The Bum's Rushden Boot

boris · Post by **boris** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:48 am

I like this Joker idea, seeing as it gave me this week's Boot, so I'm gonna copy it.

Sooo&gt

JOKER: What was the last competitive match to be played at the Manor (date and opponents)? (If more than one correct answer, then the remainder of the Boot comes into action, but only between those answering correctly)

1&gt Final score (Oxford's score first)
2&gt First OUFC goalscorer (you are allowed to say &quotno one&quot for this, if you're a pessimist)
3&gt First OUFC yellow card (you are allowed to say &quotno one&quot for this, if you're a fool)
4&gt First player from either side to be sent off (and you have to name a player - saying &quotno one&quot will immediately render your Boot entry null and void)

TB1&gt Attendance (||/- 100)
TB2&gt Away attendance (||/- 5)

Ancient Colin · Post by **Ancient Colin** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 12:21 pm

So, what's to stop early guessers editing their joker answers when later know-it-alls give the correct answer (says he with what he thinks is the correct answer, but trying to work out the correct game theory tactic here)?

Boogie · Post by **Boogie** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 12:59 pm

As the word &quotprofessional&quot is excluded from the question it must be the final of the fans 6 a side competition on the Farewell to the Manor day, unless you count the legends game (but I would have thought that was &quotfriendly&quot) as the final was at half-time?

boris · Post by **boris** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 1:55 pm

&quotAncient Colin&quot wrote:So, what's to stop early guessers editing their joker answers when later know-it-alls give the correct answer (says he with what he thinks is the correct answer, but trying to work out the correct game theory tactic here)?

Good point. I will accept answers to this question sent to me by PM.

Bista yellow · Post by **Bista yellow** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 2:19 pm

What does PM mean??

1&gt 2-1
2&gt Constable
3&gt Batt
4&gt Foster

TB1&gt 1667
TB2&gt 655

GodalmingYellow · Post by **GodalmingYellow** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 2:41 pm

&quotboris&quot wrote:I like this Joker idea, seeing as it gave me this week's Boot, so I'm gonna copy it.

Sooo&gt

JOKER: What was the last competitive match to be played at the Manor (date and opponents)? (If more than one correct answer, then the remainder of the Boot comes into action, but only between those answering correctly)

1&gt Final score (Oxford's score first)
2&gt First OUFC goalscorer (you are allowed to say &quotno one&quot for this, if you're a pessimist)
3&gt First OUFC yellow card (you are allowed to say &quotno one&quot for this, if you're a fool)
4&gt First player from either side to be sent off (and you have to name a player - saying &quotno one&quot will immediately render your Boot entry null and void)

TB1&gt Attendance (||/- 100)
TB2&gt Away attendance (||/- 5)

For the joker, what do you mean by competitive? An FA affiliated competition fixutre?

Mooro · Post by **Mooro** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 3:48 pm

&quotboris&quot wrote:I like this Joker idea, seeing as it gave me this week's Boot, so I'm gonna copy it.

Sooo&gt

JOKER: What was the last competitive match to be played at the Manor (date and opponents)? (If more than one correct answer, then the remainder of the Boot comes into action, but only between those answering correctly)

1&gt Final score (Oxford's score first)
2&gt First OUFC goalscorer (you are allowed to say &quotno one&quot for this, if you're a pessimist)
3&gt First OUFC yellow card (you are allowed to say &quotno one&quot for this, if you're a fool)
4&gt First player from either side to be sent off (and you have to name a player - saying &quotno one&quot will immediately render your Boot entry null and void)

TB1&gt Attendance (||/- 100)
TB2&gt Away attendance (||/- 5)

Joker - Havent got time or inclination to spend ages trawling the net to work it out so will say Brazil vrs 11th Marston Brownies second XI played on Football Manager Live by some twelve year old in bed 3, Ward IV of the Manor Hospital..
For the rest - 1-2
Farrell
CArruthers
Wolleaston
3562
312

boris · Post by **boris** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 3:56 pm

&quotGodalmingYellow&quot wrote: For the joker, what do you mean by competitive? An FA affiliated competition fixutre?

I mean a game that is not a friendly, but on the outcome of which something is decided (so a cup game or a league game would be competitive, but a game between a bunch of old lags for amusement wouldn't be.

Matt D · Post by **Matt D** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:08 pm

right, so the joker automatically wins the boot, and in this case it's not a prediction...

are you entering this one boris? presumably you know the correct answer, and if not and you're conducting research for the new book on the cheap, this doesn't bode well!

boris · Post by **boris** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:40 pm

I didn't think of that, Matt! Ah well, I guess I've just automatically disqualified myself from the Joker. I'll submit my entry to the rest of the Boot, but won't do the Joker bit, as I can see that might be a tad unfair.

For the rest I'll say:
1. 2-2
2. Farrell
3. Foster
4. Rankine

TB1. 2222
TB2. 437

Boogie · Post by **Boogie** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:44 pm

OK. I'll post the answer to the Joker and everyone else can follow:-

JOKER: Oxford United 1 Port Vale 1 (01-05-2001)

I post this as I cannot remember who was in the final of the fans' tournament.

1&gt Final score : 1-1
2&gt First OUFC goalscorer: Constable
3&gt First OUFC yellow card: Constable
4&gt First player from either side to be sent off : Constable

TB1&gt Attendance: 2,150
TB2&gt Away attendance: 450

Ancient Colin · Post by **Ancient Colin** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:34 pm

Joker - as per my PM, assuming you got it. Did you get it?

Final score 2-2
First Ox goalscorer: Murray
First Ox yellow: Foster
First sent off: Constable

TB1 1,750
TB2 555

While we are in query mode:
(a) are you adding up the correct scores in the main four question section or is it a cascade?

(b) how does the ||/- 100 ||/- 5 limiter work in the tiebreak? For example if you have two qualifying competitors after questions one to four, but both their guesses on attendance are outside your error margins, what happens?

boris · Post by **boris** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:53 pm

&quotAncient Colin&quot wrote:Joker - as per my PM, assuming you got it. Did you get it?

Final score 2-2
First Ox goalscorer: Murray
First Ox yellow: Foster
First sent off: Constable

TB1 1,750
TB2 555

While we are in query mode:
(a) are you adding up the correct scores in the main four question section or is it a cascade?

(b) how does the ||/- 100 ||/- 5 limiter work in the tiebreak? For example if you have two qualifying competitors after questions one to four, but both their guesses on attendance are outside your error margins, what happens?

Yes, got your PM.

a) Cascade

b) Dunno. I clearly haven't thought this through very well.

oxfordjames · Post by **oxfordjames** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:40 pm

Have also sent a PM:

1-1
Haldane
Foster
Willmott

1,989
505

Kernow Yellow · Post by **Kernow Yellow** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:16 am

&quotboris&quot wrote: JOKER: What was the last competitive match to be played at the Manor (date and opponents)? (If more than one correct answer, then the remainder of the Boot comes into action, but only between those answering correctly)

Hmm, I seem to remember this coming up on here before, and it was some local league cup final or similar. Since I can't be bothered to try and find the thread, there's not a lot of point me entering this one.

Not much of a prediction competition this, really...

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