42. FMICL SEASON FINAL

May 23:

We have our finalists tips lodged.

HOME	AWAY	SgtB	Etha	Foot	BenC
Everton	Tottenh	H	H	D	A
Newcast	West Ha	H	H	A	A
Hull Ci	Man Utd	A	D	H	A
B Dortm	W Breme	H	H	H	H
Hannove	Freibur	H	D	H	H
Lazio	Roma	H	H	A	D
Bordeau	Monpell	H	H	D	H
Difference Indicator		2		4

In the Grand Final, the two key differences are the results around Hull City and Manchester United, as well as Hannover and Freiburg.

If Hull and Freiburg both win... we will have a draw.

May 18:

Week 42 of the first FMICL season means its time for the last game of the season.

And the final is between:

@SgtButane

-

@Ethan_Meldrum

   (Previous meetings were Sarge 3, Ethan 2 and also Ethan 2, Sarge 1)


Also, in true FIFA style, a third place play-off is also on the go for...

@Footy_Maths

-

@BenCuzzupe

   (Previous meetings were Ben 5, FMI 4 and also FMI 2, Ben 1)


Same rules as before for the finals... best of 7 wins, if tied then best of first 4. If still tied, then first to go ahead in sequence A through to C.

Your games to tip are...

R	M	HOME		AWAY
42	1	Everton	v	Tottenham
	2	Newcastle	v	West Ham
	3	Hull City	v	Man Utd
	4	B Dortmund	v	W Bremen
	A	Hannover 96	v	Freiburg
	B	Lazio	v	Roma
	C	Bordeaux	v	Monpellier

Link is here.

Good tipping to the final two.

41. FINALS WEEK THREE

May 18:

And now we know our two FMICL Grand Finalists.

The weekends matches rounded out last night as:

R	M	HOME		AWAY	H	A	RES
41	1	West Ham	v	Everton	1	2	A
	2	Man Utd	v	Arsenal	1	1	D
	3	Sunderland	v	Leicester	0	0	D
	4	Melb Victory	v	Sydney FC	3	0	H
	A	B Leverkusen	v	Hoffenheim	2	0	H
	B	Sampdoria	v	Lazio	0	1	A
	C	Villareal	v	Malaga	2	1	H

Making the head-to-heads as:

@SgtButane

4

-

3

@BenCuzzupe

Long time ladder leader the Sarge secures the first finals berth with a 4-3 win, and it's really all down to Lazio winning away in Genoa.

The challenge from 7th placed Ben runs aground early.

The other finalist will be:

@Footy_Maths

4

-

5

@Ethan_Meldrum

FMI scores a big 4, but Ethan does what he has only done three times before in 40 weeks and scores a big 5 to snag the win.

So next week its all about 

@SgtButane

-

@Ethan_Meldrum

for the inaugural FMI Champions League title.

Can the season long top performer complete the season and collect the trophy that has so long has his name post-it noted on it?

Will the fairytale of winning the title from 8th, and recovering from as low as 19th (after week 7) come true for Ethan?

(PS... For those wondering... the nominated colours by the players are for Plymouth Argyle and Accrington Stanley... who said football was only about the big teams.)

May 16:

Preliminary Finals tips are in... your chance at the big one rides on these;

HOME	AWAY	SgtB	BenC	Foot	Etha
West Ha	Everton	H	D	H	A
Man Utd	Arsenal	H	H	D	D
Sunderl	Leicest	H	H	H	D
Melb Vi	Sydney	H	H	D	D
B Lever	Hoffenh	H	H	H	H
Sampdor	Lazio	A	D	A	D
Villare	Malaga	H	H	H	H
Difference Indicator		4		3

As per the other finals, its highest score wins. But if a tie, then best score from first 4 wins. If that's still a tie, then its first to go ahead one by one in the next three.

May 11:

As mentioned in the results update from Week 40, your FMICL League season 1 Preliminary finalists are:

@SgtButane

-

@BenCuzzupe

Sarge [regular season]: 21 wins, 8 draws, 10 losses and scoring 120 correct tips.

Ben [regular season]: 15 wins, 11 draws, 13 losses and scoring 110 correct tips.

@Footy_Maths

-

@Ethan_Meldrum

FMI [regular season]: 17 wins, 12 draws, 10 losses and scoring 120 correct tips.

Ethan [regular season]: 14 wins, 13 draws, 12 losses and scoring 104 correct tips.

These are your games to tip:

R	M	HOME		AWAY
41	1	West Ham	v	Everton
	2	Man Utd	v	Arsenal
	3	Sunderland	v	Leicester
	4	Melb Victory	v	Sydney FC
	A	B Leverkusen	v	Hoffenheim
	B	Sampdoria	v	Lazio
	C	Villareal	v	Malaga

Firstly, as before the winner will be the higher total aggregate score over the seven games.
But in the event of a tie, then its the higher score from games 1 to 4. If tied in those four, then it's first to score in the games A to C.

Secondly, yes the Melbourne - Sydney game result will be counted at the end of regular play (90min + stoppage time). No extra time or penalties are counted.

Finally, Please (!!!) don't leave it to the last minute to tip. If all four players tip very similar outcomes I have a selection of other games to add into the mix, and you must be prepared for that, and a little help in tipping earlier is appreciated. DM traffic on a Thursday night could be the go.


The link is here as usual. Tip away and good luck.

40. FINALS WEEK TWO

May 11:

With everyone tipping Genoa - Torino the same, we dont really need to wait for that game to play out before announcing our Semi-Final winners.
The matches played were:

R	M	HOME		AWAY	H	A	RES
40	1	Newcastle	v	W B A	1	1	D
	2	Chelsea	v	Liverpool	1	1	D
	3	O Marseille	v	Monaco	2	1	H
	4	Hamburger SV	v	Freiburg	1	1	D
	A	B M'gladbach	v	B Leverkusen	1	1	D
	B	Celta Vigo	v	Sevilla	1	1	D
	C	Genoa	v	Torino

An end-of-season draw-fest.

Which makes the head to heads as:

@Hardsy05

0

-

2

@BenCuzzupe

Ben scoring with the Marseilles win and Celta-Sevilla draw, and now progresses to the Preliminary Final next weekend  .

and

@Hcdc93

0

-

1

@Ethan_Meldrum

Ethan gets the solitary winner with Monchengladback drawing with Leverkusen

So we farewell Henry and Hardsy, both players who have figured prominently in top 8 most of the season. Hardsy a former table leader, and Henry having sat outside the 8 only for 1 week (at tenth).

Well played and commiserations to both.

Onto the Prelims...

The next week will be:

@SgtButane

-

@BenCuzzupe

Top of the table Sarge and the underdog BenC making a charge from seventh

(When last they met: Ben 1, Sarge 4)

and the other final is

@Footy_Maths

-

@Ethan_Meldrum

Third after the season FMI meets the peoples champ Ethan looking to win from 8th.

(When last they met: FMI 2, Ethan 3) 

Blog post up with games later!!

PS... yes I am using the AFL Final Eight system.

May 9:

Edit: Ahem... slight adjustment as Lyon/Bordeaux is next weekend

About time I updated all your tips from yesterday!

HOME	AWAY	SgtB	Foot	Hard	BenC	Hcdc	Etha
Newcast	W B A			H	H	A	A
Chelsea	Liverpo			H	H	H	H
O Marse	Monaco			A	H	A	A
Hamburg	Freibur			H	H	H	H
B M'gla	B Lever			A	A	A	D
Celta V	Sevilla			H	D	A	A
Genoa	Torino			H	H	H	H
Difference Indicator		BYE		2		1

Hardsy and Ben could be decided in first four if needed, then in last three as well.

Henry and Ethan will need to focus on how well Leverkusen goes away from home.

May 8:

Confirmed Ben as winner of tie-breaker over Dem, therefore Week 40 games are confirmed as:

@Hardsy05		-		@BenCuzzupe
@Hcdc93		-		@Ethan_Meldrum

May 5:

OK... while we play a mid-week replay to determine the outcome of Ben vs Dem, the rest of you finalists need to get on with thinking about the next weekend.

So we look forward to Match Week 40 and these games to tip from.

R	M	HOME		AWAY
40	1	Newcastle	v	W B A
	2	Chelsea	v	Liverpool
	3	O Marseille	v	Monaco
	4	Hamburger SV	v	Freiburg
	A	B M'gladbach	v	B Leverkusen
	B	Celta Vigo	v	Sevilla
	C	Genoa	v	Torino

As before, winner will be the higher total aggregate score over the seven games, but in the event of a tie, then its the higher score from games 1 to 4. If tied in those four, then its first to score in the games A to C.

Sitting out this week and waiting for Match Week 41 are

@SgtButane

@Footy_Maths

And playing are:

@Hardsy05		-		@DemP_9
			OR	@BenCuzzupe
@Hcdc93		-		@Ethan_Meldrum

The link to tip is here as usual.

Good luck.