a) Score and Winning team: - Castleford 16 v 29 Hull FC
b) First try (any player): - Tuimavave
c) Time of first try: - 9 mins
d) Last try (any player): - Mata'utia
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 9 kicks

You wouldn't want to be Coach Powell's dog this week would you as Classy Cas were knocked out of the Challenge Cup....just what do the Prediction Pools Panel know? Nowt it seems as they had them as Cup winners and sitting pretty in 2nd place in the league FOOLS!!

Wanderer saw through it all with a decent 16pts, some got their timings right to run him close some of us well least said the better

RESULTS

26pts Wanderer
12pts Walter Wizard, Sir Adrian Morley, AC Wire, Moving Forward
4pts Old Man John Rugby
0pts Gaz3376, CW8, Wire Weaver, Wire n Steel, Builth Wells Wire, karetaker, Uncle Rico, King Ross 11 rubber duckie MorePlaymakersNeeded

STANDINGS

144pts Wanderer
125pts King Ross 11,
113pts Gaz3376
108pts karetaker
100pts MorePlaymakersNeeded Walter Wizard Sir Adrian Morley
98pts Rugby
97pts Uncle Rico AC Wire
94pts Old Man John
82pts Wire Weaver
80pts Moving Forward
73pts Wire n Steel
72pts CW8, Builth Wells Wire
66pts rubber duckie
63pts Matt King's kitten, Johnkendal
55pts eddieH
41pts matt6169
40pts Longbarn Wire, Vespid Wire, Hatfield Town Wire
38pts Moving On
32pts The Speculator
24pts BIAW!
19pts Robwire
15pts mcraven

a) Score and Winning team: Warrington 20 v 18 St Helens
b) First try (Wire player): Gelling
c) Time of first try:7 mins
d) Last try (any team, player not time): Naiqama
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 5 kicks

f) Catalans v Salford Salford by 4
Leeds v Hull KR Leeds by 30
Hull FC v Wigan wigan by 32
g) Wakefield v Huddersfield (SL) Huddersfield by 23

A great performance this weekend against St Helens long may this continue Without wishing to put the mockers on it when do we officially have a big game hoodoo over them? Talking of great performances now that we've a bit of cohesive attacking threat will this week's Prediction Comp winner be satisfied with our Playmakers as it was our boards almanac MorePlaymakersNeeded who triumphed with 13 well earned. The rest of us need to buck up next week as follows

RESULTS

23pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
12pts eddieH
11pts King Ross11
7pts Moving Forward, AC Wire
5pts Builth Wells Wire
4pts Old Man John, rubber duckie, Uncle Rico, Wire Weaver Wire n Steel Rugby Matt King's kitten Moving On
3pts Walter Wizard, karetaker, Wanderer
2pts Sir Adrian Morley, Gaz3376
1pt CW8

STANDINGS

147pts Wanderer
136pts King Ross 11,
123pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
115pts Gaz3376
111pts karetaker
104pts AC Wire
103pts Walter Wizard
102pts Sir Adrian Morley Rugby
101pts Uncle Rico
98pts Old Man John
87pts Moving Forward
86pts Wire Weaver
77pts Wire n Steel Builth Wells Wire
73pts CW8,
70pts rubber duckie
67pts Matt King's kitten, eddieH
63pts Johnkendal
42pts Moving On
41pts matt6169
40pts Longbarn Wire, Vespid Wire, Hatfield Town Wire
32pts The Speculator
24pts BIAW!
19pts Robwire
15pts mcraven

a) Score and Winning team: Warrington 30 v 16 Catalan
b) First try (Wire player): Gelling
c) Time of first try:7 minutes
d) Last try (any team, player not time): Walker
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 7 kicks

f) Hull KR v Leeds Leeds by 25
Hull FC v Salford Salford 6
Castleford v Huddersfield Huddersfield by 12
Wigan v Wakefield Wigan by 12

A bit of theme here Gelling 7 and MorePlaymakersNeeded coming out on top of the prediction competition with a top drawer 16 points it's back to the drawing board the rest of us as follows

26pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
10pts Moving Forward Wanderer, Gaz3376
8pts Uncle Rico, Builth Wells Wire AC Wire
7pts eddieH
6pts CW8
5 Sir Adrian MorleyWalter Wizard Wire n Steel rubber duckie
4pts Old Man John Wire Weaver King Ross 11 karetaker Rugby Matt King's kitten

STANDINGS

157pts Wanderer
149pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
140pts King Ross 11,
125pts Gaz3376
115pts karetaker
112pts AC Wire
109pts Uncle Rico
108pts Walter Wizard
107pts Sir Adrian Morley
106pts Rugby
102pts Old Man John
97pts Moving Forward
90pts Wire Weaver
85pts Builth Wells Wire
82pts Wire n Steel
79pts CW8,
75pts rubber duckie
74pts eddieH
71pts Matt King's kitten,
63pts Johnkendal
42pts Moving On
41pts matt6169
40pts Longbarn Wire, Vespid Wire, Hatfield Town Wire
32pts The Speculator
24pts BIAW!
19pts Robwire
15pts mcraven

a) Score and Winning team: Salford 20 v 18 Warrington
b) First try (Wire player): Roebuck
c) Time of first try:18 mins
d) Last try (any team, player not time): Gilmore
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 7 kicks

f) Wigan v St Helens St Helens by 42
Huddersfield v Hull KR Huddersfield by10
Leeds v Catalans Catalans by 28
Castleford v Hull FC Hull FC by 4

A great performance by a very young Wire side which hopefully bodes well for the future and sees the club moving forward with plenty of home grown talent. Talking of moving forward the very aptly named Moving Forward wasn't far off the mark with their predictions and bagged 9 points the rest of us trailed behind as follows

RESULTS

19pts Moving Forward
8pts Builth Wells Wire MorePlaymakersNeeded, Matt King's kitten, Wanderer
7pts Rugby Uncle Rico, Wire n Steel
6pts karetaker Gaz3376
5pts King Ross11
4pts CW8 AC Wire Sir Adrian Morley
3pts eddieH rubber duckie Walter Wizard
2pts Old Man John
1pt Moving On

STANDINGS

165pts Wanderer
157pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
145pts King Ross 11,
131pts Gaz3376
121pts karetaker
116pts AC Wire Uncle Rico Moving Forward
113pts Rugby
111pts Walter Wizard Sir Adrian Morley
104pts Old Man John
93pts Builth Wells Wire
90pts Wire Weaver
89pts Wire n Steel
83pts CW8
79pts Matt King's kitten,
78pts rubber duckie
77pts eddieH
63pts Johnkendal
43pts Moving On
41pts matt6169
40pts Longbarn Wire, Vespid Wire, Hatfield Town Wire
32pts The Speculator
24pts BIAW!
19pts Robwire
15pts mcraven

a) Score and Winning team: Salford 24 v 22 Warrington
b) First try (Wire player): King
c) Time of first try: 13 minutes
d) Last try (any team, player not time): Lussick
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 9

f) Leeds v Wigan: Leeds by 14

Disappointing doesn't even cover it nor does at least we can concentrate on the league as it's all getting a bit predictable when we play Salford. Timing is everything in sport and this week's top spot was shared between AC Wire and Moving Forward who made every minute count. The rest of us well the least said the better

RESULTS

16pts Moving Forward AC Wire
5pts Old Man John
4pts Moving On rubber duckie Sir Adrian Morley
1pt Wire Weaver Matt King's kitten Wire n Steel Walter Wizard
0pts Briers' Boot CW8 karetaker King Ross11 Rugby Gaz3376 eddieH Builth Wells Wire Uncle Rico Wanderer

STANDINGS

165pts Wanderer
157pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
145pts King Ross 11,
132pts AC Wire Moving Forward
131pts Gaz3376
121pts karetaker
116pts Uncle Rico
115pts Sir Adrian Morley
113pts Rugby
112pts Walter Wizard
109pts Old Man John
93pts Builth Wells Wire
91pts Wire Weaver
90pts Wire n Steel
83pts CW8
82pts rubber duckie
80pts Matt King's kitten,
77pts eddieH
63pts Johnkendal
47pts Moving On
41pts matt6169
40pts Longbarn Wire, Vespid Wire, Hatfield Town Wire
32pts The Speculator
24pts BIAW!
19pts Robwire
15pts mcraven
0pts Briers' Boot

a) Score and Winning team: Warrington 14 v 18 Wigan
b) First try (Wire player): Ashton
c) Time of first try: 13 mins
d) Last try (any team, player not time): Farrell
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 6 kicks

f) Huddersfield v Salford Salford by 8
Leeds v Hull FC Leeds by 18
Wakefield v St Helens St Helens by 4
Catalans v Hull KR Catalans by 30

Another defeat snatched from the jaws of victory (it's all getting a bit predictable these days unfortunately) but only Sir Adrian Morley saw it coming. However,13 was unlucky for our Adrian as Wanderer pipped him to top spot with a well timed first try prediction. The rest of us well there's always next week

RESULTS

21pts Wanderer
8pts Sir Adrian Morley
6pts Walter Wizard
5pts Wire Weaver Rugby MorePlaymakersNeeded
4pts CW8 Old Man John rubber duckie
3pts karetaker eddieH Moving Forward Matt King'skitten Builth Wells Wire AC Wire Uncle Rico Gaz3376 King Ross11
2pts Wire n Steel

STANDINGS

186pts Wanderer
162pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
148pts King Ross 11,
135pts AC Wire Moving Forward
134pts Gaz3376
124pts karetaker
123pts Sir Adrian Morley
119pts Uncle Rico
118pts Rugby Walter Wizard
113pts Old Man John
96pts Builth Wells Wire Wire Weaver
92pts Wire n Steel
87pts CW8
86pts rubber duckie
83pts Matt King's kitten,
80pts eddieH
63pts Johnkendal
47pts Moving On
41pts matt6169
40pts Longbarn Wire, Vespid Wire, Hatfield Town Wire
32pts The Speculator
24pts BIAW!
19pts Robwire
15pts mcraven
0pts Briers' Boot

a) Score and Winning team: Leeds 17 v 16 Salford
b) First try (Any player): Briscoe
c) Time of first try: 12 minutes
d) Last try (Any player): Handley
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 5 kicks
f) Lance Todd winner (6 points): Myler

A game of fine margins and not without emotion even for the neutral......triple points were the reward this week will see some big movers up the Prediction Comp ladder whilst those in the Kevin Brown steering the Red Devils around the pitch camp found a 'snake'. The longest ladders this week belong to eddieH and Wire n Steel both with 30 rungs the rest of us were on steps, kitchen chairs or balancing on tip toes as follows

RESULTS

40pts eddieH Wire n Steel
24pts rugby Builth Wells Wire
18pts Old Man John CW8 Wire Weaver Gaz3376 Matt King's kitten
12pts rubber duckie
6pts Sir Adrian Morley MorePlaymakersNeeded karertaker AC Wire Wanderer
0pts Walter Wizard Moving Forward Uncle Rico

STANDINGS

192pts Wanderer
168pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
152pts Gaz3376
148pts King Ross 11
142pts rugby
141pts AC Wire
135pts Moving Forward
132pts Wire n Steel
131pts Old Man John
130pts karetaker
129pts Sir Adrian Morley
120pts Builth Wells Wire, eddieH
119pts Uncle Rico
118pts Walter Wizard
114pts Wire Weaver
105pts CW8
101pts Matt King's kitten
98pts rubber duckie
63pts Johnkendal
47pts Moving On
41pts matt6169
40pts Longbarn Wire, Vespid Wire, Hatfield Town Wire
32pts The Speculator
24pts BIAW!
19pts Robwire
15pts mcraven
0pts Briers' Boot

Castleford v Hull KR Castleford by 14
Huddersfield v Wakefield Wakefield by 4
Wigan v Salford Wigan by 46
St Helens v Leeds St Helens by 32

A relatively low scoring round this week without ant P&B involvement and an under predicted Wakefield win. Moving Forward was king of the hill/top of the heap with 6 points the rest of us need to put on our vagabond shoes and catch up as follows

RESULTS

16pts Moving Forward
3pts Gaz3376 karetaker Old Man John CW8 Wire Weaver Walter Wizard Sir Adrian Morley Rugby Builth Wells Wire Uncle Rico AC Wire rubber duckie Wanderer MorePlaymakersNeeded
2pts Wire n Steel
1pt eddieH .

STANDINGS

195pts Wanderer
171pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
155pts Gaz3376
151pts Moving Forward
148pts King Ross 11
145pts rugby
144pts AC Wire
134pts Wire n Steel Old Man John
133pts karetaker
132pts Sir Adrian Morley
123pts Builth Wells Wire
122pts Uncle Rico
121pts eddieH Walter Wizard
117pts Wire Weaver
108pts CW8
101pts Matt King's kitten rubber duckie
63pts Johnkendal
47pts Moving On
41pts matt6169
40pts Longbarn Wire, Vespid Wire, Hatfield Town Wire
32pts The Speculator
24pts BIAW!
19pts Robwire
15pts mcraven
0pts Briers' Boot

Wakefield v Hull KR Wakefield by 30
Salford v St Helens Salford by 2
Leeds v Castleford Leeds by 4

Another strange week low prediction scoring and a defeat for Saints. Perhaps the best prediction was "Part Deux" as it was the winning score shared by a few mystics as the results board shows

12pts Old Man John Wire Weaver Walter Wizard karetaker AC Wire Wanderer Uncle Rico
1pt Rugby Wire n Steel Moving Forward MorePlaymakersNeeded
0pts CW8 Builth Wells Wire rubber duckie


STANDINGS

207pts Wanderer
172pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
156pts AC Wire
155pts Gaz3376
152pts Moving Forward
148pts King Ross 11
146pts rugby Old Man John
145pts karetaker
135pts Wire n Steel
134pts Uncle Rico
133pts Walter Wizard
132pts Sir Adrian Morley
129pts Wire Weaver
123pts Builth Wells Wire
121pts eddieH
108pts CW8
101pts Matt King's kitten rubber duckie
63pts Johnkendal
47pts Moving On
41pts matt6169
40pts Longbarn Wire, Vespid Wire, Hatfield Town Wire
32pts The Speculator
24pts BIAW!
19pts Robwire
15pts mcraven
0pts Briers' Boot

a) Score and Winning team: Warrington 19 v 12 Huddersfield
b) First try (Wire player): D Clark
c) Time of first try: 6 mins
d) Last try (any team, player not time): Gelling
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 6 kicks

f) Leeds v Wakefield Wakefield by 24
Hull KR v Hull FC Hull FC by 15
St Helens v Wigan Wigan by 12
Wakefield v Leeds Leeds by 2

RESULTS

Despite an unprecedented two wins on the same night in these unprecedented times, the new coach thread is still alive and kicking. Then again apart from Wrath's Dad nothing can come close to a "partially splashed Bridget Bardot" and certainly not Price (I'm sure that the reference was sea water from the Cote d'Azur)

Anyway I'm wandering off thread so who better to to get us back on track but the leader of the pack Wanderer with 11 points the rest of us were Hattie Jacques-esque as follows,

RESULTS

21pts Wanderer
9pts CW8 MorePlaymakersNeeded Uncle Rico
8pts Old Man John
7pts Builth Wells Wire
6pts Moving Forward Wire n Steel Walter Wizard
5pts eddieH Rugby rubber duckie
4pts karetaker Wire Weaver AC Wire

STANDINGS

228pts Wanderer
181pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
160pts AC Wire
158pts Moving Forward
155pts Gaz3376
154pts Old Man John
151pts Rugby
149pts karetaker
148pts King Ross 11
143pts Uncle Rico
141pts Wire n Steel
139pts Walter Wizard
133pts Wire Weaver
132pts Sir Adrian Morley
130pts Builth Wells Wire
126pts eddieH
117pts CW8
106ptss rubber duckie
101pts Matt King's kitten
63pts Johnkendal
47pts Moving On
41pts matt6169
40pts Longbarn Wire, Vespid Wire, Hatfield Town Wire
32pts The Speculator
24pts BIAW!
19pts Robwire
15pts mcraven
0pts Briers' Boot

Salford v Catalans Salford by 18

Wakefield v Salford Salford by 8
Wigan v Huddersfeld Wigan by 13

The least said about the 'anyone's guess round the better big fat zero's all round. Not the case with the 'last of the regulars' as AC Wire picked up a fantastic full 8 points the maximum available....top predicting. The rest of us need to up the ante next week as we were below par as follows

18pts AC Wire
5pts Wanderer
2pts Wire Weaver Rugby Builth Wells Wire karetaker MorePlaymakersNeeded Uncle Rico Matt King's kitten
1pt CW8 eddieH Walter Wizard Old Man John Moving Forward
0pts Wire n Steel rubber duckie

STANDINGS

233pts Wanderer
183pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
178pts AC Wire
159pts Moving Forward
155pts Gaz3376 Old Man John
153pts Rugby
151pts karetaker
148pts King Ross 11
145pts Uncle Rico
141pts Wire n Steel
140pts Walter Wizard
135pts Wire Weaver
132pts Sir Adrian Morley Builth Wells Wire
128pts eddieH
118pts CW8
106pts rubber duckie
103pts Matt King's kitten
63pts Johnkendal
47pts Moving On
41pts matt6169
40pts Longbarn Wire, Vespid Wire, Hatfield Town Wire
32pts The Speculator
24pts BIAW!
19pts Robwire
15pts mcraven
0pts Briers Boot

I just laid an egg.

a) Score and Winning team: Warrington 14 v 27 Hull FC
b) First try (Wire player): Ashton
c) Time of first try: 19 mins
d) Last try (any team, player not time): Connor
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 7 kicks

f) Catalans v Leeds Catalans by 12

As squibs go the end to this season must rank as one of the dampest, will it signal the last post as far as coach Price is concerned??

Top of the prediction hit parade this week is CW8 courtesy of Ashton's try the rest of us were banking on a bit more get up and go from the Wire and trailed as follows

RESULTS

15pts CW8
3pts rubber duckie Uncle Rico
2pts Wire Weaver Walter Wizard eddieH Builth Wells Wire
1pt Moving Forward Wire n Steel Wanderer
0pts Old Man John karetaker Rugby Matt King's kitten MorePlaymakersNeeded AC Wire

STANDINGS

234pts Wanderer
183pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
178pts AC Wire
160pts Moving Forward
155pts Gaz3376 Old Man John
154pts Rugby
151pts karetaker
148pts King Ross 11 Uncle Rico
142pts Wire n Steel Walter Wizard
137pts Wire Weaver
134pts Builth Wells Wire
133pts CW8
132pts Sir Adrian Morley
130pts eddieH
108pts rubber duckie
103pts Matt King's kitten
63pts Johnkendal
47pts Moving On
41pts matt6169
40pts Longbarn Wire, Vespid Wire, Hatfield Town Wire
32pts The Speculator
24pts BIAW!
19pts Robwire
15pts mcraven
0pts Briers Boot

GAME 1

a) Score and Winning team: Wigan 29 v 2 Hull FC
b) First try (Any player): Burgess
c) Time of first try: 27 mins
d) Last try (Any player): French
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 6 kicks

GAME 2

a) Score and Winning team: St Helens 48 v 2 Catalans
b) First try (Any player): Coote
c) Time of first try: 14 mins
d) Last try (Any player): Grace
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 9 kicks

"That's the way to do it" perhaps it was Absolute Madness to think that this season's grand finale would end up any other way? Apart from Walter Wizard and rubber duckie that is who were possibly clinging to the hope that prediction points could be gained by bucking the trend.

Wanderer continues to impress pipping Wire Weaver 12 to 10 to consolidate their position at the top. For the rest of us it might be a case of the last chance saloon next week or better luck next year

RESULTS

22pts Wanderer
10pts Wire Weaver
8ps CW8 Moving Forward Rugby Gaz3376 karetaker Builth Wells Wire Uncle Rico
6pts Wire n Steel MorePlaymakersNeeded
4pts Old Man John eddieH AC Wire
2pts Walter Wizard
0pts rubber duckie

STANDINGS

256pts Wanderer
189pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
180pts AC Wire
168pts Moving Forward
163pts Gaz3376
162pts Rugby
159pts Old Man John karetaker
156pts Uncle Rico
148pts King Ross 11 Wire n Steel
147pts Wire Weaver
144pts Walter Wizard
142pts Builth Wells Wire
141pts CW8
132pts Sir Adrian Morley
130pts eddieH
108pts rubber duckie
103pts Matt King's kitten
63pts Johnkendal
47pts Moving On
41pts matt6169
40pts Longbarn Wire, Vespid Wire, Hatfield Town Wire
32pts The Speculator
24pts BIAW!
19pts Robwire
15pts mcraven
0pts Briers Boot

a) Score and Winning team: Wigan 4 v 8 St Helens
b) First try (Any player): Bibby
c) Time of first try: 66 minutes
d) Last try (Any player): Welsby
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 2

f) Man of the Match (6 points total) Roby

Well what can you say that's not been said already on these boards? A game of great defence and high drama and on balance a fitting finale to the season. I'm sure that 'uncle' Elton will be pleased

Most of us went for a Wigan win and not surprisingly no one thought that we would have to wait until the 66th minute for the first try. Two exceptions were karetaker and this week's winner Old Man John who claimed top spot courtesy of James Roby being picked for the Harry Sunderland

RESULTS

22pts Old Man John
6pts karetaker
0pts Wire Weaver, Wire n Steel, CW8, Walter Wizard, Moving Forward, rubber duckie, Rugby, AC Wire, Builth Wells Wire, MorePlaymakersNeeded, Uncle Rico, Wanderer,

FINAL STANDINGS

A big well done to this year';s WIRE YED Prediction Competition Champion WANDERER

1st 256pts Wanderer CHAMPION
2nd 189pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
3rd 181pts Old Man John
4th 180pts AC Wire
5th 168pts Moving Forward
6th 165pts karetaker
7th 163pts Gaz3376
8th 162pts Rugby
9th 156pts Uncle Rico
10th*148pts King Ross 11 Wire n Steel
12th 147pts Wire Weaver
13th 144pts Walter Wizard
14th 142pts Builth Wells Wire
15th 141pts CW8
16th 132pts Sir Adrian Morley
17th 130pts eddieH
18th 108pts rubber duckie
19th 103pts Matt King's kitten
20th 63pts Johnkendal
21st 47pts Moving On
22nd 41pts matt6169
23rd**40pts Longbarn Wire, Vespid Wire, Hatfield Town Wire
26th 32pts The Speculator
27th 24pts BIAW!
28th 19pts Robwire
29th 15pts mcraven
30th 0pts Briers Boot

Thanks again for running the comp, UR.

Cheers Uncle Rico, really enjoyed it, especially in these strange times.

Thanks for all of your work through the year UR.

Thanks UR - hopefully next season will be easier for you without fixture changes at a few hours notice !

Thank you Mr UR and Mrs UR again.
Well done Wanderer...I duly here by concede defeat and grant you a smooth transition. (I’m already plotting my 2021 comeback)

Cheers!

Well done wanderer.

Thanks very much for running this again UR.

Thanks

Congrats Wanderer and Thanks to Uncle Rico for all his hard work in a season that I hope we'll never see again.

Cheers