So, the first week's Pred League was blighted by both a postponement and a nasty result. Bongser decided that the "All Six" results bonuses should be allowed to stand for "All Five". It's great being a ref (unless you're in McNally's way).

Nobody of the disappointingly low initial forum turnout predicted the LSV victor, so there were no bonus points to be had there. However we have a clear frontrunner (maybe merely Brasher to your Bannister - so many points on offer the lead is negligible).

One Charles Caroli (sic) correctly predicted the winners of the other four matches (4 x 2 points = and, what's more got Fev's winning margin bob on for a further 3 points. This week's winner as always gets a further 25 points.

Charlie apparently does know!

So to the standings after Week One:

Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnn ONE -Charlie Caroli: 37
Iiiiiiiinnn (joint) TWO- Vancouver Leyther & Zulu: 9
Iiiiiiiinnn (joint) FOUR - Atomic, Cokey & Bongser: 7

With a gnat's nudger more notice this week, the next round's questions will be posted tomorrow.

Come on Leyther's, after the custard pie that was delivered last Sunday, aren't you tempted to prove yourselves better than clowns?

B & B

What about the try bonus????

No entrant correctly guessed the bonus question (answer: 5), naming the players doesn't count if the primary bonus isn't correct. Sorry, Zulu, will try to be clearer in future.

Right Folks, eyes down and look in for Week Two. Here are this round’s fixtures (all Sunday 3pm kick offs so entries by 2.30pm that day, pretty please):

Barrow xx-xx Toronto
Dewsbury xx-xx London
Featherstone xx-xx Toulouse
Halifax xx-xx Sheffield
Leigh xx-xx Batley
Swinton xx-xx Rochdale

BONUS: The total of the shirt numbers of the DIFFERENT Leigh scorers this coming Sunday? Five points for bob on, two for within five either way.
Full rules/scoring system at the top of this thread.

Barrow 12-42 Toronto
Dewsbury 10-26 London
Featherstone 24-12 Toulouse
Halifax 34-6 Sheffield
Leigh 36-12 Batley
Swinton 22-18 Rochdale

BONUS: The total of the shirt numbers of the DIFFERENT Leigh scorers this coming Sunday? Five points for bob on, two for within five either way.

47

Well I surprised myself last week,here are my predictions for this week.
Barrow 10 v Toronto 38.
Dews 14 v London 34.
Fev 36 v Toulouse 14.
Fax 28 v Sheff 10.
Leigh 36 v Batley 16.
Swinton 22 v Rochdale 18.


I'm at a loss with these Bonus questions but my answer will be 44.What does Cokey know?

Barrow 4 v Toronto 52.
Dews 16 v London 26
Fev 18 v Toulouse 14.
Fax 22 v Sheff 16.
Leigh 18v Batley 12.
Swinton 12v Rochdale 22.
Bonus questions answer 74

Barrow 08-36 Toronto
Dewsbury 12-30 London
Featherstone 20-18 Toulouse
Halifax 22-14 Sheffield
Leigh 34-16 Batley
Swinton 24-22 Rochdale

BONUS: The total of the shirt numbers of the DIFFERENT Leigh scorers this coming Sunday? Five points for bob on, two for within five either way.

52

Welcome aboard to westleighjim who earms himself Prediction League Heritage Nº7.

Here are Bongser's preds:

Barrow 6-40 Toronto
Dewsbury 8-30 London
Featherstone 20-18 Toulouse
Halifax 30-12 Sheffield
Leigh 34-10 Batley
Swinton 18-12 Rochdale

BONUS: The total of the shirt numbers of the DIFFERENT Leigh scorers this coming Sunday? Five points for bob on, two for within five either way: 50

Barrow 0 vToronto 62
Dews 16 v London 12
Fev 14 v Toulouse 24
Fax 8 v Sheff 22
Leigh 16 v Batley 16.
Swinton 22 v Rochdale 20


Bonus 3


(2 tries Hall - 1 d-j)

Well Pop Pickers, it looks like Hornets are not going to participate this season until March at the earliest. The same adaptation to the rules that was posted last week would have been applied (Bongser will suitably edit the rules/scoring scheme at the top of this thread) though it again would not have mattered as noooobody saw the Barrow v Teronno result coming, did they?!

Welcome Mr Diggle (Heritage # eight). Sadly JACK scored exactly that.

Bongser will not abide this and, in the Olympian spirit of de Coubertin (it is not the taking of performance enhancing drugs that counts, but the taking part) will award one point for each entrant each week (this will also be retrospectively applied, and the header criteria further edited).

So to the remaining four matches. All the other entrants this week selected the correct victor (8 points apiece) though nobody predicted a bang on winning margin. Regarding the whacky (wacky?) bonus question, here are Leigh's scorers (with squad numbers appended) in alphabetical order:

Acton (10)
Crooks (3)
Dawson (2)
Larroyer (11)
Mason (1icon_cool.gif
Reynolds (6)
10+3+2+11+18+6=50

Both Atomic & Zulu were within five and so gain a further 2 points. Only one poster, embarrassingly, got the shirt total bob on and (to paraphrase Jafar in Disney's "Aladdin"icon_wink.gif "Hmm. Interesting! That would be Bongser." So he gets a 5 point bonus.

So, in the words of Everard's friend, Larry, "Let's look at the scores on the doors" (with retrospective attendance bonus already applied). Reverse order this week for dramatic effect:

8th - Jack Diggle - 1pt (still in the Qualifiers - yed deauwn, keep gooin'!)
7th - Cokey - 7pts (where did ya go, Joe Dimaggio)
5th (Joint) - Vancouver Leyther & westleighjim - 9pts
4th - Atomic - 18 (hit the post Mick Burke style)
3rd - Zulu01 - 20 pts (hit the other post, ffs)

Rustle, rustle, riffle as the envelope is opened:

Top o't pops - Chuckle Caroli - 46pts (second week at Nº1 (so far)) where he is this week joined by your host with the (joint) most.

NB Folks : The first match this week is on Saturday afternoon!! Entries by 2.30pm, please.

Seconds out. Round 3:

Toulouse XX-XX Sheffield
Barrow XX-XX Leigh
Halifax XX-XX Toronto
London XX-XX Featherstone
Rochdale XX-XX Dewsbury
Swinton XX-XX Batley

Less quirky bonus this week: Within a hundred either way (for two points), fifty either way (three) or twenty five each way (five) what will the attendance at Craven Park (LA14, capacity 7,600) be this Sunday?

Rules & scoring system at the head of this thread. Good luck!

Toulouse 46-12 Sheffield
Barrow 14-22 Leigh
Halifax 10-26 Toronto
London 18-16 Featherstone
Rochdale 26-14 Dewsbury
Swinton 8-14 Batley

Attendance at Craven Park 2140

Late in joining but plenty time left to catch up lol

Tolouse 52 Sheffield 16
Barrow 8 Leigh 22
Fax 16 Toronto 28
London 18 Fev 26
Rochdale 8 dewsbury 22
Swinton 18 batley 24

Att, 1,897