England - Prediction game (not a draft...)

*** If possible Mods, please keep this here until the first matchday of the EPL season before moving into Games & Fantasy***

Ok, let's see who knows most about English soccer...

I'll ask anyone who wants to play to select 12 teams while respecting the different categories.

The goal is to accumulate the most points following this system, while the big prize is the admiration (not guaranteed ) from fellow BigSoccer members

- 3 pts per win, 1 per draw (League, Cup and continental games)
- 20 bonus pts per ligue title (Premier, Championship, League One, League two, Conference)
- 10 pts per promoted team
- 10 pts for European qualification
- 25 pts for FA Cup win / CL winner or UEFA Cup winner, 15 pts for losing finalist
- 15 pts for League Cup / LDV Vans Cup or FA Trophy, 10 pts for losing finalist

To select your 14 teams, please respect the following categories:

Premiership:
1) One out of Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United or Liverpool

2) One out of Newcastle, Aston Villa, Charlton, Bolton, Fulham, Birmingham, Middlesbrough or Southampton

3) One out of Portsmouth, Tottenham, Blackburn, Man City, Everton, Norwich, WBA or Crystal Palace

Championship or Old D1:

4 & 5) Two out of Leicester, Leeds, Wolves, Sunderland, West Ham, Ipswich, Wigan, Sheffield United, Reading, Millwall, Stoke or Coventry

6) One out of Cardiff, Nottingham Forest, Preston North End, Watford, Rotherham, Crewe Alexandra, Burnley, Derby County, Gillingham, Plymouth, QPR or Brighton & Hove Albion

League One or Old D2:

7 & 8) Two out of Walsall, Bradford City, Milton Keynes, Bristol City, Swindon, Hartlepool, Port Vale, Tranmere, Barnsley, Luton, Colchester or Blackpool

9) One out of Wrexham, Bournemouth, Oldham, Sheffield Wednesday, Brentford, Peterborough, Stockport, Chesterfield, Doncaster, Hull, Torquay or Huddersfield

League Two or Old D3:

10 & 11) Two out of Grimsby, Rushden & Diamonds, Notts County, Wycombe, Mansfield, Northampton, Lincoln, Yeovil, Oxford, Swansea, Boston, Bury, Cambridge, Cheltenham, Bristol Rovers, Kidderminster, Southend, Darlington, Leyton Orient, Macclesfield, Rochdale, Scunthorpe, Chester or Shrewsbury

Conference:

12) One out of Accrington Stanley, Aldershot Town, Barnet, Burton Albion, Canvey Island, Carlisle United, Crawley Town, Dagenham and Redbridge, Exeter City, Farnborough Town, Forest Green Rovers, Gravesend and Northfleet, Halifax Town, Hereford United, Leigh RMI, Morecambe, Northwich Victoria, Scarborough, Stevenage Borough, Tamworth, Woking or York City

Please use the followinf format when posting your selections:
EPL-1
EPL-2
EPL-3
CH-1
CH-2
CH-3
L1-1
L1-2
L1-3
L2-1
L2-2
CONF-1

You can modify your picks (please state complete list if so) until the first matchday of the EPL.

I'll update points once a week or more depending on available time.

Good luck to you all...

 

Montréal United selection's

EPL-1 Chelsea
EPL-2 Newcastle
EPL-3 Tottenham Hotspur
CH-1 Wolves
CH-2 Ipswich
CH-3 Nottingham Forest
L1-1 Tranmere
L1-2 Bristol City
L1-3 Hull
L2-1 Rushden & Diamonds
L2-2 Boston
CONF-1 Barnet

 

I now officially hate you... (just kidding )

Only 3 weeks until kickoff, even if less members are in that what I expected, I'll try to calculate the points as fast as possible.

 

Thanks for playing ibreak4coffee.

Leeds... Wow, I didn't think anyone would take a chance on them.

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Remember, if you suddenly feel bad about a pick (which I do...), you can still change them before the big kickoff.

 

Helpful guide for those who don't really know the lower leagues...

MK Dons

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/feature?id=305839&cc=5739

 

Thanks to everyone coming in!!!

We're up to 13...

Still a few days to make your choices.

For the updates, please give me time to come in Monday morning to post it.

 

Standings coming up later today...

I'll accept teams until Friday PM. Then it's too late...

 

First standings

RobB - 48
JayRockers! - 45
Wingtips - 43
ibreakcoffee - 43
Danielkerr - 42
GersMan - 41
blackjack - 40
Pazarius - 40
Montréal United - 39
elfergi - 39
Boro_lad - 38
Owlette - 38
Quango - 34

 

I'll post more detail later on your breakdown.

Let's say Rob_b is got a super start in the Championship and L1 with the best total in those two categories (15 & 19 pts). Kudos on being the only one with Wigan (7pts) and Luton (9pts).

For comparaison, Quango, you've got 8 & 12...



BTW, no love for Man United. No one picked Sir Alex's team.

 

Update after this weekend's play...

Pazarius 73
ibreakcoffee 70
JayRockers! 69
RobB 69
panicfc 67
Wingtips 66
Boro_lad 65
Owlette 65
210597 63
Montréal United 62
blackjack 60
elfergi 59
Danielkerr 58
GersMan 55
Quango 49