20th Edition December 2013

Introduction What’s it all about! Welcome to the 20th edition of 29ER, the newsletter dedicated to members and fans of the Home and Aways Prediction game.  Introduction  Headline News – Sign up for next game Headline News – Sign up for next game deadline is Friday 20th December 2013 deadline is Friday 20th December 2013 The current game of home and aways is coming to a close in December (thank you all for  Double Bubble David! participating) and we are now looking to sign up players (old and new) for the next game, which is imaginatively called “Season 2014(1)”  Leader board – League Game 2013 (2)  Bring me accumulator winners! Here are details of the new game:  New Survey – Win a free entry for the next game  Same entry fee as before - £35 to enter both the main game and the accumulator,  29ER Monthly Quiz £20 to enter the main game only.  Start date of the weekend beginning 11th January 2014 (this means that your  ‘Fans of Home and Aways’ Facebook selections for the first week must be in by 12:00hrs on Friday 10th January – subject page – join the fun to survey results).  Burt Watch  The game will run for 18 weeks, up to and including the weekend of 17th and 18th May.  New AKA (also known as)  29ER Hall of Fame IMPORTANT: The deadline for entries is Friday 20th December.  Previous Winners Email [email protected] or contact a member of the Home and  Member Spotlight – Jonathan Longley Aways Team to register.  Prize Breakdown Double Bubble David!  Member Spotlight – John Heneghan Following another high scoring month; David W has extended his lead at the top of the Home  Contact details and Aways table to 12 points. He has already smashed the 200 points mark with four weeks to go and won an accumulator (£73.50). John H is in clear second and is followed by Stuart W, 29ER HALL OF FAME Peter and Aussie mate Steven W (I won’t mention the cricket – maybe next month!). Tom MacGruer 2011 Sean Dennison 2012 Leader Board – League Game 2013 (2) Suresh Kumar 2013

Nai Thomson 2013 John Heneghan 2013 PREVIOUS WINNERS Name Year Game Pts John Connaughton 2010 Micks 161 John Heneghan 2011 Mick2 211 James Hopper 2011 Mick 2011 233* Peter Armstrong 2011 CCS 221 Mick Stewart 2012 LG2012(1) 192 Sean Dennison 2012 LG2012(2) 183 Pat Liston 2013 LG2013(1) 213 * All time highest score - Only full half season games apply Bring me Accumulator Winners! Member Spotlight – Jonathan Congratulations to both Erik L and David W for both winning accumulator jackpots in November, Longley each collected a whopping £73.50 each. The good news for everyone else is that there is a double rollover jackpot at the beginning of November which stands at £220.50 – good luck to you all!

Week Date Winner Prize Number Team Man Utd 12 03/11/2013 Erik L £73.50 Player Pele 13 10/11/2013 David W £73.50 Drink Lucozade (Original) 1 14 17/11/2013 No Winner £73.50 Film The African Queen 15 24/11/2013 No Winner £147.00 Comedian Norman Wisdom Singer\Group Toto 16 01/12/2013 ??????? £220.50

Joke What do you call a female moth? A mith!

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December 2013

LEAGUE GAME 2013 (2) 29ER Monthly Quiz This month’s quiz questions Prize Breakdown

Q1: Eight European cities have hosted a World Cup Final. Name them

Q2: Five players have won the PFA Players' Player of the Year award on two occasions. Name them 1st Prize £1378.00 Q3: Which midfielder won his first four caps for England whilst playing for four different club sides? 2nd Prize £424.00 3rd Prize £169.60 Answers from last month 4th Prize £106.00 5th Prize £46.40 Q1: Mick Channon Q2: Kevin Campbell Accumulator Fund Q3: , Diego Forlan, Diego Tristan, , , Samuel Eto'o £1470 (Minimum £73.50 a week) Member Spotlight – John Heneghan New Survey – Win a free entry for the next game Members - we want to hear from you, your feedback is important to us. The latest survey has now been published Click on me. As an incentive, all members who complete the survey will be entered into a draw and one lucky member (David W won last time) will win a free entry Team Millwall into the next Home and Aways game + Accumulator (the survey will be closed at the end of Player Neil ‘Bomber’ Harris December). Lager but quite partial to a

Drink Southern Comfort every now Questions will include topics ranging from ‘Prize Structure’, ‘Length of game’ and ‘Number of and then! fixtures’ Film Star Wars Comedian Lee Evans ‘Fans of Home and Aways’ Facebook Group – Join the fun Linkin Park/Green Day and Singer\Group You can now follow Home and Aways on Facebook. A new group called ‘Fans of Home and even a bit of Phil Collins Aways – The Simple Prediction Game’ has been created. To join in on the fun with fellow Why don’t you see elephants hiding in players and fans (there are currently 70 members), simply do a search for the group in Joke trees? Because they are really good at it

Facebook and you will be added.

New AKA (also known as) An extra field in the Profile section called ‘AKA’ has now been added. This will make the AKA VISIT BLACKPOOL 2013/2014 appear alongside your First Name/First letter of second name in any of the league table making it easier to identify yourself from other players. www.TheAlmeria.co.uk Why travel abroad? Why not stay in the UK and meet a legend. As recommended by the Home and Aways committee, for a central location that accommodates groups and families with excellent Burt Watch facilities. Why not visit a great host and Home and Aways member It’s been a disappointing month for ‘tyre fitting dirty burty’ who has dropped from 24th to 37th and Rugby League Legend Steve Hesford. in the table. Burt is convinced it’s a temporary lapse and says “you will see the finish of all MEET THE MEMBERS AND SHARE THE finishes in the coming weeks!”. Good luck Burt! JOURNEY Home and Away Members can be found throughout the Quick Fire Members Spotlight – Jonathan Longley and John Heneghan world! The Following establishments are often frequented This month’s spotlight members are Man Utd fan Jonathan Longley and Millwall fan John by members on a Saturday afternoon:

Heneghan - thank you both for your contributions. . The Almeria – Blackpool . The Bat and Ball – Gravesend. Kent Contact Details . The Bridge – Mill Hill . The British Legion - Leagrave If you require any further information about Home and Aways or even want to add a friend or . The Bow Bells –Bow, East London colleague to a competition; please speak to a member of the committee or e-mail . Connolly’s – Chiswick Park, West London 2 . The Clarence – West Kensington [email protected]. . The Flaming Mongrel - Sidney . The Stirling Castle – Glasgow (Dumbarton Rd) Peter Armstrong – Editor . The Wellington – Borehamwood . The Widows Son – East London