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Football fever is nearly upon us and suddenly we're all armchair experts again.
After a successful World Cup Prediction League in 2014 (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=50576.0), the world's attentions turn to France on June 10th for
UEFA Euro 2016.
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Here's how the prediction league works:
Predict the scores, earn points, the person with the most points at the end of the tournament wins the League. There are some
rules, however. Please read them carefully:
(in spoiler tags to save space)
Spoiler
Rules
(1) I will start taking predictions for the 36 group stage games from the moment I post the thread in AGS and will continue to accept predictions for group stage games until after all teams have played one game (namely, June 14th is your last chance to submit predictions for group stage games).
(2) The League will be closed to new participants on June 14. This is to allow for late comers, though obviously you may not submit predictions for games that have already been played. It is still worth joining even if you join late, because points in later rounds are worth more.
(3a) Scoring will work like this for each game:
If you predict the correct RESULT you score ONE point (RESULT here means correctly predicting the winning team or correctly predicting a tie/draw).
If you predict the correct SCORE you score THREE points (SCORE here means correctly predicting the actual scoreline).
If you FAIL to make a correct prediction you score NIL points
If you FAIL to submit a prediction for a game before the game's kick-off time, you will LOSE one point***
***You will not be penalised for the games you missed if you joined late, but once you join you will be expected to submit a prediction for all future games, and will be deducted one point for each game you fail to make a prediction for.
(3b) During the knockout stages all points are DOUBLED (so TWO points for correct RESULT or SIX points for correct SCORE). For the FINAL all points will be TRIPLED (THREE for RESULT or NINE for SCORE). I hope this will add some excitement.
(3c) WILDCARD. Every player will have a WILDCARD to be used for any game during the group stages. This will TRIPLE your score for that game, so use it wisely. To play your WILDCARD, clearly state your intention along with your prediction for the game in question.
(4a) How you submit your predictions is up to you, you can do all 36 group stage games now, before the tournament starts, or you can do them in drips and drabs. Though, the more you do in one batch the easier the data will be for me to manage. Ideally, you'll submit a nice full list of 36 predictions before the tournament even starts, though this is not a rule.
(4b) Please bear in mind that each prediction must be submitted before the relevant game kicks off, so it is probably wise to get them done early.
(5) The latter knockout stages are, for obvious reasons, closed to predictions during the majority of the group stage. However, you may start submitting predictions for the outcomes of knockout stage games from the moment the fixture is decided up until the game's kick-off time. I will prompt for relevant predictions when the time comes.
(6) A submission is considered 'submitted' if it has been posted in the AGS thread OR PM'ed to me. The former will be better if you want to share your predictions with other people, although they will all be visible on the Spreadsheet for anyone to see. To reiterate, The AGS thread and AGS Private Message are the only two ways to submit predictions. Predictions received by any other means will not count.
(7) Once you have submitted a prediction for a game, it cannot be changed (unless you can convince me there is an extremely good reason for doing so).
(8a) When submitting predctions please use the following format:
Date k/oTime TeamA - v - TeamB
swapping the dashes (*) for the number of goals you think each team will score. For example:
Jun-10 20:00 France - vs - Romania
Jun-11 14:00 Albania - vs - Switzerland
(8b) Please use the template provided in Spoiler Tags below. It will help you make your predictions more easily and help me to see them and manage them appropriately. Preferably, make them bold to make them stand out and easier to manage
(9) Only results after normal time count (90 mins + time added on). Goals scored during extra time or penalties will not be included. So, if you predicted a 1-1 draw and the game goes on to extra tme and finishes 2-1, you will still win the points provided the score at the regular full-time whistle was 1-1.
(10) Tie-break situations. In the event of a tie-break situation where two teams have the same number of POINTS, the player with the highest number of correct SCORES will win. If they are still level, it will go to the player with the highest number of correct RESULTS. If it is STILL level, the person with the fewest deductions will win. And if it is still level after all that, there will be a fight to the death.
The
full list of 36 group stage games are in the spoiler tags below.
Please copy and paste these swapping the dashes for your predicted scores.
Spoiler
Jun-10 20:00 France - vs - Romania
Jun-11 14:00 Albania - vs - Switzerland
Jun-11 17:00 Wales - vs - Slovakia
Jun-11 20:00 England - vs - Russia
Jun-12 14:00 Turkey - vs - Croatia
Jun-12 17:00 Poland - vs - N Ireland
Jun-12 20:00 Germany - vs - Ukraine
Jun-13 14:00 Spain - vs - Czech Rep
Jun-13 17:00 Rep Ireland - vs - Sweden
Jun-13 20:00 Belgium - vs - Italy
Jun-14 17:00 Austria - vs - Hungary
Jun-14 20:00 Portugal - vs - Iceland
Jun-15 14:00 Russia - vs - Slovakia
Jun-15 17:00 Romania - vs - Switzerland
Jun-15 20:00 France - vs - Albania
Jun-16 14:00 England - vs - Wales
Jun-16 17:00 Ukraine - vs - N Ireland
Jun-16 20:00 Germany - vs - Poland
Jun-17 14:00 Italy - vs - Sweden
Jun-17 17:00 Czech Rep - vs - Croatia
Jun-17 20:00 Spain - vs - Turkey
Jun-18 14:00 Belgium - vs - Rep Ireland
Jun-18 17:00 Iceland - vs - Hungary
Jun-18 20:00 Portugal - vs - Austria
Jun-19 20:00 Romania - vs - Albania
Jun-19 20:00 Switzerland - vs - France
Jun-20 20:00 Russia - vs - Wales
Jun-20 20:00 Slovakia - vs - England
Jun-21 17:00 N Ireland - vs - Germany
Jun-21 17:00 Ukraine - vs - Poland
Jun-21 20:00 Croatia - vs - Spain
Jun-21 20:00 Czech Rep - vs - Turkey
Jun-22 17:00 Hungary - vs - Portugal
Jun-22 17:00 Iceland - vs - Austria
Jun-22 20:00 Italy - vs - Rep Ireland
Jun-22 20:00 Sweden - vs - Belgium
I will be maintaining THIS SPREADSHEET (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13nmnNjJOQPT_l08z30s1k8_gJtvNx7--_2wocUHg2k0/edit?usp=docslist_api) and league table on a publicly viewable document. I will also keep the league table in this first post as updated as possible, though I won't always be able to update things straight away. But rest assured, if you submitted a valid prediction before the deadline, it will count, even if you can't see it reflected in the spreadsheet straight away. It just means I'm probably asleep or at work. I'm in the Japanese time-zone through this, so please bear with me.
I think that's all for now. Let me know if you have any Queries.
Good Luck and Happy Predicting!
Who's in?
Okay I'm feeling very positive about football after we beat Villarreal last night, so I'm in :-D
Reserved for future filling in... (just the first 3 for now):
Jun-10 20:00 France 3 vs 1 Romania
Jun-11 14:00 Albania 0 vs 1 Switzerland
Jun-11 17:00 Wales 1 vs 0 Slovakia
Jun-11 20:00 England 2 vs 1 Russia
Jun-12 14:00 Turkey 1 vs 4 Croatia
Jun-12 17:00 Poland 2 vs 0 N Ireland
Jun-12 20:00 Germany 2 vs 0 Ukraine *Wildcard*
Jun-13 14:00 Spain 2 vs 2 Czech Rep
Jun-13 17:00 Rep Ireland 1 vs 1 Sweden
Jun-13 20:00 Belgium 1 vs 1 Italy
Jun-14 17:00 Austria 0 vs 0 Hungary
Jun-14 20:00 Portugal 3 vs 0 Iceland
Jun-15 14:00 Russia 2 vs 1 Slovakia
Jun-15 17:00 Romania 1 vs 2 Switzerland
Jun-15 20:00 France 5 vs 0 Albania
Jun-16 14:00 England 1 vs 1 Wales
Jun-16 17:00 Ukraine 2 vs 0 N Ireland
Jun-16 20:00 Germany 2 vs 2 Poland
Jun-17 14:00 Italy 1 vs 2 Sweden
Jun-17 17:00 Czech Rep 1 vs 0 Croatia
Jun-17 20:00 Spain 2 vs 0 Turkey
Jun-18 14:00 Belgium 3 vs 1 Rep Ireland
Jun-18 17:00 Iceland 0 vs 3 Hungary
Jun-18 20:00 Portugal 2 vs 0 Austria
Jun-19 20:00 Romania 1 vs 1 Albania
Jun-19 20:00 Switzerland 0 vs 3 France
Jun-20 20:00 Russia 2 vs 1 Wales
Jun-20 20:00 Slovakia 0 vs 1 England
Jun-21 17:00 N Ireland 0 vs 3 Germany
Jun-21 17:00 Ukraine 1 vs 3 Poland
Jun-21 20:00 Croatia 0 vs 1 Spain
Jun-21 20:00 Czech Rep 0 vs 0 Turkey
Jun-22 17:00 Hungary 0 vs 2 Portugal
Jun-22 17:00 Iceland 0 vs 1 Austria
Jun-22 20:00 Italy 2 vs 1 Rep Ireland
Jun-22 20:00 Sweden 2 vs 2 Belgium
Thanks for getting the ball rolling, Cap'n.
Is anyone else interested in this? Can I get a show of hands? (nod)
By the way, the SPREADSHEET (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13nmnNjJOQPT_l08z30s1k8_gJtvNx7--_2wocUHg2k0/edit?usp=docslist_api) is ready to be viewed.
I might take a stab at this later on.
As my job is as a manager of a bookies, I feel that it is my duty to take part in this!! :)
I will have my team using this post
WHOOPS
I'll be entering... unlike my shambolic motherland.
Obligatory post about football
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f27IqVo5-Oc
I've made it all the way to England vs Wales now (a match I remember watching with my granddad about 3 decades ago, back when Ian Rush was my favourite player). I just can't call it atm... will have another look at the remaining fixtures later and come up with some scorelines. Not feeling particularly confident about any of them - not enough to use my Wild Card anyway!
The most fascinating thing is that both Germany and Spain seem to have gone off the boil... will they bring back their A game in time for the tournament?
Quote from: CaptainD on Wed 11/05/2016 10:09:54
The most fascinating thing is that both Germany and Spain seem to have gone off the boil... will they bring back their A game in time for the tournament?
Well, Germany is usually at least decent when they play in tournaments, no matter how good or bad they played beforehand...
Jun-10 20:00 France 2 vs 1 Romania
Jun-11 14:00 Albania 0 vs 2 Switzerland
Jun-11 17:00 Wales 1 vs 1 Slovakia
Jun-11 20:00 England 3 vs 1 Russia
Jun-12 14:00 Turkey 1 vs 2 Croatia
Jun-12 17:00 Poland 2 vs 1 N Ireland
Jun-12 20:00 Germany 3 vs 1 Ukraine
Jun-13 14:00 Spain 3 vs 2 Czech Rep
Jun-13 17:00 Rep Ireland 1 vs 2 Sweden
Jun-13 20:00 Belgium 1 vs 3 Italy
Jun-14 17:00 Austria 0 vs 2 Hungary
Jun-14 20:00 Portugal 4 vs 0 Iceland
Jun-15 14:00 Russia 1 vs 1 Slovakia
Jun-15 17:00 Romania 2 vs 1 Switzerland
Jun-15 20:00 France 4 vs 1 Albania
Jun-16 14:00 England 2 vs 1 Wales
Jun-16 17:00 Ukraine 2 vs 2 N Ireland
Jun-16 20:00 Germany 1 vs 1 Poland
Quote from: Sinitrena on Wed 11/05/2016 18:42:47
Well, Germany is usually at least decent when they play in tournaments, no matter how good or bad they played beforehand...
True, very true. More interesting to see whether Spain can bounce back really. Or could Portugal finally turn up properly at a big tournament?
I actually think England might do pretty well this time and get into the semis perhaps. Pretty tidy if somewhat unimaginative squad, but if Vardy and Kane are really firing, there's every chance of getting some impressive results. Nice to see Wales back in the big time, when was the last time they qualified for a tournament?
I would agree re: England - in Harry Kane they finally have a proper front man again. What I would worry about is the central spine behind him, although I think Chris Smalling is looking good at the moment... especially when compared with calamity Cahill. Still, expect them to crash out at the group stage while Wales qualify - Wales to do a Leicester.
Germany will probably win it though... although the hosts could be a contender.
England's midfield is a worry, you do wonder where the defence-splitting passes are going to come from. I think they have a lot of players that on their day can be very, very good though, and the much maligned Milner is an assist machine.
In all honesty I would love Wales to do well, but if Bale (or, to a lesser extent, Allen) gets injured, I wonder if they've got enough about them to bother any of the better sides. Bale provides the moments of genius and Allen keeps them ticking over in midfield.
Would like to see someone new win it, would be boring if Germany won again! :-D It would be absolutely hilarious if Northern Ireland or Albania won it.
As much as it hates me to say it, Milner under Klopp looks like a new player (much like most of Liverpool's squad) and might actually have some value. To be honest, if England are going to stand a chance, G-unit Neville needs to get his boots dusted down - he's the difference maker ;)
Chris Coleman as we speak is busy packaging Bale up in bubble wrap, foam and horse placenta.
In terms of the big teams, I wouldn't mind seeing France or Portugal win it - looking forward to seeing more of Renato Sanches after all the hype.
It would be phenomenal if another Greece/Leicester style story happened.
As a Liverpool fan I've been very happy to see Lovren and Milner in particularly look like new men under the Klopp regime! ;-D But worried we'll keep Henderson... I know he's had injury troubles but honestly he's been awful in every match I've seen this season (admittedly not all that many). Looking forward to Wednesday!!!
Anyone else going to join in this league btw?
Blind scoring:
Jun-10 20:00 France 2 vs 0 Romania
Jun-11 14:00 Albania 1 vs 1 Switzerland
Jun-11 17:00 Wales 2 vs 1 Slovakia
Jun-11 20:00 England 2 vs 0 Russia
Jun-12 14:00 Turkey 2 vs 2 Croatia
Jun-12 17:00 Poland 1 vs 2 N Ireland
Jun-12 20:00 Germany 3 vs 0 Ukraine
Jun-13 14:00 Spain 4 vs 0 Czech Rep
Jun-13 17:00 Rep Ireland 1 vs 1 Sweden
Jun-13 20:00 Belgium 1 vs 2 Italy
Jun-14 17:00 Austria 0 vs 1 Hungary
Jun-14 20:00 Portugal 2 vs 1 Iceland
Jun-15 14:00 Russia 3 vs 1 Slovakia
Jun-15 17:00 Romania 1 vs 1 Switzerland
Jun-15 20:00 France 2 vs 0 Albania
Jun-16 14:00 England 2 vs 1 Wales
Jun-16 17:00 Ukraine 1 vs 2 N Ireland
Jun-16 20:00 Germany 3 vs 1 Poland
QuoteBlind scoring
Unfortunately the Dutch didn't qualify :D .... sorry, (bad) football joke, i'll get my coat.
Here's my random scores - Austria Hungary is going to be a cracker.
Spoiler
Jun-10 20:00 France 2 vs 0 Romania
Jun-11 14:00 Albania 1 vs 1 Switzerland
Jun-11 17:00 Wales 1 vs 1 Slovakia
Jun-11 20:00 England 3 vs 0 Russia
Jun-12 14:00 Turkey 2 vs 2 Croatia
Jun-12 17:00 Poland 2 vs 1 N Ireland
Jun-12 20:00 Germany 3 vs 0 Ukraine
Jun-13 14:00 Spain 1 vs 0 Czech Rep
Jun-13 17:00 Rep Ireland 1 vs 2 Sweden
Jun-13 20:00 Belgium 1 vs 1 Italy
Jun-14 17:00 Austria 7 vs 7 Hungary
Jun-14 20:00 Portugal 2 vs 0 Iceland
Jun-15 14:00 Russia 0 vs 1 Slovakia
Jun-15 17:00 Romania 2 vs 0 Switzerland
Jun-15 20:00 France 3 vs 0 Albania
Jun-16 14:00 England 2 vs 1 Wales
Jun-16 17:00 Ukraine 1 vs 1 N Ireland
Jun-16 20:00 Germany 2 vs 1 Poland
Jun-17 14:00 Italy 1 vs 1 Sweden
Jun-17 17:00 Czech Rep 1 vs 2 Croatia
Jun-17 20:00 Spain 2 vs 0 Turkey
Jun-18 14:00 Belgium 2 vs 1 Rep Ireland
Jun-18 17:00 Iceland 0 vs 0 Hungary
Jun-18 20:00 Portugal 4 vs 1 Austria
Jun-19 20:00 Romania 1 vs 0 Albania
Jun-19 20:00 Switzerland 0 vs 2 France
Jun-20 20:00 Russia 0 vs 2 Wales
Jun-20 20:00 Slovakia 0 vs 1 England
Jun-21 17:00 N Ireland 1 vs 2 Germany
Jun-21 17:00 Ukraine 1 vs 1 Poland
Jun-21 20:00 Croatia 1 vs 3 Spain
Jun-21 20:00 Czech Rep 1 vs 2 Turkey
Jun-22 17:00 Hungary 1 vs 2 Portugal
Jun-22 17:00 Iceland 2 vs 0 Austria
Jun-22 20:00 Italy 1 vs 1 Rep Ireland
Jun-22 20:00 Sweden 1 vs 2 Belgium
Anyone else in?
There may well be some prizes, but no details yet.
To register your interest for now you can just predict a ha few games and worry about the rest nearer the time.
Let's make this a proper league :-D
Quote from: Haggis on Mon 16/05/2016 14:36:13
Here's my random scores - Austria Hungary is going to be a cracker.
We have a joke here:
"I'm going to a football game" - "Who is playing?" - "Austria-Hungary" - "Against whom?" (laugh)
Anyway, my first scores:
Jun-10 20:00 France 2 vs 0 Romania
Jun-11 14:00 Albania 1 vs 1 Switzerland
Jun-11 17:00 Wales 2 vs 0 Slovakia
Jun-11 20:00 England 1 vs 1 Russia
Jun-12 14:00 Turkey 0 vs 1 Croatia
Jun-12 17:00 Poland 1 vs 0 N Ireland
Jun-12 20:00 Germany 0 vs 0 Ukraine (can't have Germany win a single game :P )
Jun-13 14:00 Spain 1 vs 0 Czech Rep
Jun-13 17:00 Rep Ireland 1 vs 2 Sweden
Jun-13 20:00 Belgium 0 vs 1 Italy
Jun-14 17:00 Austria 1 vs 0 Hungary
Jun-14 20:00 Portugal 2 vs 0 Iceland
Jun-15 14:00 Russia 0 vs 0 Slovakia
Jun-15 17:00 Romania 0 vs 2 Switzerland
Jun-15 20:00 France 2 vs 0 Albania
Jun-16 14:00 England 1 vs 1 Wales
Jun-16 17:00 Ukraine 1 vs 0 N Ireland
Jun-16 20:00 Germany 0 vs 0 Poland
Jun-17 14:00 Italy 1 vs 1 Sweden
Jun-17 17:00 Czech Rep 2 vs 1 Croatia
Jun-17 20:00 Spain 2 vs 0 Turkey
Jun-18 14:00 Belgium 1 vs 0 Rep Ireland
Jun-18 17:00 Iceland 0 vs 1 Hungary
Jun-18 20:00 Portugal 1 vs 2 Austria
Jun-19 20:00 Romania 1 vs 0 Albania
Jun-19 20:00 Switzerland 1 vs 2 France
Jun-20 20:00 Russia 2 vs 1 Wales
Jun-20 20:00 Slovakia 1 vs 2 England
Jun-21 17:00 N Ireland 0 vs 0 Germany
Jun-21 17:00 Ukraine 1 vs 1 Poland
Jun-21 20:00 Croatia 0 vs 2 Spain
Jun-21 20:00 Czech Rep 1 vs 0 Turkey
Jun-22 17:00 Hungary 0 vs 1 Portugal
Jun-22 17:00 Iceland 0 vs 2 Austria
Jun-22 20:00 Italy 2 vs 0 Rep Ireland
Jun-22 20:00 Sweden 2 vs 1 Belgium
Quote from: cat on Sun 22/05/2016 11:35:49
Quote from: Haggis on Mon 16/05/2016 14:36:13
Here's my random scores - Austria Hungary is going to be a cracker.
We have a joke here:
"I'm going to a football game" - "Who is playing?" - "Austria-Hungary" - "Against whom?" (laugh)
That's going be one to watch. Especially if I'm right in saying it's the first time they've played each other for almost ten years (and the first "competitive" game for almost 30).
Can I just say... WHAT A WEEKEND FOR THE HIBEES!!
Quote from: Haggis on Mon 23/05/2016 11:37:21
Can I just say... WHAT A WEEKEND FOR THE HIBEES!!
You can! What was it - 104 years or something?
114 years of hurt... and they'd been to about 10 finals since then too!
Jun-10 20:00 France - vs - Romania 3 - 1
Jun-11 14:00 Albania - vs - Switzerland 0 - 1
Jun-11 17:00 Wales - vs - Slovakia 2 - 1
Jun-11 20:00 England - vs - Russia . 2 - 1
Jun-12 14:00 Turkey - vs - Croatia 1 - 1
Jun-12 17:00 Poland - vs - N Ireland 3 - 0
Jun-12 20:00 Germany - vs - Ukraine 4 - 2
Jun-13 14:00 Spain - vs - Czech Rep 1 - 1
Jun-13 17:00 Rep Ireland - vs - Sweden 1 - 2
Jun-13 20:00 Belgium - vs - Italy 2 - 0 "Hazard will come alive"
Jun-14 17:00 Austria - vs - Hungary 1 - 1
Jun-14 20:00 Portugal - vs - Iceland 3 - 0
Jun-15 14:00 Russia - vs - Slovakia 1 - 2
Jun-15 17:00 Romania - vs - Switzerland 1 - 3
Jun-15 20:00 France - vs - Albania 4 - 0
Jun-16 14:00 England - vs - Wales 1 - 1
Jun-16 17:00 Ukraine - vs - N Ireland 2 - 0
Jun-16 20:00 Germany - vs - Poland 2 - 0
Jun-17 14:00 Italy - vs - Sweden 1 - 2
Jun-17 17:00 Czech Rep - vs - Croatia 2 - 2
Jun-17 20:00 Spain - vs - Turkey 2 - 0
Jun-18 14:00 Belgium - vs - Rep Ireland 2 - 0
Jun-18 17:00 Iceland - vs - Hungary 0 - 1
Jun-18 20:00 Portugal - vs - Austria 2 - 0
Jun-19 20:00 Romania - vs - Albania 1 - 0
Jun-19 20:00 Switzerland - vs - France 1 - 2
Jun-20 20:00 Russia - vs - Wales 1 - 2
Jun-20 20:00 Slovakia - vs - England 2 - 2
Jun-21 17:00 N Ireland - vs - Germany 1 - 2
Jun-21 17:00 Ukraine - vs - Poland 2 - 0
Jun-21 20:00 Croatia - vs - Spain 1 - 1
Jun-21 20:00 Czech Rep - vs - Turkey 0 - 1
Jun-22 17:00 Hungary - vs - Portugal 1 - 3
Jun-22 17:00 Iceland - vs - Austria 0 - 2
Jun-22 20:00 Italy - vs - Rep Ireland 1 - 0
Jun-22 20:00 Sweden - vs - Belgium 1 - 1
Thanks for joining Sinsin.
Did you accidentally miss one or are you deliberately leaving England v Russia while you ponder a bit longer? :-)
Whoops again... I left it to give it some thought..
Then didn't think about it at all :-D
Jun-10 20:00 France 3 vs 0 Romania
Jun-11 14:00 Albania 0 vs 0 Switzerland
Jun-11 17:00 Wales 1 vs 2 Slovakia
Jun-11 20:00 England 1 vs 1 Russia
Jun-12 14:00 Turkey 2 vs 0 Croatia
Jun-12 17:00 Poland 1 vs 0 N Ireland
Jun-12 20:00 Germany 3 vs 0 Ukraine
Jun-13 14:00 Spain 2 vs 1 Czech Rep
Jun-13 17:00 Rep Ireland 1 vs 2 Sweden
Jun-13 20:00 Belgium 0 vs 1 Italy
Jun-14 17:00 Austria 0 vs 0 Hungary
Jun-14 20:00 Portugal 4 vs 0 Iceland
Jun-15 14:00 Russia 2 vs 0 Slovakia
Jun-15 17:00 Romania 1 vs 2 Switzerland
Jun-15 20:00 France 2 vs 1 Albania
Jun-16 14:00 England 1 vs 0 Wales
Jun-16 17:00 Ukraine 0 vs 0 N Ireland
Jun-16 20:00 Germany 2 vs 0 Poland
Jun-17 14:00 Italy 3 vs 2 Sweden
Jun-17 17:00 Czech Rep 1 vs 1 Croatia
Jun-17 20:00 Spain 3 vs 1 Turkey
Jun-18 14:00 Belgium 1 vs 1 Rep Ireland
Jun-18 17:00 Iceland 2 vs 0 Hungary
Jun-18 20:00 Portugal 2 vs 0 Austria
Jun-19 20:00 Romania 1 vs 1 Albania
Jun-19 20:00 Switzerland 0 vs 4 France
Jun-20 20:00 Russia 1 vs 0 Wales
Jun-20 20:00 Slovakia 1 vs 2 England
Jun-21 17:00 N Ireland 0 vs 3 Germany
Jun-21 17:00 Ukraine 1 vs 1 Poland
Jun-21 20:00 Croatia 0 vs 2 Spain
Jun-21 20:00 Czech Rep 1 vs 1 Turkey
Jun-22 17:00 Hungary 0 vs 2 Portugal
Jun-22 17:00 Iceland 1 vs 1 Austria
Jun-22 20:00 Italy 2 vs 0 Rep Ireland
Jun-22 20:00 Sweden 2 vs 1 Belgium
Let's do this!
Jun-10 20:00 France 2 vs 0 Romania
Jun-11 14:00 Albania 1 vs 1 Switzerland
Jun-11 17:00 Wales 1 vs 3 Slovakia
Jun-11 20:00 England 3 vs 1 Russia
Jun-12 14:00 Turkey 2 vs 2 Croatia
Jun-12 17:00 Poland 1 vs 0 N Ireland
Jun-12 20:00 Germany 2 vs 0 Ukraine
Jun-13 14:00 Spain 3 vs 1 Czech Rep
Jun-13 17:00 Rep Ireland 1 vs 2 Sweden
Jun-13 20:00 Belgium 1 vs 1 Italy
Jun-14 17:00 Austria 2 vs 1 Hungary
Jun-14 20:00 Portugal 4 vs 0 Iceland
Jun-15 14:00 Russia 1 vs 2 Slovakia
Jun-15 17:00 Romania 1 vs 2 Switzerland
Jun-15 20:00 France 3 vs 0 Albania
Jun-16 14:00 England 2 vs 1 Wales
Jun-16 17:00 Ukraine 0 vs 1 N Ireland
Jun-16 20:00 Germany 1 vs 1 Poland
Jun-17 14:00 Italy 3 vs 2 Sweden
Jun-17 17:00 Czech Rep 2 vs 1 Croatia
Jun-17 20:00 Spain 3 vs 0 Turkey
Jun-18 14:00 Belgium 2 vs 0 Rep Ireland
Jun-18 17:00 Iceland 0 vs 2 Hungary
Jun-18 20:00 Portugal 4 vs 1 Austria
Jun-19 20:00 Romania 2 vs 0 Albania
Jun-19 20:00 Switzerland 1 vs 4 France
Jun-20 20:00 Russia 1 vs 0 Wales
Jun-20 20:00 Slovakia 0 vs 2 England
Jun-21 17:00 N Ireland 0 vs 4 Germany
Jun-21 17:00 Ukraine 2 vs 3 Poland
Jun-21 20:00 Croatia 1 vs 3 Spain
Jun-21 20:00 Czech Rep 2 vs 0 Turkey
Jun-22 17:00 Hungary 1 vs 3 Portugal
Jun-22 17:00 Iceland 1 vs 2 Austria
Jun-22 20:00 Italy 3 vs 0 Rep Ireland
Jun-22 20:00 Sweden 2 vs 1 Belgium
Less than ONE day away from the opening game.
A few more players would be really nice. Remember, anyone can join up until the 14th to allow for latecomers. So if you're busy today, don't worry.
Don't forget you all have one wildcard which you can play with any game in the first round. This will triple your points for that match.
As I mentioned, there will be a little prize or two for the winners (most likely in the form of game keys) :-)
Oh, and the League Table (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13nmnNjJOQPT_l08z30s1k8_gJtvNx7--_2wocUHg2k0/edit?usp=docslist_api) is ready to go.
I ought to take this moment to thank Khris again, as most of the formulas in the spreadsheet came from his brain for the World Cup and I've just recycled them for Euro 2016. Thanks Khris :-)
Hi, hopefully I'm not too late to the party!
Jun-10 20:00 France 0 vs 0 Romania
Jun-11 14:00 Albania 0 vs 1 Switzerland
Jun-11 17:00 Wales 3 vs 0 Slovakia
Jun-11 20:00 England 2 vs 2 Russia
Jun-12 14:00 Turkey 1 vs 2 Croatia
Jun-12 17:00 Poland 2 vs 0 N Ireland
Jun-12 20:00 Germany 3 vs 1 Ukraine
Jun-13 14:00 Spain 1 vs 1 Czech Rep
Jun-13 17:00 Rep Ireland 0 vs 0 Sweden
Jun-13 20:00 Belgium 1 vs 0 Italy
Jun-14 17:00 Austria 0 vs 0 Hungary
Jun-14 20:00 Portugal 2 vs 0 Iceland (wildcard)
Aaa and we're off. Well done to France for kicking us off.
And well done to Sinitrena for correctly guessing the 2-1 score line. 3 points for you.
(http://imgur.com/OSPFSub.jpg)
I won't fill this thread up with tables after every game but I will keep a (reasonably)?up to date table in the first post. So check there often, or just look in the spreadsheet :-)
Blast! I missed the first game.... My 24-1 blow-out prediction for Romania wouldn't have garnered many points anyway, I suppose. (roll) I'm assuming the next game hasn't kicked off yet so here are my predictions:
Jun-11 14:00 Albania 0 vs 3 Switzerland
Jun-11 17:00 Wales 1 vs 1 Slovakia
Jun-11 20:00 England 1 vs 1 Russia
Jun-12 14:00 Turkey 1 vs 1 Croatia
Jun-12 17:00 Poland 2 vs 1 N Ireland
Jun-12 20:00 Germany 2 vs 0 Ukraine
Jun-13 14:00 Spain 2 vs 1 Czech Rep
Jun-13 17:00 Rep Ireland 1 vs 1 Sweden
Jun-13 20:00 Belgium 2 vs 1 Italy
Jun-14 17:00 Austria 1 vs 1 Hungary
Jun-14 20:00 Portugal 1 vs 0 Iceland
Jun-15 14:00 Russia 1 vs 1 Slovakia
Jun-15 17:00 Romania 2 vs 2 Switzerland
Jun-15 20:00 France 2 vs 1 Albania
Jun-16 14:00 England 4 vs 0 Wales (wildcard)
Jun-16 17:00 Ukraine 1 vs 1 N Ireland
Jun-16 20:00 Germany 1 vs 0 Poland
Jun-17 14:00 Italy 1 vs 1 Sweden
Jun-17 17:00 Czech Rep 0 vs 0 Croatia
Jun-17 20:00 Spain 2 vs 1 Turkey
Jun-18 14:00 Belgium 1 vs 0 Rep Ireland
Jun-18 17:00 Iceland 0 vs 1 Hungary
Jun-18 20:00 Portugal 1 vs 0 Austria
Jun-19 20:00 Romania 1 vs 1 Albania
Jun-19 20:00 Switzerland 1 vs 1 France
Jun-20 20:00 Russia 1 vs 4 Wales
Jun-20 20:00 Slovakia 1 vs 1 England
Jun-21 17:00 N Ireland 1 vs 3 Germany
Jun-21 17:00 Ukraine 1 vs 1 Poland
Jun-21 20:00 Croatia 0 vs -2 Spain
Jun-21 20:00 Czech Rep 8 vs 3 Turkey
Jun-22 17:00 Hungary 1 vs 2 Portugal
Jun-22 17:00 Iceland 0 vs 1 Austria
Jun-22 20:00 Italy 1 vs 1 Rep Ireland
Jun-22 20:00 Sweden 1 vs 2 Belgium
@Baron. Are Spain really going to score -2 goals against Croatia? (laugh)
Thanks Engerlanddd for conceding a stupid late late equaliser. I have a 100% results prediction success rate up till then! :grin::grin::grin::grin::grin:
Quote from: Stupot+ on Sat 11/06/2016 17:07:59
@Baron. Are Spain really going to score -2 goals against Croatia? (laugh)
I understand that Spain has a very talented side: if anyone can do it, they can! :=
Even so I scored with my prediction for the England game, I felt a bit sorry for them. It was such a quick and interesting game, they'd have deserved a win.
Jun-12 20:00 Germany 2 vs 0 Ukraine *Wildcard*
Ha! 1-0 after 90 minutes and then...
90+2 mins GOAL - Germany 2-0 Ukraine
Bastian Schweinsteiger
I love you Schweinsteiger!
What is round 1 - the whole group stage, or only the first round of group games... have I just answered my own question?
Quote from: Haggis on Sun 12/06/2016 22:20:31
I love you Schweinsteiger!
Not often I find myself liking a Manchester Utd player, but I'll make an exception here! :grin:
Quote from: Haggis on Sun 12/06/2016 22:20:31What is round 1 - the whole group stage, or only the first round of group games... have I just answered my own question?
I think it's the group stage in its entirety.
Jun-17 14:00 Italy 2 vs 1 Sweden
Jun-17 17:00 Czech Rep 1 vs 1 Croatia
Jun-17 20:00 Spain 2 vs 0 Turkey
Jun-18 14:00 Belgium 0 vs 0 Rep Ireland
Jun-18 17:00 Iceland 0 vs 2 Hungary
Jun-18 20:00 Portugal 3 vs 0 Austria
Jun-19 20:00 Romania 2 vs 0 Albania
Jun-19 20:00 Switzerland 0 vs 2 France
Jun-20 20:00 Russia 2 vs 1 Wales
Jun-20 20:00 Slovakia 0 vs 2 England
Jun-21 17:00 N Ireland 0 vs 2 Germany (wildcard)
Jun-21 17:00 Ukraine 1 vs 2 Poland
Jun-21 20:00 Croatia 0 vs 2 Spain
Jun-21 20:00 Czech Rep 1 vs 1 Turkey
Jun-22 17:00 Hungary 0 vs 1 Portugal
Jun-22 17:00 Iceland 1 vs 1 Austria
Jun-22 20:00 Italy 2 vs 1 Rep Ireland
Jun-22 20:00 Sweden 2 vs 1 Belgium
Quote from: CaptainD on Sun 12/06/2016 22:32:43
Quote from: Haggis on Sun 12/06/2016 22:20:31What is round 1 - the whole group stage, or only the first round of group games... have I just answered my own question?
I think it's the group stage in its entirety.
Sorry, yeah, my use of the phrase 'first round' means the whole of the group stages. You can use your wildcard in any group stage game :)
@CaptainD Superbly placed wildcard there, my friend. That puts you in first place, with a nice 7-point cushion already. But it's still early days, so don't get comfortable :)
Yesterday was good to me, too. 2/3 correct scores. Horray.
(http://i.imgur.com/zwgX2Gt.jpg)
Come on Divock! Equalise and get me more points! :-D
[EDIT] - on second thoughts if you save performances like that for your national side and perform well for LFC, that would be smashing.
All those years wasted playing Championship/Football Manager...
I'll always have Northampton Town Champions League winners 2026!!
Belgium were awful!!
I tipped them for the tournament !!
Last call for new entrants. Anyone who's been wondering whether or not to join in, you have until the Russia-Slovakia game kicks off on the 15th. The league is well underway, but it's not too late and anything can happen.
Cassie and Tzachs (and me), don't forget to add a few more predictions soon or you might risk some deductions :-)
And reminder to those who still haven't used their wildcard, don't forget. CaptainD is living proof that it pays to use it :-)
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I'd like to use my wildcard prediction on my Austria vs Hungary Portugal vs iceland prediction tonight.
Oh rats, a game I need to watch (assuming it's on a channel I have access to)
and I thought I was going early to bed again. (roll)
Unlucky Haggis! Iceland fooled all of us.
How can I be doing so badly when I have so much in common with managerial guru Jogi Low!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYso-ZUwEZ0
Maybe I'm not doing it enough...
Well done Iceland!
Rats, why do they never ever listen to me?? 8-0
I keep telling them "shooting almost in is NOT a score! It's the ball INSIDE the goal that counts!" damn them for not listening! (roll)
And I missed both goals!!! Because the commentator was just randomly commenting and not engaged at all! So I was at the computer expecting to hear a "GOAL"... but it was more like a "goal" I'm guessing, cause I never heard them. :~(
To make matters worse, I had set the tTV on a timer and it turned it self on when the game started... great, but I failed to realized it would shut it self off again... right in the last few seconds of the game, when Ronaldo was about to shot the very last shot (yes, after the hand)... and bum! Black screen... and I was WTF!? (wtf) I hurry to turned it on again, but by the time it did, it was over, the game score was no longer on, Ronaldo was walking with his stupid grin and the Icelanders were celebrating like they just had won the game... and me was "WTF happen? Did it end 1-1 or did he score? Or did THEY score?" (roll)
Do you have to use wild cards in the groups or can you wait until the later stages?
You don't HAVE to... but you CAN... and if you don't, then you miss that wild card. You'll get another wild card for the stages... or at least that is my understanding
Nah... I better remember to give some predictions soon. (nod)
Group stage only, this time. The knockout stages are already doubled and the final is tripled. Last year we did try wildcards in the knockout stages instead but it didn't really end up adding anything, so I thought this time they could be used to spice up the group stages a bit.
Quote from: Cassiebsg on Wed 15/06/2016 16:26:08
I keep telling them "shooting almost in is NOT a score! It's the ball INSIDE the goal that counts!"
We should really sign you up for the Liverpool coaching team... :-D
It's funny that most of you expect a large victory of France over Albania tonight.
Let's refresh your memory :
14th November 2014, France-Albania : 1-1
13th June 2015, Albania-France : 1-0
Quote from: Creamy on Wed 15/06/2016 19:04:39
It's funny that most of you expect a large victory of France over Albania tonight.
Let's refresh your memory :
14th November 2014, France-Albania : 1-1
13th June 2015, Albania-France : 1-0
Well all my other predictions for today's matches have been woefully wrong, so...
Wow. This European Championship is amazingly unforeseeable! What a prediction disaster these last days...
(laugh)(laugh)(laugh)
Here is my Wild Card: Jun-21 17:00 N. Ireland vs Germany
Guess it's time for some more blind predictions. (nod)
Jun-17 14:00 Italy 2 vs 1 Sweden
Jun-17 17:00 Czech Rep 1 vs 0 Croatia
Jun-17 20:00 Spain 2 vs 1 Turkey
Jun-18 14:00 Belgium 0 vs 0 Rep Ireland
Jun-18 17:00 Iceland 1 vs 1 Hungary
Jun-18 20:00 Portugal 2 vs 0 Austria ** Wildcard (probably a bad idea to demonstrate favoritism... (laugh)(roll) )
Jun-19 20:00 Romania 1 vs 0 Albania
Jun-19 20:00 Switzerland 1 vs 2 France
Jun-20 20:00 Russia 1 vs 1 Wales
Jun-20 20:00 Slovakia 0 vs 2 England
Jun-21 17:00 N Ireland 0 vs 2 Germany
Jun-21 17:00 Ukraine 9 vs 1 Poland
Jun-21 20:00 Croatia 0 vs 2 Spain
Jun-21 20:00 Czech Rep 0 vs 0 Turkey
Jun-22 17:00 Hungary 1 vs 2 Portugal
Jun-22 17:00 Iceland 1 vs 0 Austria
Jun-22 20:00 Italy 3 vs 2 Rep Ireland
Jun-22 20:00 Sweden 1 vs 1 Belgium
(http://i.imgur.com/GqUZN26.jpg)
I should point out (and I will update this in the rules) that in the event of a tie-break situation where two teams have the same number of POINTS, the player with the highest number of correct SCORES will win. If they are still level, it will go to the player with the highest number of correct RESULTS. If it is STILL level, the person with the fewest deductions will win. And if it is still level after all that, there will be a fight to the death.
I'm having trouble getting the table to automatically display the above-mentioned rule (strangely. I'm sure it was easy last time). For example, Sinitrena and Sinsin should actually be swapped because Sinsin has guessed more correct scores, but it's not really worth the hassle unless it becomes an issue at the top of the table near the end of the tournament.
Jun-16 20:00 Germany - vs - Poland 2 - 0 WILDCARD!
Better don't underestimate Poland. They gave Germany plenty of problems in the past...
Creamy, you should have more faith in your team. (laugh)
Whoa this league table has certainly got closer since I looked at it yesterday!! :shocked: :grin:
QuoteCreamy, you should have more faith in your team. (laugh)
You're right :-[
Things might have turned out differently though, we only scored at the 90th minute.
QuoteBetter don't underestimate Poland. They gave Germany plenty of problems in the past...
That's what they did yesterday (nod)
Tzachs is unfortunately being stretchered off with a broken metatarsal and we're down to 10 men (and women).
Would anybody (Creamy, I'm looking at you) like to come off the bench in his place? You'll be at the bottom of the table, but it's a game of two halves and there's still all to play for. Everything can (and will) change. If you do fancy the challenge and want to come on as a sub but don't see this message before today's games, I'll let you off the deduction points for today.
So close to the perfect score that would have seen me right back in amongst it. We go again!
Thanks Stupot ;-D
I'm late to the party but who cares :
Spoiler
Jun-18 14:00 Belgium - vs - Rep Ireland 1 - 1
Jun-18 17:00 Iceland - vs - Hungary 2 - 2
Jun-18 20:00 Portugal - vs - Austria 2 - 1
Jun-19 20:00 Romania - vs - Albania 0 - 1
Jun-19 20:00 Switzerland - vs - France 1 - 1
Jun-20 20:00 Russia - vs - Wales 1 - 2
Jun-20 20:00 Slovakia - vs - England 0 - 1
Jun-21 17:00 N Ireland - vs - Germany 0 - 2 Wildcard
Jun-21 17:00 Ukraine - vs - Poland 0 - 1
Jun-21 20:00 Croatia - vs - Spain 1 â€" 2
Jun-21 20:00 Czech Rep - vs - Turkey 1 - 2
Jun-22 17:00 Hungary - vs - Portugal 0 â€" 1
Jun-22 17:00 Iceland - vs - Austria 1 - 1
Jun-22 20:00 Italy - vs - Rep Ireland 2 - 0
Jun-22 20:00 Sweden - vs - Belgium 1 - 0
Okay, Creamy. You're on.
Btw @Cassie
Quote from: Cassiebsg on Wed 15/06/2016 19:44:55
Jun-21 17:00 Ukraine 9 vs 1 Poland
Is this your guess or a typo?
oh... typo
sorry, was suppose to be 0 - 1 :-[
I put my joker on
Jun-22 20:00 Italy 2 vs 0 Rep Ireland
Well my predictions for the last 3 days have been pretty abysmal, I have much to thank Schweinsteiger for with his injury time goal that got me full wildcard points!!
Cassie's blind guesses are serving her proudly at the moment. (laugh)
I've just placed my wildcard on the Slovakia/England game. Hope I haven't jinxed it.
Yeah, take it for Portugal to ruin it for me. >:(
Probably won't do so good in my next round though... as it wasn't totally blind, I took in consideration the known results... so... will probably fail.
If not, then maybe I should play the football loto more often (that is more than zero times (laugh) ).
Going to get you to pick my fantasy football team for next season!
Some weird results in this tournament so far!
I see my predictions were for tonight were England and Russia to win... I'm not so sure about either tbh!!
I'm absolutely not following the Euro2016 by now so please post here when it's absolutely about time to give predictions for the later rounds... :P
Quote from: selmiak on Tue 21/06/2016 16:16:48
I'm absolutely not following the Euro2016 by now so please post here when it's absolutely about time to give predictions for the later rounds... :P
Absolutely!
Are you planning to use your wildcard, Selmiak? You can still use it on one of the game tomorrow (June 22nd). You don't lose any points for trying, so you might as well :-)
So close to hit the jackpot with Ireland / Germany :~( They had many occasions to score another goal.
Quote
I see my predictions were for tonight were England and Russia to win... I'm not so sure about either tbh!!
Unfortunately for you, Russia was disappointing and England was unlucky yesterday.
Here's a statistic. Creamy has scored 13 points in the 11 games since he came off the bench for Tzachs. That would have put him in 2nd place after the first 11 games of this tournament. Nice stuff.
I went from 11th (first day) to 2nd place so far! 8-0
Sky's the limit 8-)
Quote from: Kumpel on Wed 22/06/2016 00:45:02
Sky's the limit 8-)
Yep. And in the knockout stages all points are doubled, so anything can happen :-)
If anyone is interested in seeing their progress (or lack thereof) I have compiled all the table updates into an album and will keep updating it.
http://imgur.com/a/5NcIc
Also, don't forget, fixtures for the Last 16 are being decided now. We already have two fixtures in place (Swiss v Poland and Italy v Spain) so feel free to get those predictions in as early as you like.
Quote from: Stupot+ on Fri 06/05/2016 11:42:17
(7) Once you have submitted a prediction for a game, it cannot be changed (unless you can convince me there is an extremely good reason for doing so).
Quote from: Baron on Sat 11/06/2016 03:16:40
Jun-21 20:00 Croatia 0 vs -2 Spain
Quote from: Stupot+ on Sat 11/06/2016 17:07:59
@Baron. Are Spain really going to score -2 goals against Croatia? (laugh)
Quote from: Baron on Sat 11/06/2016 23:39:26
I understand that Spain has a very talented side: if anyone can do it, they can! :=
Er.... Since there was a rule against changing predictions, I assumed my Croatia over Spain prediction stood.... := Also, judging by the above correspondence, I assumed you were cool with that. Can I get a definitive ruling?
I thought that it was a typo, but if you were in fact predicting that Spain would score less than Croatia, then You can have the point (not sure where I got the 1 for Croatia from though).
Well, I'm not going to lie to you, it was a type-o. But I thought I couldn't change it once submitted, so in my mind I was now backing Croatia. (roll)
A typo is a good enough reason to change, and it turns out the spreadsheet formula doesn't recognise minus points anyway. You won't get a point for that but the good news is I forgot to give you your two extra wildcard points, so that is now up to date ;-)
I thought I would need to show up here with a paper back over my head... but was a good game. (nod)
I should have put my faith into Island! (nod)
The group stages are over. After 36 games Cassie is leading the table by a tasty margin. Kumpel is in second and (despite what the table says) Baron is in third as he has correctly guessed more results than CaptainD.
(http://i.imgur.com/2wqcN03.jpg)
From now on, all points are worth double. Here is a full list of fixtures for the Last 16 matches (please correct me if I made any mistakes, I'm still half asleep.
Jun-25 14:00 Switzerland - vs - Poland
Jun-25 17:00 Wales - vs - N Ireland
Jun-25 20:00 Croatia - vs - Portugal
Jun-26 14:00 France - vs - Rep Ireland
Jun-26 17:00 Germany - vs - Slovakia
Jun-26 20:00 Hungary - vs - Belgium
Jun-27 17:00 Italy - vs - Spain
Jun-27 20:00 England - vs - Iceland
Get predicting!
So the prediction of a draw now is equal to penalty? Or do we have to predict the penalty score? (wtf)
(9) Only results after normal time count (90 mins + time added on). Goals scored during extra time or penalties will not be included. So, if you predicted a 1-1 draw and the game goes on to extra tme and finishes 2-1, you will still win the points provided the score at the regular full-time whistle was 1-1.
Jun-25 14:00 Switzerland 0 vs 1 Poland
Jun-25 17:00 Wales 2 vs 0 N Ireland
Jun-25 20:00 Croatia 1 vs 1 Portugal
Jun-26 14:00 France 2 vs 0 Rep Ireland
Jun-26 17:00 Germany 2 vs 0 Slovakia
Jun-26 20:00 Hungary 2 vs 1 Belgium
Jun-27 17:00 Italy 2 vs 2 Spain
Jun-27 20:00 England 3 vs 1 Iceland
Jun-25 14:00 Switzerland 0 vs 1 Poland
Jun-25 17:00 Wales 1 vs 0 N Ireland
Jun-25 20:00 Croatia 0 vs 1 Portugal (not that I honestly believe in this, but... (roll) )
Jun-26 14:00 France 1 vs 1 Rep Ireland
Jun-26 17:00 Germany 2 vs 0 Slovakia
Jun-26 20:00 Hungary 2 vs 2 Belgium
Jun-27 17:00 Italy 0 vs 2 Spain
Jun-27 20:00 England 2 vs 1 Iceland
Jun-25 14:00 Switzerland 0 vs 2 Poland
Jun-25 17:00 Wales 3 vs 1 N Ireland
Jun-25 20:00 Croatia 1 vs 1 Portugal
Jun-26 14:00 France 1 vs 0 Rep Ireland
Jun-26 17:00 Germany 3 vs 0 Slovakia
Jun-26 20:00 Hungary 1 vs 2 Belgium
Jun-27 17:00 Italy 1 vs 2 Spain
Jun-27 20:00 England 1 vs 0 Iceland
Jun-25 14:00 Switzerland 0 vs 2 Poland Have a feeling Poland will be too strong for the Swiss
Jun-25 17:00 Wales 1 vs 0 N Ireland Two incredibly gutsy sides, but I think Bale will make the difference between them
Jun-25 20:00 Croatia 3 vs 2 Portugal I can see this being a bit like the Hungary vs Portugal game, but thing Croatia will edge it
Jun-26 14:00 France 2 vs 1 Rep Ireland France should edge this, even though they've not been at their best - yet
Jun-26 17:00 Germany 2 vs 0 Slovakia Can't see past a Germany win here
Jun-26 20:00 Hungary 1 vs 2 Belgium This one's fascinating. Belgium should win though.
Jun-27 17:00 Italy 1 vs 0 Spain Intriguing tie. Think Italy will just nick it.
Jun-27 20:00 England 1 vs 1 Iceland Could well end in a tie. England will dominate possession but have been a bit toothless up front and susceptible to the counter-attack.
Jun-25 14:00 Switzerland 2 vs 0 Poland
Jun-25 17:00 Wales 1 vs 3 N Ireland
Jun-25 20:00 Croatia 0 vs 0 Portugal
Jun-26 14:00 France 0 vs 3 Rep Ireland
Jun-26 17:00 Germany 0 vs 3 Slovakia
Jun-26 20:00 Hungary 0 vs 0 Belgium
Jun-27 17:00 Italy 1 vs 2 Spain
Jun-27 20:00 England 2 vs 0 Iceland
God, it's like throwing darts in the dark. (roll)
Jun-25 14:00 Switzerland 1 vs 1 Poland
Jun-25 17:00 Wales 2 vs 0 N Ireland
Jun-25 20:00 Croatia 2 vs 2 Portugal
Jun-26 14:00 France 1 vs 0 Rep Ireland
Jun-26 17:00 Germany 2 vs 0 Slovakia
Jun-26 20:00 Hungary 0 vs 1 Belgium
Jun-27 17:00 Italy 1 vs 1 Spain
Jun-27 20:00 England 2 vs 1 Iceland
It is all a bit 'Deal or No Deal' isn't it? But, it passes the time :-)
Jun-25 14:00 Switzerland 1 vs 2 Poland
Jun-25 17:00 Wales 1 vs 1 N Ireland
Jun-25 20:00 Croatia 2 vs 1 Portugal
Jun-26 14:00 France 2 vs 1 Rep Ireland
Jun-26 17:00 Germany 1 vs 0 Slovakia
Jun-26 20:00 Hungary 1 vs 2 Belgium
Jun-27 17:00 Italy 1 vs 1 Spain
Jun-27 20:00 England 2 vs 0 Iceland
Jun-25 14:00 Switzerland 1 vs 1 Poland
Jun-25 17:00 Wales 2 vs 0 N Ireland
Jun-25 20:00 Croatia 2 vs 1 Portugal
Jun-26 14:00 France 1 vs 0 Rep Ireland
Jun-26 17:00 Germany 1 vs 1 Slovakia
Jun-26 20:00 Hungary 0 vs 1 Belgium
Jun-27 17:00 Italy 2 vs 1 Spain
Jun-27 20:00 England 1 vs 0 Iceland
Jun-25 14:00 Switzerland 2 vs 1 Poland
Jun-25 17:00 Wales 2 vs 0 N Ireland
Jun-25 20:00 Croatia 1 vs 1 Portugal
Jun-26 14:00 France 1 vs 0 Rep Ireland
Jun-26 17:00 Germany 1 vs 0 Slovakia
Jun-26 20:00 Hungary 0 vs 2 Belgium
Jun-27 17:00 Italy 1 vs 2 Spain
Jun-27 20:00 England 1 vs 0 Iceland
Jun-25 14:00 Switzerland 0 vs 1 Poland
Jun-25 17:00 Wales 2 vs 0 N Ireland
Jun-25 20:00 Croatia 1 vs 0 Portugal
Jun-26 14:00 France 1 vs 0 Rep Ireland
Jun-26 17:00 Germany 2 vs 0 Slovakia
Jun-26 20:00 Hungary 1 vs 2 Belgium
Jun-27 17:00 Italy 0 vs 0 Spain
Jun-27 20:00 England 1 vs 0 Iceland
What did everyone think of the first day of knockouts?
I've made a slight balls-up in the spreadsheet where the table doesn't include the R and S points for knockout games. I'll deal with that today. It doesn't affect the Pts column in any way though, and that's what counts :-)
Didn't saw any as I was out most of the day and driving home when Portugal was playing (and no, no radio was commenting the game (roll) ).
But I just saw that despite my negativism over this team, that they managed to score and continue to the next stage, so I managed to predict the final result for Portugal at last! :-D (only a shame that it was after the normal 90 minutes (roll)). Wondering now if we'll meet Hungary again in the 1/2... (laugh)(roll) But let's see what happens in the 1/4.
It was a perfect EURO disaster for me ^^ almost completely 3 x 90 minutes pure boringness (+another unappealing hour aet... (roll) ). Score-wise I got a t least two right results... I tried to hate Shaquiri for scoring against poland in the last 10 minutes and destroying my prediction, but his goal was just too incredible 8-) Too bad the swiss team is K.O. ...
Now I am excited about my home team and confident Jogi's eleven will hit the sloavakian where it hurts (gameplay-wise!).
I gidn't get any exact score :-\
QuoteBut I just saw that despite my negativism over this team, that they managed to score and continue to the next stage
You're not so negative since you keep predicting their victory. Personally, I had bet on the Croatians.
The Belgian attack has been impressive tonight.
Oh dear, what a prediction disaster... I'm better off blind predicting. (laugh)
Anyway, any points for predicting the right amount of goals in the game? ;)
@Creamy, that's not being positive... just helplessly hopeful... (roll)
Yay I'm back at the top of the league! (Well joint top with Baron.) Things are sure getting interesting. :=
Brexit n°2 (laugh) Viva Iceland!
Yes, only problem is, neither of use predicted this... then again... (roll)
England are no longer in Europe!
But enough about Brexit, here's how the table looks after the Last 16 games:
(http://i.imgur.com/HK6EaTp.jpg)
Quarter final fixtures are all set. Let's start getting some more predictions :-)
Jun-30 20:00 Poland - vs - Portugal
Jul-1 20:00 Wales - vs - Belgium
Jul-2 20:00 Germany - vs - Italy
Jul-3 20:00 France - vs - Iceland
Well... hmm...
Jun-30 20:00 Poland 1 vs 0 Portugal Not really sure about this one but would like to see Poland win (sorry Sandra!) - more to the point, I would like to see Ronaldo lose 8-0 (roll)
Jul-1 20:00 Wales 1 vs 3 Belgium Belgium starting to show why they're so highly ranked. I think they'll go through.
Jul-2 20:00 Germany 0 vs 1 Italy This will be a cagey affair, I've been really impressed with Italy so I'm backing them to go through.
Jul-3 20:00 France 2 vs 1 Iceland I fancy France to come through here. Though they've been a bit dodgy so who knows? I think home support will carry them over the line.
I support Poland of course but Iceland deserves a medal in this tournament so I'm rooting for them too. What a heart, what a team!
Quotemore to the point, I would like to see Ronaldo lose
Ahaha... you and me, you and me! (laugh)
Anyway, we did see him lose... he lost a penalty! (laugh)
Jun-30 20:00 Poland 1 vs 1 Portugal (dropping my expectations, and since ties are all we seem to be able to do... (roll) )
Jul-1 20:00 Wales 0 vs 1 Belgium
Jul-2 20:00 Germany 2 vs 2 Italy
Jul-3 20:00 France 2 vs 1 Iceland
Honestly, I would have been better off predicting this stuff from the 1st day. I seem to be better at blind predicting. (laugh)(roll)
Quote from: Cassiebsg on Tue 28/06/2016 14:52:19
Honestly, I would have been better off predicting this stuff from the 1st day. I seem to be better at blind predicting. (laugh)(roll)
Would have been a little difficult though as you wouldn't have known for sure you'd get through! (roll) :-D
Jun-30 20:00 Poland 1 vs 2 Portugal
Jul-1 20:00 Wales 1 vs 1 Belgium
Jul-2 20:00 Germany 1 vs 2 Italy
Jul-3 20:00 France 0 vs 1 Iceland
Let's invert most of Cat's predictions :P
Jun-30 20:00 Poland 2 vs 1 Portugal
Jul-1 20:00 Wales 0 vs 2 Belgium
Jul-2 20:00 Germany 2 vs 1 Italy
Jul-3 20:00 France 1 vs 0 Iceland
By this time I have literally no idea, how these matches could end... ??? ???
They all deserve to be in this stage of the tournament. I am only sure, the final scores will be very close runs and everyone is going to be a thriller match.
Jun-30 20:00 Poland 1 vs 2 Portugal (I would love to see Portugal fail, but still they are to strong for an underdog like Poland.)
Jul-1 20:00 Wales 1 vs 1 Belgium (I guess the Welsh get through in the aet or will be victorious in the penalties)
Jul-2 20:00 Germany 1 vs 0 Italy (It's a horror match for every german fan since that terrible half final match in 2006 :( We must beat them this time!)
Jul-3 20:00 France 1 vs 2 Iceland (OH YES, THESE AWESOME ICELANDERSSONS HAVE TO TRIUMPH ONCE AGAIN! :D)
Jun-30 20:00 Poland 1 vs 1 Portugal
Jul-1 20:00 Wales 1 vs 2 Belgium
Jul-2 20:00 Germany 1 vs 1 Italy
Jul-3 20:00 France 1 vs 0 Iceland
Jun-30 20:00 Poland 0 vs 1 Portugal
Jul-1 20:00 Wales 0 vs 2 Belgium
Jul-2 20:00 Germany 1 vs 1 Italy
Jul-3 20:00 France 2 vs 0 Iceland (I wish all the best to Iceland, I'm really rooting for them, but I doubt they'll win against France. (than again, I didn't think they would win against England either))
Jun-30 20:00 Poland 1 vs 1 Portugal
Jul-1 20:00 Wales 1 vs 2 Belgium
Jul-2 20:00 Germany 2 vs 1 Italy
Jul-3 20:00 France 2 vs 1 Iceland
Jun-30 20:00 Poland 3 vs 2 Portugal
Jul-1 20:00 Wales 2 vs 2 Belgium
Spoiler
(as a Burnley lad I want Vokes to score... But I have £10 bet on Belgium winning the competition )
Jul-2 20:00 Germany 1 vs 2 Italy
Jul-3 20:00 France 1 vs 2 Iceland (young squad!!)
This time I have literally not the slightest idea how these matches could end... ??? ???
They all deserve to be in this stage of the tournament. I am only sure, the final scores will be very close runs and everyone is going to be a thriller match.
Jun-30 20:00 Poland 1 vs 2 Portugal (I would love to see Portugal fail, but still they are to strong for an underdog like Poland.)
Jul-1 20:00 Wales 1 vs 1 Belgium (I guess the Welsh get through in the aet or will be victorious in the penalties)
Jul-2 20:00 Germany 1 vs 0 Italy (It's a horror match for every german fan since that terrible match at the 2006 world cup half finals :( We must beat them this time!)
Jul-3 20:00 France 1 vs 2 Iceland (OH YES, THESE AWESOME ICELANDERSSONS HAVE TO TRIUMPH ONCE AGAIN! :D)
Kumpel, you just gave me a serious case of deja vu...
Also you? (laugh)
EDIT: Wow! Guess that dropping my expectations paid off big time! (nod)
Glad you repeated that Kumpel, whether you meant to or not. For some reason I seemed to have totally got all the wrong data in your part of the spreadsheet.
Well. Even posting it two times (network is making trouble for days now and I swore I couldnt post my prediction before it died!) isn't making my predictions better (laugh)(roll)
Portugal is simply the most not deserving team getting through in this Euro... At least penalty shot's are a thing they are entertaining to watch at...
The problem for Poland is that they basically had one type of attack - try to race to the byline and then do a cute cutback for Lewandowski. Worked great the first time but after that... not so much.
True. It's just funny that a team which didn't lose a single game is out and the team that didn't win a single match stays. I mean regular time.
Funny how we could have said the same of so many previous championships... (roll)
Pretty funny thing, that football :)
Quote from: CaptainD on Mon 27/06/2016 23:46:02
I would like to see Ronaldo lose 8-0 (roll)
Your wish has been granted! (laugh)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNd9EhlFHWw
Quote from: Cassiebsg on Fri 01/07/2016 18:52:38
Quote from: CaptainD on Mon 27/06/2016 23:46:02
I would like to see Ronaldo lose 8-0 (roll)
Your wish had been granted! (laugh)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNd9EhlFHWw
Nah... he still ended up on the winning side :P
But also...
WELL DONE WALES! Wow. Bit fortunate with some of the refereeing towards the end but what a performance.
Could we actually have a Wales vs Iceland final? That would be absolutely amazing.
Oh! Did Wales won? Seems like none of us saw that one coming!
My next predicting: Portugal will lose to the championship winners! (laugh)(roll)
Wales Iceland final?? ;)
Gutted Belgium got knocked out (because i had a bet on them)
Absolutely beaming as a Burnley player scored "YEAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
Fookin' well done Wales. We of little faith. No points for anyone today. Which only serves to make the table that much tighter going into the last few games. (nod)
Congrats Haggis on a "on the mark" score. (nod)
Well... I have a 100% record of being completely and utterly wrong in this round... :-[
Here's the table after the Quarter Finals. Still way too close at the top :-)
(http://i.imgur.com/zJLdscS.jpg)
Start making your semi-final predictions.
Jul-6 20:00 Portugal - vs - Wales
Jul-7 20:00 Germany - vs - France
Oh, this is hard! I want to predict with my heart, not my brain. 8-0
Anyway...
Jul-6 20:00 Portugal 1 vs 1 Wales (I'll give a tie a go, but have a feeling we will lose, while my heart says win win win!)
Jul-7 20:00 Germany 1 vs 2 France (Sorry Germany, but I think France will win, based on the little I have seen.)
I already tanked myself very good. So here are my next ridiculously false predictions...
Jul-6 20:00 Portugal 1 vs 1 Wales
Jul-7 20:00 Germany 2 vs 2 France
Jul-6 20:00 Portugal 1 vs 1 Wales
Jul-7 20:00 Germany 1 vs 2 France
Start making your semi-final predictions.
Jul-6 20:00 Portugal 2 vs 1 Wales
Jul-7 20:00 Germany 1 vs 1 France
Er... ah... er... um...
Jul-6 20:00 Portugal 0 vs 1 Wales - ah why not, I think this Welsh side have got it in them. Would be hilarious (and brilliant) to see them in a major final!!
Jul-7 20:00 Germany 0 vs 2 France - really tough to call, I think the home crowd will roar France on to victory though.
Jul-6 20:00 Portugal 1 vs 1 Wales
I don't bet on Portugal any more. I have lost so many points because of their draws >:(
Jul-7 20:00 Germany 1 vs 1 France
To be honest, I have no idea how it will turn out.
Jul-6 20:00 Portugal 1 vs 2 Wales
Jul-7 20:00 Germany 1 vs 3 France
Jul-6 20:00 Portugal 1 vs 2 Wales
Jul-7 20:00 Germany 2 vs 1 France (wishful thinking, I guess :sealed:)
Jul-6 20:00 Portugal 1 vs 1 Wales
Jul-7 20:00 Germany 2 vs 2 France
As much as I hate seeing Wales out, I'm glad I was wrong in my prediction! :-D
Anyway, congrats to Haggis for grabbing some points in the match! (nod)
Heart wanted Wales... head said Portugal. They did Speedo proud.
pre- result score
dic-
ted
2 - 1 0 0
2 - 2 0 0
3 - 1 0 0
1 - 2 0 0
1 - 1 0 0
1 - 0 0 0
1 - 2 0 0
1 - 1 0 0
eight times in a row completely wrong!
What an impressive failure on my side! :D :~( (wrong)
Congrats CaptainD, on hitting the correct score! (nod)
EDIT:
Jul-10 20:00 Portugal 1 vs 1 France (oh dear... this is hard! Heart says we win, head says we lose and common sense says tie... (roll)(laugh))
Anyway... do I get any points for correctly predicting that Portugal would only lose to the winner of this championship? (laugh)
Quote from: Cassiebsg on Thu 07/07/2016 22:14:06
Congrats CaptainD, on hitting the correct score! (nod)
Thanks! I only saw the last 20 minutes, just in time to see the second goal, and from then on was willing both teams to miss!!!! :grin::grin::grin::grin::grin:
Quote from: CaptainDJul-7 20:00 Germany 0 vs 2 France - really tough to call, I think the home crowd will roar France on to victory though.
Quote from: CassiebsgCongrats CaptainD, on hitting the correct score!
Yep, with the exception that it was the referee who send them to victory. He pulled that penalty out of his hat! :)
(http://www.dribblr.fr/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/deschamps-e1422028661348-391x250.png)
BRAVO CAPTAIN !!!
Les Bleus were dominated - especially in the first half - but they fought courageously.
Let's try to get a prediction right, finally :
Jul-10 20:00 Portugal 1 vs 2 France
Here is the penultimate table going into the finale. It's still nice and close, which is great :-D
(http://i.imgur.com/cFlxhIy.jpg)
Bear in mind that Cassie technically is in the #1 spot as it stands due to having more scores than CaptainD. And also, Baron is above Haggis for being equal on scores but having more correct results.
I will take an extra moment to adjust the table properly after the final in the case of any tie-break situations :-)
...
Jul-10 20:00 Portugal 1 vs 2 France
Jul-10 20:00 Portugal 1 vs 3 France
Since I missed a lot of games in between, I wanted to stay away from throwing in some predictions again, but then...
Portugal 1 vs 0 France
Do I still have my wildcard?
@Selmiak
(3c) WILDCARD. Every player will have a WILDCARD to be used for any game during the group stages. This will TRIPLE your score for that game, so use it wisely. To play your WILDCARD, clearly state your intention along with your prediction for the game in question.
Jul-10 20:00 Portugal 1 vs 2 France
Jul-10 20:00 Portugal 2 vs 3 France
Jul-10 20:00 Portugal 1 vs 1 France
Jul-10 20:00 Portugal 2 vs 2 France
Oooooo! That post with one minute left of injury time almost gave me a heart attack. Still, a tie is a tie! :grin:
Weeeeeeweeeeeweeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (http://www.buddy-icons.info/img/smile/1493.gif)
EDIT: Oh... and I'm double as happy that we did it without Ronaldo! :-D (nod) (laugh) (roll)
Well done Cassiebsg. You are the Winner!!! ;-D :-D ;-D(http://i.imgur.com/kBm5iyT.jpg)
I've made you a little trophy.
(http://i.imgur.com/D6etVkT.png)
You can use or not. Sorry my pixel art is not as good as your prediction skills. Haha.
As the winner, Cassie gets first choice of the following Telltale Steam keys:
- Sam and Max: Devil's Playhouse
- Back to the Future
As runner-up, Baron will get sloppy seconds.
(If either of you have both of those, I shold be able to sort something else out :-) )Good game everyone. That was a lot of fun. See you in two years for the World Cup :-)
Gratz to Cassie for winning this game, and also to her country for winning the real thing!!!
Well done Cassie! (Also well done Portugal and even Ronaldo, I don't particularly like the guy but as a footballer you can't say he doesn't deserve it, an amazing talent coupled with incredible work ethic.)
Thanks Stupot+ for hosting this, it was great fun! ;-D
Congrats Cassie - what a tournament it has been for you!
I have no idea how I ended up in 4th!? I was second bottom for most of it!
Agree with D, don't like Ronaldo myself but he certainly wanted it and trains hard. Congrats to Portugal - proving you don't need a golden generation to win things. England need to employ their coach! He's a Euros maverick!
Also thanks Stupot for hosting!
See you all in two years... hopefully Scotland will be BACK for that one! For now I will enjoy the success of Andy Murray's resilient brilliance... at least until August when fantasy NFL starts! Wooo!
Quote from: Haggis on Mon 11/07/2016 09:52:22
For now I will enjoy the success of Andy Murray's resilient brilliance...
Don't forget Gordon Reid! ;-D
Very true! And Watson and Whiley. Had to double check Henman hadn't finally won something!
This thread sucks >:(
Nope Henman (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/1829/) will never win any awards :-(
Quote from: selmiak on Mon 11/07/2016 10:48:56
This thread sucks >:(
Germans are such bad losers! :-D
(They haven't had as much practice at losing as we Brits! (laugh))
Quote from: Stupot+ on Mon 11/07/2016 10:49:11
Nope Henman (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/1829/) will never win any awards :-(
:-D :-D
We can make this happen! New AGS Awards category - greatest unintentional tennis reference? If only Cassie had called her recent MAGs title, Out of Agassi.
Congrats Casssie and thanks Stupot for hosting this fun game again.
...the host of the thread is quite okay and doesn't suck though :-D
Also congrats cassie!
Quote from: Stupot+ on Mon 11/07/2016 10:49:11
Nope Henman (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/1829/) will never win any awards :-(
So untrue:
(http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/gravityfalls/images/b/bd/Sheriff_Blubbs_appearance.png/revision/latest?cb=20120826043343)
IT HAS WON A PLACE IN OUR HEARTS!
Thanks guys :D
I pass my prize to the next in line though, I don't have a steam account and I have little time to play games anyway. (roll)
I'm just happy we won, and I'm as amazed that they actually won as that I won. 8-0
And the golden generation never won anything due to the fact that we were missing these amazing guys in the defence! And that is what made all the difference as far as I'm concerned! (nod)
Are you sure, Cassie? I promised a prize so maybe we can sort out a few treaties from Japan or something 🇯🇵
QuoteThis thread sucks >:(
+1 :tongue:
(Thanks anyway Stupot)
Yeah, am sure Stupot. :)
Thanks, but I didn't play it with any prize in mind. And have no idea what Japanese treats I could get anyway. (roll)
Congratulations Cassie!
I don't have a Steam account either.... :-[
It was a fun game; thanks for organizing Stupot!