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Vital Football Legend
It's that time of the year again as the new season dawns so does the battle for every Pool poster to finish above Macc The Knobber, who shamed us all last season by winning the league.
Using Abel's rules from 2011!!!
1. Predictions must be made in the relevant thread at least one hour before kick-off. Any predictions made after this deadline will be null and void.
2. Predictions for home games should be made thus:
Blackpool v Away Team
e.g. Blackpool 2-0 Preston
First BFC goalscorer: yates
Time of first goal: 26mins
Any predictions not submitted in this manner will be declared null and void.
3. Predictions for away games should be made thus:
Home Team v Blackpool
e.g. Preston 0-1 Blackpool
First BFC goalscorer: Lavery
TOFG: 68mins
Any predictions not submitted in this manner will be declared null and void.
3. In the event of a postponement or abandonment, all predictions will be declared null and void.
4. Points will be awarded thus:
Correct result and scoreline: 3 points
Correct result but incorrect scoreline: 1 point
Correct first BFC goalscorer/correctly predicting no BFC goalscorer: 1 point
5. 1 point will be awarded for guessing the time of the goal, regardless of which team scores it, in a scoring game.
The time of the goal will be defined as the time given on the official BFC twitter account.
For the first goal scored in injury time of the first half 45 mins would be the time recorded, and vice versa in injury time at the end of the game 90 mins would be the time recorded.
If you are guessing 0-0 as a score, it would be advisable to put down a minute for the first goal as a back up. If the game finishes 0-0 there would be no goal however NO additional points awarded.
People may think this is offering 2 chances for people guessing 0-0, however only a small number of Pool games ended 0-0 last season and for the time of first goal scored points this should be an option despite predicting 0-0.
For any cup games that have the potential to go in to extra time, for the purpose of additional time of goal scored points this will end at 90, regardless if a goal is scored in injury time.
The score at 90mins will be used to define the score for the match, however the result of the match will be the result at the end of extra time. i.e. if Pool beat Derby 5-4 on pens after the teams were drawing at 90mins 1-1 and the game went in to extra time then a penalty shoootout the points awarded for the score would be for a 1-1 prediction and then a point for a Pool win.
6. If you guess the correct score, the first Pool scorer and the time of the first goal in a match you will treble up your score for that match from 5pts to 15pts. It;s a small consolation I know from the angst of you not putting a quid on that treble with a bookie, but it may go a short way to ease the pain.
7. The table will be updated as soon as possible after every game.
8. Any questions or queries should be directed to the Editor.
9. The Editors' decisions are final
lastly to clarify the issue around own goals - as with the bookies own goals don't count. If Pool's first goal is an own goal then this will not count, it must be a Pool player to score a Pool goal.
Other than the prestige of winning there will be a first prize awarded of a £50 club shop voucher.
Good Luck everyone
Using Abel's rules from 2011!!!
1. Predictions must be made in the relevant thread at least one hour before kick-off. Any predictions made after this deadline will be null and void.
2. Predictions for home games should be made thus:
Blackpool v Away Team
e.g. Blackpool 2-0 Preston
First BFC goalscorer: yates
Time of first goal: 26mins
Any predictions not submitted in this manner will be declared null and void.
3. Predictions for away games should be made thus:
Home Team v Blackpool
e.g. Preston 0-1 Blackpool
First BFC goalscorer: Lavery
TOFG: 68mins
Any predictions not submitted in this manner will be declared null and void.
3. In the event of a postponement or abandonment, all predictions will be declared null and void.
4. Points will be awarded thus:
Correct result and scoreline: 3 points
Correct result but incorrect scoreline: 1 point
Correct first BFC goalscorer/correctly predicting no BFC goalscorer: 1 point
5. 1 point will be awarded for guessing the time of the goal, regardless of which team scores it, in a scoring game.
The time of the goal will be defined as the time given on the official BFC twitter account.
For the first goal scored in injury time of the first half 45 mins would be the time recorded, and vice versa in injury time at the end of the game 90 mins would be the time recorded.
If you are guessing 0-0 as a score, it would be advisable to put down a minute for the first goal as a back up. If the game finishes 0-0 there would be no goal however NO additional points awarded.
People may think this is offering 2 chances for people guessing 0-0, however only a small number of Pool games ended 0-0 last season and for the time of first goal scored points this should be an option despite predicting 0-0.
For any cup games that have the potential to go in to extra time, for the purpose of additional time of goal scored points this will end at 90, regardless if a goal is scored in injury time.
The score at 90mins will be used to define the score for the match, however the result of the match will be the result at the end of extra time. i.e. if Pool beat Derby 5-4 on pens after the teams were drawing at 90mins 1-1 and the game went in to extra time then a penalty shoootout the points awarded for the score would be for a 1-1 prediction and then a point for a Pool win.
6. If you guess the correct score, the first Pool scorer and the time of the first goal in a match you will treble up your score for that match from 5pts to 15pts. It;s a small consolation I know from the angst of you not putting a quid on that treble with a bookie, but it may go a short way to ease the pain.
7. The table will be updated as soon as possible after every game.
8. Any questions or queries should be directed to the Editor.
9. The Editors' decisions are final
lastly to clarify the issue around own goals - as with the bookies own goals don't count. If Pool's first goal is an own goal then this will not count, it must be a Pool player to score a Pool goal.
Other than the prestige of winning there will be a first prize awarded of a £50 club shop voucher.
Good Luck everyone
