Fishy Pontoon Buster - GAME 1

Following the success of The Fishy World Cup Sweepstake I have been asked if I will be running anything similar during the season.

The idea has been suggested of running a "Fishy Pontoon Buster" during the season. I'm sure some of you are aware of how this works. You pay £10 for a team (I will randomise a list of all Football League and Conference team and you choose a number which will be your team for the duration of this particular competition). You can have as many teams as you like but each team will cost £10.

The competition will be won by the first team (or teams) to score a total of 21 goals in weekend games (Friday-Monday). If your team plays twice in this period then only the first game counts and you must wait until all the weekend games have been played before a winner is declared. (ie - if your team is on 19 and scores 2 goals on the Saturday, you must wait until after any games played on the Sunday or Monday, incase another team also reaches 21). If you "bust" (go over 21 goals) then you are out of that particular competition. If for any reason your team doesn't play in this period you will score a default 2 goals. You should get a good 7-8 weeks entertainment from each competition.

Ideally I would like 15-20 entrants to make it worthwhile but the more the merrier and this would make for a bigger prize at the end of the competition.

The winner (or winners) would get (or share) a percentage of the pot (to be decided when all entries are in) and 25% of the entry fees would be donated to The Mariners Trust. In the very unlikely event that every team busts then 50% would go to The Mariners Trust with 50% being carried over into the pot for the next competition.

If you're interested in entering then please post on this thread and we'll see if we can get something up and running before the start of the season.

Am in lol

I'm in

Sounds like a plan Les I am in

Are we not having a small prize got the lowest scorer,the fun of your sweep was that all had a chance so therefore generated the level of interest,

i dont really understand but im in !

Sounds good to me Les, I'm in.

Quoted from crusty ole pie

Are we not having a small prize got the lowest scorer,the fun of your sweep was that all had a chance so therefore generated the level of interest,

Surely , f you enter then you have a chance ?

Quoted from crusty ole pie

Are we not having a small prize got the lowest scorer,the fun of your sweep was that all had a chance so therefore generated the level of interest,

Possibly, although I think that all teams will have an equal chance of winning. It could be like the tortoise and the hare when one team sets off at a fast pace but will end up "busting" whilst the team that comes plodding along at a steady pace will get the exact total needed.

We'll put the suggestion out if you like but I reckon just having the one main prize (which will probably be spilt at least 2 ways) would be best.

Quoted from Hagrid

i dont really understand but im in !

You choose a team at random.

If in the first week your team wins 3-1 you score 3 points, if in the 2nd week your teams draws 2-2 you score 2 points so move up to 5 etc etc until one team scores EXACTLY 21 goals (points).

If though your team is on 19 and they win 3-0 then you move onto 22 and are "bust" and out of that particular competition.