Due to the overwhelming success of the NCAFC Last Man Standing competition last season, we have decided to run it again! The entry fee will remain at £10 and the winner will receive a minimum of £300 (This may rise, depending on entry numbers). First round fixtures will commence on the opening weekend of the Premiership season, Saturday 16^th August 2014.

 The Rules of the competition

1. It’s simple, just pick the winner of one English Premier League match each week. If your selection wins you progress to the next round, lose or draw and you’re out.

2. Once a selection is made, you will not have the ability to change it.

3. You may not pick the same team to win more than once during the tournament. So for example if you pick Man United in Game Week 1 and they win, then you can’t pick them for the rest of the competition.

4. Should you forget to make your selection in any round, you will automatically be assigned the highest placed team in the league that you haven’t already selected.

5. In the event that any match involving a team you have selected is postponed or cancelled for any reason, you will continue to the next round of the competition. That team will no longer be available for selection in future rounds.

6. Your round 1 and 2 selections must be submitted in the seller’s entry sheet. From round 3 onwards, fixtures will be text/emailed to each participant before 8pm on Thursday every game week. Your selection must then be submitted to us no later than 6pm every Friday.

How to enter

Entry can be obtained from any member of the Newry City AFC board and also through various senior players, senior coaches and supporters. We will also be taking entries at the Showgrounds shop during the friendly match with Donegal Celtic on Saturday 2nd August.

We also accept paypal payments. If you would like to enter this way then email your name along with your selections for Week 1 and Week 2 from the fixtures below to ncafclms@gmail.com. We will then give you details on how to pay the £10.

Round 1 fixtures
Saturday 16th August 2014
Man Utd v Swansea
Leicester v Everton
QPR v Hull
Stoke v Aston Villa
West Brom v Sunderland
West Ham v Tottenham
Arsenal v Crystal Palace
Sunday 17th August 2014
Liverpool v Southampton
Newcastle v Man City
Monday 18th August 2014
Burnley v Chelsea

Round 2 fixtures
Saturday 23rd August 2014
Aston Villa v Newcastle
Chelsea v Leicester
Crystal Palace v West Ham
Southampton v West Brom
Swansea v Burnley
Everton v Arsenal
Sunday 24th August 2014
Hull v Stoke
Tottenham v QPR
Sunderland v Man Utd
Monday 25th August 2014
Man City v Liverpool

by Mo Ruddy

So the World Cup has come to a close with Germany pipping Argentina 1-0 after extra time in the final. It also means our World Cup prediction league has come to a dramatic end with a lot of positions changing hands over the final few matches. Following the group stages, Martin McParland and Lisa Morrison were tied for first place on 210 points, with Margo Wilson following closely on 205. However as the Germans closed in on their fourth World title, the three at the top began to slip. Some final predictions meant that Johnny Ferns and Gary Cregan finished joint second, with both picking up a prize of £40. However following a storming second half to the prediction league the over all winner was Gary Wilson, who finished on 275 points, 35 points ahead of his nearest rivals. Well done to Gary who picks up the £120 winners prize.

Final standings:

Pos	Name	Final Score
1	Gary Wilson	275
2	Gary Cregan	240
3	Johnny Ferns	240
4	Seamus Hughes	230
5	Lisa Morrison	230
6	Padraig Hayes	230
7	Tommy O’Hanlon	225
8	Artie Kavanagh	225
9	Jonny Irwin	220
10	Camillus Fitzpatrick	220
11	P Watters	220
12	Raime Woods	215
13	Stefan Martin	215
14	Martin McParland	210
15	Nathan McCann	210
16	Aaron McParland	205
17	Gavin McCrink	205
18	Danny Cinnamond	205
19	Ricky Cooke	205
20	Margo Wilson	205
21	David McEvoy	205
22	Rachael McClymont	200
23	Eric Johnson	200
24	Gerard Hillen	195
25	Keith Wilson	195
26	Andrew Boyd	195
27	Graeme Homer	190
28	Gerry Mckevitt	190
29	Laura Hillen	185
30	Joe Lennon	185
31	Gerard Woods	185
32	Michelle McCormack	185
33	Michael Heaney	185
34	Conor Smyth	180
35	Paddy Heaney	180
36	Eamonn Pollock	180
37	Mary McParland	175
38	Eddie Clarke	175
39	Dorothy Taylor	170
40	John Prentice	170
41	Frosty O’Hare	170
42	Leo McAllister	170
43	Philip Wilson	170
44	Robert Keenan	170
45	Jim Hillen	165
46	Tommy Canning	165
47	Jonny Finnegan	165
48	Damian Ruddy	165
49	Paul Lyons	165
50	Sean McKevitt	165
51	Chris Casey	165
52	Ray Byrne	165
53	Bernie McLoughlin	165
54	Allister Heaney	160
55	Brendan McCann	160
56	David Short	160
57	Emilie Wilson	160
58	Dee McGivern	160
59	Mo Ruddy	155
60	Denise Leonard	155
61	Micheal Savage	155
62	Decky McParland	155
63	Petey Elmore	155
64	Peter McAllister	155
65	David Larkin	155
66	Ronan Byrne	155
67	Kevin Lyons	150
68	Linzi Cummins	150
69	Connor Murphy	150
70	Scott Lindsay	150
71	Liam O’Hagan	150
72	Paul Murtagh	150
73	Jonny Lennon	145
74	Ciaran Galbraith	145
75	Jason Hamilton	145
76	Sean Hughes	145
77	Glyn Elias	145
78	David Niblock	145
79	Aodhan McArdle	140
80	Paul Goodman	140
81	Alex Irwin	140
82	Sean Smyth	140
83	David Nelson	140
84	Brendan Comac	140
85	Martin McLoughlin	140
86	Pat Quinn	140
87	Baz Feehan	140
88	Emma Quinn	135
89	Mickey McCormack	135
90	James Walker	135
91	Darren Mullen	135
92	Gary McGinn	130
93	John Smyth	130
94	Feargal Murphy	125
95	Eric Wilson	125
96	Des Oliver	120
97	M F McLoughlin	100
98	W Wilson	90
99	Joe Wilson	90