1 NewBlue Group E Bristolatic 4-4 HarryBosch Kusunga_Is_God 0-0 nzlatic Group F jorvik_latic 2-2 LaticsPete JoshOWTB 0-2 lookerstandandy Group G GravityGrave 1-2 rosa Ex_pat 8-3 Stevie_J Group H underdog 9-1 Disjointed warwickshire latics 1-1 JoeP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handsy Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 How's it scored thought I scored 2 points today ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted December 19, 2015 Author Share Posted December 19, 2015 How's it scored thought I scored 2 points today ? You're right - I had you down as two points for the draw. That was a typo, sorry. I've corrected the above. Now you can see why Bristolatic takes care of the league tables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolatic Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 What a cracking game. Eight goals, two penalties, two red cards, sloppy defending for HarryBosch's stoppage time equaliser. The replay won't be easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Absolutely tonked, the lads had the xmas bash Friday night, not ideal preparation, but it was one hell of a night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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