Yes, desperate times call for desperate measures. The proven Ancient Rite of Tinned Food Counting returns to this forum - and not before time, according to some. In this way, since we cannot physically attend tomorrow's game, we can still have some bearing on the eventual match result.

In order to help invoke the ritual's mystical powers in support of the team, then, Counters both new and old are requested within the 18-hour period between 11am today and 5pm tomorrow to enter carefully-considered estimates as to a. the number of beans and b. the amount of residual liquid (in millilitres) contained in my tin. Brief incantations made when posting your individual guesses may enhance their effectiveness and foster additional likelihood of a long-awaited first win of the season.

There wiil be points too, of course, for the winning estimates. Good luck everyone - now let's go for it!

Excellent stuff Red.

Made me smile just looking at the thread title, it’s the small things always.

114 beans

67ml juice.

Butter beans though, should be consigned to room 101.

Congrats on the first entry of perhaps a new Counting era, Mr TT.

May it help indeed to ensure that the club remains 'Top Tier'.

95 beans
80ml of liquid

111 beans and 79ml of liquid.

A BigFat three points twice assured?

Welcome back, Bodge.

Hopefully this might entice 1959-60 back to the board to mastermind another assault on Padiham.

i do wish it would, Bodge. I really miss my old Counting mentor - and the joint military ops, of course...

Good grief, Red!
The Ritual returns!!
Right, I'm off up into the loft to do some altitude training and consult with the Gods.

Back down with my Count details as soon as.

Lock down might be affecting more than I think 1 because I am playing the game and 2 my answer is 4 thousand beans and no liquid utc

52 beans

80ml jews

Facetious entries are not normally considered, Lenny.

Yet times being what they are, I have taken into account your Colne cricket association and ruled that you simply can't help it.

Tarkys, you have entered the same liquid value as has BigF.

This means that any personal points won will be shared between the two of you.

You may yet reconsider, however.

41 beanos
118 mls juicy lucy

Welcome back Enclosure!

96 beans ( one of which may possible have shed it's outer skin)
91ml of finest juice

77 beans.

124ml joos.

What happened to our friend 1959-60, I used to love reading his posts.
I could quite easily cheat as I have the subject in matter currently stocked in my cupboard.
Butter Beans are great in a home made broth or soup alongside some leftover ham or Meat Pie & Butter Beans with mint sauce. Mmmmmmm.

You have no idea what this means to me... fantastic effort Red...

154 mighty beans and 167ml of jooooooose

Welcomes to Longsider and to Fats.

Aclaret - 59_60 for some personal reason elected to stay behind on the old board - Clarets Mad - when most of its posters moved here.

123 beans + 2 halves of beans.

87ml of Juice.

1 Tin.
1 Tin Lid.

Thanks, Zlatan and Dyched!

Aclaret - Don't forget your entry!

45 beany boys and 85ml joohoohoohoohoos.

desperate times and all that....


87 beans
and
80ml of juice

Dyched wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 22, 2020 12:54 pm

123 beans + 2 halves of beans.

87ml of Juice.

1 Tin.
1 Tin Lid.

You forgot the Label

81 beans 75ml of liquid

Thanks, Holmeclaret and Pies.

And Bosscat!

Ahoy there Admiral.

I do declare there to be 63 Beeenz,

And

139 mls of Joooosay.

We just need Madge to get her baps out for the stars to align and give us the three points on the morrow.

Indeed so, Gawthorpe.

Welcome back...

87 beans 88ml of disgusting juice.

After Tesco refused to deliver 1 can for my delivery, as an attempt to blatantly cheat, I've had to settle for a guess.

A. 88 beans.
B. 97ml.

As there's nothing else happening I'll have a bash.

A. 59 beans.
B. 99ml.

Just as 2020 was coming to an end and seemed to be a year to forget, the TFC returns.

I shall practice the “symmetry method” with
78 beans
87mls

103 beans
87mls liquid

Never entered before - but loved it when this ran in the past. Good Luck everyone

107 of the off white beans
73 mls of juice

RedBeard... any chance we could close and announce the winner this evening, to close the weekend? No problem if you wish to leave it until tomorrow, but we could have a new one in the morning.

Welcome Bfcjg, Frank, Tiger, Wilks, Burnley lad and Eloise Laws.

Good luck to you all.

FactualFrank wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 22, 2020 2:25 pm

RedBeard... any chance we could close and announce the winner this evening, to close the weekend? No problem if you wish to leave it until tomorrow, but we could have a new one in the morning.

Sorry, Frank, but no. Two Counts cannot be held for the same match. Besides which I have allowed the official maximum of 18 hours' entries for this particularly important one.

Redbeard wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 22, 2020 2:35 pm

Sorry, Frank, but no. Two Counts cannot be held for the same match. Besides which I have allowed the official maximum of 18 hours for this particularly important one.

No problem. Now you've mentioned the official 18 hours, it was wrong of me to consider such a thing

Well done Admiral

58 beans
104ml juice

Dyched - With regard to your inclusion of two half-units, I must point out that they cannot be considered.

The rules do stipulate that any partial unit bigger than half should be Counted whilst any smaller than half is not. However, you have already estimated at 123, and cannot be allowed as it were an extra guess besides.

Please acknowledge this post.

green_parrot wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 22, 2020 3:03 pm

Well done Admiral

Thankyou for that and for your no-doubt competitive estimate, my exotic Emerald Bird.

Here we are, Old Sausage, fresh from the hills.

68 soft, pale beans

143 mil of bitty juuuuuuuuice.

3 precious points.

Job done.

Redbeard wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 22, 2020 1:00 pm

Thanks, Zlatan and Dyched!

Aclaret - Don't forget your entry!

And thanks for doing this Redbeard.
Im Guessing that 55 Butter Beans in 87ml of ButterBean Juice will bring us the points.

48 beans., 120 mill juice.
The glory days are back. !

Redbeard, I havn't read the rule book but I trust that the rules are unchanged from previously, in that the person in charge of the count ie.yourself will make the final decision and that no recounts will be necessary.

Redbeard wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 22, 2020 3:16 pm

Dyched - With regard to your inclusion of two half-units, I must point out that they cannot be considered.

The rules do stipulate that any partial unit bigger than half should be Counted whilst any smaller than half is not. However, you have already estimated at 123, and cannot be allowed as it were an extra guess besides.

Please acknowledge this post.

That’s fine. I hope the inclusion of my estimate of 1 tin, 1 tin lid will count in my favour if I’m locked in a tie break for the win.

Perfect Balance
100 Beans
100ml of Jooooooooossse