Brentford - where are you?

Tell me Dan,

I though last season was the last for Brentford at Griffin Park.
But no apparently you are there all this season.
and more than that - you can't move in December 2019 either - so will be there until May 2020.

A few more visits to the four pubs then :-)

CCC - table update after 2 games (3 for Colin & Mick)

So Colin has the advantage of having played one more game than most and gets the free curry for now.  Lyn and Paula to still get off the mark

11/08/2018	Team	Pts	Who	Pence in the pound	Cost of curry
1	Middlesbrough	7	Colin	0p	£0.00
2	Leeds	6	Dave	0.2p	£0.53
3	Aston Villa	6	Amy	0.2p	£0.53
4	Swansea	6	Anna	0.2p	£0.53
5	Nottm Forest	5	Mick	0.8p	£2.11
6	Brentford	4	Dan	1.6p	£4.23
7	Bolton	4	Sue	1.6p	£4.23
8	West Brom	4	Karen	1.6p	£4.23
9	Wigan	3	Andy	2.8p	£7.40
10	Preston	3	Scott	2.8p	£7.40
11	Derby	3	Jim	2.8p	£7.40
12	Sheff Utd	3	Kevin	2.8p	£7.40
13	Rotherham	3	Neil	2.8p	£7.40
14	Bristol City	2	Kelly	4.9p	£12.95
15	Blackburn	2	Keith	4.9p	£12.95
16	Millwall	2	Sharon	4.9p	£12.95
17	Norwich	1	Kate	7.4p	£19.56
18	Sheff Wed	1	Ted	7.4p	£19.56
19	Birmingham	1	Chris	7.4p	£19.56
20	Ipswich	1	Jan	7.4p	£19.56
21	Hull	1	Shirley	7.4p	£19.56
22	Stoke	1	Margs	7.4p	£19.56
23	QPR	0	Paula	10.3p	£27.22
24	Reading	0	Lyn	10.3p	£27.22

CCC - first update after one match played each!

So the first matches started on Friday and continued through Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

Here is how you faired over that time


Dan was top, when everyone had played just the one game after his 5 goals against Rotherham (Neil).

		06/08/2018	05/08/2018	04/08/2018	03/08/2018
Team	Person	06Aug18	05Aug18	04Aug18	03Aug18
Aston Villa	Amy	0.00	20.47	19.23	11.48
Birmingham	Chris	11.09	9.97	8.96	11.48
Blackburn	Keith	11.09	9.97	8.96	11.48
Bolton	Sue	0.00	0.00	0.00	11.48
Brentford	Dan	0.00	0.00	0.00	11.48
Bristol City	Kelly	11.09	9.97	8.96	11.48
Derby	Jim	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Hull	Shirley	21.91	20.47	19.23	11.48
Ipswich	Jan	11.09	9.97	8.96	11.48
Leeds	Dave	0.00	0.00	19.23	11.48
Middlesbrough	Colin	11.09	9.97	8.96	11.48
Millwall	Sharon	11.09	9.97	8.96	11.48
Norwich	Kate	11.09	9.97	8.96	11.48
Nottm Forest	Mick	11.09	9.97	8.96	11.48
Preston	Scott	0.00	0.00	0.00	11.48
QPR	Paula	21.91	20.47	19.23	11.48
Reading	Lyn	21.91	20.47	19.23	11.48
Rotherham	Neil	21.91	20.47	19.23	11.48
Sheff Wed	Ted	21.91	20.47	19.23	11.48
Sheff Utd	Kevin	21.91	20.47	19.23	11.48
Stoke	Margs	21.91	20.47	19.23	11.48
Swansea	Anna	0.00	0.00	0.00	11.48
West Brom	Karen	21.91	20.47	19.23	11.48
Wigan	Andy	0.00	0.00	0.00	11.48

CCC - it's back tonight !

It's back tonight.  here are the first few fixtures

 The biggies is Sunday Dave v Margs on the telly!

Friday 3rd August
Lyn	Reading	V	Derby	Jim
Saturday 4th August
Chris	Birmingham	V	Norwich	Kate
Dan	Brentford	V	Rotherham	Neil
Kelly	Bristol City	V	Nottm Forest	Mick
Jan	Ipswich	V	Blackburn	Keith
Sharon	Millwall	V	Middlesbrough	Colin
Scott	Preston	V	QPR	Paula
Karen	West Brom	V	Bolton	Sue
Andy	Wigan	V	Sheff Wed	Ted
Kevin	Sheff Utd	V	Swansea	Anna
Sunday 5th August
Dave	Leeds	V	Stoke	Margs
Monday 6th August
Shirley	Hull	V	Aston Villa	Amy
Tuesday 7th August
Colin	Middlesbrough	V	Sheff Utd	Kevin
Mick	Nottm Forest	V	West Brom	Karen

looking at the table as it stands - how did Karen, Margs and Anna end up at the bottom - hope that changes by the end of the season

Team	Person
Aston Villa	Amy
Birmingham	Chris
Blackburn	Keith
Bolton	Sue
Brentford	Dan
Bristol City	Kelly
Derby	Jim
Hull	Shirley
Ipswich	Jan
Leeds	Dave
Middlesbrough	Colin
Millwall	Sharon
Norwich	Kate
Nottm Forest	Mick
Preston	Scott
QPR	Paula
Reading	Lyn
Rotherham	Neil
Sheff Wed	Ted
Sheff Utd	Kevin
Stoke	Margs
Swansea	Anna
West Brom	Karen
Wigan	Andy

CCC Rules re-cap

CCC ... the Championship Curry Competition Rules (in brief).

1. Everyone picks a different team from the Championship division.

 2. A team is for life, not just for one curry.  If your first choice team leaves the competition due to success or failure you will need to choose another team.  

2a. If your team had been relegated and manages the success of promotion back to the Championship, then you get first choice of taking that team back. 

2b. If your team had success and was promoted to the Premiership, you can only keep a claim for that team if you saw them play Live in the Champtionship (home or away) at a ground,not on the telly, during the season they got promoted.  

If they got promoted and you didn't see them live then you lose claim to that team.

2c.  If you do not take a team back that you had claim to at the first opportunity - you lose the claim to that team.

2d.  If you take the returning team, you lose claim to the team you sacrificed. 

3. Once anyone who had a team that was previously in the curry and returns has made their decision, then the remaining available teams are chosen with the person at the bottom choosing first, followed by next to bottom and then the one above that. Then the playoff team, 2nd place and then the winner has the last choice.  If anyone has dropped out then newbies get to choose after previous participants.

4. You don't have to do anything for most of the season, you'll be updated with the 'what's going on' but banter is definitely encouraged (actually obligatory) as is the buying of pin badges, shirts etc and wearing something your-team-related to the curry itself.  The wearing of something to identify your team is compulsory - although imaginative unofficial club outfits are welcome.

5. Near the end of the season we have to agree to a mutually convenient date for the final event of the season - the curry itself.

 

6. The person(s) paying the largest part of the bill gets to choose the venue for the Curry in Horley.

7. The cost of the food bill will be split according to the correct percentages between all those paying. The exact right money must be used to pay for the food. Drinks and tips are not included in the cost of the Curry and are additional.

8. Seating at the curry will be by position.

 

9. IMPORTANT: If you take the manager of another Championship team, ie. they leave their current job for your team, you have to write an apology on the blog! This does not include if your manager is sacked and then takes a new role at someone else's team.

The complicated bit - the calculation of the percentage of the bill - for which of course Margs has a spreadsheet.
The person (or joint persons) on the most number of points pay nothing for their curry.  The amount paid is calculated depending on how many points you are behind all other people in the CCC.

	Person	Points gained	behind 1st		behind 2nd		behind 3rd		Total points		% of bill		36
1st	Tom	67							0		0.0%		£0.00
2nd	Dick	65	2						2		5.4%		£1.95
3rd	Harry	61	6		4				10		27.0%		£9.73
4th	Joe	56	11		9		5		25		67.6%		£24.32
		Total							37		100.0%		£36.00
		Curry based on 4 people at £9 a head

So Tom is top and pays nothing for his curry.
Dick is 2 points behind, Harry is 6 points behind Tom and 4 behind Harry so a total of 10 points behind and Joe is 11 behind Tom, 9 behind Dick and 5 behind Harry so a total of 25.  Total number of points is 37. Dick pays 2/37 = 5.4%, Harry pays 10/37 = 27% and Joe pays 25/37 = 67.6% of the bill.

Hope that's all clear. :-)

World Cup - your latest claims

Please add your latest claims onto comments on this page.

cheers

World cup - second lot of prizes ( who missed out)

So the next lot of prizes are ready to be dished out.
As specified I don't know how should have won and am not going to check all the teams ( sort of) but I am just verifying that a claim is valid.

The rules stated,,,

For the prices below, you have to stake your claim and Margs will police. It does mean if someone doesn't bother then you could win, although it shouldn't be you!
	Notify Margs by Thurs 5th July
£9	Team which uses the least number of different players in the group stages.
£9	Team with worst goal difference after group stages

So on the blog
 on Tuesday 26th June - under first prizes won  I put 

Egypt has proudly earned 5 yellow cards so far (er that will be it then), so I am claiming that one too.

I also claim a -4 goal difference.  Still working out the number of players!!??😖


Look forward to hearing from you all

M


No-one else submitted their worst goal difference.

I had -4, but Ted's Saudi Arabia had -5 and Karen's Panama had a whopping -9.  But neither claimed.

Rules are rules and although it maybe harsh, I am claiming the prize (even though it shouldn't be me - as per suggested in the rules!).


Also Least number of players:
I claimed 16 players which seems a pretty low number especially compared to England, and the only other person to submit was Neil with Switzerland - also 16 players and so it is a tie £4.50 each.


So for those who didn't take note - re check the rules - still chances to win...
... thanks to those that have done.