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Liverpool are only second, RB...

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Mine too.

He really does...

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Shaggy wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 02, 2021 6:21 pm
Real men have beards.

Indeed, Shaggy: indeed.

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And of course we beat Tottenham 3-0...

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Tbh, Minnie, the postponement itself may be a blessing in disguise, since Tarky's somewhat uninspiring choice of tinned tomatoes could be replaced by a more competitively Countable commodity when we do play Tottenham.

I hope there's food for thought here for him.

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The Count likewise is postponed, Tarkys.

We can still go through the motions and call it a practice Count, but no official points can be awarded.

Ah well.

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Phew!

Right: now that we're legit, I'll enter as follows:

7 Units in 77ml jooose.

UTC!!

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Lost a battle against the Spanish or Italians.

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I'll not exclude myself due to needing a win. :o :shock: For obvious reasons, Tarkys, under WTFCA regulations the Officiator is NOT permitted to Estimate his or her own Count. You are inviting disaster here unless you delete the post quoted above or officially at least withdraw your illegal entry i...

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You would of course richly deserve that, BC, except that your own suggested method whereby each winner scores full points was recently accepted on my request by the BTFCA.

Four points each to our happy couple, then!

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Played, Minnie. This has has been a brilliant Count. And well done also to our winners.

UTC!!

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Thirty entrants! - That should give us a 3-0 win.

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An excellent Count thread, Minnie.

We're clearly in good hands, and can be confident of a three-point haul for the onfield team tomorrow.

Meanwhile, I'm going for 288 in 148.

COYC!!

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Many thanks, Minnie.

And my best wishes to you for a highly successful Officiation.

UTC!!

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If you simply mean to begin an hour late due to other commitments then of course I understand, but please do clarify so that I won't be worried.

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minnieclaret wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 17, 2021 3:45 pm
Post Friday after 3pm.

Pardon me, Minnie, but I'm slightly confused here.

Surely you are well aware that 2pm tomorrow should be your cut-off time for estimations? - And that 2pm today would be your starting time, if indeed you can manage the full 24 hours?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGq-_HnXXhM

Released in 1964, but still sounds good today!!

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This is one of few genuine TV 'must-watches'.

It's amazing how much the colouring enhances perception.

Highly recommended to anyone with the slightest interest in WWI or indeed history in general.

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Welcome aboard, lad.

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Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Sat Nov 06, 2021 6:14 pm
My work here is done.

I've said the same thing many a time, Steve.

Should I have included a

, above?

Or were you simply leaving things to BC?

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Bosscat - A wonderful effort in the end which surely will earn us at least one point this afternoon.

Very well done, sir.

And congrats to our winners!

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Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Sat Nov 06, 2021 2:35 pm
3. Green Parrot 5
4. VancoverClaret 4
Well played boys

Steve, it's Vancouver, with a 'u'.

And green_parrot is a girl.

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You seem to have got it there, BC, except that bonus points for spot-on Estimates are awarded also in the case of the multiple Unit-types.

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No, no, no, BC.

ONE point for each category!

And five for total Units only.

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Good try, but no.

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I repeat: the Officiator should do the scoring, even if it is his or her first time in charge.

It seems we will nonetheless have to stick with Steve now.

And if the match result tomorrow is less than 4-0 it will be a bloody miracle!

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Actually Bosscat should be doing the scoring.

It's part of the Officiator's job.

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The two Estimators before me please take note.

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Perhaps I should point out that when a mixed-commodity Tin is used then there are single bonus points for each of the individual Unit-totals, besides the usual five for all Units together.

Thus my entry is as follows:

Haricots 61
Cannellini 44
Adzuki 71

Total Units 176

Joose 126

UTC!!

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Since we are after all playing the league-leaders, our focus has to be on doing the basics correctly for a start.

Indeed on another day we could have been playing Fulham...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYqj-2MhxO8

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Many thanks, Buxton, old bean.

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Great work, Steve! :) And congrats to both of our spot-on winners! :D The Unit/Joose double indeed has been done on several past occasions. But for the record no two Estimators to my knowledge have each scored bonus points in the first Count of a new season. 8-) This surely augurs well. 8-) UTC!! :D

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As, again, I asked last season, isn't the title TINNED Food Count clear enough?

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Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Sat Oct 30, 2021 9:39 am
To clarify a tweak to the TFC rules...
No half points all correct estimates score the 5 or 3

Though the BTFCA permitted this only since they know how easily confused some of our Officiators are...

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It looks to me as if Gawthorpe deserves yellow as well.

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Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 29, 2021 3:20 pm
Redbeard am I obliged to take this abuse from counters?

BC will lose us the game tomorrow if he continues to use coarse language on a Count thread.

The ethereals do not look kindly upon this; as I told him last season.

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That label has class all over it, Steve.

198 in 128.

UTC!!

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As of course you'll recall, the five points for a nearest unit-Count becomes six when the figure is precisely identical to the result: any similarly identical Joose Estimate earning four rather than three.

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Great stuff, Steve, but do remember also the single bonus points due for bang-on winning entries.

Especially where such Estimates are mine.

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It was very close, though, to be fair to him.

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Claretdavid looks like that?

Bloody hell. He must have to pay for three seats together on t'Turf.

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Here's last season's final leaderboard, Steve. Final Standings 2020-21. claretdavid 29 RalphCoatesComb 23 what_no_pies 21 jdrobbo 20.5 cricketfield73 16 Steve1956 15.5 Bosscat 14 Dawlishclaret 13 Zlatan 12 Aclaret 10, gawthorpe_view 10, leedsdave 10 minnieclaret 9 green_parrot 8 gsyclaret 7 Eloise L...

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claretblue wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 25, 2021 4:51 pm

entries should be received by 2 hours before kick-off and there should be at least 24 hours for participants

Actually you're mistaken on two things here, CB.

It's 24 hours maximum in fact.

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Bosscat wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 26, 2021 9:04 am
A Submarine is a boat innit Adm'ral sir .....

Indeed so.

But a ship is not a submarine...

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tarkys_ears wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 25, 2021 11:31 pm
the captain will help along with the officiating.

The Admiral, you mean? - Well, we'll see.

Regarding earlier posts on this thread, btw, it's ship, not 'boat', if you don't mind.

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things will be a tad less strict than Redbeards rules, I'll post the thread a few days before a game For the hundredth time, Steve, they are NOT my rules, but those of the WTFCA and BTFCA. They allow for 24 hours' Estimating - no more - as Tarky's and Claretblue have reminded you. Any deviation fro...

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claretblue wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 25, 2021 4:51 pm

all entries should be received by 2 hours before kick-off

One hour, CB.

Go on, Steve.

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At least you had a go, Doctor...

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And what ever happened to 59-60? My much-revered Counting mentor 1959_60 opted to stay behind on the old Clarets Mad board when most of us moved over to this one. Almost everything I learned about Counting, I learned from him, and no doubt had he joined us here then the club would have qualified fo...

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