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The Great Predictor Thread , Thoughts and ideas .

This thread is more entertaining than the football we've had to put up with! The match day threads were shrinking by the day, despite USAF trying to break the record of consecutive posts!

Larfed my a$$ off on some of the posts above!

I get excited during the games...my wife wonders why I walk back and forth from the computer and TV...getting my steps in!
 
Irrespective of results Spurs seldom go a game without Kane, Son or Bale scoring. Consequently predicting a high scoring Spurs win in every game, with Kane, Son and Bale nominated as scorers, guarantees a constant stream of points. It does however completely undermine the real purpose of a predictor thread, to forecast the correct outcome and score of matches. Consequently I think that the following should apply;
- If the player predicts a Spurs win, but they lose, the player should be debited the goal differential e.g. if Spurs lose 4-1, and the player predicts a win, the player is debited three points, but would have this reduced by the goal scorer. Almost certainly a negative however. Currently a player predicting a win will almost certainly get a positive result when we lose, provided that we score.
Conversely
- If the player predicts a Spurs loss, but they win, the player will be debited by the margin of the Spurs win.

The above is certainly not a reflection on Gary, this seasons winner, who by my recollection maintained a pretty balanced perspective on all matters Spurs throughout.
I also agree with Gary's earlier suggestion re points relative to player position. I put this forward before the start of last season Walt, and we debated it at length on here and were close to a conclusion, until one or two other respondents shot it down. The negative which was correctly pointed out is that players could nominate eleven goal Spurs wins, and gain the benefit if a couple of defenders score, despite it being a ridiculous prediction. Authenticity again.
If you can handle the admin Walt, I think that the changes I've proposed above, would improve the thread as a genuine 'predictor thread'.
 
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Irrespective of results Spurs seldom go a game without Kane, Son or Bale scoring. Consequently predicting a high scoring Spurs win in every game, with Kane, Son and Bale nominated as scorers, guarantees a constant stream of points. It does however completely undermine the real purpose of a predictor thread, to forecast the correct outcome and score of matches. Consequently I think that the following should apply;
- If the player predicts a Spurs win, but they lose, the player should be debited the goal differential e.g. if Spurs lose 4-1, and the player predicts a win, the player is debited three points, but would have this reduced by the goal scorer. Almost certainly a negative however. Currently a player predicting a win will almost certainly get a positive result when we lose, provided that we score.
Conversely
- If the player predicts a Spurs loss, but they win, the player will be debited by the margin of the Spurs win.

The above is certainly not a reflection on Gary, this seasons winner, who by my recollection maintained a pretty balanced perspective on all matters Spurs throughout.
I also agree with Gary's earlier suggestion re points relative to player position. I put this forward before the start of last season Walt, and we debated it at length on here and were close to a conclusion, until one or two other respondents shot it down.
If you can handle the admin Walt, all of the above changes would improve the authenticity of the thread as a 'predictor thread'.
I think this is a great suggestion. Adopt the golf ethos: you get punished for a bad shot and rewarded for a good one.

I didn't realise you had already put forward the 'points relative to player position' suggestion Smithy. I wasn't trying to steal your thunder!
 
I think this is a great suggestion. Adopt the golf ethos: you get punished for a bad shot and rewarded for a good one.

I didn't realise you had already put forward the 'points relative to player position' suggestion Smithy. I wasn't trying to steal your thunder!
No problem Gary. I've just amended the post to point out that the objection to 'points for position' prior to last season was that players could nominate eleven goal wins for Spurs in every game, and gain a significant scoring benefit if a couple of defenders score for us. All about the authenticity and spirit of the thread I guess.
 
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Nothing could go wrong!!
  • No problem Gary. I've just amended the thread to point out that the objection to 'points for position' prior to last season was that players could nominate eleven goal wins for Spurs in every game, and gain a significant scoring benefit if a couple of defenders score for us. All about the authenticity and spirit of the thread I guess.
    I completely understand where you are coming from here , both of you . It’s worth thinking more deeply about .
    Do you think anyone would predict an eleven goal win with eleven different scorers apart from SpursEagle!!!!!!! Who went four goals better than that ,
  • I know that was all in jest , and he would never have done it normally .
    I think you picked me up on a prediction during the season Smithy , which was fair enough , but I honestly never gave it a thought about “playing the game “.

  • It’s a bit stupid , I have a couple of odd foibles ( haven’t we all) in that I will never predict that we will lose ,,ever .
    And
  • I will never utter the name of that club just down the road .
  • I just can’t say it .

    I loved it that when they built the stadium ,, they made sure you couldn’t see the The Effeminates from the roof,........ you can see loads of London from up there ,........ and that nothing was red in our Stadium , even the fire Hydrants , which are silver .
    Any how , it’s worth expanding on , yours and Gary’s idea .

  • Thanks

  • can any one help , I’ve got black dots appearing on my post and don’t know how to get rid of them ?
 
I think Walt will need USAFs help next season. His navigation skills will come in handy. I'm confused already, Walt has no chance !! It will take him hours to compile after each match, then deal with all the stewards enquiries.....excellent. The allotment will go to pot, he won't have anything to talk about other than the predictor thread.
Walt will need a direct radio contact with USAF and will be calling him mid flight just before he drops a bomb on Belarus, miss because Walt distracted him and hit Russia instead which starts world war 3.
My master plan is complete.
 
I think Walt will need USAFs help next season. His navigation skills will come in handy. I'm confused already, Walt has no chance !! It will take him hours to compile after each match, then deal with all the stewards enquiries.....excellent. The allotment will go to pot, he won't have anything to talk about other than the predictor thread.
Walt will need a direct radio contact with USAF and will be calling him mid flight just before he drops a bomb on Belarus, miss because Walt distracted him and hit Russia instead which starts world war 3.
My master plan is complete.
Brilliant! The devious minds on here are something to behold - and treasure!
 
Do you think anyone would predict an eleven goal win with eleven different scorers apart from SpursEagle!!!!!!! Who went four goals better than that ,
I know that was all in jest , and he would never have done it normally .
I think you picked me up on a prediction during the season Smithy , which was fair enough , but I honestly never gave it a thought about “playing the game “.
Never thought that for a second Walt, as I recall it just struck me as hugely optimistic given our performances generally.
 
For me and my simple mind....why can't we just keep it the bloody same? it worked didn't, never repair what ain't broken, and then Golf is mentioned, my bloody head really hurts now! lol!
 
For me and my simple mind....why can't we just keep it the bloody same? it worked didn't, never repair what ain't broken, and then Golf is mentioned, my bloody head really hurts now! lol!

I'm loving your thought process. We could predict our scores and depending on how we do we could get anything from an eagle (+3) to a double bogey (-2). Extra points for a sandy save and penalties for taking more than 3 minutes to find your balls, losing your balls and shanking. If Walt is feeling generous he can give you a Mulligan.

19th hole mandatory for all participants after the game.

Well done mate. All sorted.
 
I'm loving your thought process. We could predict our scores and depending on how we do we could get anything from an eagle (+3) to a double bogey (-2). Extra points for a sandy save and penalties for taking more than 3 minutes to find your balls, losing your balls and shanking. If Walt is feeling generous he can give you a Mulligan.

19th hole mandatory for all participants after the game.

Well done mate. All sorted.
Haha muttley now my head really does hurt!
I expect you realise, Golf is a sport I just cannot take to, my son in law plays regular and tries to get me interested, am afraid he fails lol!