Time to resurrect this competition ahead of the new season and as I won a few quid last season I'll stick £50 into a prize fund (if any other member is feeling generous and would like to boost the prize fund and/ or assist in the running of this comp then please pm me - someone with better Excel skills would be welcomed
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£25 added by ronny10, prize split will be updated once I've had a chat with him.T&CsOne entry permitted from each FISO member, entries may be made at any time before the first kick off of the 2010/11 season, any entry may also be edited up to that point, the latest entry/ edit will be the one accepted as the competition entry. No new entries or edits will be accepted once the first match has kicked off.
Any entries that come from (or appear to come from) multiple IDs are likely to find themselves having a little chat with me wearing my mod hat giving them the choice of which one ID they want to keep for future forum use. Any new IDs that solely enter this competition are unlikely to have the post approved or be accepted.
Should any user name be deactivated whilst the competition is in progress then that entry will be removed from the competition.
RulesSimply predict how the EPL 2010/11 will look at the end of the season, positions only.
ScoringFor each position predicted correctly you score 0 (zero) points, for every place each prediction is out out you score 1 point. e.g. predict Chelsea to finish first and they do then you score 1-1=0 points, predict West Ham to finish 18th and they finish 10th 18-10=8 points
Lowest total wins!
Tie Breaksfirstly on the number of correct predictions
edit: during the season tables will be shown alphabetically for ties after correct predictions, further tie-breaks will only be used for the cash prizes at the end of the seasonif tied then by dropping of the 20th place prediction, then 19th, 18th etc. until there's a difference
if still tied (identical entries) then the earliest final entry (after edits) will finish higher
Entry formatThe easiest method for me to work with is simply by having a list posted of the 20 clubs in order without any numbers or comments. Alternatively an alphabetical list with the predicted position either in front or following separated by a coma. Please no full stops or comments and team names spelt correctly as given in the template below. Please ensure that you include all 20 clubs and when including a number for the position prediction not to duplicate/ omit some number(s). I will do my best to contact anyone that has made an error but if it has not been rectified by the first KO then that entry will be voided.
UpdatesTime permitting I will collect the entries regularly leading up to the season start, calculate a table from the predictions, post it and also post the standings from the accepted entries using that table.
During the season (again time permitting) I will endeavour to update weekly.
PrizesI will put £50 into the prize fund (and yes, I can win some of my own money back!
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(£25 donated by ronny10 added to prize fund)1st £33
2nd £22
3rd £12
4th £8Teams/ templateArsenal,
Aston Villa,
Birmingham,
Blackburn,
Blackpool,
Bolton,
Chelsea,
Everton,
Fulham,
Liverpool,
Man City,
Man United,
Newcastle,
Stoke,
Sunderland,
Tottenham,
West Brom,
West Ham,
Wigan,
Wolves,
The usual caveat for this sort of thing - if there is need for clarification/ rule changes they will be made ASAP and highlighted, but hopefully it is clear enough and I've not overlooked anything.
