On Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 6:00:47 PM UTC+1, Blueshirt wrote:
> Werner Pichler wrote:
> >
> > I might have just failed in Fact checking.
> >
> > Reminder to myself: the Doc and the first news item you come across
> > in a Google search are not exactly trustworthy sources.
>
> I ignored his post... as if it had been correct the BBC, Talksport or
> Sky Sports News would have been all over it. Plus my phone would be
> hopping...
>
> Don't worry though... I'm sure you will get the points eventually! ;-)

Well it needs to happen before New Year's Eve!

Ciao,
Werner

Werner Pichler wrote:

> On Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 6:00:47 PM UTC+1, Blueshirt
> wrote:
> > Werner Pichler wrote:
> > >
> > > I might have just failed in Fact checking.
> > >
> > > Reminder to myself: the Doc and the first news item you come
> > > across in a Google search are not exactly trustworthy sources.
> >
> > I ignored his post... as if it had been correct the BBC,
> > Talksport or Sky Sports News would have been all over it. Plus my
> > phone would be hopping...
> >
> > Don't worry though... I'm sure you will get the points
> > eventually! ;-)
>
> Well it needs to happen before New Year's Eve!

Not impossible... it is Chelsea after all! :-)

In article <nnd$486e5776$2ad8e834@bbcc4a9e0386ea66>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>Werner Pichler wrote:
>
>> On Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 6:00:47 PM UTC+1, Blueshirt
>> wrote:
>> > Werner Pichler wrote:
>> > >
>> > > I might have just failed in Fact checking.
>> > >
>> > > Reminder to myself: the Doc and the first news item you come
>> > > across in a Google search are not exactly trustworthy sources.
>> >
>> > I ignored his post... as if it had been correct the BBC,
>> > Talksport or Sky Sports News would have been all over it. Plus my
>> > phone would be hopping...
>> >
>> > Don't worry though... I'm sure you will get the points
>> > eventually! ;-)
>>
>> Well it needs to happen before New Year's Eve!
>
>Not impossible... it is Chelsea after all! :-)

Surprised Ten Hagens is still at Man U!
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The Doctor wrote:

> In article <nnd$486e5776$2ad8e834@bbcc4a9e0386ea66>,
> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
> > Werner Pichler wrote:
> >>
> >> Well it needs to happen before New Year's Eve!
> >
> > Not impossible... it is Chelsea after all! :-)
>
> Surprised Ten Hagens is still at Man U!

Are you? I thought you'd be more surprised that Mauricio Pochettino
is still at Chelsea after your post here the other day!

In article <nnd$3c10d23b$668abd12@43da4470551d86f3>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>The Doctor wrote:
>
>> In article <nnd$486e5776$2ad8e834@bbcc4a9e0386ea66>,
>> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>> > Werner Pichler wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Well it needs to happen before New Year's Eve!
>> >
>> > Not impossible... it is Chelsea after all! :-)
>>
>> Surprised Ten Hagens is still at Man U!
>
>Are you? I thought you'd be more surprised that Mauricio Pochettino
>is still at Chelsea after your post here the other day!

Here deserves a chance.
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On Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 9:52:07 AM UTC-5, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> On Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 4:49:17 AM UTC-5, Werner Pichler wrote:
>
> > Urs Fischer, picked by noone, would have been a three-pointer.
> >
> Spreadsheet updated

Heckingbottom (Sheffield U) about to be sacked, that would be points for Blueshirt and me. MH also got a point for Aristouy (Nantes). However, we all missed the Genesio (Rennes) two-pointer.

Updated spreadsheet:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dEa1LtCU-5m03pGlTYVQoq2ZMO8dYvVasnKCny4Umls/edit?usp=sharing

On 12/5/2023 6:15 AM, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> On Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 9:52:07 AM UTC-5, Futbolmetrix wrote:
>> On Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 4:49:17 AM UTC-5, Werner Pichler wrote:
>>
>>> Urs Fischer, picked by noone, would have been a three-pointer.
>>>
>> Spreadsheet updated
>
> Heckingbottom (Sheffield U) about to be sacked, that would be points for Blueshirt and me. MH also got a point for Aristouy (Nantes). However, we all missed the Genesio (Rennes) two-pointer.
>
> Updated spreadsheet:
>
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dEa1LtCU-5m03pGlTYVQoq2ZMO8dYvVasnKCny4Umls/edit?usp=sharing
>

Heckingbottom gone. Points for Blueshirt (3!) and me.

Updated standings:

Vulture Points Correct Picks
Blueshirt 12 MendilibarHeckingbottom
Futbolmetrix 9.5 MendilibarZanettiSottilHeckingbottom
Real Mardin 9 Mendilibar
MH 3.5 BlancAristouySvenssonMoreno
Alkamista 3 Mendilibar
Werner 3 Mendilibar
Binder 1 Svensson

On Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 8:38:14 AM UTC-5, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> On 12/5/2023 6:15 AM, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> > On Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 9:52:07 AM UTC-5, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> >> On Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 4:49:17 AM UTC-5, Werner Pichler wrote:
> >>
> >>> Urs Fischer, picked by noone, would have been a three-pointer.
> >>>
> >> Spreadsheet updated
> >
> > Heckingbottom (Sheffield U) about to be sacked, that would be points for Blueshirt and me. MH also got a point for Aristouy (Nantes). However, we all missed the Genesio (Rennes) two-pointer.
> >
> > Updated spreadsheet:
> >
> > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dEa1LtCU-5m03pGlTYVQoq2ZMO8dYvVasnKCny4Umls/edit?usp=sharing
> >
> Heckingbottom gone. Points for Blueshirt (3!) and me.
>

Sorry, Blueshirt had only allocated 2 points to Heckingbottom. Correct standings:

Vulture Points Correct Picks
Blueshirt 11 MendilibarHeckingbottom
Futbolmetrix 9.5 MendilibarZanettiSottilHeckingbottom
Real Mardin 9 Mendilibar
MH 3.5 BlancAristouySvenssonMoreno
Alkamista 3 Mendilibar
Werner 3 Mendilibar
Binder 1 Svensson

On 12/5/2023 8:42 AM, Futbolmetrix wrote:
>>>
>> Heckingbottom gone. Points for Blueshirt (3!) and me.
>>
>
> Sorry, Blueshirt had only allocated 2 points to Heckingbottom. Correct standings:
>
> Vulture Points Correct Picks
> Blueshirt 11 MendilibarHeckingbottom
> Futbolmetrix 9.5 MendilibarZanettiSottilHeckingbottom
> Real Mardin 9 Mendilibar
> MH 3.5 BlancAristouySvenssonMoreno
> Alkamista 3 Mendilibar
> Werner 3 Mendilibar
> Binder 1 Svensson

Cooper (Nottingham Forest) about to drop, that would be points for
Mardin, and would propel him to first place.

On Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 9:32:31 AM UTC-5, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> Cooper (Nottingham Forest) about to drop, that would be points for
> Mardin, and would propel him to first place.

And... Cooper's gone. Updated standings:

Vulture Points Correct Picks
Blueshirt 11 MendilibarHeckingbottom
Real Mardin 11 MendilibarCooper
Futbolmetrix 9.5 MendilibarZanettiSottilHeckingbottom
MH 3.5 BlancAristouySvenssonMoreno
Alkamista 3 Mendilibar
Werner 3 Mendilibar
Binder 1 Svensson

Updated spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dEa1LtCU-5m03pGlTYVQoq2ZMO8dYvVasnKCny4Umls/edit?usp=sharing

On Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 5:24:26 PM UTC, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> On Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 9:32:31 AM UTC-5, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> > Cooper (Nottingham Forest) about to drop, that would be points for
> > Mardin, and would propel him to first place.
> And... Cooper's gone. Updated standings:
> Vulture Points Correct Picks
> Blueshirt 11 MendilibarHeckingbottom
> Real Mardin 11 MendilibarCooper

Oh dear. This gives me no pleasure, without Steve Cooper Forest might be in League One and not the Premier League. I picked him as the huge amount Forest have spent on transfers this season and last looked like a bit of a risk to his job security if results didn’t go our way, which they didn’t.

Thank you Steve Cooper for everything you’ve done for Forest over the past few seasons.

RM

> Futbolmetrix 9.5 MendilibarZanettiSottilHeckingbottom
> MH 3.5 BlancAristouySvenssonMoreno
> Alkamista 3 Mendilibar
> Werner 3 Mendilibar
> Binder 1 Svensson
> Updated spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dEa1LtCU-5m03pGlTYVQoq2ZMO8dYvVasnKCny4Umls/edit?usp=sharing

On Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 6:24:26 PM UTC+1, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> On Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 9:32:31 AM UTC-5, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> > Cooper (Nottingham Forest) about to drop, that would be points for
> > Mardin, and would propel him to first place.
>
> And... Cooper's gone. Updated standings:
> Vulture Points Correct Picks
> Blueshirt 11 MendilibarHeckingbottom
> Real Mardin 11 MendilibarCooper
> Futbolmetrix 9.5 MendilibarZanettiSottilHeckingbottom
> MH 3.5 BlancAristouySvenssonMoreno
> Alkamista 3 Mendilibar
> Werner 3 Mendilibar
> Binder 1 Svensson
> Updated spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dEa1LtCU-5m03pGlTYVQoq2ZMO8dYvVasnKCny4Umls/edit?usp=sharing

Baumgart gone. I think that's points for Blueshirt who's back in first.

This is a proper race.

Ciao,
Werner

Werner Pichler wrote:
>
> Baumgart gone. I think that's points for Blueshirt who's back in
> first.

Am I? Oooh... nice one.

On Thursday, December 21, 2023 at 10:35:01 AM UTC-5, Blueshirt wrote:
> Werner Pichler wrote:
> >
> > Baumgart gone. I think that's points for Blueshirt who's back in
> > first.
> Am I? Oooh... nice one.

Yes. I think that should seal it for you, but let's wait for December 31 before announcing the final results. In the meantime, standings are:

Vulture Points Correct Picks
Blueshirt 13 MendilibarBaumgartHeckingbottom
Real Mardin 11 MendilibarCooper
Futbolmetrix 9.5 MendilibarZanettiSottilHeckingbottom
MH 3.5 BlancAristouySvenssonMoreno
Alkamista 3 Mendilibar
Werner 3 Mendilibar
Binder 1 Svensson

Futbolmetrix wrote:

> On Thursday, December 21, 2023 at 10:35:01 AM UTC-5, Blueshirt
> wrote:
> > Werner Pichler wrote:
> > >
> > > Baumgart gone. I think that's points for Blueshirt who's back
> > > in first.
> > Am I? Oooh... nice one.
>
> Yes. I think that should seal it for you, but let's wait for
> December 31 before announcing the final results.

Should being the operative word of course.

It would be very harsh for anyone to get sacked now just before
Christmas, or straight after even... but IIRC our old friend Mr
Tuchel got his marching orders from PSG on Christmas Eve. So anything
is possible.

On Thursday, December 21, 2023 at 8:22:02 PM UTC+1, Blueshirt wrote:
> Futbolmetrix wrote:
>
> > On Thursday, December 21, 2023 at 10:35:01 AM UTC-5, Blueshirt
> > wrote:
> > > Werner Pichler wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Baumgart gone. I think that's points for Blueshirt who's back
> > > > in first.
> > > Am I? Oooh... nice one.
> >
> > Yes. I think that should seal it for you, but let's wait for
> > December 31 before announcing the final results.
> Should being the operative word of course.
>
> It would be very harsh for anyone to get sacked now just before
> Christmas, or straight after even... but IIRC our old friend Mr
> Tuchel got his marching orders from PSG on Christmas Eve. So anything
> is possible.

Two years ago Monaco sacked Niko Kovač, a Futbolmetrix pick, on New Year's Eve, a couple of hours before the deadline.

Ciao,
Werner

On 12/21/2023 5:44 PM, Werner Pichler wrote:

> Two years ago Monaco sacked Niko Kovač, a Futbolmetrix pick, on New Year's Eve, a couple of hours before the deadline.

Pioli's position at Milan looks shaky, but I don't think anybody had him.

Futbolmetrix <futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On 12/21/2023 5:44 PM, Werner Pichler wrote:
>
>> Two years ago Monaco sacked Niko Kovač, a Futbolmetrix pick, on New
>> Year's Eve, a couple of hours before the deadline.
>
> Pioli's position at Milan looks shaky, but I don't think anybody had him.
>
>

Mourinho’s sacking doesn’t exactly come as a surprise, but unfortunately
too late for the purposes of this game.

Ciao,
Werner

Werner Pichler wrote:

> Mourinho’s sacking doesn’t exactly come as a surprise, but unfortunately
> too late for the purposes of this game.

It also wouldn't have changed anything at the top of the RSSCSC standings. I only had 0.5 on Mou, so even the 2x bonus would not have been enough to get into second place. Werner would have leapfrogged MH in 4th place.

So, time to announce the final results of the 2023 RSSCSC:

Vulture Points Correct Picks
Blueshirt 13 Mendilibar 3(x3), Baumgart 2, Heckingbottom 2
Real Mardin 11 Mendilibar 3(x3), Cooper 2
Futbolmetrix 9.5 Mendilibar 2(x3), Zanetti 2, Sottil 1, Heckingbottom 0.5
MH 3.5 Blanc 0.5, Aristouy 1, Svensson 1, Moreno 1
Alkamista 3 Mendilibar 1 (x3)
Werner 3 Mendilibar 1 (x3)
Binder 1 Svensson 1

Congrats Blueshirt, the 2023 RSSCSC Champion!

Futbolmetrix wrote:

> Congrats Blueshirt, the 2023 RSSCSC Champion!

RSSCSC Hall Of Fame (now also added to the spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dEa1LtCU-5m03pGlTYVQoq2ZMO8dYvVasnKCny4Umls/edit?usp=sharing)

2019 Werner https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.soccer/c/XSc9u05-nZM/m/17dzvX4jBAAJ)
2020 Werner https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.soccer/c/tQ7x-z5PCwo/m/7qt-xh-PAwAJ
2021 Alkamista/Futbolmetrix https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.soccer/c/b6C-v7vABLE/m/DtK0JGTTBQAJ
2022 Werner https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.soccer/c/4-MjRzolCcE/m/0jPQ_Of7DgAJ
2023 Blueshirt https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.soccer/c/bJ8jWTDhDhE/m/MLQ_fJ37DgAJ

Futbolmetrix wrote:

> Werner Pichler wrote:
>
> > Mourinho’s sacking doesn’t exactly come as a surprise, but
> > unfortunately too late for the purposes of this game.
>
> It also wouldn't have changed anything at the top of the RSSCSC
> standings. I only had 0.5 on Mou, so even the 2x bonus would not
> have been enough to get into second place. Werner would have
> leapfrogged MH in 4th place.
>
> So, time to announce the final results of the 2023 RSSCSC:
>
> Vulture Points Correct Picks
> Blueshirt 13 Mendilibar 3(x3), Baumgart 2, Heckingbottom 2
> Real Mardin 11 Mendilibar 3(x3), Cooper 2
> Futbolmetrix 9.5 Mendilibar 2(x3), Zanetti 2, Sottil 1,
> Heckingbottom 0.5 MH 3.5 Blanc 0.5, Aristouy 1, Svensson 1,
> Moreno 1 Alkamista 3 Mendilibar 1 (x3)
> Werner 3 Mendilibar 1 (x3)
> Binder 1 Svensson 1
>
> Congrats Blueshirt, the 2023 RSSCSC Champion!

Hurrah! <claps>

Futbolmetrix wrote:

> Vulture Points Correct Picks
> Blueshirt 13 Mendilibar 3(x3), Baumgart 2, Heckingbottom 2
> Real Mardin 11 Mendilibar 3(x3), Cooper 2
> Futbolmetrix 9.5 Mendilibar 2(x3), Zanetti 2, Sottil 1, Heckingbottom 0.5
> MH 3.5 Blanc 0.5, Aristouy 1, Svensson 1, Moreno 1
> Alkamista 3 Mendilibar 1 (x3)
> Werner 3 Mendilibar 1 (x3)
> Binder 1 Svensson 1

One advantage of ditching Google Groups: fixed width fonts and tables that look the way they are supposed to:

https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1YzcEzknYfbbSzRaMQvKEIl5I2IJgpEHcVxWLk3Bso0c/edit?usp=sharing

On Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 1:11:07 PM UTC, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> Werner Pichler wrote:
>
> > Mourinho’s sacking doesn’t exactly come as a surprise, but unfortunately
> > too late for the purposes of this game.
> It also wouldn't have changed anything at the top of the RSSCSC standings.. I only had 0.5 on Mou, so even the 2x bonus would not have been enough to get into second place. Werner would have leapfrogged MH in 4th place.
>
> So, time to announce the final results of the 2023 RSSCSC:
>
> Vulture Points Correct Picks
> Blueshirt 13 Mendilibar 3(x3), Baumgart 2, Heckingbottom 2
> Real Mardin 11 Mendilibar 3(x3), Cooper 2
> Futbolmetrix 9.5 Mendilibar 2(x3), Zanetti 2, Sottil 1, Heckingbottom 0.5
> MH 3.5 Blanc 0.5, Aristouy 1, Svensson 1, Moreno 1
> Alkamista 3 Mendilibar 1 (x3)
> Werner 3 Mendilibar 1 (x3)
> Binder 1 Svensson 1
>
> Congrats Blueshirt, the 2023 RSSCSC Champion!

This game's lost all it's prestige now though without the reigning champion playing in it, and without including the Argentinian and Brazilian Leagues..

Mark wrote:

> This game's lost all it's prestige now though without the reigning champion playing in it,
> and without including the Argentinian and Brazilian Leagues..

https://youtu.be/L0MK7qz13bU?si=eRjr-R6UHbigDMhX

Mark wrote:

> On Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 1:11:07 PM UTC, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> >
> > So, time to announce the final results of the 2023 RSSCSC:
> >
> > Vulture Points Correct Picks
> > Blueshirt 13 Mendilibar 3(x3), Baumgart 2, Heckingbottom 2
> > Real Mardin 11 Mendilibar 3(x3), Cooper 2
> > Futbolmetrix 9.5 Mendilibar 2(x3), Zanetti 2, Sottil 1,
> > Heckingbottom 0.5 MH 3.5 Blanc 0.5, Aristouy 1, Svensson 1,
> > Moreno 1 Alkamista 3 Mendilibar 1 (x3)
> > Werner 3 Mendilibar 1 (x3)
> > Binder 1 Svensson 1
> >
> > Congrats Blueshirt, the 2023 RSSCSC Champion!
>
> This game's lost all it's prestige now though without the reigning
> champion playing in it, and without including the Argentinian and
> Brazilian Leagues.

Thanks for spoiling my one afternoon of happiness!

FWIW, I would have picked the same managers even if the Brazilian and
Argentinian leagues had been included. So it it what it is... <shrugs>