Inter-Forum CHAMPIONSHIP Positions Game 2014-15

[daib0]

This fun game is to be an ongoing monthly competition for the Championship league placings during the 2014-15 season, and is going to be quite different from the much bigger Inter-Forum Premier League positions game (organized by Reading “RR” & Sunderland “BCC” forums, as most of you will well know by now).

For this CHAMPIONSHIP positions game we are looking ONLY at your predictions for the top six (promotion/play-off) positions, the (relegation) bottom three, and YOUR OWN TEAM’S own exact league position as you see it. You guess ONCE only – right now! – then sit back and enjoy. Think very carefully, with head not heart, as this selection will be with you all season, no later altering!! But the idea is that this becomes a MONTHLY updated competition where points are gained and added on monthly according to your initial selection.

It will be a highly select competition, unlike the Premier League Positions Game which had nearly 700 entrants last season; only these special championship forums have been invited –

Blackburn ‘Rovers Talk’
Blackpool ‘Back Henry Street’
Bournemouth ‘Court Offside’
Leeds ‘LUFC Talk’
Nottingham Forest – ‘The A Block’
Reading ‘Royals Rendezvous’



So to the POINTS – how do you SCORE?

- A very easy system indeed! Depending on the real Championship table on every FIRST day of the month I’ll be adding points to your previous month’s running score and these points will be:

A)
TOP 6 - For every team you correctly predict in top 6 – ONE point (example, you put Forest 3rd but they are 5th). For an exact placing in top 6 – 2 bonus points = 3 POINTS in total for that team (example, you put Forest 3rd and they are indeed 3rd).

B)
BOTTOM 3 - For every team correctly predicted in bottom 3 – ONE point. For an exact placing in bottom 3 – 2 bonus points = 3 POINTS in total for that team (so works in the same way as top 6).

C)
YOUR OWN TEAM choice placement will score like this:
An exact placing = 5 points / one-placing out = 4 points (e.g. you said 8th but we’re 9th) / two placings out = 3 points / three placings out = 2 points / and four placings out = 1 point.



Notes, hopefully to avoid any possible conflict or complaint! –

• You can of course name YOUR TEAM where you like – 3rd, 12th, 15th or whatever, but if you name them in the top 6, or bottom 3, and the club is indeed in one of those positions at any monthly qualifying point, then your score will show points BOTH for concept of a general position and for an individual prediction position [e.g. you put Leeds 3rd and they are in real life 2nd – well, that’s both 1 pts for a general table position + 4 pts for the specific one spot out = 5 points]. Therefore, maximum for any one team per month is 8 points [3 + 5]!
• Everyone HAS to guess by the day before the Championship match kicks off (first match is on Friday 8th August so predictions by Thursday 7th August), no later entrants accepted otherwise these would obviously have a stronger advantage.
• Also, the league table is solely for POSITIONS allocations, regardless of whether some teams have played more games or not on the first day of a particular month … goal difference, scorers, and anything else do not come in to it!
• You predict once (as said) and we add up the points. There will be large differences of points as the season progresses, and so you stay in the game unless you write to me with the contrary. Please don’t though; don’t take it too seriously, it’s just a bit of innocent fun!
• There will be points given for August, and final prediction for the May end of season table which counts for DOUBLE points in every regard even although the season officially finishes on the 2nd May - should be an exciting finish!!


Winners:
Are to be crowned with honorary Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and diplomas of honour for 4th and 5th spots too! And for national and Reading fans a recognition of immortality in the Royals Rendezvous Hall of Fame!


To get started - Entries are to be in by the day before season starts (that’s AUG 7th - and until 11.59 pm!!). And these first points are awarded on 1st September or shortly after for how the league table really looks on the night of 31th August 2013 (after any league game that day if there were one/some).


Further predictions
No further predictions are needed! Remember, your only post in by 7th August …
Come in and have fun!!

[daib0]

So – how do you post? Easy-peasy!! Takes 20 seconds, no more … with YOUR OWN team selections of course. Entries in by (AUG 7th - and until 11.59 pm!!). Remember - just positions team names only! Like mine below …



daibo’s entry -
1 – Derby County
2 – Nottingham Forest
3 – Fulham
4 – Wigan Athletic
5 – Wolves
6 – Leeds United

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22 – Huddersfield Town
23 – Charlton Athletic
24 – Millwall


Reading’s Position – 11th
(name YOUR team here)




First points are awarded on 1st September or shortly after for how the league table really looks on the night of 31th August 2013.



Not hurry at all yet!

[Selby White]

Selby White
1 – Cardiff City
2 – Norwich City
3 – Derby County
4 – Wigan Athletic
5 – Leeds Utd
6 – Ipswich Town

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22 – Millwall
23 – Charlton Athletic
24 – Blackpool


Leeds utd Position – 5th

[daib0]

That's it!!
Already over half-a-dozen in first day ...

[cheffy007]

1. Cardiff
2. Fulham
3. Derby
4. Forest
5. Bournemouth
6.Brighton

22. Millwall
23. Blackpool
24. Brentford

LEEDS 9th

[SiMamu]

SiMamu

1. Derby County
2. Cardiff City
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3. Fulham
4. Wigan Athletic
5. Brighton & Hove Albion
6. Wolverhampton Wanderers
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10. Leeds United
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22. Birmingham City
23. Brentford
24. Blackpool

[+15]

1 Derby
2 Fulham
3 Brighton
4 Wigan
5 Blackburn
6 Reading

8 Leeds

22 Rotheram
23 Birmingham
24 Blackpool

I almost put Leeds in 5th but changed my mind as I don't want to put a hoodoo on us.

[Deleted User 2747]

1. Fulham
2. Derby
3. Wigan
4. Brighton
5. Wolves
6. Ipswich


13.Leeds


22. Charlton
23. Birmingham
24. Blackpool



Leeds 13th

(My attempt to be realistic about Leeds - I hope I'm wrong!)

Really wanted to put Norwich at the bottom!!

[NottinghamWhite]

This is going to be a hard season to predict but here goes.

1. Cardiff
2. Wolves
3. Wigan
4. Norwich
5. Nottingham Forest
6. Fulham

14. Leeds United

22. Blackpool
23. Brentford
24. Millwall

[Deleted User 2747]

This is going to be a hard season to predict but here goes.

1. Cardiff
2. Wolves
3. Wigan
4. Norwich
5. Nottingham Forest
6. Fulham

14. Leeds United

22. Blackpool
23. Brentford
24. Millwall

Wow, no Derby up there - very interesting!! I actually put a bet on Wolves to win the Championship, cos it was great odds, I do think they will do really well!