39. FINALS WEEK ONE

May 8:

So, now back in Melbourne and behind trust PC, the weekend that never ends ... ends.

Matches to break the tie were (DemP's in DARK BLUE, Ben's in SKY BLUE)

Kashima Antlers   -   Draw   -   FC Seoul
Houston Dynamo   -   Draw   -   SJ Earthquakes
Yokohama F.M   -   Draw   -   Nagoya

Results were a 3-2 win to Seoul, a 1-0 win to San Jose, and a 2-0 win to Yokohama.

That gives clear 3-0 win to Ben, who now progresses to play Hardsy.

Well played also Dem.

May 5:

OK... in this weekend that never ends, the replay is underway tonight.

To split Ben and Dem, I asked them to pick from these 5 match-ups:

Juventus   -   Real Madrid
Barcelona   -   Bayern Munchen
Kashima Antlers   -   FC Seoul
Gamba Osaka   -   Seongnam
Jeonbuk Motors   -   Shandong Luneng

This only brought 1 different pick, so to try the best to split them, they were then DM'ed to pick another

Houston Dynamo   -   SJ Earthquakes
Kawasaki Frontale   -   Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Yokohama F.M   -   Nagoya
Vegalta Sendai   -   Tokyo

This yielded 2 more different tips, and hopefully enough to get a result.

So the different tips are - DemP's in DARK BLUE, Ben's in SKY BLUE;

Kashima Antlers   -   Draw   -   FC Seoul
Houston Dynamo   -   Draw   -   SJ Earthquakes
Yokohama F.M   -   Draw   -   Nagoya

Good luck guys, lets get a result.
(Note: will be played as higher total score wins, but if tied then first correct down the list wins)

May 3:

Before getting into the results, I have been thinking the usual weeks play revolves around all 7 games, so I think also the finals should also reflect this.

So as to the previously listed method to split players (total score from first 4 wins, after that, sudden death down the remaining three), I will employ this as a first up tie breaker.

Our first finals weekend results are known.

R	M	HOME		AWAY	H	A	RES
39	1	Aston Villa	v	Everton	3	2	H
	2	Swansea	v	Stoke	2	0	H
	3	Blackburn	v	Ipswich	3	2	H
	4	Forest	v	Cardiff	1	2	A
	A	Hoffenheim	v	B Dortmund	1	1	D
	B	Roma	v	Genoa	2	0	H
	C	Sevilla	v	R Madrid	2	3	A

Which makes the match-ups (across all 7 games as):

DOUBLE CHANCE FINALS:

@SgtButane	3	-	2	@Hcdc93
@Hardsy05	2	-	4	@Footy_Maths

Sarge wins 3-2 across the 7 games, and FMI also with 4 scored. (Both also win 1-0 if the first 4 were used to split the players)

The Sarge and FMI both get a week off and move to the preliminary finals, while Hardsy and Henry use their double chance and play on next weekend.

ELIMINATION FINALS:

@Amul82	3	-	3	@Ethan_Meldrum
@DemP_9	2	-	2	@BenCuzzupe

Now it starts getting tricky... first to Emile and Ethan.

In the first 4 games the result is 1-1, with Emile scoring on Blackburn and Ethan on Swansea.

We then work down the list A to C to split players.

The Hoffenheim / Dortmund draw in the first of the three was tipped by Ethan, so he wins and progresses to the next round. Emile is eliminated.

With Dem and Ben, we have the same scoreline after the first 4 games (0-0), and no different tips after that.

So we need to refer to Rules 5d and e (from the 'Finals/Cup System' section) that says: 

     d) In the event that the rules above fail to separate the players, the seasons head-to-head results will be used, with away goals counted as double points if necessary.
     e) If this has still not clearly separated the two players, a coin toss will be employed. This will only be done in the presence of another independent member of the FMICL community.

Now then, since the league was only a one time match-up between players, we cant really use 'away goals' as there was no return leg (theres an error that needs fixing!!!).

SO we can use the score from their earlier head to head match which was in Match Week 16 and finished...

@DemP_9

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@BenCuzzupe

Oh dear. So its come down to a random event.

Or we could squeeze in a midweek shootout.

So lets break a rule and give both another shot:

Go on boys...Pick:

     Juventus   -   Real Madrid

     Barcelona   -   Bayern Munchen

     Kashima Antlers   -   FC Seoul

     Gamba Osaka   -   Seongnam

     Jeonbuk Motors   -   Shandong Luneng

Via DM before 7pm Tuesday.

  

May 2:

All the tips are in and the match-ups are:

HOME	AWAY	SgtB	Hcdc	Hard	Foot	Amul	Etha	DemP	BenC
Aston V	Everton	A	A	A	A	A	A	D	A
Swansea	Stoke	H	D	A	H	D	H	D	A
Blackbu	Ipswich	A	D	A	A	H	D	A	A
Forest	Cardiff	H	D	H	H	H	H	H	H
Hoffenh	B Dortm	A	A	A	D	A	D	A	A
Roma	Genoa	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H
Sevilla	R Madri	A	A	A	A	A	H	A	A
Difference Indicator		3		2		4		2

Now what is interesting here is that if any of the following players are tied after the first 3 games;

     Sarge and Henry

     Dem and Ben

Then the tie breakers do not split the teams.

Equally we could also have the same result for 

     Hardsy and FMI

     Emile and Ethan

if Hoffenheim defeat Dortmund.

Apr 28:

As mentioned in the Week 38 page, the finals are this week between:

DOUBLE CHANCE FINALS:

@SgtButane		-		@Hcdc93
@Hardsy05		-		@Footy_Maths

ELIMINATION FINALS

@Amul82		-		@Ethan_Meldrum
@DemP_9		-		@BenCuzzupe

These are your games to tip:

R	M	HOME		AWAY
39	1	Aston Villa	v	Everton
	2	Swansea	v	Stoke
	3	Blackburn	v	Ipswich
	4	Forest	v	Cardiff
	A	Hoffenheim	v	B Dortmund
	B	Roma	v	Genoa
	C	Sevilla	v	R Madrid

Also also mentioned, the tipping is modified.

- Player with the best score for the total of games 1 to 4 is the winner. 

- If the result is tied in those games, the the whoever tips the first correct matchup down the list from A to C will be the winner.

Example: If Emile picks Hoffenheim v Dortmund as a 'Draw', and Ethan picks 'Away' and the result is a 'Draw', then Emile wins irrespective of the Roma/Genoa and Sevilla/Madrid results.

Got it?

Righto - link is here - tip away as you need.

38 - I'M ON MY WAY

28 Apr:

All the results are in, as here.

R	M	HOME		AWAY	H	A	RES
38	1	Southampton	v	Tottenham	2	2	D
	2	Arsenal	v	Chelsea	0	0	D
	3	Ipswich	v	Forest	2	1	H
	4	B M'gladbach	v	Wolfsburg	1	0	H
	5	Stuttgart	v	Freiburg	2	2	D
	6	Napoli	v	Sampdoria	4	2	H
	7	Wellington	v	Sydney FC	1	2	A

This makes your matchups as:

@Sjhross	4	-	3	@MattGoss_
@NaylorMichael	4	-	4	@Andrewm_81
@TheTipsGuru	3	-	3	@SgtButane
@Ethan_Meldrum	4	-	5	@Hcdc93
@Harri_Chas_17	5	-	3	@BenCuzzupe
@J_Foreigner	4	-	3	@TheMattBungard
@LaurenceRosen	2	-	3	@DemP_9
@Hardsy05	2	-	3	@ASpeedingCar
@Amul82	2	-	2	@Footy_Maths
@Wal13Freo	3	-	2	@BrotherAmos

Of the key matchups in the preview...

- Micheal could only draw and so misses the finals.

- Ethan gets defeated by Henry, thereby passing over the belt, but also just holding a finals spot due to Michael's draw. Henry's win also is enough to secure the double chance.

- Ben fails to win, but Dem does. It is still enough to hold finals places.

- Emile draws with FMI so slips to 5th and misses the top 4 spot and double chance.

Before listing the full final league table:

The April Player of the Month is @hcdc93 who from the 4 games of April won 3 with a draw, and score6 16 correct tips.

The full table is here:

CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE
	TEAM	P	W	D	L	F	A	SD	PT
1	@SgtButane	38	20	8	10	117	101	16	68
2	@Hardsy05	38	18	9	11	112	105	7	63
3	@Footy_Maths	38	16	12	10	116	102	14	60
4	@hcdc93	38	15	15	8	109	100	9	60
5	@Amul82	38	16	9	13	111	101	10	57
6	@DemP_9	38	16	9	13	105	98	7	57
7	@BenCuzzupe	38	15	10	13	106	108	-2	55
8	@Ethan_Meldrum	38	14	12	12	100	101	-1	54
9	@NaylorMichael	38	14	11	13	111	107	4	53
10	@Harri_Chas_17	38	14	10	14	104	102	2	52
11	@Andrewm_81	38	13	11	14	107	103	4	50
12	@Sjhross	38	13	11	14	110	109	1	50
13	@ASpeedingCar	38	14	8	16	97	108	-11	50
14	@J_Foreigner	38	11	15	12	112	109	3	48
15	@BrotherAmos	38	13	9	16	112	119	-7	48
16	@Wal13Freo	38	14	5	19	98	111	-13	47
17	@TheTipsGuru	38	11	14	13	94	112	-18	47
18	@TheMattBungard	38	11	11	16	112	112	0	44
19	@LaurenceRosen	38	9	12	17	109	116	-7	39
20	@MattGoss_	38	6	13	19	100	118	-18	31

Thank you all for playing along... its been a bit of fun over the summer break.

If there is enough interest in this again, it will return on 2015-16. Maybe with a change to the format!

And yes, happy to have suggestions on format too.

So from the full table above, we can create the following qualifying finals:

@SgtButane		-		@Hcdc93
@Hardsy05		-		@Footy_Maths

And these are the elimination finals:

@Amul82		-		@Ethan_Meldrum
@DemP_9		-		@BenCuzzupe

Finals blog will be up soon.

26 Apr:

All the tips are in...

HOME	AWAY	Sjhr	Matt	Nayl	Andr	TheT	SgtB	Etha	Hcdc	Harr	BenC
Southam	Tottenh	H	H	H	H	H	A	D	D	D	D
Arsenal	Chelsea	H	A	D	D	H	A	H	D	H	A
Ipswich	Forest	H	D	H	A	H	H	H	H	H	H
B M'gla	Wolfsbu	H	H	A	A	H	H	D	H	H	A
Stuttga	Freibur	H	A	H	D	H	H	H	H	D	H
Napoli	Sampdor	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	D	H	D
Welling	Sydney	A	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	D	A
Difference Indicator		3		2		2		3		5

HOME	AWAY	J_Fo	TheM	Laur	DemP	Hard	ASpe	Amul	Foot	Wal1	Brot
Southam	Tottenh	D	H	A	D	A	H	H	H	H	A
Arsenal	Chelsea	A	A	A	D	A	A	H	A	H	A
Ipswich	Forest	H	H	D	A	H	H	D	A	H	H
B M'gla	Wolfsbu	D	D	H	D	H	D	H	H	H	A
Stuttga	Freibur	D	H	H	H	H	D	D	A	H	H
Napoli	Sampdor	H	H	H	H	D	H	D	H	H	H
Welling	Sydney	D	A	D	D	D	D	H	H	H	H
Difference Indicator		3		4		4		4		3

20 Apr:

OK folks... you really need to pay attention to tipping this week.

1. Because the finals are just around the corner and some of you simply NEED to win, and 
2. Because I will be in Japan at the end of the week so you WONT BE GETTING reminders!

Yes... on the cusp of finals, and during them, I wont be pfaffing about on twitter much, and will some how run the comp from internet cafes and the like.

So I need your support in doing your little tipping job, to help me make it as easy as possible.

ALSO: I am modifying the rules of FINALS PLAY slightly, fearful as I am of draws.
In any normal weeks play, you tip 7 games and the total score from those 7 is used to determine wins draws and losses.
For finals, I will follow a Cup style system. The first 4 games total score will determine the winner, and if that tally is tied then each game, one by one, down the list the next three games will split the players. First to score wins.
If there is still a draw then we will follow the 'Rules' page (Finals/Cup System section 5) that says:

     d) In the event that the rules above fail to separate the players, the seasons head-to-head results will be used, with away goals counted as double points if necessary.
     e) If this has still not clearly separated the two players, a coin toss will be employed. This will only be done in the presence of another independent member of the FMICL community.

And with e), I might have to consider some other random outcome (eg: Race 7 at Sandown, odd number winning dog = player A, etc).


Anyway, enough of the boring administrative stuff.

This week!

R	M	HOME		AWAY
38	1	Southampton	v	Tottenham
	2	Arsenal	v	Chelsea
	3	Ipswich	v	Forest
	4	B M'gladbach	v	Wolfsburg
	5	Stuttgart	v	Freiburg
	6	Napoli	v	Sampdoria
	7	Wellington	v	Sydney FC

Match-ups.

@Sjhross		-		@MattGoss_
@NaylorMichael		-		@Andrewm_81
@TheTipsGuru		-		@SgtButane
@Ethan_Meldrum		-		@Hcdc93
@Harri_Chas_17		-		@BenCuzzupe
@J_Foreigner		-		@TheMattBungard
@LaurenceRosen		-		@DemP_9
@Hardsy05		-		@ASpeedingCar
@Amul82		-		@Footy_Maths
@Wal13Freo		-		@BrotherAmos

Key games:
- Micheal must win for any chance at Finals.

- Ethan and Henry must also win for finals and, for Henry, the top 4 and double chance.

- Ben and Dem must win their games for his finals campaign to remain alive.

- Emile must win for a  top 4 spot and double chance.

Enter your tips as here or DM me.