N.B. I have included all the midweek fixtures this time around as they are quite scattered and in an attempt to make it easier to keep up with.
At last! The relief of last Saturdays winning goal could be felt around the ground. If you are like me you will have given up hope and certainly expectation the moment Newalls shot came thundering off the post. But no, football continues to throw up unexpected twists and turns.
This weeks bonus is to mark our first precious win and to conduct a little experiment to see whether the Gods had any hand in it.
'Last minute' is purely a more charismatic euphemism for 'at the death', which in turn is a euphemism for when 'all hope is lost', which is a metaphor for 'something dramatic is about to happen that somehow we suspected might happen that will change everything, but we will have to still bite our nails in feign suspense until it does'. However, football is not that predictable...is it?
so, is it something so unusual that the Great Gods of football only grant to the most deserving once in a blue moon, or, does it happen at least once every week...
Rules:
1. For 10 extra Bonus per goal as well as 10 points for a correct prediction (double bonus) predict the exact total of last minute winners or equalisers in all the 14 matches as below.
2. last minute refers to any goal scored from 90 minutes until the Referees whistle but the goal must be an equaliser or a winner.
Friday 25th September
1. Fulham 1 v QPR 1
Saturday 26TH September
2. MK Dons 0 v Derby 2
3. Birmingham 1 v Rotherham 1
4. Bolton 0 v Brighton 1
5. Brentford 2 v Wednesday 2
6. Burnley 2 v Reading 1
7. Cardiff 1 v Charlton 0
8. Hull 2 v Blackburn 1
9. Ipswich 2 v Bristol City 0
10. Preston 0 v Wolves 1
Sunday 27th September
11. Middlesborough 2 v Leeds 0
Tuesday 29th September
12 Brentford 1 v Birmingham 1
13. Fulham 1 v Wolves 2
Friday 2nd October
Rotherham 1 V Burnley 2
Work of the Gods, or just something that happens= 2
-- Edited by ian on Tuesday 22nd of September 2015 02:19:37 PM
Please note: The work of the Gods or just something that happens hypothesis has been thoroughly disproved after just 11 games of our round of 14.
Disproved not only because so far there have been 5 goals scored past the 90 minute mark but thoroughly disproved because if the Gods were in charge they would never have granted Wednesday a 90th minute winner this week. Of course, it is also possible that this world is in the hands of a far from benevolent God...or no God at all.
Here are the 5 Goal scorers thus far:
Rhodes for Blackburn, 90th minute equaliser Mcdonald for Wolves, 90th minute equaliser. Joao, for Wednesday, 90th minute winner. Madine, for Bolton, 90th Minute equaliser. Ince, for Derby, 90th Minute goal to win 1-3.
Here are the scores thus far with 3 to play for round 9:
Towd Codger=50 Glass half full=43 Unifier=47 The Loan Arranger=46 S8 Miller=46 Tony Kidding=46 Sickly Child=46 Oneaday=35 Andy Monium=35 Millmoor Magic=33 Worcester Miller=34 Ian=30 PIDG=33 Exeter=26
I will update after tonights games at Brentford and Fulham and then again after our Beloved Millers game on Friday and transfer to Table.
As always, feel free to check scores individually and let me know of any errors.
I will post next Fixtures Later today or tomorrow.
Thanks for taking part and in this time of upheaval and crisis, remember that only fools fall in love...but
updated after Wednesdays results:
Brentford 0 v Birmingham 2
Fulham 0 V Wolves 3
-- Edited by ian on Wednesday 30th of September 2015 09:19:22 AM
The reason for Exs decline is as I feared his advanced knowledge of Evans departure, and his impetuous charge to fill in his CV and submit within 5 mins of the official announcement.
Taking his eye of the main prize which is winning this year's prediction league.