African Nations Cup 2017 - murf's FISO Predictions Comp

[murf]

Wins for Doc Congo and Mo Rocco leave 6 people on 6, including blah with joker in hand. The other 4 also have a joker in hand but only 3pts.

[morganb]

Do you think blah will get the illusive full house and 15 points?

[murf]

Do you think blah will get the illusive full house and 15 points?

No... because I think Egypt will win....

[blahblah]

Do you think blah will get the illusive full house and 15 points?

No... because I think Egypt will win....

That was the one I wasn't sure about, tbh.

Mo looked OK in the little bit I watched of their Dr match; and the Coat of Ivory looked woeful in what I have seen of them. (It was a deserved win for Mo, btw.)

From a quick skim, I am not the only only on Gee, so safe?

[murf]

From a quick skim, I am not the only only on Gee, so safe?

Not quite safe - possibly....

If your joker (mali) loses then you are on the same pts as the 5 of us who won our jokers yesterday. That leaves 4 people 3pts worse of than you/us.
The other match has 5 of us each way so if you lose that then some of those 4 behind you (haven't checked how many) will catch those in the leading bunch who lose and with the new, ultra-complicated rules (where more than just last place can go out) you could still go out - or start the QFs with a 0.5pt handicap. I'll try and work it all out and do a 'what/if summary' before kick off.


(PS Reminder here that the points system changes for the QFs to make a 90 minute win better than an extra time win or penalties, Still 4 picks and 1 joker but getting the right joker is trickier as not all wins are equal)

[blahblah]

Yeah

If they both go wrong today: two Jokerless wins equals one Joker win...

[murf]

Egypt are winning which will please 5 of us.

The other match is level which will please the 5 of us not playing our jokers.

[murf]

I think the current scores would mean us waving farewell to Ashers and Kingcurtley (backing Ghana with a Mali joker. Blah is same but is 3pts up from day 1) leaving 8 of us, the maximum number of QFists (and so no need of a further cull).

[blahblah]

The pitch for the Mali match is a bog (well in lots of places) I blame Idi.....

Which one is the Egyptian Messi?

[blahblah]

Phew Ma Li equalise.

[murf]

I think the current scores would mean us waving farewell to Ashers and Kingcurtley

It would. It does. Farewell Ashers. Farewell Kingcurtley.

Subject to official checking and confirmation etc....

[Ashers]

Thanks for running this Murf.

Good luck to everyone else.

[murf]

ROUND 6 - RESULTS

SAFE
10
Spencer4
Moist von Lipwig
murf
8
Lucky7s
blahblah
Geoffv
7
morganb
robot

OUT
5
Ashers
kingcurtley

[murf]

2 days off! Then...

QUARTER FINALS
Saturday 28th January 2017
Burkina Faso v Tunisia 16:00
Senegal v Cameroon 19:00
Sunday 29th January 2017
Dr Congo v Ghana 16:00
Egypt v Morocco 19:00

Reminders:
Rule tweak - We will be eliminating 3-5 people as there is a target of 3-5 semi-finalists
Points for Knockout Stages:
Win in 90 minutes = 5
Win in extra time = 4
Win on penalties = 3
Defeat on penalties = 1
Defeat in extra time = 0.5
Defeat in 90 = 0


(PS - Plug time - Look out for my soon-to-be-launched Egg Chasing 6 Nations Knockout Prediction Comp Cup Type Thing which will be launching in next few days ready to start in about 10 days from now)

[Lucky7s]

Tunisia
Senegal JOKER
Dr Congo
Egypt

[blahblah]

Tunisia
Senegal JOKER
Dr Congo
Mo Rocco

[morganb]

Tunisia
Senegal JOKER
Ghana
Egypt

[Geoffv]

Tunisia
Senegal
Ghana
Egypt JOKER

[Spencer4]

Tunisia JOKE
Senegal
Dr Congo
Egypt

[Moist von Lipwig]

Tunisia Joker
Senegal
Dr Congo
Egypt

[robot]

Tunisia
Senegal joker
Dr Congo
Morroco

[murf]

Tunisia
Senegal JOKER
Ghana
Egypt


(sorry Doc but I'm reluctantly deserting you!)

[blahblah]

BF take the lead in 80th minute.

(Should have added a second, too.)

[murf]

BF take the lead in 80th minute.

(Should have added a second, too.)

(Have now added a second, two)

Moist and Sp4 must be feeling like Jurgen Klopp....

5 of us could get a similar feeling having our jokers on Senegal in the next game. Only early-rounds-super-picker Geoffv plays his tomorrow.

[morganb]

0-0



Extra time just about to start

[murf]

0-0



Extra time just about to start

With the new points, even if they now lose 3-0, Senegal will at least get more points for our Jokers than Tunisia did.

[morganb]

Gone to penalties ...

Huddled around the wireless nervously listening to the shootout ...

Mane is a true Liverpool player

[murf]

Less points for me but great news for Liverpool!

[murf]

Don't need many fingers to work these out.....

Tunisia lose in 90 = 0pts
Senegal lose on pens = 1pt

QFs - DAY 1 - SCORES ON T'DOORS

2
Lucky7s (DE)
blahblah (DM)
robot (DM)
morganb(GE)
murf (GE)
1
Geoffv (G+ Egypt JOKER)
Spencer4 (DE)
Moist von Lipwig (DE)

Good spread of picks tomorrow - 5 for the Doc and just 3 for Ghana then 6 for Egypt (inc the only remaining joker) and 2 for Morocco.

Perms and coms are too complicated to talk about til after the first game but surely anybody winning both games, even on pens, is safe.

[morganb]

Ghana won 2-1, thanks to the Ayew brothers