Big Bird equalises with a Spurs win (8-8) and it is going to stay that way as we have identical picks for the two underway.

I got the Spurs result spot on But so did SOBD

Well played SOBD. I'm not making excuses but my fingers were tired after typing in an extra prediction midweek.

WEEK 4 RESULTS

Big Bird 9 - 9 murf
bluenoseyparker 7 - 10 SOBD

SOBD's comeback starts as predicted.....
I'm top following the first draw of the group but only based on aggregate results with Big Bird.

You should have typed 3 rather than 2 - much less tiring!



Be afraid, be very afraid

Week 5 scores so far:

bluenoseyparker 3 - 3 Big Bird
SOBD 3 - 3 murf

4 matches to go....

Lo and behold, the matches both remain at 3-3 with 3 matches to go.

With just 1 match to go....

bluenoseyparker 3 - 5 Big Bird
SOBD 5 - 4 murf

IF it stays that way the table will look like this:

Big Bird 10
murf 7
SOBD 6
bnp 6

Big Bird will be through whatever. The final place is wide open (SOBD beating bnp on the tie-break if they become level 2nd on 9)

Birds, eh ? Well played - so far - BB

I need to get my act together otherwise I'm toast

Coo, what's this ?

A 1-1 draw tonight between Burnley and Stoke...

Hmmmm. That could ruffle someone's feathers.

Five points is good going Big Bird.......

....but not as good as six

Sorry, just wanted to crow about this.

Keep your pecker up Big Bird - still a game to go.

bnp 9
Big Bird 7
murf 7
SOBD 6

Next week it is 'winner takes all'. Only way for a winner not to go through on points is if SOBD and me win then SOBD will resort to a tie-break and win.

bnp just needs a draw

Well played bnp, this really is turning into the group of death

Week 6
Big Bird 4 - 2 SOBD
murf 5 - 8 bluenoseyparker

I'll playing the wrong opponent

Week 6- 1 game to go
Big Bird 8 - 3 SOBD
murf 9 - 12 bluenoseyparker

Some people are on the pitch - they think is all over - err it is!

Congratulations to Big Bird and bluenoseyparker on making the knock out stages.

Even if I fluke a draw after tonight then nothing will change.

Well played everyone, goup of death indeed I expect you guys to win this thing

....it was unfortunate that you copped me on a good week Murf....I know you got the Sunderland Man City result spot on but so did I. This is the worst thing about this game, thinking you've made up some ground, only to see your opponent has got the same result spot on. Hopes raised and dashed in one foul swoop. Bad luck too SOBD. It's up to me and Big Bird to carry the Group 3 flag through to the knockout stages.

NEWSFLASH It wasn't all over!

There were 2 games left in the set not just one so I had a chance to get through!


..... and then everybody scored 1 point tonight so it is back to how I saw it. Same gaps. 1 game to go. Same players through. Same players out.....

Week 6 Results

Big Bird 10 - 5 SOBD
murf 13 - 13 bluenoseyparker



So I end up with the =3rd best score of the week and still can't get the win I need to get through. Group of Death indeed.

bluenoseyparker and Big Bird through it is then with bluenoseyparker winning the group. Just. Level on points. Level on aggreagate in the head to head with bnp winning on away goals.

57 and 59 points from 6 sets isn't bad going so my 54 and SOBD's 46 can't complain too much.