LMS – Game 5 – Round 10

31st August – 1st September

25 players are still standing for Round 10. Six different teams have been picked in this round – two of them in the same game so we are gauranteed to lose at least one player. This is the last round before an international break —no one could pick Manchester City, Newcastle or Tottenham.

On Saturday, in the 3pm games, Brentford face Southampton at the Gtech Community stadium – 7 players have picked the Bees.Ipswich entertain Fulham at Portman Road – Tony Smith is the first player to take a risk on one of the promoted teams, whilst Josh Wignall and Sandra Emmett have picked the Cottagers – at least one of these will be dropping out! Leicester entertain Aston Villa at the Walkers stadium – Steve Smith has picked Villa. Nottingham Forest take on Wolves at the City Ground – Dave Phillips, Joey O’Brien and Lisa Mensah have picked Forest.
On Sunday, Chelsea have a London derby as Crystal Palace visit Stamford Bridge – 11 players have picked Chelsea. Steve Smith and Tony Smith are the only players to have a chance of winning the pot in this round.

Round 11 is after the international break. Deadline for Round 4 will be Friday 13th September at 12pm. Looking slightly ahead, I am away on holiday from 16th September – I will be on a cruise so will only have a phone signal at limited times (and I am too tight to pay for the ship’s wi-fi!!) so Rounds 12 & 13 will have earlier than usual deadlines – Thursdays at 12pm and I won’t have time to nudge people for their picks like I normally try and do. You have been warned!!. A full update can be viewed here.

		ROUND 10
		31-AUG to 1-SEP
1	Chris Grierson	Chelsea
2	Chris Mowles	Brentford
3	Dan Milton	Chelsea
4	Dave Brown	Brentford
5	Dave Nicholls	Chelsea
6	Dave Phillips	Nottingham Forest
7	David Hayhoe	Brentford
8	Ewan White	Chelsea
9	Gerry Doherty	Brentford
10	Jack Horsler	Chelsea
11	Jackie Milton	Brentford
12	James Murphy	Chelsea
13	Joey O’Brien	Nottingham Forest
14	Josh Wignall	Fulham
15	Kevin Robinson	Brentford
16	Lauren Haigh	Chelsea
17	Lisa Mensah	Nottingham Forest
18	Martin Grierson	Brentford
19	Martin McShane	Chelsea
20	Michael Thomas	Chelsea
21	Olly Woodward	Chelsea
22	Pauline Jackson	Chelsea
23	Sandra Emmett	Fulham
24	Steve Smith	Aston Villa
25	Tony Smith	Ipswich Town

TEAM	PICKS	%
Aston Villa	1	4%
Brentford	7	28%
Chelsea	11	44%
Fulham	2	8%
Ipswich Town	1	4%
Nottingham Forest	3	12%
	25	100%

ROUND 10
Saturday 31 August 2024
Arsenal 12:30 Brighton
Brentford 15:00 Southampton
Everton 15:00 Bournemouth
Ipswich 15:00 Fulham
Leicester 15:00 Aston Villa
Nott’m Forest 15:00 Wolves
West Ham 17:30 Man City
Sunday 1 September 2024
Chelsea 13:30 Crystal Palace
Newcastle 13:30 Spurs
Man Utd 16:00 Liverpool

LMS – Game 1 – Round 2 Results

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LMS Hall of Fame

24th-25th August

118 players were still standing as we entered Round 2 of this game. Nine different teams were picked in this round—two of them in the same game, so we were guaranteed to lose at least one player!

On Saturday, in the lunchtime game, Brighton took on Manchester United at the Amex—Lynn Storer had picked the Seagulls while Zac Robinson had picked United,the Seagulls’ 1-0 win sees Lynn progress and Zac drop out In the 3pm games, Crystal Palace had a London derby with West Ham at Selhurst Park—James Murphy had picked the Eagles but drops out after a 2-0 defeat. Fulham faced Leicester at Craven Cottage—11 players had picked the Cottagers and they progressed with a 2-1 win. Manchester City welcomed Ipswich to the Etihad—47 players picked City in this one and ease through with a 4-1 win. Tottenham faced Everton at the Tottenham stadium—35 players were hoping for a Spurs win and a 4-0 win puts them through (including a good number of blues with mixed emotions!). In the teatime game, Aston Villa faced Arsenal at Villa Park—Marie Robinson had picked the Gunners. No entry was received from Anthony Donafee, so he got Arsenal by default. A 2-0 win for Arsenal sees them both progress.

On Sunday, in the early games, Chelsea headed up to Molineux to play Wolves—Carl Jackson, Dave Rogers, and Jordan Laite had picked the Londoners and ease through after a 6-2 win. The final game of this round saw Liverpool host Brentford at Anfield—17 players were hoping for another Reds win and progress after a 2-0 win.

Just 2 players drop out leaving 116 players still standing for Round 3. Deadline for Round 3 is Friday 30th August at 12pm. A full update can be viewed here.

		Round 2
		24-Aug to 25-Aug
1	Abi Donafee	Liverpool
2	Adam Dealing	Tottenham
3	Adam Rawes	Tottenham
4	Adele Ward	Liverpool
5	Albert Au	Manchester City
6	Alex Ramsden	Manchester City
7	Alfie Robinson	Liverpool
8	Allan Jones	Tottenham
9	Andrew Carter	Liverpool
10	Andrew Wilkinson	Manchester City
11	Andy Burns	Tottenham
12	Anthony Donafee	Arsenal
13	Becci Morton	Tottenham
14	Ben Donafee	Manchester City
15	Bill Murphy	Liverpool
16	Cameron Green	Manchester City
17	Carl Jackson	Chelsea
18	Carl Jackson Snr	Manchester City
19	Charlie Folksman	Manchester City
20	Chris Grierson	Liverpool
21	Chris Mowles	Liverpool
22	Damian Walsh	Liverpool
23	Dan Milton	Manchester City
24	Dave Brown	Manchester City
25	Dave Goodall	Tottenham
26	Dave Latham	Tottenham
27	Dave Nicholls	Tottenham
28	Dave Phillips	Tottenham
29	Dave Rogers	Chelsea
30	Dave Weston	Tottenham
31	David Hayhoe	Tottenham
32	David Hegarty	Manchester City
33	Eilish Doherty	Tottenham
34	Emma Ainsworth	Manchester City
35	Ewan White	Tottenham
36	Gary Donely	Manchester City
37	Gary Nelson	Manchester City
38	Gary Storer	Fulham
39	Gemma Jackson	Manchester City
40	Gerry Doherty	Manchester City
41	Gisela Mowles	Tottenham
42	Graeme Tinker	Manchester City
43	Harry Dealing	Tottenham
44	Hayley Beaton	Manchester City
45	Ian O'Brien	Tottenham
46	Jack Horsler	Fulham
47	Jackie Milton	Liverpool
48	James Grierson	Manchester City
49	James Murphy	Crystal Palace
50	Janet Carr	Manchester City
51	Jason Harrison	Manchester City
52	Jenny Rothwell	Liverpool
53	Joel Wilkinson	Manchester City
54	John Lamming	Tottenham
55	John Roberts	Tottenham
56	Jonny Trash	Manchester City
57	Jono Matthews	Tottenham
58	Jordan Laite	Chelsea
59	Josh Wignall	Tottenham
60	Ken Nelson	Manchester City
61	Kevin Murphy	Tottenham
62	Kevin Robinson	Fulham
63	Lauren Haigh	Manchester City
64	Lee Abbott	Fulham
65	Lee Jones	Liverpool
66	Lewis Donnelly	Manchester City
67	Lewis Reilly	Fulham
68	Lin Maiden	Manchester City
69	Linda Beaumont	Manchester City
70	Lisa Mensah	Manchester City
71	Lynn Storer	Brighton
72	Marie Robinson	Arsenal
73	Martin Emmett	Fulham
74	Martin Grierson	Tottenham
75	Martin McShane	Manchester City
76	Matthew Saveall	Tottenham
77	Melvin Pool	Manchester City
78	Michael Grierson	Tottenham
79	Michael Thomas	Manchester City
80	Neil Taggart	Tottenham
81	Nick Carr	Manchester City
82	Olly Woodward	Fulham
83	Pat Boddy	Fulham
84	Paul Allman	Liverpool
85	Paul Barlow	Fulham
86	Paul Boddy	Manchester City
87	Paul Davies	Liverpool
88	Paul Giles	Manchester City
89	Paul Hallett	Manchester City
90	Paul Maiden	Tottenham
91	Paul Murphy	Manchester City
92	Pauline Jackson	Tottenham
93	Peter Carroll	Manchester City
94	Peter Carter	Tottenham
95	Peter Donnelly	Tottenham
96	Peter Donnelly Snr	Fulham
97	Phil Haigh	Tottenham
98	Ralph Dealing	Manchester City
99	Rich Clayton	Tottenham
100	Richard Dixon	Liverpool
101	Richie Gibbons	Manchester City
102	Roberto Zanni	Tottenham
103	Robin Horsler	Liverpool
104	Ross Milton	Tottenham
105	Sean Woodward	Liverpool
106	Shaun Magee	Manchester City
107	Ste Corbett	Manchester City
108	Ste Matthews	Tottenham
109	Ste Milton	Fulham
110	Ste Wilkinson	Liverpool
111	Steve Rogers	Tottenham
112	Steve Smith	Manchester City
113	Steve Watson	Manchester City
114	Tony Ainsworth	Manchester City
115	Tony Raybould	Manchester City
116	Trevor Faulkner	Manchester City
117	Zac Robinson	Manchester United
118	Zara Turner	Manchester City

TEAM	PICKS	%
Arsenal	2	2%
Brighton	1	1%
Chelsea	3	3%
Crystal Palace	1	1%
Fulham	11	9%
Liverpool	17	14%
Manchester City	47	40%
Manchester United	1	1%
Tottenham	35	30%
	118	100%

ROUND 3
Saturday 31 August 2024
Arsenal 12:30 Brighton
Brentford 15:00 Southampton
Everton 15:00 Bournemouth
Ipswich 15:00 Fulham
Leicester 15:00 Aston Villa
Nott’m Forest 15:00 Wolves
West Ham 17:30 Man City
Sunday 1 September 2024
Chelsea 13:30 Crystal Palace
Newcastle 13:30 Spurs
Man Utd 16:00 Liverpool

LMS – Game 5 – Round 9 Results

31st August – 1st September

29 players were still standing for Round 9. Seven different teams were picked in this round—no one could pick Manchester City.

On Saturday, in the 3pm games, Crystal Palace faced West Ham at Selhurst Park—Andy Burns, Andrew Wilkinson, and Gemma Jackson had picked the Eagles but a 2-0 defeat sees them drop out. Fulham welcomed Leicester City to Craven Cottage—18 players had picked the Cottagers and they go through with a 2-1 win. Southampton had Premier League football back at St Mary’s as they hosted Nottingham Forest—Josh Wignall was hoping for a Forest win and was rewarded with a 1-0 win. Tottenham welcomed Everton to the Tottenham stadium—Olly Woodward, Pauline Jackson, and Sandra Emmett were the only players left who could pick Spurs, and they played that card here and eased through with a 4-0 win.
On Sunday, in the 2pm games, Bournemouth hosted Newcastle at the Vitality Stadium—Neil Metcalf was the only player left who could pick the Magpies but he drops out after a 1-1 draw. Wolves played Chelsea at Molineux—Kevin Robinson had picked the Londoners and he was rewarded with a 6-2 win. In the final game of the weekend, Liverpool faced Brentford at Anfield—Joey O’Brien and Lisa Mensah had picked the Reds and a 2-0 win puts them through.

4 players drop out after this round – leaving 25 players still standing for Round 10. Deadline for Round 10 is Friday 30th August at 12pm. A full update can be viewed here.

		ROUND 9
		24-AUG to 25-AUG
1	Andrew Wilkinson	Crystal Palace
2	Andy Burns	Crystal Palace
3	Chris Grierson	Fulham
4	Chris Mowles	Fulham
5	Dan Milton	Fulham
6	Dave Brown	Fulham
7	Dave Nicholls	Fulham
8	Dave Phillips	Fulham
9	David Hayhoe	Fulham
10	Ewan White	Fulham
11	Gemma Jackson	Crystal Palace
12	Gerry Doherty	Fulham
13	Jack Horsler	Fulham
14	Jackie Milton	Fulham
15	James Murphy	Fulham
16	Joey O'Brien	Liverpool
17	Josh Wignall	Nottingham Forest
18	Kevin Robinson	Chelsea
19	Lauren Haigh	Fulham
20	Lisa Mensah	Liverpool
21	Martin Grierson	Fulham
22	Martin McShane	Fulham
23	Michael Thomas	Fulham
24	Neil Metcalf	Newcastle United
25	Olly Woodward	Tottenham
26	Pauline Jackson	Tottenham
27	Sandra Emmett	Tottenham
28	Steve Smith	Fulham
29	Tony Smith	Fulham

TEAM	PICKS	%
Chelsea	1	3%
Crystal Palace	3	10%
Fulham	18	59%
Liverpool	2	7%
Newcastle United	1	3%
Nottingham Forest	1	3%
Tottenham	3	10%
	37	32%

LMS – Game 1 – Round 2

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LMS Hall of Fame

24th-25th August

118 players are still standing as we enter Round 2 of this game. Nine different teams have been picked in this round – two of them in the same game! Still waiting on a handful of entry fees – if you haven’t sent it across yet can you please do so?

On Saturday, in the lunchtime game, Brighton take on Manchester United at the Amex – Lynn Storer has picked the Seagulls while Zac Robinson has picked United, meaning at least one of them will drop out! In the 3pm games, Crystal Palace have a London derby with West Ham at Selhurst Park – James Murphy has picked the Eagles. Fulham face Leicester at Craven Cottage – 11 players have picked the Cottagers. Manchester City welcome Ipswich to the Etihad – 47 players have took the easy option and picked City in this one. Tottenham face Everton at the Tottenham stadium – with both sides looking for their 1st win of the season, 35 players are hoping for a Spurs win. In the teatime game, Aston Villa face Arsenal at Villa Park – Marie Robinson has picked the Gunners. No entry was received from Anthony Donafee so he gets Arsenal by default.
On Sunday, in the early games, Chelsea head upto Molineux to play Wolves – Carl Jackson, Dave Rogers and Jordan Laite have picked the Londoners. The final game of this round sees Liverpool host Brentford at Anfield – 17 players are hoping for another Reds win.

Deadline for Round 3 is Friday 30th August at 12pm. AA full update can be viewed here.

		Round 2/strong>
		24-Aug to 25-Aug
1	Abi Donafee	Liverpool
2	Adam Dealing	Tottenham
3	Adam Rawes	Tottenham
4	Adele Ward	Liverpool
5	Albert Au	Manchester City
6	Alex Ramsden	Manchester City
7	Alfie Robinson	Liverpool
8	Allan Jones	Tottenham
9	Andrew Carter	Liverpool
10	Andrew Wilkinson	Manchester City
11	Andy Burns	Tottenham
12	Anthony Donafee	Arsenal
13	Becci Morton	Tottenham
14	Ben Donafee	Manchester City
15	Bill Murphy	Liverpool
16	Cameron Green	Manchester City
17	Carl Jackson	Chelsea
18	Carl Jackson Snr	Manchester City
19	Charlie Folksman	Manchester City
20	Chris Grierson	Liverpool
21	Chris Mowles	Liverpool
22	Damian Walsh	Liverpool
23	Dan Milton	Manchester City
24	Dave Brown	Manchester City
25	Dave Goodall	Tottenham
26	Dave Latham	Tottenham
27	Dave Nicholls	Tottenham
28	Dave Phillips	Tottenham
29	Dave Rogers	Chelsea
30	Dave Weston	Tottenham
31	David Hayhoe	Tottenham
32	David Hegarty	Manchester City
33	Eilish Doherty	Tottenham
34	Emma Ainsworth	Manchester City
35	Ewan White	Tottenham
36	Gary Donely	Manchester City
37	Gary Nelson	Manchester City
38	Gary Storer	Fulham
39	Gemma Jackson	Manchester City
40	Gerry Doherty	Manchester City
41	Gisela Mowles	Tottenham
42	Graeme Tinker	Manchester City
43	Harry Dealing	Tottenham
44	Hayley Beaton	Manchester City
45	Ian O'Brien	Tottenham
46	Jack Horsler	Fulham
47	Jackie Milton	Liverpool
48	James Grierson	Manchester City
49	James Murphy	Crystal Palace
50	Janet Carr	Manchester City
51	Jason Harrison	Manchester City
52	Jenny Rothwell	Liverpool
53	Joel Wilkinson	Manchester City
54	John Lamming	Tottenham
55	John Roberts	Tottenham
56	Jonny Trash	Manchester City
57	Jono Matthews	Tottenham
58	Jordan Laite	Chelsea
59	Josh Wignall	Tottenham
60	Ken Nelson	Manchester City
61	Kevin Murphy	Tottenham
62	Kevin Robinson	Fulham
63	Lauren Haigh	Manchester City
64	Lee Abbott	Fulham
65	Lee Jones	Liverpool
66	Lewis Donnelly	Manchester City
67	Lewis Reilly	Fulham
68	Lin Maiden	Manchester City
69	Linda Beaumont	Manchester City
70	Lisa Mensah	Manchester City
71	Lynn Storer	Brighton
72	Marie Robinson	Arsenal
73	Martin Emmett	Fulham
74	Martin Grierson	Tottenham
75	Martin McShane	Manchester City
76	Matthew Saveall	Tottenham
77	Melvin Pool	Manchester City
78	Michael Grierson	Tottenham
79	Michael Thomas	Manchester City
80	Neil Taggart	Tottenham
81	Nick Carr	Manchester City
82	Olly Woodward	Fulham
83	Pat Boddy	Fulham
84	Paul Allman	Liverpool
85	Paul Barlow	Fulham
86	Paul Boddy	Manchester City
87	Paul Davies	Liverpool
88	Paul Giles	Manchester City
89	Paul Hallett	Manchester City
90	Paul Maiden	Tottenham
91	Paul Murphy	Manchester City
92	Pauline Jackson	Tottenham
93	Peter Carroll	Manchester City
94	Peter Carter	Tottenham
95	Peter Donnelly	Tottenham
96	Peter Donnelly Snr	Fulham
97	Phil Haigh	Tottenham
98	Ralph Dealing	Manchester City
99	Rich Clayton	Tottenham
100	Richard Dixon	Liverpool
101	Richie Gibbons	Manchester City
102	Roberto Zanni	Tottenham
103	Robin Horsler	Liverpool
104	Ross Milton	Tottenham
105	Sean Woodward	Liverpool
106	Shaun Magee	Manchester City
107	Ste Corbett	Manchester City
108	Ste Matthews	Tottenham
109	Ste Milton	Fulham
110	Ste Wilkinson	Liverpool
111	Steve Rogers	Tottenham
112	Steve Smith	Manchester City
113	Steve Watson	Manchester City
114	Tony Ainsworth	Manchester City
115	Tony Raybould	Manchester City
116	Trevor Faulkner	Manchester City
117	Zac Robinson	Manchester United
118	Zara Turner	Manchester City

TEAM	PICKS	%
Arsenal	2	2%
Brighton	1	1%
Chelsea	3	3%
Crystal Palace	1	1%
Fulham	11	9%
Liverpool	17	14%
Manchester City	47	40%
Manchester United	1	1%
Tottenham	35	30%
	118	100%

ROUND 2
Sat, Aug 24
Brighton 12:30 Man Utd
Crystal Palace 15:00 West Ham
Fulham 15:00 Leicester
Man City 15:00 Ipswich
Southampton 15:00 Nott’m Forest
Spurs 15:00 Everton
Aston Villa 17:30 Arsenal
Sun, Aug 25
Bournemouth 14:00 Newcastle
Wolves 14:00 Chelsea
Liverpool 16:30 Brentford

LMS – Game 5 – Round 9

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LMS Hall of Fame

24th-25th August

29 players are still standing for Round 9. Seven different teams have been picked in this round – no-one could pick Manchester City. Things could start to get interesting with such a diverse range of teams – 4 players have a chance of winning the pot outright in this round!

On Saturday, in the 3pm games, Crystal Palace face West Ham at Selhurst Park – Andy Burns, Andrew Wilkinson and Gemma Jackson have picked the Eagles. Fulham welcome Leicester City to Craven Cottage – 18 players have picked the Cottagers. Southampton have Premier League football back at St Mary’s as they host Nottingham Forest – Josh Wignall is hoping for a Forest win. Tottenham welcome Everton to the Tottenham stadium – Olly Woodward, Pauline Jackson and Sandra Emmett were the only players left who could pick Spurs and they have played that card here.
On Sunday, in the 2pm games, Bournemouth host Newcastle at the Vitality Stadium – Neil Metcalf was the only player left who could pick the Magpies and he has gone for them. Wolves play Chelsea at Molineux – Kevin Robinson has picked the Londoners. In the final game of the weekend, Liverpool face Brentford at Anfield – Joey O’Brien and Lisa Mensah have picked the Reds.

Deadline for Round 10 is Friday 30th August at 12pm. A full update can be viewed here.

		Round 9
		24-25 Aug
1	Andrew Wilkinson	Crystal Palace
2	Andy Burns	Crystal Palace
3	Chris Grierson	Fulham
4	Chris Mowles	Fulham
5	Dan Milton	Fulham
6	Dave Brown	Fulham
7	Dave Nicholls	Fulham
8	Dave Phillips	Fulham
9	David Hayhoe	Fulham
10	Ewan White	Fulham
11	Gemma Jackson	Crystal Palace
12	Gerry Doherty	Fulham
13	Jack Horsler	Fulham
14	Jackie Milton	Fulham
15	James Murphy	Fulham
16	Joey O'Brien	Liverpool
17	Josh Wignall	Nottingham Forest
18	Kevin Robinson	Chelsea
19	Lauren Haigh	Fulham
20	Lisa Mensah	Liverpool
21	Martin Grierson	Fulham
22	Martin McShane	Fulham
23	Michael Thomas	Fulham
24	Neil Metcalf	Newcastle United
25	Olly Woodward	Tottenham
26	Pauline Jackson	Tottenham
27	Sandra Emmett	Tottenham
28	Steve Smith	Fulham
29	Tony Smith	Fulham

TEAM	PICKS	%
Chelsea	1	3%
Crystal Palace	3	10%
Fulham	18	59%
Liverpool	2	7%
Newcastle United	1	3%
Nottingham Forest	1	3%
Tottenham	3	10%
	29	100%

ROUND 9
Sat, Aug 24
Brighton 12:30 Man Utd
Crystal Palace 15:00 West Ham
Fulham 15:00 Leicester
Man City 15:00 Ipswich
Southampton 15:00 Nott’m Forest
Spurs 15:00 Everton
Aston Villa 17:30 Arsenal
Sun, Aug 25
Bournemouth 14:00 Newcastle
Wolves 14:00 Chelsea
Liverpool 16:30 Brentford

LMS – Game 1 – Round 1 Results

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16th-19th August

This new game of LMS kicked off with 120 players (one more entry arrived just after I sent the first update so have included it), meaning a prize pot of £600. Seven different teams were picked in this opening round of the season.

The new season kicked off on Friday night as Manchester United welcomed Fulham to Old Trafford – 16 players had a nervy waiting but were finally rewarded with an 87th minute winner for United.
On Saturday, in the lunchtime game, newly promoted Ipswich started their season with a vist from Liverpool to Portman Road – 8 players were hoping that Arne Slot got off to a winning start and were rewarded with a 2-0 win. In the 3pm games, Arsenal faced Wolves at the Emirates – 41 players had picked the Gunners and they also progressed with a 2-0 win. Newcastle took on newly promoted Southampton at St James’ Park – 50 players were hoping there was no upset here and, despite a sending off, the Magpies got a 1-0 win.
On Sunday, Brentford had a London derby as they played Crystal Palace at the Gtech community stadium – Dave Weston had picked the Bees and he goes through after a 2-1 win. The later game saw Chelsea host Manchester City at Stamford Bridge – Lynn Storer had gone for the champions and she goes through after a 2-0 win
The final game of the weekend took place on Monday night as Leicester hosted Tottenham – Sandra Emmett and Owen Donnelly were hoping that Spurs would ruin Leicester’s return to the top flight but a 1-1 draw saw them become the first casualties of this new game.

118 players are still standing for Round 2. Deadline for Round 2 is Friday 23rd August at 12pm. A full update can be viewed here.

		Round 1
		16-Aug to 19-Aug
1	Abi Donafee	Arsenal
2	Adam Dealing	Newcastle United
3	Adam Rawes	Newcastle United
4	Adele Ward	Arsenal
5	Albert Au	Newcastle United
6	Alfie Robinson	Manchester United
7	Allan Jones	Manchester United
8	Alex Ramsden	Arsenal
9	Andrew Carter	Arsenal
10	Andy Burns	Newcastle United
11	Marie Robinson	Newcastle United
12	Andrew Wilkinson	Newcastle United
13	Becci Morton	Liverpool
14	Ben Donafee	Newcastle United
15	Bill Murphy	Arsenal
16	Cameron Green	Liverpool
17	Carl Jackson	Newcastle United
18	Carl Jackson Snr	Arsenal
19	Charlie Folksman	Newcastle United
20	Chris Grierson	Newcastle United
21	Chris Mowles	Newcastle United
22	Damian Walsh	Arsenal
23	Dan Milton	Liverpool
24	Dave Brown	Arsenal
25	Dave Goodall	Liverpool
26	Dave Latham	Newcastle United
27	Dave Nicholls	Arsenal
28	Dave Phillips	Manchester United
29	Dave Rogers	Manchester United
30	Dave Weston	Brentford
31	David Hayhoe	Arsenal
32	David Hegarty	Arsenal
33	Eilish Doherty	Arsenal
34	Emma Ainsworth	Manchester United
35	Ewan White	Newcastle United
36	Gary Donely	Manchester United
37	Gary Nelson	Newcastle United
38	Gary Storer	Newcastle United
39	Gemma Jackson	Arsenal
40	Gerry Doherty	Newcastle United
41	Gisela Mowles	Arsenal
42	Graeme Tinker	Newcastle United
43	Harry Dealing	Newcastle United
44	Hayley Beaton	Arsenal
45	Ian O'Brien	Arsenal
46	Jack Horsler	Manchester United
47	Jackie Milton	Arsenal
48	James Grierson	Manchester United
49	James Murphy	Newcastle United
50	Janet Carr	Manchester United
51	Jason Harrison	Arsenal
52	Jenny Rothwell	Manchester United
53	Joel Wilkinson	Manchester United
54	John Lamming	Manchester United
55	John Roberts	Arsenal
56	Jono Matthews	Newcastle United
57	Jonny Trash	Newcastle United
58	Jordan Laite	Newcastle United
59	Josh Wignall	Newcastle United
60	Ken Nelson	Arsenal
61	Kevin Murphy	Manchester United
62	Kevin Robinson	Newcastle United
63	Lauren Haigh	Arsenal
64	Lee Abbott	Newcastle United
65	Lee Jones	Newcastle United
66	Lewis Donnelly	Newcastle United
67	Lewis Reilly	Newcastle United
68	Lin Maiden	Arsenal
69	Linda Beaumont	Manchester United
70	Lisa Mensah	Arsenal
71	Lynn Storer	Manchester City
72	Martin Emmett	Newcastle United
73	Martin Grierson	Newcastle United
74	Martin McShane	Arsenal
75	Matthew Saveall	Arsenal
76	Melvin Pool	Manchester United
77	Michael Grierson	Newcastle United
78	Michael Thomas	Arsenal
79	Neil Taggart	Newcastle United
80	Nick Carr	Arsenal
81	Olly Woodward	Newcastle United
82	Owen Donnelly	Tottenham
83	Pat Boddy	Newcastle United
84	Paul Allman	Arsenal
85	Paul Barlow	Newcastle United
86	Paul Boddy	Arsenal
87	Paul Davies	Manchester United
88	Paul Giles	Arsenal
89	Paul Hallett	Newcastle United
90	Paul Maiden	Newcastle United
91	Paul Murphy	Liverpool
92	Pauline Jackson	Newcastle United
93	Peter Carroll	Newcastle United
94	Peter Carter	Newcastle United
95	Peter Donnelly	Newcastle United
96	Peter Donnelly Snr	Arsenal
97	Phil Haigh	Newcastle United
98	Ralph Dealing	Arsenal
99	Rich Clayton	Newcastle United
100	Richard Dixon	Newcastle United
101	Richie Gibbons	Newcastle United
102	Roberto Zanni	Newcastle United
103	Robin Horsler	Newcastle United
104	Ross Milton	Liverpool
105	Sandra Emmett	Tottenham
106	Sean Woodward	Arsenal
107	Shaun Magee	Newcastle United
108	Ste Corbett	Arsenal
109	Ste Matthews	Arsenal
110	Ste Milton	Liverpool
111	Ste Wilkinson	Arsenal
112	Steve Rogers	Arsenal
113	Steve Smith	Arsenal
114	Steve Watson	Newcastle United
115	Tony Ainsworth	Liverpool
116	Tony Raybould	Arsenal
117	Trevor Faulkner	Arsenal
118	Zac Robinson	Newcastle United
119	Zara Turner	Arsenal

TEAM	PICKS	%
Arsenal	41	34%
Brentford	1	1%
Liverpool	8	7%
Manchester City	1	1%
Manchester United	16	14%
Newcastle United	50	41%
Tottenham	2	2%
	120	100%

LMS – Game 5 – Round 8 Results

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16th-19th August

30 players had opted to continue this game in their quest for a reduced pot of £932. As the new season kicked off, the remaining players couldn’t pick any Manchester City players. Four different teams were picked in this round – with just one player having a chance of winning the pot in this round.

The new season kicked off on Friday evening as Manchester United welcomed Fulham to Old Trafford – a tough set of fixtures saw twenty-two players putting their faith in last season’s FA Cup winners and they were probably all cursing their pick until the 87th minute when a late winner saw them progress with a 1-0 win.
On Saturday, in the lunchtime kick off, Liverpool made a trip to Portman Road to take on newly-promoted Ipswich – Andrew Wilkinson, Dave Brown, Gemma Jackson and Neil Metcalf were hoping that the Arne Slot era started with a win and a 2-0 win saw them through. In the 3pm games, Everton faced Brighton as they started their last season at Goodison Park – Kenny Rogers had picked the Toffees but a 3-0 defeat sees him drop out. Newcastle also took on a newly promoted team as Southampton headed upto St James’ Park – Dan Milton, Dave Nicholls and Tony Smith had picked the Magpies and a 1-0 win was enough to see them through.

Deadline for Round 9 is Friday 23rd August at 12pm. A full update can be viewed here.

		Round 8
		16-19 Aug
1	Andrew Wilkinson	Liverpool
2	Andy Burns	Manchester United
3	Chris Grierson	Manchester United
4	Chris Mowles	Manchester United
5	Dan Milton	Newcastle United
6	Dave Brown	Liverpool
7	Dave Nicholls	Newcastle United
8	Dave Phillips	Manchester United
9	David Hayhoe	Manchester United
10	Ewan White	Manchester United
11	Gemma Jackson	Liverpool
12	Gerry Doherty	Manchester United
13	Jack Horsler	Manchester United
14	Jackie Milton	Manchester United
15	James Murphy	Manchester United
16	Joey O'Brien	Manchester United
17	Josh Wignall	Manchester United
18	Kenny Rogers	Everton
19	Kevin Robinson	Manchester United
20	Lauren Haigh	Manchester United
21	Lisa Mensah	Manchester United
22	Martin Grierson	Manchester United
23	Martin McShane	Manchester United
24	Michael Thomas	Manchester United
25	Neil Metcalf	Liverpool
26	Olly Woodward	Manchester United
27	Pauline Jackson	Manchester United
28	Sandra Emmett	Manchester United
29	Steve Smith	Manchester United
30	Tony Smith	Newcastle United

TEAM	PICKS	%
Everton	1	3%
Liverpool	4	10%
Manchester United	22	63%
Newcastle United	3	7%
	30	100%

LMS – Game 1 – Round 1

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16th-19th August

Another new season and another load of false hope, for most of us! It also means a new game of Last Man Standing! 119 players have opted in for this first game of the season – meaning a prize pot of £595. This is the highest number of entries we have ever had – surpassing the opening game of last season by two! Seven different teams have been picked in this opening round of the season.

The new season kicks off on Friday night as Manchester United welcome Fulham to Old Trafford – 16 players have picked the FA Cup winners.
On Saturday, in the lunchtime game, newly promoted Ipswich start their season with a vist from Liverpool to Portman Road – 8 players are hoping that Arne Slot gets off to a winning start. In the 3pm games, Arsenal face Wolves at the Emirates – 41 players have picked the Gunners. Newcastle take on newly promoted Southampton at St James’ Park – 50 players are hoping there is no upset here in this opening round.
On Sunday, Brentford have a London derby as they play Crystal Palace at the Gtech community stadium – Dave Weston has picked the Bees. The later game sees Chelsea host Manchester City at Stamford Bridge – Lynn Storer has gone for the champions.
The final game of the weekend takes place on Monday night as Leicester host Tottenham – Sandra Emmett and Owen Donnelly are hoping that Spurs will ruin Leicester’s return to the top flight.

Deadline for Round 2 will be Friday 23rd August at 12pm. A full update can be viewed here.

		Round 1
		16-Aug to 19-Aug
1	Abi Donafee	Arsenal
2	Adam Dealing	Newcastle United
3	Adam Rawes	Newcastle United
4	Adele Ward	Arsenal
5	Albert Au	Newcastle United
6	Alfie Robinson	Manchester United
7	Allan Jones	Manchester United
8	Alex Ramsden	Arsenal
9	Andrew Carter	Arsenal
10	Andy Burns	Newcastle United
11	Marie Robinson	Newcastle United
12	Andrew Wilkinson	Newcastle United
13	Becci Morton	Liverpool
14	Ben Donafee	Newcastle United
15	Bill Murphy	Arsenal
16	Cameron Green	Liverpool
17	Carl Jackson	Newcastle United
18	Carl Jackson Snr	Arsenal
19	Charlie Folksman	Newcastle United
20	Chris Grierson	Newcastle United
21	Chris Mowles	Newcastle United
22	Damian Walsh	Arsenal
23	Dan Milton	Liverpool
24	Dave Brown	Arsenal
25	Dave Goodall	Liverpool
26	Dave Latham	Newcastle United
27	Dave Nicholls	Arsenal
28	Dave Phillips	Manchester United
29	Dave Rogers	Manchester United
30	Dave Weston	Brentford
31	David Hayhoe	Arsenal
32	David Hegarty	Arsenal
33	Eilish Doherty	Arsenal
34	Emma Ainsworth	Manchester United
35	Ewan White	Newcastle United
36	Gary Donely	Manchester United
37	Gary Nelson	Newcastle United
38	Gary Storer	Newcastle United
39	Gemma Jackson	Arsenal
40	Gerry Doherty	Newcastle United
41	Gisela Mowles	Arsenal
42	Graeme Tinker	Newcastle United
43	Harry Dealing	Newcastle United
44	Hayley Beaton	Arsenal
45	Ian O'Brien	Arsenal
46	Jack Horsler	Manchester United
47	Jackie Milton	Arsenal
48	James Grierson	Manchester United
49	James Murphy	Newcastle United
50	Janet Carr	Manchester United
51	Jason Harrison	Arsenal
52	Jenny Rothwell	Manchester United
53	Joel Wilkinson	Manchester United
54	John Lamming	Manchester United
55	John Roberts	Arsenal
56	Jono Matthews	Newcastle United
57	Jonny Trash	Newcastle United
58	Jordan Laite	Newcastle United
59	Josh Wignall	Newcastle United
60	Ken Nelson	Arsenal
61	Kevin Murphy	Manchester United
62	Kevin Robinson	Newcastle United
63	Lauren Haigh	Arsenal
64	Lee Abbott	Newcastle United
65	Lee Jones	Newcastle United
66	Lewis Donnelly	Newcastle United
67	Lewis Reilly	Newcastle United
68	Lin Maiden	Arsenal
69	Linda Beaumont	Manchester United
70	Lisa Mensah	Arsenal
71	Lynn Storer	Manchester City
72	Martin Emmett	Newcastle United
73	Martin Grierson	Newcastle United
74	Martin McShane	Arsenal
75	Matthew Saveall	Arsenal
76	Melvin Pool	Manchester United
77	Michael Grierson	Newcastle United
78	Michael Thomas	Arsenal
79	Neil Taggart	Newcastle United
80	Nick Carr	Arsenal
81	Olly Woodward	Newcastle United
82	Owen Donnelly	Tottenham
83	Pat Boddy	Newcastle United
84	Paul Allman	Arsenal
85	Paul Barlow	Newcastle United
86	Paul Boddy	Arsenal
87	Paul Davies	Manchester United
88	Paul Giles	Arsenal
89	Paul Hallett	Newcastle United
90	Paul Maiden	Newcastle United
91	Paul Murphy	Liverpool
92	Pauline Jackson	Newcastle United
93	Peter Carroll	Newcastle United
94	Peter Carter	Newcastle United
95	Peter Donnelly	Newcastle United
96	Peter Donnelly Snr	Arsenal
97	Phil Haigh	Newcastle United
98	Ralph Dealing	Arsenal
99	Rich Clayton	Newcastle United
100	Richard Dixon	Newcastle United
101	Richie Gibbons	Newcastle United
102	Roberto Zanni	Newcastle United
103	Robin Horsler	Newcastle United
104	Ross Milton	Liverpool
105	Sandra Emmett	Tottenham
106	Sean Woodward	Arsenal
107	Shaun Magee	Newcastle United
108	Ste Corbett	Arsenal
109	Ste Matthews	Arsenal
110	Ste Milton	Liverpool
111	Ste Wilkinson	Arsenal
112	Steve Rogers	Arsenal
113	Steve Smith	Arsenal
114	Steve Watson	Newcastle United
115	Tony Ainsworth	Liverpool
116	Tony Raybould	Arsenal
117	Trevor Faulkner	Arsenal
118	Zac Robinson	Newcastle United
119	Zara Turner	Arsenal

TEAM	PICKS	%
Arsenal	40	34%
Brentford	1	1%
Liverpool	8	7%
Manchester City	1	1%
Manchester United	16	14%
Newcastle United	50	41%
Tottenham	2	2%
	119	100%

ROUND 1
Fri, Aug 16
Man Utd 20:00 Fulham
Sat, Aug 17
Ipswich 12:30 Liverpool
Arsenal 15:00 Wolves
Everton 15:00 Brighton
Newcastle 15:00 Southampton
Nott’m Forest 15:00 Bournemouth
West Ham 17:30 Aston Villa
Sun, Aug 18
Brentford 14:00 Crystal Palace
Chelsea 16:30 Man City
Mon, Aug 19
Leicester City v Tottenham

LMS – Game 5 – Round 8

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16th-19th August

33 players were still standing at the end of the 2023/24 season. The rules stated that the pot should be shared by anyone still standing. An option was put to the remaining 33 players whether they wanted to take their share of the pot or carry this game on into the new season. 3 players cashed out, leaving 30 players to continue in their quest for a reduced pot of £932. As the new season kicks off, the remaining players couldn’t pick any Manchester City players. They also couldn’t pick any of the relegated teams but did have the options of Leicester, Ipswich and Southampton to pick from as replacements. Four different teams were picked in this round – with just one player having a chance of winning the pot in this round.

The new season kicks off on Friday evening as Manchester United welcome Fulham to Old Trafford – a tough set of fixtures (seeing as we have alread played seven rounds) sees twenty-two players putting their faith in last season’s FA Cup winners.
On Saturday, in the lunchtime kick off, Liverpool make a trip to Portman Road to take on newly-promoted Ipswich – Andrew Wilkinson, Dave Brown, Gemma Jackson and Neil Metcalf are hoping that the Arne Slot era starts with a win. In the 3pm games, Everton face Brighton as they start their last season at Goodison Park – Kenny Rogers has picked the Toffees. Newcastle also take on a newly promoted team as Southampton head upto St James’ Park – Dan Milton, Dave Nicholls and Tony Smith have picked the Magpies.

Deadline for Round 9 will be Friday 23rd August at 12pm. A full update can be viewed here.

		Round 8
		16-19 Aug
1	Andrew Wilkinson	Liverpool
2	Andy Burns	Manchester United
3	Chris Grierson	Manchester United
4	Chris Mowles	Manchester United
5	Dan Milton	Newcastle United
6	Dave Brown	Liverpool
7	Dave Nicholls	Newcastle United
8	Dave Phillips	Manchester United
9	David Hayhoe	Manchester United
10	Ewan White	Manchester United
11	Gemma Jackson	Liverpool
12	Gerry Doherty	Manchester United
13	Jack Horsler	Manchester United
14	Jackie Milton	Manchester United
15	James Murphy	Manchester United
16	Joey O'Brien	Manchester United
17	Josh Wignall	Manchester United
18	Kenny Rogers	Everton
19	Kevin Robinson	Manchester United
20	Lauren Haigh	Manchester United
21	Lisa Mensah	Manchester United
22	Martin Grierson	Manchester United
23	Martin McShane	Manchester United
24	Michael Thomas	Manchester United
25	Neil Metcalf	Liverpool
26	Olly Woodward	Manchester United
27	Pauline Jackson	Manchester United
28	Sandra Emmett	Manchester United
29	Steve Smith	Manchester United
30	Tony Smith	Newcastle United

TEAM	PICKS	%
Everton	1	3%
Liverpool	4	10%
Manchester United	22	63%
Newcastle United	3	7%
	30	100%

ROUND 8
Fri, Aug 16
Man Utd 20:00 Fulham
Sat, Aug 17
Ipswich 12:30 Liverpool
Arsenal 15:00 Wolves
Everton 15:00 Brighton
Newcastle 15:00 Southampton
Nott’m Forest 15:00 Bournemouth
West Ham 17:30 Aston Villa
Sun, Aug 18
Brentford 14:00 Crystal Palace
Chelsea 16:30 Man City
Mon, Aug 19
Leicester City v Tottenham

LMS – Game 5 – Round 8

Just over 3 weeks to go to the start of the season and (conscious that some people may be heading away on holiday over the next few weeks) it’s time to bring this back into view!

You may recall from last season that Game 4 ended with no winner and we ended up with a rollover jackpot for Game 5. We ran out of games by the end of the season after 7 rounds and we still had 33 players still standing. The rules stated that the prize fund should be shared in such an outcome but I let the 33 players decide to either take their share of the winnings or let the game continue into this current season. 3 players took their opportunity of getting some winnings leaving 33 players to contest the remaining prize pot of £932.

The three relegated teams have been replaced with the three promoted teams and the players cannot pick any of the teams that they have already picked in the previous 7 rounds. Nobody can pick Manchester City. A full reminder of who is still standing and who has picked who can be viewed here.

Deadline for entries will be 6pm on Friday 16th August.