LCFC PREDICTION LEAGUE 2024/25

Here we go again! First match on Friday 16th August.

First of all, I would be grateful to receive an indication as to likely participants. I am hoping that all the regulars will have a go and it would be excellent to get some new blood, especially from regular contributors to this board.

The rules for the season are the same as last year. At first glance they may appear complicated, but trust me, they’re not! For the sake of clarity and for any new players, they are as follows:


Correct result - 3 points
Number of goals scored by each team - 3 apiece.
If you get a perfect score - 9 points.


When you don’t get the score exactly right, you will get credit for predicting the correct margin of victory - 2 additional points.
For example, you predict 3-1 but it finishes 2-0 or 4-2 etc, you’ll get the 3 points for the correct result and an extra 2 for correct margin. Additionally, where a draw has been predicted but the score is wrong, 2 extra points for predicting a margin of zero. With draws, if you've gone for 2-2 and it finishes 1-1 or 3-3 etc, you get 3 for the correct result plus two for predicting a zero margin.

Double points - you pick which match you'd like for the chance of double points. All you'll need to do is to indicate on your prediction submissions which match you are going for. Just add "Double" “Joker" or "X 2".

If a player fails to nominate their choice of match for double points, the last game in the set will be the default position in the event that no response is received from the notification of the failure, as posted on JA606.

 It is always worth your while to check your entry again once you've posted it.


For all cup ties where extra time and penalties feature, score at 90 minutes counts.


BONUSES:
The Top 5 for the round receive the following:

1st - 25 points

2nd - 15 points

3rd - 10 points

4th - 6 points
5th - 3 points

Very occasionally, only one player will score points on a particular match. Where that happens, the lucky one will get an extra 5 bonus points. 


SEASON LONG BONUSES

You need to decide which team to go for. It can be any team in the top four leagues in England. All the first four predictions must relate to the same team.



25 points – Number of goals scored (League only) (reduced by 1 for every goal your prediction differs). 


25 points - Goal difference (reduced by 1 for every goal your prediction differs).

25 points – final League position (reduced by 5 for every position your prediction differs from the final table). 



25 points – League position on Christmas Day (reduced by 5 for every position your prediction differs from reality). 



X points - Premier League Golden Boot winner - (number of points = number of goals scored).


Name the three teams to be relegated to the Championship - final position not relevant - just name the teams to go down - 25 points per correct prediction.



Premier League Winners 25 points

Runners up 25 points

Carabao Cup Winners 25 points

FA Cup winners 25 points

YOUR SEASON LONG BONUS CHOICES MUST BE SUBMITTED BY FRIDAY 16TH AUGUST, i.E. BEFORE THE PREMIER LEAGUE KICKS OFF.


Where the are no Premier League fixtures (international breaks, FA Cup weekends, etc) then fixtures from League 1 or League 2 will feature. 

It is likely that we will also include League Cup games from Round 2 as well as the FA Cup from Round 3.


If there are sufficient players, we will continue with two divisions, based on last season’s final placings in the Championship competition.
Relegated from Division 1:
Kenilworth Fox and OWF
Promoted from Division 2:
Appleton and Nuneaton Fox.

In the event that there are insufficient numbers to make it effective, we will revert to just the one division. I hope we will retain all last season’s players and perhaps even recruit a few more.

Round 1 fixtures will be published next week.