LMS – New Game!

Game 3 – Starts 7th December

Game 2 has just entered Round 7 and is now down to 2 players – meaning that prize pot must be won. It also means we can start Game 3 of the season!

For those that haven’t played before – you need to pick a team that you think will win their game that weekend – they win and you go through: draw or lose and you are out. Rinse and repeat for subsequent rounds until the last person is standing and takes the prize pot – you can’t pick the same team twice. Full rules can be viewed in the links above, as can previous games. Entry is £5 and you must send me an email (martin.grierson@gmail.com) by 6pm on Friday 6th December with your selection for Round 1. First four sets of fixtures below, to let you plan ahead (you only need to let me know Round 1 to start with though!). If you need the payment details then let me know.

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
Full fixtures can be viewed here.

ROUND 1
Saturday 7 December 2024
Everton 12:30 Liverpool
Aston Villa 15:00 Southampton
Brentford 15:00 Newcastle
Crystal Palace 15:00 Man City
Man Utd 17:30 Nott’m Forest
Sunday 8 December 2024
Fulham 14:00 Arsenal
Ipswich 14:00 Bournemouth
Leicester 14:00 Brighton
Spurs 16:30 Chelsea
Monday 9 December 2024
West Ham 20:00 Wolves

ROUND 2
Saturday 14 December 2024
Arsenal 15:00 Everton
Liverpool 15:00 Fulham
Newcastle 15:00 Leicester
St. James’ Park, Newcastle
Wolves 15:00 Ipswich
Nott’m Forest 17:30 Aston Villa
Sunday 15 December 2024
Bournemouth 14:00 West Ham
Man City 16:30 Man Utd
Chelsea 19:00 Brentford
Southampton 19:00 Spurs
Monday 16 December 2024
Brighton 20:00 Crystal Palace

ROUND 3
Saturday 21 December 2024
Aston Villa 12:30 Man City
Brentford 15:00 Nott’m Forest
Ipswich 15:00 Newcastle
Man Utd 15:00 Bournemouth
West Ham 15:00 Brighton
Crystal Palace 17:30 Arsenal
Sunday 22 December 2024
Everton 14:00 Chelsea
Fulham 14:00 Southampton
Leicester 14:00 Wolves
Spurs 16:30 Liverpool

ROUND 4 (deadline noon – Christmas Eve)
Thursday 26 December 2024
Man City 12:30 Everton
Bournemouth 15:00 Crystal Palace
Chelsea 15:00 Fulham
Newcastle 15:00 Aston Villa
Nott’m Forest 15:00 Spurs
Southampton 15:00 West Ham
Wolves 17:30 Man Utd
Liverpool 20:00 Leicester
Friday 27 December 2024
Brighton 19:30 Brentford
Arsenal 20:15 Ipswich

LMS – Game 2 – Round 6 Results

29th November – 1st December

We were down to single figures, with just 7 players still standing for Round 6. Two different teams had been picked – nobody could pick Liverpool, Manchester United, or Tottenham.

There was a Friday night game in this round, as Brighton had a south coast derby clash with Southampton at the Amex – Andrew Wilkinson, Chris Grierson, Kevin Murphy, Martin McShane and Steve Watson had picked the Seagulls to come out on top here but a 1-1 draw saw them crash out.
On Saturday evening, there was another derby – this time in London – as West Ham hosted Arsenal at the London Stadium – Ken Nelson and Nick Carr had picked the Gunners and were hoping for a win to ensure that they had a chance to win the prize pot – a 5-2 win for Arsenal ended any hopes for the rest of us for a rollover!

Deadline for Round 7 is TUESDAY 3rd December at noon – so Ken and Nick need to get their picks for Round 7 in quickly! Neither of them can pick Arsenal, Liverpool, either Manchester club or Tottenham. This also means we can start Game 3 – which I will send a separate mail out about – to start next weekend. A full update can be viewed here. You can see who has what teams left to pick at the foot of this mail.

		ROUND 6
		29-NOV to 1-DEC
1	Andrew Wilkinson	Brighton
2	Chris Grierson	Brighton
3	Ken Nelson	Arsenal
4	Kevin Murphy	Brighton
5	Martin McShane	Brighton
6	Nick Carr	Arsenal
7	Steve Watson	Brighton

TEAM	PICKS	%
Arsenal	2	29%
Brighton	5	71%
	7	100%

ROUND 7
(deadline noon – Tuesday 3rd December)
Tuesday 3 December 2024
Ipswich 19:30 Crystal Palace
Leicester 20:15 West Ham
Wednesday 4 December 2024
Everton 19:30 Wolves
Man City 19:30 Nott’m Forest
Newcastle 19:30 Liverpool
Southampton 19:30 Chelsea
Arsenal 20:15 Man Utd
Aston Villa 20:15 Brentford
Thursday 5 December 2024
Fulham 19:30 Brighton
Bournemouth 20:15 Spurs

PLAYER NAME	TEAMS	LEFT TO	PICK
Ken Nelson	Aston Villa	Bournemouth	Brentford	Brighton	Chelsea	Crystal Palace	Everton	Fulham	Ipswich	Leicester	Newcastle	Southampton	West Ham	Wolves
Nick Carr	Aston Villa	Bournemouth	Brentford	Brighton	Crystal Palace	Everton	Fulham	Ipswich	Leicester	Newcastle	Forest	Southampton	West Ham	Wolves

LMS – Game 2 – Round 6

29th November – 1st December

Web Site

LMS Rules

Hall of Fame

Down to single figures now with just 7 players still standing for Round 6. Someone could be in for a nice little windfall just in time for Christmas – but not in this round as just two different teams have been picked in this round! Nobody could pick Liverpool, Manchester United or Tottenham

We have a Friday night game in this round as Brighton have a south coast derby clash with Southampton at the Amex – Andrew Wilkinson, Chris Grierson, Kevin Murphy, Martin McShane and Steve Watson have picked the Seagulls to come out on top here.
On Saturday evening, there is another derby – this time in London – as West Ham host Arsenal at the London stadium – Ken Nelson and Nick Carr have picked the Gunners.

A reminder that there is a midweek set of games next week so, deadline for Round 7 is Tuesday 3rd December at noon – anyone still standing after Round 6 will need a quick turnaround!! A full update can be viewed here. You can see who has what teams left to pick at the foot of this mail.

		ROUND 6
		29-NOV to 1-DEC
1	Andrew Wilkinson	Brighton
2	Chris Grierson	Brighton
3	Ken Nelson	Arsenal
4	Kevin Murphy	Brighton
5	Martin McShane	Brighton
6	Nick Carr	Arsenal
7	Steve Watson	Brighton

TEAM	PICKS	%
Arsenal	2	29%
Brighton	5	71%
	7	100%

ROUND 6
Friday 29 November 2024
Brighton 20:00 Southampton
Saturday 30 November 2024
Brentford 15:00 Leicester
Crystal Palace 15:00 Newcastle
Nott’m Forest 15:00 Ipswich
Wolves 15:00 Bournemouth
West Ham 17:30 Arsenal
Sunday 1 December 2024
Chelsea 13:30 Aston Villa
Man Utd 13:30 Everton
Spurs 13:30 Fulham
Liverpool 16:00 Man City

Fantasy Footy League Cup

The 7th round of games took place last weekend (23rd-24th November). Results and updated tables can be viewed here. We are now at the halfway point of this tournament – everyone has played 6 games each (or 5 in the groups with 6 teams). The 8th round of games is this coming weekend – 30th November.

Super 6 Cups

League Cup
The 5th round of games took place last weekend (23rd-24th November). Results and updated tables can be viewed here – there was quite a few 4-4 draws! We are now at the halfway point of this tournament – everyone has played 4 games each. The 6th round of games is this coming weekend – 30th November.

Knockout Cup
The 2nd Round took place last weekend. As mentioned above, 4 was a very popular score – 7 of the 16 ties finished 4-4 and will be replayed this coming weekend. Results and the 3rd Round draw can be viewed here (if your score is blank then it was 4-4 – I can only put the draw result in when the tie is complete!). A reminder that in the event of a drawn replay then the tie will be determined by the number of correct results, followed by the nearest guess to the Golden Goal.

LMS – Game 2 – Round 5 Results

23rd-25th November

Web Site

LMS Rules

Hall of Fame

15 players were still standing for Round 5 as we resumed action after the November international break. Seven different teams had been picked in this round.

On Saturday, in the lunchtime game, Leicester hosted Chelsea at the King Power Stadium – Nick Carr had picked the Londoners and a 1-0 win was enough to see him through. In the 3pm games, Arsenal faced Nottingham Forest at the Emirates – Chris Grierson, Kevin Murphy, Martin McShane, and Steve Watson had picked the Gunners and they ease through with a 3-0 win. Aston Villa played Crystal Palace at Villa Park – Gisela Mowles, James Grierson, and Tony Smith had picked Villa but they drop out after a 2-2 draw. Fulham welcomed Wolves to Craven Cottage – Jonny Trash and Joel Wilkinson had picked the Cottagers but a 4-1 sees them drop out.
On Sunday, it was bottom v top as Southampton played Liverpool at St Mary’s – Andrew Wilkinson and Ken Nelson had picked the league leaders and a 3-2 was enough to put them through. In the later game, Ipswich faced Manchester United at Portman Road – Peter Donnelly was hoping Ruben Amorim got off to a winning start but a 1-1 draw sees him exit.
We then had to wait until Monday night as Newcastle took on West Ham at St James’ Park – Steve Smith and Tony Raybould had picked the Magpies but a 2-0 win for the Hammers sees them also drop out.

Eight players drop out, leaving just seven players left standing for Round 6. Deadline for Round 6 is Friday 29th November at noon. Also, an early warning (if we get that far!) that Round 7 is a midweek set of games so anyone still standing after Round 6 will need a quick turnaround! A full update can be viewed here. You can see who has what teams left to pick at the foot of this mail.

		ROUND 5
		23-NOV to 25-NOV
1	Andrew Wilkinson	Liverpool
2	Chris Grierson	Arsenal
3	Gisela Mowles	Aston Villa
4	James Grierson	Aston Villa
5	Joel Wilkinson	Fulham
6	Jonny Trash	Fulham
7	Ken Nelson	Liverpool
8	Kevin Murphy	Arsenal
9	Martin McShane	Arsenal
10	Nick Carr	Chelsea
11	Peter Donnelly Snr	Manchester United
12	Steve Smith	Newcastle United
13	Steve Watson	Arsenal
14	Tony Raybould	Newcastle United
15	Tony Smith	Aston Villa

TEAM	PICKS	%
Arsenal	4	27%
Aston Villa	3	20%
Chelsea	1	7%
Fulham	2	13%
Liverpool	2	13%
Manchester United	1	7%
Newcastle United	2	13%
	15	100%

PLAYER NAME	TEAMS	LEFT TO	PICK
Andrew Wilkinson	Arsenal	Aston Villa	Bournemouth	Brighton	Chelsea	Crystal Palace	Everton	Fulham	Ipswich	Leicester	Newcastle	Forest	Southampton	West Ham	Wolves
Chris Grierson	Aston Villa	Bournemouth	Brighton	Chelsea	Crystal Palace	Everton	Fulham	Ipswich	Leicester	Man City	Newcastle	Forest	Southampton	West Ham	Wolves
Ken Nelson	Arsenal	Aston Villa	Bournemouth	Brentford	Brighton	Chelsea	Crystal Palace	Everton	Fulham	Ipswich	Leicester	Newcastle	Southampton	West Ham	Wolves
Kevin Murphy	Aston Villa	Bournemouth	Brighton	Chelsea	Crystal Palace	Everton	Fulham	Ipswich	Leicester	Man City	Newcastle	Forest	Southampton	West Ham	Wolves
Martin McShane	Aston Villa	Bournemouth	Brentford	Brighton	Chelsea	Crystal Palace	Everton	Fulham	Ipswich	Leicester	Newcastle	Forest	Southampton	West Ham	Wolves
Nick Carr	Arsenal	Aston Villa	Bournemouth	Brentford	Brighton	Crystal Palace	Everton	Fulham	Ipswich	Leicester	Newcastle	Forest	Southampton	West Ham	Wolves
Steve Watson	Aston Villa	Bournemouth	Brighton	Chelsea	Crystal Palace	Everton	Fulham	Ipswich	Leicester	Man City	Newcastle	Forest	Southampton	West Ham	Wolves

LMS – Game 2 – Round 5

23rd-25th November

15 players are still standing for Round 5 as we resume action after the November international break. Seven different teams have been picked in this round.

On Saturday, in the lunch time game, Leicester host Chelsea at the King Power stadoum – Nick Carr has picked the Londoners. In the 3pm games, Arsenal face Nottingham Forest at the Emirates – Chris Grierson, Kevin Murphy, Martin McShane and Steve Watson have picked the Gunners. Aston Villa play Crystal Palace at Villa Park – Gisela Mowles, James Grierson and Tony Smith have picked Villa. Fulham welcome Wolves to Craven Cottage – Jonny Trash has picked the Cottagers.
On Sunday, it’s bottom v top as Southampton play Liverpool at St Mary’s – Andrew Wilkinson and Ken Nelson have picked the league leaders. In the later game, Ipswich face Manchester United at Portman Road – Peter Donnelly is hoping Ruben Amorim gets off to a winning start.
We then have to wait til Monday night as Newcastle take on West Ham at St James’ Park – Steve Smith and Tony Raybould have picked the Magpies.

Deadline for Round 6 is Friday 29th November at noon. Also, an early warning (if we get that far!) that Round 7 is a midweek set of games so anyone still standing after Round 6 will need a quick turnaround! A full update can be viewed here.

		ROUND 5
		23-NOV to 25-NOV
1	Andrew Wilkinson	Liverpool
2	Chris Grierson	Arsenal
3	Gisela Mowles	Aston Villa
4	James Grierson	Aston Villa
5	Joel Wilkinson	Fulham
6	Jonny Trash	Fulham
7	Ken Nelson	Liverpool
8	Kevin Murphy	Arsenal
9	Martin McShane	Arsenal
10	Nick Carr	Chelsea
11	Peter Donnelly Snr	Manchester United
12	Steve Smith	Newcastle United
13	Steve Watson	Arsenal
14	Tony Raybould	Newcastle United
15	Tony Smith	Aston Villa

TEAM	PICKS	%
Arsenal	4	27%
Aston Villa	3	20%
Chelsea	1	7%
Fulham	2	13%
Liverpool	2	13%
Manchester United	1	7%
Newcastle United	2	13%
	15	100%

ROUND 5
Saturday 23 November 2024
Leicester 12:30 Chelsea
Arsenal 15:00 Nott’m Forest
Aston Villa 15:00 Crystal Palace
Bournemouth 15:00 Brighton
Everton 15:00 Brentford
Fulham 15:00 Wolves
Man City 17:30 Spurs
Sun 24 Nov 2024
Southampton 14:00 Liverpool
Ipswich 16:30 Man Utd
Mon 25 Nov 2024
Newcastle 20:00 West Ham

Fantasy Footy League Cup – Round 6

The 6th round of games took place over the weekend of 9th-10th November. Only the groups with 7 teams in played (groups A-F). Updated results and tables can be viewed here.

Next round of games is after the international break, weekend of 23rd November.

LMS – Game 2 – Round 4 Results

8th-9th November

30 players were still standing for Round 4. Five different teams had been picked in this round, ahead of the November international break.

On Saturday, in the 3pm kick-offs, Brentford entertained Bournemouth at the Gtech Community Stadium – Jonny Trash had picked the Bees and he edges through with a 3-2 win. West Ham took on Everton at the London Stadium – Abi Donafee and Martin Grierson had picked the Hammers but a goalless draw sees them drop out. Wolves were still looking for their first win of the season as Southampton headed to Molineux – James Grierson, Peter Donnelly Snr, and Steve Smith were hoping that this would be the game they got it in and it was – 1-0 was enough.
On Sunday, Manchester United faced Leicester at Old Trafford – 10 players had picked United and they go through after a 3-0 win. Ipswich were also still looking for their first win of the season as they headed to the Tottenham Stadium to play Tottenham – 13 players had picked Spurs but Ipswich grabbed that 1st win, 2-1.

Fifteen players drop out, leaving fifteen players still standing for Round 5. A reminder that there is an international break next week – deadline for Round 5 is Friday 22nd November at noon. A full update can be viewed here.

		ROUND 4
		8-NOV to 9-NOV
1	Abi Donafee	West Ham
2	Andrew Wilkinson	Manchester United
3	Ben Donafee	Tottenham
4	Cameron Green	Tottenham
5	Chris Grierson	Manchester United
6	David Hegarty	Tottenham
7	Gary Nelson	Tottenham
8	Gisela Mowles	Manchester United
9	Ian O’Brien	Tottenham
10	James Grierson	Wolves
11	Joel Wilkinson	Manchester United
12	Jonny Trash	Brentford
13	Ken Nelson	Manchester United
14	Kevin Murphy	Manchester United
15	Lin Maiden	Tottenham
16	Lisa Mensah	Tottenham
17	Martin Grierson	West Ham
18	Martin McShane	Manchester United
19	Nick Carr	Manchester United
20	Pat Boddy	Tottenham
21	Paul Hallett	Tottenham
22	Paul Murphy	Tottenham
23	Peter Donnelly Snr	Wolves
24	Sandra Emmett	Tottenham
25	Sean Woodward	Tottenham
26	Steve Smith	Wolves
27	Steve Watson	Manchester United
28	Tony Raybould	Manchester United
29	Tony Smith	Wolves
30	Trevor Faulkner	Tottenham

TEAM	PICKS	%
Brentford	1	3%
Manchester United	10	33%
Tottenham	13	43%
West Ham	2	7%
Wolves	4	13%
	30	100%

ROUND 5
Saturday 23 November 2024
Leicester 12:30 Chelsea
Arsenal 15:00 Nott’m Forest
Aston Villa 15:00 Crystal Palace
Bournemouth 15:00 Brighton
Everton 15:00 Brentford
Fulham 15:00 Wolves
Man City 17:30 Spurs
Sun 24 Nov 2024
Southampton 14:00 Liverpool
Ipswich 16:30 Man Utd
Mon 25 Nov 2024
Newcastle 20:00 West Ham

FANTASY FOOTY LEAGUE CUP – 5th ROUND

Sorry, been a bit under the weather this week and forgot about this.

5th Round of games took place last weekend – 2nd November. Updated results and tables can be viewed here. Next round of games is this weekend – 9th November.