Castleford v Hull KR Castleford by 14
Huddersfield v Wakefield Wakefield by 4
Wigan v Salford Wigan by 46
St Helens v Leeds St Helens by 32

A relatively low scoring round this week without ant P&B involvement and an under predicted Wakefield win. Moving Forward was king of the hill/top of the heap with 6 points the rest of us need to put on our vagabond shoes and catch up as follows

RESULTS

16pts Moving Forward
3pts Gaz3376 karetaker Old Man John CW8 Wire Weaver Walter Wizard Sir Adrian Morley Rugby Builth Wells Wire Uncle Rico AC Wire rubber duckie Wanderer MorePlaymakersNeeded
2pts Wire n Steel
1pt eddieH .

STANDINGS

195pts Wanderer
171pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
155pts Gaz3376
151pts Moving Forward
148pts King Ross 11
145pts rugby
144pts AC Wire
134pts Wire n Steel Old Man John
133pts karetaker
132pts Sir Adrian Morley
123pts Builth Wells Wire
122pts Uncle Rico
121pts eddieH Walter Wizard
117pts Wire Weaver
108pts CW8
101pts Matt King's kitten rubber duckie
63pts Johnkendal
47pts Moving On
41pts matt6169
40pts Longbarn Wire, Vespid Wire, Hatfield Town Wire
32pts The Speculator
24pts BIAW!
19pts Robwire
15pts mcraven
0pts Briers' Boot

Wakefield v Hull KR Wakefield by 30
Salford v St Helens Salford by 2
Leeds v Castleford Leeds by 4

Another strange week low prediction scoring and a defeat for Saints. Perhaps the best prediction was "Part Deux" as it was the winning score shared by a few mystics as the results board shows

12pts Old Man John Wire Weaver Walter Wizard karetaker AC Wire Wanderer Uncle Rico
1pt Rugby Wire n Steel Moving Forward MorePlaymakersNeeded
0pts CW8 Builth Wells Wire rubber duckie


STANDINGS

207pts Wanderer
172pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
156pts AC Wire
155pts Gaz3376
152pts Moving Forward
148pts King Ross 11
146pts rugby Old Man John
145pts karetaker
135pts Wire n Steel
134pts Uncle Rico
133pts Walter Wizard
132pts Sir Adrian Morley
129pts Wire Weaver
123pts Builth Wells Wire
121pts eddieH
108pts CW8
101pts Matt King's kitten rubber duckie
63pts Johnkendal
47pts Moving On
41pts matt6169
40pts Longbarn Wire, Vespid Wire, Hatfield Town Wire
32pts The Speculator
24pts BIAW!
19pts Robwire
15pts mcraven
0pts Briers' Boot

a) Score and Winning team: Warrington 19 v 12 Huddersfield
b) First try (Wire player): D Clark
c) Time of first try: 6 mins
d) Last try (any team, player not time): Gelling
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 6 kicks

f) Leeds v Wakefield Wakefield by 24
Hull KR v Hull FC Hull FC by 15
St Helens v Wigan Wigan by 12
Wakefield v Leeds Leeds by 2

RESULTS

Despite an unprecedented two wins on the same night in these unprecedented times, the new coach thread is still alive and kicking. Then again apart from Wrath's Dad nothing can come close to a "partially splashed Bridget Bardot" and certainly not Price (I'm sure that the reference was sea water from the Cote d'Azur)

Anyway I'm wandering off thread so who better to to get us back on track but the leader of the pack Wanderer with 11 points the rest of us were Hattie Jacques-esque as follows,

RESULTS

21pts Wanderer
9pts CW8 MorePlaymakersNeeded Uncle Rico
8pts Old Man John
7pts Builth Wells Wire
6pts Moving Forward Wire n Steel Walter Wizard
5pts eddieH Rugby rubber duckie
4pts karetaker Wire Weaver AC Wire

STANDINGS

228pts Wanderer
181pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
160pts AC Wire
158pts Moving Forward
155pts Gaz3376
154pts Old Man John
151pts Rugby
149pts karetaker
148pts King Ross 11
143pts Uncle Rico
141pts Wire n Steel
139pts Walter Wizard
133pts Wire Weaver
132pts Sir Adrian Morley
130pts Builth Wells Wire
126pts eddieH
117pts CW8
106ptss rubber duckie
101pts Matt King's kitten
63pts Johnkendal
47pts Moving On
41pts matt6169
40pts Longbarn Wire, Vespid Wire, Hatfield Town Wire
32pts The Speculator
24pts BIAW!
19pts Robwire
15pts mcraven
0pts Briers' Boot

Salford v Catalans Salford by 18

Wakefield v Salford Salford by 8
Wigan v Huddersfeld Wigan by 13

The least said about the 'anyone's guess round the better big fat zero's all round. Not the case with the 'last of the regulars' as AC Wire picked up a fantastic full 8 points the maximum available....top predicting. The rest of us need to up the ante next week as we were below par as follows

18pts AC Wire
5pts Wanderer
2pts Wire Weaver Rugby Builth Wells Wire karetaker MorePlaymakersNeeded Uncle Rico Matt King's kitten
1pt CW8 eddieH Walter Wizard Old Man John Moving Forward
0pts Wire n Steel rubber duckie

STANDINGS

233pts Wanderer
183pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
178pts AC Wire
159pts Moving Forward
155pts Gaz3376 Old Man John
153pts Rugby
151pts karetaker
148pts King Ross 11
145pts Uncle Rico
141pts Wire n Steel
140pts Walter Wizard
135pts Wire Weaver
132pts Sir Adrian Morley Builth Wells Wire
128pts eddieH
118pts CW8
106pts rubber duckie
103pts Matt King's kitten
63pts Johnkendal
47pts Moving On
41pts matt6169
40pts Longbarn Wire, Vespid Wire, Hatfield Town Wire
32pts The Speculator
24pts BIAW!
19pts Robwire
15pts mcraven
0pts Briers Boot

I just laid an egg.

a) Score and Winning team: Warrington 14 v 27 Hull FC
b) First try (Wire player): Ashton
c) Time of first try: 19 mins
d) Last try (any team, player not time): Connor
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 7 kicks

f) Catalans v Leeds Catalans by 12

As squibs go the end to this season must rank as one of the dampest, will it signal the last post as far as coach Price is concerned??

Top of the prediction hit parade this week is CW8 courtesy of Ashton's try the rest of us were banking on a bit more get up and go from the Wire and trailed as follows

RESULTS

15pts CW8
3pts rubber duckie Uncle Rico
2pts Wire Weaver Walter Wizard eddieH Builth Wells Wire
1pt Moving Forward Wire n Steel Wanderer
0pts Old Man John karetaker Rugby Matt King's kitten MorePlaymakersNeeded AC Wire

STANDINGS

234pts Wanderer
183pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
178pts AC Wire
160pts Moving Forward
155pts Gaz3376 Old Man John
154pts Rugby
151pts karetaker
148pts King Ross 11 Uncle Rico
142pts Wire n Steel Walter Wizard
137pts Wire Weaver
134pts Builth Wells Wire
133pts CW8
132pts Sir Adrian Morley
130pts eddieH
108pts rubber duckie
103pts Matt King's kitten
63pts Johnkendal
47pts Moving On
41pts matt6169
40pts Longbarn Wire, Vespid Wire, Hatfield Town Wire
32pts The Speculator
24pts BIAW!
19pts Robwire
15pts mcraven
0pts Briers Boot

GAME 1

a) Score and Winning team: Wigan 29 v 2 Hull FC
b) First try (Any player): Burgess
c) Time of first try: 27 mins
d) Last try (Any player): French
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 6 kicks

GAME 2

a) Score and Winning team: St Helens 48 v 2 Catalans
b) First try (Any player): Coote
c) Time of first try: 14 mins
d) Last try (Any player): Grace
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 9 kicks

"That's the way to do it" perhaps it was Absolute Madness to think that this season's grand finale would end up any other way? Apart from Walter Wizard and rubber duckie that is who were possibly clinging to the hope that prediction points could be gained by bucking the trend.

Wanderer continues to impress pipping Wire Weaver 12 to 10 to consolidate their position at the top. For the rest of us it might be a case of the last chance saloon next week or better luck next year

RESULTS

22pts Wanderer
10pts Wire Weaver
8ps CW8 Moving Forward Rugby Gaz3376 karetaker Builth Wells Wire Uncle Rico
6pts Wire n Steel MorePlaymakersNeeded
4pts Old Man John eddieH AC Wire
2pts Walter Wizard
0pts rubber duckie

STANDINGS

256pts Wanderer
189pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
180pts AC Wire
168pts Moving Forward
163pts Gaz3376
162pts Rugby
159pts Old Man John karetaker
156pts Uncle Rico
148pts King Ross 11 Wire n Steel
147pts Wire Weaver
144pts Walter Wizard
142pts Builth Wells Wire
141pts CW8
132pts Sir Adrian Morley
130pts eddieH
108pts rubber duckie
103pts Matt King's kitten
63pts Johnkendal
47pts Moving On
41pts matt6169
40pts Longbarn Wire, Vespid Wire, Hatfield Town Wire
32pts The Speculator
24pts BIAW!
19pts Robwire
15pts mcraven
0pts Briers Boot

a) Score and Winning team: Wigan 4 v 8 St Helens
b) First try (Any player): Bibby
c) Time of first try: 66 minutes
d) Last try (Any player): Welsby
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 2

f) Man of the Match (6 points total) Roby

Well what can you say that's not been said already on these boards? A game of great defence and high drama and on balance a fitting finale to the season. I'm sure that 'uncle' Elton will be pleased

Most of us went for a Wigan win and not surprisingly no one thought that we would have to wait until the 66th minute for the first try. Two exceptions were karetaker and this week's winner Old Man John who claimed top spot courtesy of James Roby being picked for the Harry Sunderland

RESULTS

22pts Old Man John
6pts karetaker
0pts Wire Weaver, Wire n Steel, CW8, Walter Wizard, Moving Forward, rubber duckie, Rugby, AC Wire, Builth Wells Wire, MorePlaymakersNeeded, Uncle Rico, Wanderer,

FINAL STANDINGS

A big well done to this year';s WIRE YED Prediction Competition Champion WANDERER

1st 256pts Wanderer CHAMPION
2nd 189pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
3rd 181pts Old Man John
4th 180pts AC Wire
5th 168pts Moving Forward
6th 165pts karetaker
7th 163pts Gaz3376
8th 162pts Rugby
9th 156pts Uncle Rico
10th*148pts King Ross 11 Wire n Steel
12th 147pts Wire Weaver
13th 144pts Walter Wizard
14th 142pts Builth Wells Wire
15th 141pts CW8
16th 132pts Sir Adrian Morley
17th 130pts eddieH
18th 108pts rubber duckie
19th 103pts Matt King's kitten
20th 63pts Johnkendal
21st 47pts Moving On
22nd 41pts matt6169
23rd**40pts Longbarn Wire, Vespid Wire, Hatfield Town Wire
26th 32pts The Speculator
27th 24pts BIAW!
28th 19pts Robwire
29th 15pts mcraven
30th 0pts Briers Boot

Thanks again for running the comp, UR.

Cheers Uncle Rico, really enjoyed it, especially in these strange times.

Thanks for all of your work through the year UR.

Thanks UR - hopefully next season will be easier for you without fixture changes at a few hours notice !

Thank you Mr UR and Mrs UR again.
Well done Wanderer...I duly here by concede defeat and grant you a smooth transition. (I’m already plotting my 2021 comeback)

Cheers!

Well done wanderer.

Thanks very much for running this again UR.