Monday, 28 September 2009

5 - 0 To Shaw For Men

This time out it is the turn of Shaw For Men to answer the questions that no-one particularly wants.
Here are Shaw For Men's hopes and thoughts on the current campaign:


5-0


1. How do you think you'll fare this time out? Better than last season's scrape and narrow avoidance of the Cuddihy Cup?
I will be reaching for the stars and will at the very least achieve a top 3 finish.

2. Who would you class as your deadliest rival(s) in the competition?
Everyone is the enemy, I have no friends in the world of prem predictor, I take a great pleasure in watching those around me slide down the table as I continue my inevitable march to the top.

3. Who would you most like to see win the Cuddihy Cup this term?
It has to be cuddihy, it is his name on the trophy after all.

4. What/who would you choose as a mascot/symbol to represent you in this season's competition?
The mascot:











5. During the third act of Gail Porter's latest and possibly greatest opera, "Jeremy Kyle's Weekend in Hemel Hempstead on a Tuesday" featuring Russell Watson, Bruce Hornsby and Angus Deayton, two of the deadliest ex-footballing Adrians - messrs Littlejohn and Heath - interrupt the performance by releasing a plague of deadly six-yard box finishing onto the front 4 rows of the crowd.
A mixture of panic and wonder grips the Royal Albert Hall.
Disturbed by this unprovoked display of goalscoring prowess, you unleash 2 former stalward defenders - both called Steve - onto Littlejohn and Heath to prevent any further threat.
Which 2 former defending Steve's do you choose to curb the Littlejohn/Heath axis and what tactics would you give them?
I would choose Mr Bruce and Bould. Tactics would be a all out knee high assault followed by a swift headbutt.

Updated Table 28/09/09

Here is the latest table, following all the weekend fixtures and tonight's:

POS. NAME SCORE
1 Ben Goran Elliottsen 155
2 Martin Daniels App. Society 151
3 Jose 150
4 Blade 146
5 Shakhtar Le Dix FC 140
6 Shaw For Men 139
7 Chuck Norris 136
8 Dale Winton 135
9 Nagle (08/09 Champ) 134
10 Disco Stu 133
11 The Fallon 133
12 Dave Lombardo 132
13 Alistair Robinho 123
14 Paul Coleman 122
15 Paddy Power 120
16 Smythy 111
17 Socks Rock 100
18 Slowe-bla-di Slowe-bla-da 94
19 Engleflump Humpitonk 90

Monday, 21 September 2009

Jose's Inspiration

In an unscheduled press conference, held in a hut near an abandoned garage in Grimsby, Jose revealed the source of inspiration in what he considers to be a title challenging season:

1. Larz Kristerz "Stuff Party"


















"I often listen to this in bed as it reminds me of the time I was abducted by aliens one Wednesday morning. I also have all their wigs"

2. Steve Warren "Reflection"


















"Just seeing this album cover instantly makes me feel the jazz bassoon grooveness. I watched this guy play on the Avon and Bristol Bingo Circuit 27 nights consecutively in 1992. He is the guy that Kenny G could only dream of being."

3. Virgin Steele "Visions of Eden"


















"Tough predictions demand tough music and none is tougher than the cockspurting guitar twiddle of The Steele. Sure the cover may seem dramatic, but nothing can prepare the uninitiated for the nuclear assault bullseye to the brain that The Steele deliver effortlessly here. When I put this baby on I instantly feel at one with those high and long Bolton passes, those Hull City crosses that almost kill the first 4 rows of the crowd, the cosmically awful Pompey defending, like an eagle that has been cruelly shot through the eye with a potato and forced to watch an entire season of Ugly Betty"

4.
Little David Wilkins "King of all the Taverns"


















"Whilst Ray Wilkins was gracing the midfield of Man United, his brother Little David was blazing a trail of musical awesomeness with his sultry combination of falsetto crooning, complex time signature changes and incredible spoon playing. This was his finest hour. I get emotional when this kicks in. This definitely influenced my Sunderland 1 Blackburn 2 prediction. Ok it was wrong, but it was a darn fine effort."

Table Update 21/09/09

Here's the updated table following the weekend matches:

POS.NAMESCORE
1Ben Goran Elliottsen132
2Martin Daniels App. Society131
3Blade126
4Jose125
5Dale Winton117
6Shaw For Men116
7Shakhtar Le Dix FC113
8The Fallon112
9Chuck Norris111
10Nagle (08/09 Champ)111
11Disco Stu110
12Dave Lombardo106
13Alistair Robinho105
14Paddy Power97
15Paul Coleman96
16Slowe-bla-di Slowe-bla-da94
17Smythy94
18Engleflump Humpitonk90
19Socks Rock85

5 - 0 to Blade

In the latest installment of the stunning 5-0 series, Blade steps forward and shoots from the hip.
Misses, stumbles about a bit then misses the last train home.
Warning: Contains unrestrained use of the word Cuddihy.

5-0
1. This being your first Prem Predictor campaign, how do you think you'll do?
Well, I'm pretty pleased with going from joint bottom to 4th within one week (scoring 30+ points which must be a record, surely) and then keeping a similar position.. I hope, like City, to finish in the top four - but, unlike City, I will.

2. Who would you class as your deadliest rival(s) in the competition?
Connolly is obviously up there as we go way back. I remember when he was just a young badger (in fact I remember him looking exactly like a badger - he'll know what I mean). With you, Chuck Norris, being what can only be described as "a cunt", I think you're up there too. But then again everyone in this is a twat. Get off your arses instead of wasting your time pissing around with this shit. Study. Come up with a cure for cancer you fucking cunts! (Whingy-voice) "Sorry - I can't come up with a cure for cancer 'cos I'm spending all my time predicting football scores for Andy's Premiership Predictor". YOU FUCKING CUNTS!!!!
Anyway - Connolly and Chuck Norris.

3. Who would you most like to see win the Cuddihy Cup this term?
Cuddihy has to win it, surely. You can't out-Cuddihy the Cuddmeister. I mean, I've never met the guy, but I'm sure he's a proper Cuddihy in the worst possible sense. For anyone else to out Cuddidy Cuddihy would suely be to Anti-Cuddhilaistic. The universe would implode. It's therefore Cuddihy's duty to maintain his Cuddihyness.

4. What/who would you choose as a mascot/symbol to represent you in this season's competition?
A picture (screen print - white on black) of Charles Manson a-snuffalin'-a-down on the still-warm twitching undeveloped pussy of the unborn daughter of Sharon Tate that "The Family" had just cut out of her womb before they killed her.

5. Picture this potentially common scenario:
  • The price of genetically modified pasty components has rocketed within the military eletronics sector - this has caused a trade deficit with the Democratic Republic of Congo for many minutes
  • You are in the fairground trade and have been unexpectedly visited by a group of peregrine falcons all aged under 7 from Bridlington - and on a Wednesday afternoon
  • Wet Wet Wet are at number 1 in the charts again with "Love is all Around" (remixed by Cradle of Filth and a guy who lives in a pram from Brighton)
  • David Cameron is due to give a presentation of the merits of wearing soft cheeses at the local branch of Timpson's wearing German blackforest hunting gear in a caravan shaped like a shoe
With this in mind, who would be your top 3 choices of armpit/nostril hair to use to build a raft to keep former members of Jethro Tull happy on a crocodile infested crazy golf course?
1) Cheryl Cole - 'cos she's dead fit
2) Audrey Tautou - 'cos she's dead fit
3) Nelson Mandela - 'cos even though he was a murdering terrorist, he still has to be on everyone's list

5 - 0 to Shakhtar Le Dix

Next up in the "5-0" series, is the newly Russian owned Shakhtar Le Dix.

Despite his hectic schedule of soup making on a global scale, 5-0 caught up with the new owner of Shakhtar Le Dix FC,
Russian billionaire Matviyko Volodimir to pose the questions we have all been dying to know the answers to since the season began.
He apologised for the delay in responding to the questions posed months ago, conceding that his current workload was too much, but that he was looking
to introduce an Applix based workflow system to the soup and football world in order to improve his daily post turnaround time
We joined him as he was elbow deep in a fresh batch of Borscht soup, here's what he had to say................

5-0
1. How do you think you'll fare this time out? Better than last season's coveted 4th position?
I try for make good my predictions for forthcoming season, but i not have crystal ball since break up with with ex wife Mystic Meg. Bitch fleece me for many rubles, but still i have enough rubles in pocket to buy out Le Dix, so i have last laugh hahahahaha, and I hoping we can have better season and penetrate top 3

2. Who would you class as your deadliest rival(s) in the competition?
Dale Winton obviously strike fear into any man, but i think even with new fraud prevention methods, Ben Goran Eliotsen (is that how you spell it Ben?
one L, one T?) may find sneaky way of staying in top three

3. Who would you most like to see win the Cuddihy Cup this term?
It disappoint me if Cuddihy not win Cuddihy Cup, but it not the end of world as you say. I see couple potential Cuddihy's in league this time but i don't wish to start war of words

4. What/who would you choose as a mascot/symbol to represent you in this season's competition?
Shakhtar Le Dix are like nice big bowl of Yushka Soup. A lot of different ingredients (fish guts and bull semen) mixed up, but pulling together as a team for make benefit of tasty soup or sexy team

5. You are summoned by the British Cheese Council to be beamed back to a Tuesday in 1983.
The event: On stage with Level 42 at the Ramsgate Shovel and Otter Fanciers Club at around about half-past-nine.
You have 26.37 seconds to explain your appearance.
What would you say?
Where am i? Who are you guys?
Ahhhhhhhhh i see .....
My wife make a nice Cheesey Borscht
and she love Level 42,
i think you beam the wrong Volodimir?
Look, there is woman in crowd. Can we follow her, get her and maybe have sexy time with her? I have my Otter in my trouser pocket

Tuesday, 15 September 2009

Headlines and Deadlines #3

Stop your grinning and drop your linen - Headlines and Deadlines is back from a brief spell out on the sidelines.
Aka out in a field in the middle of nowhere.

A Name Change, Yet No Change
Despite the recent takeover of Jean Claude Van Pugh, which was confirmed by fax by the lovely Debbie McGee last week, the newly named Martin Daniels Appreciation Society continued their magic form by keeping the top spot for what feels like the 1,000th consecutive week!
Not even the threat of another series of The Paul Daniels Magic Show could deter the competitor formerly known as JCVP from the top.
The rest of the Prem Predictor League await with baited breath, hoping that Martin Daniels Appreciation Society's form disappears. Now that would be magic!

Top Of The Table Hots Up
Hot on Martin Daniels tail, which conjures up slightly disturbing images, are a hungry fanatical pack of recently released experiments from the secret Albanian lab of Dr Loon McDave.
Ben Goran Elliotsen continues to impress, holding on to 2nd place despite having no means to alter the scores in any way!
Begrudgingly, Jose had an impressive week.
Not happy with nailing the chorus from The Scorpions "Wind of Change" on karaoke at The Bluebell, impressing the judges at the 23rd Annual Toe Eating and Jazz Festival in Helsinki - where he picked up a Silver Sock Award, Jose went on to score a decent 26 points and shoot up to 3rd in the table.
The Prestigious 4th spot is currently occupied by a man so feared in Leichtenstein, the road to Vaduz was lined with elderberries and the bladders of poached kittens for several weeks in 1997, in an attempt to keep Blade from eating all their squirrels on a Wednesday.
Blade holds onto The Prestigious 4th position by virtue of the alphabet, as he is locked on 100 points with Dale Winton (aka Cuddihy).
This proves to be a fascinating battle of minds ... for at least both minutes.
Dale Winton's form comes as much of a surprise to Prem Predictor land, as of course Dale Winton proudly won the Cuddihy Cup last time out.
There is still time.

CUDDIHYS OF THE WEEK!!
It took weeks for this to happen, but it finally did!
Two competitors failed to send their scores in for the last round of matches, so hence win the dubious honour of Cuddihy Of The Week!
Paul Coleman -
just being on holiday is not a good enough reason to escape this award!
Coleman recently taunted Chuck Norris with chants of "Mickey Quinn!" and that is reason enough to make Coleman a Cuddihy!! Grrr!!
Socks Rock - no excuses for Socks Rock who was not holidaying or basket weaving or anything!
Socks Rock recently admitted his desire to win the Cuddihy Cup and is showing the right sort of form to do so!

CUDDIHY OF THE MONTH!!

Yes, Dale Winton aka Cuddihy wins the first Cuddihy of the Month award!
There could be many reasons for this, but most notably because of this sorry, sorry tale:
Cuddihy was off to Didsbury to meet his chums for a post-work flirtini and bikini wax, when disaster struck!
He fell asleep on the bus and awoke in the wilds of Northenden!
2 hours it took Cuddihy to circumnavigate the streets of South Manchester on foot to rendezvous with his chums, just in time for last orders!
After ordering a triple flirtini with a creme de menthe chaser, Cuddihy asked himself a question:
"Why did I just not get the bus going back the other way?"!!!
WHAT A TOTAL UTTER CUDDIHY!!!!

How The Mighty Have Fallon
Despite being a potential challenger for the Prem Predictor title, last season's high flyers The Fallon and Nagle find themselves languishing in mid-table.
With a distinct lack of confidence in their game, it would appear that two of the favourites are to be cast aside as also rans.
This is most disappointing in Nagle's case, as he was confident he would walk it this time out.
Maybe last year's title was a fluke, or is he biding his time a bit like a long distance runner?
An exceedingly weird long distance runner that is admittedly.
Fallon meanwhile, has been distracted by his sudden interest in kettle polishing.
Despite the International Kettle Polishing Association not allowing any competitors from North Manchester into their pro tournaments - due to their fear that the likes of Fallon would joy ride the kettles and set fire to them in some back fields - Fallon has been seen spendin an awful amount of time investing in kettle polishing skills and paraphernalia.
Hey Fallon! Leave those kettles alone!
(c) Pink Floyd

Cuddihy's Prop Up The Bottom
Ooo-errr
This week's Cuddihy's of the Week occupy the bottom 2 positions in the table.
Socks Rock drops from relative mid-table safety to the bottom spot.
10 points further up is Paul Coleman, who must be pining for the dark old days of Serie Ben with his performance so far!
Completing the bottom 3, is Slowe-Bla-Di-Slowe-Bla-Da who's pitiful scoring makes for entertaining viewing!
However, despite being out of the bottom 3 for the first time ever, Smythy is only touching distance from finding himself back in the doo-doo.
Smythy finds himself in 16th position and 3 points from the Laugh Zone.
Sources inside the Smythy camp have claimed that they would take that position now.
Also on 77 points is Paddy Power.
Despite a promising start, he really needs to pull his socks up to avoid being pulled down into the dregs!

The "5-0" Series
Prem Predictor is currently awaiting answers from 2 Prem Predictor competitors.
Hopefully they will get their act together and answer the questions, as the series has come to a standstill.
This is unacceptable as one reader in Quebec has already gnawed off his own left arm in anticipation.
Drastic action may have to be taken.
Enforced Mick Hucknall visits may be implemented.
Repeated viewings of Ben Elton's "We Will Rock You" musical may be enforced.
Sing-a-long sessions with Cliff Richard might be brought in.
Prem Predictor has this power!
Get 'em done!!

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Sunday, 13 September 2009

Table Update 13/09/09

Here is the updated table after the weekend's fixtures:

POS. NAME SCORE
1 Martin Daniels App. Society 112
2 Ben Goran Elliottsen 107
3 Jose 104
4 Blade 100
5 Dale Winton 100
6 Shakhtar Le Dix FC 96
7 Nagle (08/09 Champ) 94
8 Disco Stu 92
9 The Fallon 92
10 Chuck Norris 91
11 Shaw For Men 91
12 Engleflump Humpitonk 87
13 Dave Lombardo 86
14 Alistair Robinho 85
15 Paddy Power 77
16 Smythy 77
17 Slowe-bla-di Slowe-bla-da 74
18 Paul Coleman 72
19 Socks Rock 62

Wednesday, 9 September 2009

Table Update: 09/09/09

Panic over folks!
Finally back on track, so here is the table after the last round of Prem matches - which seems like an eternity ago!

POS. NAME SCORE
1 Jean Claude Van Pugh 91
2 Ben Goran Elliottsen 89
3 Jose 78
4 Dale Winton 77
5 Blade 76
6 Chuck Norris 76
7 Nagle (08/09 Champ) 72
8 Paul Coleman 72
9 Shakhtar Le Dix FC 72
10 The Fallon 71
11 Disco Stu 70
12 Alistair Robinho 68
13 Shaw For Men 67
14 Socks Rock 62
15 Dave Lombardo 60
16 Paddy Power 60
17 Darius Connolly 59
18 Slowe-bla-di Slowe-bla-da 59
19 Smythy 59