Prediction League Game 43; Bradford (home)
 

Prediction League – Game 43; v Bradford (home)

Few changes in personnel (if you don’t count a change in the dugout – Peter Jackson replacing Peter Taylor as “interim manager”); Kevin Ellison (ex Altrincham, Hull, Tranmere, Chester and Stockport – amongst others) joining on loan from Rotherham; “senior” (as in “Senior Citizen”) striker Scott Dobie – who made his debut at Carlisle in 1996, then played for Notts Forest and the Baggies, before signing for St Johnstone, where he played 5 games before being released – signed on loan; and midfielder Jonathan Worthington, who’s moved around since ending his 7 year tenure at Huddersfield; went to Oldham, signed for Fleetwood on loan (3 games, no goals, one yellow), and joined Bradford in the transfer window. Back from loan at the Millers came Omar Daley, Bradford’s 29 year old Jamaican International (56 caps) striker, to carry on his (so far) four year Bradford career.

Strikers they certainly need :(; 44 goals in their 45 games so far – 6 in the Cups, 38 in their 41 League games – explains, probably – why they’re currently lying 19th on 47 points (below Hereford and Macclesfield on goal difference). Their away form is poor; P21 W5 D3 L13 F15 A34; overall, it’s P41 W14 D5 L22 F38 A57. They didn’t break any pots in the Cup competitions either; they departed the Carling in Round 2, 2-1 at home to Preston (aet) having put out Notts Forest, also at Valley parade, by 2-1 (aet); that was as good as it got, because they bombed in the JPT (1-0 at Hartlepool) and in the FA Cup (4-3) at Colchester, both at the first hurdle :o.

Their last six games have resulted in just one win, one draw and four defeats :p; away, they did Macclesfield 1-0, and lost 2-1 at Stevenage and 4-0 at Southend; at home, they scraped a draw against the Cobblers (1-1), but succumbed to Shrewsbury 3-1 and Torquay 3-0; actually, their last two have been consecutive defeats (3-0 and 4-0) which doesn’t bode too well for them ………… Since we last played them they’ve won 8, drawn 2 and lost 13.

Our head to head is level pegging; W2 D3 L2; we actually haven’t lost in the last 4 (three 1-1 draws, including a November Tuesday in 2010 when a penalty by Sunbeds :D gave us a lead, and eventually a point, and a 2-0 win in February 10, courtesy of a brace by John Who? Miles).

They’ve managed 5 goals in just one game – at home to Oxford; to prove that was a fluke, they’ve got 3 goals in a game just 3 times (Colchester in the cup, Stockport 3-2 at home, and Cheltenham 3-1, also at home), 2 goals five times, a single goal 20 times, and no goals 16 times; put another way, they’ve only scored more than once in 9 games all season ………. Leading scorers are 6’ 4” striker James Hanson, signed from Unibond Premier side Guiseley in 2009, with 9 (6 in the League); midfielder David Syers – ex Ossett Albion, Farsley Celtic and Harrogate Town – also with 9; and 19 year old midfielder Tom Ademeyi, on loan from Norwich (for whom he’s only made 4 starts so far despite being at Carrow Road since he was 8), and Omar Daley (see above), both with 5. Eleven others have scored between one and four each (including Lee Handrie, no longer part of their squad)

The deadline for entries is, as ever, scheduled kick-off time, which is 3.00 pm this coming Saturday, 23rd April. Back to our winning ways? Blockbuster victory? 7 goal blitz? Dodgy point again in another 0-0? Cry God for Harry, England and St George ……………… Come on The Stanley! :D:D

Good luck to everyone ………… and thanks for playing!


:alright:

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3-1 to The Stanley, please chaps.

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7-4

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2-0 to the reds.:)

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2-1 to Stanley please

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Silly question, I know, but to whom? I'm afraid the rules say you have to indentify who your score is for (unless predicting a draw, of course) or the guess can't be counted ............. :o

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He's using the W.O.O.P.S. method (Wynn's Overtly Optimistic Prediction System) quite favoured by many on here, so I think he means a Stanley win :s_aim1:

I myself will take a moderate 4-1 thrashing of the Tykes by the mighty Stanley, thank you very much ! :D

No WOOPSies here ! ;)

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3-1 to stanley

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whenever I forecast a win, we draw - so

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whenever I forcast a win, we draw - so I'll go 1 apiece v. Bradford. (stupidsticious - wot, me ?)

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2 - 1 Stanley please

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Time for a damn good Stanley thrashing = 5-2 to Stanley please (defo not a woopsie). I believe

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2-1 stanley please

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Stanley 2 Bradford 0 please

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Apologies, I mean for Accrington.
I'm using the L.T.W.C.D.T.A.G.I.W.7-4.F.S. method(Last Time We Came Down To A Game It Was 7-4 For Stanley), This is quite favoured by us Edinburgh Accies.:D

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Accrington Stanley 1-0 Bradford City

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2-0 to Stanley please .

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My apologies Sir ! :D Being more au-fait, with the W.O.O.P.S. way of things here, one automatically presumes others are following this model. I stand corrected & wish you every success with your own methodology my good Man. ;) :s_aim1:

The best laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft a-gley

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Accrington Stanley 1
Bradford City 0

Cheers

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Who remembers the 10-1 against Lincoln United way back when? I do, because I was stood behind their goal, giving their keeper some stick. I predict a repeat on Saturday.

10-1 to the Stanley please, chaps!

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MY HERO! :D:D:D

Does anybody DARE to disagree with The Man Who Knows How It Will Be? :o

:alright:

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And Lo, did the venerable one speak ! :D reaffirmation if ever it was needed about the use of the W.O.O.P.S. method in all its glory. ;)

The irreformable Wynn ! :thankya: :notworthy

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Stanley 2 - 0 Bradford That will do nicely

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Gross exaggeration, will be another clean sheet.:D

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accrington 4
bradford 1

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Stanley 7 Bradford 2 please

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acci 2-0 Bradford

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Don't say "gross" to him, Cashie, or he'll be guessing 144-0! :p

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4-0 to the stanley please

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3-2 for Stanley

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stanley 4- 0 bradford.

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Cant see us repeating a draw again - cant see us not scoring again, so a win to the Stanley Boys of 2 - 0

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:) Cannon fodder :D Accrington Stanley 5 - 0 Bradford City :) Please for me

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Stanley 3-1 Bradford

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2 1 Stanley please

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Stanley 1 Bradford City 0 please

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Accrington Stanley 3 Bradford 1, please

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3-0 to Stanley, please

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2-1 Stanley please.

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I'll predict 2-1, but want 4-0 :)

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Stanley 2-0 Bradford

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Stanley 2 Bradford 1 please

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Accrington Stanley 2 - 0 Bradford City please.

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2-2 Please!!!

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4-2 to Stanley for me please

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3-1 to STANLEY please.

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3-0 to Stanley :D

Methinks!

Mind you, me has thunk wrong before a few times this season :o

(40, from memory! :()

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No, sod it, I'll predict 4-0 :D

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2-0 to Stanley

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A nervy 4-3 to Stanley

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Stanley to crush the bantams.....

Stanley 5 - Bradford 0 !!!:D Thanks !!!

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Accrington Stanley 2 - 0 Bradford

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Stanley 3 Bradford 2 please

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OK then, what a day :D

44 players including one newbie, Billyy from Edinburgh.

42 correctly going for the home win, only Valairian (pred league tactics) and LongLostSon (superstition - good plan) dissenting.

So it was mostly just a matter of how many bonus points were added to the 3 for the result. Only MikeA and

:jimbo:Div3North:jimbo:

got the max 5 this week - 26 4-pointers, therefore 14 with 3.

Turning to the table ....

There are now 10 people still statistically in with a chance of winning, but if I were a pundit I would say that realistically we're down to just 5 - C'monStanley holds a 6 point lead for over Kiwi John, with Football19, Yerself and Nige B 5 points further back. CS only needs 2 points from the last 3 games to lock out the other 5 contenders, all at least 14 points adrift.

But the mystery of the week :confused: is that we did not receive an entry from CS :mad: - if he'd picked up 3 points, which he surely would have as a minimum, his position would have been nearly impregnable. His entry's already in for the Shrews - what happened for today's game I wonder?

Top 50 table attached .... roll on the Shrews!

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I'll take being wrong every week, if this is the result... ;) :)

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i was going to do in a minute and the missus distracted me i was going to put 3-2 as well gutted:o:D

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Aythangyew! :p

And I managed to win Guess the Gate!