Welcome to ACN10FPC!

This will be run pretty similarly to the 2006 comp and 2008 comp. Yes this really is the 3rd running of it!

Every couple of days(ish) there will be a new round with 4 games to pick for - so keep tuning in throughout.

In each round you just have to pick who you think will win each game. If they win you get 3 pts and 1 pt for a draw, 0 if they lose. You must also pick your JOKER which wins double points.

The key rule here is that for each round those of you getting the least points go out! i.e. anybody on 0 goes out. If nobody gets 0 those on 1 go out etc etc. If everyone ties then you all get through to the next round. Scores do NOT carry between rounds.

You have to be in from Round 1 as no provision for new entries to round 2 etc. All welcome but you'll have to be on FISO fairly regularly to have a chance.

Could be just 1 person eliminated in a round or it could be a lot.

I thought this idea up in about a minute for 2006 and it worked but I need to reserve the right to tweak it as the tournament progesses, lets see how it goes.

Other rules (for clarification):

1. Old school 'premiership predictions' rules on late entries - deadline is first kick off but if you miss the first k.o. you can pick for subsequent games in that set as long as you do so an hour before the next kick off and be classified as a 'LATE ENTRANT'.

2. Edits allowed til first k.o. then all strictly banned.

3. 'LAST PLACE' is the lowest score of those entering in time before the round starts. Rule in place so any 'late entrants' scoring low (due to less games and/or being rubbish) cant save the lowest of those who entered on time.

4. 'Late entrants' must beat 'last place' to survive.

5. If over half the total field are set to be eliminated then anybody who got 0 for their joker is saved (cos they would have scored higher with jokers ignored). If half the field are still set to be eliminated then anybody who scored 1 point in their joker game is saved. (Note - this rule is the most likely to be 'tweaked' part way through as it was last time to control mnumbers one way or another). NOTE - AMENDED FROM ROUND 6 - SEE THREAD PAGE 7

6. Write your predictions including joker in the right format!

7. No predicting for future rounds til I announce it is open for picks. If you are going to be away for the odd rould or two I will take picks by PM but as this is all quick fire then I can't really let anyone do this this too often.

Everyone (FISO veterans and newbies alike) more than welcome but as this is my own private comp, I'll be reserving the right to not admit or throw out anybody who doesn't treat FISO properly and doesn't post in good spirit. As a rule of thumb this will mean you are banned if you are on my foe list.

Official ACN site with fixtures
BBC list of fixtures (UK times)

Group stages have 4 games every 2 days and each 2 days / 4 games counts as a 'Round':
Rd 1- 10th-11th
Rd 2- 12th-13th
Rd 3- 14th-15th
Rd 4- 16th-17th
Rd 5- 18th-19th
Rd 6- 20th-22nd
[NB: with Togo's "disqualification", rounds 1, 3 and 5 will only have 3 games]

Rd 7 - QFs - 24th-25th

Rd 8 - SFs - 28th

Rd 9 - Final & 3rd place play-off 30th-31st

UPDATE
33 entrants
11 survive Round 5
14 survive Round 4
15 survive Round 3
16 survive Round 2
29 survive Round 1

Out Round 5
Britinus 1 3 0 4
greenman 1 3 0 4
jeffersdn 1 3 0 4
Out Round 4
GM 6 0 1 3 10
Out Round 3
jonnyg 3
Out Round 2
blahblah 0 1 0 1 2
bluepeter 0 1 0 1 2
Jester 0 1 0 1 2
Lister 0 1 0 1 2
Lucky7s 0 1 0 1 2
nigel1305 0 1 0 1 2
Rookster 0 1 0 1 2
SOBD 0 1 0 1 2
forestfan LATE 0 1 0 1 2
SUZYKINS LATE 0 1 0 1 2
amcal59 NON ENTRY 0 0 0 0 0
Big Bird NON ENTRY 0 0 0 0 0
tommymooney NON ENTRY 0 0 0 0 0
Out Round 1
AKNel1
Spencer4
Liggo
zipnolan

ROUND 1
10/1 19:00 Gp A Angola v Mali
11/1 13:45 Gp A Malawi v Algeria
11/1 16:00 Gp B Ivory Coast v Burkina Faso
11/1 18:30 Gp B Ghana v Togo
(Note - these are UK times, local times are 1 hour ahead)

Deadline = first kick off. For late entries, deadline = 1 hour before next kick off.

Pick 1 team for each game. In order. Write JOKER after the one you want double points for. Like this:

TEMPLATE
Angola
Malawi
Burkina Faso JOKER
Ghana

My picks (for now ):

Angola
Algeria
Ivory Coast JOKER
Ghana

Angola
Algeria
Ivory Coast JOKER
Ghana


Someone had to be first!


Edit: Second

Angola
Algeria - JOKER
Ivory Coast
Ghana

Someone had to be first...

or second..

OK, third

Angola
Algeria
Ivory Coast JOKER
Togo

Thought I would be different!

My Picks:

Angola
Algeria
Ivory Coast - JOKER
Ghana

Mali
Algeria
Ivory Coast JOKER
Ghana

Mali
Algeria
Ivory Coast JOKER
Ghana


Thanks Murf - any TV coverage around?

ROUND 1
Angola
Algeria
Ivory Coast JOKER
Ghana

Think I read that it was all being shown live on Eurosport (HD)

ROUND 1
Mali
Algeria
Ivory Coast Joker
Ghana

Graham's African Dreams

Mali (JOKER)
Algeria
Ivory Coast
Togo


Thanks

Angola
Algeria
Ivory Coast - JOKER
Ghana

assuming I am in time!

11 in now.

Request for future entrants after the slackness creeping in above - please indicate your JOKER by putting it in CAPITAL LETTERS after the pick as in the template:

Angola
Malawi
Burkina Faso JOKER
Ghana

GM put his JOKER in ()'s does that matter?

I quite liked my "J"

It helps with my marking if everyone does it the same. The 5 letters of capitals are there to make it stand out on a quick scan.

Mali
Algeria JOKER
Ivory Coast
Ghana

Angola
Algeria
Ivory Coast
Ghana (JOKER)

Request for future entrants after the slackness creeping in above - please indicate your JOKER by putting it in CAPITAL LETTERS after the pick as in the template:

Angola
Malawi
Burkina Faso JOKER
Ghana

My Entry:


Angola
Algeria
Ivory Coast JOKER
Ghana

and mine :-

Angola
Algeria
Ivory Coast
Ghana JOKER

My picks:

Mali
Algeria
Ivory Coast JOKER
Ghana

Angola
Algeria
Ivory Coast JOKER
Ghana

Mali
Algeria
Cote D'Ivoire JOKER
Ghana

Angola
Algeria
Ivory Coast - JOKER
Ghana

My picks:

Angola
Algeria
Cote D'Ivoire JOKER
Ghana

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Angola
Algeria
Ivory Coast JOKER
Ghana