BBC Predictor - (not for those of a nervous disposition)

[sirpiechucker]

After inputting my best guesses for the remaining games, this is what it comes up with:-

1 NORWICH 92
2 SWANSEA 91

3 CARDIFF 90
4 FOREST 88
5 QPR 86
6 LEEDS 82

7 MILLWALL 81
8 WATFORD 80
9 LEICESTER 74
10 READING 71
11 DERBY 63
12 DONCASTER 59
13 IPSWICH 58
14 BURNLEY 55
15 BORO 52
16 PORTSMOUTH 50
17 BARNSLEY 49
18 COVENTRY 48
19 BRISTOL CITY 48
20 HULL 45
21 PALACE 37

22 SHEFF UTD 34
23 SCUNTHORPE 33
24 PRESTON 31

The current bottom 4 are all averaging more than a point a match but you've predicted Sheffield United to pick up just 7 more points from their remaining 18 matches. Preston to win just 10 more and Scunny to win 9 more. SU maybe having a poor season but they've still got to play the entire bottom eight and as they are averaging a point a match they'll probably get 7 points from those matches and still have 11 more to get even more than you've predicted.

Did you predict draws?

[Jeffro]

I think we can safely Say Toni did his predictions by the way of slapping any number on the keypad against any team.

[HoopHappy]

With my back of a fag packet calculations I come out with the following;

Total games in the championship season is 552, (12 x 46)

Total points available 1, 656, (552 x 3)

Total draws so far this season 89, which means there is 178, (89 x 2) points that have been lost, (i.e. not awarded for a win).

Total points in the table as per the first post predictor 1,497.

Which means, even if there isn't another draw all season then the total amount of points that there still can be is only 1,478, (1656 - 178).

I could have got this wrong, but to me it doesn't add up.

Please feel free to correct me!

Surely only 89 points would be lost as both teams are taking one point and only one point is going astray?

Also the original table provided does not look realistic at all, I think he has given the top half of the division too many generous predictions. Teams normally get around the late 40's early 50's in the bottom 5.

[Toni German]

Surely only 89 points would be lost as both teams are taking one point and only one point is going astray?

Also the original table provided does not look realistic at all, I think he has given the top half of the division too many generous predictions. Teams normally get around the late 40's early 50's in the bottom 5.

Yeah, probably. Must admit I was struggling to give the likes of Preston and Scunthorpe much of a sniff at anything.

[Magic]

Nearly all the top 6 have been on very good runs, Leeds, us, Norwich, Cardiff. Don't see why Forest's will suddenly continue til the end of the season. They'll slip up just like everyone else did.

[coneysboots]

Surely only 89 points would be lost as both teams are taking one point and only one point is going astray?

Also the original table provided does not look realistic at all, I think he has given the top half of the division too many generous predictions. Teams normally get around the late 40's early 50's in the bottom 5.

Good point. Makes it more mathmatically correct, but still a bit far fetched.

[Pal]

We have a few nasty looking away games between now and the end of the season.

Really? Apart from Cardiff, by which time the title should be decided, the only potential away banana skin I can see is 'wall.

[Ric-Roc]

Really? Apart from Cardiff, by which time the title should be decided, the only potential away banana skin I can see is 'wall.

Boro, Preston, Watford, Doncaster to name but a few all notoriously bad grounds for us to be fair.

[Dazzer1977]

Norwich best team at LR???

They came here parked the bus, missed a penalty that never was and went home happy with the point.
Watford were far better.

Jeffro you've summed it up in a nutshell. Not going to waste anymore time on this thread especially whilst I'm still in Thailand!

[waterbuffalo]

I despair.

of coming second.