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My wife has booked a 2 week holiday in the Caribbean departing on Friday 11th May as last year’s main holiday was cancelled at the very last minute due to my sudden illness and hospitalisation. Unfortunately the last matchday of this season is on Sunday 13th so I'll be away for that.
I’d like to have told her to rearrange it as the chaps on PH won’t be happy but feel I might have suffered a further illness requiring a hospital stay should I have dared.
So, we appear to have 3 options:
1) I don't publish the table until I get back which will mean it’ll be around about the 28th or 29th of May – which may be too late for some people (which I understand completely).
2) Someone capable of managing the spreadsheet for the last Matchday can take it on. I can e-mail the “lucky man” with the spreadsheet upon request.
3) Someone cobbles together a final table without using the spreadsheet and publishes it – you simply have to add Matchday 38’s points scores for each player to Matchday 37’s table which I’ll publish. I can check this when I get back.
I throw it open to you guys..
My wife has booked a 2 week holiday in the Caribbean departing on Friday 11th May as last year’s main holiday was cancelled at the very last minute due to my sudden illness and hospitalisation. Unfortunately the last matchday of this season is on Sunday 13th so I'll be away for that.
I’d like to have told her to rearrange it as the chaps on PH won’t be happy but feel I might have suffered a further illness requiring a hospital stay should I have dared.
So, we appear to have 3 options:
1) I don't publish the table until I get back which will mean it’ll be around about the 28th or 29th of May – which may be too late for some people (which I understand completely).
2) Someone capable of managing the spreadsheet for the last Matchday can take it on. I can e-mail the “lucky man” with the spreadsheet upon request.
3) Someone cobbles together a final table without using the spreadsheet and publishes it – you simply have to add Matchday 38’s points scores for each player to Matchday 37’s table which I’ll publish. I can check this when I get back.
I throw it open to you guys..
GloverMart said:
Re Gadgetmac's "holiday", I'd be happy to work out the results without using the spreadsheet and publishing a table of some sort though I'm not as compos mentis around tables as Gadget is. If anyone has a problem with that given that I'm in the lead and possibly involved in the final say, just say, it's not a deal breaker at all.
Excellent news GM a great solution to a problem I was concerned about. I'll post the final matchday fixtures in the week leading up to the Sunday of the final 10 games.Thank you very much.
Just a thought but maybe we can call it an audition...?
By Friday at 6:00pm please – First Fixture is Brighton v Man Utd on Friday evening at 8:00pm
Matchday 37
Saturday 5th May 2018
Arsenal v Burnley
Bournemouth v Swansea
Brighton v Man Utd
Chelsea v Liverpool
Everton v Southampton
Leicester v West Ham
Man City v Huddersfield
Stoke v Crystal Palace
Watford v Newcastle
West Brom v Tottenham
I will try and update the table on Tuesday morning. The remaining leftover games previously postponed are to be played next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and I have your forecasts stored for those.
I will publish Matchday 38’s fixtures also on Tuesday for completion by Friday at 6pm as usual.
I leave early next Friday morning so there are a few scenarios:
I’m able to publish a final table (from me that is) on Thursday night qute late. Glover then only has to deal with the 10 games on Super Sunday.
Or
I am unable to include Thursdays West Ham v Man Utd game due to time constraints so will publish my last table on Thursday during the day. I’ll also publish everyones forecast for that game and GM will then have to include it in his calcs after Sundays matches have been played.
Or
GM doesn’t fancy it at all and sadly you will all have to wait until I get back at the end of May. With GM leading and likely to win this seasons Predictathon I suspect this outcome is the least likely as it’ll somewhat stiffle his crowing
I will publish Matchday 38’s fixtures also on Tuesday for completion by Friday at 6pm as usual.
I leave early next Friday morning so there are a few scenarios:
I’m able to publish a final table (from me that is) on Thursday night qute late. Glover then only has to deal with the 10 games on Super Sunday.
Or
I am unable to include Thursdays West Ham v Man Utd game due to time constraints so will publish my last table on Thursday during the day. I’ll also publish everyones forecast for that game and GM will then have to include it in his calcs after Sundays matches have been played.
Or
GM doesn’t fancy it at all and sadly you will all have to wait until I get back at the end of May. With GM leading and likely to win this seasons Predictathon I suspect this outcome is the least likely as it’ll somewhat stiffle his crowing
GM: You got a share of the Predictathon with Jiffle? Well done. Who won on ‘goal difference’ if you see what I mean?
On another note, the table arising from this weekends matches will be published tomorrow morning along with the final set of fixtures for next weekends Super Sunday for submission no later than this Friday at 6pm.
It would be nice and helpful to get them before that so that GM can plan ahead and I can input them into the spreadsheet before Thursday night so that I can act as back-up to GM if need be upon my return. Just a thought. I won’t hold it against anyone who doesn’t
Well, I say I won’t, but...you know...
Anyway, I’ve got to go, I’m busy poking a long pointy stick into a wasps nest over on NP & E
On another note, the table arising from this weekends matches will be published tomorrow morning along with the final set of fixtures for next weekends Super Sunday for submission no later than this Friday at 6pm.
It would be nice and helpful to get them before that so that GM can plan ahead and I can input them into the spreadsheet before Thursday night so that I can act as back-up to GM if need be upon my return. Just a thought. I won’t hold it against anyone who doesn’t
Well, I say I won’t, but...you know...
Anyway, I’ve got to go, I’m busy poking a long pointy stick into a wasps nest over on NP & E
mickk said:
gadgetmac said:
Thank you very much guys. It’s amazing how just a few nice words can make it all seem worthwhile.
Can you check my total this week, I think you've cocked up!
I've just checked my flight times and I'm afraid I won't be able to do a late night table on Thursday after the West Ham v United game as I have to be up at 3am to get ready to leave. I'll post the last table tomorrow morning leaving Sunday's 10 games plus tomorrow night's West Ham vs United game to be dealt with by Glovermart.
Glovermart: Thank you for taking this over, it's very much appreciated. You'll have to add the following forecasts to your calculations for the final table.
West Ham v Man Utd
(Thursday 10th May 2018)
ascayman 0 2
Black can man 1 1
BrabusMog 0 2
Dan_1981 1 1
E31shrew 1 3
gadgetmac 0 2
GloverMart 0 2
GTO-3R 0 3
Jw Vw 1 2
mickk 1 2
oxford drinker 0 3
Phuzzy 0 2
The Jiffle King 1 2
Glovermart: Thank you for taking this over, it's very much appreciated. You'll have to add the following forecasts to your calculations for the final table.
West Ham v Man Utd
(Thursday 10th May 2018)
ascayman 0 2
Black can man 1 1
BrabusMog 0 2
Dan_1981 1 1
E31shrew 1 3
gadgetmac 0 2
GloverMart 0 2
GTO-3R 0 3
Jw Vw 1 2
mickk 1 2
oxford drinker 0 3
Phuzzy 0 2
The Jiffle King 1 2
GloverMart said:
Hi Gadget, no problem, happy to help. Enjoy your holiday and don't forget to come back!! 
Cheers GM. I'll post my final forecasts later this morning.You've nailed it again this week old bean (only beaten by Jw Vw) and absolutely left everybody in your wake this season. What the hell are feedng those kids?
Ok, 11 games to go, here's my final table:
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