World Cup & EPL Pool Dynasty

Coffee Warlord · 06-02-2006, 12:30 PM

So, through a coworker here, I got myself into a fairly high money pool (technically two) for the World Cup, and once it starts back up, next year's Premier. I'm officially one of two people living in the US in this pool, and technically the only American (my coworker is British). USA represent!

The winner of the World Cup pool takes home 700 pounds, 2nd place 200, 3rd place 100. Last check, there's about 200 people playing, so the odds of me winning are slim to none, but hey, it's fun!

Points work out like so....you pick the score of every match / week, with the following values.

Home Win, Spot On: +30
Home Win: +20 (-3 points per wrongly predicted goal)

Draw, Spot On: +40
Draw: +30 (-3 points per wrongly predicted goal)

Away Win, Spot On: +50
Away Win: +30 (-3 points per wrongly predicted goal)

Wrong Prediction: 0 (-3 per wrongly predicted goal)

Needless to say, hitting exact scores is quite nice. There are also random fun bonus points from time to time, which I will detail as they come up.

Anyway, I've got my sheets for the Pre-Cup Fun Questions, and for Week 1. I'll be detailing my picks and how I'm doing as the weeks pass.

Coffee Warlord · 06-02-2006, 12:42 PM

Pre World Cup Fun Predictions

(note, the point values in this particular one are different than the norm. They go A/B/C, with them being worth 30, 40, and 50 respectively. My picks are in bold.)

1. How will the first goal of the tournament be scored?
With Right foot
With Left foot
Header/Other/OG

2. From where will the first player to be sent off in the tournament come?
Europe
Asia/Africa
Americas/Aust

3. Which of these players will have the first shot ON TARGET for England?
David Beckham
Frank Lampard
Joe Cole

4. Which of these players will CONCEDE a free kick first for England?
Gary Neville
John Terry
Steven Gerrard

5. Who will score the MOST goals for England in the tournament?
Peter Crouch
Michael Owen
Same amount

6. How many Subsitutions Will England make against Paraguay?
Three
Two
One

7. Which of these players will score the MOST goals in the Group phase?
Ruud Van Nistelrooy
Andriy Shevchenko
Same amount

8. Which of these keepers will concede the FEWEST goals in the Group Phase?
Jens Lehman
Gianluigi Buffon
Same amount

9. Which of these countries will progress the furthest? (decided by Date if
nec)
Australia
Ivory Coast
Ecuador

10. Which of these countries will be eliminated first? (decided by Date if nec)
Portugal
Germany
Spain

11. How many games will go to Extra Time during the tournament?
Less than 5
5 or 6
More than 6

12. How many Red cards will be shown during the tournament?
Less than 20
20, 21 or 22
More than 22

13. How many England players will be BOOKED during the tournament?
Less than 8
8 or 9
More than 9

14. Which of these players will score the MOST goals in the Tournament?
Ronaldinho
Thierry Henry
Same amount

15. How many players will be tested positive for a banned substance?
None
One
More than one

16. How many players will be sent off for spitting during the tournament?
None
One
More than one

17. From where will the referee for the final come?
Europe
Asia/Africa
Americas/Aust

18. What will the LAST booking of the tournament be given for?
A Foul
Time Wasting
Any other offence

19. When will the LAST goal of the FINAL be scored
1-70 mins
71-90 mins
Extra Time & Pens

20. What position will the player who LIFTS the World Cup Trophy play in?
Midfielder/Striker
Defender
Goalkeeper

Coffee Warlord · 06-02-2006, 12:46 PM

World Cup Week 1 Picks

Code:

Germany		2	v	1	Costa Rica
Poland		1	v	1	Ecuador
England		1	v	0	Paraguay
Sweden		2	v	2	Trinidad & Tobago
Argentina	3	v	1	Ivory Coast
Holland		0	v	0	Serbia & Montenegro
Mexico		3	v	1	Iran
Portugal	1	v	2	Angola
Italy		2	v	0	Ghana
Czech Republic	3	v	2	U.S.A
Australia	2	v	0	Japan
Brazil		2	v	2	Croatia
France		1	v	1	Switzerland
South Korea	1	v	2	Togo
Spain		2	v	2	Ukraine
Tunisia		1	v	1	Saudi Arabia

Coffee Warlord · 06-02-2006, 12:47 PM

Week 2 is due June 14, Week 3 is due June 20. I'll be doing those after the first week is up, so I can see exactly how good/pitiful my impulse week is.

KevinNU7 · 06-02-2006, 01:38 PM

This looks like a ton of fun. I assume it's 5lbs to enter, given the 1,000lbs in prize and 200 people playing.

Coffee Warlord · 06-02-2006, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinNU7

This looks like a ton of fun. I assume it's 5lbs to enter, given the 1,000lbs in prize and 200 people playing.

Just did a quick count, there's more like 250+. The dude running it does take a cut (he runs this VERY well, and it would take a good amount of time) It's 30 pounds total for the Cup and the Premier entries. The Premier pool has a MUCH bigger payout. If memory serves, it's something like 3,000 pounds to the winner, and a good amount to the next couple folks. Chunk 'o change.

Not like I'll win though.

Coffee Warlord · 06-07-2006, 12:56 PM

2 more days and we're off! Whoo!

Coffee Warlord · 06-09-2006, 09:56 AM

It Begins!

Coffee's Picks for Today....Germany over Costa Rica 2-1, and Poland drawing with Ecuador, 1-1.

Correct on the first game will get me 20 points (30 if I'm spot on), and the second game will get me 30 (40 for spot on). Let's get it on!

AND, the the oddball points I can get today...

1st goal of tourney scored with right foot - 30pts

KevinNU7 · 06-09-2006, 05:12 PM

Well that first goal of the tourney was a righty from a leftfooted player no less

Coffee Warlord · 06-10-2006, 11:21 AM

Whoo! Spot on England v Paraguay!

Coffee Warlord · 06-10-2006, 04:55 PM

Through 2 days of games...

Only missed with 1 pick (Poland/Ecuador), and hit a spot on match with England v Paraguay. Not bad at all. The Sweden T&T draw woulda been nice had I not called 2 goals apiece there. Still not bad.

Missed a few of the goofball ones, but did hit with that right footer.

Coffee Warlord · 06-12-2006, 02:13 PM

Through June 12.

Germany - Costa Rica (Correct)
England - Paraguay (Correct - Spot On)
Sweden - T&T (Correct)
Argentina - Ivory Coast (Correct)
Mexico - Iran (Correct - Spot On)
Czech - USA (Correct)
Australia - Japan (Correct)
Italy - Ghana (Correct - Spot On)

Poland - Ecuador (Incorrect)
Holland - Serbia (Incorrect)
Portugal - Angola (Incorrect)

Not bad, not bad. Of course, I have NO idea how this compares to those I'm competing against, but only 3 misses and 2 spot-on matches are pretty good, I'd think.

Coffee Warlord · 06-12-2006, 04:54 PM

Whelp, after 3 days of matches, I'm in pretty good shape, I think. 8/11 correct with 3 spot ons has gotta be a good day.

Coffee Warlord · 06-19-2006, 05:50 PM

#20 out of 253 on the first week. Not too damn bad.

Code:

POS 	NAME 		WEEK 	TOTAL 	SUPPORTS
---	----		----	-----	--------
1 	DAVE ATKINSON  	209 	209 	MAN UTD 
2 	TONY FREEMAN 	206 	206 	SPURS 
3 	STEVE REDRUP  	200 	200 	MAN UTD 
4 	MIKE GRANT 	196 	196  
5 	MATTHEW OWEN 	191 	191 	WEST HAM 
6 	JAMIE SMITH 	190 	190  
7 	MATT HOLMES 	189 	189 	LIVERPOOL 
8 	STEVE JONES 	186 	186  
9 	ANDREW HOSIE 	184 	184 	WEST HAM 
10 	CAROL KAIN 	184 	184 	MOTHERWELL 
11 	SAM KNOWLES  	183 	183 	FULHAM 
12 	LINO CARBOSIERO 180 	180 	CHELSEA 
13 	JOHN WILLIAMSON 179 	179 	DUNDEE UTD 
14	FRANCO MARINO	178 	178 	READING 
15 	DANIEL RAWLINGS 177 	177 	ARSENAL 
16 	IAN SHAW 	174 	174 	WEST HAM 
17 	CLIFF DENNIS 	172 	172 	DERBY COUNTY 
18 	CLAIR MALPAS 	172 	172 	QUEENS PARK 
19 	BOB SCRIVENER 	172 	172 	IPSWICH 
20 	ROB NIELSEN 	170 	170	NEWCASTLE 
21 	NICK ROMERO  	170 	170 	DEPORTIVO 

and for kicks...my boss (I'm already shit talking)

244 	ANDY TAYLOR 	38 	38 	SPURS

Coffee Warlord · 06-19-2006, 05:56 PM

World Cup Week 2 Picks

Code:

Germany		1	v	1	Poland
Ecuador		2	v	1	Costa Rica
England		1	v	1	Trinidad & Tobago
Sweden		0	v	2	Paraguay
Argentina	2	v	1	Serbia & Montenegro
Holland		3	v	1	Ivory Coast
Mexico		1	v	0	Angola
Portugal	2	v	0	Iran
Italy		2	v	1	USA
Czech		1	v	1	Ghana
Brazil		2	v	0	Australia
Croatia		3	v	1	Japan
France		2	v	0	South Korea
Switzerland	1	v	1	Togo
Spain		2	v	1	Tunisia
Ukraine		1	v	0	Saudi Arabia

As the matches are done now...as you can see, I got killed this week. 64 points total, 7-9 in my picks. Enough to keep me kicking, but it was a very harsh week.

06-02-2006, 01:38 PM	#5
KevinNU7 College Starter Join Date: May 2003 Location: Beantown	This looks like a ton of fun. I assume it's 5lbs to enter, given the 1,000lbs in prize and 200 people playing. __________________ Boston Bashers - III.14 - (8347)

06-09-2006, 09:56 AM	#8
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	It Begins! Coffee's Picks for Today....Germany over Costa Rica 2-1, and Poland drawing with Ecuador, 1-1. Correct on the first game will get me 20 points (30 if I'm spot on), and the second game will get me 30 (40 for spot on). Let's get it on! AND, the the oddball points I can get today... 1st goal of tourney scored with right foot - 30pts Last edited by Coffee Warlord : 06-09-2006 at 10:00 AM.

06-09-2006, 05:12 PM	#9
KevinNU7 College Starter Join Date: May 2003 Location: Beantown	Well that first goal of the tourney was a righty from a leftfooted player no less __________________ Boston Bashers - III.14 - (8347)

06-10-2006, 04:55 PM	#11
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Through 2 days of games... Only missed with 1 pick (Poland/Ecuador), and hit a spot on match with England v Paraguay. Not bad at all. The Sweden T&T draw woulda been nice had I not called 2 goals apiece there. Still not bad. Missed a few of the goofball ones, but did hit with that right footer. Last edited by Coffee Warlord : 06-10-2006 at 04:56 PM.

06-12-2006, 02:13 PM	#12
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Through June 12. Germany - Costa Rica (Correct) England - Paraguay (Correct - Spot On) Sweden - T&T (Correct) Argentina - Ivory Coast (Correct) Mexico - Iran (Correct - Spot On) Czech - USA (Correct) Australia - Japan (Correct) Italy - Ghana (Correct - Spot On) Poland - Ecuador (Incorrect) Holland - Serbia (Incorrect) Portugal - Angola (Incorrect) Not bad, not bad. Of course, I have NO idea how this compares to those I'm competing against, but only 3 misses and 2 spot-on matches are pretty good, I'd think. Last edited by Coffee Warlord : 06-12-2006 at 04:53 PM.

06-02-2006, 12:42 PM	#2
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Pre World Cup Fun Predictions (note, the point values in this particular one are different than the norm. They go A/B/C, with them being worth 30, 40, and 50 respectively. My picks are in bold.) 1. How will the first goal of the tournament be scored? With Right foot With Left foot Header/Other/OG 2. From where will the first player to be sent off in the tournament come? Europe Asia/Africa Americas/Aust 3. Which of these players will have the first shot ON TARGET for England? David Beckham Frank Lampard Joe Cole 4. Which of these players will CONCEDE a free kick first for England? Gary Neville John Terry Steven Gerrard 5. Who will score the MOST goals for England in the tournament? Peter Crouch Michael Owen Same amount 6. How many Subsitutions Will England make against Paraguay? Three Two One 7. Which of these players will score the MOST goals in the Group phase? Ruud Van Nistelrooy Andriy Shevchenko Same amount 8. Which of these keepers will concede the FEWEST goals in the Group Phase? Jens Lehman Gianluigi Buffon Same amount 9. Which of these countries will progress the furthest? (decided by Date if nec) Australia Ivory Coast Ecuador 10. Which of these countries will be eliminated first? (decided by Date if nec) Portugal Germany Spain 11. How many games will go to Extra Time during the tournament? Less than 5 5 or 6 More than 6 12. How many Red cards will be shown during the tournament? Less than 20 20, 21 or 22 More than 22 13. How many England players will be BOOKED during the tournament? Less than 8 8 or 9 More than 9 14. Which of these players will score the MOST goals in the Tournament? Ronaldinho Thierry Henry Same amount 15. How many players will be tested positive for a banned substance? None One More than one 16. How many players will be sent off for spitting during the tournament? None One More than one 17. From where will the referee for the final come? Europe Asia/Africa Americas/Aust 18. What will the LAST booking of the tournament be given for? A Foul Time Wasting Any other offence 19. When will the LAST goal of the FINAL be scored 1-70 mins 71-90 mins Extra Time & Pens 20. What position will the player who LIFTS the World Cup Trophy play in? Midfielder/Striker Defender Goalkeeper

06-02-2006, 12:47 PM	#4
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Week 2 is due June 14, Week 3 is due June 20. I'll be doing those after the first week is up, so I can see exactly how good/pitiful my impulse week is.

06-07-2006, 12:56 PM	#7
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	2 more days and we're off! Whoo!

06-10-2006, 11:21 AM	#10
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Whoo! Spot on England v Paraguay!

06-12-2006, 04:54 PM	#13
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Whelp, after 3 days of matches, I'm in pretty good shape, I think. 8/11 correct with 3 spot ons has gotta be a good day.

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