All done, John.  If by chance you happen to work at Fair Oak recycling centre then thank you very much for your help.

Noted.

Thanks for the heads up Paul.

Do you need a hand with your recycling!?

• Get keyboard out of car
• Put rubbish in car
• Go to tip
• Do the crossword
• Enter Prediction League

The following teams receive Betting cup match winning through match 46:
ALB(150) ANN(100) DUU(100) EF(100) EDI(100) ELG(100) FAL(150) FRA(100) HIB(100) KIL(150) STE(150)

The following teams receive Betting on cup match through match 46:
ALB(-50) ANN(-50) DEV(-50) DUU(-50) EF(-50) EDI(-50) ELG(-50) FAL(-50) FRA(-50) HIB(-50) KIL(-50) MOT(-50) RAN(-50) STE(-50) SRA(-50)

The following teams receive an MVP bonus after match 46:
Motherwell - MVP #13: 25k (wwW)

I had a chuckle at your blog David.

  Good banter.

Gordon Bennett -1 correct !!!   Glad I'm the strongest player in the group - holding the rest of you up.  Making the rest of you look good.  👍👍

Took 38 weeks to peak at right time.

Or wrong time, now the season is over.

Final gameweek of the season and we all struggled except the Comish who creamed us all.

All hail THE COMISH

Mark Creasey                 13

William Bushby                8.5

Cameron Archibald          7

Paul Cockyne                   6.5

Alon Atie                            5.5

Malcom McClaren              4.0

Andy Shaw                          3.0

Dave Smyth                         2.5

David Blair                            1.0

The following teams receive Participation Bonus through Participation Thru May 24th:
ARB(20) COV(10) EF(50) EDI(45) FAL(25) FRA(25) HEA(10) HIB(30) MOT(20) PT(10) RAN(10) STJ(20) SM(10) STE(40) SRA(25)

Stair Park is having an absolute meltdown. The thermometer has hit an amzing 16°C and has turned it into what groundskeepers are now calling “a bit warm, actually.”

The pitch, usually a proud stretch of green, is reacting like it’s been dropped into the Sahara. The grass has stopped growing out of protest, the goalmouth resembles a lightly toasted crumpet, and the halfway line looks like it’s reconsidering its life choices. Even the corner flags seem to be wilting, leaning over as if asking for a nice cup of tea and a lie down.

Players aren’t coping much better. Warm-ups now consist of standing still and fanning themselves with the match programme. The referee has been spotted checking the forecast every three minutes, just in case this tropical nightmare escalates to 17°C. Substitutes, meanwhile, are treating the bench like a sunbathing deck, despite the complete absence of actual sunshine.

The groundskeeper has taken decisive action—watering the pitch twice, muttering darkly about “unprecedented conditions,” and blaming southern softies for bringing this kind of heat north.

If this continues, Stair Park may need to be reclassified as a dry climate training facility. Or, at the very least, invest in an ice cream van. Worst case is we will have to move NORTH?!?!@!

Colin Montgomerie

WG

1

25

-13

9

The following teams receive Physio Boost through Gordon Smith:
ARB(-80)

The following teams receive Prediction League through correction round 8:
EST(50) STI(-50)

I wrongly credited Roy at Stirling with a share of the winnings when it should have been Tyron at East Stirlingshire.  Apologies for the spurious excitement or disappointment this will have caused.  Will adjust the cash in a second...

The following teams receive Prediction League through round 8 May 23rd 2026:
STI(50) SRA(50)

There were 17 entrants for round 8 of the prediction league, with an average score of exactly five.  There were only two home wins (both widely predicted) along with five aways and a draw.  None of the aways was a total shock and most entrants managed to predict a couple of them correctly.

Roy at Stirling and Andrew at Stranraer were this week's winners with 7 points, earning 50k each for their clubs. 

Overall, Motherwell and East Fife have pulled clear of the field.  Both have two fives to drop so it's looks as if we're heading for a breathtaking finish.

The ninth round takes place next Saturday, 30th May, and features the Match 47 Division 2 matches.  The entry form is on the Notebook.

The following teams receive an MVP bonus after match 45:
Raith Rovers - MVP #4: 1 CP (WwD)
Berwick - MVP #1: 1 TP + 25k (wWw)

The following teams receive an MVP bonus after match 44:
Hearts - MVP #4: 1 CP (WwW)
Falkirk - MVP #6: 25k (WDw)
Ayr United - MVP #2: 1 TP + 25k (WWd)

AI sends 90k to INV for 1 TP

Brighton 0-2 Man United

Burnley 3-1 Wolves

West Ham 1-0 Leeds United

Fulham 2-2 Newcastle

Nottingham Forest 1-3 Bournemouth

Liverpool 5-1 Brentford

Man City 3-0 Aston Villa

Tottenham 2-2 Everton

Sunderland 0-3 Chelsea

Crystal Palace 2-2 Arsenal

CEL sends 350k to HEA for 4 TP

Brighton 2-2 Man United

Burnley 3-1 Wolves

West Ham 1-0 Leeds United

Fulham 2-2 Newcastle

Nottingham Forest 1-3 Bournemouth

Liverpool 5-1 Brentford

Man City 3-0 Aston Villa

Tottenham 2-2 Everton

Sunderland 0-3 Chelsea

Crystal Palace 2-0 Arsenal

Enjoy your day Paul.
I have a memory of an elephant,
as when a child I remember going to the zoo and seeing an elephant,
and it stayed in my memory since ;-)

EDI sends 100k, 4 TP, Charlie Cooke (0/16 WG) to CEL for Sebastian Tounekti (2/30 WG)

• Take grandson to the zoo
• Change beds
• Cook curry
• Enter prediction league

Gordon Smith

FW

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-14

(do I lose a point for not typing in bold)

Brighton 1 - 4 Man. United

Burnley 2 - 2 Wolves

West Ham 2 - 0 Leeds United

Fulham 1 - 3 Newcastle

Nottingham F 1 - 0 Bournemouth

Liverpool 3 - 1 Brentford

Man. City  4 - 1 Aston Villa

Tottenham 2 - 1 Everton

Sunderland 1 - 2 Chelsea

Crystal Palace 0 - 1 Arsenal

Brighton 2-1 Man United

Burnley 3-1 Wolves

West Ham 2-0 Leeds United

Fulham 2-1 Newcastle

Nottingham Forest 1-2 Bournemouth

Liverpool 3-2 Brentford

Man City 3-0 Aston Villa

Tottenham 1-2 Everton

Sunderland 1-3 Chelsea

Crystal Palace 2-0 Arsenal

Unlike the Primership it looks like it is going to be a quite closing of the transfer market in SESL. Most manager sticking with what they have got. Managers will have to do a lot off squad rotation to try and get to the end of the season.

"Are Stranraer " still the greatest " though Andrew, 5 minutes in to every match ?"

......yes, undoubtedly after 5mins......at 90 minutes though is still work in progress........

Brighton 1 - 0 Man. United

Burnley 2 - 2 Wolves

West Ham 2 - 0 Leeds United

Fulham 1 - 3 Newcastle

Nottingham F 1 - 2 Bournemouth

Liverpool 3 - 1 Brentford

Man. City  4 - 1 Aston Villa

Tottenham 0 - 1 Everton

Sunderland 1 - 2 Chelsea

Crystal Palace 1 - 4 Arsenal

Quite the scoreline for a cup final.   Congrats to all that care.   

Are Stranraer " still the greatest " though Andrew, 5 minutes in to every match ?

ARB sends Cole Palmer (5/21 MA) to SM for 4 TP

......off to the victory parade this evening! Poxy cup but we will take it. Proper Champions League stuff next season, so looking forward to the real victory parade in 2027! In other news, SRA's parade has been postponed until next season (for the 60th time in a row).

Brighton 1 - 2 Man. United

Burnley 2 - 2 Wolves

West Ham 2 - 0 Leeds United

Fulham 1 - 1 Newcastle

Nottingham F 1 - 2 Bournemouth

Liverpool 3 - 1 Brentford

Man. City  2 - 1 Aston Villa

Tottenham 2 - 1 Everton

Sunderland 1 - 2 Chelsea

Crystal Palace 1 - 4 Arsenal

Brighton 1 - 4 Man. United

Burnley 0 - 0 Wolves

West Ham 2 - 1 Leeds United

Fulham 2 - 1 Newcastle

Nottingham F 1 - 1 Bournemouth

Liverpool 2 - 0 Brentford

Man. City  4 - 1 Aston Villa

Tottenham 1 - 2 Everton

Sunderland 2 - 1 Chelsea

Crystal Palace 1 - 3 Arsenal

SM sends 2 TP to ABE for 165k

Brighton 1 - 1 Man. United

Burnley 0 - 1 Wolves

West Ham 2 - 1 Leeds United

Fulham 2 - 1 Newcastle

Nottingham Forest 1 - 1 Bournemouth

Liverpool 2 - 0 Brentford

Man. City 2 - 1 Aston Villa

Tottenham 2 - 2 Everton

Sunderland 2 - 1 Chelsea

Crystal Palace 1 - 1 Arsenal

The following teams receive Betting cup match winning through match 43:
AI(150) ALB(150) ALO(150) ANN(150) COV(50) COW(150) DEV(150) DUU(150) EF(150) EDI(150) ELG(50) FAL(150) FRA(150) HEA(150) HIB(150) MOT(150) RAN(50) STJ(100) STE(150) STI(150) SRA(150)

Final gameweek of the season

All games take place on Sunday at the same time.

Brighton 2 - 1 Man. United

Burnley 2 - 1 Wolves

West Ham 2 - 1 Leeds United

Fulham 1 - 2 Newcastle

Nottingham Forest 1 - 2 Bournemouth

Liverpool 2 - 1 Brentford

Man. City 2 - 0 Aston Villa

Tottenham 2 - 1 Everton

Sunderland 1 - 2 Chelsea

Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Arsenal

Well done Bill

Bill Ramsey                       11.5

Cameron Archibald            10.0

William Bushby                    8.5

Paul Cockyne                       7.5

David Blair                            6.5

Andy Shaw                           6.5

Alon Atie                               6.5

Andrew Foss Grant               4.0

Andrew McCumiskey             3.0

Reminder: trade window closes 22nd May 2026, 23:59.

Then re-opens 14th June once seaon completed.

The following teams receive Betting on cup match through match 43:
AI(-50) ALB(-50) ALO(-50) ANN(-50) COV(-50) COW(-50) DEV(-50) DUU(-50) EF(-50) EDI(-50) ELG(-50) FAL(-50) FRA(-50) HEA(-50) HIB(-50) MOT(-50) RAN(-50) STJ(-50) STE(-50) STI(-50) SRA(-50)

The following teams receive an MVP bonus after match 43:
Forfar Athletic - MVP #3: 1 TP (WWd)
Motherwell - MVP #12: 25k (wwW)

An Englishman not enjoying a previous penalty shoot-out is nothing new

🫣

.....almost forgot to put them in......no, wait.....we seem to be missing from the draw somehow?!?!

The following teams receive Participation Bonus through Participation Thru May 17th:
ARB(10) COV(10) EF(50) EDI(45) FAL(35) FRA(35) HEA(10) HIB(40) MOT(30) RAN(20) ROS(20) STJ(10) SRA(50)

A great result for Villa last night and Champions League football secured for next season. This means they can go full throttle in the Europa League final not worried they need it for there place. Let's hope they can do it as they deserve something from this season to reward them for all there hard work over the last few seasons.

Also think some players may move on at the end of the season if they have failed to quality for there place top competition.

The following teams receive an MVP bonus after match 42:
Edinburgh City - MVP #2: 1 TP + 25k (dWW)
Queens Park - MVP #1: 1 TP + 25k (WwW)
Inverness - MVP #3: 1 TP (WdW)
Greenock Morton - MVP #2: 1 TP + 25k (dWw)
Cove Rangers - MVP #3: 1 TP (wWw)

The following teams receive an MVP bonus after match 41:
Saint Johnstone - MVP #2: 1 TP + 25k (WdW)
Livingston - MVP #4: 1 CP (wDw)
Raith Rovers - MVP #3: 1 TP (WwW)
Dundee United - MVP #2: 1 TP + 25k (wWd)
Queen of the South - MVP #3: 1 TP (DwW)
East Stirlingshire - MVP #4: 1 CP (WdW)

Mean while in Scotland sees celtic and the refs win the title today.

It was mentioned last night that the new big six are (in no particular order). Arsenal, Man City, Man Utd, Villa, Liverpool and Villa reserves........I'm not sure now about Liverpool though.....perhaps Bournemouth??

Hi  Andrew

Glad you were there, and got joy from the game because I was just made miserable sittiung at home watching a clueless Liverpool once again. Harder still we are probably going to maintain our manager so we are going to need to go through another season like this next year.

Buzzzing last night :-)  Stunning evening in Brum! Champions league next season!

Leeds United 2 - 1 Brighton

Man. United 2 - 0 Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa 1 - 4 Liverpool

Arsenal 2 - 0 Burnley

Bournemouth 1 - 3 Man. City

Wolves 0 - 0 Fulham

Newcastle 2 - 1 West Ham

Chelsea 2 - 0 Tottenham

Brentford 3 - 1 Crystal Palace

Everton 2 - 3 Sunderland

ANN sends 100k to ARB for 1 CP

The following teams receive cost to change Captain through :
RR(-200)

The following teams receive cost to change Captain through :
RR(100)

I may regret this and not sure if it is the correct thing to do, but please can I make Edo Kayembe the new Raith Rovers captain.

Leeds United 1-1 Brighton

Man United 2-1 Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa 2-1 Liverpool

Arsenal 4-0 Burnley

Bournemouth 1-3 Man City

Wolves 1-2 Fulham

Newcastle 1-2 West Ham

Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham

Brentford 2-0 Crystal Palace

Everton 2-1 Sunderland

This would make them the most northern professional club in the UK. From Stair Park (also in League Two)  that is a 6:21 drive (according to Google Map). That makes Banbury in Oxfordshire nearer at just 6:20. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqxp2p8d4dyo

Leeds United 2 - 1 Brighton

Man. United 2 - 0 Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa 1 - 4 Liverpool

Arsenal 4 - 0 Burnley

Bournemouth 1 - 3 Man. City

Wolves 0 - 0 Fulham

Newcastle 2 - 1 West Ham

Chelsea 2 - 2 Tottenham

Brentford 3 - 1 Crystal Palace

Everton 2 - 1 Sunderland

STJ sends 1 TP to ABE for 90k

Leeds United 1 - 2 Brighton

Man. United 2 - 1 Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa 1 - 3 Liverpool

Arsenal 2 - 0 Burnley

Bournemouth 0 - 4 Man. City

Wolves 1 - 1 Fulham

Newcastle 3 - 2 West Ham

Chelsea 4 - 1 Tottenham

Brentford 2 - 2 Crystal Palace

Everton 2 - 2 Sunderland