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Less than a month to the World Cup, so here goes a little contest to whet the appetite and keep a bit of interest in it all.  It's all a bit of craic and hopefully will be enjoyable for all contestants. 

Easiest way to enter will be to quote the second post in this thread, with your pick in bold, or delete the other three names in the bowl. 

Any joker who decides to list his/her picks in a different order to the bowls (that is 1-8) will not have the entry posted.

Contestants will pick 1 team from each of the 8 bowls below.  Those 8 will be your teams for the entire competition. 

Contestants will also predict who beats who in the Final.

Thread will be locked on Friday 18 Nov at midnight.  Results will be updated after all teams have play each round.

The Bowls are ranked by FIFA rankings, more or less, and do not resemble any Groups in the World Cup and do not contain any teams in the same group.

Scoring System

Group stages (3 games):

1 point for each goal scored.
1 point for each point earned in Group play (three for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss).

Games after group stage: 

Team that progresses gets 3 points plus 1 point per goal (penalty shoot-out goals do not count).  Team that loses gets 1 point per goal, plus 1 point if losing after extra-time or penalties.

Correctly picking the Winner gets 5 points, correctly picking the beaten finalist gets 3 points; Correctly picking both gets 10 points. 

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Final prediction:

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Final prediction:

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on October 26, 2022, 02:20:08 AM

Sample ballot:

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Final prediction: Germany beat Poland

Dunno - maybe it is just me - but I am a bit confused on what to do here  :-[

Quote from: Taylor on October 26, 2022, 08:27:49 AM
Dunno - maybe it is just me - but I am a bit confused on what to do here  :-[

Pick one team from each bowl...you will have 8 teams to follow in the tournament.

Then predict who beats who in the final.

That's all.

Plenty of time to get selections made.

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on October 26, 2022, 08:39:56 AM

Quote from: Taylor on October 26, 2022, 08:27:49 AM
Dunno - maybe it is just me - but I am a bit confused on what to do here  :-[

Pick one team from each bowl...you will have 8 teams to follow in the tournament.

Then predict who beats who in the final.

That's all.

Plenty of time to get selections made.

Thank you

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Final Prediction Brazil to beat Spain in final

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on October 26, 2022, 02:20:08 AM

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Final prediction:

bowl 1 France
Bowl 2 Netherlands
bowl 3 Germany
Bowl 4 Switzerland
bowl 5 Poland
bowl 6 Wales
bowl 7 Cameroon
bowl 8 Ghana

France beat Brazil in  the final.

1. Argentina
2. Portugal
3. Germany
4 Switzerland
5. Serbia
6. South Korea
7. Ecuador
8. Canada

Final : Argentina v Brazil
Tailteann Final : Qatar v Tunisia

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on October 26, 2022, 02:20:08 AM

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Final prediction: Argentina v Brazil

Does the third  place playoff count as well?

Quote from: AustinPowers on October 26, 2022, 05:01:59 PM
Does the third  place playoff count as well?

No

Quote from: seafoid on October 26, 2022, 01:13:55 PM
1. Portugal
2. Argentina
3. Germany
4 Switzerland
5. Serbia
6. South Korea
7. Ecuador
8. Canada

Final : Argentina v Portugal
Tailteann Final : Qatar v Tunisia

From the rules: Any joker who decides to list his/her picks in a different order to the bowls (that is 1-8) will not have the entry posted.


Seafoid gets DQ.

Edit: Poster corrected the entry, back in the running.

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Final prediction: Argentina bt Brazil

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana


Argentina to beat Brazil in the final

Only 5 valid entries so far, understandable until the injury situation and squad selections get clearer.

Deadline is two weeks from tonight and I expect nearly 100 entries.

Or is everyone studying the provisional GAA league fixtures instead?

More like hi-tech algorithms being black-marketed by you know who.

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal
Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Portugal beat Argentina in the final to end all finals.

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on October 26, 2022, 02:20:08 AM

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Final prediction: Brazil beat Germany in the final

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Argentina V Germany Final with Argies defeating Ze Germans

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Argentina to beat Netherlands in final

Am I ok to make changes to my picks before deadline?

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on October 26, 2022, 02:20:08 AM

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Final prediction: Brazil to beat Mexico in the final. All picked on the basis that its going to be as hot as.

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Brazil to beat Spain in final

Quote from: Armagh18 on November 09, 2022, 11:00:55 AM
Am I ok to make changes to my picks before deadline?

Changes can be made right up to midnight on Fri 18 Nov.

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France - ARGENTINA
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal - SPAIN

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico - DENMARK
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal - USA

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco - SERBIA
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia - SOUTH KOREA

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon - CAMEROON
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana - GHANA

Final prediction: ARGENTINA beats SPAIN

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on October 26, 2022, 02:20:08 AM

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Final prediction: netherlands to beat Brazil

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Final prediction: Argentina beat Senegal

Less than a week to go and squads being announced.  14 entries so far, but I expect a lot of the "students of the game" to get their entries in early next week after the final weekend of domestic action across the world.

You can modify your selection at any time up to the deadline of midnight Friday next, 18 November, and that includes entries that have been DQ'd.

I will re-check all posts after the deadline to make sure I catch any edits.  The thread will be locked until all first round group games have been played, so use the other threads for match discussion. 

Competition scores will be posted after every round as well.

Bowl 1:   France
Bowl 2: Portugal

Bowl 3:  Germany,
Bowl 4: Uruguay,

Bowl 5: Poland
Bowl 6:  South Korea

Bowl 7: Cameroon
Bowl 8: Ghana

Final prediction: france to beat Brazil

Bowl 1: Brazil
Bowl 2: England

Bowl 3: Germany
Bowl 4: Uruguay

Bowl 5: Serbia
Bowl 6: South Korea

Bowl 7: Ecuador
Bowl 8: Canada

Final prediction: Brazil to beat Uruguay

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Final prediction: Argentina to beat France

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France - BELGIUM
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal - NETHERLANDS

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico - DENMARK
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal - SWITZERLAND

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco - SERBIA
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia - SOUTH KOREA

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon - CAMEROON
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana - GHANA

Final prediction: BRAZIL beats NETHERLANDS

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France - BRAZIL
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal - SPAIN

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico - GERMANY
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal - URUGUAY

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco - POLAND
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia - WALES

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon - CAMEROON
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana - GHANA

Final prediction: BRAZIL beats SPAIN

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Final prediction: Argentina to beat France

Bowl 1: Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Final prediction: Brazil to beat Portugal

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on October 26, 2022, 02:23:33 AM

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on October 26, 2022, 02:20:08 AM

Sample ballot:

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Final prediction: Germany beat Poland

Argentina
Netherlands
Germany
Uruguay
Poland
Japan
Australia
Ghana

Argentina to beat Brazil in final

Is Mane out for Senegal or did I read that wrong last week?

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Final: Brazil beat France... Revenge for '98

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Final prediction:  Belgium beat Argentina.

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Final prediction:  Argentina beat Portugal

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France - Brazil
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal - Netherlands
Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico - Germany
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal - Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco - Poland
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia - South Korea

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon - Ecuador
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana - Ghana

Final prediction: France beats Brazil

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Final prediction: France to beat Argentina

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Final Prediction Brazil to beat Germany in final

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Brazil beat France

Bowl 1:  Argentina
Bowl 2: Netherands

Bowl 3: Germany
Bowl 4: Senegal

Bowl 5: Serbia
Bowl 6: Wales

Bowl 7: Ecuador
Bowl 8: Ghana

Final prediction: Argentina beat Germany

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Final prediction: France to beat Brazil

Bowl 1: Argentina
Bowl 2: Netherlands
Bowl 3: Denmark
Bowl 4: USA
Bowl 5: Serbia
Bowl 6: Japan
Bowl 7: Ecuador
Bowl 8: Qatar

Final prediction: Argentina to beat Japan

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Final prediction: Brazil v France

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on October 26, 2022, 02:20:08 AM

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Final prediction: Brazil V Argentina

Brazil
Spain
Mexico
Uruguay
Serbia
Tunisia
Australia
Ghana

Brazil beat Uruguay in final

Quote from: trailer on November 08, 2022, 08:48:33 AM
Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Argentina V Germany Final with Argies defeating Ze Germans

Changed Portugal out for the Spanish. Gone right off that Ronaldo **** and can't bring myself to cheer him or his team. Never going on Holiday to Portugal again, drinking any of there wine and taking a proper 9 year old strop about the whole thing.

Quote from: trailer on November 17, 2022, 05:16:37 PM

Quote from: trailer on November 08, 2022, 08:48:33 AM
Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Argentina V Germany Final with Argies defeating Ze Germans

Changed Portugal out for the Spanish. Gone right off that Ronaldo **** and can't bring myself to cheer him or his team. Never going on Holiday to Portugal again, drinking any of there wine and taking a proper 9 year old strop about the whole thing.

You're still eating Madeira cake  though?  ;)

Quote from: smort on November 17, 2022, 10:44:52 AM

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on October 26, 2022, 02:20:08 AM

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Final prediction: Brazil V Argentina

Have changed Senegal to USA as Mane injured

Bowl 1: Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Final prediction: Argentina beat Uruguay

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on October 26, 2022, 02:20:08 AM

Bowl 1:  Brazil,
Bowl 2:  Netherlands,

Bowl 3: Denmark,
Bowl 4: Switzerland,

Bowl 5: Poland,
Bowl 6:  Wales,

Bowl 7: Ecuador,
Bowl 8: Canada,

Final prediction: Brazil beat France

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Final prediction: Brazil beat France

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Final prediction: Brazil beats France

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

Final prediction: Brazil beat Argentina

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France BRAZIL
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal NETHERLANDS

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico GERMANY
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal SWITZERLAND

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco POLAND
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia WALES

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon ECUADOR
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana GHANA

Brazil beats France

Thread Closed with 42 participants...thought we'd have more, but some of the "experts" from other threads failed to show up.

Thanks to all for playing and I hope it will be a good contest and keep us amused over these long winter nights.

Summary of Selections:

Win it all:  Brazil 19, Argentina 15, France 5, Portugal, Belgium and Netherlands 1 each.

Make the Final: Brazil 29, Argentina 20, France 14, Spain and Germany 4 each, Portugal, Netherlands and Uruguay 3 each, Belgium, Senegal, Japan and Mexico 1 each.


Bowl by Bowl selections:

Bowl 1:  Brazil 20, Belgium 3, Argentina 16, France 3
Bowl 2: England 7, Spain 12, Netherlands 15, Portugal 8

Bowl 3: Denmark 10, Germany 29, Croatia 0, Mexico 3
Bowl 4: Uruguay 29, Switzerland 5, USA 4, Senegal 4

Bowl 5: Poland 21, Iran 0, Serbia 18, Morocco 3
Bowl 6: Japan 12, Wales 17, South Korea 11, Tunisia 2

Bowl 7: Costa Rica 1, Ecuador 19, Australia 4, Cameroon 18
Bowl 8: Canada 10, Qatar 2, Saudi Arabia 1, Ghana 29

I think poster "dec" has 7 of the 8 most common picks, choosing Switzerland instead of Uruguay.

Most common final pairings are Brazil/France with 11 and Brazil/Argentina with 7.

The thread will be locked until the entirety of Round 1 is complete.  Scores will be posted at that time.

Remember each country will have their goals scored added to the points from the group...it will be World Cup GAA-style with Goals and Points counting.

Easier to do daily updates...

After 4 games, the top points go to England with 9.  Ecuador and Netherlands have 5 each, and Iran, USA and Wales all have 2 each.  Goals scored plus 3 points for a win an 1 for a draw is how each country gets points - there is no penalty for conceding a hatful, hence Iran have the same number of points as USA and Wales.

With regard to our contest here, the leaderboard is:

16 Blowitupref

14 SHEEDY, smort, JohnDenver   

12 maddog, John Martin, David McKeown, dec

11 toby47, BennyHarp, RedHand88

10 pbat, Milltown Row2

I'll post the entire 42 entrants after Thursday's games.

Leaderboard after the 22 Nov games:

19 Blowitupref

15 Capt Pat, oakleaflad, smort, JohnDenver

14 SHEEDY, toby47,  John Martin, David McKeown

13 maddog, dec, lurganblue

12 pbat, RedHand88

11 BennyHarp, Milltown Row2, ONeill

Everybody else 9 and under.

Anyone picking England should be automatically disqualified!

Quote from: Armagh18 on November 22, 2022, 11:07:46 PM
Anyone picking England should be automatically disqualified!

What if you're an English gael?

Leaderboard after Weds. 23 Nov games:

25 JohnDenver

20 lurganblue, AustinPowers

19 Blowitupref, John Martin

18 pbat, Estimator, Baile Brigín 2, Taylor, Ball Hopper

17 ONeill

16 Capt Pat, turkey+ham, oakleaflad, smort

All others on 15 and lower.

Full Leaderboard after all countries have played 1 game:

ERROR IN THESE RESULTS, PLEASE IGNORE.  WILL BE CORRECTED ON TOMORROW"S LEADERBOARD.

28   JohnDenver
26   ONeill, Baile Brigín 2
25   oakleaflad, dec

24   turkey+ham, Estimator, Taylor
23   Ed Ricketts, AustinPowers, David McKeown
22   Capt Pat, lurganblue, SHEEDY, Blowitupref, Orior, Ball Hopper
21   BennyHarp, pbat, smort, in hiding
20   general, Milltown Row2, Muck Savage

19   Aristo 60, PMG1, John Martin, J70, RedHand88
18   An Astrail, seafoid, meatsy86
17   Oraisteach, Hoof Hearted, tonto1888, johnnycool
16   Ghost, maddog
15   toby47, Armagh18

14   trailer
10   weareros


Bowl-by-Bowl scoring:

Bowl 1   
Brazil   5
Belgium   4
Argentina 1
France   7
   
Bowl 2   
England   9
Spain   10
Netherlands   5
Portugal   6
   
Bowl 3   
Denmark   1
Germany   1
Croatia   1
Mexico   1
   
Bowl 4   
Uruguay   1
Switzerland   4
USA   2
Senegal   0

Bowl 5
Poland   1
Iran   2
Serbia   0
Morocco   1
   
Bowl 6   
Japan   5
Wales   2
South Korea   1
Tunisia   1
   
Bowl 7   
Costa Rica   0
Ecuador   5
Australia   1
Cameroon   0
   
Bowl 8   
Canada   0
Qatar   0
Saudi Arabia   5
Ghana   2

   

Going with the most common picks would have 22 points, just 6 points behind the leader.


* PM me if you think your score is incorrect.                                          

There's a John Denver joke in there somewhere 

Baile Brigin knows a lot obout soccer.
Who would thought it ?

Quote from: In hiding on November 24, 2022, 10:56:31 PM
Baile Brigin knows a lot obout soccer.
Who would thought it ?

On the other hand, Algo ONeill is also near the top, with McKeown lurking

JohnDenver probably has the trophy singing for England "Take Me Home Country Roads".

Leader after Friday 25 Nov games:

31   JohnDenver
30   Milltown Row2
29   dec
27   oakleaflad, David McKeown
26   Estimator, Baile Brigín 2, maddog, Taylor, smort
25   ONeill, pbat, Aristo 60, SHEEDY, Blowitupref, Ed Ricketts, AustinPowers, John Martin

Poland and Uruguay had incorrect totals for some entrants yesterday.  Corrected now.

PM me if you think your score is 25 or higher and should be on the leaderboard.

Bowl 1   
Brazil   5
Belgium   4
Argentina   1
France   7
   
Bowl 2   
England   10
Spain   10
Netherlands   7
Portugal   6
   
Bowl 3   
Denmark   1
Germany   1
Croatia   1
Mexico   1
   
Bowl 4   
Uruguay   1
Switzerland   4
USA   3
Senegal   6
   
Bowl 5   
Poland   1
Iran   7
Serbia   0
Morocco   1
   
Bowl 6   
Japan   5
Wales   2
South Korea   1
Tunisia   1
   
Bowl 7   
Costa Rica   0
Ecuador   7
Australia   1
Cameroon   0
   
Bowl 8   
Canada   0
Qatar   1
Saudi Arabia   5
Ghana   2

Yes, Cos I Had 26 Yesterday,

Is there a T&C ?

Quote from: ONeill on November 25, 2022, 11:38:04 PM
Yes, Cos I Had 26 Yesterday,

Is there a T&C ?

I had Uruguay and Ecuador mixed up in about 3 entrants, plus Poland was also misplaced.  Corrected now.

I will add each countries score daily...the score should be number of goals scored plus number of points in the group standings.

Apologies for my error, as well as assuming you had cracked the algo!

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on November 25, 2022, 11:45:12 PM

Quote from: ONeill on November 25, 2022, 11:38:04 PM
Yes, Cos I Had 26 Yesterday,

Is there a T&C ?

I had Uruguay and Ecuador mixed up in about 3 entrants, plus Poland was also misplaced.  Corrected now.

I will add each countries score daily...the score should be number of goals scored plus number of points in the group standings.

Apologies for my error, as well as assuming you had cracked the algo!

Looks better now, wasn't sure of how the scores were being added but that looks about right 8)

Leaderboard in full after Saturday 26 Nov games:

37   oakleaflad
36   Blowitupref, JohnDenver

35   pbat, Milltown Row2, AustinPowers, Baile Brigín 2, Ball Hopper
34   Capt Pat, lurganblue, dec

33   tonto1888, David McKeown
31   maddog, John Martin
30   ONeill, Ed Ricketts

29   PMG1
27   toby47, Orior, An Astrail, Muck Savage
26   Estimator, Taylor, smort, RedHand88

25   Armagh18, Aristo 60, turkey+ham, SHEEDY, seafoid, meatsy86, in hiding
24   Oraisteach
23   weareros

22   BennyHarp, J70
20   general, Ghost, Hoof Hearted

19   trailer
17   johnnycool


Scoring for each country (goals scored plus Points in Group):

Bowl 1   
Brazil   5
Belgium   4
Argentina   6
France   12
   
Bowl 2   
England   10
Spain   10
Netherlands   7
Portugal   6
   
Bowl 3   
Denmark   2
Germany   1
Croatia   1
Mexico   1
   
Bowl 4   
Uruguay   1
Switzerland   4
USA   3
Senegal   6
   
Bowl 5   
Poland   6
Iran   7
Serbia   0
Morocco   1
   
Bowl 6   
Japan   5
Wales   2
South Korea   1
Tunisia   1
   
Bowl 7   
Costa Rica   0
Ecuador   7
Australia   5
Cameroon   0
   
Bowl 8   
Canada   0
Qatar   1
Saudi Arabia   5
Ghana   2

PM me if you think your score is incorrect.

Leaderboard in full after Sunday 27 Nov games:


41   lurganblue

39   AustinPowers, Baile Brigín 2, oakleaflad
38   JohnDenver
37   pbat, Milltown Row2, Ball Hopper
36   Capt Pat, Blowitupref, dec
35   tonto1888

34   David McKeown
33   BennyHarp, maddog
32   ONeill, Ed Ricketts, smort
31   PMG1, Orior, An Astrail, Estimator, John Martin, Taylor
30   Aristo 60, Muck Savage

28   toby47, Armagh18, SHEEDY, seafoid, RedHand88
27   turkey+ham, meatsy86, in hiding
26   Oraisteach
25   weareros

24   general,    trailer
22   J70
20   Ghost
20   Hoof Hearted
20   johnnycool


Scoring for each country (goals scored plus Points in Group):

Bowl 1   
Brazil   5
Belgium   4
Argentina   6
France   12
   
Bowl 2   
England   10
Spain   12
Netherlands   7
Portugal   6
   
Bowl 3   
Denmark   2
Germany   3
Croatia   8
Mexico   1
   
Bowl 4   
Uruguay   1
Switzerland   4
USA   3
Senegal   6
   
Bowl 5   
Poland   6
Iran   7
Serbia   0
Morocco   6
   
Bowl 6   
Japan   5
Wales   2
South Korea   1
Tunisia   1
   
Bowl 7   
Costa Rica   4
Ecuador   7
Australia   5
Cameroon   0
   
Bowl 8   
Canada   1
Qatar   1
Saudi Arabia   5
Ghana   2



PM me if you think your score is incorrect.

All countries have played two games after today's fixtures (Monday 28 Nov).

Leaderboard in full:

50   oakleaflad

49   Milltown Row2, Baile Brigín 2
48   PMG1
47   Ed Ricketts
46   Capt Pat, ONeill, dec
45   turkey+ham, Orior, AustinPowers, Ball Hopper

44   general, JohnDenver
43   BennyHarp, pbat, Aristo 60, Muck Savage, maddog
42   Oraisteach, Blowitupref, meatsy86
41   lurganblue, weareros, An Astrail, tonto1888, in hiding
40   Ghost, J70

39   seafoid, Estimator, Taylor
38   SHEEDY, David McKeown
37   Armagh18
36   Hoof Hearted, smort, RedHand88
35   John Martin

34   trailer
33   johnnycool
32   toby47


Scoring for each country (goals scored plus Points in Group):

Bowl 1   
Brazil   9
Belgium   4
Argentina   6
France   12
   
Bowl 2   
England   10
Spain   12
Netherlands   7
Portugal   11
   
Bowl 3   
Denmark   2
Germany   3
Croatia   8
Mexico   1
   
Bowl 4   
Uruguay   1
Switzerland   4
USA   3
Senegal   6
   
Bowl 5   
Poland   6
Iran   7
Serbia   4
Morocco   6
   
Bowl 6   
Japan   5
Wales   2
South Korea   3
Tunisia   1
   
Bowl 7   
Costa Rica   4
Ecuador   7
Australia   5
Cameroon   4
   
Bowl 8   
Canada   1
Qatar   1
Saudi Arabia   5
Ghana   8


PM me if you think your score is incorrect.

Groups A and B completed today (Tuesday 29 Nov). 

No more scores for the entrants who pick Ecuador (19), Qatar (2), Iran (nobody picked Iran) or Wales (17).

While I'm at it, further points possible for those who picked the Top 2 in each group Netherlands (15), Senegal (4), England (7) and USA (4).


Leaderboard in full:

60   Milltown Row2

54   maddog
52   ONeill, dec
51   Capt Pat, weareros, oakleaflad, JohnDenver

49   BennyHarp, pbat, Ghost, Blowitupref, Baile Brigín 2
48   Aristo 60, PMG1, Ed Ricketts, Muck Savage
47   lurganblue
46   Oraisteach, tonto1888, AustinPowers, smort, Ball Hopper
45   turkey+ham, SHEEDY, Orior, John Martin, J70

44   general, David McKeown
43   meatsy86
42   RedHand88
41   Hoof Hearted, An Astrail, in hiding
40   seafoid, Estimator, Taylor

38   toby47
37   Armagh18
34   trailer
33   johnnycool


Scoring for each country (goals scored plus Points in Group):

Bowl 1   
Brazil   9
Belgium   4
Argentina   6
France   12
   
Bowl 2   
England   16
Spain   12
Netherlands   12
Portugal   11
   
Bowl 3   
Denmark   2
Germany   3
Croatia   8
Mexico   1
   
Bowl 4   
Uruguay   1
Switzerland   4
USA   7
Senegal   11
   
Bowl 5   
Poland   6
Iran   7
Serbia   4
Morocco   6
   
Bowl 6   
Japan   5
Wales   2
South Korea   3
Tunisia   1
   
Bowl 7   
Costa Rica   4
Ecuador   8
Australia   5
Cameroon   4
   
Bowl 8   
Canada   1
Qatar   1
Saudi Arabia   5
Ghana   8


As always, PM me if you think your score is incorrect.

Groups C and D completed today, Wednesday 30 Nov.

No more scores for the entrants who picked Mexico (3), Saudi Arabia (1),Tunisia (2) or Denmark (10).

Those who picked Argentina (16), Poland (21), France (3) and Australia (4) will be looking forward to more points.

Leaderboard in full:

60   Milltown Row2

59   maddog
58   Aristo 60
56   weareros
55   tonto1888

54   pbat, Blowitupref, in hiding
53   Baile Brigín 2
52   ONeill, dec, lurganblue
51   Capt Pat, oakleaflad, JohnDenver, Oraisteach, AustinPowers, smort, Ball Hopper
50   John Martin, An Astrail

49   BennyHarp, Ghost
48   PMG1, Ed Ricketts, Muck Savage, meatsy86
45   turkey+ham, SHEEDY, Orior, J70, seafoid

44   general, David McKeown
43   toby47
42   RedHand88, Armagh18
41   Hoof Hearted
40   Estimator, Taylor

39   trailer
33   johnnycool


Scoring for each country (goals scored plus Points in Group):

Bowl 1   
Brazil   9
Belgium   4
Argentina   11
France   12
   
Bowl 2   
England   16
Spain   12
Netherlands   12
Portugal   11
   
Bowl 3   
Denmark   2
Germany   3
Croatia   8
Mexico   6
   
Bowl 4   
Uruguay   1
Switzerland   4
USA   7
Senegal   11
   
Bowl 5   
Poland   6
Iran   7
Serbia   4
Morocco   6
   
Bowl 6   
Japan   5
Wales   2
South Korea   3
Tunisia   5
   
Bowl 7   
Costa Rica   4
Ecuador   8
Australia   9
Cameroon   4
   
Bowl 8   
Canada   1
Qatar   1
Saudi Arabia   6
Ghana   8


PM me if you think your score is incorrect.

That feels like my Zenith after loosing 3 teams today but this old competition and a hur of a chest infection have fairly got me into this world cup 😉

Groups E and F completed today, Thursday 1 Dec.

No more scores for the entrants who picked Germany (29), Costa Rica (1), Belgium (3) and Canada (10).

More opportunities for points for those who picked Japan (12), Spain (12), Morocco (3) and Croatia (0)...Croatia and Iran were the only countries with 0 selections.

Leaderboard in full:

69   lurganblue
67   tonto1888
67   Milltown Row2
66   pbat, Baile Brigín 2, maddog

64   ONeill, JohnDenver
63   BennyHarp, Aristo 60, weareros
60   Muck Savage

59   AustinPowers, dec
58   Capt Pat, An Astrail, oakleaflad
57   smort
55   Armagh18, PMG1, Ed Ricketts, meatsy86, John Martin, in hiding

54   Blowitupref
53   SHEEDY, Orior, seafoid
52   general, Oraisteach, Ball Hopper
51   turkey+ham
50   J70

49   Ghost, Estimator, Taylor, RedHand88
48   trailer
47   johnnycool
45   David McKeown

44   toby47
42   Hoof Hearted


Scoring for each country (goals scored plus Points in Group):

Bowl 1   
Brazil   9
Belgium   5
Argentina   11
France   12
   
Bowl 2   
England   16
Spain   13
Netherlands   12
Portugal   11
   
Bowl 3   
Denmark   2
Germany   10
Croatia   9
Mexico   6
   
Bowl 4   
Uruguay   1
Switzerland   4
USA   7
Senegal   11
   
Bowl 5   
Poland   6
Iran 7
Serbia   4
Morocco   11
   
Bowl 6   
Japan   10
Wales   2
South Korea   3
Tunisia   5
   
Bowl 7   
Costa Rica   6
Ecuador   8
Australia   9
Cameroon   4
   
Bowl 8   
Canada   2
Qatar   1
Saudi Arabia   6
Ghana   8


PM me if you think your score is incorrect (glad to report no corrections needed for a few days...the algo got sorted).

Some effort Mod5

Good stuff. Interesting that while a lot of players are impacted by Germany out, there's no one to take advantage, with no one choosing Croatia, and Denmark and Mexico gone too.

Bowl 3: Denmark 10, Germany 29, Croatia 0, Mexico 3

All Group games completed today, 2 Dec.

No more scores for Cameroon (18), Serbia (18), Uruguay (29) and Ghana (29).

Making it through are Brazil (20), Switzerland (5), Portugal (8 even) and South Korea (11).

Leaderboard in full:

74   lurganblue, weareros
73   ONeill
72   tonto1888, Milltown Row2
71   pbat, Baile Brigín 2
70   PMG1

69   JohnDenver, Muck Savage
68   maddog, BennyHarp, Aristo 60, Capt Pat, general
67   seafoid
65   dec, An Astrail, Armagh18, SHEEDY

64   AustinPowers, oakleaflad, trailer
63   meatsy86, Oraisteach
62   in hiding, Orior, Ball Hopper, turkey+ham
61   Ed Ricketts, J70
60   Ghost

59   Blowitupref, johnnycool, Hoof Hearted
58   RedHand88
57   smort, John Martin
56   Estimator, Taylor

53   toby47
51   David McKeown


Scoring for each country (goals scored plus Points in Group):

Bowl 1   
Brazil   9
Belgium   5
Argentina   11
France   12
   
Bowl 2   
England   16
Spain   13
Netherlands   12
Portugal   12
   
Bowl 3   
Denmark   2
Germany   10
Croatia   9
Mexico   6
   
Bowl 4   
Uruguay   6
Switzerland   10
USA   7
Senegal   11
   
Bowl 5   
Poland   6
Iran   7
Serbia   6
Morocco   11
   
Bowl 6   
Japan   10
Wales   2
South Korea   8
Tunisia   5
   
Bowl 7   
Costa Rica   6
Ecuador   8
Australia   9
Cameroon   8
   
Bowl 8   
Canada   2
Qatar   1
Saudi Arabia   6
Ghana   8


PM me if you think your score is incorrect.

After 16 teams go forward and 16 teams eliminated, here are the contestants with most picks still alive:

5   tonto1888, Milltown Row 2, Baile Brigín 2

4   Capt Pat
4   lurganblue
4   ONeill
4   Armagh18
4   pbat
4   Aristo60
4   Oraisteach
4   Ghost
4   weareros
4   PMG1
4   seafoid
4   Muck Savage
4   John Martin
4   smort
4   Ball Hopper
4   David McKeown
4   JohnDenver
4   dec

3   general
3   toby47
3   BennyHarp
3   trailer
3   turkey+ham
3   SHEEDY
3   Blowitupref
3   Hoof Hearted
3   Orior
3   An Astrail
3   Ed Ricketts
3   Austin Powers
3   oakleaflad
3   in hiding
3   J70
3   RedHand88

2   Estimator, johnnycool, meatsy86, maddog, Taylor

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on October 26, 2022, 02:20:08 AM

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal

Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico
Bowl 4: Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Senegal

Bowl 5: Poland, Iran, Serbia, Morocco
Bowl 6: Japan, Wales, South Korea, Tunisia

Bowl 7: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Australia, Cameroon
Bowl 8: Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

3 qualified from Bowl 1
All 4 qualified from Bowl 2

One came out of Bowl 3
3 qualified out of Bowl 4

2 made it from Bowl 5
2 also made it from Bowl 6

1 from Bowl 7
None from Bowl 8

Cheers Gaaboardmod5. Really enjoyed following this thread. Thanks for your effort 👍

Reminder on the scoring system for the games from now on...including the third place game.  Only the Final has a different point scoring method.

Games after group stage: 

Team that progresses gets 3 points plus 1 point per goal (penalty shoot-out goals do not count).  Team that loses gets 1 point per goal, plus 1 point if losing after extra-time or penalties.

Correctly picking the Winner gets 5 points, correctly picking the beaten finalist gets 3 points; Correctly picking both gets 10 points. 

Last superb.  Maybe my club are right to sack me

Quote from: David McKeown on December 03, 2022, 11:33:56 AM
Last superb.  Maybe my club are right to sack me

You must've put some curve balls in your selections

Netherlands get 6 points, Argentina 5, USA and Australia 1 each today. 

Australia and USA each had 4 entrants losing a team today.

Leaderboard in full...staying very tight:

85   lurganblue, weareros
84   tonto1888
82   pbat

79   maddog
78   Milltown Row2
75   Muck Savage

74   Capt Pat
73   ONeill
72   Baile Brigín 2, seafoid
71   dec, An Astrail
70   PMG1, Armagh18

69   JohnDenver, AustinPowers, trailer, Oraisteach, John Martin
68   BennyHarp, Aristo 60, general, meatsy86
67   Ball Hopper, J70, Ghost
65   SHEEDY, Hoof Hearted

64   oakleaflad, Blowitupref, smort
63   in hiding
62   Orior, turkey+ham
61   Ed Ricketts

59   johnnycool
58   RedHand88, toby47
57   David McKeown
56   Estimator, Taylor


Tomorrow has 3 entrants on France, 21 on Poland, 7 on England and 4 on Senegal.

Still all to play for.

Milltown Row 2 is the only entrant with 5 countries still alive after today's results, but he has both Poland and Senegal tomorrow.  Next post will show complete list of who has the countries still in the World Cup.

Entrants with countries remaining in the World Cup:


5   Milltown Row 2      Brazil   Netherlands   Senegal   Poland   South Korea
4   Capt Pat      France   Netherlands   Switzerland   Poland   
4   lurganblue      Argentina   Netherlands   Poland   Japan   
4   ONeill      Brazil   England   Poland   Japan   
4   Armagh18      Argentina   Portugal   Poland   Japan   
4   pbat      Argentina   Netherlands   Poland   Japan   
4   Aristo 60      Brazil   Portugal   Senegal   Morocco   
4   weareros      Argentina   Netherlands   Senegal   South Korea   
4   PMG1      France   Portugal   Poland   South Korea   
4   seafoid      Argentina   Portugal   Switzerland   South Korea   
4   tonto1888      Argentina   Netherlands   Poland   Japan   
4   Muck Savage      Brazil   Netherlands   Poland   Japan   
4   Baile Brigín 2      Brazil   Spain   Poland   Japan   
4   Ball Hopper      Argentina   Spain   Poland   South Korea   
4   David McKeown      Brazil   Netherlands   Switzerland   Poland   
4   dec      Brazil   Netherlands   Switzerland   Poland   
3   general      Brazil   Spain   South Korea      
3   toby47      Argentina   England   Poland      
3   BennyHarp      Brazil   England   Morocco      
3   trailer      Argentina   Spain   South Korea      
3   turkey+ham      Brazil   Spain   Japan      
3   Oraisteach      Argentina   Spain   South Korea      
3   Ghost      Brazil   Netherlands   South Korea      
3   SHEEDY      Brazil   England   South Korea      
3   Blowitupref      Brazil   England   Poland      
3   Hoof Hearted      Netherlands   Switzerland   South Korea      
3   Orior      Brazil   Spain   Poland      
3   Ed Ricketts      Brazil   Portugal   Poland      
3   AustinPowers      Argentina   Spain   Poland      
3   oakleaflad      France   Portugal   Poland      
3   John Martin      Argentina   Netherlands   Japan      
3   smort      Brazil   Netherlands   Morocco      
3   JohnDenver      England   Poland     Japan      
3   J70             Brazil   Netherlands   Japan      
3   RedHand88      Brazil   England   Poland      
2   An Astrail      Argentina   Spain         
2   Estimator      Brazil   Spain         
2   johnnycool      Portugal   Japan         
2   meatsy86      Argentina   Portugal         
2   maddog      Argentina   Netherlands         
2   Taylor      Brazil   Spain         
2   in hiding      Brazil   Spain         

As usual, PM me if you see any errors.

France and England each get 6 points today, Poland get 1 and Senegal 0.

Poland had 21 picks while Senegal had 4.


Leaderboard in full 4 December:

86   lurganblue
85   weareros, tonto1888
83   pbat
81   Capt Pat
80   ONeill

79   Milltown Row2, maddog
77   PMG1
76   Muck Savage, JohnDenver

74   BennyHarp
73   Baile Brigín 2
72   seafoid, dec
71   Armagh18, SHEEDY, Blowitupref, An Astrail, oakleaflad
70   AustinPowers

69   trailer, Oraisteach, John Martin
68   general, Aristo 60, meatsy86, Ball Hopper
67   Ghost, J70
65   toby47, Hoof Hearted, RedHand88

64   smort
63   Orior, in hiding
62   turkey+ham, Ed Ricketts

59   johnnycool
58   David McKeown
56   Estimator, Taylor

Entrants with their Countries still in the World Cup:

4   seafoid              Argentina   Portugal   Switzerland   South Korea

3   Aristo 60              Brazil   Portugal   Morocco   
3   Armagh18      Argentina   Portugal   Japan   
3   Baile Brigín 2      Brazil   Spain   Japan   
3   Ball Hopper   Argentina   Spain   South Korea   
3   BennyHarp      Brazil   England   Morocco   
3   Capt Pat              France   Netherlands   Switzerland   
3   David McKeown   Brazil   Netherlands   Switzerland   
3   dec              Brazil   Netherlands   Switzerland   
3   general              Brazil   Spain   South Korea   
3   Ghost              Brazil   Netherlands   South Korea   
3   Hoof Hearted      Netherlands   Switzerland   South Korea   
3   J70              Brazil   Netherlands   Japan   
3   John Martin   Argentina   Netherlands   Japan   
3   lurganblue      Argentina   Netherlands   Japan   
3   Milltown Row 2   Brazil   Netherlands   South Korea   
3   Muck Savage      Brazil   Netherlands   Japan   
3   ONeill              Brazil   England   Japan   
3   Oraisteach      Argentina   Spain   South Korea   
3   pbat              Argentina   Netherlands   Japan   
3   PMG1              France   Portugal   South Korea   
3   SHEEDY              Brazil   England   South Korea   
3   smort              Brazil   Netherlands   Morocco   
3   tonto1888      Argentina   Netherlands   Japan   
3   trailer              Argentina   Spain   South Korea   
3   turkey+ham      Brazil   Spain   Japan   
3   weareros              Argentina   Netherlands   South Korea   

2   An Astrail        Argentina   Spain      
2   AustinPowers      Argentina   Spain      
2   Blowitupref      Brazil   England      
2   Ed Ricketts      Brazil   Portugal      
2   Estimator              Brazil   Spain      
2   in hiding              Brazil   Spain      
2   JohnDenver      England   Japan      
2   johnnycool      Portugal   Japan      
2   maddog              Argentina   Netherlands      
2   meatsy86      Argentina   Portugal      
2   oakleaflad      France   Portugal      
2   Orior              Brazil   Spain      
2   RedHand88      Brazil   England      
2   Taylor                 Brazil   Spain      
2   toby47              Argentina   England      


Monday's games sees Japan (12 entrants) v Croatia (none) and Brazil (20) v South Korea (11).

Mod5, truly impressive management of stats and standings. Thank you.

Brazil get 7 points today, Croatia get 4, Japan get 2 and South Korea get 1.

Japan was picked by 12 entrants and South Korea had 11.


Leaderboard in full 5 Dec:

89   ONeill
88   lurganblue
87   tonto1888, Milltown Row2
86   weareros
85   pbat, Muck Savage

82   Baile Brigín 2
81   Capt Pat, BennyHarp

79   maddog, dec, SHEEDY
78   PMG1, JohnDenver
76   general, J70
75   Aristo 60, Ghost

73   seafoid, Armagh18
72   RedHand88
71   Blowitupref, An Astrail, oakleaflad, John Martin, smort, turkey+ham
70   AustinPowers, trailer, Oraisteach, Orior, in hiding

69   Ball Hopper, Ed Ricketts
68   meatsy86
66   Hoof Hearted
65   toby47, David McKeown

63   Estimator, Taylor
61   johnnycool

Entrants with their Countries still in the World Cup:


3   Aristo 60              Brazil   Portugal   Morocco
3   BennyHarp      Brazil   England   Morocco
3   Capt Pat              France   Netherlands   Switzerland
3   David McKeown   Brazil   Netherlands   Switzerland
3   dec                      Brazil   Netherlands   Switzerland
3   seafoid              Argentina   Portugal   Switzerland
3   smort              Brazil   Netherlands   Morocco

2   An Astrail              Argentina   Spain   
2   Armagh18      Argentina   Portugal   
2   AustinPowers   Argentina   Spain   
2   Baile Brigín 2   Brazil   Spain   
2   Ball Hopper      Argentina   Spain   
2   Blowitupref      Argentina   England   
2   Ed Ricketts      Brazil   Portugal   
2   Estimator      Brazil   Spain   
2   general              Brazil   Spain   
2   Ghost              Brazil   Netherlands   
2   Hoof Hearted      Netherlands   Switzerland   
2   in hiding      Brazil   Spain   
2   J70              Brazil   Netherlands   
2   John Martin      Argentina   Netherlands   
2   lurganblue      Argentina   Netherlands   
2   maddog              Argentina   Netherlands   
2   meatsy86      Argentina   Portugal   
2   Milltown Row 2   Brazil   Netherlands   
2   Muck Savage      Brazil   Netherlands   
2   oakleaflad      France   Portugal   
2   ONeill              Brazil   England   
2   Oraisteach      Argentina   Spain   
2   Orior              Brazil   Spain   
2   pbat              Argentina   Netherlands   
2   PMG1              France   Portugal   
2   RedHand88   Brazil   England   
2   SHEEDY      Brazil   England   
2   Taylor              Brazil   Spain   
2   toby47              Argentina   England   
2   tonto1888      Argentina   Netherlands   
2   trailer              Argentina   Spain   
2   turkey+ham   Brazil   Spain   
2   weareros              Argentina   Netherlands   

1   JohnDenver   England      
1   johnnycool      Portugal      

Look at those ejits at the top with Morocco and Switzerland  ;)

Flip me I was near the top once , now I'm just above the relegation zone

Those Welsh ones let me down , and the Uruguayans, the Germans ,  the Polish........

Quote from: AustinPowers on December 06, 2022, 12:33:02 AM
Flip me I was near the top once , now I'm just above the relegation zone

Those Welsh ones let me down , and the Uruguayans, the Germans ,  the Polish........

I've misunderstood this competition, I thought it was that you'd to pick the countries most likely to fúck it up, hence why I went with the Belgians and the Germans..

On a side note anyone who picked England should have automatically been ejected from this competition, have we forgotten the 800+ years of oppression that quickly?
;D

It was good while it lasted! I was sitting pretty at the top there but my glory days have faded, with only Argentina and Holland left.

Quote from: lurganblue on December 06, 2022, 09:06:05 AM
It was good while it lasted! I was sitting pretty at the top there but my glory days have faded, with only Argentina and Holland left.

The Argies could at least get you to the final

Quote from: Milltown Row2 on December 06, 2022, 09:11:40 AM

Quote from: lurganblue on December 06, 2022, 09:06:05 AM
It was good while it lasted! I was sitting pretty at the top there but my glory days have faded, with only Argentina and Holland left.

The Argies could at least get you to the final

Would be surprised if they even beat Holland tbh! Brazil looking seriously impressive too

Quote from: Armagh18 on December 06, 2022, 09:18:11 AM

Quote from: Milltown Row2 on December 06, 2022, 09:11:40 AM

Quote from: lurganblue on December 06, 2022, 09:06:05 AM
It was good while it lasted! I was sitting pretty at the top there but my glory days have faded, with only Argentina and Holland left.

The Argies could at least get you to the final

Would be surprised if they even beat Holland tbh! Brazil looking seriously impressive too

O'Neill favourite, they are lined up to meet each other (possibly) Surprised France hasn't featured too much

Morocco deserve more than a point here.

Quote from: Milltown Row2 on December 06, 2022, 09:28:26 AM

Quote from: Armagh18 on December 06, 2022, 09:18:11 AM

Quote from: Milltown Row2 on December 06, 2022, 09:11:40 AM

Quote from: lurganblue on December 06, 2022, 09:06:05 AM
It was good while it lasted! I was sitting pretty at the top there but my glory days have faded, with only Argentina and Holland left.

The Argies could at least get you to the final

Would be surprised if they even beat Holland tbh! Brazil looking seriously impressive too

O'Neill favourite, they are lined up to meet each other (possibly) Surprised France hasn't featured too much

I think people thought 2 in a row was unlikely

Quote from: Orior on December 05, 2022, 10:26:17 PM
Look at those ejits at the top with Morocco and Switzerland  ;)

Yes, ejits lol

Quote from: seafoid on December 06, 2022, 06:17:35 PM

Quote from: Milltown Row2 on December 06, 2022, 09:28:26 AM

Quote from: Armagh18 on December 06, 2022, 09:18:11 AM

Quote from: Milltown Row2 on December 06, 2022, 09:11:40 AM

Quote from: lurganblue on December 06, 2022, 09:06:05 AM
It was good while it lasted! I was sitting pretty at the top there but my glory days have faded, with only Argentina and Holland left.

The Argies could at least get you to the final

Would be surprised if they even beat Holland tbh! Brazil looking seriously impressive too

O'Neill favourite, they are lined up to meet each other (possibly) Surprised France hasn't featured too much

I think people thought 2 in a row was unlikely

Yeah that plus injuries to Benzema, Pogba and Kante

Portugal get 9 points today, Morocco get 3, Switzerland and Spain get 1 each.

Leaderboard in full:

91   lurganblue

89   ONeill
87   Aristo 60, PMG1, tonto1888, Milltown Row2
86   weareros
85   pbat, Muck Savage

84   BennyHarp
83   seafoid, Baile Brigín 2
82   Capt Pat, Armagh18
80   oakleaflad, dec

79   SHEEDY, maddog
78   Ed Ricketts, JohnDenver
77   general, meatsy86
76   J70
75   Ghost

74   smort
72   turkey+ham, An Astrail, RedHand88
71   trailer, Oraisteach, Blowitupref, Orior, AustinPowers, John Martin, in hiding
70   johnnycool, Ball Hopper

67   Hoof Hearted
66   David McKeown
65   toby47
64   Estimator, Taylor

List is getting smaller...every entrant still alive at the start of the quarter finals on Friday:


3   Aristo 60   Brazil   Portugal   Morocco
3   BennyHarp   Brazil   England   Morocco
3   smort           Brazil   Netherlands   Morocco

2   Capt Pat   France   Netherlands   
2   David McKeown   Brazil   Netherlands   
2   dec           Brazil   Netherlands   
2   seafoid     Argentina   Portugal   
2   Armagh18   Argentina   Portugal   
2   Blowitupref Argentina   England   
2   Ed Ricketts   Brazil   Portugal   
2   Ghost           Brazil   Netherlands   
2   J70           Brazil   Netherlands   
2   John Martin  Argentina   Netherlands   
2   lurganblue   Argentina   Netherlands   
2   maddog   Argentina   Netherlands   
2   meatsy86   Argentina   Portugal   
2   Milltown Row2   Brazil   Netherlands   
2   Muck Savage   Brazil   Netherlands   
2   oakleaflad   France   Portugal   
2   ONeill           Brazil   England   
2   pbat           Argentina   Netherlands   
2   PMG1           France   Portugal   
2   RedHand88  Brazil   England   
2   SHEEDY   Brazil   England   
2   toby47       Argentina   England   
2   tonto1888   Argentina   Netherlands   
2   weareros   Argentina   Netherlands   

1   An Astrail   Argentina      
1   AustinPowers   Argentina      
1   Baile Brigín 2   Brazil      
1   Ball Hopper   Argentina      
1   Estimator   Brazil      
1   general      Brazil      
1   Hoof Hearted Netherlands      
1   in hiding   Brazil      
1   Oraisteach   Argentina      
1   Orior           Brazil      
1   Taylor           Brazil      
1   trailer         Argentina      
1   turkey+ham   Brazil      
1   JohnDenver   England      
1   johnnycool  Portugal      

Regarding the picks for the final, I have Brazil beating France. I also have Brazil and Netherlands as my remaining active picks. If Netherlands get to the final do I assume they won't get me any points in the final because of my Brazil/France final pick.

Quote from: dec on December 06, 2022, 10:45:29 PM
Regarding the picks for the final, I have Brazil beating France. I also have Brazil and Netherlands as my remaining active picks. If Netherlands get to the final do I assume they won't get me any points in the final because of my Brazil/France final pick.

Apologies...I have deleted that post and will work on getting it corrected later (might be tomorrow).

Correct post below...hope all is correct now.

Teams get points all the way...hence if Netherlands get to the final you will get their points.  The points for picking the final winner and loser is a bonus outside of bowl picks.

I picked Brazil and Mexico for the final on the assumption I had to pick from my original picks...

Reminder of entrants picks for the final (winner first named, runner-up second)

general   Brazil/Spain
Capt Pat   France/Brazil
lurganblue   Argentina/Brazil
ONeill   Argentina/Brazil
toby47   Argentina/Brazil
Armagh18   Portugal/Argentina
BennyHarp   Brazil/Germany
trailer   Argentina/Germany
pbat   Argentina/Netherlands
Aristo 60   Brazil/Mexico
turkey+ham   Brazil/Spain
Oraisteach   Argentina/Spain
Ghost   Netherlands/Brazil
weareros   Argentina/Senegal
PMG1   France/Brazil
SHEEDY   Brazil/Uruguay
Blowitupref   Argentina/France
Hoof Hearted   Brazil/Netherlands
Orior   Brazil/Spain
An Astrail   Argentina/France
Ed Ricketts   Brazil/Portugal
seafoid   Argentina/Brazil
tonto1888   Argentina/Brazil
Estimator   Brazil/France
johnnycool   Belgium/Argentina
meatsy86   Argentina/Portugal
Milltown Row2   France/Brazil
AustinPowers   France/Argentina
Muck Savage   Brazil/Germany
Baile Brigín 2   Brazil/France
maddog   Argentina/Germany
oakleaflad   France/Brazil
John Martin   Argentina/Japan
Taylor   Brazil/France
smort   Brazil/Argentina
in hiding   Brazil/Uruguay
Ball Hopper   Argentina/Uruguay
David McKeown   Brazil/France
JohnDenver   Brazil/France
J70   Brazil/France
RedHand88   Brazil/Argentina
dec   Brazil/France

Quote from: Aristo 60 on December 06, 2022, 10:57:11 PM
I picked Brazil and Mexico for the final on the assumption I had to pick from my original picks...

Final is independent of the bowl picks.

Sorry if that wasn't made clear at the beginning.

Down to the Last Eight teams in The World Cup.  Croatia and France are probably well motivated by the gaaboard crew having as many Moroccan votes as the two combined, with Croatia especially pasting this competition on the dressing room walls showing they were ignored by all 42 entrants. 

Portugal have 8 votes, Morocco have 3
England have 7, France have 3

Brazil have 20, Croatia have none,
Argentina have 16 Netherlands have 15.

To win the Final:

Brazil 19
Argentina 15
France 5
Portugal 1
Netherlands 1

To Lose the Final:

Brazil 10
France 9
Argentina 5
Portugal 2
Netherlands 2


Plenty points still available...hard to predict a winner.

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on December 07, 2022, 02:48:41 AM
Down to the Last Eight teams in The World Cup.  Croatia and France are probably well motivated by the gaaboard crew having as many Moroccan votes as the two combined, with Croatia especially pasting this competition on the dressing room walls showing they were ignored by all 42 entrants. 

Portugal have 8 votes, Morocco have 3
England have 7, France have 3

Brazil have 20, Croatia have none,
Argentina have 16 Netherlands have 15.

To win the Final:

Brazil 19
Argentina 15
France 5
Portugal 1
Netherlands 1

To Lose the Final:

Brazil 10
France 9
Argentina 5
Portugal 2
Netherlands 2


Plenty points still available...hard to predict a winner.

I'll make a prediction right now, it won't be me  ;D

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on December 06, 2022, 11:21:00 PM

Quote from: Aristo 60 on December 06, 2022, 10:57:11 PM
I picked Brazil and Mexico for the final on the assumption I had to pick from my original picks...

Final is independent of the bowl picks.

Sorry if that wasn't made clear at the beginning.

No apology needed. You are doing great work 👏

Well that's me out. Fun whilst it lasted. Thanks for organising.

Croatia get 4 points and Brazil get two from the first game, while Argentina get 5 and Netherlands get 3 from the second game (a point a goal, three points for winning the tie, and a point for th 90-minute draw for the loser).

Leaderboard in full:

99   lurganblue  Stewards Inquiry on lurganblue...will be corrected on 10 Dec update, but it seems this entrant got points for Morocco rather than his pick, Ghana.  He will lose some points and all other entries will be retabulated, but I think only this entrant is needing adjustment (down 6 points or so)..


95   tonto1888
94   weareros
93   pbat
92   Milltown Row2
91   ONeill
90   Muck Savage

89   Aristo 60
88   seafoid
87   Armagh18, PMG1, maddog
86   BennyHarp
85   Capt Pat, Baile Brigín 2, dec

82   meatsy86
81   SHEEDY, J70
80   Ghost, Ed Ricketts, oakleaflad
79   general, John Martin, smort
78   JohnDenver
77   An Astrail
76   trailer, Oraisteach, Blowitupref, AustinPowers
75   Ball Hopper

74   turkey+ham, RedHand88
73   Orior, in hiding
71   David McKeown
70   toby47, Hoof Hearted, johnnycool
66   Estimator, Taylor
 

Entrants with finalists still alive:

If the country selected is before the "/", they are picked to win the final (5 bonus points), if after the "/" they are picked to lose the final (3 bonus points).  If on the wrong side of the "/", no points.  Those with just the "/" after their name have had the finals teams already eliminated.

10 points if both winner and loser of the final predicted...only Armagh18 (Portugal beat Argentina), BlowitupRef, An Astrail (Argentina beat France), meatsy86 (Argentina beat Portugal) and AustinPowers (France beat Argentina) are alive for the 10 points.

general   /
Capt Pat   France/
lurganblue   Argentina/
ONeill   Argentina/
toby47   Argentina/
Armagh18   Portugal/Argentina
BennyHarp   /
trailer   Argentina/
pbat   Argentina/
Aristo 60   /
turkey+ham   /
Oraisteach   Argentina/
Ghost   /
weareros   Argentina/
PMG1   France/
SHEEDY   /
Blowitupref   Argentina/France
Hoof Hearted   /
Orior   /
An Astrail   Argentina/France
Ed Ricketts   /Portugal
seafoid   Argentina/
tonto1888   Argentina/
Estimator   /France
johnnycool   /Argentina
meatsy86   Argentina/Portugal
Milltown Row2   France/
AustinPowers   France/Argentina
Muck Savage   /Germany
Baile Brigín 2   /France
maddog   Argentina/
oakleaflad   France/
John Martin   Argentina/
Taylor   /France
smort   /Argentina
in hiding   /
Ball Hopper   Argentina/
David McKeown   /France
JohnDenver   /France
J70   /France
RedHand88   /Argentina
dec   /France

Picks still alive after the first 2 quarter-finals:

2   Aristo 60           Portugal   Morocco
2   Armagh18   Argentina   Portugal
2   BennyHarp   England   Morocco
2   Blowitupref   Argentina   England
2   meatsy86   Argentina   Portugal
2   oakleaflad   France   Portugal
2   PMG1           France   Portugal
2   seafoid           Argentina   Portugal
2   toby47           Argentina   England


1   An Astrail           Argentina   
1   AustinPowers   Argentina   
1   Ball Hopper   Argentina   
1   Capt Pat           France   
1   Ed Ricketts   Portugal   
1   John Martin   Argentina   
1   JohnDenver   England   
1   johnnycool   Portugal   
1   lurganblue   Argentina   
1   maddog           Argentina   
1   ONeill           England   
1   Oraisteach   Argentina   
1   pbat           Argentina   
1   RedHand88   England   
1   SHEEDY           England   
1   smort           Morocco
1   tonto1888   Argentina   
1   trailer           Argentina   
1   weareros           Argentina   


0   Baile Brigín 2      
0   David McKeown      
0   dec      
0   Estimator      
0   general      
0   Ghost      
0   Hoof Hearted      
0   in hiding      
0   J70      
0   Milltown Row2      
0   Muck Savage      
0   Orior      
0   Taylor      
0   turkey+ham      

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on December 09, 2022, 11:32:02 PM
Picks still alive after the first 2 quarter-finals:

2   Aristo 60           Portugal   Morocco
2   Armagh18   Argentina   Portugal
2   BennyHarp   England   Morocco
2   Blowitupref   Argentina   England
2   meatsy86   Argentina   Portugal
2   oakleaflad   France   Portugal
2   ONeill           England   England

Jaysus, was once not enough...

Quote from: weareros on December 09, 2022, 11:41:08 PM

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on December 09, 2022, 11:32:02 PM
Picks still alive after the first 2 quarter-finals:

2   Aristo 60           Portugal   Morocco
2   Armagh18   Argentina   Portugal
2   BennyHarp   England   Morocco
2   Blowitupref   Argentina   England
2   meatsy86   Argentina   Portugal
2   oakleaflad   France   Portugal
2   ONeill           England   England

Jaysus, was once not enough...

Often wondered if anyone reads the posts...thanks for the observation.

I was only quoting ONeill anyway...his voice transcends the algorithm.

List modified and is now correct.

Post or PM any errors.

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on December 09, 2022, 11:23:35 PM
Entrants with finalists still alive:

If the country selected is before the "/", they are picked to win the final (5 bonus points), if after the "/" they are picked to lose the final (3 bonus points).  If on the wrong side of the "/", no points.  Those with just the "/" after their name have had the finals teams already eliminated.

10 points if both winner and loser of the final predicted...only Armagh18 (Portugal beat Argentina), BlowitupRef, An Astrail (Argentina beat France), meatsy86 (Argentina beat Portugal) and AustinPowers (France beat Argentina) are alive for the 10 points.

Great competition. The quotation marks threw me there but am getting used to why they're used.

Need a 6-4 for Portugal today to have any hope now.
Armagh18 is the one to watch.

Bowl 1:  Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France
Bowl 2: England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal
Bowl 3: Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Mexico

If we knew then what we know now

Quote from: Aristo 60 on December 10, 2022, 09:20:24 AM
Need a 6-4 for Portugal today to have any hope now.
Armagh18 is the one to watch.

You fecking jinxed me lol. Some shock but fair fucks to Morocco. Would absolutely love to see them vs Croatia final

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on November 19, 2022, 03:36:39 AM


Summary of Selections:

Win it all:  Brazil 19, Argentina 15, France 5, Portugal, Belgium and Netherlands 1 each.

Make the Final: Brazil 29, Argentina 20, France 14, Spain and Germany 4 each, Portugal, Netherlands and Uruguay 3 each, Belgium, Senegal, Japan and Mexico 1 each.

Interesting looking back on this. Brazil didn't live up to the expectations. France and Argentina may yet.

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on December 09, 2022, 11:11:58 PM
Croatia get 4 points and Brazil get two from the first game, while Argentina get 5 and Netherlands get 3 from the second game (a point a goal, three points for winning the tie, and a point for th 90-minute draw for the loser).

Leaderboard in full:

99   lurganblue  Stewards Inquiry on lurganblue...will be corrected on 10 Dec update, but it seems this entrant got points for Morooco rather than Ghana.

Jeez is this comp about to cowp?

95   tonto1888
94   weareros
93   pbat
92   Milltown Row2
91   ONeill
90   Muck Savage

89   Aristo 60
88   seafoid
87   Armagh18, PMG1, maddog
86   BennyHarp
85   Capt Pat, Baile Brigín 2, dec

82   meatsy86
81   SHEEDY, J70
80   Ghost, Ed Ricketts, oakleaflad
79   general, John Martin, smort
78   JohnDenver
77   An Astrail
76   trailer, Oraisteach, Blowitupref, AustinPowers
75   Ball Hopper

74   turkey+ham, RedHand88
73   Orior, in hiding
71   David McKeown
70   toby47, Hoof Hearted, johnnycool
66   Estimator, Taylor

Quote from: Armagh18 on December 10, 2022, 07:42:30 PM

Quote from: Aristo 60 on December 10, 2022, 09:20:24 AM
Need a 6-4 for Portugal today to have any hope now.
Armagh18 is the one to watch.

You fecking jinxed me lol. Some shock but fair fucks to Morocco. Would absolutely love to see them vs Croatia final

Sorry lad. Morocco for Sam!

All scores were checked today...lurganblue was the only entrant with an error.  All seems correct now, but PM if you think otherwise.

Morocco got 4 points today and Portugal got none in the first game.

France got 5 and England 2 get just the 1 (one) point in the second game.

Leaderboard in full:



95   tonto1888
94   weareros
93   lurganblue, pbat, Aristo 60
92   Milltown Row2, ONeill, PMG1
91   BennyHarp
90   Muck Savage, Capt Pat

88   seafoid
87   Armagh18, maddog
85   Baile Brigín 2, dec, oakleaflad

83   smort
82   meatsy86, SHEEDY
81   J70
80   Ghost, Ed Ricketts

79   general, John Martin, JohnDenver
77   An Astrail, Blowitupref
76   trailer, Oraisteach, AustinPowers
75   Ball Hopper, RedHand88

74   turkey+ham
73   Orior, in hiding
71   David McKeown, toby47
70   Hoof Hearted, johnnycool

66   Estimator, Taylor

For the record, here is what each country has in points up to 10 Dec. in alphabetical order:

Argentina   21
Australia   10
Belgium   5
Brazil   18

Cameroon   8
Canada   2
Costa Rica   6
Croatia   17
Denmark   2

Ecuador   8
England   23
France   23
Germany   10
Ghana   8

Iran   7
Japan   12
Mexico   6
Morocco   18

Netherlands   21
Poland   7
Portugal   21
Qatar   1

Saudi Arabia   6
Senegal   11
Serbia   6
South Korea   9
Spain   14
Switzerland   11

Tunisia   5
Uruguay   6
USA   8
Wales   2

Entrants who can still get points, outside of final prediction - Croatia (zero picks) still has this competition up on the dressing room wall :

1   An Astrail           Argentina
1   Aristo 60           Morocco
1   Armagh18   Argentina
1   AustinPowers   Argentina
1   Ball Hopper   Argentina
1   BennyHarp   Morocco
1   Blowitupref   Argentina
1   Capt Pat           France
1   John Martin   Argentina
1   lurganblue   Argentina
1   maddog           Argentina
1   meatsy86   Argentina
1   oakleaflad   France
1   Oraisteach   Argentina
1   pbat           Argentina
1   PMG1           France
1   seafoid           Argentina
1   smort           Morocco
1   toby47           Argentina
1   tonto1888   Argentina
1   trailer           Argentina
1   weareros           Argentina


0   Baile Brigín 2   
0   David McKeown   
0   dec   
0   Ed Ricketts   
0   Estimator   
0   general   
0   Ghost   
0   Hoof Hearted   
0   in hiding   
0   J70   
0   JohnDenver   
0   johnnycool   
0   Milltown Row2   
0   Muck Savage   
0   ONeill   
0   Orior   
0   RedHand88   
0   SHEEDY   
0   Taylor   
0   turkey+ham   

Points in the final will be as follows:

An Astrail           Argentina/France           10 points if Argentina beat France
Blowitupref   Argentina/France      10 points if Argentina beat France

AustinPowers   France/Argentina      10 points if France beat Argentina


Ball Hopper   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
John Martin   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
lurganblue   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
maddog           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
meatsy86   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
ONeill           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
Oraisteach   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
pbat           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
seafoid           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
toby47           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
tonto1888   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
trailer           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
weareros           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win

Capt Pat           France/      5 points if France win
Milltown Row2   France/      5 points if France win
oakleaflad   France/      5 points if France win
PMG1           France/      5 points if France win

Armagh18   /Argentina      3 points if Argentina lose
johnnycool   /Argentina      3 points if Argentina lose
RedHand88   /Argentina      3 points if Argentina lose
smort          /Argentina      3 points if Argentina lose


Baile Brigín 2            /France      3 points if France lose
David McKeown    /France      3 points if France lose
dec                            /France      3 points if France lose
Estimator                    /France      3 points if France lose
J70                            /France      3 points if France lose
JohnDenver            /France      3 points if France lose
Taylor                   /France      3 points if France lose

Aristo 60   /              No points
BennyHarp   /      No points
Ed Ricketts   /      No points
general   /              No points
Ghost   /              No points
Hoof Hearted   /      No points
in hiding   /              No points
Muck Savage   /      No points
Orior   /              No points
SHEEDY   /              No points
turkey+ham   /      No points

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on December 11, 2022, 12:13:45 AM
All scores were checked today...lurganblue was the only entrant with an error.  All seems correct now, but PM if you think otherwise.

Morocco got 4 points today and Portugal got noe in the first game.

France  got 5 and England 2 in the second one.

Leaderboard in full:



95   tonto1888
94   weareros
93   lurganblue, pbat, Aristo 60
92   Milltown Row2, ONeill, PMG1
91   BennyHarp
90   Muck Savage, Capt Pat

88   seafoid
87   Armagh18, maddog
85   Baile Brigín 2, dec, oakleaflad

83   smort
82   meatsy86, SHEEDY
81   J70
80   Ghost, Ed Ricketts

79   general, John Martin, JohnDenver
77   An Astrail, Blowitupref
76   trailer, Oraisteach, AustinPowers
75   Ball Hopper, RedHand88

74   turkey+ham
73   Orior, in hiding
71   David McKeown, toby47
70   Hoof Hearted, johnnycool

66   Estimator, Taylor

Should England have only got 1 point? I might have misunderstood though

Quote from: John Martin on December 11, 2022, 02:08:36 AM

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on December 11, 2022, 12:13:45 AM
All scores were checked today...lurganblue was the only entrant with an error.  All seems correct now, but PM if you think otherwise.

Morocco got 4 points today and Portugal got noe in the first game.

France  got 5 and England 2 in the second one.

Leaderboard in full:



95   tonto1888
94   weareros
93   lurganblue, pbat, Aristo 60
92   Milltown Row2, ONeill, PMG1
91   BennyHarp
90   Muck Savage, Capt Pat

88   seafoid
87   Armagh18, maddog
85   Baile Brigín 2, dec, oakleaflad

83   smort
82   meatsy86, SHEEDY
81   J70
80   Ghost, Ed Ricketts

79   general, John Martin, JohnDenver
77   An Astrail, Blowitupref
76   trailer, Oraisteach, AustinPowers
75   Ball Hopper, RedHand88

74   turkey+ham
73   Orior, in hiding
71   David McKeown, toby47
70   Hoof Hearted, johnnycool

66   Estimator, Taylor

Should England have only got 1 point? I might have misunderstood though

Correct...fortunately my sums are correct though...England scored 13 goals and had 3 wins plus 1 draw = 23 points.  That typo in the sentence is corrected now, but it make no difference to the scoring.

Thanks for pointing it out.  The excitement must be getting to me...unforced errors aplenty. 

The 4 teams left have 2 games each...a goalfest in the third place playoff game could decide this competition yet.  Especially if Croatia and Morocco make it to the final...Argentina/France for third place anyone?  Exhibition stuff or carnage?

Argentina get 6 points today and Croatia get none.

Leaderboard in full:

101   tonto1888
100   weareros

99   lurganblue, pbat
94   seafoid
93   Aristo 60, Armagh18, maddog
92   Milltown Row2, ONeill, PMG1
91   BennyHarp
90   Muck Savage, Capt Pat

88   meatsy86
85   Baile Brigín 2, dec, oakleaflad, John Martin
83   smort, An Astrail, Blowitupref
82   SHEEDY, trailer, Oraisteach, AustinPowers
81   J70, Ball Hopper
80   Ghost, Ed Ricketts

79   general, JohnDenver
77   toby47
75   RedHand88
74   turkey+ham
73   Orior, in hiding
71   David McKeown
70   Hoof Hearted, johnnycool
66   Estimator, Taylor

Six entrants with an interest in the second semi-final:


Aristo 60  93 points has Morocco
PMG1     92 points has France
BennyHarp 91 points has Morocco

Capt Pat 90 points has France
oakleaflad 85 points has France
smort 83 points has  Morocco

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on December 11, 2022, 02:24:41 AM

Quote from: John Martin on December 11, 2022, 02:08:36 AM

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on December 11, 2022, 12:13:45 AM
All scores were checked today...lurganblue was the only entrant with an error.  All seems correct now, but PM if you think otherwise.

Morocco got 4 points today and Portugal got noe in the first game.

France  got 5 and England 2 in the second one.

Leaderboard in full:



95   tonto1888
94   weareros
93   lurganblue, pbat, Aristo 60
92   Milltown Row2, ONeill, PMG1
91   BennyHarp
90   Muck Savage, Capt Pat

88   seafoid
87   Armagh18, maddog
85   Baile Brigín 2, dec, oakleaflad

83   smort
82   meatsy86, SHEEDY
81   J70
80   Ghost, Ed Ricketts

79   general, John Martin, JohnDenver
77   An Astrail, Blowitupref
76   trailer, Oraisteach, AustinPowers
75   Ball Hopper, RedHand88

74   turkey+ham
73   Orior, in hiding
71   David McKeown, toby47
70   Hoof Hearted, johnnycool

66   Estimator, Taylor

Should England have only got 1 point? I might have misunderstood though

Correct...fortunately my sums are correct though...England scored 13 goals and had 3 wins plus 1 draw = 23 points.  That typo in the sentence is corrected now, but it make no difference to the scoring.

Thanks for pointing it out.  The excitement must be getting to me...unforced errors aplenty. 

The 4 teams left have 2 games each...a goalfest in the third place playoff game could decide this competition yet.  Especially if Croatia and Morocco make it to the final...Argentina/France for third place anyone?  Exhibition stuff or carnage?

I thought the 3rd place  playoff didn't count?

3rd place counts from your original picks from the 8 bowls.  The final gets points from the original 8 bowl picks and also from the final prediction picks.

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on December 13, 2022, 09:41:49 PM
Argentina get 6 points today and Croatia get none.

Leaderboard in full:

101   tonto1888
100   weareros

99   lurganblue, pbat
94   seafoid
93   Aristo 60, Armagh18, maddog
92   Milltown Row2, ONeill, PMG1
91   BennyHarp
90   Muck Savage, Capt Pat

88   meatsy86
85   Baile Brigín 2, dec, oakleaflad, John Martin
83   smort, An Astrail, Blowitupref
82   SHEEDY, trailer, Oraisteach, AustinPowers
81   J70, Ball Hopper
80   Ghost, Ed Ricketts

79   general, JohnDenver
77   toby47
75   RedHand88
74   turkey+ham
73   Orior, in hiding
71   David McKeown
70   Hoof Hearted, johnnycool
66   Estimator, Taylor

Lets just finish it now eh?

France get 5 points today and Morocco get none.

Leaderboard in full:

101   tonto1888
100   weareros
99   lurganblue, pbat
97   PMG1
95   Capt Pat

94   seafoid
93   Aristo 60, Armagh18, maddog
92   Milltown Row2, ONeill
91   BennyHarp
90   Muck Savage, oakleaflad

88   meatsy86
85   Baile Brigín 2, dec, John Martin
83   smort, An Astrail, Blowitupref
82   SHEEDY, trailer, Oraisteach, AustinPowers
81   J70, Ball Hopper
80   Ghost, Ed Ricketts

79   general, JohnDenver
77   toby47
75   RedHand88
74   turkey+ham
73   Orior, in hiding
71   David McKeown
70   Hoof Hearted, johnnycool
66   Estimator, Taylor

Croatia get 5 points today and Morocco get 1.  Nobody picked Croatia and 3 had Morocco...Aristo60, BennyHarp and smort.

For the final tomorrow, entrants can get points for their bowl picks PLUS their final prediction.  For example, if Argentina win 3-0, an entrant who picked Argentina out of the bowl gets 6 points.  If the same entrant has Argentina beating France as their Final prediction, another 10 points.

Leaderboard in full with just the Final left:

101   tonto1888
100   weareros

99   lurganblue, pbat
97   PMG1
95   Capt Pat
94   seafoid, Aristo 60
93   Armagh18, maddog
92   Milltown Row2, ONeill, BennyHarp
90   Muck Savage, oakleaflad

88   meatsy86
85   Baile Brigín 2, dec, John Martin
84   smort
83   An Astrail, Blowitupref
82   SHEEDY, trailer, Oraisteach, AustinPowers
81   J70, Ball Hopper
80   Ghost, Ed Ricketts

79   general, JohnDenver
77   toby47
75   RedHand88
74   turkey+ham
73   Orior, in hiding
71   David McKeown
70   Hoof Hearted, johnnycool
66   Estimator, Taylor

Argentina get 6 points today and France get 4.

The Final predictions will be added to the next post.

Leaderboard in full at the end of the Bowl picks:

107   tonto1888
106   weareros
105   lurganblue, pbat
101   PMG1
100   seafoid

99   Capt Pat, Armagh18, maddog
94   Aristo 60, meatsy86, oakleaflad
92   ONeill, BennyHarp, Milltown Row2
91   John Martin
90   Muck Savage

89   Blowitupref
89   An Astrail
88   trailer, Oraisteach, AustinPowers
87   Ball Hopper
85   Baile Brigín 2, dec

84   smort
83   toby47
82   SHEEDY
81   J70
80   Ghost, Ed Ricketts

79   general, JohnDenver
75   RedHand88
74   turkey+ham
73   Orior, in hiding
71   David McKeown
70   Hoof Hearted, johnnycool
66   Estimator, Taylor

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on December 11, 2022, 02:08:22 AM
Points in the final will be as follows:

An Astrail           Argentina/France           10 points if Argentina beat France
Blowitupref   Argentina/France      10 points if Argentina beat France

AustinPowers   France/Argentina      10 points if France beat Argentina


Ball Hopper   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
John Martin   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
lurganblue   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
maddog           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
meatsy86   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
ONeill           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
Oraisteach   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
pbat           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
seafoid           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
toby47           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
tonto1888   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
trailer           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
weareros           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win

Capt Pat           France/      5 points if France win
Milltown Row2   France/      5 points if France win
oakleaflad   France/      5 points if France win
PMG1           France/      5 points if France win

Armagh18   /Argentina      3 points if Argentina lose
johnnycool   /Argentina      3 points if Argentina lose
RedHand88   /Argentina      3 points if Argentina lose
smort          /Argentina      3 points if Argentina lose


Baile Brigín 2            /France      3 points if France lose
David McKeown    /France      3 points if France lose
dec                            /France      3 points if France lose
Estimator                    /France      3 points if France lose
J70                            /France      3 points if France lose
JohnDenver            /France      3 points if France lose
Taylor                   /France      3 points if France lose

Aristo 60   /              No points
BennyHarp   /      No points
Ed Ricketts   /      No points
general   /              No points
Ghost   /              No points
Hoof Hearted   /      No points
in hiding   /              No points
Muck Savage   /      No points
Orior   /              No points
SHEEDY   /              No points
turkey+ham   /      No points

Points in Final prediction are as follows:

An Astrail           Argentina/France           10 points if Argentina beat France
Blowitupref   Argentina/France      10 points if Argentina beat France

Ball Hopper   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
John Martin   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
lurganblue   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
maddog           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
meatsy86   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
ONeill           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
Oraisteach   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
pbat           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
seafoid           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
toby47           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
tonto1888   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
trailer           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
weareros           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win

Baile Brigín 2            /France      3 points if France lose
David McKeown    /France      3 points if France lose
dec                            /France      3 points if France lose
Estimator                    /France      3 points if France lose
J70                            /France      3 points if France lose
JohnDenver            /France      3 points if France lose
Taylor                   /France      3 points if France lose


Final Leaderboard in the next post.

FINAL STANDINGS:

Congrats to tonto1888 on a fine victory, although well pushed by weareros, lurganblue and pbat.

Thanks to all who entered.  It was good craic and an interesting way to look at the competition.  Both finalists being from Bowl 1 is interesting.



112   tonto1888

111   weareros
110   lurganblue
110   pbat
105   seafoid
104   maddog
101   PMG1

99   Capt Pat, Armagh18, meatsy86, Blowitupref, An Astrail
97   ONeill
96   John Martin
94   Aristo 60, oakleaflad
93   trailer, Oraisteach
92   BennyHarp, Milltown Row2, Ball Hopper
90   Muck Savage

88   AustinPowers, Baile Brigín 2, dec, toby47
84   smort, J70
82   SHEEDY, JohnDenver
80   Ghost, Ed Ricketts

79   general
75   RedHand88
74   turkey+ham, David McKeown
73   Orior, in hiding
70   Hoof Hearted, johnnycool
69   Estimator, Taylor

Thanks Mod 5 for a well run competition and a bit of craic, and well done Tonto.

Congrats Tonto, well done mod5, great comp 👏

Congrats Tonto1888 and thank you mod5 for all your work here. The timely tables every day were impressive and added a great layer of interest as the lead swung all over the place from round 1.

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on December 18, 2022, 10:18:50 PM

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on December 11, 2022, 02:08:22 AM
Points in the final will be as follows:

An Astrail           Argentina/France           10 points if Argentina beat France
Blowitupref   Argentina/France      10 points if Argentina beat France

AustinPowers   France/Argentina      10 points if France beat Argentina


Ball Hopper   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
John Martin   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
lurganblue   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
maddog           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
meatsy86   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
ONeill           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
Oraisteach   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
pbat           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
seafoid           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
toby47           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
tonto1888   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
trailer           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
weareros           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win

Capt Pat           France/      5 points if France win
Milltown Row2   France/      5 points if France win
oakleaflad   France/      5 points if France win
PMG1           France/      5 points if France win

Armagh18   /Argentina      3 points if Argentina lose
johnnycool   /Argentina      3 points if Argentina lose
RedHand88   /Argentina      3 points if Argentina lose
smort          /Argentina      3 points if Argentina lose


Baile Brigín 2            /France      3 points if France lose
David McKeown    /France      3 points if France lose
dec                            /France      3 points if France lose
Estimator                    /France      3 points if France lose
J70                            /France      3 points if France lose
JohnDenver            /France      3 points if France lose
Taylor                   /France      3 points if France lose

Aristo 60   /              No points
BennyHarp   /      No points
Ed Ricketts   /      No points
general   /              No points
Ghost   /              No points
Hoof Hearted   /      No points
in hiding   /              No points
Muck Savage   /      No points
Orior   /              No points
SHEEDY   /              No points
turkey+ham   /      No points

Points in Final prediction are as follows:

An Astrail           Argentina/France           10 points if Argentina beat France
Blowitupref   Argentina/France      10 points if Argentina beat France

Ball Hopper   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
John Martin   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
lurganblue   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
maddog           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
meatsy86   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
ONeill           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
Oraisteach   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
pbat           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
seafoid           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
toby47           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
tonto1888   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
trailer           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
weareros           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win

Baile Brigín 2            /France      3 points if France lose
David McKeown    /France      3 points if France lose
dec                            /France      3 points if France lose
Estimator                    /France      3 points if France lose
J70                            /France      3 points if France lose
JohnDenver            /France      3 points if France lose
Taylor                   /France      3 points if France lose


Final Leaderboard in the next post.

Howl on here  a flippin' minute  ;D

Do I not get something for predicting  the right finalists at  least?

I could win win this  yet!  ;)

Quote from: AustinPowers on December 18, 2022, 11:08:43 PM

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on December 18, 2022, 10:18:50 PM

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on December 11, 2022, 02:08:22 AM
Points in the final will be as follows:

An Astrail           Argentina/France           10 points if Argentina beat France
Blowitupref   Argentina/France      10 points if Argentina beat France

AustinPowers   France/Argentina      10 points if France beat Argentina


Ball Hopper   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
John Martin   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
lurganblue   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
maddog           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
meatsy86   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
ONeill           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
Oraisteach   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
pbat           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
seafoid           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
toby47           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
tonto1888   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
trailer           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
weareros           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win

Capt Pat           France/      5 points if France win
Milltown Row2   France/      5 points if France win
oakleaflad   France/      5 points if France win
PMG1           France/      5 points if France win

Armagh18   /Argentina      3 points if Argentina lose
johnnycool   /Argentina      3 points if Argentina lose
RedHand88   /Argentina      3 points if Argentina lose
smort          /Argentina      3 points if Argentina lose


Baile Brigín 2            /France      3 points if France lose
David McKeown    /France      3 points if France lose
dec                            /France      3 points if France lose
Estimator                    /France      3 points if France lose
J70                            /France      3 points if France lose
JohnDenver            /France      3 points if France lose
Taylor                   /France      3 points if France lose

Aristo 60   /              No points
BennyHarp   /      No points
Ed Ricketts   /      No points
general   /              No points
Ghost   /              No points
Hoof Hearted   /      No points
in hiding   /              No points
Muck Savage   /      No points
Orior   /              No points
SHEEDY   /              No points
turkey+ham   /      No points

Points in Final prediction are as follows:

An Astrail           Argentina/France           10 points if Argentina beat France
Blowitupref   Argentina/France      10 points if Argentina beat France

Ball Hopper   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
John Martin   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
lurganblue   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
maddog           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
meatsy86   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
ONeill           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
Oraisteach   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
pbat           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
seafoid           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
toby47           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
tonto1888   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
trailer           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
weareros           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win

Baile Brigín 2            /France      3 points if France lose
David McKeown    /France      3 points if France lose
dec                            /France      3 points if France lose
Estimator                    /France      3 points if France lose
J70                            /France      3 points if France lose
JohnDenver            /France      3 points if France lose
Taylor                   /France      3 points if France lose


Final Leaderboard in the next post.

Howl on here  a flippin' minute  ;D

Do I not get something for predicting  the right finalists at  least?

I could win win this  yet!  ;)

You picked France to win the final and you picked Argentina to lose the final.

Null points for you, as you got nothing correct.

Plus, you finished 24 points back...in the Grand National you would have pulled up a while back.  Reading the entrants names always has me thinking I'm commentating on the Grand National.

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on December 18, 2022, 11:17:00 PM

Quote from: AustinPowers on December 18, 2022, 11:08:43 PM

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on December 18, 2022, 10:18:50 PM

Quote from: GAABoardMod5 on December 11, 2022, 02:08:22 AM
Points in the final will be as follows:

An Astrail           Argentina/France           10 points if Argentina beat France
Blowitupref   Argentina/France      10 points if Argentina beat France

AustinPowers   France/Argentina      10 points if France beat Argentina


Ball Hopper   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
John Martin   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
lurganblue   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
maddog           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
meatsy86   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
ONeill           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
Oraisteach   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
pbat           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
seafoid           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
toby47           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
tonto1888   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
trailer           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
weareros           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win

Capt Pat           France/      5 points if France win
Milltown Row2   France/      5 points if France win
oakleaflad   France/      5 points if France win
PMG1           France/      5 points if France win

Armagh18   /Argentina      3 points if Argentina lose
johnnycool   /Argentina      3 points if Argentina lose
RedHand88   /Argentina      3 points if Argentina lose
smort          /Argentina      3 points if Argentina lose


Baile Brigín 2            /France      3 points if France lose
David McKeown    /France      3 points if France lose
dec                            /France      3 points if France lose
Estimator                    /France      3 points if France lose
J70                            /France      3 points if France lose
JohnDenver            /France      3 points if France lose
Taylor                   /France      3 points if France lose

Aristo 60   /              No points
BennyHarp   /      No points
Ed Ricketts   /      No points
general   /              No points
Ghost   /              No points
Hoof Hearted   /      No points
in hiding   /              No points
Muck Savage   /      No points
Orior   /              No points
SHEEDY   /              No points
turkey+ham   /      No points

Points in Final prediction are as follows:

An Astrail           Argentina/France           10 points if Argentina beat France
Blowitupref   Argentina/France      10 points if Argentina beat France

Ball Hopper   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
John Martin   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
lurganblue   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
maddog           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
meatsy86   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
ONeill           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
Oraisteach   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
pbat           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
seafoid           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
toby47           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
tonto1888   Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
trailer           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win
weareros           Argentina/      5 points if Argentina win

Baile Brigín 2            /France      3 points if France lose
David McKeown    /France      3 points if France lose
dec                            /France      3 points if France lose
Estimator                    /France      3 points if France lose
J70                            /France      3 points if France lose
JohnDenver            /France      3 points if France lose
Taylor                   /France      3 points if France lose


Final Leaderboard in the next post.

Howl on here  a flippin' minute  ;D

Do I not get something for predicting  the right finalists at  least?

I could win win this  yet!  ;)

You picked France to win the final and you picked Argentina to lose the final.

Null points for you, as you got nothing correct.

Plus, you finished 24 points back...in the Grand National you would have pulled up a while back.  Reading the entrants names always has me thinking I'm commentating on the Grand National.

Ah flippin' heck tucker!

If I had known that , I'd  have done it the other way round  .  I was well chuffed I predicted the two finalists too

That's it, I'm not playing  no more! :-[

..........What do you mean  the competition's finished  ?!  :o

Great spreadsheet work. GRMA

Yes great work mod 5 and thanks. Disappointed not to have made it into the chasing pack in the end.

Thanks Mod5, well run competition as always and look forward to the next. Well done tonto, don't spend your winnings all at once.

Cheers guys. Cheers mod5 for organising and running. Brilliant craic. Let's hope this is a good omen for next season

Thanks for the time and effort mod5 and well done toto1888. As for myself 99 points a decent total as i was one of the few that correctly predicted the final pairing and winner.

Well done to tonto and mod5... had my moments but fell way down at the end..

Final points for each Bowl:

Bowl 1:    Brazil 18           Belgium 5   Argentina 33           France 32
Bowl 2:    England 23   Spain 14           Netherlands 21   Portugal 21
            
Bowl 3:    Denmark 2   Germany 10       Croatia 22   Mexico 6
Bowl 4:    Uruguay 6   Switzerland 11   USA 8   Senegal 11
            
Bowl 5:   Poland 7   Iran 7   Serbia 6            Morocco 19
Bowl 6:    Japan 12   Wales 2   South Korea 9   Tunisia 5
            
Bowl 7:    Costa Rica 6   Ecuador 8   Australia 10   Cameroon 8
Bowl 8:    Canada 2    Qatar 1         Saudi Arabia 6   Ghana 8

Perfect selection would have been:

Argentina 33
England 23
Croatia 22
Switzerland or Senegal 11
Morocco 19
Japan 12
Australia 10
Ghana 8

For a total of 138 possible points...our winner got 107 Bowl points. plus 5 for picking Argentina to win the final.

Wales and Denmark were atrocious

Quote from: seafoid on December 20, 2022, 08:31:50 AM
Wales and Denmark were atrocious

Belgium were the biggest let down.

Quote from: seafoid on December 20, 2022, 08:31:50 AM
Wales and Denmark were atrocious

I tipped Denmark and Uruguay to be dark horses for a quarter or semi final. Shows what I know

Morocco were in Bowl 5 and got to the semis.
That was some achievement. It should be recognised officially by the Gaaboard Bowl 5 Committee.

Quote from: seafoid on December 20, 2022, 10:55:59 AM
Morocco were in Bowl 5 and got to the semis.
That was some achievement. It should be recognised officially by the Gaaboard Bowl 5 Committee.

Here, here

Enjoyable competition. Happy to be high up in the highly competitive division 2. Some say it's a more competitive division where the real predictions are made, instead of the computerised approach of the top division. Well-run initiative and prompt updates.

Great comp. Very well ran.  Many thanks.

I gave it a good rattle but just fell short.  Congrats Tonto.