Prediction League - Bonus Round, Playoffs

Discussion in 'Last Man Standing' started by Otter, Apr 22, 2021.

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Yes or no to having a play offs bonus

Poll closed Apr 29, 2021.
  1. Yes

    81.8%
  2. No

    18.2%
  1. Otter

    Otter Gambling industry insider

    I was thinking about adding a bonus round.

    Name one team each from the Championship, League 1 & League 2 between the final round of this competition and the start of the playoffs.

    • If one of your chosen teams win their division play offs you get one bonus point
    • If two of your chosen teams win their division play offs you get 4 bonus points
    • If all three of your chosen teams win their division play offs you get 9 bonus points

    If you think it's a good idea, then vote yes, otherwise vote no

    I will accept a majority decision, I will abstain.

    Votes open to the other 19 participants for 7 days, they will be public so I can count only those involved.
     
  2. foxywfc

    foxywfc Reservist

    Yes


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  3. All ok with me.
     
  4. Teide1

    Teide1 Squad Player

    No WFC will be job done soon, then it’s cigar time!
     
  5. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    This would make it more like the egg chasers, why do we need a play off?
     
  6. nornironhorn

    nornironhorn Administrator Staff Member

    My prediction is that those up near the top will vote no, and those with very little chance will vote yes...
     
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  7. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    I was going to vote 'no', as I think Otter deserves a break, but then I saw TVOR was against it and so I went all in for 'yes' :D
     
  8. nornironhorn

    nornironhorn Administrator Staff Member

    I think it is only fair that those who vote no are deducted 20 points
     
  9. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    :p
     
  10. A break? He's getting a couple of months off after this.

    These prima dona overpaid competition organisers are what's ruining this sport.
     
  11. Can we create a super prediction league breakaway competition for those at the top?
     
  12. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    Is this going to be happening then?
     
  13. Otter

    Otter Gambling industry insider

    Only if there are 10 or more votes for it before the poll closes on Thursday.

    If not we will lynch you in what will become Prediction League werewolf.
     
  14. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    Seriously I've always hated the Rugby system when they have playoffs to decide who are Champions instead of the team finishing at the top of the league taking the title, that's why I am against it.
     
  15. Otter

    Otter Gambling industry insider

    I see your point, and others may do too.

    However predicting play off winners is notoriously difficult, particularly as I imagine none of us are familiar with League 2.

    Quickly doing the sums such that each team in each league has a 25% chance of winning, the chances of any player getting any of the 3 correct is 42%, the chances of anyone getting exactly one right is also 42%. Extrapolating that out, statistically of the 20 participants 17 will get either 0 or 1 point. There's a 14% chance of getting exactly 2 right, earning 4 points. To get all 3 correct is a 1.5% chance of doing so.

    If it goes ahead the round will open after the three leagues have completed their seasons and it will close the day before the play offs start.
     
  16. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    I think you have kind of backed my doubts about doing this, as you are basically saying it is almost Pot Luck. However it is your game and in the end it is up to you, but might I suggest an alternative?

    Go ahead and run it as a separate mini competition for a bit of fun and do not have it as part of the existing competition at all?

    That seems like a fair compromise to me :)
     
  17. foxywfc

    foxywfc Reservist

    Maybe do a play off one starting from scratch.


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  18. Carpster

    Carpster Squad Player

    Definitely
     
  19. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    This could be our equivalent of the League Cup, then we will have a chance of doing the double of League Champions and League Cup Holder's :)
     
  20. Otter

    Otter Gambling industry insider

    Fewer than half of the active participants voted Yes so I won't be doing the play off bonus round.
     
  21. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    Not up for the mini competition then?
     
  22. Otter

    Otter Gambling industry insider

    I think part of the problem it would finish 3 weeks after the end of the regular season and two weeks after the selections were made. It wasn't thought out too well.

    We will just end next week.
     
  23. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    And everyone who voted ‘no’ in the poll loses 15 pts, yeah?
     
  24. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    :p
     
  25. miked2006

    miked2006 Premiership Prediction League Proprietor

    Sorry, I've just seen this. I'm also happy to do a playoff bonus, if it makes the game more interesting for everyone!
     
  26. BusheyOrn

    BusheyOrn Reservist

    Fair enough and thanks for all the work this season , very enjoyable but frustrating. If it wasn't for Huddersfield either scoring or letting in goals in injury time.... :mad:
    Just for the hell of it:
    Brentford, Sunderland, Morecombe :D
    Bound to be none of them now!
     
  27. HappyHornet24

    HappyHornet24 Crapster Staff Member

    I didn’t spot this until today :(
     
  28. miked2006

    miked2006 Premiership Prediction League Proprietor

    Bournemouth, Sunderland, Newport
     
  29. foxywfc

    foxywfc Reservist

    Barnsley Blackpool Newport


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  30. Otter

    Otter Gambling industry insider

    For everyone who were involved, as Miked and foxy did just name one team from each of the divisions:

    Brentford / Swansea / Barnsley / Bournemouth

    and

    Blackpool / Sunderland / Lincoln / Oxford

    and

    Morecambe / Newport / Forest Green / Tranmere

    The deadline is this time next week, before any of the play off matches commence.

    1 correct = 1 point, 2 correct = 4 points and all 3 = 9 points.
     
  31. Otter

    Otter Gambling industry insider

    My prediction: Bournemouth, Lincoln and Newport.
     
  32. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    Brentford
    Oxford
    Tranmere
     
  33. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    Barnsley
    Blackpool
    Morecambe
     
  34. Dreadnought

    Dreadnought MMC 2010/11 Prediction league 3rd 2011/12

    Barnsley
    Lincoln
    Newport
     
  35. K9 Hornet

    K9 Hornet Border Collie Dog

    Bournemouth, Sunderland, Forest Green thanks Otter
     

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