League Cup Prediction Comp (with a twist) 2014/5

Post by **murf** » 30 Jul 2014, 15:11

Here we go then, lets start the football season with the fourth(!) annual League ('Capital One') Cup Prediction Comp (with the same old twist). I say fouth but the second one never happened! The first was 3 years ago when Tacabala won with Cardiff and then swapped to Liverpool to claim the cup and then last year won by Knulpuk who switched from Swindon to Chelsea.

Just predict who you think will win this season's Capital One Cup. Simple eh? Err, no.... you have to start with a team in Round 1 and use your 'skill' to navigate your way to the final or as far as you can. All subject to the nice twists in the rules (see below).

1. Simply pick a team that will win their Carling Cup round 1 tie (by replay / pens if necessary) - see draw below.
1A. Note you can only start with a team in the first round and cannot join after the first round.
2. You cannot copy someone else's pick.
3. Win and you go through to the next round, lose you go out. Simple enough for ya?
4. Throughout the comp you can only change your pick in each round to the team your current pick has drawn (e.g. if you have Barnsley and they draw Man Utd in round 3 you, and only you, can switch to Man U). This is subject to rule 2. If you draw a team that somebody already has then you are stuck with your pick. Complicated enough for ya?
5. I don't think I'll need to tweak these rules later but I reserve the right to do so!

For round one just copy the last list on the line which keeps the list in alphabetical order by club - club name first, then yours..
Try and keep it in alphabetical order by club.
Please check you haven't missed off anybody who has posted since the list you copied.

The deadline is when your team kicks off so late entries will get less matches to choose from. Obviously no entries after round 1.

Monday 11th August 2014
Carlisle V Derby 19:45
Tuesday 12th August 2014
Barnsley V Crewe 19:45
Birmingham V Cambridge 19:45
Blackburn V Scunthorpe 19:45
Bolton V Bury 19:45
Brighton V Cheltenham 19:45
Bristol City V Oxford Utd 19:45
Burton V Wigan 19:45
Charlton V Colchester 19:45
Chesterfield V Huddersfield 19:45
Crawley V Ipswich 19:45
Dag & Red V Brentford 19:45
Exeter V Bournemouth 19:45
Leeds V Accrington 19:45
Luton V Swindon 19:45
Millwall V Wycombe 19:45
MK Dons V Wimbledon 19:45
Morecambe V Bradford 19:45
Oldham V Middlesbrough 19:45
Plymouth V Leyton Orient 19:45
Port Vale V Hartlepool 19:45
Portsmouth V Peterborough 19:45
Rochdale V Preston 19:45
Rotherham V Fleetwood 19:45
Sheff Wed V Notts County 19:45
Shrewsbury V Blackpool 19:45
Southend V Walsall 19:45
Stevenage V Watford 19:45
Tranmere V Nottm Forest 19:45
Wolves V Northampton 19:45
Yeovil V Gillingham 19:45
York V Doncaster 19:45
Reading V Newport 20:00
Wednesday 13th August 2014
Coventry V Cardiff 19:45
Sheff Utd V Mansfield 19:45

I normally wait til a few of you have picked but I am going first to show faith in the mighty Us despite their tough draw:

Cambridge United - murf

Post by **Subsonic** » 30 Jul 2014, 17:45

Bury-Subsonic

Post by **murf** » 30 Jul 2014, 21:45

Bump.....

Bury - Subsonic
Cambridge Utd - murf

Post by **bspittles** » 31 Jul 2014, 08:45

Bury - Subsonic
Cambridge Utd - murf
Oxford Utd - bspittles

Post by **tommymooney** » 31 Jul 2014, 08:49

Bury - Subsonic
Cambridge Utd - murf
Oxford Utd - bspittles
Watford - TommyMooney

Post by **Moist von Lipwig** » 31 Jul 2014, 08:52

Birmingham - Moist von Lipwig
Bury - Subsonic
Cambridge Utd - murf
Oxford Utd - bspittles
Watford - TommyMooney

Post by **thebillfella** » 31 Jul 2014, 09:19

Birmingham - Moist von Lipwig
Brighton - thebillfella
Bury - Subsonic
Cambridge Utd - murf
Oxford Utd - bspittles
Watford - TommyMooney

Post by **Lucky7s** » 31 Jul 2014, 09:25

Birmingham - Moist von Lipwig
Brighton - thebillfella
Bury - Subsonic
Cambridge Utd - murf
Oxford Utd - bspittles
Reading - Lucky7s
Watford - TommyMooney

Post by **Knulpuk** » 31 Jul 2014, 09:27

Birmingham - Moist von Lipwig
Brighton - thebillfella
Bury - Subsonic
Cambridge Utd - murf
Oxford Utd - bspittles
Reading - Lucky7s
Watford - TommyMooney
Wigan - Knulpuk

Post by **Geoffv** » 31 Jul 2014, 09:32

Birmingham - Moist von Lipwig
Brighton - thebillfella
Bury - Subsonic
Cambridge Utd - murf
Oldham - Geoffv
Oxford Utd - bspittles
Reading - Lucky7s
Watford - TommyMooney
Wigan - Knulpuk

Post by **Maldini** » 31 Jul 2014, 09:46

Birmingham - Moist von Lipwig
Brighton - thebillfella
Bury - Subsonic
Cambridge Utd - murf
Huddersfield Town - Maldini
Oldham - Geoffv
Oxford Utd - bspittles
Reading - Lucky7s
Watford - TommyMooney
Wigan - Knulpuk

Post by **Ralfbergs** » 31 Jul 2014, 12:25

Birmingham - Moist von Lipwig
Brighton - thebillfella
Bury - Subsonic
Cambridge Utd - murf
Huddersfield Town - Maldini
Oldham - Geoffv
Oxford Utd - bspittles
Reading - Lucky7s
Watford - TommyMooney
Wigan - Knulpuk
Wolves - Ralfbergs

Post by **stripes1973** » 03 Aug 2014, 19:31

Birmingham - Moist von Lipwig
Blackburn - stripes1973
Brighton - thebillfella
Bury - Subsonic
Cambridge Utd - murf
Huddersfield Town - Maldini
Oldham - Geoffv
Oxford Utd - bspittles
Reading - Lucky7s
Watford - TommyMooney
Wigan - Knulpuk
Wolves - Ralfbergs

Post by **morganb** » 04 Aug 2014, 21:46

Birmingham - Moist von Lipwig
Blackburn - stripes1973
Brighton - thebillfella
Bury - Subsonic
Cambridge Utd - murf
Huddersfield Town - Maldini
Oldham - Geoffv
Oxford Utd - bspittles
Reading - Lucky7s
Shrewsbury - morganb
Watford - TommyMooney
Wigan - Knulpuk
Wolves - Ralfbergs

Post by **jimmy ching** » 04 Aug 2014, 21:50

Birmingham - Moist von Lipwig
Blackburn - stripes1973
Bolton- Jimmyching
Brighton - thebillfella
Bury - Subsonic
Cambridge Utd - murf
Huddersfield Town - Maldini
Oldham - Geoffv
Oxford Utd - bspittles
Reading - Lucky7s
Shrewsbury - morganb
Watford - TommyMooney
Wigan - Knulpuk
Wolves - Ralfbergs

Post by **trampie** » 05 Aug 2014, 10:57

Birmingham - Moist von Lipwig
Blackburn - stripes1973
Bolton- Jimmyching
Brighton - thebillfella
Bury - Subsonic
Cambridge Utd - murf
Derby - trampie
Huddersfield Town - Maldini
Oldham - Geoffv
Oxford Utd - bspittles
Reading - Lucky7s
Shrewsbury - morganb
Watford - TommyMooney
Wigan - Knulpuk
Wolves - Ralfbergs

Post by **murf** » 05 Aug 2014, 11:01

Only a week now til this kicks off (one game is next Monday but you can pick until your team kicks off - nearly all on Tuesday but 4 teams play on Weds). 15 in now but plenty left to choose from.

Post by **hammerddh** » 08 Aug 2014, 14:13

Birmingham - Moist von Lipwig
Blackburn - stripes1973
Bolton- Jimmyching
Brentford - hammerddh
Brighton - thebillfella
Bury - Subsonic
Cambridge Utd - murf
Derby - trampie
Huddersfield Town - Maldini
Oldham - Geoffv
Oxford Utd - bspittles
Reading - Lucky7s
Shrewsbury - morganb
Watford - TommyMooney
Wigan - Knulpuk
Wolves - Ralfbergs

Post by **murf** » 08 Aug 2014, 14:17

All starts Monday. Big "pre-season" games for all clubs involved this weekend as they prepare for their League Cup season. I presume all the non-entrants to date are waiting to check out this weekend as a form guide.....

Post by **murf** » 11 Aug 2014, 14:49

Bump - keep on entering - first match is today but entry remains open for all teams in Round 1 until they actually kick off (mostly tomorrow evening), you've also had one game each to analyse form....

Birmingham - Moist von Lipwig
Blackburn - stripes1973
Bolton- Jimmyching
Brentford - hammerddh
Brighton - thebillfella
Bury - Subsonic
Cambridge Utd - murf
Derby - trampie
Huddersfield Town - Maldini
Oldham - Geoffv
Oxford Utd - bspittles
Reading - Lucky7s
Shrewsbury - morganb
Watford - TommyMooney
Wigan - Knulpuk
Wolves - Ralfbergs

Post by **UPS** » 11 Aug 2014, 14:58

Birmingham - Moist von Lipwig
Blackburn - stripes1973
Bolton- Jimmyching
Brentford - hammerddh
Brighton - thebillfella
Bristol City - UPS
Bury - Subsonic
Cambridge Utd - murf
Derby - trampie
Huddersfield Town - Maldini
Oldham - Geoffv
Oxford Utd - bspittles
Reading - Lucky7s
Shrewsbury - morganb
Watford - TommyMooney
Wigan - Knulpuk
Wolves - Ralfbergs

Post by **murf** » 12 Aug 2014, 10:41

trampie gets through to round 2 as his Derby beat the unclaimed Carlisle last night

Plenty of teams left, see the fixtures below and the latest list of picks in the post above. All unclaimed teams are pickable til they kick off.

Tuesday 12th August 2014
Barnsley V Crewe 19:45
Birmingham V Cambridge 19:45
Blackburn V Scunthorpe 19:45
Bolton V Bury 19:45
Brighton V Cheltenham 19:45
Bristol City V Oxford Utd 19:45
Burton V Wigan 19:45
Charlton V Colchester 19:45
Chesterfield V Huddersfield 19:45
Crawley V Ipswich 19:45
Dag & Red V Brentford 19:45
Exeter V Bournemouth 19:45
Leeds V Accrington 19:45
Luton V Swindon 19:45
Millwall V Wycombe 19:45
MK Dons V Wimbledon 19:45
Morecambe V Bradford 19:45
Oldham V Middlesbrough 19:45
Plymouth V Leyton Orient 19:45
Port Vale V Hartlepool 19:45
Portsmouth V Peterborough 19:45
Rochdale V Preston 19:45
Rotherham V Fleetwood 19:45
Sheff Wed V Notts County 19:45
Shrewsbury V Blackpool 19:45
Southend V Walsall 19:45
Stevenage V Watford 19:45
Tranmere V Nottm Forest 19:45
Wolves V Northampton 19:45
Yeovil V Gillingham 19:45
York V Doncaster 19:45
Reading V Newport 20:00
Wednesday 13th August 2014
Coventry V Cardiff 19:45
Sheff Utd V Mansfield 19:45

Post by **jimmy ching** » 12 Aug 2014, 23:26

And there was me thinking I'd done my usual early doors. Injury time penalty just before they bury me.
I see a sign of things to come as Hammerddh went through on 6 penalties scored after a 6-6 draw.
It's a revelation.

Post by **yorkshiredragon** » 13 Aug 2014, 11:31

Birmingham - Moist von Lipwig
Blackburn - stripes1973
Bolton- Jimmyching
Brentford - hammerddh
Brighton - thebillfella
Bristol City - UPS
Bury - Subsonic
Cambridge Utd - murf
Derby - trampie
Huddersfield Town - Maldini
Oldham - Geoffv
Oxford Utd - bspittles
Reading - Lucky7s
Sheff Utd -Yorkshiredragon
Shrewsbury - morganb
Watford - TommyMooney
Wigan - Knulpuk
Wolves - Ralfbergs

Post by **eagle224** » 13 Aug 2014, 14:00

Birmingham - Moist von Lipwig
Blackburn - stripes1973
Bolton- Jimmyching
Brentford - hammerddh
Brighton - thebillfella
Bristol City - UPS
Bury - Subsonic
Cardiff - eagle224
Cambridge Utd - murf
Derby - trampie
Huddersfield Town - Maldini
Oldham - Geoffv
Oxford Utd - bspittles
Reading - Lucky7s
Sheff Utd -Yorkshiredragon
Shrewsbury - morganb
Watford - TommyMooney
Wigan - Knulpuk
Wolves - Ralfbergs

Post by **murf** » 13 Aug 2014, 14:01

Coventry and Mansfield still available for newbies until 7:45 tonight (but not to those of us who crashed out last night

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Wednesday 13th August 2014
Coventry V Cardiff 19:45
Sheff Utd V Mansfield 19:45

Post by **murf** » 13 Aug 2014, 16:56

Mansfield or Coventry anybody??

Post by **Judio** » 13 Aug 2014, 18:23

I will take Coventry then

Post by **Judio** » 13 Aug 2014, 18:24

Birmingham - Moist von Lipwig
Blackburn - stripes1973
Bolton- Jimmyching
Brentford - hammerddh
Brighton - thebillfella
Bristol City - UPS
Bury - Subsonic
Cardiff - eagle224
Cambridge Utd - murf
Coventry - Judio
Derby - trampie
Huddersfield Town - Maldini
Oldham - Geoffv
Oxford Utd - bspittles
Reading - Lucky7s
Sheff Utd -Yorkshiredragon
Shrewsbury - morganb
Watford - TommyMooney
Wigan - Knulpuk
Wolves - Ralfbergs

Post by **forestfan** » 13 Aug 2014, 18:29

Birmingham - Moist von Lipwig
Blackburn - stripes1973
Bolton- Jimmyching
Brentford - hammerddh
Brighton - thebillfella
Bristol City - UPS
Bury - Subsonic
Cardiff - eagle224
Cambridge Utd - murf
Coventry - Judio
Derby - trampie
Huddersfield Town - Maldini
Mansfield - forestfan
Oldham - Geoffv
Oxford Utd - bspittles
Reading - Lucky7s
Sheff Utd -Yorkshiredragon
Shrewsbury - morganb
Watford - TommyMooney
Wigan - Knulpuk
Wolves - Ralfbergs

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