There were one or two clues on a few players but never saw any line-ups although when I did the prediction it wasn't close to the game time, but even if it was the case who's stopping those that "were in the know" to use that information
Match Day Update: Lineup Prediction League Table now available, and more
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Sure look, the lineups game has never used preseason*, I should know. Typical really, fixing what wasn't broken.
* @EdWeatherall would disagree
Ah you're 3rd...
I'm gonna do my own lineups game again and declare myself winner.@Niall I'm in the vote camp.
I didn't get involved with them because I thought it was being used as a perfect opportunity to trial it before the season starts.
If it has started already, I'm 3 games behind and in a purely OCD kind of way that kills any motivation for me to join in.
It would make much more sense if it was just relevant for competitive games. As big-red has said, unlike competitive games, people have known about players starting while other inclusions have been lottery based.
At least with competitive games you can use a skilled thought process of:
Who is fit?
Who will be used tactically?
Who will be rested for the following game?
Who will be dropped for form reasons?
Ect ect.
I didn't get involved with them because I thought it was being used as a perfect opportunity to trial it before the season starts.
If it has started already, I'm 3 games behind and in a purely OCD kind of way that kills any motivation for me to join in.
It would make much more sense if it was just relevant for competitive games. As big-red has said, unlike competitive games, people have known about players starting while other inclusions have been lottery based.
At least with competitive games you can use a skilled thought process of:
Who is fit?
Who will be used tactically?
Who will be rested for the following game?
Who will be dropped for form reasons?
Ect ect.
If I was last, do you think I wouldn't be with you
In all seriousness, it's even more difficult with the pre-season games, at least with the competitive you know roughly what the teams going to be , without all the squad and young players
Please reset for the actual season if you weren't planning to
Hence the pointlessness. It's a lottery. At least with competitive games it gives it a big element of skill.If I was last, do you think I wouldn't be with you
In all seriousness, it's even more difficult with the pre-season games, at least with the competitive you know roughly what the teams going to be , without all the squad and young players
But the pre-season is 6 games max and there will at least 40 to come, more if we progress in the cups, it's all about getting into LvG's mind!
Line up game includes pre-season? Nah, I'd say we do away with that @Niall
Ok I'm being swayed by the reset crowd, especially as this is an automated version of @Big-Red 's game after all.
So I'll probably reset the league table when the season starts and make an announcement about it.
It's the fairest solution.
So I'll probably reset the league table when the season starts and make an announcement about it.
It's the fairest solution.
Boooo
Question is - will you have to reset it again in a couple of months when the "resetters" are losing again?
You could split the season up into two halves? So you have a table for the first 19 games, then the 2nd 19 games and then an overall table?
Or you do it by averages. So say, you need to have at least made 6 game predictions to qualify for the average table. Points are then divided by the amount of games that user has played. I.E. If you have 64 points and played 6 games, that's an average of 10.67.
I think it should on all the games
On the average system, someone could get an all correct selection on the first game, never play again and then win. Should be on every game, if people are not able or not bothered to predict every single game then that's their fault/hard luck - it's like a player being injured or suspended who can't play every game.
It's going to be over around 50 games so not everyone will be always available to make their selection, and we've only had 3 games so far so plenty of time to catch up and plenty of time for those at the front to fall by the wayside
Oh give over
Yep, sorry, but it should be on the long haul
What? Just have it as one table for competitive games like it has been for the last 4(?) years.
I'm saying you'd have two tables. So the normal conventional table, then an average table. So although you might not play every week, you still have a good chance of making it on the Average Table if you're good at it. I'll miss several weeks no doubt as I'll either:
- Forget
- Be busy (especially around holidays)
The winner will be. Thats a fact.
Not necessarily, like saying the league's top scorer only won it because they played every game
Lets say you miss 4/5 games in the Season. Average lineup prediction is probably about 8 points? So you're already 32/40 points behind the guy that does it every game. That's a very big gap to make up.
The winner of the previous years hasn't missed a game from memory. Would need to check, but I'm confident enough on that.
This is my first time so I don't know from before
Alternative, say there are 50 games, take the best 40 predictions of each person over the season, that way if someone missed 10 games they could still win it but it has to be over a high number of games
Nah, just do the competitive games. Most points wins. Simple.
Trust me, I'm fairly well acquainted with the game
Conclusion - you've won it before - and didn't predict the first gamesNah, just do the competitive games. Most points wins. Simple.
Trust me, I'm fairly well acquainted with the game
I wish, I ran the bastard for the last 3 seasons.Conclusion - you've won it before - and didn't predict the first games
, thus making you more determined than ever to win it this seasonI just don't want my baby changed so much.
Fair enough
By the way, I got the Roma score correct prediction right as well, but no reward
NO.
Just keep it the way it is with only competitive games counting. Ain't rocket science. Average is a rubbish way to do it as it benefits those who make less predictions.
Then basically, all the bastards who will do it every game will be top. So what's the point in playing if you don't have time to do it each time! Just have a minimum of 10 games before they're able to post their score on the average table. The people who are good at the game will most likely be the experienced players anyway.
You're just afraid that someone like me would trash you on the average table Damien. /nods.
It really needs to be only competitive games
Pre-season is perfect for testing it
Pre-season is perfect for testing it
Err, can't we edit the line up once submitted? Wouldn't it be nice to be able to edit the line up like before 4 hours before the match? Also, it allows me to pick only 3 subs for a pre season games?
I'll be adding the ability to edit.
Just nipping it to commend whoever did this on a job well done, it's top notch.
Those of us who have been predicting in the lineups game for years are used to it starting after the pre-season friendlies. It's hard to make up the difference if you miss a game during the season against those who don't miss any.