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by Neil Graham
Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:27 pm
Forum: Not Chess!
Topic: Premier League Fantasy Football 2023-24
Replies: 45
Views: 3591

Re: Premier League Fantasy Football 2023-24

Week 28 Southgate picks England squad 25 players named for two friendlies in March prior to naming 23 for Euros. Wot? No Kalvin Phillips - but Jordan Henderson is included. Three teams in a race for the League title - Liverpool draw with City and leave the gate open for Arsenal to jump into first p...
by Neil Graham
Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:41 am
Forum: Not Chess!
Topic: Premier League Fantasy Football 2023-24
Replies: 45
Views: 3591

Re: Premier League Fantasy Football 2023-24

Week 27 Todd Boehly could be replaced as Chelsea Chairman The under-fire American may be going in 2027 according to a report. The mighty are still falling - after fifteen successive weeks in the top five, Mike Garland has disappeared to be replaced by newcomer Dax Bale (see later). John Peters has ...
by Neil Graham
Tue Mar 05, 2024 12:37 pm
Forum: 4NCL
Topic: 4NCL 2023-24 Division Four
Replies: 19
Views: 4654

Re: 4NCL 2023-24 Division Four

Round Seven Pairings 41 ToBeDecided - - - North West Eagles 42 Coventry - - - Average Woodpushers 43 Celtic Tigers 3 - - - Desert Penguins 44 Guildford Young Guns - - - The Full Ponty 45 Oxford 3 - - - CSC/Kingston 3 46 She Plays To Win Young Stars A - - - Crowthorne B 47 English Deaf Chess Associa...
by Neil Graham
Tue Mar 05, 2024 9:30 am
Forum: Congress Diary
Topic: British Rapidplay 2024
Replies: 28
Views: 3717

Re: British Rapidplay 2024

One entrant, in his sixties, told me that the ages of his first six opponents added together was only 6 years above his own age.
by Neil Graham
Fri Mar 01, 2024 4:44 pm
Forum: Not Chess!
Topic: Premier League Fantasy Football 2023-24
Replies: 45
Views: 3591

Re: Premier League Fantasy Football 2023-24

Week 26 Chris Wilder has been fined £11,500 for media comments F.A.Statement. The beleaguered Sheffield United manager made biting remarks about a sandwich eating assistant referee - making it probably the most expensive sandwich ever. The visit of Arsenal this week will do little to dispel the glo...
by Neil Graham
Thu Feb 29, 2024 3:17 pm
Forum: Rating Debate
Topic: Rapid events with over rated players.
Replies: 20
Views: 2974

Re: Rapid events with over rated players.

In the British Rapidplay this weekend the highest of ECF rapidplay or FIDE rapidplay has been used as rating for the event.

Without counting I estimate that the ECF rapidplay is higher in 90% of cases sometimes by a huge margin.
by Neil Graham
Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:44 pm
Forum: Rating Debate
Topic: Rapid events with over rated players.
Replies: 20
Views: 2974

Re: Rapid events with over rated players.

Firstly the tournaments concerned were FIDE rated. It doesn't take Einstein to see who this player is - he scored 20.5/21 in these games. I note that his one draw was against Ding though he did beat Dong. I have no idea what terms/conditions/rules were for the two events (two tournaments from each e...
by Neil Graham
Thu Feb 22, 2024 9:43 pm
Forum: Rating Debate
Topic: Active/Inactive/Deceased/Merged ?
Replies: 20
Views: 1587

Re: Active/Inactive/Deceased/Merged ?

I wrote something about this on another thread - but rather than trawl through myriad posts I'll try and go through the arguments again. If you are currently playing chess you are "active" - if you aren't clearly you are "inactive". Now we are all well aware of players who after a period of inactivi...
by Neil Graham
Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:13 am
Forum: Not Chess!
Topic: Premier League Fantasy Football 2023-24
Replies: 45
Views: 3591

Re: Premier League Fantasy Football 2023-24

Week 25 "Roy has the keys to Selhurst Park and will always be welcomed back". Palace chairman Steve Parish. Hodgson replaced as manager by Oliver Glasner. It was a huge scoring week as millions of managers played their "triple captain" chip banking on Erling Haaland scoring a hatful or at least a h...
by Neil Graham
Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:49 pm
Forum: Not Chess!
Topic: Premier League Fantasy Football 2023-24
Replies: 45
Views: 3591

Re: Premier League Fantasy Football 2023-24

Week 24 Mansfield Town became the first team in more than 25 years to score nine in a Football League (EFL) match beating Harrogate Town 9–2 . Thought you'd all like to know that! It was another high scoring week - possibly due to the return of Erling Haaland - so little change at the top of Premie...
by Neil Graham
Thu Feb 08, 2024 12:12 pm
Forum: Not Chess!
Topic: Premier League Fantasy Football 2023-24
Replies: 45
Views: 3591

Re: Premier League Fantasy Football 2023-24

Week 23 We will get to the investment that is needed. Rachel Reeves, ex BWCA junior chess champion, ditches Labour's Green commitments. In view of this (for one week only) this report has gone Green - but as we don't discuss politics a return to traditional red next time. Oddly enough finding Briti...
by Neil Graham
Sat Feb 03, 2024 10:45 pm
Forum: 4NCL
Topic: 4NCL 2023-24 Division Four
Replies: 19
Views: 4654

Re: 4NCL 2023-24 Division Four

Phil Neatherway wrote:
Sat Feb 03, 2024 8:37 pm
I understand many of the Lancaster team will be playing in the Blackpool congress in preference to the 4NCL.
I'm not surprised - I have five squad members playing there which is not helpful. Surely this clash could have been avoided.
by Neil Graham
Sat Feb 03, 2024 12:08 am
Forum: 4NCL
Topic: 4NCL 2023-24 Division Four
Replies: 19
Views: 4654

Re: 4NCL 2023-24 Division Four

Round Five pairings:- 41 Desert Penguins (8) - - - ToBeDecided (8) 42 Guildford Young Guns (6) - - - Average Woodpushers (6) 43 Celtic Tigers 3 (6) - - - War and Piece A (6) 44 Ashfield 3 (5)- - - North West Eagles (6) 45 Wessex B (4)- - - Ashfield 2 (4) 46 Coventry (4) - - - English Deaf Chess Asso...
by Neil Graham
Fri Feb 02, 2024 2:18 pm
Forum: Not Chess!
Topic: Premier League Fantasy Football 2023-24
Replies: 45
Views: 3591

Re: Premier League Fantasy Football 2023-24

Week 22 Blockbuster winter deals were practically non-existent Goal website comments on the now-closed transfer window. Aston Villa were unbeaten at home so should I leave Villa players on the bench or perhaps those of opponents Newcastle? Wrong decision as Toons defender Fabian Schär scored twice ...
by Neil Graham
Tue Jan 30, 2024 3:26 pm
Forum: Not Chess!
Topic: Premier League Fantasy Football 2023-24
Replies: 45
Views: 3591

Re: Premier League Fantasy Football 2023-24

Week 21 “I am running out of energy.” Jürgen Klopp announces his retirement as Liverpool manager at the end of the season. Teams are still suffering from the absence of Haaland, Salah and Son - to name but three. Meanwhile Blair Connell, who disappeared from the leader board last Game Week, scored ...