Just four entries into the 2012 prediction competition so at least it's easy for me to keep track!
The first event for us was the Six Nations. Ian and PG took a point each for predicting a Welsh victory while Simon's faith in England was misplaced. Scott went for France and was rewarded for this indecency with no points.
The next set of points were given for various English football season predictions. The Premier League Top four proved more difficult than we thought with everyone expecting Chelsea to be involved in the shake-up. Scott also thought Liverpool would sneak in which, if I could change the rules, would be worth deducting points!
Simon, Scott and myself all had the top two in the correct order for four points. Simon and I also had Spurs (but in third) to earn a further point. Ian had the Manchester clubs in the wrong order for a point each but predicting Spurs in fourth gave him another two.
At the bottom end of the table no one foresaw Wigan's escape. Blackburn and Bolton were popular choices and Simon was the only one who had Wolves in the drop-zone. Two points all round.
There were also points available for picking the promoted teams from the Championship. None of us selected the eventual champions, Reading, so all missed out on the bonus point. Ian, Scott and Simon pocketed a further two points for selecting West Ham and Southampton while I only got the Hammers right. Middlesbrough were a popular selection while the less said about me and Ian favouring Leeds the better!
No one picked up any points for Swindon's finishing position either. Various levels of pessimism only saw us pick the Town in 2nd-4th place.
For a running total of points in the competition check out the right side of the homepage.
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