I’ve done a poor job with promoting the Prediction League for this coming season…

This is another half-assed mention to see if you want to join.

I originally posted that you could “donate whatever you like” (as in a DVD, CD, flash drive…book…anything) towards the prize. But when thinking about it I realised that it would mean me chasing people to send us things. Bugger that. Too much work. The whole idea of a prediction league is that it’s only a quarter of what you’d have to do to maintain a fantasy league.

So I’m going back to the traditional prize, which is waving a few notes in front of your face.

The F&M/S&GFPL is a donate to play one. You don’t have to, it’s still free to play. But to be eligible for the Grand Prize you have to chip into the prize pot – which I’m going to make things interesting by bunging in my own funds to get it started.

As it stand the grand prize is:     $100

When the prediction league players join in and chip in that amount might be doubled.
(The reason it’s in American Dollars is that this site is run but an Expat living in the USA and that’s the default currency with my Paypal account. The prize will be converted to your local currency for the winner)

There you go then. The prediction league starts with the first Euro 2012 qualifiers in exactly 1 weeks time from now, but after that it will be every Sat & Sunday (and occasional Monday) every week after.

- For more details check this post.

- Then you can SIGN UP HERE.

Signups now CLOSED. This here for information only.

The regular readers know what it is, but for anybody new here…

The prediction league does exactly as it says on the name: You try to predict the final result on all the matches being played in the World Cup.

The league is open for signups from now and will CLOSE before it all kicks off on Friday June 11th.

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A Quick Guide…

-> THE PREDICTIONS:

- How to enter your predictions:
When you are signed in - Click on “My Predictions”.
You will then see a list of all the matches being played that week.
(I’ve split it into weeks so that there will be a weekly winner)
Enter in what you think the result will be and click on the “Predict” button.
If you’ve selected the option in your profile you will receive an email confirming your predictions.
-> Because we know exactly who is playing and when, you can click on “My Missing Predictions” and enter in a result for ALL the matches. This will guarantee that you will not miss any of the games and you can come back later to change them if you like.

-> THE POINTS – HOW DOES THAT WORK ?
You earn points by predicting the outcome correctly.

- If you predict a correct result – ie: You enter 2-1 and the result is 1-nil, you will get 3 points.
- If you predict a correct score – ie: You enter 3-0 and the result is 3-0 you will get an extra 2 points.
So if you get the right result and score you get 5 points. (3 for result, 2 for score).
» More info here.

-> WHAT DO POINTS MAKE…?

At the moment there are no prizes and for now you are just playing for the pride.
UPDATE: We are scrounging a few things together which will be offered to the prize winner. At the moment we have an mp3 (& video) player, USB flash drive, a few DVD’s and some tat from Tesco’s !

Still looking for more so the question below remains:

» Do you work for a company that has something to promote ? Footie and Music is happy to be sponsored by… for this prediction league if you can offer whatever you are pushing as a prize. Please contact us here.

-> WHAT IF I FORGET TO DO MY PREDICTIONS ?
Tough.

As mentioned we know exactly who is playing and when. If you think that you might not be able to access the site during the tournament click on “My Missing Predictions” & do your numbers.
If you miss out then you miss out. Deal with it.
-> Additionally: There’s always a few that sign up at the start and then don’t do their numbers, or there’s some that do a few at the beginning and then don’t come back. I will do a cull of these deadbeats after the group stages and after each knockout stages. If you don’t think that you will see out the whole tournament then don’t sign up.

-> WHAT IF I DON’T WANT TO PLAY ANY MORE ?

If you are pouting because you are not instantly in the top half of the table and want to jack it in, then that’s your choice. You can delete yourself from the league by clicking on your profile and entering in your password and pressing the button at the bottom.

*Other Bits*
Once you’ve signed up you should automatically be a member of the Prediction League. Keep an eye on the left hand menu for a message, if it tells you that you are not a member of the league – click on “My Profile”, look for the “Joined Leagues” section and check to see if there is a tick in the box. If not check it and click “Join League”. Also while you are in there you can set a default score – on that will be applied to all your predictions – BUT ONLY IF YOU HIT THE PREDICT BUTTON.

*Icons*
There’s a selection of icons that you can use. These icons can be seen by other players .
If you want to chance your current icon then click on the image (when you are logged in) and you will be taken to the icon gallery. Select a new one by simply clicking on that image.
- If you want to use your own icon then send a pic to me via the contact form.

…and then listen to some music:

» The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme (7 inch)

» More Colourbox here

[See post to listen to audio]
» The 1986 ITV World Cup Theme

» More themes
» » Even more themes

…Oh and yes I know that it should be ‘An Evening With… because that was the World Cup and not ‘My Summer With…’ because that was the European Championships, but I prefer the company of dishy Des rather than lug eared Lineker.

is now CLOSED for new signups. This is here for info only.

No endorsement is implied by the above individuals

The new footie season is fast approaching but like the rest of you I’m not quite ready yet. It’s still sunny outside (well…at least where I am..) and it’s still the time for holidays.

This is why unlike other fantasy football or prediction leagues we start later. Plus there are some of you out there who realise that the season has begun and found that it’s too late to sign up for other compo’s.

But the biggest reason is that (if you’ve done this before) it is a very long season. It goes on for 8 months y’know. So we here at Football and Music ease you into it and give you time to watch some matches and to warm up for the marathon ahead.

Those of you who have been around know what it is, but for those of you new to the place – The prediction league is exactly that. You try to guess what the final result will be.

This new season will begin on SATURDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER 2009 at 3pm and will end at final whistle of the FA Cup Final in May 2010.   Signups are open from now and will CLOSE before kick off of the international matches on Sept 5th.

» The Prediction League is a DONATE TO PLAY one. BUT you don’t have to donate if you don’t want.

ANOTHER BUT: In order to be eligible for the Prize Pot you have to chip something in. Suggested donation is $10 or £10 or 10€ [depending on where you are] but you can donate as much or as little as you like. The amount will be converted into U.S. Dollars. - Why ?

Don’t forget that even with us starting late, the season is still 8 months long. It means that you have to make sure that you’ve logged in and do your numbers EVERY WEEK. (We try to enter in the fixtures up to 4 weeks in advance, but sometimes it is not possible.

» There’s more guff after the jump, but for now here’s a quick musical break…

[See post to listen to audio]
» Jimmy Greaves & the 1967 Spurs Squad – Strollin’

[See post to listen to audio]
» S&G Theme (also the 1986 ITV World Cup Theme)

[See post to listen to audio]
» Johnny Pearson – Heavy Action (Theme from Superstars)

…before you continue reading:

Once you've signed up click on the Paypal "DONATE" button on the Predictions page. Don't forget to let us know what your username is so we can match it up to you.

-> THE PREDICTIONS:

- How to enter your predictions:
(When you are signed in) Click on “My Predictions”.
You will then see a list of all the matches.
Enter in what you think the result will be and click on the “Predict” button.
If you’ve selected the option in your profile you will receive an email confirming your predicts.

*PLEASE NOTE*
The Game Time is set British Summer Time and will be changed back to GMT in October.
You can do your prediction right up until kick off of each match.

-> THE POINTS/WHAT’S THE SCORING ? HOW DOES THAT WORK ?
You earn points by predicting the outcome correctly – either by getting the right score or the right result.

- If you predict a correct result – ie: You enter 2-1 and the result is 1-nil, you will get 3 points.
- If you predict a correct score – ie: You enter 3-0 and the result is 3-0 you get 2 extra points.
So if you get the right result and score you can get 5 points there. (3 for result, 2 for score).
- More info here

NEW FOR THIS SEASON:
In your profile you can enter a default score. This will only be applied to your predictions if you log in and click on the “Predict” button (before you enter in any numbers yourself.) This function, sadly is not retroactive. If you don’t log in and press the “Predict” button before kick off then you’ve missed it.
BUT: I have an admin function where I can enter in a default score after kick off (I can do this for all users apart from myself.) If you have donated towards the prize – tell me what you would like your default score to be and if you miss the kick off I will enter this score on your behalf.
CONDITIONS: I also have a function which tells me the last time a user has logged in: If you do not log in after 4 weeks I will STOP entering in your default score. I will email to issue a reminder/warning before this happens.

-> THE LEAGUE/HOW DOES THAT WORK ?
Works the same as a footie league. Predict more games correctly and get more wins > more points for you.

-> WHAT IF I DON’T DO MY PREDICTIONS or FORGET TO DO MY PREDICTIONS ?
It is up to you to make sure you enter in a prediction for every game. Don’t worry too much if you miss a couple it does happen. [Default score option: See above] We will not enter in extra matches so you can catch up, if you miss predicting a match/couple of matches or a week (if you haven’t donated) then it is tough titties.

-> WHAT IF I DON’T WANT TO PLAY ANY MORE ?
If you want to take your Mitre Delta Ultra and go home then that’s your choice. You can delete yourself from the league by clicking on your profile and entering in your password and pressing the button at the bottom.

*Other Bits*
Once you’ve signed up you should automatically be a member of the Prediction League. Keep an eye on the left hand menu for a message, if it tells you that you are not a member of the league – click on “My Profile”, look for the “Joined Leagues” section and check to see if there is a tick in the box. If not check it and click “Join League”.
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-> Icons:
I have already upload some icons for you to use. These icons can be seen by other players (when you are logged in). Click on the current icon below your username. Choose any of the images there.
- If you want to use your own icon then send an image to me via the contact form.

– SPONSORSHIP:
Do you work for a company that has something to promote ? Footie and Music is happy to be sponsored by… you, if you can offer whatever you are pushing as a prize. Please contact me here.

THE SAINT & GREAVSIE FOOTIE PREDICTION LEAGUE: 2008-2009 Season

Go on, put yourself in the mood by clicking below:
[See post to listen to audio]

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Here we go again then.

The new SAINT & GREAVSIE FOOTIE PREDICTION LEAGUE season is now open for signups.

Those of you who have been around know what it is, but for those of you new to the place – The prediction league is exactly that. Works a bit like the old football pools but unlike them with this one you don’t try to guess which matches will be a draw. You take a guess on predicting the final result of every match.

The new season will begin on SATURDAY 30th AUGUST 2008 at 3pm and will end at final whistle of the FA Cup Final in May 2009.

Signups are open from now and will CLOSE before kick off of the international matches on SATURDAY 6th SEPTEMBER 2008.

This Prediction League is a DONATE TO PLAY one.
If you want to play we ask that you bung something into the pot. That pot will go to the eventual champion (1st place) of the prediction league next May.

The donations are voluntary, you don’t have to donate if you don’t want to, but if you don’t YOU WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PRIZES.
(More about the prizes below)

Suggested donation is $5 (about £2.50) but you can donate as much or as little as you like.
- Why is it in U.S.Dollars ?

Remember that the prediction season is 8 months long.
It means that you have to make sure you’ve done your predictions for EVERY WEEKEND.
(We do try to enter in the fixtures up to 4 weeks in advance, sometimes it isn’t possible and you have to keep an eye on your email and predictions to make sure you are up to date. There is a mid-season winters break and an occasional break when I am busy or can’t be arsed.)

-> If you are serious about playing and will stick with it from August 30th until the FA Cup Final next May then SIGN UP NOW.

Once you’ve signed up click on the Paypal “DONATE” button on the League page to chip in something. Don’t forget to let us know what your prediction league username is so we can match you up.

More details about the predicts, the scoring and the other prizes are below the fold:

-> THE PREDICTIONS:

- How to enter your predictions:
(When you are signed in) Click on “My Predictions”.
You will then see a list of all the matches.
Enter in what you think the result will be and click on the “Predict” button.
If you’ve selected the option in your profile you will receive an email confirming your predicts.

*PLEASE NOTE*
The Game Time is set British Summer Time and will be changed back to GMT in October.
You can do your prediction right up until kick off of each match.

-> THE POINTS/WHAT’S THE SCORING ? HOW DOES THAT WORK ?
You earn points by predicting the outcome correctly – either by getting the right score or the right result.

- If you predict a correct result – ie: You enter 2-1 and the result is 1-nil, you will get 3 points.
- If you predict a correct score – ie: You enter 3-0 and the result is 3-0 you get 2 extra points.
So if you get the right result and score you can get 5 points there. (3 for result, 2 for score).
- More info here
Plus we’ll be experimenting with the bonus points system too this season.

-> THE LEAGUE/HOW DOES THAT WORK ?
Works the same as a footie league. Predict more games correctly and get more wins > more points for you.

-> WHAT IF I DON’T DO MY PREDICTIONS or FORGET TO DO MY PREDICTIONS ?
It is up to you to make sure you enter in a prediction for every game. Don’t worry too much if you miss a couple. It does happen. (We will not enter in extra matches so you can catch up, if you miss predicting a match/couple of matches or a week it is tough titties.)

-> WHAT IF I DON’T WANT TO PLAY ANY MORE ?
If you want to take your Mitre Delta Ultra and go home then that’s your choice. You can delete yourself from the league by clicking on your profile and entering in your password and pressing the button at the bottom.

*Other Bits*
Once you’ve signed up you should automatically be a member of the Prediction League. Keep an eye on the left hand menu for a message, if it tells you that you are not a member of the league – click on “My Profile”, look for the “Joined Leagues” section and check to see if there is a tick in the box. If not check it and click “Join League”.
- You can set a default prediction score in your profile. This default score will only work though when you log in and then click on the “Predict” button on your Predictions.

-> Icons:
I have already upload some icons for you to use. These icons can be seen by other players (when you are logged in). Click on the current icon below your username. Choose any of the images there.

- If you want to use your own icon then send an image to me via the contact form.

» -> THE PRIZES:
As mentioned the prediction league is a donate to play one and if you have donated you could win some prizes – from DVD’s, CD’s and some technobobbins computer related stuff. The 1st place winner will get the donated total, but the runners up will be given a prize.
- If you have anything you’d like to donate as a runners up prize then send me a message via the contact form.

-> Sponsorship:
Do you work for a company that has something to promote ? Footie and Music is happy to be sponsored by… you, if you can offer whatever you are pushing as a prize. Please contact me here.

Seen enough ? Want to play ?
=> SIGNUP HERE.

OUR SUMMER WITH DES : THE EURO 2008 PREDICTION LEAGUE

Yes, yes I know there’s not much point in watching since the home nations are sitting this one out. But it’s still football and what else are you going to do in June ? Go antiquing with the missus ? Off to the arboretum ? Yeah I can really see you doing that…

This summer’s prediction league will just be for fun. It is FREE to play and you might win some prizes.

Talking of which…

-> THE PRIZES:
As mentioned the prediction league is free to play and you could win some prizes – from DVD’s, CD’s and some technobobbins computer related stuff.
- If you have anything you’d like to donate as a prize then send me a message via the contact form.

-> Sponsorship:
Do you work for a company that has something to promote ? We’ll shill for you.
Footie and Music is happy to be sponsored by… you, if you can offer whatever you are pushing as a prize.
Please contact me here.

-> THE PREDICTIONS:
For the group stages (June 7th-18th) all the fixtures have already been entered so you can enter in your predictions now.
I have separated them into each day and you can view all the upcoming matches by clicking on “My Missing Predictions”.

- How to enter your predictions:
(When you are signed in) Click on “My Predictions”.
You will then see a list of all the matches.
Enter in what you think the result will be and click on the “Predict” button.
If you’ve selected the option in your profile you will receive an email confirming your predicts.

*PLEASE NOTE*
The Game Time is set British Summer Time which is 1 hour behind CET & 5 hours behind EST in the USA.
You can do your prediction right up until kick off of each match.

-> THE POINTS/WHAT’S THE SCORING ? HOW DOES THAT WORK ?
You earn points by predicting the outcome correctly – either by getting the right score or the right result.

- If you predict a correct result – ie: You enter 2-1 and the result is 1-nil, you will get 3 points.
- If you predict a correct score – ie: You enter 3-0 and the result is 3-0 you get 8 points (3 for a correct result, 5 a for correct score).
- More info here

-> THE LEAGUE/HOW DOES THAT WORK ?
Works the same as a footie league. Predict more games correctly and get more wins > more points for you.

-> WHAT IF I DON’T DO MY PREDICTIONS or FORGET TO DO MY PREDICTIONS ?
It is up to you to make sure you enter in a prediction for every game. Don’t worry too much if you miss a couple. It does happen. (We will not enter in extra matches so you can catch up, if you miss predicting a match/couple of matches or a week it is tough titties.)

-> WHAT IF I DON’T WANT TO PLAY ANY MORE ?
If you want to take your Mitre Delta Ultra and go home then that’s your choice. You can delete yourself from the league by clicking on your profile and entering in your password and pressing the button at the bottom.

*Extra Bits*
Once you’ve signed up you should automatically be a member of the Prediction League. Keep an eye on the left hand menu for a message, if it tells you that you are not a member of the league – click on “My Profile”, look for the “Joined Leagues” section and check to see if there is a tick in the box. If not check it and click “Join League”.

-> Icons:
I have already upload some icons for you to use. These icons can be seen by other players (when you are logged in).
Click on the current icon below your username. Choose any of the images there.

- If you want to use your own icon then send an image to me via the contact form.

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UPDATE: The League is now CLOSED to new sign-ups. This is here for information only.

-> DONATE TO PLAY:
In order to raise some prize money for the winner , the prediction league is a donate to play one.

Donations are purely voluntary and you don’t have to donate to play. BUT. Only those who do donate are eligible to win the donation pot. So it is in your interest to chip something in. It is very bad form not to. You believe in fair play don’t you ? You knock the ball out when somebody is injured ? Then come on then chap, chip in.

Once you have signed up click on the PAYPAL DONATE button and donate towards the prize. Any amount that you wish. Suggested donation is $10, but if you can afford a bit more…
Why is this in U.S. Dollars ?

- The current 1st prize amount is : $50
This will go up once more of the current prediction players have coughed up. Last season the winner got $110
- There will be prizes up for grabs for whoever finishes 2nd and 3rd too.
If you have anything football related you want to donate for the 2nd & 3rd prizes… doesn’t have to be footie related actually, anything at all. The contact me via the about page and let me know what you have.

If you don’t want to or can’t afford to add something to the pot right now don’t worry. You have up to December 31st to chip in.

-> THE PREDICTIONS:
The majority of the time you will be prediction of some of the matches from the English Premier League, but occasionally we’ll be throwing in a few fixtures from other leagues and from the prediction league players favourite teams (outside of the EPL obviously). – If you want your team featured on the predicts then Contact us here.

- How to enter your predictions:
(When you are signed in) Click on “My Predictions”.
You will then see a list of all the matches.
Enter in what you think the result will be and click on the “Predict” button.
If you’ve selected the option in your profile you will receive an email confirming your predicts.

*PLEASE NOTE*
The Game Time is on UK BST time (and switched over to GMT in October).
You can do your prediction right up until kick off of each match.

-> THE POINTS/WHAT’S THE SCORING ? HOW DOES THAT WORK ?
You earn points by predicting the outcome correctly – either by getting the right score or the right result.
- Predict a correct result – ie: You enter 2-1 and the result is 1-nil, you will get 1 point.
- Predict a correct score – ie: You enter 3-0 and the result is 3-0 you get 3 points (1 for a correct result, 2 a for correct score)

-> THE LEAGUE/HOW DOES THAT WORK ?
Works the same as a footie league. Predict more games correctly and get more wins > more points for you.

-> WHAT IF I DON’T DO MY PREDICTIONS or FORGET TO DO MY PREDICTIONS ?
It is up to you to make sure you enter in a prediction for every game. Don’t worry too much if you miss a couple. It does happen. (We will not enter in extra matches so you can catch up, if you miss predicting a match/couple of matches or a week it is tough titties.)

-> WHAT IF I DON’T WANT TO PLAY ANY MORE ?
If you want to take your Mitre Delta Ultra and go home then that’s your choice. You can delete yourself from the league by clicking on your profile and entering in your password and pressing the button at the bottom.

-> WHAT IF I STOP DOING MY PREDICTIONS ?
We will send you a reminder and if no predictions are done in 4 weeks you will be relegated (aka deleted) from the league.

*Extra Bits*
Once you’ve signed up you should automatically be a member of the Prediction League. Keep an eye out on the left hand menu for a message, if it tells you that you are not a member of the league – click on “My Profile”, look for the “Joined Leagues” section and check to see if there is a tick in the box. If not check it and click “Join League”.
-> Icons:
I have already upload some icons for you to use. These icons can be seen by other players. (When you are logged in) Click on the current icon below your username. Choose any of the icons there.
You can upload your own using the following instructions::
Click on “My Profile” – look for the upload icon section.
Once the file has been uploaded – do as above – click on your current icon and your uploaded one should be there for you to select. Please keep the icons to a decent size. Max 100×100 and 1000kb.
If you have trouble or want to use a particular image contact me via the about page.

Hello to any punter who has either been forced directed or just stumbled upon this place when you were looking for something else. You clicked the link ?! Well what else were you expecting !

Football and Music does as it says on the tin – it is a website that will cover the beautiful game and throw in some musical interludes while we are waiting for the next matches.

Why football and music ?
There will be a longer version posted on the About page soon, but a quick explanation:

For some reason football and music, two branches of, if you come down to it – two branches of “entertainment” seem to end up getting together. It is an odd pairing but it does happen.
When you see a singer, such as David Bowie for instance acting in a film there is no real surprise there because both of them drink in the same pub. But when you see Kevin Keegan up at the bar with Pete Waterman you do a double take.

But the football and music thing is not where this website and idea started. It actually started with the Predictions and the sending out of the email reminder to the players to get them to enter in their predictions before kick off every week. Also mentioned in the mailout was links or items to provide distractions when there wasn’t a match on. Every week there would also be a song of the week added to the Jukebox which had a tenuous or sometimes a very esoteric link to footie.

The idea of creating an entire website and not just do the prediction league by itself came from one of my mailouts when I put an appeal out looking for any Cup Final video’s on YouTube.
I didn’t want just the audio, I was thinking that, if for some unknown reason these music masterpieces made the charts, which against all odds they always seemed to do, they couldn’t appear on Top Of The Pops every time, so there would have been a video made to accompany the Final team’s weak attempt at singing (Ossie’s Dream anybody ?)

So far my search for these video (apart from the Anfield Rap) has turned up nowt. So I am putting out an appeal here and now – If you see any video clips of any footie team’s FA Cup Final songs then please Contact me here.

That quick intro turned into a long one…

Anyhoddles. The website is as you can see up and running. There will be tweaks, fiddles and extra additions, keep a watch out for that. The Prediction League is still being worked on (got the same blokes who did the new Wembley in, they promise it will be ready soon. Honest.) but it will be up and running in a few weeks.

A few weeks ?! Our regular prediction players are saying right now.
Yes in a couple of weeks the S&GFPL 2007-2008 season will be out of the blocks.
As you will know from previous years the footie season is a long one and doing your predictions week in, week out for around 40 weeks takes it out of you. So this season, like we did with the last will start after a few of the EPL games have played.
By watching the Premier League for a couple of weeks we’ll be able to see how the teams are playing and how all these new signings are fitting in.

Then we will be ready…

But until then hang around here and I’ll be posting more guff to waste the time away.