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Baring in mind the hate between Iain and some of the fans I don't think this is a good idea. Can't really see him (Iain) peeling off in joy to celebrate with the fans when (if) he scores either. If he does sign and he does hit the back of the net every week would these fans still be in the 'hate' mode? Old wounds can heal and as someone mentioned above, if Yogi can control him, it may work. I saw him play a couple of times in his ICT days and thought he was a good player. I believe it was his attitude that contributed to his release but I'm not sure. My verdict: No worth the risk in upsetting the fans or team morale.

Well gang it looks like I'm off to a flier...not. I'm afraid its back to the abacus to work out the scores folks so there's bound to be errors. I will do my best to get it right first time but, as always, please flag up any issues. Week 01 CaleyCanary 225 Andrew Fraser 209.10 SOS 209.10 Scotty 206.70 Caley Braveheart 206.10 crownjaggie 206.10 Tichy Black's Back 206.10 Cdn Girl 190 Gringo 190 MrCaleyjag 190 Mrs Gringo 190 old caley girl 190 WYNESS101 190

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NPL Review for Game 04 First point and first goal of the season. Disappointing to lose a goal right at the end but at least we’re off the mark. Nanoq grabs the first Maximum in the Correct Section. Tug also gets the season’s first max’ in the First Scorer section. Joonya also gets a season max’, this time in the Time of First Goal section. Kingsmills still leads the way on the Leaderboard. Total Entries 41 Jokers Played None Predicted Match results H: 14 D: 13 A: 14 The Results HT: 0-1 FT: 1-1 1st ICT: Christie 1st Opp: Cummins Time of 1st Goal: 9 Correct Predictions HT: 5 FT: 8 1st ICT: 9 1st Opp: 2 1st Goal 10 pts: 1 1st Goal 5 pts: 8 1st Goal 2 pts: 6 Bragging Rights 11 – Joonya and Mrs Bauhaus Your Points Joonya 11 Mrs Bauhaus 11 Nanoq 10 Tug 10 CaleyCanary 9 crownjaggie 9 Scotty 8 RedCard 7 Wanderer 7 Caley Braveheart 6 Caleyjag 6 Cal's Thistle 6 CDN Girl 6 Gavroche 6 Ictross 6 Mrs Gringo 6 Bauhaus 5 bughtmaster 5 caleydawson 5 caleymac 5 Eye Settee 5 old caley girl 5 Andrew Fraser 4 Caley Mad in Berks 4 Kingsmills 4 lilmissictbabe 4 Teeshie 4 bdu98196 2 DoofersDad 2 Gabby 2 jodiec95 2 mcdonnell761 2 MrCaleyjag 2 SOS 2 Tichy Blacks Back 2 WYNESS101 2 caleycalum 1 Gringo 1 ICTRoughi 0 jagster 0 Renegade 0 TABLE - 04 01 - 27 - Kingsmills 02 - 23 - Wanderer 03 - 19 - Joonya 04 - 18 - Andrew Fraser 04 - 18 - caleydawson 04 - 18 - crownjaggie 07 - 17 - Bauhaus 07 - 17 - Mrs Bauhaus 09 - 16 - Tug 10 - 15 - Mrs Gringo 11 - 14 - Gavroche 11 - 14 - Scotty 11 - 14 - SOS 11 - 14 - Teeshie 15 - 13 - Caley Braveheart 15 - 13 - caleycalum 15 - 13 - Cal's Thistle 15 - 13 - CDN Girl 15 - 13 - DoofersDad 15 - 13 - mcdonnell761 21 - 12 - Caleyjag 21 - 12 - Eye Settee 21 - 12 - jagster 21 - 12 - lilmissictbabe 21 - 12 - MrCaleyjag 21 - 12 - Nanoq 21 - 12 - old caley girl 28 - 11 - Caley Mad in Berks 29 - 10 - jodiec95 30 - 9 - bughtmaster 30 - 9 - CaleyCanary 30 - 9 - caleymac 33 - 8 - Ictross 33 - 8 - Tichy Blacks Back 35 - 7 - Gringo 35 - 7 - ICTRoughi 35 - 7 - RedCard 35 - 7 - Renegade 39 - 6 - Gabby 40 - 4 - ICTCM 40 - 4 - Mithrandir 40 - 4 - WYNESS101 44 - 2 - JockWatt

Mrs Gringo HT: 0-0 FT: 1-1 1st ICT: Horner 1st: Opp: Craig Time of 1st Goal: 30 Gringo HT: 0-0 FT: 2-0 1st ICT: Mutombo 1st: Opp: Sutton Time of 1st Goal: 57

I'm hoping for a better NAPS season for once....here goes nothing. Mrs Gringo Cowdenbeath v Stranraer draw @ 3.40 Gringo Brechin v Dunfermline draw @ 3.40

Hello Punters, welcome to the start of the new season of NAPS punting. Looking forward to a good clean fight. Lets the mayhem begin. G.

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NPL Review for Game 03 So, a disappointing start to the new SPL season. Things can only get better. Three shots on goal on none on target. We’re not going to get too many ICT first scorer points this season the way we are going. Still, early days yet and I’m sure it will all come good in the end (I hope) First of all, NiallMcDonnell v mcdonnell761. I had a request from Niall to say he’d logged in to CTO with the wrong ‘handle’ and requested I add his scores for Games 1 and 2 together. He will continue the season with the mcdonnell761 handle. Changing names once the season gets under way isn’t the ‘done thing’ as stated in the rules, however, as Niall is new to the NPL and we’ve only just started I’ve made an exception in this case. I will make the rule a little clearer when I get around to it. Kingsmills grabbed the first maximum of the season in the Correct Score section. ICTRoughi and MrCaleyjag were the only beneficiaries in the First Scorer section. Kingsmills storms into a seven point lead after playing a ace Joker. Total Entries 43 Jokers Played Kingsmills +10 Predicted Match results H: 32 D: 6 A: 5 The Results HT: 0-1 FT: 0-1 1st ICT: -- 1st Opp: Fletcher Time of 1st Goal: 4 Correct Predictions HT: 4 FT: 3 1st ICT: -- 1st Opp: 2 1st Goal 10 pts: 0 1st Goal 5 pts: 0 1st Goal 2 pts: 5 Bragging Rights 20 - Kingsmills Your Points Kingsmills 20 caleydawson 8 DoofersDad 6 jodiec95 6 Tug 6 Wanderer 6 MrCaleyjag 4 crownjaggie 3 ICTRoughi 3 Joonya 3 Teeshie 3 Andrew Fraser 2 Caleyjag 2 caleymac 2 CDN Girl 2 Gringo 2 Ictross 2 Mrs Gringo 2 Nanoq 2 old caley girl 2 Renegade 2 Scotty 2 bdu98196 1 Caley Braveheart 1 caleycalum 1 Cal's Thistle 1 Eye Settee 1 Gabby 1 Gavroche 1 jagster 1 lilmissictbabe 1 Mrs Bauhaus 1 SOS 1 Tichy Blacks Back 1 WYNESS101 1 Bauhaus 0 bughtmaster 0 Caley Mad in Berks 0 ICTCM 0 JockWatt 0 mcdonnell761 0 Mithrandir 0 RedCard 0 TABLE - 03 01 - 23 - Kingsmills 02 - 16 - Wanderer 03 - 14 - Andrew Fraser 04 - 13 - caleydawson 05 - 12 - Bauhaus 05 - 12 - caleycalum 05 - 12 - jagster 05 - 12 - SOS 09 - 11 - DoofersDad 09 - 11 - mcdonnell761 11 - 10 - MrCaleyjag 11 - 10 - Teeshie 13 - 9 - crownjaggie 13 - 9 - Mrs Gringo 15 - 8 - Gavroche 15 - 8 - jodiec95 15 - 8 - Joonya 15 - 8 - lilmissictbabe 19 - 7 - Caley Braveheart 19 - 7 - Caley Mad in Berks 19 - 7 - Cal's Thistle 19 - 7 - CDN Girl 19 - 7 - Eye Settee 19 - 7 - ICTRoughi 19 - 7 - old caley girl 19 - 7 - Renegade 27 - 6 - Caleyjag 27 - 6 - Gringo 27 - 6 - Mrs Bauhaus 27 - 6 - Scotty 27 - 6 - Tichy Blacks Back 27 - 6 - Tug 33 - 4 - bughtmaster 33 - 4 - caleymac 33 - 4 - Gabby 33 - 4 - ICTCM 33 - 4 - Mithrandir 38 - 2 - bdu98196 38 - 2 - Ictross 38 - 2 - Nanoq 38 - 2 - WYNESS101 43 - 0 - CaleyCanary 43 - 0 - RedCard

Mrs Gringo HT: 1-1 FT: 2-1 1st ICT: Christie 1st Opp: Lasley Time of 1st Goal: 20 Gringo HT: 0-0 FT: 1-1 1st ICT: Tansey 1st Opp: McDonald Time of 1st Goal: 49

I do have a few concerns for this season. Having seen them against FC Astra at home and also the friendly at Nairn our lack of fire power is very concerning and clear to see. Not too sure Lopez will fit the bill but we've said that before with the likes of Paul Ritchie, Dennis Wyness and Billy McKay et al and they all came good once settled in. Our possession of the ball is good but we can't do anything with it. Our final third stats must be very poor I would think. So glad we managed to hold on the Ryan Christie as he seems to be the only one just now who has some creativity in his play. Fon Williams worries me too, he doesn't seem as commanding as Brill or Esson and a potential liability - I can only judge that on the two games I saw. He just didn't look comfortable or confident. Pre season hasn't been the best so I think we will struggle until we find our feet. Injuries are a worry just now but once they're all fit then maybe Yogi will find his A team. Good to have Foran back but he's getting on a bit so I can't see too many 90 min performances from him this season. I think we'll make the top six again and hopefully go some way to retaining the Cup.

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NPL Review for Game 02 A disappointing night in Romania but what a support the boys received, just brilliant. So the European dream is over and could be for a while unless we start to find our shooting boots and the target. No maximums to report this week. 0-0’s are always an NPL bore. Andrew Fraser and Bauhaus are joint leaders after two rounds. Total Entries 38 Jokers Played None Predicted Match results H: 7 D: 3 A: 28 The Results HT: 0-0 FT: 0-0 1st ICT: -- 1st Opp: -- Time of 1st Goal: -- Correct Predictions HT: 8 FT: 0 1st ICT: -- 1st Opp: -- 1st Goal 10 pts: -- 1st Goal 5 pts: -- 1st Goal 2 pts: -- Bragging Rights 6 – caleycalum, Gavroche, mcdonnell761, SOS and Wanderer Your Points caleycalum 6 Gavroche 6 mcdonnell761 6 SOS 6 Wanderer 6 Andrew Fraser 5 Bauhaus 5 MrCaleyjag 5 Caley Braveheart 2 Caleyjag 2 caleymac 2 Eye Settee 2 Gabby 2 Gringo 2 JockWatt 2 jodiec95 2 Teeshie 2 bdu98196 1 bughtmaster 1 Caley Mad in Berks 1 caleydawson 1 Cal's Thistle 1 CDN Girl 1 crownjaggie 1 DoofersDad 1 ICTCM 1 ICTRoughi 1 jagster 1 Joonya 1 Kingsmills 1 lilmissictbabe 1 Mrs Bauhaus 1 Mrs Gringo 1 old caley girl 1 Renegade 1 Scotty 1 Tichy Blacks Back 1 Nanoq 0 TABLE - 02 01 - 12 - Andrew Fraser 01 - 12 - Bauhaus 03 - 11 - caleycalum 03 - 11 - jagster 03 - 11 - SOS 06 - 10 - Wanderer 07 - 7 - Caley Mad in Berks 07 - 7 - Gavroche 07 - 7 - lilmissictbabe 07 - 7 - Mrs Gringo 07 - 7 - Teeshie 12 - 6 - Caley Braveheart 12 - 6 - Cal's Thistle 12 - 6 - crownjaggie 12 - 6 - Eye Settee 12 - 6 - mcdonnell761 12 - 6 - MrCaleyjag 18 - 5 - caleydawson 18 - 5 - CDN Girl 18 - 5 - DoofersDad 18 - 5 - Joonya 18 - 5 - Mrs Bauhaus 18 - 5 - NiallMcDonnell 18 - 5 - old caley girl 18 - 5 - Renegade 18 - 5 - Tichy Blacks Back 27 - 4 - bughtmaster 27 - 4 - Caleyjag 27 - 4 - Gringo 27 - 4 - ICTCM 27 - 4 - ICTRoughi 27 - 4 - Mithrandir 27 - 4 - Scotty 34 - 3 - Gabby 34 - 3 - Kingsmills 36 - 2 - caleymac 36 - 2 - JockWatt 36 - 2 - jodiec95 39 - 1 - bdu98196 39 - 1 - WYNESS101 41 - 0 - CaleyCanary 41 - 0 - Nanoq

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Mrs Gringo HT: 0-1 FT: 1-2 1st ICT: Wedderburn 1st Opp: Boldrin Time of 1st Goal: 20 Gringo HT: 0-1 FT: 0-2 1st ICT: Lopez 1st Opp: Teixeira Time of 1st Goal: 27

There is no reason why you can't do this lads. Don't play the occasion, play the game the way you can. Keep this adventure going. Hope all those traveling have a safe and enjoyable trip. We'll be rooting for you all from over here.

I did wonder where you'd got too. Thought maybe you was still recovering from the Glasgow adventure

Well that's a great start to the season isn't it? Looks like there are one or two gremlins in the NPL Spreadsheet. Although the correct predictions were entered, the scores/points didn't seem to want to play ball and do the calculating for me. All corrected now (I hope) and I can't see any more errors. Sorry about that and thank you for flagging it up.

NPL Review for Game 01 So our first ever European cup tie ends in defeat. The adventure is not all over yet. We’re only a goal down don’t forget. We can do this. A big welcome to all those taking part in the NPL for the first time. I hope you enjoy the game and banter and will stick with it throughout the season. Good luck. No maximums in any section in this first game of the 2015/16. We must do better if we’re to knock Andrew Fraser off his perch come May. [Which reminds me..I must order his trophy] Andrew Fraser missed out on a max’ in the Time of First Goal section by one minute. jagster is the season early leader by three points Total Entries 37 Jokers Played None Predicted Match results H: 25 D: 8 A: 4 The Results HT: 0-1 FT: 0-1 1st ICT: -- 1st Opp: Budescu Time of 1st Goal: 24 Correct Predictions HT: 1 FT: 0 1st ICT: -- 1st Opp: 17 1st Goal 10 pts: 0 1st Goal 5 pts: 8 1st Goal 2 pts: 8 Bragging Rights 10 - jagster Your Points jagster 10 Andrew Fraser 7 Bauhaus 7 Caley Mad in Berks 6 lilmissictbabe 6 Mrs Gringo 6 caleycalum 5 Cal's Thistle 5 crownjaggie 5 NiallMcDonnell 5 SOS 5 Teeshie 5 Caley Braveheart 4 caleydawson 4 CDN Girl 4 DoofersDad 4 Eye Settee 4 Joonya 4 Mithrandir 4 Mrs Bauhaus 4 old caley girl 4 Renegade 4 Tichy Blacks Back 4 Wanderer 4 bughtmaster 3 ICTCM 3 ICTRoughi 3 Scotty 3 Caleyjag 2 Gringo 2 Kingsmills 2 Gabby 1 Gavroche 1 MrCaleyjag 1 WYNESS101 1 bdu98196 0 jodiec95 0 TABLE - 01 01 - 10 - jagster 02 - 7 - Andrew Fraser 02 - 7 - Bauhaus 04 - 6 - Caley Mad in Berks 04 - 6 - lilmissictbabe 04 - 6 - Mrs Gringo 07 - 5 - caleycalum 07 - 5 - Cal's Thistle 07 - 5 - crownjaggie 07 - 5 - NiallMcDonnell 07 - 5 - SOS 07 - 5 - Teeshie 13 - 4 - Caley Braveheart 13 - 4 - caleydawson 13 - 4 - CDN Girl 13 - 4 - DoofersDad 13 - 4 - Eye Settee 13 - 4 - Joonya 13 - 4 - Mithrandir 13 - 4 - Mrs Bauhaus 13 - 4 - old caley girl 13 - 4 - Renegade 13 - 4 - Tichy Blacks Back 13 - 4 - Wanderer 25 - 3 - bughtmaster 25 - 3 - ICTCM 25 - 3 - ICTRoughi 25 - 3 - Scotty 29 - 2 - Caleyjag 29 - 2 - Gringo 29 - 2 - Kingsmills 32 - 1 - Gabby 32 - 1 - Gavroche 32 - 1 - MrCaleyjag 32 - 1 - WYNESS101 36 - 0 - bdu98196 36 - 0 - jodiec95

Mrs Gringo HT 1-0 FT 2-1 Christie William 20 Gringo HT 0-0 FT 1-1 Tansey Oros 57

The only game I did saw was the highlights of England's QF against Canada. It was played to a crowd of 50,000 in Vancouver. Although the game was quite good (this was the highlights!) the thing that struck me was the lack of atmosphere within the crowd. No singing or chanting and even when the hosts got a goal back there didn't seem to be any further support.

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Welcome back to the NPL folks. We start the season in the Europa League. How good does that sound? Good luck for the season and lets see if we can knock last seasons Champion off his perch. He's on a hat-trick you know Your predictions are now invited for the above match. Please post your predictions in the following format:- HT: FT: 1st ICT: 1st Opp: Time of 1st Goal: Your prediction must be on this forum prior to kick off. BONUS points are available on this game: For the scorer of ICT's first European game I offer you...5 points. There will also be 2pts if your selected 'First scorer' scores at any other time during this game (except an og of course) This thread may close automatically at the advertised k.o. time regardless of whether the match has physically kick off or not. Results and Table update for this game are expected to be available no later than: TBA

Hi Scotty. Sent you sponsorship money for Mrs G and myself via PayPal to your email.