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@dogmeat said in EPL 2024/2025:

I hear the new MK owners tried to reach out and clear the air but were rebuffed? They sort of miss the point if that's the case. Hating MK is your raison d'etre

they offered hospitality to our board which is the norm between clubs but their new manager and owners just dont get it. There was actually a resolution passed by our board just before we first played them that they wont accept anything like hospitality until they at least drop the "dons" (but probably never). the team do the bare minimum and take everything they need so as to not interact with MK unless needed

there is still this divide in the fan base whether we should be boycotting the game of we we should turn up in numbers to put them to shame, at very least those that go never buy anything in the ground, eat and drink before or after

@Kruse This must be the only time that anyone has ever wanted Paj's picks!

Finally for the season, a review of the history of NPC Tipping. The winners have been

2006 Brakdov
2008 Donsteppa/KP/Higgins
2009 TR
2010 Bay Imports
2011 TR
2012 Winger
2013 Propsicle
2014 Cactus Jack
2015 Higgins
2016 Joan and Mary
2018 Langakali
2019 Bay Imports/Winger
2020 Dice
2021 Higgins/Plastered Peni
2022 Crucial
2023 Bay Imports
2024 Winger

3 titles each for Winger, Higgins and Bay Imports. 2 for TR.

2006 Valley
2008 Northland
2009 Waikato
2010 Hawke's Bay
2011 Hawke's Bay
2012 BOP
2013 Hawke's Bay
2014 Wellington
2015 Wairarapa Bush
2016 Wairarapa Bush
2018 Northland
2019 Wairarapa Bush
2020 Northland
2021 Counties-Waikato
2022 Harbour-Auckland
2023 Hawke's Bay
2024 Hawke's Bay

5 titles for Hawke's Bay, 3 for Wairarapa Bush and Northland.

@KiwiPie I suspect there will be quite a few people who haven't got the message yet that the NPC is starting this weekend. There may be some late tippers tonight or tomorrow.

@Higgins thanks, nice little write up

@Winger said in TSF Super Rugby Tipping 2023:

Another crap 1st week. With some strange selections too. Less interesting getting so far behind from week 1😠

Same. You’d think that I would have learned to stay conservative in the first couple of rounds after all these years.

@KiwiPie ha, didn't come last and I didn't tip the last couple of weeks and missed at least a couple of rounds...

I'm in!

Thanks @KiwiPie. Excellent standard as always. And well done to the winners

If you're in the Fern Tipping Comp, this is your reminder to tip for Week 2. https://www.thesilverfern.com/tipping-submit

This thread will unpin soon so all comms will be on the thread on the Competitions forum

https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/topic/5139/tsf-tipping-2022

16 players so far, this is a reminder for the usual suspects to get their tips in and for new players to join up.

TSF Tipping TSF Tipping

Fill out the form to submit your tips

@kiwipie thanks as always KP!!

Covid threw out some challenges, dampened enthusiasm, but yours is the only comp I do all the time!

@broughie Most teams haven't been named, yet. And you can find them all on the Fern, if the team lists have been published.

🔗 https://www.thesilverfern.com/info/rugby-teamsheets

@KiwiPie said in Bay NPC Fixtures 2020:

@Hooroo said in Bay NPC Fixtures 2020:

@KiwiPie said in Bay NPC Fixtures 2020:

Here we go - 3 Tauranga games in the final 4 weeks for that semi-final push.

NPC Fixtures 2020.jpg

Hopefully the 4th of Oct is a shield challenge....

That's taking a long view!

and hopeful

Awesome work, KP!

Clayton McMiillan

Ross Geldenhuys

Have to agree on the performance of karpik and Harris who was like an extra loose forward. I thought the reserves added a lot when they came on Matenga stood out. It was a real team effort on D by the whole pack and looks like there is competition for places across the board. EARLY DAYS but a got start and we will learn a lot more against Waikato.