I was about to suggest a revision of our game prediction scoring system as it would grossly outweigh our league table predictions in value, which didn't seem right, after all, you've got a 1 of 3 option for a point every week every game, and a 1 in 20 option of getting the final table right one time only; getting that right should be much more valuable, in my humble opinion.
I like your idea and we could go with it and I'd be happy. OR we could go with my idea, that we keep a tally throughout the year and the winner of more right guesses than the other get's 6 points (the weight of guessing the top of the league) at the end. So we keep your + and - but it only means 6 pts at the end for whoever is up.
I favor this plan because you, sir, are guessing very conventionally so far, and I don't want to be brutally punished score-wise for desperately wanting Stoke to thrash Chelsea 12-1 even if the likelihood is very low of that happening.
Anyway, your thoughts....
As for the weekend:
Arsenal/Portsmouth: Arsenal (3-0)
Birmingham/Stoke: Birmingham
Hull/Bolton: Bolton
Man City/Wolves: Man City
Sunderland/Blackburn: Sunderland
Wigan/Man U: Man U
West Ham/Tottenham: draw
Burnley/Everton: Everton
Fulham/Chelsea: draw
Liverpool/Aston Villa: Liverpool
Not too different... but watch Tottenham get cut down to size!!!
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I see your point and concede it. But I think six points is a little lame as although it the same as picking the winners it is also two mid table teams. And admittedly it is less guess work to guess who will win each week than who will win 9 months from now. So I say lets say 6 points for each ten point gap at the end. Like if I end up +25 over you for the year in game to game predicitions than I get +12. Or +5 for every 10 point gap. Something like that so if you do kill me in predicting games you get more than 6 points, but you have to really do well relative to me to get a lot of points for it. I honestly imagine by years end it will still be in the single digits towards one of us, so it shouldn't effect us too much. Also I noticed the BBC has a scoring system (or was it the Guardian?) and there's was interesting as well. They also had where you lose points if any team finishes more than five places away than you predict. Not a bad idea really. If West Ham can get Chamakh soon they might match Tottenham, but otherwise Defoe is on fire and Bassong has strengthened the constantly injured defense enough Hotspurs will compete for a European spot. More thoughts on the points system?
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