The End is Near

Below is the up-to-date table.  Hadn't noticed how close it was getting up the top!

Half the gang seem to have given up entirely but there is still a total of £340 up for grabs between the overall table and the separate 2nd half prizes.  Not too shabby...

The 2nd half competition is wide open with a good 7 people still in with a shout.  I believe there are still 5 weeks to go so plenty of time to win or lose the cash.

Good luck!

The Masters Weekend

I'll briefly pretend to be interested in the football, before getting back to the real sporting action of the weekend in Augusta.

Dan, Ian, and Phil are all still miles clear of everyone else for the 2nd Half contest, with Dan picking up another nice score last week with Newcastle.  That's 4 in a row for combined profit of over £9!

Jon is almost matching that performance in the form stakes though with a 4 win streak worth £7 that has got him back into the black for the first time in a while.

Best of luck with the naps and enjoy the golfing action.

Who's the Fool?

The weekend of the Fool, so probably not a good time to be backing up your selections with any real cash wagers.  Especially if you were born on April 1st like one of our esteemed members!

Last week stood out for another big priced winner for Ian who has shot into profit and also to the top of the 2nd Half table at the same time.  Additionally three shrewd players spotted the value in taking on ropey QPR with Sunderland and scored a solid 11/10 shot.

This week i'm surprised Ryan is the only one taking on flaky Man City with 14/1 shots Sunderland, and would expect that one to be a lot closer than the odds suggest.

Good luck!

BBQ Weather

It looks like the sun has come out to play this week.  With the clocks going forward tonight that should mean the first dinner of the summer being cooked in the garden next week if it holds up.  Fingers crossed!

Last week it was all about Ashley again, picking Swansea to win away at Fulham for nearly £4 profit on the week.  A couple of others were looking in with a shout of a nice result in the Spurs game but one of the Bolton players rudely got that one abandoned meaning they got stuck with the losing home favourite.

A few people in long shot mood as we approach the final weeks of the season, although no fewer than 3 people have picked reinvigorated Sunderland to smash the (not so) Super Hoops up north this afternoon.  A nice 11/10 banker for the coupon maybe?

Good luck!

FA Cup Quarter Final

We seem to have a couple of wannabe comeback kids this week trying to take on Spurs in the FA Cup quarter finals.  To be fair no one can really be expecting an easy game in the competition this weekend, so 11/1 for Bolton to take out a fellow Premiership team is probably quite generous.

The cup action means that the top flight action is limited, although most people have still stuck with what they (and the bookies) know best.  Ian has ventured to Spain trying to pick up a second big price on the bounce and get back into the contest - but he's relying on Barcelona getting turned over which is a big ask nowadays.

Good luck!

Behind yet Ahead

I was away at the end of last week and so didn't get chance to do the usual round-up and posting of selections.  However I've attempted to make up for it by providing a glimpse into the future.

Below in all it's glory is the latest table including all results from this weekend, that you wouldn't usually see (in a blog post anyway) until next Saturday.

Amazingly it was actually a profitable week for those still taking part with a couple of nice home wins from unfancied Premiership teams coming in.  There could be some drama to come yet as even a Grant is edging his way towards the payout positions.  Unforseeable stuff!

Airport Security

Thankfully managed to escape the least pleasant side of airport security this week despite being up against the odds travelling in and out of Israel.  Got seriously grilled at several points during the journey though which is quite fascinating - they take everyone aside separately and try to force you into saying something out of sync.

I got "but your colleague said you are staying in xxx hotel".  He didn't seem amused when I replied "well he's a muppet then, we're all in the same place."  Turns out he'd said nothing of the sort and they were just trying to catch us out.  Sneaky beaky.

Back to the naps and Phil picked up another good result last week to solidify his 2nd place position.  I notice a couple of people are trying to "do a reevio" and bag a 22/1 shot this week.  To be fair that does look too big a price so may well have a few real pounds on it myself.

Good luck!