I can't believe I did that, I did indeed mean Daryl - you could say I dropped one like Coote (et al)

Best zero points I've ever had...take that every week

Lol..
Serves you right for betting against our Wire.

Only on here where it costs me nowt would never bet against the team I love at the bookies

Well certainly a case of 'after the Lord Mayor's (open top bus) parade.....

a) Crowd (AJ Bell Stadium, Capacity 12,000): 4,879 (4,629-5,129)
b) Score and Winning team: Salford 22 v 6 Warrington
c) First try (Wire player): Walker
d) Time of first try: 49 mins
e) Last try (any team, player not time): Walker
f) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 4 kicks

g) Hull FC v Huddersfield huddersfield by 10
St Helens v Castleford St Helens by 4
Catalans v Hull KR Hull KR by 18
London v Leeds Leeds by 26
Wakefield v Wigan Wigan by 8

Apologies for the late marking still recovering from an ill timed CC missing holiday (Auntie Rico will be made to pay) the inevitable holiday blues and victory parade hangover

The Win was shared this week by Walter Wizard and Wanderer with 8 points each despite Walter backing the P&B for a win.....the rest of us limped behind these two as follows

18pts Walter Wizard Wanderer
7pts matt6169
6pts The Speculator, Sir Adrian Morley, Matt King's kitten
5pts Old Man John, Longbarn Wire, Rugby, Moving Forward, Hicks is a God
4pts Wire Weaver, karetaker, Vespid Wire, Wire n Steel
3pts CW8 Asgardian13, Builth Wells Wire
2pts Uncle Rico, AC Wire MorePlaymakersNeeded, Johnkendal, Bent & Bongser
1pt Moving On eddieH
0pts rubber duckie

STANDINGS,

238pts AC Wire
235pts rubber duckie
234pts Rugby
227pts CW8
224pts Walter Wizard
220pts eddieH
217pts karetaker
210pts Longbarn Wire
209pts Wanderer
207pts Sir Adrian Morley
205pts Matt King's kitten
201pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
199pts Uncle Rico
197pts Moving On, Vespid Wire
194pts Wire n Steel
192pts Builth Wells Wire
191pts Gaz3376
188pts Moving Forward
187pts Wire Weaver
184pts Hicks is a God
183pts Fatbelly
171pts matt6169
159pts mcraven
155pts Bent & Bongser, Johnkendal
149pts Old Man John
98pts King Ross 11
88pts The Speculator
76pts Fourpointtry
70pts Refnom 95
56pts Hatfield Town Wire,
55pts Mr Snoodle, hot currie masila
36pts kirtonLyndseywolf
22pts Gallanteer
21pts Alffi_7
16pts WigginsWarrior, Ashton Bears
6pts Lord Tony Smith
3pts Asgardian 13

Ouch

a) Crowd (Halliwell Jones Stadium, Capacity 15,200): 10,158 9,908-10,40icon_cool.gif
b) Score and Winning team: Warrington 23 v 16 Wakefield Trinity
c) First try (Wire player): D Clark
d) Time of first try: 16 mins
e) Last try (any team, player not time): Hampshire
f) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 6

g)Castleford v Hull FC Castleford by 32
Leeds v Salford Salford by 8
Hull KR v London London by 4
St Helens v Huddersfield St Helens by 42
Wigan v Catalans Wigan by 34

A fond farewell or two, Les Boyd and Bob Eccles on the pitch as was the Challenge Cup a game of two halves a WIN and a play off place secured (despite the booooing) Austin back Currie looking something like all in all not a bad evening's entertainment.

Top of the hit parade this week are Vespid Wire and karetaker with 11pts the rest of us charted behind them as follows

21pts Vespid Wire, karetaker
10pts Moving Forward
9pts The Speculator, Matt King's kitten
8pts Wire Weaver, Builth Wells Wire, Walter Wizard, Wanderer, Uncle Rico
7pts CW8, Sir Adrian Morley, AC Wire, Johnkendal
6pts Moving On, Wire n Steel
5pts Old Man John, Longbarn Wire, eddieH, Rugby, Hicks is a God
4pts rubber duckie, Bent & Bongser
3pts matt6169


STANDINGS,

245pts AC Wire
239pts rubber duckie, Rugby
238pts karetaker
234pts CW8
233pts Walter Wizard
220pts eddieH
218pts Vespid Wire
217pts Wanderer
215pts Longbarn Wire
214pts Sir Adrian Morley, Matt King's kitten
207pts Uncle Rico
203pts Moving On
201pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
200pts Wire n Steel, Builth Wells Wire
198pts Moving Forward
195pts Wire Weaver
191pts Gaz3376
189pts Hicks is a God
183pts Fatbelly
174pts matt6169
162pts Johnkendal
159pts mcraven, Bent & Bongser
154pts Old Man John
98pts King Ross 11
97pts The Speculator
76pts Fourpointtry
70pts Refnom 95
56pts Hatfield Town Wire,
55pts Mr Snoodle, hot currie masila
36pts kirtonLyndseywolf
22pts Gallanteer
21pts Alffi_7
16pts WigginsWarrior, Ashton Bears
6pts Lord Tony Smith
3pts Asgardian 13

a) Crowd (Headingley Stadium, Capacity 21,062): 14,085 (13,835 - 14,335)
b) Score and Winning team: Leeds 26 v 4 Warrington
c) First try (Wire player): Charnley
d) Time of first try: 31 mins
e) Last try (any team, player not time): Briscoe
f) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 5

g) Wigan v Castleford Wigan by 18
Huddersfield v Catalans Huddersfield by 2
Hull FC v St Helens St Helens by 16
Salford v Hull KR Salford by 1
Wakefield v London Wakefield by 9

Unfortunately an all to familiar tale error strewn rugby embarrassed players and another defeat presumably all part of Coach Price's masterplan to set up us up for his preferred run in to the big one????

CW8 came out on top with 12 hard earned the rest of us probably 'trained well all week.......'

22pts CW8
10pts Sir Adrian Morley
9pts Rugby
7pts matt6169 Wire Weaver, Johnkendal
6pts Moving Forward, Walter Wizard
5pts eddieH, karetaker, AC Wire, Uncle Rico
4pts Longbarn Wire, Vespid Wire, Matt King's kitten, Hicks is a God, The Speculator, Wanderer, MorePlaymakersNeeded, Builth Wells Wire
3pts Old Man John, Moving On
2pts Wire n Steel, rubber duckie

STANDINGS,

256pts CW8
250pts AC Wire
248pts Rugby
243pts karetaker
241pts rubber duckie
239pts Walter Wizard
225pts eddieH
224pts Sir Adrian Morley
222pts Vespid Wire
221pts Wanderer
219pts Longbarn Wire
218pts Matt King's kitten
212pts Uncle Rico
206pts Moving On
205pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
204pts Builth Wells Wire, Moving Forward
202pts Wire n Steel, Wire Weaver
193pts Hicks is a God
191pts Gaz3376
183pts Fatbelly
181pts matt6169
169pts Johnkendal
159pts mcraven, Bent & Bongser
157pts Old Man John
101pts The Speculator
98pts King Ross 11
76pts Fourpointtry
70pts Refnom 95
56pts Hatfield Town Wire,
55pts Mr Snoodle, hot currie masila
36pts kirtonLyndseywolf
22pts Gallanteer
21pts Alffi_7
16pts WigginsWarrior, Ashton Bears
6pts Lord Tony Smith
3pts Asgardian 13

a) Crowd (Halliwell Jones Stadium, Capacity 15,200): 5,627 (5,337-5,877)
b) Score and Winning team: Warrington 12 v 14 Castleford
c) First try (Wire player): Mamo
d) Time of first try: 28 mins
e) Last try (any team, player not time): Hill
f) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 5

g) Wigan v Salford Wigan by 6

Not enough paper and too many cracks (pun intended) and the season drew to an ignominious end for the Wire. Vespid came out on top with 5 the rest of us came 'home' as follows

15pts Vespid Wire
4pts King Ross11
3pts matt6169, Matt King's kitten, Moving On, Rugby, The Speculator, karetaker, Johnkendal, Longbarn Wire, Uncle Rico, Hicks is God
1pt Wire Weaver, Old Man John, Sir Adrian Morley, Wire n Steel, CW8, Moving Forward, eddieH, Walter Wizard, tony blaidd, Builth Wells Wire, Wanderer, AC Wire, MorePlaymakersNeeded, rubber duckie

STANDINGS,

257pts CW8
251pts AC Wire, Rugby
246pts karetaker
242pts rubber duckie
240pts Walter Wizard
237pts Vespid Wire
226pts eddieH
225pts Sir Adrian Morley
222pts Wanderer, Longbarn Wire
221pts Matt King's kitten
215pts Uncle Rico
209pts Moving On
206pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
205pts Builth Wells Wire, Moving Forward
203pts Wire n Steel, Wire Weaver
196pts Hicks is a God
191pts Gaz3376
184pts matt6169
183pts Fatbelly
172pts Johnkendal
159pts mcraven, Bent & Bongser
158pts Old Man John
104pts The Speculator
102pts King Ross 11
76pts Fourpointtry
70pts Refnom 95
56pts Hatfield Town Wire,
55pts Mr Snoodle, hot currie masila
36pts kirtonLyndseywolf
22pts Gallanteer
21pts Alffi_7
16pts WigginsWarrior, Ashton Bears
6pts Lord Tony Smith
3pts Asgardian 13
1pt tony blaidd

a) Crowd (AJ Bell Stadium, Capacity 12,000): 4800* as announced on Salford's Forum (4550-5050)
b) Score and Winning team: Salford 22 v 0 Castleford
c) First try (Any player): McCarthy
d) Time of first try: 11mins
e) Last try (Any player not time): Hastings
f) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 5 kicks

a) Crowd (Totally Wicked Stadium, Capacity 18,000): 14,508 (14,258- 14,75icon_cool.gif
b) Score and Winning team: St Helens 40 v 10 Wigan
c) First try (Any player): Fages
d) Time of first try: 4 mins
e) Last try (Any player ): French
f) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 7 kicks

Joint winners this week Rugby and Moving Forward hitting this week's heights with 10 the rest of us were a bit less Bo Derek than these two beauties aas follows

20pts Rugby, Moving Forward
8pts CW8, Walter Wizard
6pts rubber duckie, Vespid Wire, AC Wire, Builth Wells Wire, Uncle Rico
4pts Old Man John, King Ross11, matt6169, Sir Adrian Morley, Johnkendal
2pts Wire Weaver, The Speculator, Moving On, karetaker, Wire n Steel, MorePlaymakersNeeded
0pts eddieH, Matt King's kitten

STANDINGS,

271pts Rugby
265pts CW8
257pts AC Wire,
248pts karetaker, rubber duckie, Walter Wizard
243pts Vespid Wire
229pts Sir Adrian Morley
226pts eddieH
225pts Moving Forward
224pts Wanderer,
222pts Longbarn Wire
221pts Matt King's kitten, Uncle Rico
211pts Moving On, Builth Wells Wire
208pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
205pts Wire n Steel, Wire Weaver
196pts Hicks is a God
191pts Gaz3376
188pts matt6169
183pts Fatbelly
176pts Johnkendal
162pts Old Man John
159pts mcraven, Bent & Bongser
106pts The Speculator, King Ross 11
76pts Fourpointtry
70pts Refnom 95
56pts Hatfield Town Wire,
55pts Mr Snoodle, hot currie masila
36pts kirtonLyndseywolf
22pts Gallanteer
21pts Alffi_7
16pts WigginsWarrior, Ashton Bears
6pts Lord Tony Smith
3pts Asgardian 13
1pt tony blaidd

a) Crowd (DW Stadium, Capacity 25,133): 9,858 (9,608-10,10icon_cool.gif
b) Score and Winning team: Wigan 4 v 28 Salford
c) First try (Any player): Dudson
d) Time of first try: 14mins
e) Last try (Any player not time): French
f) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 8 kicks

Well it just shows what can be achieved with a bit of teamwork, attitude and coaching....is it really that simple and will it be enough next week when the comp's form team meet the comp's best team?

Anyway enough of that nonsense who's come out on top in the comp that really matters I hear you ask, particularly as double points were on offer?? Well it was yours truly Uncle Rico who knew that someone was going over in the 14th minute as part of my 16 point haul. The crowd and a Salford win sorted out a fair few of the prediction collective as follows,

26pts Uncle Rico
8pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
4pts Old Man John, karetaker, Matt King's kitten, Walter Wizard, rubber duckie, Wanderer
0pts Wire Weaver, Wire n Steel, CW8, Moving Forward, matt6169, Moving On, Sir Adrian Morley, The Speculator, Vespid Wire, eddie H, Rugby, Wiggins Warrior, AC Wire, Builth Wells Wire, Hicks is a God

STANDINGS

271pts Rugby
265pts CW8
257pts AC Wire,
252pts karetaker, rubber duckie, Walter Wizard
247pts Uncle Rico
243pts Vespid Wire
229pts Sir Adrian Morley
228pts Wanderer
226pts eddieH
225pts Moving Forward, Matt King's kitten
222pts Longbarn Wire
216pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
211pts Moving On, Builth Wells Wire
205pts Wire n Steel, Wire Weaver
196pts Hicks is a God
191pts Gaz3376
188pts matt6169
183pts Fatbelly
176pts Johnkendal
166pts Old Man John
159pts mcraven, Bent & Bongser
106pts The Speculator, King Ross 11
76pts Fourpointtry
70pts Refnom 95
56pts Hatfield Town Wire,
55pts Mr Snoodle, hot currie masila
36pts kirtonLyndseywolf
22pts Gallanteer
21pts Alffi_7
16pts WigginsWarrior, Ashton Bears
6pts Lord Tony Smith
3pts Asgardian 13
1pt tony blaidd

a) Crowd (Old Trafford Capacity 74,879): 64,102 (63,102-65,102)
b) Score and Winning team: St Helens 23 v 6 Salford
c) First try (Any player): Knowles
d) Time of first try: 16mins
e) Last try (Any player not time): Percival
f) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 7

Well what more can anyone say other than the best team won? Quite interesting sat in what was billed as a neutral area but was mainly Saints, a surprisingly decent and not overly confident bunch, particularly when Salford went over......ah well it was never in doubt was it?

Sir Adrian Morley and rubber duckie who both managed 24pts made the most of the triple points on offer the rest of us fared as follows

34pts Sir Adrian Morley, rubber ducki
18pts Uncle Rico
12pts Old Man John, Moving Forward, Moving On, AC Wire, King Ross 11
6pts Wire n Steel, matt6169, karetaker, CW8, Rugby, MorePlaymakersNeeded, Matt King's kitten, Builth Wells Wire, Wanderer
0pts, Wire Weaver, Walter Wizard, The Speculator, eddieH, Wire Flyer

FINAL STANDINGS

286pts rubber duckie WIRE YED PREDICTION COMP CHAMPION 2019
277pts Rugby
271pts CW8
269pts AC Wire,
265pts Uncle Rico
263pts Sir Adrian Morley
258pts karetaker,
252pts Walter Wizard
243pts Vespid Wire
237pts Moving Forward
234pts Wanderer
231pts Matt King's kitten
226pts eddieH
223pts Moving On
222pts Longbarn Wire, MorePlaymakersNeeded
217pts Builth Wells Wire
211pts Wire n Steel,
205pts Wire Weaver
196pts Hicks is a God
191pts Gaz3376
194pts matt6169
183pts Fatbelly
178pts Old Man John
176pts Johnkendal
159pts mcraven, Bent & Bongser
118pts King Ross 11
106pts The Speculator
76pts Fourpointtry
70pts Refnom 95
56pts Hatfield Town Wire,
55pts Mr Snoodle, hot currie masila
36pts kirtonLyndseywolf
22pts Gallanteer
21pts Alffi_7
16pts WigginsWarrior, Ashton Bears
6pts Lord Tony Smith
3pts Asgardian 13
1pt tony blaidd

Once again, thanks very much for doing this again UR. Really enjoy participating.

Thanks for running that UR, so close yet so far. Well done to the duck.

Thanks for the competition UR and thanks to AR for allowing you the time to do it.
Thanks for the competition from the forum family....

What is interesting sad is how poor my results became as Wire became poor...only able to return to better results after Wire got dumped out.

Thanks for running the comp UR and congrats to RD on the victory.

Echo what as been said...really enjoy this bit of fun and many thanks uncle Rico for running it...also congrats to my friend the duck for being a worthy champ....roll on next season......still gunna dine out on our cup win..

Much appreciated Uncle Rico for the time and effort to run this comp!!!

Well done RD on a deserved win!!!

Thanks Rico for your time and effort , congrats to the Duck for the win ,
was in contention but fell apart once the Wire went out , still enjoyed that
sunny day in August though.

Great fun taking part in this competition - many thanks to Uncle Rico, and well done to Rubber Duckie.

Thanks for all your hard work UR. Underwhelming season from me, much like the Wire. We'll done Duckie, much deserved champ.