The Soares Cup: Matchday 6

Greetings amigos,

The final round of group games in The Soares Cup produced one of the fireyest encounters the tournament has ever seen. Going into their group decider, SJ stated 'I want to put it on record, that I guarantee Mr Crinnion goes no further in The Soares Cup'. Nick's camp remained eerily silent, but rumours are that posters appeared across every wall of the NC High Performance Training Centre emblazoning SJ's claim in the week leading up to their crunch encounter. As their fixture entered the final stages, SJ had 3 points on the board to Nick's 2 and it appeared as though the Midlander's claim, whilst undoubtedly bolshy, was to prove correct. That was until an Aaron Wan Bissaka own goal gave Chelsea a 2-1 win over West Ham, a 3 point spot-on to Nick and a solitary point for SJ, resulting in the final score of Nick 5, SJ 4. The touchpaper was lit and the scenes at the final whistle were every bit as captivating as they were unsavoury; both sets of coaching staff took part in a lengthy melee which is still being picked apart by both the Predictio authorities and the local police. The conclusion of their respective investigations remain to be seen, but what is known is that Nick has progressed to the semi-finals of the tournament, and it is SJ's lack of progress in the competition that is guaranteed.

No such drama in Group B, where I defeated Dave 5-3 to complete the group stage with a 100% record providing a safe passage to the knockout phase. In Group C, Theo L and Adam played out a highly entertaining game which Ad won by the odd point in 9, resulting in him claiming top spot in the final standings. Theo L's disappointment soon dissipated as news arrived that his 6 points already accumulated were sufficient to claim the semi-final place allocated to the best runner-up.

Group A:  Nick  5 v 4  SJ

Group B:  Dave  3 v 5  Danny

Group C:  Theo L  4 v 5  Adam

Here is the draw for the semi-finals of the competition, which will be played over two legs during the weekends of 8-9 March and 5-6 April.

SF1: Nick v Theo L

SF2: Adam v Danny

Any mistakes let me know, take it easy,

Danny

Results (1st-2nd February)

Greetings amigos,

A very low scoring week across the board means that it's pretty much as you were in the standings. Mr Moore top scored with 6 points, followed by a group of 4 managers - Mr Raistrick, Mr Crinnion, Mr O'Callaghan and myself - who were all a point behind on 5 apiece. Mr Stewart-Jones, Mr Luke and Mr West added 4 points to their respective tallies, whilst Mr McClay amassed 3 points. Dave will be relieved that his poor performance was not capitalised upon by any of the chasing pack - he still leads the race with a 4 point advantage over myself in second place.

Any mistakes let me know, fixtures shared yesterday.

Take it easy,

Danny

Adam

N Forest v Brighton 2-0  7-0 (1pt)
Bournemouth v Liverpool 1-2  0-2 (1pt)
Everton v Leicester 1-0  4-0 (1pt)
Ipswich v Southampton 2-1  1-2 (0pts)
Newcastle v Fulham 1-0  1-2 (0pts)
Wolves v A Villa 0-1  2-0 (0pts)
Brentford v Tottenham 2-0  0-2 (0pts)
Man Utd v C Palace 1-1  0-2 (0pts)
Arsenal v Man City 2-0  5-1 (1pt)
Chelsea v West Ham 1-0  2-1 (1pt)

Total: 0 spot-ons; 5 points.


Theo L

N Forest v Brighton 2-1  7-0 (1pt)
Bournemouth v Liverpool 1-1  0-2 (0pts)
Everton v Leicester 1-0  4-0 (1pt)
Ipswich v Southampton 1-0  1-2 (0pts)
Newcastle v Fulham 2-0  1-2 (0pts)
Wolves v A Villa 2-2  2-0 (0pts)
Brentford v Tottenham 2-3  0-2 (1pt)
Man Utd v C Palace 1-0  0-2 (0pts)
Arsenal v Man City 1-1  5-1 (0pts)
Chelsea v West Ham 2-0  2-1 (1pt)

Total: 0 spot-ons; 4 points.


Nick

N Forest v Brighton  1-1  7-0 (0pts)
Bournemouth v Liverpool  1-2  0-2 (1pt)
Everton v Leicester  0-0  4-0 (0pts)
Ipswich v Southampton  1-0  1-2 (0pts)
Newcastle v Fulham  2-0  1-2 (0pts)
Wolves v A Villa  1-1  2-0 (0pts)
Brentford v Tottenham  2-1  0-2 (0pts)
Man Utd v C Palace  1-1  0-2 (0pts)
Arsenal v Man City  3-2  5-1 (1pt)
Chelsea v West Ham  2-1  2-1 (3pts)

Total: 1 spot-on; 5 points.


Theo W

N Forest v Brighton  2-1  7-0 (1pt)
Bournemouth v Liverpool  1-2  0-2 (1pt)
Everton v Leicester  2-0  4-0 (1pt)
Ipswich v Southampton  2-0  1-2 (0pts)
Newcastle v Fulham  3-1  1-2 (0pts)
Wolves v A Villa  1-1  2-0 (0pts)
Brentford v Tottenham  3-2  0-2 (0pts)
Man Utd v C Palace  2-1  0-2 (0pts)
Arsenal v Man City  2-2  5-1 (0pts)
Chelsea v West Ham  2-0  2-1 (1pt)

Total: 0 spot-ons; 4 points.


Ben

N Forest v Brighton 1-0  7-0 (1pt)
Bournemouth v Liverpool 2-2  0-2 (0pts)
Everton v Leicester 1-0  4-0 (1pt)
Ipswich v Southampton 1-1  1-2 (0pts)
Newcastle v Fulham 2-1  1-2 (0pts)
Wolves v A Villa 1-2  2-0 (0pts)
Brentford v Tottenham 2-1  0-2 (0pts)
Man Utd v C Palace 2-1  0-2 (0pts)
Arsenal v Man City 2-2  5-1 (0pts)
Chelsea v West Ham 2-1  2-1 (3pts)

Total: 1 spot-on; 5 points.


SJ

N Forest v Brighton  0-2  7-0 (0pts)
Bournemouth v Liverpool  1-3  0-2 (1pt)
Everton v Leicester  1-0  4-0 (1pt)
Ipswich v Southampton  1-1  1-2 (0pts)
Newcastle v Fulham  2-1  1-2 (0pts)
Wolves v A Villa  2-2  2-0 (0pts)
Brentford v Tottenham  3-1  0-2 (0pts)
Man Utd v C Palace  0-1  0-2 (1pt)
Arsenal v Man City  1-1  5-1 (0pts)
Chelsea v West Ham  2-0  2-1 (1pt)

Total: 0 spot-ons; 4 points.


Phil

N Forest v Brighton 1-0  7-0 (1pt)
Bournemouth v Liverpool  1-3  0-2 (1pt)
Everton v Leicester  2-1  4-0 (1pt)
Ipswich v Southampton  1-0  1-2 (0pts)
Newcastle v Fulham  3-1  1-2 (0pts)
Wolves v A Villa  1-2  2-0 (0pts)
Brentford v Tottenham  1-3  0-2 (1pt)
Man Utd v C Palace  3-1  0-2 (0pts)
Arsenal v Man City  3-1  5-1 (1pt)
Chelsea v West Ham  3-1  2-1 (1pt)

Total: 0 spot-ons; 6 points.


Dave

N Forest v Brighton  Void
Bournemouth v Liverpool 2-3  0-2 (1pt)
Everton v Leicester 3-0  4-0 (1pt)
Ipswich v Southampton 2-1  1-2 (0pts)
Newcastle v Fulham 2-0  1-2 (0pts)
Wolves v A Villa 0-1  2-0 (0pts)
Brentford v Tottenham 2-0  0-2 (0pts)
Man Utd v C Palace 2-2  0-2 (0pts)
Arsenal v Man City 2-2  5-1 (0pts)
Chelsea v West Ham 3-1  2-1 (1pt)

Total: 0 spot-ons; 3 points.


Danny

N Forest v Brighton  1-1  7-0 (0pts)
Bournemouth v Liverpool  1-3  0-2 (1pt)
Everton v Leicester  1-0  4-0 (1pt)
Ipswich v Southampton  2-1  1-2 (0pts)
Newcastle v Fulham  2-1  1-2 (0pts)
Wolves v A Villa  1-2  2-0 (0pts)
Brentford v Tottenham  2-1  0-2 (0pts)
Man Utd v C Palace  2-1  0-2 (0pts)
Arsenal v Man City  2-2  5-1 (0pts)
Chelsea v West Ham  2-1  2-1 (3pts)

Total: 1 spot-on; 5 points.