Anyone fancy doing a handicap league just for the shits and giggles.
It's dead simple, you pick 1 team from each of the 4 leagues, then you don't have to do anything else except wait for the end of the season
So 1 x prem team, 1 x Champs team, 1 x L1 team and 1 x L2 team.
Their combined league total (end of season) + handicap gives a total score and provides the winner.
Prem
Liverpool 0
Arsenal +2
Man City +3
Chelsea +9
Newcastle +15
Villa +21
Man Poo +21
Spurs +22
Brighton +25
B'mouth +30
Forrest +31
Palace +32
Everton +33
Fulham +33
West Ham +35
Brentford +37
Wolves +38
Leeds +43
Burnley +51
Sunderland +51
So if you pick leeds and they finish the season with 40 points, they'll get a total score of 40 pts + 43 handicap = 83.
Tie breaks will use GD.
Champs, L1 & L2 handicap to follow.
Championship Handicap
Ipswich 0
Southampton 4
Birmingham 5
Sheff utd 8
Coventry 11
Leicester 13
M'boro 15
Norwich 15
West Brom 16
Bristol City 21
Watford 21
Millwall 21
Wrexham 23
Stoke 23
Swansea 24
Derby 26
Preston 30
Hull 32
Blackburn 32
QPR 32
Portsmouth 32
Charlton 32
Oxford 36
Sheff weds 38
League 1
Luton (0)
Cardiff (+4)
Huddersfield (+5)
Stockport (+6)
Plymouth (+8)
Bolton (+10)
Wycombe (+12)
Blackpool (+12)
Reading (+14)
Leyton Orient (+16)
Barnsley (+17)
Bradford (+18)
Lincoln (+18)
Rotherham (+20)
Wigan (+20)
Doncaster (+20)
Peterborough (+23)
Stevenage (+23)
Mansfield (+24)
Northampton (+27)
Port Vale (+27)
Burton (+28)
Exeter (+28)
AFC Wimbledon (+29)
L2
League 2
MK Dons (+0)
Chesterfield (+3)
Notts County (+7)
Walsall (+9)
Gillingham (+9)
Swindon (+10)
Bristol Rovers (+11)
Salford (+11)
Colchester (+16)
Cambridge (+16)
Barnet (+16)
Grimsby (+17)
Crawley (+17)
Oldham (+17)
Crewe (+18)
Shrewsbury (+19)
Tranmere (+20)
Bromley (+20)
Fleetwood (+21)
Barrow (+22)
Cheltenham (+22)
Accrington (+26)
Harrogate (+27)
Newport (+32)
Swiss's pick
Notts Forrest +31
Sheff utd +8
Wycombe wanderers +12
Bromley +20
Total +71
Cut off for submission is kick off on the 15th Aug.
Stevies pick
Leeds + 43
Wrexham + 23
Cardiff + 4
Bristol Rovers +11
Total 81
City
Watford
Stockport
Grimsby
City
Preston
Cardiff
Oldham
Everton
Preston
Blackpool
Oldham
Sunderland +51
Sheff Wed +38
Wigan +20
Tranmere +20
Chelsea
Wrexham
Bolton
Oldham
Zabba Picks
Brighton
Blackburn
Reading
Bristol Rovers
8 people in, better than I thought!
I'll wait till the 15th then set up a spreadsheet and workout how to get it up on here.
It's a marathon so I won't be updating it on a weekly basis.
Grimsby looking good :D
Not gonna lie, I had an epic weekend camping and going to see the stereophonics in Norfolk and am paying the price this week...
I'll do the spreadsheet hopefully tomorrow
While I work out how to get a spread sheet on here...
The inaugural scores are in!!
Pos. Name. Tot h/cap. Tot points. Combined Score.
1. Vikki. 129. 19. 148
2. Jingle. 92. 17. 109
3. Stevie. 81. 21. 102
4. KunDB. 82. 10. 92
5. Swiss. 71. 15. 86
6. Gavin. 54. 27. 81
7. Redish. 47. 28. 75
8. Hesprs. 59. 15. 74
Here's the excel screenshot. Wouldn't let me upload the excel as doesn't like the file extn.
Vikki going well
Yep. Also gav and reddish might take the top spot.
Who knows if early season form will continue
Do I get bonus points for Grimsby knocking the rags out of the cup?
Quote from: reddishblue on August 27, 2025, 22:28:03Do I get bonus points for Grimsby knocking the rags out of the cup?
I think you should 😁
Just our respect