Cornish Steve Posted August 14 Report Share Posted August 14 The rules have worked well, so let's keep them the same as they were for last season. Each week, you'll predict just two things: the final score and the scorer of Everton’s first goal. Please use the same format each week: Home-team x-x Away-team Goal-scorer For example, you might predict, Everton 2-0 Brighton Harrison Here's how points will be awarded: a. 1 point for the correct outcome (win, lose, or draw) b. 1 point for the correct goal difference c. 1 point for the correct number of goals scored by Everton d. 1 point for the correct number of goals scored by the opposition e. 1 point for your prediction being better than the average prediction f. 2 points for predicting the first Everton goal-scorer g. 1 point if your predicted goal-scorer scores other than the first goal h. 3 bonus points if you correctly predict the final score and the first goal-scorer Here's the fine print on these rules: You receive 2 points if your goalscorer gets the first goal and 1 point if he gets one of the other goals. You do not get 3 points if he scores both. You can choose "own goal" as your goalscorer, in which case it doesn't matter who from the opposing team scores that own goal. You can choose 'none' as your goalscorer. If Everton score no goals, you'll receive two points. You may predict Everton to score no goals but still enter a first goalscorer. Similarly, you may predict Everton to score one or more goals but still enter 'none' as your goalscorer. For the technically minded, the definition of "better than the average prediction" is quite simple: (ABS[yourEvertonscore - actualEvertonscore] + ABS[youropponentscore - actualopponentscore]) < (ABS[averageEvertonscore - actualEvertonscore] + ABS[averageopponentscore - actualopponentscore]) To be listed in the points-per-prediction totals, you must have predicted the score in at least one-third of the games. Predictions are for Premier League games only, not for other league or cup competitions. Here are some examples. Let's say Everton are playing Brighton at home. The final result is 2-0, with Harrison scoring first and DC-L scoring second. If you predicted 1-0 (Harrison), you score a+d+f = 4 points (and maybe a point for being better than average) If you predicted 2-1 (DC-L), you score a+c+g = 3 points (and maybe a point for being better than average) If you predicted 3-1 (Young), you score a+b = 2 points (and maybe a point for being better than average) If you predicted 2-2 (Harrison), you score c+f = 3 points (and maybe a point for being better than average) If you predicted 1-1 (Young), you score no points (but maybe a point for being better than average) If you predicted 2-0 (DC-L), you score a+b+c+d+e+g = 6 points If you predicted 2-0 (Harrison), you score a+b+c+d+e+f+h = 10 points If you fail to make a prediction one week, there's no penalty. If you fail to predict in the next game, however, one point will be deducted from your total score. Note: if your score drops to -3, you may be removed from the competition. (Each season, some people start playing the game and then disappear. This rule is meant to stop this from happening - and to make my life easier when it does.) Note: all predictions must be posted here prior to kickoff: no exceptions. If you want to change your prediction, please do so in a new post; don't edit the first one. The change must be made prior to kickoff. If the game starts at 3:00pm, then you must post your prediction by no later than 2:59pm. If you change your prediction after kickoff, your prediction that week will be null and void and one point will be deducted. Matt, MikeO and Btay 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 14 Report Share Posted August 14 I'm going so I'm gonna start with Everton 0-0 BHA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted August 14 Report Share Posted August 14 Everton 1-1 Brighton DCL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted August 14 Report Share Posted August 14 Everton 2-1 Brighton McNeil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted August 14 Author Report Share Posted August 14 Everton 2-1 Brighton DC-L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Btay Posted August 14 Report Share Posted August 14 Everton 2 - Brighton 1 O’Brien Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Toffee Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 Everton 2 Brighton 2 DCL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunlopp9987 Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 Everton 0 Brighton 1 None Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 Everton 1-1 Brighton Dom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn balor Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 I’m going all out this season. Everton 3 seagulls 2 harrison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formby Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 Everton 2-0 Brighton DCL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbanyNYToffee Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 Everton 1 - 1 Brighton DCL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Tiger Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 Everton 1 - 1 Brighton DCL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 On 14/08/2024 at 09:06, Romey 1878 said: Everton 1-1 Brighton DCL 18 hours ago, Palfy said: Everton 1-1 Brighton Dom 46 minutes ago, AlbanyNYToffee said: Everton 1 - 1 Brighton DCL 1 minute ago, Matt Tiger said: Everton 1 - 1 Brighton DCL This definitely is not happening then . Palfy, dunlopp9987, Matt and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted August 17 Report Share Posted August 17 12 hours ago, Romey 1878 said: This definitely is not happening then . Or is it a case of great minds think a like No maybe not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunlopp9987 Posted August 17 Report Share Posted August 17 12 hours ago, Romey 1878 said: This definitely is not happening then . Especially considering that Dunc posted in the match day thread that Beto is starting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Btay Posted August 17 Report Share Posted August 17 On 15/08/2024 at 07:41, Btay said: Everton 2 - Brighton 1 O’Brien Edit. Beto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted August 17 Report Share Posted August 17 6 hours ago, dunlopp9987 said: Especially considering that Dunc posted in the match day thread that Beto is starting We'll just score late once Beto has been Beto and then DCL comes on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo 2.0 Posted August 17 Report Share Posted August 17 Everton 1-2 Brighton O'Brien Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milesey05 Posted August 17 Report Share Posted August 17 Everton 1-0 Brighton Tarks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggytop Posted August 17 Report Share Posted August 17 Everton 2 Brighton 0 DCL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodison Glory Posted August 17 Report Share Posted August 17 Eve 2-1 Harrison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger Posted August 17 Report Share Posted August 17 Eve 2 - Bri 1 McNeil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Blue Posted August 17 Report Share Posted August 17 Everton 3 - Brighton 1 DCL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodison Glory Posted August 17 Report Share Posted August 17 58 minutes ago, Goodison Glory said: Eve 2-1 Harrison He's trying...cmon lad! dunlopp9987 and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Toffee Posted August 21 Report Share Posted August 21 Ok ill start.. Tottenham 4 Everton 0 No one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Formby Posted August 21 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 21 19 minutes ago, Boston Toffee said: Ok ill start.. Tottenham 4 Everton 0 No one Getting all Shakespearean there, Boston. Fancy I predict an ill end, too. Harry Hotspurs 3-0 Everton No one dunlopp9987, MikeO, Boston Toffee and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted August 21 Report Share Posted August 21 Spurs 2-0 Everton None Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted August 21 Report Share Posted August 21 Spurs 3 -1 Everton DCL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted August 21 Report Share Posted August 21 Spurs 4-1 Everton O’Brien Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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