Losers

I was pretty confident that the trimmed down group of participants was going to produce a quality season of top notch tipping action.  However with 2 weeks gone, half the players have managed a double blank!

To be fair we're only -£2.85 overall from 24 selections, but will need to be upping our game if we can call ourselves pro footy punters by the end of the season :)

At this early stage Chris (& Jo) are topping the table comfortably having already bagged a couple of nice results, with Nigel in behind as the only other with a 100% record still in tact.  Technically Ryan is also still in the same spot as he ended up with a void selection this week, but I can't be arsed to work out how to amend the formula!

New Process

The Footy Naps admin has been a bit of a mission the past couple of years, but I think I've finally cracked it with the help of the awesome Google Docs software.

You may have noticed that the Jotform link doesn't have a week specific URL any more, which is because we will be using the same one every week and the selections should be fed automatically into a fancy new document I have created.  This will be the link every week:

http://www.jotformeu.com/reevio/footynaps

It will still need a bit of manual intervention in order to prevent revealing all the tips until Saturday - and to plug in the results - but generally will all be quite neat and more automated.  Typical that we have a lower turnout this year then!  You can access the latest tips list and table via the top "sticky info link" on the left of this page.

A couple of things that will help me out when completing the form each week:

1. Remember to put the correct week number on the form (although i'll try and autopopulate it with the right number each week)
2. Enter the odds in the correct format - so [number] / [number].  Evens is 1/1

Once I've checked out my account for the monies and chased up any stragglers (Brookes brothers?) I'll let you know what the payouts will be.  If you know anyone else who wants to get involved then they can still join on -£1 which I don't think is much of a handicap (as half the field are in that spot already anyway!)

Good luck!

Roll Up for Week 1

So tomorrow it all starts again.  I've seen some cash come trickling into the Footy Naps account this week so will confirm who's involved over the weekend.  You can join in late if you like, you'll just get a losing first week.  But seeing as most of us will do that anyway it shouldn't be too big a handicap!

For those that are in and paid up, here is the submission link:

http://www.jotformeu.com/reevio/footynaps

Good luck!

Who's Excited?

If you didn't pull this face at the first mention of Footy Naps 2012/13 then you don't deserve to be part of it.

Updated rules and entry instructions are available via the sticky link on the left of this page.  You know what to do.

Let's all turn a profit this year and bash up the bookies at the same time as making this the closest competition yet.

So this is it

The final weekend of action is here and there could well be a few more twists before the prizes get awarded.

Long shots are definitely the order of the day with both Jon and Chris going for QPR against Man City at 20/1+ while plenty of others are on prices of 5/1 or bigger to try and sneak into cash positions either overall or on the 2nd half table.

The sheet on the left is updated with all the selections for the week so you can work out your fate as Jeff updates you on the latest scores from around the country.  Make sure you celebrate as enthusiastically as him if you get the winner you want.

Good luck!

Final Week

So the final week is now upon us.  Time to get swotting up on all the weekend action, or hunting for that elusive outsider to storm to the top of the table.

Spanish Dave is now in clear 2nd place in the overall table, as well as having taken the lead for the 2nd half - so looking like a pretty decent payday for him if he can hang on for one more week.  It would be just reward for consistency having only just missed out on a money finish in the 1st half of the season.

Dan, Ashley, and Phil are all within reasonable distance for a last gasp overtaking manoeuvre in the main table though - with potentially half a dozen in with a chance for the 2nd half title with a healthy winner.

Below is the current table with just one more set of result to add.  Good luck!

Snooker Loopy

A bit slow off the mark again this weekend having spent countless hours watching those men in Sheffield trying to ruin my spread bets.

Below you'll find the table as it was before this weekend, although I've also updated the sheet on the left with all the matches that have been played so far this weekend.  It's getting very interesting with both Spanish Dave and Ashley picking up wins while Dan dropped his £1.

I make it 2 weeks left to go now so going to quite a tight finish I think - especially in the 2nd Half table where a bunch of us are still in with a good shout for some cash.

Good luck!