You can now opt out of score predictions

[Niall]

Quite a few people have a tendency to submit stupid score predictions like:

Stoke 5:0 Man Utd
Stoke 5:5 Man Utd

In an attempt to try and reduce this stupidity, I've added an opt-out option for score predictions.

If you choose this option you will no longer see the prediction form until the next match comes around.

If you are one of the people submitting stupid predictions, stop doing it now, use this opt out feature or I will hunt you down and administer cold hard justice upon thee!

I'm talking to you @Crustanoid @Shane88 @kerano. @Devils_BG @Aussieunited10 @VainCape @Señor @Pentame @Red-Man-Walking (and others)

 

[Damien]

I'm talking to you @Crustanoid @Shane88 @kerano. @Devils_BG @Aussieunited10 @VainCape @Señor @Pentame @Red-Man-Walking (and others)

Excellent

 

[x42bn6]

We're going to lose 5-0 to Stoke now, right?

 

[Shamwow]

This is exactly the sort of thing that caused us to lose 4-0 against MK Dons.

 

[Muffled funk]

We're going to lose 5-0 to Stoke now, right?

I'd like to hear what Merson says about it first.

 

[Señor]

Name and shaming

 

[HabeasC]

I'd like to hear what Merson says about it first.

He has had a stupendous record off late....

 

[Niall]

We're going to lose 5-0 to Stoke now, right?

Yep, I haven't learnt my lesson...

 

[Sied]

Name and shaming

You make me sick!!

Does predicting the score right contribute any points to the line up prediction table? Also is there any way to see your past predictions, how accurate you've been, etc.? If not perhaps this would be a nice feature for the future, although @Niall is probably already one step ahead...

 

[Niall]

You make me sick!!

Does predicting the score right contribute any points to the line up prediction table? Also is there any way to see your past predictions, how accurate you've been, etc.? If not perhaps this would be a nice feature for the future, although @Niall is probably already one step ahead...

Yeah that's something I want to add. You can see your previous predictions by going to the thread for each match. Your prediction is marked with a star. A score prediction leaderboard is on the to-do list.

 

[Raptori]

I think the score prediction league idea could definitely help stop people doing this. Been thinking about it a bit, it'd be awesome if points were awarded for getting any one of the following correct: result (win/draw/loss), home team goals, away team goals, goal margin (goal margin would obviously not be awarded if you predicted the wrong result). If you get more than one correct then you get bonus points. That way you'd get something for predicting the right result, but you'd get more for predicting the exact scoreline.

 

[United22]

But you could have easily put this thread before the MK Dons game and look what happened there

 

[amolbhatia50k]

We should just bump every player up a point due to the lame ratings given so far.

 

[Niall]

But you could have easily put this thread before the MK Dons game and look what happened there

Who honestly expected us to lose that 4:0? Who honestly expects us to lose 5:0 to Yeovil? Take it seriously or opt out is the rule

 

[Niall]

We should just bump every player up a point due to the lame ratings given so far.

You're talking about player ratings, this is to do with score predictions.

 

[amolbhatia50k]

You're talking about player ratings, this is to do with score predictions.

I realized too late

 

[Niall]

I realized too late

I'm gonna do a similar check for people dicking around with that as well e.g. all 1 ratings.