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#642036 - Wed Jul 20 2011 04:37 AM Results & Standings .. FAPL
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Time flies when you're having fun and boy it only feels like yesterday that the FAPL season 2010/11 finished BUT here we are for yet more heartache as we watch our favorite teams perfom in the world's finest league.......The FA Premiership League Tipping Competition.

Previously seen in the FAPL ...(cue the music)

paper_aero finally won their first title last season after several hard slog years by beating the old master Sypher and gtho4. Can paper_aero go back to back wins, an accolade which has only seen two members do - Sypher (twice) & gtho4. Is it time for a newbie to outshine the regular tippers? Will Sypher reclaim the top spot? Only time will tell........

For all you newcomers out there, the rules are really simple - Every round (38 in total) you must decide which team is going to win or draw and every correct prediction is worth 1pt.

If you fail to pick than you receive a default score (the wooden spoon score for that week).

The competition starts August 13th 2011 !!

If you're interested in playing and want to join....Sign Up Below.

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FAPL August 13th 2011
FAPL August 20th 2011
FAPL August 27th 2011
FAPL September 10th 2011
FAPL September 17th 2011
FAPL September 24th 2011
FAPL October 1st 2011
FAPL October 15th 2011
FAPL October 22nd 2011
FAPL October 29th 2011
FAPL November 5th 2011
FAPL November 19th 2011
FAPL November 26th 2011
FAPL December 3rd 2011
FAPL December 10th 2011
FAPL December 17th 2011
FAPL December 20th 2011
FAPL December 26th 2011
FAPL December 30th 2011
FAPL January 2nd 2012
FAPL January 14th 2012
FAPL January 21st 2012
FAPL January 31st 2012
FAPL February 4th 2012
FAPL February 11th 2012
FAPL February 25th 2012
FAPL March 3rd 2012
FAPL March 10th 2012
FAPL March 17th 2012
FAPL March 24th 2012
FAPL March 31st 2012
FAPL April 7th 2012
FAPL April 9th 2012
FAPL April 14th 2012
FAPL April 21st 2012
FAPL April 28th 2012
FAPL May 5th 2012
FAPL May 13th 2012


Edited by Sypher (Sun Mar 04 2012 11:23 AM)

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#642037 - Wed Jul 20 2011 04:38 AM Re: FAPL - 2011 / 2012 [Re: Sypher]
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I'm game for another go.
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#642046 - Wed Jul 20 2011 06:48 AM Re: FAPL - 2011 / 2012 [Re: dg_dave]
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I'm in, can't do much worse then I did last year.

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#642055 - Wed Jul 20 2011 07:56 AM Re: FAPL - 2011 / 2012 [Re: BxBarracuda]
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Time for a changing of the guard- Sypher and gtho4 will not even finish in the Top 10! smile

I probably will not, either, but I will sure try hard...
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#642057 - Wed Jul 20 2011 08:50 AM Re: FAPL - 2011 / 2012 [Re: ozzz2002]
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I'll give it a go again
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#642071 - Wed Jul 20 2011 09:57 AM Re: FAPL - 2011 / 2012 [Re: paper_aero]
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Is this a different game to the other PL game I already signed up for? If so I'll have a go at this one as well.


Edited by Dizart (Wed Jul 20 2011 10:35 AM)

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#642074 - Wed Jul 20 2011 10:03 AM Re: FAPL - 2011 / 2012 [Re: Dizart]
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I am in once more

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#642098 - Wed Jul 20 2011 12:49 PM Re: FAPL - 2011 / 2012 [Re: Dizart]
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Originally Posted By: Dizart
Is this a different game to the other PL game I already signed up for? If so I'll have a go at this one as well.


Yes and no. You tip the same fixtures as the FT-PL, but in this one, instead of a head-to-head comp like the FT-PL, only your tips count in this one. You're not playing against someone else.
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#642102 - Wed Jul 20 2011 01:56 PM Re: FAPL - 2011 / 2012 [Re: dg_dave]
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Might as well join in as well.

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#642105 - Wed Jul 20 2011 02:19 PM Re: FAPL - 2011 / 2012 [Re: szabs]
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I'll have another crack at it.

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#642129 - Wed Jul 20 2011 05:21 PM Re: FAPL - 2011 / 2012 [Re: BxBarracuda]
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Originally Posted By: BxBarracuda
I'm in, can't do much worse then I did last year.


Ditto for me
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#642167 - Wed Jul 20 2011 11:02 PM Re: FAPL - 2011 / 2012 [Re: N-Bomb]
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One more please
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#642192 - Thu Jul 21 2011 03:39 AM Re: FAPL - 2011 / 2012 [Re: srini701]
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#642242 - Thu Jul 21 2011 08:10 AM Re: FAPL - 2011 / 2012 [Re: FussBudget]
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Yes please smile
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#642321 - Thu Jul 21 2011 05:57 PM Re: FAPL - 2011 / 2012 [Re: DanielPoulson]
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Over here!

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#643041 - Mon Jul 25 2011 05:16 AM Re: FAPL - 2011 / 2012 [Re: George95]
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down here!

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#643719 - Thu Jul 28 2011 01:04 PM Re: FAPL - 2011 / 2012 [Re: gtho4]
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Any chance we could get the first tipping thread up please?
I know I'll be on holiday from the 3rd and don't want to default for the first week.

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#643789 - Thu Jul 28 2011 10:41 PM Re: FAPL - 2011 / 2012 [Re: PaulE]
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post your tips in this thread
and Sypher can copy them over later on!

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#643815 - Fri Jul 29 2011 01:25 AM Re: FAPL - 2011 / 2012 [Re: gtho4]
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It's ok George, Sypher posted the tipping thread almost as soon as I asked.
He's very efficient for a Spurs fan you know. tongue

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#644010 - Sat Jul 30 2011 06:11 PM Re: FAPL - 2011 / 2012 [Re: PaulE]
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There's no truth in the rumour that he's actually a Gooner in disguise!

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#644039 - Sat Jul 30 2011 11:49 PM Re: FAPL - 2011 / 2012 [Re: gtho4]
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Blasphemy !! If I'm a Gooner then I must also be 2nd in line to the throne!! smile


Edited by Sypher (Sat Jul 30 2011 11:49 PM)
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#644040 - Sat Jul 30 2011 11:51 PM Re: FAPL - 2011 / 2012 [Re: Sypher]
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Originally Posted By: Sypher
Blasphemy !! If I'm a Gooner then I must also be 2nd in line to the throne!! smile


Wait a minute...didn't you do that for six or seven years in NFL? wink
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#644082 - Sun Jul 31 2011 04:05 AM Re: FAPL - 2011 / 2012 [Re: dg_dave]
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smile
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#645643 - Sun Aug 07 2011 04:32 AM Re: FAPL - 2011 / 2012 [Re: Sypher]
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one week to go!

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#646859 - Fri Aug 12 2011 08:46 AM Re: FAPL - 2011 / 2012 [Re: gtho4]
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Sign me up please.

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#648135 - Thu Aug 18 2011 01:04 PM Re: FAPL - 2011 / 2012 [Re: trev1]
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Week 1FA Premier League Sat 13th August 2011

21 of 21 players lodged tips:
H-x-A
correct picks
14-05-020
08-09-040
19-01-010
19-02-000
01-02-180
06-11-040
00-00-210
--------0
00-02-190
08-08-050
1-2
0-0
1-1
4-0
0-0
0-4
0-0
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1-2
1-1
2
9
1
19
2
4
0
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19
8
Blackburn Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Fulham v Aston Villa
Liverpool v Sunderland
Manchester City v Swansea City
Newcastle United v Arsenal
Queens Park Rangers v Bolton Wanderers
Stoke City v Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur v Everton - POSTPONED
West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United
Wigan Athletic v Norwich City

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Tipping Comp Standings
Week 1

 position                  LW    TW
----- ----- --------
TW LW hi-lo picks
----- ----- -------- hf ws
1 - 1-1 BxBarracuda 00 5 05 1
1 - 1-1 wwe84 00 5 05 1
3 - 3-3 paper_aero 00 4 04
3 - 3-3 Sypher 00 4 04
3 - 3-3 N-Bomb 00 4 04
3 - 3-3 trev1 00 4 04
7 - 7-7 Howie72 00 3 03
7 - 7-7 DanielPoulson 00 3 03
7 - 7-7 dg_dave 00 3 03
7 - 7-7 srini701 00 3 03
7 - 7-7 gtho4 00 3 03
7 - 7-7 szabs 00 3 03
7 - 7-7 George95 00 3 03
7 - 7-7 FussBudget 00 3 03
15 - 15-15 KrivoyRog 00 2 02 1
15 - 15-15 Ozzz2002 00 2 02 1
15 - 15-15 illiman14 00 2 02 1
15 - 15-15 LeoDaVinci 00 2 02 1
15 - 15-15 PaulE 00 2 02 1
15 - 15-15 Dizart 00 2 02 1
15 - 15-15 superhooppete 00 2 02 1

late starters ---
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home 00 1 01
draw 00 5 05
away 00 3 03
wooden spoon 00 2 02
best picks 00 5 05
perfect picks 00 9 09

Weekly Leader

 1. +1 BxBarracuda, wwe84
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. Hall of Fame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wooden Spoon
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .weekly winners and spoons

1. 5/09 BxBarracuda wwe84 2/09 KrivoyRog Ozzz2002 illiman14 LeoDaVinci Dizart
PaulE superhooppete



The Summer of Discontent has finally been cracked by the opening volley of the world's best football league - The Barclays Premiership. Let's all stop blaming the bankers for the world woes and instead drift our attention to some of the richest footballers in Europe, who earn more in a week then you or I do in a year. But enough of the moans, it's time to give you a brief recap of this week's matches.......

I think this opening week has a few firsts....No.1 - Only 9 matches instead of 10 were played due to Tottenham looking like Beirut instead of North London. In fact, whilst we are talking about Tottenham, rumour had it that last week the club were on the brink of signing two Italian brothers - Nickatellie and Grabatellie.
No.2 - Not one home team had won a match all weekend and before you say 'what about Man City?', they played on Monday night.

Bolton could claim they were kings of the premiership after trouncing new boys QPR 4-0 whilst Man City taught Swansea how to play football in England and sent them packing back to Wales. Only Norwich could secure a point with an impressive draw at Wigan....(don't laugh). The Big 4 - Man Utd, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal, perhaps I should revise that as Arsenal and Liverpool haven't won a trophy in quite some time, but look at me, I'm going off topic - Anyway, only Man Utd won and that was by a typical late goal.

Back to our ever growing league - The number of players this year (21) is a marked inprovement to the number of tippers (17) who were still participating at the end of last season - a massive 21 players . A BIG and warm welcome to all the new faces !!

Last year's winner paper_aero and runner-up Sypher have settled into third spot whilst gtho4, who came 3rd last season can be seen admiring his spoon along with several others, but hey, it's early days, there's plenty of time for everyone to collect their silver dinner service set.

BxBarracuda starts as the leader with a score of 5, not bad but not good considering this score was exactly the same as their starting points last season, and that gave them 5th place. Just shows how bad everyone done this week....Teams as well as tippers. Wait a minute, there's a newbie up front as well. Who is wwe84? Apart from their name giving away their favorite sport (if you can call it that), is this a fluke score consdiering they were the ONLY one to dare pick a draw against Liverpool. Who in their right mind would go against King Kenny on opening day? You can put your hand down KrivoyRog, we know you went for Sunderland.

So, that's enough of me rabbiting on, and please be aware that sometime soon your name will be bolded, whether that's a good thing, only you can decide.

Arsenal to be relegated this year - one can dream!!.


Edited by gtho4 (Mon Aug 22 2011 03:39 PM)
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#648207 - Thu Aug 18 2011 06:38 PM Re: FAPL - 2011 / 2012 [Re: Sypher]
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>> whilst we are talking about Tottenham, rumour had it that last week the club were on the brink of signing two Italian brothers - Nickatellie and Grabatellie.

ha ha, nice one!

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#648246 - Thu Aug 18 2011 11:11 PM Re: FAPL - 2011 / 2012 [Re: gtho4]
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Nice write up smile...great start to the season for you, Sypher smile
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#648570 - Sat Aug 20 2011 11:26 AM Results & Standings .. FAPL [Re: srini701]
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consecutive weeks without a spoon:

58 weeks   DanielPoulson   [ FAPL ]   weeks 17-38 of 2009-10 comp plus entire 2010-11 season

This streak is still running, and became 59 weeks after week one of the 2011-12 comp. It became the
longest spoon-less streak in any tipping comp at FT when it reached 54 weeks earlier this year in April
.. and it's still growing.

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#648616 - Sat Aug 20 2011 02:26 PM Re: Results & Standings .. FAPL [Re: gtho4]
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Originally Posted By: gtho4
consecutive weeks without a spoon:

58 weeks   DanielPoulson   [ FAPL ]   weeks 17-38 of 2009-10 comp plus entire 2010-11 season

This streak is still running, and became 59 weeks after week one of the 2011-12 comp. It became the
longest spoon-less streak in any tipping comp at FT when it reached 54 weeks earlier this year in April
.. and it's still growing.


And I'm not far behind in MLB...53 and counting.
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