25th-27th August
First of all, I want to address the position on default picks. I make it pretty
clear in the rules and the regular updates that the deadline is Friday lunchtime
– the only time this will change is any midweek rounds or around the Christmas
games. I only issue a default as a last resort – as demonstrated by the mess I
made trying to accommodate 3 late entries that came in as I was just about to
send Friday’s update. I send an email reminder to anyone who hasn’t submitted an
entry by Friday morning and also send a chaser later in the morning if still not
received – I also try to text/WhatsApp if I have a players number (if you want
to drop your number to me to add to my contacts then feel free!). I always
acknowledge selections with a reply to emails/texts – if you don’t get a reply
from me then I haven’t received it!!
109 players were still standing for Round 3. Nine different teams had been
picked in this round. Four players did not submit a pick this week and received
a default pick. Everton v Wolves was the only match that nobody had touched.
On Friday night, Chelsea were still looking for their first win of the season as
they welcomed Luton to Stamford Bridge – 61 players had picked Chelsea and there
was to be no upset with a 3-0 win for Chelsea.
On Saturday, in the lunch time game, Bournemouth faced Tottenham at the Vitality
stadium – Gemma Jackson and Hayley Beaton had picked Spurs and progress courtesy
of a 2-0 win. In the 3pm games, Arsenal hosted Fulham at the Emirates – 16
players had picked the Gunners, including Dave Latham, John Lamming and Peter
Collins who had not submitted a pick and this game saw the first LMS upset of
this game with a 2-2 draw sending the 16 out. Brentford took on Crystal Palace
at the Gtech Community stadium – Dave Phillips, Henry Archer, Ste Milton, Ste
Wilkinson and Tony Raybould had picked the Bees but a 1-1 draw sees them also
crash out. Manchester United faced Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford – 15
players had picked United and another upset was on the cards but a 3-2 win for
United sees them through. In the tea-time game, Brighton played West Ham at the
Amex – Jack Horsler, Joey O’Brien, Linda Beaumont and Pat Boddy had picked the
Seagulls but a 3-1 win for the Hammers saw them bow out.
On Sunday afternoon, Burnley had a visit from Aston Villa to Turfmoor – Olly
Woodward had picked Villa – Paul Hallett had Villa by default – they both go
through after a 3-1 win for Villa. Sheffield United welcomed Manchester City to
Bramall Lane – Gary Nelson, Kenny Rogers and Shaun Magee had picked City and had
a late scare before City went on to win 2-1. Later on in the afternoon,
Newcastle hosted Liverpool at St James’ Park – Ken Nelson had picked the Magpies
but he exits after a late Darwin Nunez double (UTFR!!) and I know Ken wont be
too upset with his exit!
In total, 26 players dropped out in this round, leaving 83 players still
standing (down to double figures!).
Deadline for Round 4 is noon on
Friday 1st September.
A full update can be viewed
here, which shows previous rounds and players that have dropped out.
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Round 3 |
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25-Aug to 27-Aug |
| 1 |
Adam Dealing |
Manchester United |
| 2 |
Adele Ward |
Manchester United |
| 3 |
Albert Au |
Manchester United |
| 4 |
Alfie Lockley |
Chelsea |
| 5 |
Alfie Robinson |
Chelsea |
| 6 |
Allan Jones |
Chelsea |
| 7 |
Andrew Carter |
Chelsea |
| 8 |
Andrew Crosson |
Chelsea |
| 9 |
Andrew Emmett |
Chelsea |
| 10 |
Andrew Wilkinson |
Chelsea |
| 11 |
Andy Burns |
Chelsea |
| 12 |
Anthony Donafee |
Chelsea |
| 13 |
Becci Morton |
Chelsea |
| 14 |
Ben Donafee |
Chelsea |
| 15 |
Bill Murphy |
Chelsea |
| 16 |
Cameron Green |
Manchester United |
| 17 |
Carl Jackson |
Chelsea |
| 18 |
Carl Jackson Snr |
Chelsea |
| 19 |
Chris Grierson |
Manchester United |
| 20 |
Chris Mowles |
Chelsea |
| 21 |
Craig Milton |
Chelsea |
| 22 |
Damian Walsh |
Chelsea |
| 23 |
Dan Milton |
Chelsea |
| 24 |
Dave Brown |
Chelsea |
| 25 |
Dave Goodall |
Chelsea |
| 26 |
Dave Latham |
Arsenal |
| 27 |
Dave Nicholls |
Chelsea |
| 28 |
Dave Phillips |
Brentford |
| 29 |
Dave Rogers |
Chelsea |
| 30 |
Dave Weston |
Chelsea |
| 31 |
David Hayhoe |
Arsenal |
| 32 |
David Hegarty |
Chelsea |
| 33 |
Ewan White |
Arsenal |
| 34 |
Gary Nelson |
Manchester City |
| 35 |
Gemma Jackson |
Tottenham |
| 36 |
Gerry Doherty |
Chelsea |
| 37 |
Gisela Mowles |
Arsenal |
| 38 |
Graeme Tinker |
Chelsea |
| 39 |
Hayley Beaton |
Tottenham |
| 40 |
Henry Archer |
Brentford |
| 41 |
Ian O'Brien |
Chelsea |
| 42 |
Jack Horsler |
Brighton |
| 43 |
Jack Lockley |
Chelsea |
| 44 |
Jackie Milton |
Chelsea |
| 45 |
James Grierson |
Chelsea |
| 46 |
Janet Carr |
Chelsea |
| 47 |
Jason Harrison |
Manchester United |
| 48 |
Joel Wilkinson |
Chelsea |
| 49 |
Joey O'Brien |
Brighton |
| 50 |
John Lamming |
Arsenal |
| 51 |
John Roberts |
Chelsea |
| 52 |
Jon Lings |
Arsenal |
| 53 |
Jonny Trash |
Chelsea |
| 54 |
Josh Wignall |
Chelsea |
| 55 |
Ken Nelson |
Newcastle United |
| 56 |
Kenny Rogers |
Manchester City |
| 57 |
Kevin Robinson |
Arsenal |
| 58 |
Lauren Haigh |
Chelsea |
| 59 |
Lee Abbott |
Chelsea |
| 60 |
Lewis Donnelly |
Chelsea |
| 61 |
Lin Maiden |
Chelsea |
| 62 |
Linda Beaumont |
Brighton |
| 63 |
Linda Smith |
Arsenal |
| 64 |
Lynn Storer |
Arsenal |
| 65 |
Martin Grierson |
Chelsea |
| 66 |
Martin McShane |
Chelsea |
| 67 |
Matthew Saveall |
Manchester United |
| 68 |
Melvin Pool |
Manchester United |
| 69 |
Michael Grierson |
Manchester United |
| 70 |
Michael Thomas |
Chelsea |
| 71 |
Neil Metcalf |
Chelsea |
| 72 |
Olly Woodward |
Aston Villa |
| 73 |
Owen Donnelly |
Arsenal |
| 74 |
Pat Boddy |
Brighton |
| 75 |
Paul Allman |
Chelsea |
| 76 |
Paul Barlow |
Manchester United |
| 77 |
Paul Boddy |
Arsenal |
| 78 |
Paul Davies |
Chelsea |
| 79 |
Paul Giles |
Arsenal |
| 80 |
Paul Hallett |
Aston Villa |
| 81 |
Paul Maiden |
Chelsea |
| 82 |
Paul Murphy |
Chelsea |
| 83 |
Pauline Jackson |
Chelsea |
| 84 |
Peter Carroll |
Chelsea |
| 85 |
Peter Carter |
Manchester United |
| 86 |
Peter Collins |
Arsenal |
| 87 |
Peter Donnelly |
Arsenal |
| 88 |
Peter Donnelly Snr |
Chelsea |
| 89 |
Phil Haigh |
Manchester United |
| 90 |
Ralph Dealing |
Chelsea |
| 91 |
Reece Turner |
Chelsea |
| 92 |
Richard Dixon |
Chelsea |
| 93 |
Richard Gibbons |
Chelsea |
| 94 |
Robin Horsler |
Chelsea |
| 95 |
Ross Milton |
Chelsea |
| 96 |
Sean Woodward |
Chelsea |
| 97 |
Shaun Magee |
Manchester City |
| 98 |
Ste Corbett |
Arsenal |
| 99 |
Ste Matthews |
Manchester United |
| 100 |
Ste Milton |
Brentford |
| 101 |
Ste Wilkinson |
Brentford |
| 102 |
Steve Rogers |
Manchester United |
| 103 |
Steve Smith |
Arsenal |
| 104 |
Steve Watson |
Manchester United |
| 105 |
Stuart Davies |
Chelsea |
| 106 |
Tony Ainsworth |
Chelsea |
| 107 |
Tony Raybould |
Brentford |
| 108 |
Trevor Faulkner |
Chelsea |
| 109 |
Vikki Darby |
Chelsea |
| TEAM |
PICKS |
% |
| Arsenal |
16 |
16% |
| Aston Villa |
2 |
3% |
| Brentford |
5 |
5% |
| Brighton |
4 |
4% |
| Chelsea |
61 |
55% |
| Manchester City |
3 |
2% |
| Manchester United |
15 |
13% |
| Newcastle United |
1 |
1% |
| Tottenham |
2 |
2% |
|
109 |
100% |
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