lady-isobel-barnett Posted August 22, 2021 Report Share Posted August 22, 2021 AHHAAAHHHHA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted August 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 Deadline for entries 7pm Friday. Fifteen players at the moment which isn't very good. I'm sure we can double that in the next few days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianlucatoni Posted August 24, 2021 Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 I'll have a go boss ... predictions to follow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted August 24, 2021 Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 I'm still studying Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare's away form in cup competitions, and although I know Burntisland well from many childhood holidays, the Shipyard's form needs to be run through my algorithm (aka random choice generator). Deadline will be met. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted August 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, Jaggernaut said: I'm still studying Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare's away form in cup competitions, and although I know Burntisland well from many childhood holidays, the Shipyard's form needs to be run through my algorithm (aka random choice generator). Deadline will be met. It is a bit of a lottery at this stage with little known teams. I've just added a random choice generator to my spreadsheet. It has adjustable weighting for home teams and teams in different seeding bands. It may prove useful in Round 1 when there are 30 ties! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifexile Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 HAHHAHAAAHA Cheers BB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianlucatoni Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 don't have an algorithm ... just doing it for a laugh ... so it therefore has to be HAHA HAHA HAA ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted August 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 Deadline for entries 7pm Friday 48 hours to go Get Yer Ha-Ha's Out (RIP Charlie) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rid Skwerr Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 H H H H H A H H A H A picked them with a pin..... Thanks, again, BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted August 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 2 minutes ago, Rid Skwerr said: H H H H H A H H A H A picked them with a pin..... Thanks, again, BB HaHaHaOw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaty FC Posted August 26, 2021 Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 19 hours ago, gianlucatoni said: don't have an algorithm ... just doing it for a laugh ... so it therefore has to be HAHA HAHA HAA ! Plagiarising here AHAHAHAHAHH 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted August 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 13 minutes ago, Peaty FC said: Plagiarising here AHAHAHAHAHH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimeWriterJag Posted August 26, 2021 Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 HAHHAAHHHAA No idea either Thanks BB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted August 26, 2021 Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 HHAHAAHHAHH 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted August 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2021 Ok, lads and lassies, twenty one players. Same as last season. We can beat that. Deadline for entries 7pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earnock Jag Posted August 27, 2021 Report Share Posted August 27, 2021 Looks like a new record! hhahaahahaa Thanks again for doing this BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted August 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2021 hhhooraaay! Thanks EJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aliballibee Posted August 27, 2021 Report Share Posted August 27, 2021 Nearly forgot about this: Linlithgow Rose v Banks O’Dee Burntisland Shipyard v Dalkeith Thistle Newton Stewart v Coldstream Irvine Meadow v Musselburgh Athletic Dundonald Bluebell v Penicuik Athletic Preston Athletic v Threave Rovers Hawick Royal Albert United v Golspie Sutherland Blackburn United v Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare Tynecastle v Girvan Jeanfield Swifts v Whitehill Welfare Dunbar United v Broxburn Athletic Here we go: HAHHAAHHHAA Cheers BB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted August 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2021 Lily no more Rose no more Bluebell no more Thistle no hanging in there. The flora took one hell of a beating. One replay so no Standings until next Saturday. I can exclusively reveal that we will have a leader. Somebody has got 9/10 so far... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted August 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2021 The draw for the First Round takes place tomorrow at 5.30. As befits Scotland's premier cup tournament, the draw will be done by a rugby coach. Clydebank are in the cup draw for the first time in 20 years. Back in 2001/02 they were knocked out on the Second Round. We, of course, went all the way to the Semi Finals. Yes, 20 years ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted August 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 First Round fixtures In the First Round the winners from the Preliminary Round are joined by the 15 clubs that drew a bye in that round, 18 Highland League clubs and 16 Lowland League clubs. That means there are a rather hefty 30 ties in this round. Nairn County v Strathspey Thistle Wigtown & Bladnoch v St Cuthbert Wanderers Fraserburgh v Sauchie Juniors - A2 Banks O’Dee v Turriff United - H1 Newtongrange Star v Dalbeattie Star - H1 Cumbernauld Colts v Buckie Thistle Spartans v Gala Fairydean Rovers Penicuik Athletic v Tranent Juniors Blackburn United v Rothes - H1 BSC Glasgow v Glasgow University - A2 East Stirlingshire v Fort William Coldstream v East Kilbride - H1 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale v Edinburgh University - H1 Clydebank v Burntisland Shipyard or Dalkeith Thistle Berwick Rangers v Gretna 2008 Caledonian Braves v University of Stirling Lossiemouth v Preston Athletic - A2 Dunbar United v Camelon Brechin City v Vale of Leithen Inverurie Loco Works v Jeanfield Swifts - A2 Keith v Darvel - A2 Golspie Sutherland v Civil Service Strollers - H1 Wick Academy v Bo’ness United Formartine United v Cumnock - A2 Huntly v Hill of Beath Hawthorn - A2 Irvine Meadow v Auchinleck Talbot Forres Mechanics v Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Deveronvale v Haddington Athletic - A2 Clachnacuddin v Dunipace - A2 Tynecastle v Brora Rangers - H1 Ties to be played on the weekend of 18 September. Correct selections in the First Round are worth 2 points each. Deadline for submissions 7pm, Friday 17 September. Seeding Points Ties in this round comprise teams from two seeding groups. Group 5 are Highland & Lowland League clubs. All other teams are Group 6. Additional points will be awarded if your selected team knocks out a team from a higher group. One point per seeding level plus one extra point if it is an away victory (if the tie goes to a replay, the original seeding points still apply) Where applicable, the seeding points available are noted beside the fixtures above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted August 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 Random Choice Generation There are a great many ties between teams that many of us know little about. Help is at hand. Soon you will receive a PM with a set of unique, randomly generated Ha Ha's. The random number for each tie is weighted according to seeding (and league position for HL/LL teams). A weighting is also applied to allow for home advantage. Feel free to use, adapt or ignore. How it works A random number generator is set to output a number between 1 and 100. With no weighting applied to the result, 1 - 50 produces H and 51 - 100 produces A. Two weighting values are applied to affect the probability of H or A. Firstly +10 is added for home advantage which means 1 - 60 produces H and 61 - 100 produces A Secondly a variable seeding bonus is added for HL/LL teams. The quality of teams varies greatly in these leagues so the seeding bonus range is set from +2 to +20 (based on current PPG). Teams at the bottom of the HL/LL (who both currently have 0 points this season) are deemed to have little advantage over lower seeded clubs (+2). Putting these two values into the mix means, for example, that the team top of the HL playing at home against a team from the East of Scotland League would have an 80% probability of winning (50 + 10 for home advantage + 20 for league position). Therefore in random number output terms 1 - 80 produces H and 81 - 100 produces A. Simples. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted August 29, 2021 Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 Deadline for submissions 7pm, Friday 17 September. it's going to take me til then just to read the $**$ing instructions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted August 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 1 minute ago, scotty said: Deadline for submissions 7pm, Friday 17 September. it's going to take me til then just to read the $**$ing instructions! Want to borrow my glasses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partickthedog Posted August 29, 2021 Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 Phil. Thank you for the random HAHAs. I have chosen to do a Fleetwood Mac and go my own way. I am generally selecting the team which I perceive to be the under-dog, but with the odd exception where I have a reason for preferring the over-dog, for example East Kilbride because of the Squiddy connection, and Inverurie Local Works because I love the name! I have set out my entries in 3 rows of ten to prevent myself going totally cross-eyed: AAAHHAAAHA AAHAHHHHAH AHHAAAHAAA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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