Welcome back, i hope you are all suitably relaxed following the mid-season break.
We've had a strategic review here at CL Towers over the Christmas period. Sadly, I was charged with:
1. forgetting to put up the fixtures on occassions
2. failing to compile the results and post an updated table frequently enough
3. making mistakes with the scoring
4. subjecting our loyal band of forecasters to my pathetic weekly stand-up routine
5. using loyal and respected poster Off It as a regular target for crude abuse
We received applications and calls of interest from up to 40 individuals, some ex international forecasters, but following the review it was decided that i was the best man to lead us forecasting into 2009.
So the deal is this. Before i get the opportunity to temporary loan some fixtures from La Liga and the Bundesliga, pick three games from the list below (excluding crossed through fixtures). If you predict the right result, ie a win, loss or draw, you get 1 point. If you get the scoreline exactly right, ie 2-0, 1-1, you get 3 points. Those blowing a raspberry (scoring nil point) run the risk of having to forecast next weeks results with their trousers round their ankles.
Barclays Premier League
Arsenal v Bolton
Aston Villa v West Brom, (Sat 12:45 )
Everton v Hull
Fulham v Blackburn
Middlesbrough v Sunderland
Newcastle v West Ham
Portsmouth v Man City
Stoke v Liverpool (Sat 17:30)
Man Utd v Chelsea (Sun 14.00)
Wigan v Tottenham (Sun 13.30)
The Coca-Cola Football League Championship
Barnsley v Southampton
Blackpool v Birmingham
Burnley v Swansea (Sat 17.20)
Cardiff v Derby
Charlton v Nottm Forest
Doncaster v Bristol City
Ipswich v Sheff Wed
Plymouth v Crystal Palace
QPR v Coventry
Sheff Utd v Norwich
Wolverhampton v Preston
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Everton 2 Hull 0
Portsmouth 2 Man City 2
Charlton v Forest 2-1
Wolverhampton v Preston 2-1
Everton v Hull 1-0
Sheff Utd v Norwich 1-0
CHARLTON ATH V NOTTS FOREST 5-1
DONCASTER V BRIZZLE CITY 0-3
Stoke v Liverpool 0-2
Wolverhampton v Preston 2-0
Man Utd 1 1 Chelsea
Wigan 2 1 Tottenham
Charlton 2 0 Nottm Forest
Ipswich v Sheff Wed 1-0
Plymouth v Crystal Palace 0-1
Aston Villa v West Brom 3-1
Portsmouth v Man City 2-2
Fulham 1-1 Blackburn
Middlesbrough 1-1 Sunderland
Fulham v Blackburn 2-0
Middlesbrough v Sunderland 2-0
Fulham 1-0 Blackburn
Sheff Utd 3-1 Norwich
Boro v Sunderland 1-2
CAFC v Notts F. 0-2
Sheff utd 2 Norwich 0
Wolves 3 Preston 1
Aston Villa 3-1 West Brom
Wolverhampton 2-1 Preston
Everton v Hull 2-0
Stoke v Liverpool 0-2
Everton 2-0 Hull
Newcastle 2-0 West Ham
Plymouth 2 - 1 CPFC
CAFC 8 - 7 Notts Forest
Everton 1 Hull 0
Burnley 2 Swansea 1
Wolves 2-0 Preston
Sheff Utd 2-0 Norwich
Everton 2 v 1 Hull
QPR 2 v 1 Coventry
Man U 1 v 1 Chelsea
Middlesboro 1 v 1 Sunderland
Newcastle v West Ham 0-0
Plymouth v Crystal Palace 2-1
QPR 2-0 Coventry
Sheff Utd 1-0 Norwich
Everton v Hull 3-1
Fulham v Blackburn 2-1
Everton v Hull 2-1
Wolverhampton v Preston 2-0
QPR 1-1 Coventry
Cardiff 2 v 0 Derby
Everton 3 v Hull 0
Cardiff 1 v Derby 1
Blackpool v Birmingham 1-2
Wolverhampton v Preston 3-1
Aston villa 2 West brom 0
middlesboro 1 sunderland 2
Sheff Utd v Norwich 2-1
Wolverhampton v Preston 3=1