EPL Prediction League Match Weekend 16 - 17 Aug 2008 Just a gentle reminder that we have moved to PangPuarLiap for the start of yet another new season of the EPL Prediction League.See you there! Results - Euro 2008 Prediction League - Game 31 Do not think that the one point from Goal Bonuses is insignificant for in this case, it was enough to decide who wins the Prediction League.Congrats to Delay for the 5-point haul to make a last minute jump over 4 places only to fall short of the win by the solitary point.Congrats also to myself for winning by the skin of my teeth. Had I not gotten the Spain side of the goal right, I would have lost to both Necroastr and Delay on account of the tie breaker where both would have gotten the 0.5 points for correctly guessing Spain to be the side to score first. However, it would be Delay to score the extra 0.25 points given that his time difference between his predicted first goal and actual first goal is closer than that of Necroastr.Anyway, thanks once again to everybody for playing. We look forward to seeing everybody again when the next season of the EPL starts in August.Reminder: We will be at the new site at http://PangPuarLiap.blogspot.com. Bookmark us and tell all your friends!Housekeeping Notes:All of this season's tables will be kept in Flickr's photoset. Click Here.SPUG EPL Prediction League "Perfect Score" Hall Of FamePerfect Score = 2 correct-score predictions in a single weekend and hence the award of the full 10 points.1) edwinsng (07 Jun 2008), (15 Jun 2008)2) Necroastr (08 Jun 2008)WeiMeng HOF (Number of Exact Predictions)5 Games - edwinsng4 Games - Necroastr, Delay3 Games - NNPC, Bedokian, ihawk98, Everton, clokwerk_oranje, cha dum yen, Raynaldo, Voxeros2 Games - cocotree, TTY, David.hvp1 Game - ianrush, wanwei, cha dun yen, Cool402, Beaver21, hotdog, arcScoring System3-Points for a correct outcome (Win, Lose or Draw)1-point each for correct score on each side.Double EntryLater submission shall override earlier submission.PenaltyNo points for submission after kick-off. (Disqualification)SPUG BlackoutThe SPUG EPL Prediction League will be played here but if in the event Blogger/Blogspot servers go down, we will automatically carry on the league over to my personal blog at http://jaywalk.blog-city.com. Please bookmark this or at the very least stay in touch with one of us as we will also be helping all stay in the loop via the various channels like MSN, Skype, email as well as SPUG Off-Topic Chat.Prediction League Past WinnersCopa America 2004 - WeiMengEPL 2004/2005 - Friday13EPL 2005/2006 - ianrushWorld Cup 2006 - EdwinSngEPL 2006/2007 - VoxerosEPL 2007/2008 - Cool402Euro 2008 - VoxerosAs usual:1) If you have spotted a mistake, please let me know where and what so that I can amend them accordingly.2) Please check your scores for accuracy as soon as possible before I update the table during the next round of scores. Once the table has been updated, the old table will be overwritten.3) In case you are still seeing the old table even if I have announced a new update, please refresh your browser to reload the table. Moving To A New Blog Dear Friends,I shall be writing my last entry here tomorrow when I announce the result of the SPUG Euro 2008 Prediction League. It would mark the end of yet another fun prediction league but also the end of my writing here.I will be moving over to http://PangPuarLiap.blogspot.com as I feel that since our Prediction League players support a wide range of different clubs, it is only right to have it on neutral ground.Over at PangPuarLiap, we will have Cool402, ihawk98, Bedokian and myself covering ManUtd and Spurs games while on the lookout for more friends to cover other EPL clubs should they be interested to join in the writer's pool.The SPUG Prediction League will also be moved there.The new site right now is still under construction and we will publish our first entry nearer to the Community Shield game.We hope to see you there.Once again, a big thanks to our readers who have been faithfully following us all these while.- Jay "Voxeros" Walk Euro 2008 Prediction League - Match 31 It's the final game of the Euro2008 and I may be the first in SPUG Prediction League history to win the league twice.However, it won't be easy considering the fact that we have a very packed group at the top and any one of us have an equal chance of clinching the title with this last game.As such, I am introducing a tie breaker rule which is as follow:1) Predictions are to be made as per normal (90 minutes) except that we have to also predict (i) which side scores the first goal and (ii) the time of the first goal scored e.g. at 37th minute.2) 3 points will be awarded for a correct outcome and 1 point each for correct score on each side.3) If after (2) we have a tie, then the person who predicts the correct side to score the first goal gets an additional 0.5 points. If not, we have a winner decided.4) If after (3) we still have a tie, then the person who predicts the correct time (or closest) of the first goal will get an additional 0.25 points. If not, we have a winner decided.4.1) There will be a Before-Over-After rule should the difference in predicted time of players who are tied (between predicted and actual time of first goal scored) be identical, the timing before actual time shall trump the timing after actual time.Example: A predicts first goal scored at 40th minute. B predicts first goal scored at 50th minute. If actual score is scored at the 45th minute i.e. both A and B timing difference is 5 minutes, A win B with the Before-Over-After rule.5) If after (4), we still have a tie, then all players still in the tie shall be declared as joint winners.6) Prediction Format: Example: 1. Voxeros 2-1, Spain, 37th minute.Euro2008 31: MON 30/06 Spain vs Germany at 02.45 am SIN/HKGGood luck!EURO2008 Prediction League RulesDouble EntryLater submission shall override earlier submission.PenaltyNo points for submission after kick-off. (Disqualification)Blog BlackoutThe EURO2008 Prediction League will be played here but if in the event Blogger/Blogspot servers go down, we will automatically carry on the league over to my personal blog at http://jaywalk.blog-city.com. Please bookmark this or at the very least stay in touch with one of us as we will also be helping all stay in the loop via the various channels like MSN, Skype, email as well as SPUG Off-Topic Chat. Results - Euro 2008 Prediction League - Games 29 - 30 What happened with Greece when they won the Championship was a freak result as I firmly do not believe in fairy tales.And right I was with the powerhouses of Spain and Germany prevailing and meeting in the Final according to script.Cool402 finally got it right with his tinkering but with only 1 game to go, I'm afraid it's a tad too little too late.Anyway, I am sitting at the top with a 2-point cushion and all eyes will be on me if I am able to hold off everybody for the win as well as on the 4 challengers within strike zone.Tomorrow, I shall be releasing the Final match for predictions. Stay tune and please note the tie-breaker rules that I will be introducing.Housekeeping Notes:All of this season's tables will be kept in Flickr's photoset. Click Here.SPUG EPL Prediction League "Perfect Score" Hall Of FamePerfect Score = 2 correct-score predictions in a single weekend and hence the award of the full 10 points.1) edwinsng (07 Jun 2008), (15 Jun 2008)2) Necroastr (08 Jun 2008)WeiMeng HOF (Number of Exact Predictions)5 Games - edwinsng4 Games - Necroastr3 Games - Delay, NNPC, Bedokian, ihawk98, Everton, clokwerk_oranje, cha dum yen, Raynaldo, Voxeros2 Games - cocotree, TTY, David.hvp1 Game - ianrush, wanwei, cha dun yen, Cool402, Beaver21, hotdog, arcScoring System3-Points for a correct outcome (Win, Lose or Draw)1-point each for correct score on each side.Double EntryLater submission shall override earlier submission.PenaltyNo points for submission after kick-off. (Disqualification)SPUG BlackoutThe SPUG EPL Prediction League will be played here but if in the event Blogger/Blogspot servers go down, we will automatically carry on the league over to my personal blog at http://jaywalk.blog-city.com. Please bookmark this or at the very least stay in touch with one of us as we will also be helping all stay in the loop via the various channels like MSN, Skype, email as well as SPUG Off-Topic Chat.Prediction League Past WinnersCopa America 2004 - WeiMengEPL 2004/2005 - Friday13EPL 2005/2006 - ianrushWorld Cup 2006 - EdwinSngEPL 2006/2007 - VoxerosEPL 2007/2008 - Cool402As usual:1) If you have spotted a mistake, please let me know where and what so that I can amend them accordingly.2) Please check your scores for accuracy as soon as possible before I update the table during the next round of scores. Once the table has been updated, the old table will be overwritten.3) In case you are still seeing the old table even if I have announced a new update, please refresh your browser to reload the table. Euro 2008 Prediction League - Match 28 - 30 This is the Semi-Final round and as such only 1 game per day at 02:45am (GMT +8). Thereafter, there will be a 2-day break before the Finals commence, of which I am introduce a tie-breaker system.Predictions are for 90 minutes only.Euro2008 29: THU 26/06 Germany vs Turkey at 02.45 am SIN/HKGEuro2008 30: FRI 27/06 Russia vs Spain at 02.45 am SIN/HKGGood luck!EURO2008 Prediction League RulesDouble EntryLater submission shall override earlier submission.PenaltyNo points for submission after kick-off. (Disqualification)Blog BlackoutThe EURO2008 Prediction League will be played here but if in the event Blogger/Blogspot servers go down, we will automatically carry on the league over to my personal blog at http://jaywalk.blog-city.com. Please bookmark this or at the very least stay in touch with one of us as we will also be helping all stay in the loop via the various channels like MSN, Skype, email as well as SPUG Off-Topic Chat. Results - Euro 2008 Prediction League - Games 27 - 28 A real shocker to see Netherlands eliminated by unfancied Russian as we see yet another episode of the Greek fairy tale.This round only 5 of us got 3 points and surprisingly these 3 points seems to propel us higher than usual.So will this be the year of the underdogs like Turkey or Russia? Or would it pan out as plan to go to the power houses like Germany or Spain?Stay tuned.Housekeeping Notes:All of this season's tables will be kept in Flickr's photoset. Click Here.SPUG EPL Prediction League "Perfect Score" Hall Of FamePerfect Score = 2 correct-score predictions in a single weekend and hence the award of the full 10 points.1) edwinsng (07 Jun 2008), (15 Jun 2008)2) Necroastr (08 Jun 2008)WeiMeng HOF (Number of Exact Predictions)5 Games - edwinsng4 Games - Necroastr3 Games - Delay, NNPC, Bedokian, ihawk98, Everton, clokwerk_oranje, cha dum yen, Raynaldo, Voxeros2 Games - cocotree, TTY, David.hvp1 Game - ianrush, wanwei, cha dun yen, Cool402, Beaver21, hotdog, arcScoring System3-Points for a correct outcome (Win, Lose or Draw)1-point each for correct score on each side.Double EntryLater submission shall override earlier submission.PenaltyNo points for submission after kick-off. (Disqualification)SPUG BlackoutThe SPUG EPL Prediction League will be played here but if in the event Blogger/Blogspot servers go down, we will automatically carry on the league over to my personal blog at http://jaywalk.blog-city.com. Please bookmark this or at the very least stay in touch with one of us as we will also be helping all stay in the loop via the various channels like MSN, Skype, email as well as SPUG Off-Topic Chat.Prediction League Past WinnersCopa America 2004 - WeiMengEPL 2004/2005 - Friday13EPL 2005/2006 - ianrushWorld Cup 2006 - EdwinSngEPL 2006/2007 - VoxerosEPL 2007/2008 - Cool402As usual:1) If you have spotted a mistake, please let me know where and what so that I can amend them accordingly.2) Please check your scores for accuracy as soon as possible before I update the table during the next round of scores. Once the table has been updated, the old table will be overwritten.3) In case you are still seeing the old table even if I have announced a new update, please refresh your browser to reload the table. Results - Euro 2008 Prediction League - Games 25 - 26 Looks like a dismal round for all of us and for me in particular where I was floored by Turkey's victory.What are the chances they are going to pull another Greece on us? I wonder.Congrats to hotdog who is now the current pole leader with 8 players on his tail within strikezone. Not an enviable position.Housekeeping Notes:All of this season's tables will be kept in Flickr's photoset. Click Here.SPUG EPL Prediction League "Perfect Score" Hall Of FamePerfect Score = 2 correct-score predictions in a single weekend and hence the award of the full 10 points.1) edwinsng (07 Jun 2008), (15 Jun 2008)2) Necroastr (08 Jun 2008)WeiMeng HOF (Number of Exact Predictions)5 Games - edwinsng4 Games - Necroastr3 Games - Delay, NNPC, Bedokian, ihawk98, Everton, clokwerk_oranje, cha dum yen, Raynaldo, Voxeros2 Games - cocotree, TTY, David.hvp1 Game - ianrush, wanwei, cha dun yen, Cool402, Beaver21, hotdog, arcScoring System3-Points for a correct outcome (Win, Lose or Draw)1-point each for correct score on each side.Double EntryLater submission shall override earlier submission.PenaltyNo points for submission after kick-off. (Disqualification)SPUG BlackoutThe SPUG EPL Prediction League will be played here but if in the event Blogger/Blogspot servers go down, we will automatically carry on the league over to my personal blog at http://jaywalk.blog-city.com. Please bookmark this or at the very least stay in touch with one of us as we will also be helping all stay in the loop via the various channels like MSN, Skype, email as well as SPUG Off-Topic Chat.Prediction League Past WinnersCopa America 2004 - WeiMengEPL 2004/2005 - Friday13EPL 2005/2006 - ianrushWorld Cup 2006 - EdwinSngEPL 2006/2007 - VoxerosEPL 2007/2008 - Cool402As usual:1) If you have spotted a mistake, please let me know where and what so that I can amend them accordingly.2) Please check your scores for accuracy as soon as possible before I update the table during the next round of scores. Once the table has been updated, the old table will be overwritten.3) In case you are still seeing the old table even if I have announced a new update, please refresh your browser to reload the table. Euro 2008 Prediction League - Match 27 - 28 This is the Quarter-Final round and as such only 1 game per day at 02:45am (GMT +8). Thereafter, there will be a 2-day break before the Semi-Finals commence.Predictions are for 90 minutes only.Euro2008 27: SUN 22/06 Netherlands vs Russia at 02.45 am SIN/HKGEuro2008 28: MON 23/06 Spain vs Italy at 02.45 am SIN/HKGGood luck!EURO2008 Prediction League RulesDouble EntryLater submission shall override earlier submission.PenaltyNo points for submission after kick-off. (Disqualification)Blog BlackoutThe EURO2008 Prediction League will be played here but if in the event Blogger/Blogspot servers go down, we will automatically carry on the league over to my personal blog at http://jaywalk.blog-city.com. Please bookmark this or at the very least stay in touch with one of us as we will also be helping all stay in the loop via the various channels like MSN, Skype, email as well as SPUG Off-Topic Chat. Results - Euro 2008 Prediction League - Games 21 - 24 A massive pat on my own back as my 13-point haul springboarded me into pole position to co-lead with ihawk98 whom I've caught up.Looks like I'm my own dark horse!Anyway, with the first round out of the way, we are only 7 games away from the end of the tournament and every mistake hereon is going to very much magnified.Also, please note that all predictions hereon are for 90-minutes only.Good luck guys!Housekeeping Notes:All of this season's tables will be kept in Flickr's photoset. Click Here.SPUG EPL Prediction League "Perfect Score" Hall Of FamePerfect Score = 2 correct-score predictions in a single weekend and hence the award of the full 10 points.1) edwinsng (07 Jun 2008), (15 Jun 2008)2) Necroastr (08 Jun 2008)WeiMeng HOF (Number of Exact Predictions)5 Games - edwinsng4 Games - Necroastr3 Games - Delay, NNPC, Bedokian, ihawk98, Everton, clokwerk_oranje, cha dum yen, Raynaldo, Voxeros2 Games - cocotree, TTY, David.hvp1 Game - ianrush, wanwei, cha dun yen, Cool402, Beaver21, hotdog, arcScoring System3-Points for a correct outcome (Win, Lose or Draw)1-point each for correct score on each side.Double EntryLater submission shall override earlier submission.PenaltyNo points for submission after kick-off. (Disqualification)SPUG BlackoutThe SPUG EPL Prediction League will be played here but if in the event Blogger/Blogspot servers go down, we will automatically carry on the league over to my personal blog at http://jaywalk.blog-city.com. Please bookmark this or at the very least stay in touch with one of us as we will also be helping all stay in the loop via the various channels like MSN, Skype, email as well as SPUG Off-Topic Chat.Prediction League Past WinnersCopa America 2004 - WeiMengEPL 2004/2005 - Friday13EPL 2005/2006 - ianrushWorld Cup 2006 - EdwinSngEPL 2006/2007 - VoxerosEPL 2007/2008 - Cool402As usual:1) If you have spotted a mistake, please let me know where and what so that I can amend them accordingly.2) Please check your scores for accuracy as soon as possible before I update the table during the next round of scores. Once the table has been updated, the old table will be overwritten.3) In case you are still seeing the old table even if I have announced a new update, please refresh your browser to reload the table. Euro 2008 Prediction League - Match 25 - 26 This is the Quarter-Final round and as such only 1 game per day at 02:45am (GMT +8). Thereafter, there will be a 2-day break before the Semi-Finals commence.Note: All predictions are for 90 minutes only.Euro2008 25: FRI 20/06 Portugal vs Germany at 02.45 am SIN/HKGEuro2008 26: SAT 21/06 Croatia vs Turkey at 02.45 am SIN/HKGGood luck!EURO2008 Prediction League RulesDouble EntryLater submission shall override earlier submission.PenaltyNo points for submission after kick-off. (Disqualification)Blog BlackoutThe EURO2008 Prediction League will be played here but if in the event Blogger/Blogspot servers go down, we will automatically carry on the league over to my personal blog at http://jaywalk.blog-city.com. Please bookmark this or at the very least stay in touch with one of us as we will also be helping all stay in the loop via the various channels like MSN, Skype, email as well as SPUG Off-Topic Chat. Results - Euro 2008 Prediction League - Games 17 - 20 ihawk98 gets to keep his lead this round but Necroastr is looking very aggressive chasing the pole position. Looks like the bookies will be shaving their odds on this horse.In the mean time, I drop a notch down with a dismal performance and Cool402's "Ranieri's Syndrome" struck again!Housekeeping Notes:All of this season's tables will be kept in Flickr's photoset. Click Here.SPUG EPL Prediction League "Perfect Score" Hall Of FamePerfect Score = 2 correct-score predictions in a single weekend and hence the award of the full 10 points.1) edwinsng (07 Jun 2008), (15 Jun 2008)2) Necroastr (08 Jun 2008)WeiMeng HOF (Number of Exact Predictions)5 Games - edwinsng4 Games - Necroastr3 Games - Delay, NNPC, Bedokian, ihawk98, Everton, clokwerk_oranje, cha dum yen2 Games - Raynaldo, cocotree, Voxeros1 Game - ianrush, wanwei, cha dun yen, TTY, Cool402, David.hvp, Beaver21, hotdogScoring System3-Points for a correct outcome (Win, Lose or Draw)1-point each for correct score on each side.Double EntryLater submission shall override earlier submission.PenaltyNo points for submission after kick-off. (Disqualification)SPUG BlackoutThe SPUG EPL Prediction League will be played here but if in the event Blogger/Blogspot servers go down, we will automatically carry on the league over to my personal blog at http://jaywalk.blog-city.com. Please bookmark this or at the very least stay in touch with one of us as we will also be helping all stay in the loop via the various channels like MSN, Skype, email as well as SPUG Off-Topic Chat.Prediction League Past WinnersCopa America 2004 - WeiMengEPL 2004/2005 - Friday13EPL 2005/2006 - ianrushWorld Cup 2006 - EdwinSngEPL 2006/2007 - VoxerosEPL 2007/2008 - Cool402As usual:1) If you have spotted a mistake, please let me know where and what so that I can amend them accordingly.2) Please check your scores for accuracy as soon as possible before I update the table during the next round of scores. Once the table has been updated, the old table will be overwritten.3) In case you are still seeing the old table even if I have announced a new update, please refresh your browser to reload the table. Euro 2008 Prediction League - Match 21-24 Note: Due to the fact that this are the last games of the respective group matches, all kick-off times are at 02:45am (GMT+8)Euro2008 21: WED 18/06 France vs Italy at 02.45 am SIN/HKGEuro2008 22: WED 18/06 Netherlands vs Romania at 02.45 am SIN/HKGEuro2008 23: THU 19/06 Greece vs Spain at 02.45 am SIN/HKGEuro2008 24: THU 19/06 Russia vs Sweden at 02.45 am SIN/HKGGood luck!EURO2008 Prediction League RulesDouble EntryLater submission shall override earlier submission.PenaltyNo points for submission after kick-off. (Disqualification)Blog BlackoutThe EURO2008 Prediction League will be played here but if in the event Blogger/Blogspot servers go down, we will automatically carry on the league over to my personal blog at http://jaywalk.blog-city.com. Please bookmark this or at the very least stay in touch with one of us as we will also be helping all stay in the loop via the various channels like MSN, Skype, email as well as SPUG Off-Topic Chat. Results - Euro 2008 Prediction League - Games 13 - 16 What a fine showing by ihawk98 with 4 correct outcomes to leapfrogged everybody to a massive 6 points lead!Kudos to edwinsng for his second Perfect-10! Damn he makes it look so easy!!Looks like my tinkering is contagious as Cool402 made a last minute change too at the Greece-Russia game only to lose 3 precious points.Housekeeping Notes:All of this season's tables will be kept in Flickr's photoset. Click Here.SPUG EPL Prediction League "Perfect Score" Hall Of FamePerfect Score = 2 correct-score predictions in a single weekend and hence the award of the full 10 points.1) edwinsng (07 Jun 2008), (15 Jun 2008)2) Necroastr (08 Jun 2008)WeiMeng HOF (Number of Exact Predictions)5 Games - edwinsng4 Games - Necroastr3 Games - Delay, NNPC, Bedokian, ihawk98, cha dum yen2 Games - Raynaldo, cocotree, Voxeros, Everton, clokwerk_oranje1 Game - ianrush, wanwei, TTY, Cool402, David.hvpScoring System3-Points for a correct outcome (Win, Lose or Draw)1-point each for correct score on each side.Double EntryLater submission shall override earlier submission.PenaltyNo points for submission after kick-off. (Disqualification)SPUG BlackoutThe SPUG EPL Prediction League will be played here but if in the event Blogger/Blogspot servers go down, we will automatically carry on the league over to my personal blog at http://jaywalk.blog-city.com. Please bookmark this or at the very least stay in touch with one of us as we will also be helping all stay in the loop via the various channels like MSN, Skype, email as well as SPUG Off-Topic Chat.Prediction League Past WinnersCopa America 2004 - WeiMengEPL 2004/2005 - Friday13EPL 2005/2006 - ianrushWorld Cup 2006 - EdwinSngEPL 2006/2007 - VoxerosEPL 2007/2008 - Cool402As usual:1) If you have spotted a mistake, please let me know where and what so that I can amend them accordingly.2) Please check your scores for accuracy as soon as possible before I update the table during the next round of scores. Once the table has been updated, the old table will be overwritten.3) In case you are still seeing the old table even if I have announced a new update, please refresh your browser to reload the table. Euro 2008 Prediction League - Match 17-20 Note: Due to the fact that this are the last games of the respective group matches, all kick-off times are at 02:45am (GMT+8)Euro2008 17: MON 16/06 Switzerland vs Portugal at 02.45 am SIN/HKGEuro2008 18: MON 16/06 Turkey vs Czech Republic at 02.45 am SIN/HKGEuro2008 19: TUE 17/06 Austria vs Germany at 02.45 am SIN/HKGEuro2008 20: TUE 17/06 Poland vs Croatia at 02.45 am SIN/HKGGood luck!EURO2008 Prediction League RulesDouble EntryLater submission shall override earlier submission.PenaltyNo points for submission after kick-off. (Disqualification)Blog BlackoutThe EURO2008 Prediction League will be played here but if in the event Blogger/Blogspot servers go down, we will automatically carry on the league over to my personal blog at http://jaywalk.blog-city.com. Please bookmark this or at the very least stay in touch with one of us as we will also be helping all stay in the loop via the various channels like MSN, Skype, email as well as SPUG Off-Topic Chat. Results - Euro 2008 Prediction League - Games 09 - 12 We have a pair of new co-leaders by a single point. Congrats to ihawk98 and Delay!Me and my itchy hands to amend my prediction of the Austria-Poland game at the last minute to cost me an exact prediction which would have propel me to the top of the table.Arrrghhhh......Anyway, we have quite a haul of exact scores this round but no Perfect 10 on account of everybody being floored by Turkey's and Croatia's upset respectively.Housekeeping Notes:All of this season's tables will be kept in Flickr's photoset. Click Here.SPUG EPL Prediction League "Perfect Score" Hall Of FamePerfect Score = 2 correct-score predictions in a single weekend and hence the award of the full 10 points.1) edwinsng (07 Jun 2008)2) Necroastr (08 Jun 2008)WeiMeng HOF (Number of Exact Predictions)3 Games - Necroastr, edwinsng, Delay2 Games - Raynaldo, NNPC, cocotree1 Game - Voxeros, Everton, ianrush, wanwei, cha dun yen, clokwerk_oranje, cha dum yen, Bedokian ihawk98, TTYScoring System3-Points for a correct outcome (Win, Lose or Draw)1-point each for correct score on each side.Double EntryLater submission shall override earlier submission.PenaltyNo points for submission after kick-off. (Disqualification)SPUG BlackoutThe SPUG EPL Prediction League will be played here but if in the event Blogger/Blogspot servers go down, we will automatically carry on the league over to my personal blog at http://jaywalk.blog-city.com. Please bookmark this or at the very least stay in touch with one of us as we will also be helping all stay in the loop via the various channels like MSN, Skype, email as well as SPUG Off-Topic Chat.Prediction League Past WinnersCopa America 2004 - WeiMengEPL 2004/2005 - Friday13EPL 2005/2006 - ianrushWorld Cup 2006 - EdwinSngEPL 2006/2007 - VoxerosEPL 2007/2008 - Cool402As usual:1) If you have spotted a mistake, please let me know where and what so that I can amend them accordingly.2) Please check your scores for accuracy as soon as possible before I update the table during the next round of scores. Once the table has been updated, the old table will be overwritten.3) In case you are still seeing the old table even if I have announced a new update, please refresh your browser to reload the table. Euro 2008 Prediction League - Match 13-16 Euro2008 13: FRI 13/06 Italy vs Romania at 11.55 pm SIN/HKGEuro2008 14: SAT 14/06 Netherlands vs France at 02.45 am SIN/HKGEuro2008 15: SAT 14/06 Sweden vs Spain at 11.55 pm SIN/HKGEuro2008 16: SUN 15/06 Greece vs Russia at 02.45 am SIN/HKGGood luck!EURO2008 Prediction League RulesDouble EntryLater submission shall override earlier submission.PenaltyNo points for submission after kick-off. (Disqualification)Blog BlackoutThe EURO2008 Prediction League will be played here but if in the event Blogger/Blogspot servers go down, we will automatically carry on the league over to my personal blog at http://jaywalk.blog-city.com. Please bookmark this or at the very least stay in touch with one of us as we will also be helping all stay in the loop via the various channels like MSN, Skype, email as well as SPUG Off-Topic Chat. Results - Euro 2008 Prediction League - Games 05 - 08 A pat on my own back as well as Beaver21 for our 9-point haul this round to allow us to jump 6 and 3 places respectively.You have to give it to Necroastr who missed the first day of this round only to bounce back strongly with a 6+2 result. Watch out for this guy for his form is hot!As for the rest of us, please check back here daily as I will be working on a match-prediction-one-day and the results-the-next-day cycle i.e. this place will have daily updates during the course of this tournament, especially for the early rounds.Housekeeping Notes:All of this season's tables will be kept in Flickr's photoset. Click Here.SPUG EPL Prediction League "Perfect Score" Hall Of FamePerfect Score = 2 correct-score predictions in a single weekend and hence the award of the full 10 points.1) edwinsng (07 Jun 2008)2) Necroastr (08 Jun 2008)WeiMeng HOF (Number of Exact Predictions)3 Games - Necroastr, edwinsng2 Games - Delay, Raynaldo1 Game - Voxeros, NNPC, Everton, ianrush, wanwei, cha dun yen, cocotree, clokwerk_oranjeScoring System3-Points for a correct outcome (Win, Lose or Draw)1-point each for correct score on each side.Double EntryLater submission shall override earlier submission.PenaltyNo points for submission after kick-off. (Disqualification)SPUG BlackoutThe SPUG EPL Prediction League will be played here but if in the event Blogger/Blogspot servers go down, we will automatically carry on the league over to my personal blog at http://jaywalk.blog-city.com. Please bookmark this or at the very least stay in touch with one of us as we will also be helping all stay in the loop via the various channels like MSN, Skype, email as well as SPUG Off-Topic Chat.Prediction League Past WinnersCopa America 2004 - WeiMengEPL 2004/2005 - Friday13EPL 2005/2006 - ianrushWorld Cup 2006 - EdwinSngEPL 2006/2007 - VoxerosEPL 2007/2008 - Cool402As usual:1) If you have spotted a mistake, please let me know where and what so that I can amend them accordingly.2) Please check your scores for accuracy as soon as possible before I update the table during the next round of scores. Once the table has been updated, the old table will be overwritten.3) In case you are still seeing the old table even if I have announced a new update, please refresh your browser to reload the table. Euro 2008 Prediction League - Match 09-12 Euro2008 09: WED 11/06 Czech Republic vs Portugal at 11.55 pm SIN/HKGEuro2008 10: THU 12/06 Switzerland vs Turkey at 02.45 am SIN/HKGEuro2008 11: THU 12/06 Croatia vs Germany at 11.55 pm SIN/HKGEuro2008 12: FRI 13/06 Austria vs Poland at 02.45 am SIN/HKGGood luck!EURO2008 Prediction League RulesDouble EntryLater submission shall override earlier submission.PenaltyNo points for submission after kick-off. (Disqualification)Blog BlackoutThe EURO2008 Prediction League will be played here but if in the event Blogger/Blogspot servers go down, we will automatically carry on the league over to my personal blog at http://jaywalk.blog-city.com. Please bookmark this or at the very least stay in touch with one of us as we will also be helping all stay in the loop via the various channels like MSN, Skype, email as well as SPUG Off-Topic Chat. Results - Euro 2008 Prediction League - Games 01 - 04 Not a bad turn out with 18 19 people signing up for the Euro 2008 Prediction League.Welcome.A great start with Delay racing to the lead with 18 points on the first haul but the star of round 1 has got to be Necroastr who almost had 2 back-to-back Perfect 10s!edwinsng raced the lead with 19 points, whom I have earlier overlooked. It's quite a pity for Necroastr and himself for they could have achieve the Grand Slam of back-to-back Perfect 10s.Also, I will be reviving WeiMeng's HOF Charts. Scroll down below to see them.Housekeeping Notes:All of this season's tables will be kept in Flickr's photoset. Click Here.SPUG EPL Prediction League "Perfect Score" Hall Of FamePerfect Score = 2 correct-score predictions in a single weekend and hence the award of the full 10 points.1) edwinsng (07 Jun 2008)2) Necroastr (08 Jun 2008)WeiMeng HOF (Number of Exact Predictions)3 Games - Necroastr, edwinsng2 Games - Delay, Raynaldo1 Game - Voxeros, NNPC, Everton, ianrush, wanwei, cha dun yen, cocotreeScoring System3-Points for a correct outcome (Win, Lose or Draw)1-point each for correct score on each side.Double EntryLater submission shall override earlier submission.PenaltyNo points for submission after kick-off. (Disqualification)SPUG BlackoutThe SPUG EPL Prediction League will be played here but if in the event Blogger/Blogspot servers go down, we will automatically carry on the league over to my personal blog at http://jaywalk.blog-city.com. Please bookmark this or at the very least stay in touch with one of us as we will also be helping all stay in the loop via the various channels like MSN, Skype, email as well as SPUG Off-Topic Chat.Prediction League Past WinnersCopa America 2004 - WeiMengEPL 2004/2005 - Friday13EPL 2005/2006 - ianrushWorld Cup 2006 - EdwinSngEPL 2006/2007 - VoxerosEPL 2007/2008 - Cool402As usual:1) If you have spotted a mistake, please let me know where and what so that I can amend them accordingly.2) Please check your scores for accuracy as soon as possible before I update the table during the next round of scores. Once the table has been updated, the old table will be overwritten.3) In case you are still seeing the old table even if I have announced a new update, please refresh your browser to reload the table. Euro 2008 Prediction League - Match 05-08 Euro2008 05: MON 09/06 France vs Romania at 11.55 pm SIN/HKGEuro2008 06: TUE 10/06 Italy vs Netherlands at 02.45 am SIN/HKGEuro2008 07: TUE 10/06 Spain vs Russia at 11.55 pm SIN/HKGEuro2008 08: WED 11/06 Sweden vs Greece at 02.45 am SIN/HKGGood luck!EURO2008 Prediction League RulesDouble EntryLater submission shall override earlier submission.PenaltyNo points for submission after kick-off. (Disqualification)Blog BlackoutThe EURO2008 Prediction League will be played here but if in the event Blogger/Blogspot servers go down, we will automatically carry on the league over to my personal blog at http://jaywalk.blog-city.com. Please bookmark this or at the very least stay in touch with one of us as we will also be helping all stay in the loop via the various channels like MSN, Skype, email as well as SPUG Off-Topic Chat. Euro 2008 Prediction League - Match 01-04 5 more days to the start of the Euro2008 tournament and I welcome one and all back from the break.Format for this prediction league is slightly different from the domestic SPUG EPL prediction league as we will be predicting 4 matches at one go with updates every other day. The pace will certainly be much faster than the regular one.Euro2008 01: SAT 07/06 Switzerland vs Czech Republic at 11.55 pm SIN/HKGEuro2008 02: SUN 08/06 Portugal vs Turkey at 02.45 am SIN/HKGEuro2008 03: SUN 08/06 Austria vs Croatia at 11.55 pm SIN/HKGEuro2008 04: MON 09/06 Germany vs Poland at 02.45 am SIN/HKGGood luck!EURO2008 Prediction League RulesScoring System3-Points for a correct outcome (Win, Lose or Draw)1-point each for correct score on each side.Double EntryLater submission shall override earlier submission.PenaltyNo points for submission after kick-off. (Disqualification)Blog BlackoutThe EURO2008 Prediction League will be played here but if in the event Blogger/Blogspot servers go down, we will automatically carry on the league over to my personal blog at http://jaywalk.blog-city.com. Please bookmark this or at the very least stay in touch with one of us as we will also be helping all stay in the loop via the various channels like MSN, Skype, email as well as SPUG Off-Topic Chat.Prediction League Past WinnersCopa America 2004 - WeiMengEPL 2004/2005 - Friday13EPL 2005/2006 - ianrushWorld Cup 2006 - EdwinSngEPL 2006/2007 - VoxerosEPL 2007/2008 - Cool402 Congratulations FC United Of Manchester So we didn't win the Unibond League First Division - North but their results were good enough to secure promotion to the Unibond Premier League.Unibond Premier League is a Level 7 league (EPL being Level 1) and if we were to continue to gain promotion consistently year after year, they will finally reach Nationwide League 2 in 2011 and we may even see a Manchester Derby between ManUtd and FCUM in 2014!!Imagine 3 Manchester clubs in the EPL!wow...Anyway, congratulations to FC United of Manchester! Midweek Review (21 May 2008) Manchester United vs ChelseaChampions League Final"This game is so much like the 39th game plan proposed not long ago."-Gary, 18 May 2008This will be my last post for this season and will conclude my overall season overview as well.Congrats to Man Utd for winning the 17th title. And our next target will be winning the 18th title to be on par with Liverpool.A warm welcome to West Brom and Stoke City to the Promised Land of football next season. And we have to wait and see who is the the last team to enter. Bristol City or Hull City? Whichever team enter, will be easier to bet against them, due to lack of experience as quoted by Jaywalk. But then again, neither team would want to beat Derby's record for lowest points gain in the Premier League table.Now we have one less bogey team to handle and that is Reading who is relegated with Birmingham and Derby to second-tier football next season.And for the first time next season, both sides of Manchester will be in Europe. My heart is still with Sven Eriksson to stay at Manchester but mind is hopping mad that he doesnt mastermind another win at Man Utd.So for the final game this season, is the Champions League final at Moscow. This game is so much like the 39th game plan proposed not long ago. How ironic. For those in the dark, organisers of English Premier League wanted all the teams to be played a one-off game in other cities rather than in England.Anyway, coming back to this game, Man Utd is having their 50th Munich disaster anniversary since 1958. And what a way to fit the tribute if Man Utd win the Champions League. And that is also the same time Man Utd won their first European Cup. Man Utd is the only team that stays unbeaten throughout this competition.Now, whoever wins this competition, is rightly call the Kings of Europe. But my concern is next season where one team (regardless of who) will have a hell of congestion fixtures to clear. Why? Because of the FIFA Club World Cup. And it smacks right in the mid season.Man Utd Team News: No injuries, no suspensions. All 26 players will be at Moscow. Fergie is having a selection headache.Chelsea Team News: John Terry, Drogba are fit for the match.Odds and Analysis: Man Utd is giving 0.25. I would say, stay clear of the match. But if given a choice, i would pick Man Utd due to the 50th anniversary.Disclaimer: This review is entirely on my own views and opinion. I didn’t point a gun at you to ask you to follow. If you want to bet on this game, do so at your own risk. Pls bet within limits. Good luck. We Are The Champions! Credits to ابو السيم We Are The Champions! SPUG EPL Prediction LeagueResults 11 May 2008 Well done Cool402 for winning this season's SPUG EPL Prediction League!!!Well, so far none of us have managed to defend our title for the second season running. Perhaps Cool402 can break this jinx?Anyway, thanks to all for sticking through with us for yet another season. We will kick off our 5th season in August. 5 seasons already! Wow.... time really flies. I wonder if we can make it to 10 seasons?Also next, year, I shall bring back WeiMing's Hall of Fame where a tally will be drawn up to keep track of the number of correct guesses over the season. It's a bit like my Perfect 10 except that you only need to get one of the two matches of the match weekend to chalk a score.In the mean time... Don't forget. We will be doing Euro 2008 Prediction League. I will start posting match fixtures around 01 Jun 2008. See you guys later!Housekeeping Notes:All of this season's tables will be kept in Flickr's photoset. Click Here.For last season's, Click Here.SPUG EPL Prediction League "Perfect Score" Hall Of FamePerfect Score = 2 correct-score predictions in a single weekend and hence the award of the full 10 points.1) David.hvp (23 Dec 2007)2) Beaver21 (23 Dec 2007)3) Edwinsng (02 Feb 2008)4) Beaver21(15 Mar 2008)Scoring System3-Points for a correct outcome (Win, Lose or Draw)1-point each for correct score on each side.Double EntryLater submission shall override earlier submission.PenaltyNo points for submission after kick-off. (Disqualification)SPUG BlackoutThe SPUG EPL Prediction League will be played here but if in the event Blogger/Blogspot servers go down, we will automatically carry on the league over to my personal blog at http://jaywalk.blog-city.com. Please bookmark this or at the very least stay in touch with one of us as we will also be helping all stay in the loop via the various channels like MSN, Skype, email as well as SPUG Off-Topic Chat.Prediction League Past WinnersCopa America 2004 - WeiMengEPL 2004/2005 - Friday13EPL 2005/2006 - ianrushWorld Cup 2006 - EdwinSngEPL 2006/2007 - VoxerosEPL 2007/2008 - Cool402As usual:1) If you have spotted a mistake, please let me know where and what so that I can amend them accordingly.2) Please check your scores for accuracy as soon as possible before I update the table during the next round of scores. Once the table has been updated, the old table will be overwritten.3) In case you are still seeing the old table even if I have announced a new update, please refresh your browser to reload the table. Beer Fund Raising : 11 May 2008 It's the last match day of the season and my last EPL entry of the season as well. I would like to take this opportunity to say thanks for sticking with us for another season as I sign off the EPL season with this entry.Fret not, I will still be around to tabulate the final SPUG EPL Prediction League score (assuming no tie breaker) before I take my short break and returning to do the SPUG Euro 2008 Prediction League. Do join us!Anyway, congrats again to Roy Keane for surviving his first season in the Premiership, I look forward to another season of the battling Black Cats but I think they won't do as well as this season unless they start spending cash on new talents.!Click here to find out how the Wanker Points Index came about.Sunday's Picks:Blackburn Rovers - Eat 0.25 ball (Lose)Chelsea - Give 2.00 ball (Lose)Reading - Give 1.00 ball (Win)Valencia - Give 0.75 ball (Win)Getafe - Eat 0.25 ball (Win 1/2)HUAT AH!!!Result This Week : 2.5 - 0 - 2Result This Season: 79.5 - 8 - 68.5 = 11-UP as at 11 May 2008Disclaimer: This is merely to log my own results. You are welcome to follow if you like but I must warn you that you bear your own winnings or losses, whatever the outcome. I have nothing to do with your bets. Please bet responsibly and within your means. There is no absolute sure thing in football betting. If you can't afford to lose, then don't bet. Weekend Outlook (11 May 2008) Wigan Athletic vs Manchester United"...Well, Brucie fucked it up for us in 1995 and we sure ain't going to let Brucies fucked it up again twice...." - JayWalk, 10 May 200826 minutes into the game and we were 3-0 up.Can you say kelong?I won't be surprised to see fantastic deals between the two clubs in the summer. Perhaps ManUtd to transfer one of its young prodigies from the academy or West Ham selling one of their prized possessions for an obscene profit?Will touch more on this later.Usually with a result like 4-1, we would expected to see ManUtd, who incidentally was also the home side, have stats that resembled a bulldozer running over a little chihuahua. But no. Our 8 shots attempted (4 on goal) versus a slightly better 9 shots (5 on goal) is just weird. Mind you, this wasn't a tight match like ManUtd vs Barcelona. This is just your regular slaughter match against lowly West Ham. Either that or the stats suggested that it may have been a typical game at Middlesbrough where if you see a man down flat on the pitch unconscious, not because he passed out as a result of an earlier nasty concussion but that he was asleep as a result of boredom.So how despite very subdued stats, we can still manage such a high scoring result with only 10 men?Can you say kelong?JayWalk The Talk: Melchiot is the only casualty on the Wigan side but even with a full squad to choose from, I don't see them any more capable of getting past even our B-team.As for ManUtd, Saha is still out while Nani earned himself a stupid suspension as a result of the red card at the West Ham game. Rooney injured his hip and while he is still good enough to start today, I think Fergie won't be risking him today in order to start him at the ECL final. The opposite is to be said of Vidic who is finally declared fit and must get in at least (only) one senior match to tune up his match fitness in time for the ECL final in Moscow.JayWalk The Walk: I have always talked about "The Curse of The Final Four" every year around this time of the season where ManUtd have this jinx to screw up at least once in the final four games. This time, the curse has come true again when we dropped 5 points in the last 3 games with a draw with Blackburn and a lost to Chelsea.So the good news is that now that we have fulfilled our "bungle quota", the next game has got to be a win.The bookies agree with me on this as ManUtd is made to give a 1.75-ball handicap despite being the away team and a decimal odds of 1.80 to beat it! How to lose like that??! I think we can safely tie the red, white and black ribbons on the league trophy now and presented it at the JJB Stadium at the end of 90 minutes. Regardless of result from the Chelsea camp, the trophy is going home to Old Trafford.Back in 1995, we fucked it up when Steve Bruce's last minute mistake costs us the league title to allow Blackburn to nicked it from us, even when they lost their last match at Anfield. Guess what? It's Steve Bruce again this time as he is the manager of the Lactics.Well, Brucie fucked it up for us in 1995 and we sure ain't going to let Brucies fucked it up again twice.Brucie has been a loyal servant to Fergie during his time at ManUtd and I'd bet it would extend beyond his football playing days. Perhaps a couple of bargains to throw in when the transfer window opens in the summer, like Curbishley?Historical stats indicates that Wigan has never beaten any of the top 4 teams and we have a great record of 6-0-0 against Wigan, with an average goal-margin of more than 2. People did caution against the lousy playing surface of the JJB Stadium where our "RollsRoyceBoys" may not be accustomed to but when the stake are this high, the ManUtd boys will find a way to overcome it, even if it means everybody pitching in to hire a steamroller to level the pitch the day before.I think Giggs will feature today as it would let him tie Bobby Robson's record of 758 appearances and thus breaking that record when he starts the kick off in Moscow on 21 May 2008.I also think Ronaldo will wrap up his Golden Boot win this season with yet another goal or two or three on Sunday.The only time ManUtd loses is when they are not driven enough as Keane has complained so many times during his days as Captain. So, with the title within reach, I do not see how ManUtd is going to lose this match. I don't even care if we are making the careless assumption that Chelsea is sure to beat Bolton.Technically, we only need to match Chelsea's result to win the league but I say screw that. Let's just win it and take the title on our terms.Go for ManUtd and give the 1.75-ball handicap coz we are going to win the title and win it in style!Disclaimer: The above views are purely my own two-cents' worth. In other words, I cannot and will not guarantee that my predictions are accurate. If you want to bet on the game, do so at your own risk. Also, please bet responsibly and within your means regardless of how "sure thing" that game may appear to be. As the old saying goes, "The Ball Is Round". Good luck. SPUG EPL Prediction League (11 May 2008) It's the season finale and the title for the SPUG Prediction League is still up for grabs. Although Cool402 is currently in the lead with just 1 point over current runner-up Beaver21, will that be enough? Since this is the last match weekend of the domestic season, we are having a bumper weekend (or ihawk98 prefers to call it a Mother's Day Special) of 3 games. We've picked games where the various clubs still have something to fight for, be it relegation survival or a spot in the UEFA Cup next season. That should confuse the hell out of everybody and spread out all the predictions. Good luck! EPL 67: SUN 11/05 Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers at 10.00pm SIN/HKG EPL 68: SUN 11/05 Derby County vs Reading at 10.00pm SIN/HKG EPL 69: SUN 11/05 Portsmouth vs Fulham at 10.00pm SIN/HKG Good luck! SPUG EPL Prediction LeagueResults 03 - 04 May 2008 Congrats to Cool402 who is in the lead by the skin of his teeth and just one more weekend to go! There are 5 of us behind him within strike range and so the game isn't over just yet.I think I better lay out the rules for the tie breaker here in case we can't find a clear winner at the end of 38 EPL games. We shall use the FA Cup as the tie-breaker with the following rules:Those involve in the tie breaker shall submit their predictions to me via email (voxeros[at]yahoo[dot]com) only (assuming I am not involved. Otherwise, I will appoint a 3rd party to take submissions).This is to prevent participants from seeing each other's submissions prior to kick-off.Everybody else are welcome to play along but their submissions will be in the comments section.Prediction will be the result at the end of 90 minutes with Outcome = 3 points and Goal Bonus at 1 point each.Should there be yet a tie again, then we shall proceed to the European Champions League final as the tie breaker to the tie breaker where Points (1) and (2) apply again.During the European Champions League final, participants are also required to predict the side that would score the first goal and the time of the first goal according to Soccernet's Gamecast. This is in case there is another tie after Point (3).Assuming the tie breaker is required, the winner shall be the declared winner of the SPUG EPL Prediction League 2007/2008 only after the tie breaker results have been finalised.Important Note: Don't forget. We will be doing Euro 2008 Prediction League. Don't disappear immediately after the EPL ends hor!Housekeeping Notes:All of this season's tables will be kept in Flickr's photoset. Click Here.For last season's, Click Here.SPUG EPL Prediction League "Perfect Score" Hall Of FamePerfect Score = 2 correct-score predictions in a single weekend and hence the award of the full 10 points.1) David.hvp (23 Dec 2007)2) Beaver21 (23 Dec 2007)3) Edwinsng (02 Feb 2008)4) Beaver21(15 Mar 2008)Scoring System3-Points for a correct outcome (Win, Lose or Draw)1-point each for correct score on each side.Double EntryLater submission shall override earlier submission.PenaltyNo points for submission after kick-off. (Disqualification)SPUG BlackoutThe SPUG EPL Prediction League will be played here but if in the event Blogger/Blogspot servers go down, we will automatically carry on the league over to my personal blog at http://jaywalk.blog-city.com. Please bookmark this or at the very least stay in touch with one of us as we will also be helping all stay in the loop via the various channels like MSN, Skype, email as well as SPUG Off-Topic Chat.Prediction League Past WinnersCopa America 2004 - WeiMengEPL 2004/2005 - Friday13EPL 2005/2006 - ianrushWorld Cup 2006 - EdwinSngEPL 2006/2007 - VoxerosAs usual:1) If you have spotted a mistake, please let me know where and what so that I can amend them accordingly.2) Please check your scores for accuracy as soon as possible before I update the table during the next round of scores. Once the table has been updated, the old table will be overwritten.3) In case you are still seeing the old table even if I have announced a new update, please refresh your browser to reload the table.