Last Man Standing 2020/2021

[John in Louisiana]

Welcome (back) to the Last Man Standing competition. Really excited to get started now that we're back where we belong. Very much hoping that, because LUFC has generated a lot more interest with promotion, we might see more players in all our competitions.

Here are the rules of the competition for those who are new to the game:

I will post a list of the week's fixtures. Players will pick a team to win from the week's matches. Winning teams/players stay in the competition, those that lose or draw are eliminated. The round will continue until only one player is left standing. If all remaining contestants are eliminated in a given week, a winner will be chosen by the following criteria:

1. draws beat losses
2. away goals
3. home goals
4. If this formula fails to break the tie, the round will be declared a draw

Players may choose a particular team only once per round of the competition. I will post a list of all remaining players for each round and the teams which they may no longer select. Once a winner is declared for a given round, a new round will be opened up and all players will be welcomed back in. The player who wins the most rounds during the course of the year will be declared the champion.

Good luck to one and all and to our defending champion Velotrax.

We moved this topic from the "Predictions Forum" over to "Leeds United Chat" on 30 August. so I will simply list those who already have their picks in for the first week of the Premier League season.

[John in Louisiana]

Bally has selected Tottenham
JiL has selected Arsenal
hector has selected Chelsea
LUFC 1966 has selected Chelsea

[Fridge]

Chelsea

[andrewjohnsmith]

What fixtures? Pick one team from the first weekend?

[1964white]

What fixtures? Pick one team from the first weekend?

Yes Andrew

[andrewjohnsmith]

Arsenal

[John in Louisiana]

What fixtures? Pick one team from the first weekend?

Oops. Sorry. Forgot to migrate that one over from the Predictions forum.

Games of Saturday and Monday, 12 and 14 September, include:

Crystal Palace v Southampton
Fulham v Arsenal
Liverpool v Leeds United
Tottenham Hotspur v Everton
West Bromwich Albion v Leicester City
West Ham United v Newcastle United
Brighton & Hove Albion v Chelsea
Sheffield United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

[1964white]

Leicester City please John

[Mrs64]

As much I hate Lumplard I'll go for

Chelsea

Thanks John

[hector]

As much I hate Lumplard I'll go for

Chelsea

Thanks John

that is precisely why I did go for Cheatski....
I give em the kiss of death

[SaraM]

Southampton please.

[whiteswan]

As much I hate Lumplard I'll go for

Chelsea

Thanks John

I'll go Brighton..... .....please John

[whiteswan]

that is precisely why I did go for Cheatski....
I give em the kiss of death

Then I'll beat you won't I dear hector

[hector]

Then I'll beat you won't I dear hector

oooooooooooeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I never thought you were like that Duckie

[Carrick Dave]

I'll go with Leicester please.

[Chilli D]

Leicester please

[kindestcut]

Leicester City for me.

[BobHirst]

Liverpool.
I will be very very happy to be wrong!

[Haighy]

Liverpool...
Ditto Bob..

[Ratscoot]

West Ham