*murf's 6 Nations Egg Chasing Predictions Knockout Cup 2014*

[barry]

Ireland 2
England 10
France 19

Ireland 3
England 11
France 18

[Rookster]

Ireland 6
England 12
France 15

[Spencer4]

Ireland 1
England 9
France 18

[murf]

ROUND 2 - THIS WEEKEND

Richt v sibrown4
Minitoff v Rookster
WilBert v blahblah
Mick MacPaddywack v topspur
barry v Shaggy365
Big Bird v murf
jimmy ching v Spencer4
eagle224 v yorkshiredragon

BUMP - those in bold have selected, 6 to go
(if neither WilBert nor blahblah get round to it then we will have a lucky loser (high scorer) getting through)

[Minitoff]

Ireland 6
England 12
France 15

Wales 6
England 9
France 16

Good Luck

[WilBert]

Wales 10
England 10
France 10

(To be edited because we all know blah will just cheat otherwise )

[Big Bird]

Ireland 6
England 9
France 16

[yorkshiredragon]

Wales 5
England 8
France 19

[blahblah]

Wales 10
England 10
France 10

(To be edited because we all know blah will just cheat otherwise )

How on earth am I supposed to cheat?

I had forgotten that I had fluked qualification tbh, and you actually know about egg-chasing?

Ireland 10
England 10
France 10

I am happy leaving it at that, as it means Ireland win and I go through and Wales win and you do?

[murf]

Calling.... sibrown4

[murf]

ROUND 2 - UPDATE

Richt v sibrown4 - walkover

Minitoff v Rookster - 25 point lead and only an 11 pt swing possible

Wales 6
England 9
France 16

Ireland 6
England 12
France 15

WilBert v blahblah - well, WilBert never edited so blah gets the luck of the Irish(pickers)

Wales 10
England 10
France 10

(To be edited because we all know blah will just cheat otherwise )

How on earth am I supposed to cheat?

Ireland 10
England 10
France 10

I am happy leaving it at that, as it means Ireland win and I go through and Wales win and you do?

Mick MacPaddywack v topspur - dead level so far! MMP just ahead on tie-break so wins if France win by 13 or more

Ireland 3
England 12
France 14

Ireland 5
England 10
France 12

barry v Shaggy365 - barry moves into a 2pt lead and they are only 1 apart tomorrow so Shaggy365 is relying on an exact pick of a win by 19

Ireland 3
England 11
France 18

Ireland 2
England 10
France 19

Big Bird v murf - Big Bird has a 3pt lead but we are 5 apart tomorrow. I need a massive France win (21 or more) to haul it back

Ireland 6
England 9
France 16

Ireland 4
England 8
France 21

jimmy ching v Spencer4 - jimmy moves into a 4 point lead and they are only 3 apart tomorrow so Sp4 needs an exact pick of France by 18

Ireland 2
England 12
France 21

Ireland 1
England 9
France 18

eagle224 v yorkshiredragon - two welsh pickers lucky enough to have drawn each other! yorkshire D goes 5 up and with the picks just 1 apart tomorrow eagle224 is another needing an exact pick - France by 18 just like Sp4

Wales 8
England 6
France 18

Wales 5
England 8
France 19

So-
3 already settled
3 needing an exact pick
2 fairly tense (inc mine) as there is a line in the sand that needs crossing or not crossing

Come on France

[barry]

ROUND 2 - UPDATE

barry v Shaggy365 - barry moves into a 2pt lead and they are only 1 apart tomorrow so Shaggy365 is relying on an exact pick of a win by 19

Ireland 3
England 11
France 18

Ireland 2
England 10
France 19

tactical predictions at their finest, I knew Ireland and England would win by more, but covered my bases. I also think Italy will give France a game tomorrow, I think France by 12 at most..... but good luck.

[Spencer4]

So Jimmy picks, I pick, then he waits until nearly kick off and changes his Not in the spirit of the game. I resign.

[Shaggy365]

So Jimmy picks, I pick, then he waits until nearly kick off and changes his Not in the spirit of the game. I resign.

Snap. Even get my predictions quoted in my challengers pick.

Never mind. It's only a game. Still a chance I guess.

[barry]

So Jimmy picks, I pick, then he waits until nearly kick off and changes his Not in the spirit of the game. I resign.

Snap. Even get my predictions quoted in my challengers pick.

Never mind. It's only a game. Still a chance I guess.

I never changed mine!

edit - and you picked first.

[WilBert]

This is what I was hinting at with editing my post/blah cheating earlier. All I had to do was post to the most 'reasonable' side of blah's predictions. I was happy with Blah's suggestion of letting it all be down to the Wales game (heart over head and all that).

Its just for fun though as you say shaggy. Options might be to pm teams or hide the draw until kick off?

[blahblah]

This is what I was hinting at with editing my post/blah cheating earlier. All I had to do was post to the most 'reasonable' side of blah's predictions. I was happy with Blah's suggestion of letting it all be down to the Wales game (heart over head and all that).

Its just for fun though as you say shaggy. Options might be to pm teams or hide the draw until kick off?

It is essentially a game of higher\lower, as Barry posted, which is why I suggested the Ireland\Wales thing: to save edits etc.

Although kinda Welsh, I heard a couple of things that made me think Ireland would win that one. Someone said Ireland looked the most impressive of the 4 last week, the other two don't count, which is why the next round is a tad tricky; and no-one has won it 3 times in a row, and this looked the most likely Welsh loss.

Wasn't there a rule about home teams posting first, with an earlier deadline, or am I confusing comps?

[jimmy ching]

So Jimmy picks, I pick, then he waits until nearly kick off and changes his Not in the spirit of the game. I resign.

My feeling for Ireland changed during the week. I was tempted to go higher on them. Now you watch France win by 18.

[murf]

There has never been any rules in this about who posts when, other than you can edit til first kick off. I for one have never looked at my opponent's picks until after I have made mine - gotta trust in yourelf or why play?

It does seem to be getting tactical so will all be by PM from now on as we are at an advanced stage.

[barry]

change my france prediction to France 12 then for the making of a "fairer" game.

[murf]

change my france prediction to France 12 then for the making of a "fairer" game.

Sorry - no changes after first k.o.

[blahblah]

There has never been any rules in this about who posts when, other than you can edit til first kick off.

It might have been an Sp4 comp, hey ho another blonde day

[Mick MacPaddywack]

There has never been any rules in this about who posts when, other than you can edit til first kick off. I for one have never looked at my opponent's picks until after I have made mine - gotta trust in yourelf or why play?

It does seem to be getting tactical so will all be by PM from now on as we are at an advanced stage.

Agree with you on both counts, Murf.
This is a prediction game primarily, and should be played in that spirit, without reference to others.
But if needs be, let's predict by PM.

[murf]

Sod all your moaning - The French are giving the Italians a right trousering - which means I am going through - all is well with the competition again

[Big Bird]

Late converted Italian try makes our scores level I think murf. Haven't read rules regarding a draw.

[Big Bird]

Closest to England result

[murf]

Late converted Italian try makes our scores level I think murf. Haven't read rules regarding a draw.

Tie break goes on the england pick.

Rubbish sport. Rubbish competition. Rubbish rules. Rubbish tie-breaks.

Who started this stupid competition......

[jimmy ching]

Nice result. In the fantasy rugby my 3 French players were Fofana, Picamoles and Bonneval. So quite pleased with my guessing. Lucky, yep.

[murf]

ROUND 2 - RESULTS

Richt v sibrown4 - walkover

Minitoff v Rookster - with a game in hand

WilBert v blahblah - with a game in hand

Mick MacPaddywack v topspur - by 2 pts

barry v Shaggy365 - by just 1 pt

Big Bird v murf - on a tie-break!

jimmy ching v Spencer4 - by 5 pts

eagle224 v yorkshiredragon - by 6 pts

[Mick MacPaddywack]

ROUND 2 - RESULTS

Mick MacPaddywack v topspur - by 2 pts

Bad luck, Topspur ... close games all round