Westhill Footy Predictions Challenge - 2008-09 Season
Westhill Footy Predictions Challenge
Entry Form 2010-11 Season
Westhill Footy Predictions Challenge – 2010-11 Season
The Westhill Footy Predictions Challenge (WFPC) is a football
predictions competition organised by a team of volunteers including
me, Dave Tucker, and Steve Boulton, founder of the WFPC. It is a
not-for-profit, only for fun competition.
How does it work?
You fill in this form with your predictions for the forthcoming
football season. If you get them right you get some points. The
person who has accumulated the most points at the end of the season
wins the competition and a large percentage of the kitty made up of
all the £10 entry fees.
Questions
This entry form contains a series of questions asking you to
predict a range of events in the forthcoming football season. A
variable number of points, indicated on the entry form, is given
for each correct answer. For those who have played before, this is
a simplified version of the quiz in that only one set of questions
- the 'season' questions - is being sent, although the
questionnaire includes questions related to each month of the
season - which you answer now - so the rankings will change
significantly each month (and monthly questions should add to the
enjoyment of following results). For example, as part of the
seasonal questions you may be asked to guess the number of sendings
off in the Leeds-Millwall match scheduled for February 2011. Unlike
previous seasons, you need to answer that with your season
questions.
Cost and Prizes
It costs £10 to enter. The money goes into a pot which is
divided up among the top five places, amounts depending on how many
people enter. All entry money is returned as prize money - no
profit is made by the organisers. Usually at least 20 people enter
so over £200 will be divided up by five with the top place winning
at least £100. (The amount of money offered as the prize depends on
the number of entrants.)
Updates of the Westhill "league table"
Everyone will be sent regular updates of the league table
rankings of competitors, although hopefully these should also be
visible on a special website.
Multiple Entries
Each person may only enter once, but if you know someone else
who wishes to enter simply download another entry form from the web
site. One person’s £10 is as good as the next and so please feel
free to encourage your friends or family to play as well.
Entering in the spirit of things
Please enter into the correct spirit of the competition. For
example, I will not accept entries in which, for example, Celtic
have been predicted to finish both 1st and 2nd in the Scottish
Premier League in the knowledge that they are highly likely to
finish in one of those places and thus guarantee the entrant some
points. If such entries are submitted, only the first answer will
be accepted and the other answers ignored.
Scoring
I’m grateful for people checking up on my having awarded the
scores correctly, but in the event of a dispute the decision of the
organisers is final.
Deadline for entries and payment
The deadline for sending your entries (by email to Dave Tucker)
is midnight at the end of Tuesday 31st August 2010. (Note: we are
starting a bit later than usual for this season so you have a bit
of 'form' to work with. Reminder: you must answer all the
questions, including the monthly ones, with your entry.)
Payment of £10 per entry form is by either cheque or PayPal (or
cash in person to Dave or Steve). The deadline for payment is
Wednesday 15th September.
Cheques are payable to David Tucker, send to:
Dave Tucker
1 Mine Road
Bridge of Allan
Stirling FK9 4DT
More about the Entry Form
· You must send the Entry Form by e-mail (reply to this one) at
[email protected], preferably as a Word document
· Put the word ‘Westhill’ somewhere in the subject title to help
me. I will confirm receipt just in case of spam filtering
Finally, Good Luck!
Westhill Footy Predictions Challenge - Entry Form 2010-11
Season
Please complete all sections and answer all questions as clearly
as possible.
Part One – Who are you?
Name
email address
Some words about you
e.g. the club you support is always worth a laugh, or your past
Westhill experiences. Unless you ask otherwise this summary of each
entrant will be put up on the web site (if and when it is created).
You can also email me a photo
Part Two – The Questions
Write your answer in the right-hand column labelled ‘Your
answer’. A correct answer to each question is worth the number of
points indicated in the 'Points' column. Some questions have a
clarifying Note under them. Please ensure you read the notes before
you answer the questions.
Playing your MONTHLY JOKER
Just like on It's a Knockout in the old days, you have a Joker
which you can play against one set of monthly questions (three per
month). If you are correct, you will get TREBLE the points for a
correct answer (e.g. May 2001 has three questions: if playing your
Joker for May and answered all three correctly, you would get 10 x
3 x 3 = 90 points (or 30 if you got only one right and 60 for two
right)
Section 1 – The English Premier League (EPL)
No.
Question
Points
Your Answer
1
Which team will win the English Premier League (EPL)?
15
2
Which team will finish in fourth place?
25
3
Which three teams will be relegated from the EPL?
Note – You get 10 points for each one you get right. If you get
them all right you will receive a bonus to bring your score for
this question up to 50 points.
10 each
(or 50 pts if you get them all correct)
4
In the month of September 2010, which EPL team will be the first
team to have one of their players sent off in the EPL? (First
September matches are to be played Sat 11th)
Note - Enter a team name, not a player name. In the event of a
mass scuffle in which players from two teams are sent off at the
same time, both teams involved in that incident will count as the
correct answer.
25
5
Pick the EPL team you think will finish the season with the most
level goal difference.
Note - You get 25 points if the side you select finishes with an
exactly level goal difference and you lose one point for each point
of goal difference that team finishes with, either side of level.
For example, if you picked Fulham and they finished with a goal
difference of minus 11 then you would get 25 - 11 = 14 points. If
the team you pick is 25 or more goals in credit or debit then you
can get a minus score for this question.
25
(minus 1 for each goal you are out by)
6
How many points are going to be needed to avoid relegation from
the EPL this season?
Note – The answer to this question will be the number of points
collected by the team who finish in 17th place, one place above the
relegation zone (even if they are many points clear of the 18th
placed team).
23
7
Name any player who will score a hat-trick in the EPL this
season.
25
8
Name a club whose EPL manager will resign or be sacked between
1st January and 1st May 2011.
Note - Enter the team name not the manager name. Sackings or
resignations will only count if they are made in the period shown.
Any managers who die whilst in post do not count. If you think
there will be no managerial changes in the EPL in between the dates
concerned then put None and if you are right you will get the
points.
15
9
Pick one of the following Bolton Wanderers players. You get 8
points for every goal they score in the EPL this season.
a) Johan Elmander
b) Gary Cahill
c) Martin Petrov
d) Tamir Cohen
e) Chung-Yong Lee
f) Matthew Taylor
Note – Own goals do not count. Only goals scored in EPL matches
for Bolton count. If a player gets transferred to another team then
that is the end of their score for this question.
8
(per goal)
10
Predict the three highest scoring players in the EPL in 2010/11
(in any order). For points, you get 10 points per correct player
plus the goals scored (one point per goal) of your highest scoring
nominee, but only if he is among the top three (e.g. last season if
you said Darren Bent, who came third, you would have got 10 points
plus 24 goals = 34 total points).
10 per player (+ no. goals of your highest scorer in the top
3)
11
These EPL teams are predicted (by Dave Tucker) to struggle this
season. But which of them - if any - will be the first to concede
25 league goals?
a) Birmingham
b) Blackpool
c) Fulham
d) Sunderland
e) Wolverhampton Wanderers
Note - The answer to this question will be determined by the
date on which a team passes through having conceded 25 goals,
rather than the time of day. For example, if Birmingham and Fulham
both reached 25 goals conceded on the same day then they would both
be considered as the correct answer, regardless of which team
kicked off earlier that day or let in their 25th league goal
earlier in the day. Only EPL goals count.
19
12
Last season, Chelsea thrashed Wigan 8-0 and Spurs tonked them
9-1 (Wigan away each time). Will Wigan let in more than 6 goals in
an EPL match in 2010/11, either at home or away? Put Yes or No.
Note: Points scored if Yes is correct include highest no. goals
scored against Wigan in a match. e.g. if Liverpool beat Wigan 7-1,
home or away, and it is their worst total goals let in you get 12
+7 = 19 points. A No answer, if correct, can only get 12 points
12 if correct (+ goals if Yes)
Section 2 – English, Welsh and Irish Football Leagues
No.
Question
Points
Your answer
13
These teams were pre-season favourites to win the nPower
Championship. Choose one to win the title, or none of them:
- QPR
- Reading
- Middlesbrough
- Nottingham Forest
- Burnley
- none of these (another club wins)
If correct, you get 35 points OR 20 points if your team wins
promotion by another method (finishing 2nd or going up through the
playoffs). 'None of these', if correct, gets 35 points (e.g. if
Crystal Palace are champions)
35 if answer correct
( 20 if promoted via another method, unless you put None)
14
Which of these high-profile nPower Championship managers (in
position at 12 August 2010) will be sacked or resign between 1st
January 2011 and 15 March 2011 (the Ides of March)? Choose a
manager or put "None"
- Neil Warnock (QPR)
- Nigel Clough (Derby)
- Roy Keane (Ipswich)
- Gordon Strachan (Middlesbrough)
- Dave Jones (Cardiff)
- George Burley (Crystal Palace)
- Brendan Rogers (Swansea)
- none: all in same job 15/3/11
Note: Sacking, etc must take place within dates shown. Death of
manager does not count (Steve reckons it's a bit sick and Westhill
entrants might be tempted…)
23
Name:
15
Which of these "big boys", if any, will lead the nPower League
One table at the end of Boxing Day (midnight on 26th December
2010)?
- Charlton
- Southampton
- Notts County
- Sheffield Wednesday
- another club
Choose a team or put "another club".
17
16
How many clubs in the English Football League (npower
Championship, Leagues One and Two) will have points docked for
going into administration or other misdemeanour between 1st
September 2010 and 30th April 2011?
- 5 or more clubs
- 4 clubs
- 3 clubs
- 2 clubs
- one club
- none
12
17
Name the teams to win the following league titles in 2010/11.
You get 10 points for one right answer, 25 for 2 correct, 45 for 3,
70 for 4, 100 for 5 and 200 for all 6.
1 nPower League One
2 nPower League Two
3 Blue Square Premier ("Conference")
4 Principality BS Welsh Premier League
5 Carling Irish Premier (IFA)
6 League of Ireland Premier Division
Write in team names in Your Answer column. Last year's league
winners were respectively Norwich, Notts County, Stevenage, The New
Saints, Linfield and Bohemians
10 for 1, 25 for 2 etc
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
18
Name the two teams to finish bottom of League Two this season
and be relegated to the Blue Square Premier League.
Note - You get 15 points for a team or 50 for both
15 per team, 50 for both
19
Name the two Blue Square Premier teams which will replace the
relegated teams (in Q18). (Champion goes up automatically, 2nd to
5th positions play off for second promotion place)
Note - You get 15 points for a team or 50 for both
15 per team, 50 for both
20
The Championship teams below had a turbulent time last season,
either relegated from the EPL, scraping in from League One or in
financial meltdown. Predict the order in which they will finish
this season in the table and get 10 for each in the right
order:
- Millwall
- Portsmouth
- Crystal Palace
- Cardiff
- Watford
- Hull City
Note – You do not have to predict which actual table positions
they finish (e.g. 11th), only rank them against each other e.g. if
you think Millwall will do worst of the six teams you get 10 points
if Millwall finishes in your position "6."
10 per correct order among five, 100 for all 6 correct
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
21
In Wales, which of these amusingly named clubs will finish
lowest, and which highest, in the McWhirter Welsh League, Division
One, in 2010/11 (last season's position in brackets).
Goytre United (1)
Afan Lido (3)
Taffs Well (6)
West End (11)
Garden Village (13)
You can get a 25 points bonus if you get both right (ie your
chosen clubs finish highest and lowest out of the five listed)
10 each + 25 bonus for both
Highest:
Lowest:
Section 3 – Scottish Football
No.
Question
Points
Your answer
22
Which team will come third in the Scottish Premier League (SPL)?
Note to Sassenachs - Celtic and Rangers have taken top two spots
for many, many years)
17
23
Will one of these teams be relegated from the SPL?
- St Mirren
- Inverness CT
- Hamilton
- Kilmarnock
Put either Yes (and choose one of the listed teams) OR No. If
you say Yes you must name the team in order to get the points
14 for correct No or for Yes + team name
24
Name the teams to win the following Scottish titles in 2010/11.
You get 10 points for one right answer, 25 for 2 correct, 45 for 3
and 70 for all 4
1 SFL 1st Division
2 SFL 2nd Division
3 SFL 3rd Division
4 Scot-Ads Highland League
10 for 1, 25 for 2 etc
1.
2.
3.
4.
25
The team which finished bottom of the SFL 3rd Division (e.g.
Montrose in 2009/10) does not get relegated. Which will be the
lucky old so and so this year? (name the club)
13
26
In the Scottish Third Division, the Gable Endies (Montrose) came
bottom last season, letting in 63 goals. For some reason, both 1st
team goalkeepers have been replaced in the close season. Which of
the newbies, Scott Bennett (from Stenhousemuir) or Sandy Wood (from
Forfar) will play the most League games for Montrose this season?
(Name either Bennett or Wood).
5
Section 4 – Other season questions
No.
Question
Points
Your answer
27
In the FA Cup, how many English Premier clubs will be knocked
out by clubs from lower divisions (i.e. not other EPL clubs) during
the whole tournament?
- 10 or more
- 7, 8 or 9
- 4, 5, or 6
- under 4
22
28
Name the teams to win the following KO cups in 2010/11. You get
10 points for one right answer, 25 for 2 correct, 45 for 3 and 70
for all 4
1 The FA Cup
2 Carling Cup (EFL Cup)
3 Carling Scottish Cup (SFA Cup)
4 Co-operative Insurance Cup (SFL Cup)
10 for 1, 25 for 2 etc
29
How many goals will be scored in the Final of the Johnstone's
Paint Trophy on 3rd April 2011? (Excluding penalty shoot-outs but
including penalties within the game, including extra time if
needed)
14
30
Name two teams from the Scottish Football League (Divisions 1-3)
you think will progress far in the Scottish Cup (SFA cup now
sponsored by Carling), starting with the 4th round in which SPL
clubs enter (usually 2nd Saturday of January). You get 11 points
for every round of the Cup either of your teams gets through.
11 per round per team
31
How far will the Special One, Jose Mourinho's latest team, Real
Madrid, reach in the UEFA Champions League?
- Winners
- Losing finalists
- Losing semi-finalists
- Losing quarter-finalists
- Knocked out earlier than QF
19
32
Which English or Scottish teams will go furthest in the UEFA
Champions League and the UEFA Europa League?
1. Champions League
2. Europa League
Name two teams. You get a bonus of 30 for getting both right.
Total of 72 possible
21 per competition + 30 bonus
1.
2.
33
If you missed it, Spain won the World Cup, England were pants
and Scotland didn't even get there. But which of these pairs of
European countries will have the most teams in the quarter finals
of the Champions League and Europa League combined (i.e. out of 16
teams).
- Spain and Portugal
- Italy and France
- England and Scotland
- Germany and the Netherlands
17
34
Name the teams to win the following European national league
titles in 2010/11. You get 10 points for one right answer, 25 for 2
correct, 45 for 3 and 70 for all 4
1 Bundesliga (Germany)
2 Serie A (Italy)
3 La Liga (Spain)
4 Ligue 1 (France)
10 for 1, 25 for 2 etc
1.
2.
3.
4.
Section 5 - Monthly questions during season 2010/11
Don't forget to pick your Joker month. Write JOKER next to your
first answer (Q1) in the Your Answer column for one of the
months.
September 2010
No.
Question
Points
Your answer ( + Joker ? )
Q1
September (1) EURO 2012 Liechtenstein v Spain on Fri 3rd. Will
Spain score:
a) 0-3 goals
b) 4-6 goals
c) more than 6 goals
Note: all goals credited to Spain count, including OG and
penalties
10
Q2
September (2) Man Utd v Liverpool on 19th. Which red city will
come out on top, or will it be stalemate. Predict:
- Man Utd win
- Liverpool win
- draw
10
Q3
September (3) Portsmouth v Leicester on Friday 24th. How many
players will be sent off? (You must get this exactly right. You can
say None).
10
October 2010
No.
Question
Points
Your answer ( + Joker ? )
Q1
October (1) Crystal Palace v QPR on Sat 2nd. Will a former
Palace player score for QPR? Yes or No
Note: this applies to any QPR player who has ever been on the
Palace books, not just the ones Warnock stole signed during the
2010 close season!
10
Q2
October (2) Euro 2012. Scotland v Spain on Tues 12th. Will
Scotland score a goal? Yes or No
10
Q3
October (3) Aston Villa v Birmingham on Sunday 31st. Martin
O'Neill would have been in charge of Villa for this derby match had
he not suddenly resigned pre-season. When they kick off at midday,
is O'Neill in a managerial position at any EPL club? Note: this
could be Manager, Coach, Director of Football etc - any paid
position at a current EPL club
10
November 2010
No.
Question
Points
Your answer ( + Joker ? )
Q1
November (1) Two creative attacking sides against each other,
West Brom v Man City on 6th November. Will the match contain:
- more than 4 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- less than 3 goals
10
Q2
November (2) OK, Most Obvious Question of season? Sunday 7th
Liverpool v Chelsea. Will Joe Cole score? (including penalties and
own goals) Yes or No
10
Q3
November (3) Barcelona v Real Madrid on 28th. Predict the number
of penalties scored in this match (misses do not count)
- more than 2
- 2
- 1
- none
10
December 2010
No.
Question
Points
Your answer ( + Joker ? )
Q1
December (1) Schalke v Bayern Munich on 4th. Will Schalke's
sensational Real Madrid reject, Raul, score against Bayern Munich
in that Bundesliga match?
10
Q2
December (2) After Aston Villa play West Brom on 11th December,
which EPL positions will the clubs be in? Get EITHER one right to
win 10 points (e.g. put "Villa 19th, West Brom 5th"). Note: you can
only get a maximum 10 points even if you get both right, sorry.
10
Q3
December (3) Charlton v Southampton on Boxing Day. Will one of
these clubs be top of League One at the end of this match?
State Yes or No, not the name of the club
10
January 2011
No.
Question
Points
Your answer ( + Joker ? )
Q1
January (1) As of midnight on 31st December, now the euphoria
and Christmas Pud have gone down, are Blackpool in the bottom three
of the EPL yet? Yes or No
10
Q2
January (2) Ferocious derby day is Sunday 16th. Birmingham v
Aston Villa and Sunderland v Newcastle, both KO at midday. Which of
the four clubs will be first to have a player sent off?
Name a club or put None.
10
Q3
January (3) Having played most of the weaker EPL teams by now,
how many "goals for" will Arsenal have amassed at home in the
league by the end of their match against Wigan on 22nd January?
- more than 34
- 30-34
- 25-29
- 20-24
- 15-19
Under 19
Note: Arsenal are scheduled to have played 12 home games by the
end of the Wigan match
10
February 2011
No.
Question
Points
Your answer ( + Joker ? )
Q1
February (1) Mark Hughes, the new Fulham manager, says he will
establish Fulham as a top ten club in the EPL. Will Fulham be in
the top ten after their home match against Chelsea on Saturday 12th
February?
Q2
February (2) The "Old Firm", Celtic v Rangers on Sat 19th. Will
one of the teams score more than 2 goals? Yes or No
10
Q3
February (3) The Binos (Stirling Albion) are now owned by their
fans and won promotion to Div One but have had tough matches in
February. After their match away to Raith Rovers on 26th February,
will the Binos be singing in the streets of Raith - in the top half
of the D1 table - or in the bottom half. Note: ten clubs in the
division so position 1-5 = top, 6-10 = bottom
Write in Top Half or Bottom Half
10
March 2011
No.
Question
Points
Your answer ( + Joker ? )
Q1
March (1) In Northern Ireland, Lisburn Distillery (hic! 2nd from
bottom in 2009/10) travel to Linfield (current Champions) on 19
March. How many goals will the Distillers soak up? (State the
number of goals scored by Linfield)
10
Q2
March (2) In the Euro 2012 qualifiers, Wales v England on 26th
March. Will this match end in a draw? Yes or No
Q3
March (3) Robbie Savage (Derby) and Lee Bowyer (Birmingham)
don't collect stamps, they collect Yellow Cards. So far during this
season - by the end of March 2011 - which has collected most Yellow
Cards (in all competitions)?
Put Savage or Bowyer
10
April 2011
No.
Question
Points
Your answer ( + Joker ? )
Q1
April (1) Burton Albion v Cheltenham on Sat 16th. Last season
the score was 5-6. How many goals will be scored in this match this
season?
a) more than 7 goals
b) 5-7
c) 3 or 4
d) under 3 or none
10
Q2
April (2) Friday 22nd it's the "Old Farm" derby! Ipswich v
Norwich. Which set of yokels will be higher in the table at the end
of the match?
Write Norwich or Ipswich
10
Q3
April (3) Darlington v York on Sat 23rd. Will this match confirm
either relegation or promotion or a play-off place for either team?
Answer Yes or No
Note: you have six chances to win points if you say Yes:
confirmation of relegation, promotion, or play-off place for either
team
10
May 2011
No.
Question
Points
Your answer ( + Joker ? )
Q1
May (1) Man Utd are at home to Chelsea in the EPL on 7th May.
Will the result of this match determine the championship of the EPL
(either of these teams or another as champions)? Yes or No
10
Q2
May (2) the Europa League culminates at the new Dublin Arena
(aka Aviva Stadium) on 18th May. Name a country with one of its
clubs in the final. Note: only put a country e.g. 'Spain' or
'Ireland', not the name of a club
10
Q3
May (3) on 28th May the Champions League Final match will be
played at Wembley - will an English club be in the Final? Yes or
No
10
End of Entry Form
