Stan

Ffs, lost by a goal. Stupid Glaswegians. 

Gvardiol needs to calm down

Love this from Wolves 

Crewe reach the finals after beating Doncaster on penalties. 

10 minutes ago, Danny said:

 

Raya

Trent - Saliba - Gabriel - Ake

Palmer - Rodri- Odegaard - Foden

Watkins - Haaland

What has Rice done to you ? 

Skybet cross match bet for Fulham/Man City and Celtic/Rangers 

Points deduction appeal withdrawn

Quote

 

Everton have withdrawn their appeal against a two-point deduction for breaching Premier League financial rules.

The Toffees were docked two points after an independent commission found the club had breached profit and sustainability rules (PSR) by £16.6m for the three-year period to 2022-23.

The appeal was due to take place next week with a verdict announced before the final game of the season at Arsenal on 19 May.

The Toffees had a 10-point deduction reduced to six on appeal in February for PSR breaches in the three-year period to 2021-22.

Successive home wins over Nottingham Forest, Liverpool and Brentford last month secured Everton's Premier League safety.

They face Sheffield United in their final home game of the season at Goodison Park on Saturday at 15:00 BST.

Nottingham Forest's appeal against their four-point deduction for breaching PSR rules was rejected by an independent panel on Tuesday.

In its written reasons for Everton's most recent deduction, the independent commission said the Premier League's starting point for any PSR sanction was a five-point deduction but conceded two should be taken off because of the overlap in the years that were assessed in the club's two cases.

The commission decided that any breach of PSR justifies a three-point deduction, with an additional two points because Everton's breach of £16.6m - 15.8% above the £105m threshold - was deemed significant.

However, the commission accepted Everton's arguments for mitigation in relation to the fact the club had already been deducted points this season, suffered a loss of revenue because of the suspension of a sponsorship deal with Russian company USM and made an early admission of guilt. This led to the sanction being reduced to two points.

The Merseyside club could face a further points deduction in relation to interest costs associated with the building of the club's new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock, though there is no timescale for that issue to be resolved.

Director of football Kevin Thelwell says Everton's financial situation means players will be sold this summer and the club will utilise the loan market to help strengthen the squad.

"Whilst we want to ensure the team is as competitive as possible, we cannot lose sight of our central objective to protect the long-term stability of the club," Thelwell wrote in his programme notes for the Sheffield United game.

 

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RULES & GUIDELINES - HERE

• Please state below if you would like to join. 
• Depending on how many participants we get, there will be a group stage & knockout phase running alongside the league.
• There will be BONUS QUESTIONS - points for these will be allocated after the tournament finishes. These questions (and points to be awarded) can be found HERE.

Please get your predictions in for BONUS POINTS.

Note - these will only be applied at the end of the tournament and will only be added to your LEAGUE score. This will have no effect on the group stage/knockout format. 

Please predict the following before the start of the tournament - the topic will be LOCKED on FRIDAY 14th JUNE at 20.00 (BST) which is when the first game kicks off.

• Group Stage
  • 1st and 2nd and 3rd advance in correct order - 12 points
  • All 3 teams advance but in incorrect order - 8 points
  • Only 2 teams advance - 6 points
  • Only 1 team advances - 3 points
• Top Goalscorer
  • 15 points if player finishes 1st;
  • 10 if player finishes 2nd;
  • 5 if player finishes 3rd
• Tournament Winner
  • 15 points if team wins
  • 10 if team finishes 2nd
  • 5 if team finishes 3rd

RULES/FORMAT.

3 points - A player will be awarded 3 points if he/she gets the result spot on. 

• Example - Player X predicts Team A 3-1 Team B. Actual result is Team A 3-1 Team B

2 points - A player will be awarded 2 points if he/she gets the result correct AND goal-difference correct. 

• Example - Player X predicts Team A 3-1 Team B. Actual result is Team A 4-2 Team B

1 point - A player will be awarded 1 point if he/she gets the result correct, but not the correct score or goal-difference

• Example - Player X predicts Team A 3-1 Team B. Actual result is Team A 1-0 Team B

0 points - Players will be awarded no points if they get the result completely wrong.

• Example - Player X predicts Team A 3-1 Team B. Actual result is Team A 1-2 Team B

Extra Points:

• Participation Bonus - If you are on time and predict ALL results in the game-week, you get the full 5-point bonus.  

• Any player who predicts FIVE correct results (predictions that are spot on) within one round, will be awarded an extra 7 points to their total score.

There are also Bonus Questions to predict for before the tournament starts. These points will be added to the final league table to determine the winner of the competition!

PSV Away:

Ajax Away:

Man City Away:

all kick-offs BST

Friday 10th May, 2024
Alaves vs Girona, 20.00

Saturday 11th May, 2024
Mallorca vs Las Palmas, 13.00
Villarreal vs Sevilla, 15.15
Granada vs Real Madrid, 17.30
Athletic Club vs Osasuna, 20.00

Sunday 12th May, 2024
Cadiz vs Getafe, 13.00
Atletico Madrid vs Celta Vigo, 15.15
Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano, 17.30
Real Betis vs Almeria, 20.00

Monday 13th May, 2024
Barcelona vs Real Sociedad, 20.00

56 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

I’m pretty sure Diaz actually has a worse conversion rate than Nunez, he’s also massively wasteful. But his shots are more likely to actually be on target and that’s slightly less infuriating than what Nunez does.

Yeah Nunez seems to miss the more gilt-edged close-range chances. 

Their conversion rate is skewed as well because of the type of shots they'll both take, as well. A mitigating factor so to speak.

Diaz' shot conversion rate this season is 12.90%

Nunez' is 12.79%. 

According to Footystats:

38 minutes ago, Danny said:

It would be great to see Leverkusen actually go unbeaten the whole season. But I think I want Atalanta to win the competition, they’re a very likeable club and approach football in a great way. Would be a really good success story, plus it’ll guarentee them Champions League footy next season.

Gasperini is an underrated coach. 

all kick-offs 14.30 (BST) unless stated

Friday 10th May, 2024
Augsburg vs Stuttgart, 19.30

Saturday 11th May, 2024
RB Leipzig vs Werder Bremen
Freiburg vs Heidenheim
Borussia Monchengladbach vs Eintracht Frankfurt
Koln vs Union Berlin

Mainz vs Borussia Dortmund, 17.30

Sunday 12th May, 2024
Darmstadt vs Hoffenheim

Bayern Munich vs Wolfsburg, 16.30

Bochum vs Bayer Leverkusen, 18.30

- Frankfurt could secure a 6th place finish (which may mean a CL Place) if they win, or they draw and Freiburg draw/lose.

- Koln will be relegated if they don't win against Union Berlin

Insane from Leverkusen. They just won't lose

2 minutes ago, Spike said:

Isn’t he too old for YPOTS? What is the age limit anyway? Is it 21?

23 or younger at start of the season. 

1 hour ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

I don't agree with Virgil being on the player of the season shortlist tbh... but I also think it's mental Harvey Elliott hasn't even been shortlisted for the YPOTS considering the season he's had.

Of the 8 players selected, who would you take out? 

Game 133 - 17th

Game 134 - 20th

GAME 133 - NORWICH vs LEEDS - SUNDAY 12th MAY, 12.00 (BST)

GAME 134 - MAN UTD vs ARSENAL - SUNDAY 12th MAY , 16.30 (BST)

***any predictions made after kick-off will not count***

@Mel81x @Lucas @6666 @Dr. Gonzo @Michael @Redcanuck  @CaaC (John) @Devil-Dick Willie  @JoshBRFC @Viva la FCB @Pyfish @Bluewolf @Tommy @Rucksackfranzose 

Game 131 was one of the most profitable of the season, as a 20th-minute First Goal paved the way for eight winners:

@Toinho gets 2 points for 21st minute, @Faithcore 1 point for 22nd minute plus all of the below:

On 05/05/2024 at 20:02, 6666 said:

19

2 points

On 05/05/2024 at 20:05, Tommy said:

Game 131: 18th minute

1 point

On 05/05/2024 at 22:38, Redcanuck said:

22

1 point

On 05/05/2024 at 23:39, Devil-Dick Willie said:

oh fuck off @6666

 

19

2 points

On 06/05/2024 at 10:24, Lucas said:

18th

1 point

On 06/05/2024 at 21:13, Michael said:

18

1 point

Game 132 had a 68th minute first goal, and second-half ones are always harder to guess for; sadly no winners.

Table after Game 132

The duel between @6666 and @Devil-Dick Willie continues as they cancel each other out. @Redcanuck and @Toinho both improve their rankings. @Michael & @Faithcore join others on 15 points, while @Tommy reaches double-figures for the season.

A very close game-week to contend with as all scores were between the 12-17 point mark. The highest came from @Bluewolf, and he was the only player to get 2 Perfect Scores.

Next best was @Redcanuck who gained two points on @6666, who in turn equalled the score set by the leader @Rajabhat Rovers. And it looks like it'll take something miraculous to displace 1st place with only two weeks to go.

Four players matched each other with 14 points. 

What's yours?

Raya

White - Saliba - Gabriel - Doughty

Rodri - Rice

Saka - Foden - Palmer

Haaland

Could arguably choose Watkins over Haaland for this one, and difficult to squeeze in two strikers with how good and dominant midfielders are in general, let alone the 5 chosen.

A non big-six version:

Martinez

Cash - Branthwaite - Schar - Doughty

Douglas Luiz

Neto - Bowen - Gordon

Watkins - Solanke

Hard to pick a RB & RW that's been very consistent. Perhaps Mitchell for RB and Sarabia for RW? These two strikers pick themselves given their goal returns. Gordon has been quality for Newcastle. Could arguably choose Pickford over Martinez too. 

1 hour ago, Michael said:

Atalanta v Marseille is a tough one to call, but given that Atalanta are playing this leg at home, I think they have the advantage and are probably the more likely side to make the final.

I think it'll be another draw and go to penalties.

Leverkusen in the final to win it.