Predictions league?

[NUFAN]

This is going to be good fun, especially if we get a few more people interested.

Marc, when can we enter in our selections? When is the latest possible time you will accept entries for any given match?

 

[Blaze 18]

How many do we need to get this up and running ?

 

[marc71178]

I hope it'll go as it did in the past - will open a new thread for each game, and set the closing time for each game when I open the thread - usually an hour or 2 before the game starts.

 

[cricfan077]

im in too

 

[alternative]

Awesome stuff Marc!

Just noticed this, and it was good when we had it before and i hope it's the same this time as well.

 

[biased indian]

have a doubt that since it separate thread lot of people are missing out on this..may be we can give link in the world cup thread

 

[marc71178]

I'm trying to plug it without spamming!

 

[BoyBrumby]

One question & one request:

Can we also nominate a second choice bowler and batsman in case our first choice doesn't play? I seem to vaguely recall we used to do this before.

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Could the game be included in the thread title so those slower readers amongst us can keep track of which games we've tipped.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I am in.

 

[marc71178]

One question & one request:

Can we also nominate a second choice bowler and batsman in case our first choice doesn't play? I seem to vaguely recall we used to do this before.

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Could the game be included in the thread title so those slower readers amongst us can keep track of which games we've tipped.

Yes and no - request I will do (but cannot edit the first 4 unfortunately - need a friendly mod to do that.

As for reserve choices, it never happened on my watch and would be both tricky for me to include and also IMO a copout.

 

[pup11]

I'm in...

Would like to say something though, I think it would be a nice if people can explain their predictions.

For example what the team winning the toss is likely to do, why you back a certain bowler or batsman over others in for a particular game, I think it would allow some decent discussion.

 

[Spark]

I fully expect to be laughably hilariously **** at this, as I am with all prediction contests.

 

[marc71178]

I'm in...

Would like to say something though, I think it would be a nice if people can explain their predictions.

For example what the team winning the toss is likely to do, why you back a certain bowler or batsman over others in for a particular game, I think it would allow some decent discussion.

Although in theory this is a good idea, there is a full forum to discuss the games, and it would make it a real nightmare for me to keep track of everything if the threads had discussions in!

 

[Himannv]

Might as well keep the discussions to this thread.

As for why I did what I did, I did what I did because I wanted to do what I wanted to do.

 

[Howe_zat]

M'afraid I will be withdrawing from the game Marc. Playing too many, and I've made a rubbish start anyway.

 

[Jarquis]

Any chance we can have the scoring system in each OP?

 

[BoyBrumby]

What's the current overall table?

 

[marc71178]

Noble One	95
Pup Clarke	89
marc71178	83
Spark		83
NUFAN		79
shankar		79
BoyBrumby	78
Somerset	78
Marcuss		77
Samuel_Vimes	77
Neil Pickup	76
Cruxdude	75
Cevno		74
Himannv		72
flibbertyjibber	64
morgieb		64
straw man	63
biased indian	60
Daemon		59
Howe_zat	59
alternative	57
fredfertang	56
kingkallis	55
Teja.		55
Blaze 18	48
centurymaker	47
pup11		45
xanderbiscuits	45
M0rphin3	33
Shri		17
Flyonthewall	15

 

[BoyBrumby]

Stout fellow.

 

[Noble One]

This might be the first and last time I ever lead a tipping / prediction competition ever.