# UK Football, prediction game! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 22, 2002, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-prediction-game/120211 "2002-07-22T13:08:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2002, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-prediction-game/120211/1 "2002-07-22T13:08:19Z")
Following on from the world cup prediction game would anyone be interested in a English prediction game? I propose the following categories: Winners of all 4 divisions Promotion and relegation teams for each division Winners of Worthington Cup Winners of FA Cup Winners of “champions” league Winners of Uefa cup Top goal scorer (in each division?) First premiership manager to get the sack/resign/ abducted by aliens Correct score etc on England Euro 2004 campaign (the bit in this season only) Same in Scotland? and maybe some wildcards eg: Number of red cards wenger’s Arsen\*l get? Who will sign Dwight Yourke/Lee Bowyer/Sergei Rebrov/your suggestion here? Most repulsive strip? Stupidest excuse from “sir” Alex Ferguson most self important ref etc Who ate all the pies? Any Takers? And any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2002, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-prediction-game/120211/2 "2002-07-22T13:14:40Z")
We could have a sweepstake on the date when Fergie _finally_ manages to get rid of Dwight Yorke. ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2002, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-prediction-game/120211/3 "2002-07-22T13:26:49Z")
Winners of all 4 divisions Arsenal Ipswich Brentford Hull. Promotion and relegation teams for each division Too early to guess… Winners of Worthington Cup Aston Villa Winners of FA Cup Liverpool Winners of “champions” league Bayern Munich Winners of Uefa Cup Deportivo La Coruna Top goal scorer (in each division?) Owen, and I couldn’t guess the rest. First premiership manager to get the sack/resign/ abducted by aliens Peter Reid. Correct score etc on England Euro 2004 campaign (the bit in this season only) Same in Scotland? Celtic for Leauge and Cup Double, possibly treble. and maybe some wildcards eg: Number of red cards wenger’s Arsen\*l get? Who will sign Dwight Yourke/Lee Bowyer/Sergei Rebrov/your suggestion here? Yorke- anywhere without speed camera’s Bowyer: he narrowly missed a great position playing at Her Majesty’s Leisure. Scumbag. Rebrov: I hope a good club pick him up. He is a great player being wasted in London, unfortunately. Dennis Wise will end up with Glasgow Rangers. they seem to like filthy midfielders. Most repulsive strip? Rangers “on the cheap” orange away kit. It makes small children cry. Stupidest excuse from “sir” Alex Ferguson The sun was in our eyes. most self important ref etc Keegan “loving it”. Who ate all the pies? Paul Merson, according to recent events. ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2002, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-prediction-game/120211/4 "2002-07-22T13:30:16Z")
“Self Important” referee… Hugh Dallas. the only referee that that could manage to have the two clubs in one match file complaints about him over separate incidents _as the fourth official_. ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2002, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-prediction-game/120211/5 "2002-07-22T13:58:04Z")
Winners of all 4 divisions: **Liverpool, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cardiff City and Oxford Utd** Promotion and relegation teams for each division: **Premiership: Fulham, West Bromwich Albion, Birmingham City First: Wolverhampton Wanderers, Norwich City and Burnley / Rotherham Utd, Walsall and Grimsby Town Second: Cardiff City, Huddersfield Town and Plymouth Argyle / Cheltenham Town, Notts County and Chesterfield Third: Oxford Utd, Wrexham and Hull City / Lincoln City and Torquay Utd (I think two go down this season)** Winners of Worthington Cup: **Middlesbrough** Winners of FA Cup: **Arsenal** Top goal scorer (in each division): **Ruud van Nistelrooy, Dean Sturridge, Andy Campbell and either Chris Greenacre or Luke Rodgers (although I suspect both will leave the division, in which case Gary Alexander)** First Premiership manager to get the sack/resign/abducted by aliens: Number of red cards Wenger’s Arsenal get? **Three** Who will sign Dwight Yorke/Lee Bowyer/Sergei Rebrov? **Blackburn, Arsenal and a Spanish club – maybe Deportivo** Most repulsive strip? **Plymouth Argyle** Stupidest excuse from “sir” Alex Ferguson: **All of them** Most self important ref? **Uriah Rennie** Who ate all the pies? **You fat b-----d, you fat b-----d, you ate all the pies** Additional questions: _How will your team finish?_ Oldham Athletic – fourth in division two, out in playoff semi-finals _Best summer signing?_ Massimo Maccarone (Middlesbrough) _Worst summer signing?_ Lee Bowyer (whoever gets him)