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2013 Prediction League - Game 4 v Cheltenham Town (home)

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2013 Prediction League – Game 4 v Cheltenham (home)

Three games into the season and every team’s got a point :cool:; three games into the season and already we’re playing six-pointers :eek:; game 2 was 22nd v 23rd; game 3 was 20th v 22nd; game 4 is 24th v 21st ………. Who would have had Cheltenham in the bottom 4? :rolleyes: Who would have had us behind Hartlepool, who haven’t even scored a League goal yet? ;);) Morecambe – 3 games, 1 goal, one point ……….:p Newport in the play-off places :D; (it would have been Scunthorpe if they hadn’t conceded an equaliser to the Daggers in the 93rd minute last Saturday :() ……….. It’s going to be a long hard season for a lot of clubs, methinks ………… Funny old game, football ………….:o:o:o

The Robins in their current guise were formed in 1887 by a local teacher, Albert Close White; they footled around in local football until 1935, when they joined the Southern League, winning promotion to the Conference in 1987, going back down in 1992 and back up – to stay, this time - in 1997 under Steve Cotterill (later of Burnley, Stoke, Notts Forest and the Job Centre); they won the FA Trophy in 1998, beating Southport 1-0, and promotion to the Football League in 1999; since then, they’ve been promoted to the Second Division/League One twice :) – both times via the Playoff Final, once from 4th place (2002) and once (2006) from 5th, relegated twice :eek: in 2003 and 2009, and they lost in the Playoffs in 2011/2 (in the Final) and in 2012/13 in the Semis ………… Previous managers (while in the League) – apart from Steve Cotterill – include Martin Allen, now suffering at Gillingham, John Ward (now Bristol Rovers boss), and Bobby Gould (remember him? :)), as well as Mark Yates, who’s been in situ since 2009, which is probably some sort of record, given how often Managers depart these days …………:D

They signed Terry Gornell :D from Rochdale in the summer, along with Fleetwood’s ex Colchester striker Steven Gillespie (28) – who was at Whaddon Road before moving to Essex - on loan; they also brought in Port Vale’s Ashley Vincent (also 28, also a striker, and also with Colchester on his cv), Jamie Cureton from Exeter (who’s due a telegram from the Queen any year now :p:p:p, but who was injured while scoring in the opening game of the season) – yet another ex Colchester striker, CB Troy Brown (22) from Aldershot, loanee Craig Braham-Barrett (24), a LB from Macclesfield, and Matt Richards (28), a central MF from Shrewsbury. What it is that they have about 28 year-olds, or ex Colchester players, I have absolutely no idea …………:rolleyes::confused:

Their season started with a 2-2 draw at home to Burton, when they wasted a 2 goal lead to a penalty from Billy Kee and a goal from Rory Delap (probably direct from a throw in ……… :D); having then taken Crawley out of the CapOne (4-3 at home), which gives them a Second Round tie away at West Ham on Tuesday, they then went to Snakefield and lost 2-0 :o (Gary Roberts scoring on his home debut :)) and then lost their next match(“comfortably” :D) at home to Rommy Boco’s Plymouth – Rommy getting one of the goals ……….. Thrilling it ain’t, if you’re a Robins fan …………;)

Even-stevens as between us over the years; P8 W3 D2 L3 F15 A13 is our record; the highlights were probably our first meeting in 2009/10, when we did them 4-0 :D; then we won 2-1 at their place the season after :D (Gornell and Richardson with the goals, Leam’s coming on 89 mins); we’ll draw a veil over season 2011/12 (defeats by 1-0 at home and 4-1 away); last season we managed to win at their place for the second time in four visits (this time by 3-0 – Amond (Morecambe), Miller, and Boco (Plymouth) getting the goals), before holding them to a 2-all draw, with both our goals coming from one James Beattie :D:D:D (In Whom We Trust! ;))

Deadline for entries is kick-off time, which is 3.00pm this Saturday, 24th August ………… A win against one of the pre-season favourites for promotion would do us a power of good ……. So come on, lads, how about it? :confused:

Good luck to everyone …….. Remember, passion overcomes logic ……….. Keep the Faith! ………… and thanks for playing! :D

:bingobang

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Stanley 2 - 1 Chelts and if you don't mind 1296 for the gate. Heading out now to Kamloops to play footy in the B.C. seniors games. We play five games in four days in the over 60s division, wonder how the "big boys" would like a schedule like that?

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3-1 Stanley with me on the Clayton End - Can't Bloody Wait

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2 - 1 to Stanley plese

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2-0 to stanley please

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3-1 to The Stanley, please.

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2-1 to Stanley please

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Accrington 3 - 4 cheltenham

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Originally Posted by DAV007 (Post 1072226)

Accrington 3 - 4 cheltenham

What happened to yer "first win of season"?:rofl38::rofl38::rofl38::rofl38::rofl38:

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Stanley 2 Cheltenham 0 please

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:) Accrngton Stanley 2 - 1 Cheltenham Town :) Please for me

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Stanley 1 Cheltenham 3 please

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C'mom Stanley Boys, season starts here - Stanley Boys 2 Cheltenham 1

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1 - 0 to Stanley please :jimbo:

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Stanley 3 - 2 Chelts, please D3N. :)

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Stanley2-Cheltenham 1

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Stanley 2 Cheltenham 1 please.

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Stanley 1-Cheltenham 2 (hope I'm wrong though, coming up to watch this one).

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5-1 to the Stanley, please!

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Stanley 2 Cheltenham 1 please D3N.

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Accrington Stanley 2 Cheltenham 1, please

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2-0 to the Stanley please

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Accrington 2 Cheltenham 1

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Accy 3-1 WINNERS !!!!!!!

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a nervy 1-0 to Stanley please chaps

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Gotta go for the 1st win. 3-1to Stanley please

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stanley 2 cheltenham 2 please

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Sneaky 1-0 Stanley to get the season under way - please!!

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3-1 to the Stanley please.:)

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4-2 To Stanley...... :) ;)

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1-0 to Stanley, please

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Originally Posted by VALAIRIAN (Post 1072668)

4-2 To Stanley...... :) ;)

I'm saying nothing :D

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Sorry guys, I'll predict a Stanley win one of these days...

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Going away this week - can put in an early prediction for a 2-1 stanley win against burton. Here's hoping!

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Originally Posted by VALAIRIAN (Post 1072668)

4-2 To Stanley...... :) ;)

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Originally Posted by Chimer (Post 1072693)

I'm saying nothing :D

I was convinced..... That will teach me!

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Well we mostly kept the faith for Cheltenham's visit - 33 going for the win, including Valairian breaking the habit of a season :confused:), 6 for the draw and just 4 - Accybeme, Dav007, PMIG and Teach - properly worried. And they were right, but only PMIG (again :D) was exactly right. With 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 bonus points from the first 4 games, he leads with 15 points from Teach, ABMe and Val on 9.

9 (including me) of the 58 who have played so far have less points than the team. :(

Table is attached in 2 halves, part 1 including all with more than 1 point.

So is there more joy to be had from playing Premiership teams? Roll on the Bluebirds, whatever colour they're playing in. And then a few beers to celebrate at the weekend?

On Stanley On!

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Originally Posted by Chimer (Post 1072825)

9 (including me) of the 58 who have played so far have less points than the team

Yes my co-conspirator, but you're the only one on P4 Pts 0; the others in 50th= have only played one or two .......

Did we ever decide where to relegate the bottom two to at the end of the Prediction League season? :D Conference North? :p

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Originally Posted by Div3North (Post 1072832)

Not quite, I share that distinction with Mike A, we're obviously keeping too much faith :D .........

More importantly, Stevie R spotted an error in the table :o which, amazingly, wasn't one which affected anybody else :) as far as I can see - but please everyone have a look at your own line and see if you think I've got it right.

Corrected versions attached, with Stevie now 5th instead of 29th equal.