[Hammer Archer]

Anyone doing them again this year?

[Stevecw]

Hope they get going again this year. They are great fun. I think the football one didn't get finished last year if I remember right.

[Hammer Archer]

I know blackbelt did the football one the last year and Daysha did the hurling.
You may be right on the football one not getting finished. I'm open to organising the football one this year if blackbelt wants to let me know the scoring etc.

[blackbelt]

Originally Posted by Hammer Archer

I know blackbelt did the football one the last year and Daysha did the hurling.
You may be right on the football one not getting finished. I'm open to organising the football one this year if blackbelt wants to let me know the scoring etc.

I'll be happy to go with this with you and we can organise the tables on a week on,week off basis.

Thats correct, I never got this finished last year due to health grounds and it got past the point where I could recover it even though I tried but with two people running this, it will be very efficient. I will post up the rules.

[blackbelt]

Ok,time to put this up.Anybody who has been around the last few years will know the drill but in case the newbies don't know the rules are as follows

Heres the deal....

1.Each Monday evening Hammer Archer or myself will post up the fixtures for the coming week and by Tuesday or Wednesday we'll have the league table of posters and points for the previous week just gone.

2.Late comers will be accepted but points will be forfeited for any games missed.

3.Predictions will be accepted and valid by 12 noon on the day of the games.Should a poster miss this deadline,points will be forfeited.If a poster does miss this deadline,the poster can appeal via PM but where the poster PMs or submits predictions after the stated throw in of the game,there will be no room for appeal.

Eg Galway v Dublin at 2pm.Late predictions and appeals not accepted after 2pm

4.The points system I am using has a twist to it.You get 2 points for predicting the winner of the game.Should a poster predict within 2 points of the winning margin,that poster will receive 1 bonus point.Should a poster predict a draw,the poster will receive 3 points and where a poster predicts a team to win but the result is a draw,the poster wil get 1 point ONLY if the poster has predicted a winning margin of no more than 2 points.Needless to say if you predict a team to win and they lose you get no points.

5.Bonus points will be awarded at the end of the league for predicting the correct teams who get promoted and relegated respectfully.More points will be available on prediction of the winner of the league finals.You get 2 points for each correct prediction for promotion,relegation and league champion.Needless to say,if you predict Kildare and Tyrone to gain promotion from Division 2,there is no use in predicting against them too much.

6.Posters must predict promotions/relegations in their first post with their first round of predictions.I will provide the league tables to aid in decision making.

7.The only change this year is that to cut out a lot of wasted time, should a poster miss two rounds of the league predictions proper, that poster will be eliminated from the pools. Exceptions can be made in the case a poster forgets to post where there are only Division 4 fixtures on a particular weekend as most years a certain amount of posters get caught out by this.


Let the games begin.

[Flancrest]

Missed the start of this last year but I'm going to walk it this year.
Meath for Division 2


Maybe

[blackbelt]

Originally Posted by Flancrest

Missed the start of this last year but I'm going to walk it this year.
Meath for Division 2


Maybe

Is that a pig I see flying over Pairc Tailteann?

[premierstone]

Originally Posted by blackbelt

Is that a pig I see flying over Pairc Tailteann?

Bit harsh on poor Graham

[Hammer Archer]

Here's the divisions for this years National Football League.

Division 1

Dublin
Armagh
Down
Laois
Mayo
Kerry
Donegal
Cork

Division 2

Meath
Kildare
Tyrone
Derry
Westmeath
Monaghan
Galway
Louth

Division 3

Roscommon
Wexford
Sligo
Longford
Tipperary
Cavan
Offaly
Antrim

Division 4

Waterford
Kilkenny
Wicklow
Carlow
London
Leitrim
Clare
Limerick
Fermanagh

[Hammer Archer]

Here is the template for the preliminary predictions and also the 1st round (Shamelessly stolen from blackbelt's post last year).

NFL1 Winner =
NFL Relegations =

NFL2 Promotions =
NFL2 Relegations =

NFL3 Promotions =
NFL3 Relegations =

NFL4 Promotions =


Saturday 4 February

NFL Division 1
Dublin v Kerry, Croke Park, 7pm
Laois v Mayo, Portlaoise, 7pm
Down v Donegal, Newry, 7pm

NFL Division 2
Kildare v Tyrone, Croke Park, 7pm
Meath v Monaghan, Pairc Tailteann, 7pm

NFL Division 3
Antrim v Sligo, Casement Park, 7pm


Sunday 6 February

NFL Division 1
Armagh v Cork, Morgan Athletic Grounds, 2.30pm

NFL Division 2
Derry v Galway, Celtic Park, 2.30pm
Louth v Westmeath, Drogheda, 2.30pm

NFL Division 3
Longford v Offaly, Pearse Park, 2.30pm
Wexford v Cavan, Wexford Park, 2.30pm
Roscommon v Tipperary, Dr. Hyde Park, 2.30pm

NFL Division 4
Clare v Waterford, Ennis, 2.30pm
Kilkenny v Wicklow, Nowlan Park, 2.30pm
Leitrim v Limerick, Carrick on Shannon, 2.30pm
London v Fermanagh, Ruislip, 2.30pm

[Hammer Archer]

NFL1 Winner = Dublin
NFL Relegations = Laois, Armagh

NFL2 Promotions = Derry, Kildare
NFL2 Relegations = Westmeath, Louth

NFL3 Promotions = Roscommon, Wexford
NFL3 Relegations = Offaly, Tipperary

NFL4 Promotions = Limerick, Wicklow


Saturday 4 February

NFL Division 1
Dublin v Kerry, Croke Park, 7pm Dublin by 2
Laois v Mayo, Portlaoise, 7pm Laois by 3
Down v Donegal, Newry, 7pm Donegal by 1

NFL Division 2
Kildare v Tyrone, Croke Park, 7pm Kildare by 4
Meath v Monaghan, Pairc Tailteann, 7pm Meath by 2

NFL Division 3
Antrim v Sligo, Casement Park, 7pm Antrim by 2


Sunday 6 February

NFL Division 1
Armagh v Cork, Morgan Athletic Grounds, 2.30pm Cork by 6

NFL Division 2
Derry v Galway, Celtic Park, 2.30pm Derry by 3
Louth v Westmeath, Drogheda, 2.30pm Louth by 2

NFL Division 3
Longford v Offaly, Pearse Park, 2.30pm Longford by 5
Wexford v Cavan, Wexford Park, 2.30pm Wexford by 2
Roscommon v Tipperary, Dr. Hyde Park, 2.30pm Roscommon by 4

NFL Division 4
Clare v Waterford, Ennis, 2.30pm Waterford by 2
Kilkenny v Wicklow, Nowlan Park, 2.30pm Wicklow by 20
Leitrim v Limerick, Carrick on Shannon, 2.30pm Limerick by 4
London v Fermanagh, Ruislip, 2.30pm Fermanagh by 7

[keane2097]

Thanks for doing this.

NFL1 Winner = Cork
NFL Relegations = Laois, Armagh

NFL2 Promotions = Tyrone, Kildare
NFL2 Relegations = Westmeath, Louth

NFL3 Promotions = Tipperary, Wexford
NFL3 Relegations = Offaly, Roscommon

NFL4 Promotions = Limerick, Fermanagh


Saturday 4 February

NFL Division 1
Dublin v Kerry, Croke Park, 7pm Kerry by 3
Laois v Mayo, Portlaoise, 7pm Laois by 1
Down v Donegal, Newry, 7pm Down by 2

NFL Division 2
Kildare v Tyrone, Croke Park, 7pm Kildare by 2
Meath v Monaghan, Pairc Tailteann, 7pm Meath by 3

NFL Division 3
Antrim v Sligo, Casement Park, 7pm Antrim by 2


Sunday 6 February

NFL Division 1
Armagh v Cork, Morgan Athletic Grounds, 2.30pm Cork by 2

NFL Division 2
Derry v Galway, Celtic Park, 2.30pm Derry by 3
Louth v Westmeath, Drogheda, 2.30pm Louth by 1

NFL Division 3
Longford v Offaly, Pearse Park, 2.30pm Longford by 2
Wexford v Cavan, Wexford Park, 2.30pm Wexford by 5
Roscommon v Tipperary, Dr. Hyde Park, 2.30pm Tipperary by 2

NFL Division 4
Clare v Waterford, Ennis, 2.30pm Clare by 3
Kilkenny v Wicklow, Nowlan Park, 2.30pm Wicklow by 20
Leitrim v Limerick, Carrick on Shannon, 2.30pm Limerick by 4
London v Fermanagh, Ruislip, 2.30pm Fermanagh by 5

[KevinK]

NFL1 Winner = Cork
NFL Relegations = Laois, Down

NFL2 Promotions = Tyrone, Kildare
NFL2 Relegations = Westmeath, Louth

NFL3 Promotions = Roscommon, Antrim
NFL3 Relegations = Offaly, Longford

NFL4 Promotions = Limerick, Fermanagh


Saturday 4 February

NFL Division 1
Dublin v Kerry, Croke Park, 7pm Dublin by 2
Laois v Mayo, Portlaoise, 7pm Mayo by 5
Down v Donegal, Newry, 7pm Donegal by 2

NFL Division 2
Kildare v Tyrone, Croke Park, 7pm Tyrone by 3
Meath v Monaghan, Pairc Tailteann, 7pm Meath by 4

NFL Division 3
Antrim v Sligo, Casement Park, 7pm Antrim by 6


Sunday 6 February

NFL Division 1
Armagh v Cork, Morgan Athletic Grounds, 2.30pm Cork by 4

NFL Division 2
Derry v Galway, Celtic Park, 2.30pm Derry by 2
Louth v Westmeath, Drogheda, 2.30pm Louth by 2

NFL Division 3
Longford v Offaly, Pearse Park, 2.30pm Longford by 2
Wexford v Cavan, Wexford Park, 2.30pm Wexford by 2
Roscommon v Tipperary, Dr. Hyde Park, 2.30pm Roscommon by 2

NFL Division 4
Clare v Waterford, Ennis, 2.30pm Clare by 3
Kilkenny v Wicklow, Nowlan Park, 2.30pm Wicklow by 25
Leitrim v Limerick, Carrick on Shannon, 2.30pm Limerick by 3
London v Fermanagh, Ruislip, 2.30pm Fermanagh by 9

[ShamoBuc]

NFL1 Winner = Dublin
NFL Relegations = Laois, Mayo

NFL2 Promotions = Derry, Kildare
NFL2 Relegations = Westmeath, Louth

NFL3 Promotions = Roscommon, Wexford
NFL3 Relegations = Antrim, Tipperary

NFL4 Promotions = Limerick, Clare


Saturday 4 February

NFL Division 1
Dublin v Kerry, Croke Park, 7pm Dublin by 3
Laois v Mayo, Portlaoise, 7pm Laois by 3
Down v Donegal, Newry, 7pm Down by 3

NFL Division 2
Kildare v Tyrone, Croke Park, 7pm Kildare by 5
Meath v Monaghan, Pairc Tailteann, 7pm Meath by 4

NFL Division 3
Antrim v Sligo, Casement Park, 7pm Antrim by 4


Sunday 6 February

NFL Division 1
Armagh v Cork, Morgan Athletic Grounds, 2.30pm Cork by 4

NFL Division 2
Derry v Galway, Celtic Park, 2.30pm Derry by 5
Louth v Westmeath, Drogheda, 2.30pm Louth by 3

NFL Division 3
Longford v Offaly, Pearse Park, 2.30pm Longford by 4
Wexford v Cavan, Wexford Park, 2.30pm Wexford by 5
Roscommon v Tipperary, Dr. Hyde Park, 2.30pm Roscommon by 4

NFL Division 4
Clare v Waterford, Ennis, 2.30pm Clare by 3
Kilkenny v Wicklow, Nowlan Park, 2.30pm Wicklow by 39
Leitrim v Limerick, Carrick on Shannon, 2.30pm Limerick by 5
London v Fermanagh, Ruislip, 2.30pm Fermanagh by 3


Thanks a million for running this !!

[malistheman]

NFL1 Winner = Donegal
NFL Relegations = Armagh, Laois

NFL2 Promotions = Kildare, Galway
NFL2 Relegations = Louth, Meath

NFL3 Promotions = Roscommon, Tipperary
NFL3 Relegations = Antrim, Offaly

NFL4 Promotions = Limerick, Fermanagh


Saturday 4 February

NFL Division 1
Dublin v Kerry, Croke Park, 7pm Dublin by 3
Laois v Mayo, Portlaoise, 7pm Mayo by 2
Down v Donegal, Newry, 7pm Donegal by 4

NFL Division 2
Kildare v Tyrone, Croke Park, 7pm Kildare by 2
Meath v Monaghan, Pairc Tailteann, 7pm Monaghan by 2

NFL Division 3
Antrim v Sligo, Casement Park, 7pm Sligo by 4


Sunday 6 February

NFL Division 1
Armagh v Cork, Morgan Athletic Grounds, 2.30pm Cork by 5

NFL Division 2
Derry v Galway, Celtic Park, 2.30pm Derry by 4
Louth v Westmeath, Drogheda, 2.30pm Westmeath by 2

NFL Division 3
Longford v Offaly, Pearse Park, 2.30pm Longford by 2
Wexford v Cavan, Wexford Park, 2.30pm Wexford by 3
Roscommon v Tipperary, Dr. Hyde Park, 2.30pm Tipperary by 1

NFL Division 4
Clare v Waterford, Ennis, 2.30pm Waterford by 3
Kilkenny v Wicklow, Nowlan Park, 2.30pm Wicklow by 10
Leitrim v Limerick, Carrick on Shannon, 2.30pm Leitrim by 3
London v Fermanagh, Ruislip, 2.30pm Fermanagh by 4