2023-24 L1 Table Prediction Competition.

[Snowflake Royal]

I'll run the league table prediction comp again this year.

Similar format to last year. I'm going to adjust the points scoring a bit to give a greater chance of positive totals and fewer negative scores for position. Leaving out Play Off winners.

Full points rules will be posted when I've worked them out, but will keep changes minor.

Post up your predicted L1 tables and I'll start collating. Changes permitted up to noon on the day of the opening fixture, Saturday 5 August.

[SCIAG]

Reading
Lincoln
Peterborough
Portsmouth
Derby
Shrewsbury
Leyton Orient
Wigan
Charlton
Northampton
Exeter
Carlisle
Cambridge
Stevenage
Barnsley
Burton Albion
Wycombe
Port Vale
Blackpool
Cheltenham
Bolton
Fleetwood
Bristol Rovers
Oxford Utd

Randomised, with Reading moved from 15th to top.
Oxford being bottom was entirely down to the randomiser

[Royal_jimmy]

1. Derby
2. Bolton
3. Barnsley
4. Portsmouth
5. Lincoln
6. Blackpool
7. Peterborough
8. Wigan
9. Wycombe
10. Reading
11. Charlton
12. Bristol Rovers
13. Exeter
14. Fleetwood
15. Leyton Orient
16. Oxford United
17. Shrewsbury
18. Carlisle
19. Port Vale
20. Northampton
21. Stevenage
22. Cheltenham
23. Cambridge
24. Burton Albion

[NathStPaul]

I'll run the league table prediction comp again this year.

Similar format to last year. I'm going to adjust the points scoring a bit to give a greater chance of positive totals and fewer negative scores for position. Leaving out Play Off winners.

Full points rules will be posted when I've worked them out, but will keep changes minor.

Post up your predicted L1 tables and I'll start collating. Changes permitted up to noon on the day of the opening fixture, Saturday 5 August.

Can you let us know what the prize is for winning?

[Elm Park Kid]

I predict that 23 teams will finish the season.

[Snowflake Royal]

Reading
Lincoln
Peterborough
Portsmouth
Derby
Shrewsbury
Leyton Orient
Wigan
Charlton
Northampton
Exeter
Carlisle
Cambridge
Stevenage
Barnsley
Burton Albion
Wycombe
Port Vale
Blackpool
Cheltenham
Bolton
Fleetwood
Bristol Rovers
Oxford Utd

Randomised, with Reading moved from 15th to top.
Oxford being bottom was entirely down to the randomiser

I like that you're sticking to the tactic, even though it proved useless last time out.

[Snowflake Royal]

I'll run the league table prediction comp again this year.

Similar format to last year. I'm going to adjust the points scoring a bit to give a greater chance of positive totals and fewer negative scores for position. Leaving out Play Off winners.

Full points rules will be posted when I've worked them out, but will keep changes minor.

Post up your predicted L1 tables and I'll start collating. Changes permitted up to noon on the day of the opening fixture, Saturday 5 August.

Can you let us know what the prize is for winning?

Kudos.

[NathStPaul]

I'll run the league table prediction comp again this year.

Similar format to last year. I'm going to adjust the points scoring a bit to give a greater chance of positive totals and fewer negative scores for position. Leaving out Play Off winners.

Full points rules will be posted when I've worked them out, but will keep changes minor.

Post up your predicted L1 tables and I'll start collating. Changes permitted up to noon on the day of the opening fixture, Saturday 5 August.

Can you let us know what the prize is for winning?

Kudos.

Is that Latin for hand job?

[SCIAG]

Reading
Lincoln
Peterborough
Portsmouth
Derby
Shrewsbury
Leyton Orient
Wigan
Charlton
Northampton
Exeter
Carlisle
Cambridge
Stevenage
Barnsley
Burton Albion
Wycombe
Port Vale
Blackpool
Cheltenham
Bolton
Fleetwood
Bristol Rovers
Oxford Utd

Randomised, with Reading moved from 15th to top.
Oxford being bottom was entirely down to the randomiser

I like that you're sticking to the tactic, even though it proved useless last time out.

I’ll have you know I’m currently on course to win.

[Gunny Fishcake]

I'll run the league table prediction comp again this year.

Similar format to last year. I'm going to adjust the points scoring a bit to give a greater chance of positive totals and fewer negative scores for position. Leaving out Play Off winners.

Full points rules will be posted when I've worked them out, but will keep changes minor.

Post up your predicted L1 tables and I'll start collating. Changes permitted up to noon on the day of the opening fixture, Saturday 5 August.

Apologies if I missed it but did you publish last seasons final results ?

[Snowflake Royal]

I'll run the league table prediction comp again this year.

Similar format to last year. I'm going to adjust the points scoring a bit to give a greater chance of positive totals and fewer negative scores for position. Leaving out Play Off winners.

Full points rules will be posted when I've worked them out, but will keep changes minor.

Post up your predicted L1 tables and I'll start collating. Changes permitted up to noon on the day of the opening fixture, Saturday 5 August.

Apologies if I missed it but did you publish last seasons final results ?

https://hobnob.royals.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=189418&start=100

You came joint third, good job!

[Gunny Fishcake]

I'll run the league table prediction comp again this year.

Similar format to last year. I'm going to adjust the points scoring a bit to give a greater chance of positive totals and fewer negative scores for position. Leaving out Play Off winners.

Full points rules will be posted when I've worked them out, but will keep changes minor.

Post up your predicted L1 tables and I'll start collating. Changes permitted up to noon on the day of the opening fixture, Saturday 5 August.

Apologies if I missed it but did you publish last seasons final results ?

https://hobnob.royals.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=189418&start=100

You came joint third, good job!

Blimey , do you need my bank details ?

[Gunny Fishcake]

1. Barnsley
2. Wycombe
3. Derby
4. Portsmouth
5. Exeter
6. Blackpool
7. Peterborough
8. Wigan
9. Bolton
10. Bristol Rovers
11. Charlton
12. Reading
13. Lincoln
14. Oxford
15. Leyton Orient
16. Fleetwood
17. Burton Albion
18. Cambridge
19. Stevenage
20. Northampton
21. Port Vale
22. Cheltenham
23. Carlisle
24. Shrewsbury

[Winston Biscuit]

How does it work? I get the predicting bit but looking at your link to last years there are a whole bunch or extra numbers and symbols

[Elm Park Kid]

1 Barnsley
2 Derby County
3 Portsmouth
4 Wycombe
5 Reading
6 Stevenage
7 Bolton
8 Leyton Orient
9 Peterborough
10 Exeter City
11 Bristol Rovers
12 Charlton
13 Blackpool
14 Lincoln City
15 Wigan
16 Port Vale
17 Fleetwood Town
18 Cheltenham
19 Shrewsbury
20 Burton Albion
21 Carlisle
22 Milton Keynes
23 Cambridge
24 Oxford United

[Snowflake Royal]

Ok, so points scoring.

+6 points for exact place.
+3 points for within 2 places of exact spot
+1 point for more than 2 but within 4 places of exact spot
+0 points for 5 places from exact spot
-1 point per place for each beyond 5 places
+6 points for successfully predicting Champions
+4 points for successfully predicting autos
+2 points for successfully predicting Play Offs
+4 points for successfully predicting relegation
+6 points for successfully predicting bottom

If you predict Reading finish 10th, and they do: 6 points
If they finish 8/9/11/12: 3 points
6/7/13/14: 1 point
5/15: 0 points
4/16: -1, 3/17: -2, etc

I've boosted points a bit, and lowered the threshold for negatives so in general things are higher scoring than last season and we might get some positive scores.

[Clyde1998]

22 Milton Keynes

Might want to change that, unless Milton Keynes have replaced Northampton in League One.

[Snowflake Royal]

How does it work? I get the predicting bit but looking at your link to last years there are a whole bunch or extra numbers and symbols

Points now added.

Basically, the closer you are to true position for each team the more you score. But if you're wayout, you'll lose points. Bonus points for getting champions, autos, POs, relegation and bottom spot on.

I'll do checkins on how everyone is doing at 12, 23, 33 and 46 games played.

[Snowflake Royal]

1 Derby
2 Blackpool
3 Barnsley
4 Charlton
5 Wycombe
6 Orient
7 Pompey
8 Port Vale
9 Exeter
10 Reading
11 Peterborough
12 Cheltenham
13 Bolton
14 Stevenage
15 Wigan
16 Lincoln
17 Oxford
18 Bristol R
19 Burton
20 Shrewsbury
21 Northampton
22 Cambridge
23 Fleetwood
24 Carlisle

[Forbury Lion]

I don't really know League 1 that well anymore, so I'll just predict everyone finishing in alphabetical order. If this does happen we better hope the likes of Wrexham, Walsall and Sutton Utd get promoted out of League 2 to keep us up the following year if it happens again

Barnsley
Blackpool
Bolton
Bristol Rovers
Burton Albion
Cambridge
Carlisle
Charlton
Cheltenham
Derby
Exeter
Fleetwood
Leyton Orient
Lincoln
Northampton
Oxford Utd
Peterborough
Port Vale
Portsmouth
Reading
Shrewsbury
Stevenage
Wigan
Wycombe