@ReadingMarginalista continues to look more and more in touch and @Wisdom_Of_Harry halved is 10th best score and reduced his average by more than a quarter.
Also very much of note is that @thedieharder had 4 scores but they are all under 150 - with a 4 game average of around 65.
Here is the new table after the excitement of Plymouth at home and all that hosting their Green Eyed Army entails ...
NewPosition
Name
Position change
Average
Improvement in Average
Current 10th Best
1
Shev
0
50.2
7.6
93
2
Manboobs
0
69.4
0
129
3
OxfordBlue
0
82.3
0
146
4
onlooker
1
84.3
10.9
165
5
Blue Average
-1
87.6
2.8
183
6
bookertease
0
103.3
0
198
7
DevC
2
104.2
20
179
8
DJWYC
-1
108.9
0
191
9
NorsQuarters
2
109.4
6.8
213
10
moooneyman
-2
109.8
6
226
11
Thicketblue
1
117.9
21.5
228
12
twizz
-2
121
0
216
13
robin
1
122.1
6
266
14
micra
-1
125.9
0
225
15
Aok84
0
129.7
16.5
237
16
BlueBoy
4
144.5
25.5
288
17
Glenatico
4
147.4
36.2
378
18
ValleyWanderer
0
149.1
0
255
19
ForeverBlue
-2
150.8
13.6
226
20
wendoverman
-1
154.6
0
220
21
railwaysteve
-5
156.7
0
234
22
Cecil
1
166.2
35.3
298
23
YorkExile
-1
175.9
24.5
280
24
Ned_Ludd
0
177.3
23.6
282
25
ReadingMarginalista
1
187.8
29.6
420
26
braywanderer
-1
198.9
41.4
497
27
floyd
0
298.2
0
593
28
Wisdom_of_Harry
0
385.7
63.6
1070
At the top @Shev pulls away a little from the following pack - now the equivalent of 5 points clear - perhaps hoping he is not Luton. He gains the accolade of the first forecaster to have all of their best ten predictions less than a hundred away from the actual attendance - congratulations on the achievement and the continued accuracy.
@Onlooker closed the gap on the top three and in the process became better than Blue Average. @DevC 's knowledge of both clubs gained him a close prediction for the game with the visitors from Devon and he is now in 7th place and is now within reach of overtaking our collective average in the space of the next game.
@NorsQuarters also jumps two places and is now officially Wycombe.
I slipped five places - I can be Plymouth - they would say it was Wycombe's fault - because the fixture at Adams Park is so attractive and they are such an attractive team that far Plymouth fans turned up than they expected.
Wishing everybody good predicting for the Blackpool game and I will start a spreadsheet for the attendance at the Play Off Final, enough interest has been shown in the idea of rewarding early predictions.
What a difference a week makes!
Apologies for adding in both games at once. Some stunning movers. Welcome @tewkesburychairboy into the table. @micra closes in on the leading bunch after being the closest predictor for both games.
@Glenactico is due especial congratulations for both leaping 12 places and becoming Wycombe.
@Wisdom_Of_Harry achieve an improvement in his average of over 100 and doesn't quite manage to go up a place.
At the top @bookertease is now in 3rd, within reach of both of the top two.
A rare occasion on which @Shev and @Manboobs both miss the mark, it is true that the better you are the harder it is to improve.
It was a good week for lots of people, in particular: @bookertease who moves into 2nd, within reach of @shev at the top; @Glenactico continues his rise up the table and now is in the playoffs just behind Blue Average; @DevC in 10th position now has a sub 100 average for his best ten forecasts; @robin climbs 3 places; @ReadingMarginalista also climbs three places amongst a large group who all improved their averages.
Three disallowed changes to predictions. I think the fairest way to play this is for changes not be allowed unless expressly allowed in the small print or introduced due to special circumstances in the thread for that game. I can see that there are occasions on which time consuming changes are justified, but I wouldn't want it every game. I hope it is still fun.
Ok - I've been thinking - changed rule for the rest of the season. The changed rule will very possibly apply for next season.
No predictions count after an hour before kick off which is always defined as 14:02 for Sat home games or if I post on the game prediction thread that the home allocation for a game has sold out.
Will post this change in small print into the Barnsley thread when I start it probably late
@OxfordBlue (and others) I have been close to 500 out for the last three games, but not all in the same direction: I was +419 for Blackpool away: +678 for Bradford at home and then -569 for the Luton game.
So just decide in which direction I have got it wrong and alter my prediction my something close to 500. This may not infallible ...
This time I was more than 500 out - more like a thousand.
Here is the latest table after the frustrating Barnsley game:
NewPosition
Name
Position change
Average
Improvement in Average
Current 10th Best
1
Shev
0
50.2
0
93
2
bookertease
0
64.9
0
162
3
Manboobs
0
66.6
0
101
4
onlooker
0
75
0
145
5
DJWYC
4
76.6
10.7
145
6
Blue Average
-1
77.2
0
159
7
Glenatico
-1
80.4
0
211
8
OxfordBlue
-1
82.3
0
146
9
moooneyman
-1
83.8
0
197
10
DevC
0
87.7
0
161
11
micra
0
88.2
0
179
12
robin
3
92.7
9
180
13
twizz
-1
99.2
0
170
14
Aok84
-1
100.5
0
173
15
BlueBoy
-1
100.7
0
159
16
Thicketblue
1
101.7
2.1
196
17
NorsQuarters
-1
102.3
0
197
18
ForeverBlue
0
104
0
188
19
ReadingMarginalista
0
116.5
0
258
20
wendoverman
3
123.7
12.8
195
21
YorkExile
0
126.2
0
213
22
ValleyWanderer
-2
126.2
0
200
23
Cecil
-1
130.3
0
285
24
Ned_Ludd
0
131.8
5.5
237
25
railwaysteve
0
156.7
0
234
26
tewkesburychairboy
1
189.4
26.2
537
27
braywanderer
-1
198.9
0
497
28
Wisdom_of_Harry
0
278.6
0
592
29
floyd
0
298.2
0
593
@DJWYC was the only one in the top ten to improve an average and moves up 4 places and joins the select few who are better than our collective average.
Take heart @Wendoverman, solid accurate prediction, up three places. @robin also moves up and @tewkesburychairboy closes in on the bunch where one good prediction makes a big swing in position.
It is tight at the top, @Shev can be caught in one game by @bookertease and @bookertease himself can be overtaken in second by everyone down as far as @Glenactico in 7th.
The Gillingham game we were collectively so good that Blue Average leapt into second.
Everyone down to, but not including, @Manboobs are in reach of the lead today.
Lots of you good people improved your averages and 10th best scores for last Saturday's game.
I hope there are lots of predictions for this weeks. Apologies if I don't update this week's thread before the game. Busy week and weekend at work.
On this occasion - two comments and then I will let the table speak for itself.
It is very close at the top.
An amazing achievement by @thedieharder who makes an appearance in the table for the first having started forecasting on Match 25. With only two top ten forecasts over 200 - definitely one to watch.
@Shev smartly landed a forecast within the narrow range which gives him an improvement and opens a slightly larger gap at the top, but the chasing group remain close, very close. Anyone down to and including @OxfordBlue can go top with a spot on prediction, so long as everybody above them doesn't do it as well.
@perfidious_albion reaches the table with a tenth prediction, @ForeverBlue is almost within reach of going top in a single game.
I made a big improvement in my average but my mid season form has let me down and I need to repeat yesterday's quality to stand a chance of mid table. My aim is to finish with an average for the best ten of less than 100 which now looks well possible.
Oxford up next in 13 days. I will put the thread up for speculation, which might be of interest to the Gasroom as a whole, but will understand forecasters wanting to leave it late ....
The club have said that there was a human error in the attendance figure for the Sunderland home game - Match 36 on the 9th of March - just as some Gasroomers speculated was the case.
The mistake was found during their normal rectification procedures and the true figure of 8725 was released in some places.
I want the competition to be fair so I have recast the table for the standings in the 'Tour de Season' table to reflect the change. @Shev, @DJWYC14 made forecasts close to the true figure and we find that @YorkExile also made an improvement in his average for best ten predictions.
Here is the revised table as it now stands after the Shrewsbury game; the revisions are just due to the change in the figure for the Sunderland game:
NewPosition
Name
Position change
Average
Improvement in Average
Current 10th Best
1
Shev
0
42
5.6
81
2
DJWYC
6
55
4.9
85
3
bookertease
-1
55.1
0
117
4
moooneyman
-1
56.3
0
142
5
Manboobs
-1
56.6
0
95
6
Blue Average
-1
56.7
0
103
7
onlooker
-1
58.8
0
123
8
OxfordBlue
-1
59.3
0
126
9
ForeverBlue
0
61.9
0
126
10
Glenatico
0
62.4
0
134
11
micra
0
71.5
0
164
12
DevC
0
75.4
0
139
13
Thicketblue
0
82.5
0
185
14
robin
0
82.6
0
124
15
ReadingMarginalista
0
83.9
0
170
16
Aok84
0
84.4
0
128
17
twizz
0
88.1
0
161
18
BlueBoy
0
90.4
0
123
19
NorsQuarters
0
92.6
0
197
20
Ned_Ludd
0
95
0
191
21
ValleyWanderer
0
101.1
0
188
22
wendoverman
0
101.4
0
185
23
Cecil
0
116.2
0
265
24
YorkExile
1
118.6
2.1
169
25
railwaysteve
-1
131.6
-14.2
220
26
tewkesburychairboy
0
144.7
0
278
27
thedieharder
0
150.2
0
385
28
braywanderer
0
161.4
0
436
29
Wisdom_of_Harry
0
201.5
0
313
30
floyd
0
298.2
0
593
31
perfidious_albion
New Entry
659.3
New Entry
2401
It means that @Shev now has a 4 point gap and @DJWYC14 is in 2nd place. There is very very little separating the top ten, any one of whom could be in 2nd place after the Oxford game.
Commiserations to those who drop places in the table - happy predicting in the future.
No changes at all caused by the predictions for the Oxford away game or the Portsmouth home game. Nobody beat their 10th best prediction for either game.
So the table remains as it was - tight at the top, @Shev has the equivalent of a 4 point lead,
Good luck with predicting for the Charlton and Southend games. Some friendly advice - don't give any credibility to my prediction for Tuesday night - I did no research into the away crowd....
The update after the thrilling but not quite what we wanted game at home to Charlton:
Those that said this game would prove more difficult at the end of the season were right - again few people managed to improve their averages. A notable exception was @BlueBoy who was the closest on the day - moved up the table 5 places as a consequence.
@DJWYC14 in 2nd moved towards leader @Shev - but @Shev is still the equivalent of 3 points clear and can't be caught tomorrow.
@DevC and @micra were the others to improve their averages.
Good luck to all. If the results go well, anyone in the top half of the table can still win.
After the Glorious Trip to Essex / Some Small Recompense for 2015 / Return to Form / whatever you want to call it:
NewPosition
Name
Position change
Average
Improvement in Average
Current 10th Best
1
Shev
0
42
0
81
2
DJWYC
0
48.9
4.5
69
3
bookertease
0
55.1
0
117
4
moooneyman
0
55.5
0.8
134
5
Manboobs
0
56.6
0
95
6
Blue Average
0
56.7
0
103
7
onlooker
0
58.8
0
123
8
OxfordBlue
0
59.3
0
126
9
ForeverBlue
0
61.9
0
126
10
Glenatico
0
62.4
0
134
11
micra
0
71.4
0
163
12
DevC
0
75.2
0
137
13
BlueBoy
5
80.1
0
116
14
Thicketblue
-1
82.5
0
185
15
robin
-1
82.6
0
124
16
ReadingMarginalista
-1
83.9
0
170
17
Aok84
-1
84.4
0
128
18
twizz
-1
88.1
0
161
19
NorsQuarters
0
92.6
0
197
20
Ned_Ludd
0
95
0
191
21
Cecil
2
95.3
20.9
210
22
ValleyWanderer
-1
101.1
0
188
23
wendoverman
-1
101.4
0
185
24
YorkExile
0
118.6
0
169
25
railwaysteve
0
131.6
0
220
26
tewkesburychairboy
0
144.7
0
278
27
thedieharder
0
150.2
0
385
28
braywanderer
0
161.4
0
436
29
Wisdom_of_Harry
0
201.5
0
313
30
floyd
0
298.2
0
593
31
perfidious_albion
0
659.3
0
2401
It remains close at the top. @DJWYC14 has cut @Shev's lead to 3 points and can catch him in a single game. He is the second person whose average of the best ten is now under 50. A win is still possible for anyone in the top ten, and mathmatically possible for almost anyone.
@BlueBoy needs a mention leaping 5 places in the table by making the closest prediction for todays game.
I am still aiming to have a best ten average of under a hundred.
As for the football - lovely to watch - a 3rd goal wouldn't have been too surprising.
@Manboobs is back to 2nd after only being closest and only 10 away with his prediction for the crowd at Rochdale. @Manboobs is the third person to have a best ten average of under 50 and a tenth best prediction of under 100.
@Shev can now be caught up at his 'home game' against Walsall, both by @Manboobs and @bookertease who also improved his average.
We can be pleased with ourselves collectively as @Blue Average closed in on the leaders and could also be the actual leader after the Walsall game.
Special mentions for @micra, who is now in 9th and within reach of 2nd place on Monday and @NorsQuarters who was only 11 persons out with the prediction for the Rochdale game and consequently leapt 7 places in the table.
On to Walsall: Please all enjoy the predicting and here's hoping that we all enjoy the game up to and beyond the final whistle.
After the sunshine game against Walsall only @DJWYC14 improved his average - he was just 40 away from the correct crowd with his prediction of 5555. Nobody else was within one hundred and nobody else was within their tenth best score.
This is the table after the Wimbledon game.
The sell out had an impact.
@Shev deserves mighty congratulations for his consistency throughout the season. His average is for his best 10 is now just 34.
We all deserve a pat on the back - our collective average for our season's best ten games is just a smidgen under 43.
The contest as a whole is not over going into the final game, although by my reckoning there is only one forecaster who can catch @Shev: @micra needs to be within 3 of the actual crowd for partyatthepark#2 to win and also needs @Shev needs not to beat his 10th best score, by being further away than 66.
8 people have averages of under 50 now and all those 8 plus @ForeverBlue would be able to achieve an average of under 40 for their best 10.
Happy Predicting and looking forward to Saturday and next season.
Thank you @railwaysteve. Now I have to be nervous about a 12 goal swing, AND @micra getting within three!
Joking apart, all the best @micra, and I am happy to go before you for the final prediction to make it fair, though it should be noted I am travelling back to Denver tomorrow, and would be unlikely to make the prediction for a day or two.
Neither @Shev or at @micra improved their average best 10 predictions at the final game so the final outcome is that @Shev is declared the absolute and final winner. Congratulations to @Shev for his remarkably accurate predictions. A fine season.
@DJWYC14 finished in the other automatic promotion place, with the best '10th best prediction'.
Play off places for @mooneyman, @Manboobs, @Onlooker and @micra. This is discounting the achievement of Blue Average, our collective average, who as an individual would have occupied 3rd place in the table. Together as a team we were good, but not quite as good as @Shev and @DJWYC14.
You have all provided me with some fun. Credit to everyone who appears on the table, most people who appeared near the top had to produce consistency over the whole season. I intend to post again with some more of individual highlights hopefully over the weekend.
Thanks for putting this together @railwaysteve . Very enjoyable if at times exasperating. The more research effort I put in, the worse my guesses tended to be. Congrats @Shev - impressive throughout.
Well done @Shev excellent predicting - guess distance lent some perspective. Thanks @railwaysteve for putting this exasperating but really interesting competition together.
Comments
Before I predict, I would be grateful if Dev could confirm whether he will be in the home or away end.
Only one change in the top ten - an entry by @Norsquarters as he gains two places.
At the top @Shev extends his lead slightly after a close forecast (missing by just 41), @Manboobs is still only one good prediction away from the top.
Blue Average had a very good week.
@DevC is Wycombe in 11th.
@ValleyWanderer and @Wendoverman were sharp movers after sharp predictions.
@ReadingMarginalista continues to look more and more in touch and @Wisdom_Of_Harry halved is 10th best score and reduced his average by more than a quarter.
Also very much of note is that @thedieharder had 4 scores but they are all under 150 - with a 4 game average of around 65.
Happy forecasting all - Plymouth at home next.
The latest table:
Here is the new table after the excitement of Plymouth at home and all that hosting their Green Eyed Army entails ...
At the top @Shev pulls away a little from the following pack - now the equivalent of 5 points clear - perhaps hoping he is not Luton. He gains the accolade of the first forecaster to have all of their best ten predictions less than a hundred away from the actual attendance - congratulations on the achievement and the continued accuracy.
@Onlooker closed the gap on the top three and in the process became better than Blue Average.
@DevC 's knowledge of both clubs gained him a close prediction for the game with the visitors from Devon and he is now in 7th place and is now within reach of overtaking our collective average in the space of the next game.
@NorsQuarters also jumps two places and is now officially Wycombe.
@BlueBoy and @Glenactico are mid table but both climb 4 places.
@Cecil was the closest to the crowd for the Plymouth game - his average improves by 35, but he only gains one place.
Then @ReadingMarginalista, @braywanderer and @Wisdom_Of_Harry all took huge chunks out of their averages, to close in those above them in the table.
I slipped five places - I can be Plymouth - they would say it was Wycombe's fault - because the fixture at Adams Park is so attractive and they are such an attractive team that far Plymouth fans turned up than they expected.
Wishing everybody good predicting for the Blackpool game and I will start a spreadsheet for the attendance at the Play Off Final, enough interest has been shown in the idea of rewarding early predictions.
Up the Blues.
Great stuff as always @railwaysteve
Agreed! Looking at the rate people are improving their scores, I could see the winner having to get as low as the 30s.
@Shev classy as always - this is shaping up to be a truly brilliant competition as we approach the business end of the football season
What a difference a week makes!
Apologies for adding in both games at once. Some stunning movers. Welcome @tewkesburychairboy into the table. @micra closes in on the leading bunch after being the closest predictor for both games.
@Glenactico is due especial congratulations for both leaping 12 places and becoming Wycombe.
@Wisdom_Of_Harry achieve an improvement in his average of over 100 and doesn't quite manage to go up a place.
At the top @bookertease is now in 3rd, within reach of both of the top two.
Blue Averaged suffered
The latest table after the Bradford game:
The table after the Luton game:
A rare occasion on which @Shev and @Manboobs both miss the mark, it is true that the better you are the harder it is to improve.
It was a good week for lots of people, in particular: @bookertease who moves into 2nd, within reach of @shev at the top; @Glenactico continues his rise up the table and now is in the playoffs just behind Blue Average; @DevC in 10th position now has a sub 100 average for his best ten forecasts; @robin climbs 3 places; @ReadingMarginalista also climbs three places amongst a large group who all improved their averages.
Three disallowed changes to predictions. I think the fairest way to play this is for changes not be allowed unless expressly allowed in the small print or introduced due to special circumstances in the thread for that game. I can see that there are occasions on which time consuming changes are justified, but I wouldn't want it every game. I hope it is still fun.
Ok - I've been thinking - changed rule for the rest of the season. The changed rule will very possibly apply for next season.
No predictions count after an hour before kick off which is always defined as 14:02 for Sat home games or if I post on the game prediction thread that the home allocation for a game has sold out.
Will post this change in small print into the Barnsley thread when I start it probably late
I'm really sliding down the table. How do I stop the rot?
@OxfordBlue (and others) I have been close to 500 out for the last three games, but not all in the same direction: I was +419 for Blackpool away: +678 for Bradford at home and then -569 for the Luton game.
So just decide in which direction I have got it wrong and alter my prediction my something close to 500. This may not infallible ...
This time I was more than 500 out - more like a thousand.
Here is the latest table after the frustrating Barnsley game:
@DJWYC was the only one in the top ten to improve an average and moves up 4 places and joins the select few who are better than our collective average.
Take heart @Wendoverman, solid accurate prediction, up three places. @robin also moves up and @tewkesburychairboy closes in on the bunch where one good prediction makes a big swing in position.
It is tight at the top, @Shev can be caught in one game by @bookertease and @bookertease himself can be overtaken in second by everyone down as far as @Glenactico in 7th.
@micra is back to being Wycombe in 11th.
On way home to East Anglia shortly, so Gillingham thread up probably tonight.
Would people like the Sunderland prediction thread up early for the purposes of arguing on it .....
Late - but an interesting table:
The Gillingham game we were collectively so good that Blue Average leapt into second.
Everyone down to, but not including, @Manboobs are in reach of the lead today.
Lots of you good people improved your averages and 10th best scores for last Saturday's game.
I hope there are lots of predictions for this weeks. Apologies if I don't update this week's thread before the game. Busy week and weekend at work.
Happy predicting
On this occasion - two comments and then I will let the table speak for itself.
It is very close at the top.
An amazing achievement by @thedieharder who makes an appearance in the table for the first having started forecasting on Match 25. With only two top ten forecasts over 200 - definitely one to watch.
Good luck predicting
This is after the Accrington game:
@bookertease leapt into 2nd and @DJWYC14 continues to move up.
At this stage there are 9 people within '3points' of @shev at the top.
Yesterday's game to follow ....
This is after the Shrewsbury game:
@Shev smartly landed a forecast within the narrow range which gives him an improvement and opens a slightly larger gap at the top, but the chasing group remain close, very close. Anyone down to and including @OxfordBlue can go top with a spot on prediction, so long as everybody above them doesn't do it as well.
@perfidious_albion reaches the table with a tenth prediction, @ForeverBlue is almost within reach of going top in a single game.
I made a big improvement in my average but my mid season form has let me down and I need to repeat yesterday's quality to stand a chance of mid table. My aim is to finish with an average for the best ten of less than 100 which now looks well possible.
Oxford up next in 13 days. I will put the thread up for speculation, which might be of interest to the Gasroom as a whole, but will understand forecasters wanting to leave it late ....
I still think it is going to take a sub-40 average to win this, and looking at how high some of the 10th best predictions are, I may be a goner.
This feels a lot like Wycombe, seeing a healthy cushion shrink while I try and paddle upstream using my hands..
The club have said that there was a human error in the attendance figure for the Sunderland home game - Match 36 on the 9th of March - just as some Gasroomers speculated was the case.
The mistake was found during their normal rectification procedures and the true figure of 8725 was released in some places.
I want the competition to be fair so I have recast the table for the standings in the 'Tour de Season' table to reflect the change. @Shev, @DJWYC14 made forecasts close to the true figure and we find that @YorkExile also made an improvement in his average for best ten predictions.
Here is the revised table as it now stands after the Shrewsbury game; the revisions are just due to the change in the figure for the Sunderland game:
It means that @Shev now has a 4 point gap and @DJWYC14 is in 2nd place. There is very very little separating the top ten, any one of whom could be in 2nd place after the Oxford game.
Commiserations to those who drop places in the table - happy predicting in the future.
No changes at all caused by the predictions for the Oxford away game or the Portsmouth home game. Nobody beat their 10th best prediction for either game.
So the table remains as it was - tight at the top, @Shev has the equivalent of a 4 point lead,
Good luck with predicting for the Charlton and Southend games. Some friendly advice - don't give any credibility to my prediction for Tuesday night - I did no research into the away crowd....
The update after the thrilling but not quite what we wanted game at home to Charlton:
Those that said this game would prove more difficult at the end of the season were right - again few people managed to improve their averages. A notable exception was @BlueBoy who was the closest on the day - moved up the table 5 places as a consequence.
@DJWYC14 in 2nd moved towards leader @Shev - but @Shev is still the equivalent of 3 points clear and can't be caught tomorrow.
@DevC and @micra were the others to improve their averages.
Good luck to all. If the results go well, anyone in the top half of the table can still win.
After the Glorious Trip to Essex / Some Small Recompense for 2015 / Return to Form / whatever you want to call it:
It remains close at the top. @DJWYC14 has cut @Shev's lead to 3 points and can catch him in a single game. He is the second person whose average of the best ten is now under 50. A win is still possible for anyone in the top ten, and mathmatically possible for almost anyone.
@BlueBoy needs a mention leaping 5 places in the table by making the closest prediction for todays game.
I am still aiming to have a best ten average of under a hundred.
As for the football - lovely to watch - a 3rd goal wouldn't have been too surprising.
On to Rochdale .....
Happy predicting.
After the not so glorious trip to the Dale:
@Manboobs is back to 2nd after only being closest and only 10 away with his prediction for the crowd at Rochdale. @Manboobs is the third person to have a best ten average of under 50 and a tenth best prediction of under 100.
@Shev can now be caught up at his 'home game' against Walsall, both by @Manboobs and @bookertease who also improved his average.
We can be pleased with ourselves collectively as @Blue Average closed in on the leaders and could also be the actual leader after the Walsall game.
Special mentions for @micra, who is now in 9th and within reach of 2nd place on Monday and @NorsQuarters who was only 11 persons out with the prediction for the Rochdale game and consequently leapt 7 places in the table.
On to Walsall: Please all enjoy the predicting and here's hoping that we all enjoy the game up to and beyond the final whistle.
After the sunshine game against Walsall only @DJWYC14 improved his average - he was just 40 away from the correct crowd with his prediction of 5555. Nobody else was within one hundred and nobody else was within their tenth best score.
The table now reads:
This is the table after the Wimbledon game.
The sell out had an impact.
@Shev deserves mighty congratulations for his consistency throughout the season. His average is for his best 10 is now just 34.
We all deserve a pat on the back - our collective average for our season's best ten games is just a smidgen under 43.
The contest as a whole is not over going into the final game, although by my reckoning there is only one forecaster who can catch @Shev: @micra needs to be within 3 of the actual crowd for partyatthepark#2 to win and also needs @Shev needs not to beat his 10th best score, by being further away than 66.
8 people have averages of under 50 now and all those 8 plus @ForeverBlue would be able to achieve an average of under 40 for their best 10.
Happy Predicting and looking forward to Saturday and next season.
Thank you @railwaysteve. Now I have to be nervous about a 12 goal swing, AND @micra getting within three!
Joking apart, all the best @micra, and I am happy to go before you for the final prediction to make it fair, though it should be noted I am travelling back to Denver tomorrow, and would be unlikely to make the prediction for a day or two.
Damn - not being able to get a prediction in for the Wimbledon sellout has done for me. I need to be more aware of these things next time out.
Awards Ceremony
Here is the Final Table for the 'Tour de Season'
Neither @Shev or at @micra improved their average best 10 predictions at the final game so the final outcome is that @Shev is declared the absolute and final winner. Congratulations to @Shev for his remarkably accurate predictions. A fine season.
@DJWYC14 finished in the other automatic promotion place, with the best '10th best prediction'.
Play off places for @mooneyman, @Manboobs, @Onlooker and @micra. This is discounting the achievement of Blue Average, our collective average, who as an individual would have occupied 3rd place in the table. Together as a team we were good, but not quite as good as @Shev and @DJWYC14.
You have all provided me with some fun. Credit to everyone who appears on the table, most people who appeared near the top had to produce consistency over the whole season. I intend to post again with some more of individual highlights hopefully over the weekend.
Well done @Shev and good luck in the Champions League next season. At least I have an easy game in the play offs against @micra!
Thanks for putting this together @railwaysteve . Very enjoyable if at times exasperating. The more research effort I put in, the worse my guesses tended to be. Congrats @Shev - impressive throughout.
Well done @Shev excellent predicting - guess distance lent some perspective. Thanks @railwaysteve for putting this exasperating but really interesting competition together.