GUESS THE CROWD 2022/23; rules, points, bonuses and Divisions! 🥧

[Louzie0]

Welcome to Guess The Crowd for the 2022/23 season!



Hello again, all, it’s that time of the year again.

Your teams are back from their summer tours of dodgy nightclubs, Vegas, exotic beaches, surfing and fast food franchises, looking perhaps a shade less keen to run around the cones than you had hoped.

You may need to break out the beeps, to show you mean business.

You may have a coach that you haven’t a clue what exactly it is that they do. Get them to check the players’ lockers for beer and knock it back while you send the team on the Commonwealth Triathlon course around Sutton Park. While your squad is getting fit, why not review the rules for playing Guess The Crowd?


If you're new to this:

The idea in every round is to guess what you think the official attendance figure will be, for that match. I post the total attendance that AVFC releases to the BBC at the end of the Guess thread and award points according to how close you are to the total.

Guess The Crowd 🥧 is played for every home game and all home Cup games.



The usual rules apply:

These are:

1. One guess only in a round, per team.

Accidentally posting a second guess will not get you more points as only your first guess is counted.

2. No editing of your post.

Editing means you get only 1 point that round.

3. You must post your guess before Kick Off.


POINTS!!!

What could you get?


11 Points for a Brucie Bonus - This is awarded for a spot- on dead accurate guess, usually early on in the week - check the BB interval in my launch post of the round to win this.   

10 For a spot- on accurate guess posted after the BB interval.

9  For a guess up to 10 away from the official attendance total.

And then...
8.  For a guess up to 50 away
7.  For a guess up to 100 away
6.  For a guess up to 200 away
5.  For a guess up to 300 away
4.  For a guess up to 400 away
3.  For a guess up to 500 away
2.  For a guess up to 1000 away
1.  For entering that round!   

And!!!

This season we are continuing the Golden Goals Bonus!, now known as Emery’s Extras!

Whatever the Villa goal tally is, the teams getting that number of points in that round get DOUBLE POINTS!



Other info if you have or haven’t played before.


Villa Park’s capacity is currently 42, 657 according to the FA Handbook for 2022/23.



GTC rounds are posted before a home league match and a home Cup match.

Check the launch post for the time of kick off.



If a team has not posted a guess in 5 consecutive League GTC rounds the team will be moved with their points so far, straight to Division 5.   Guessing again will revive the team to Division 4!

Once there's a space in any Division, the top ranking team in the Division below is promoted immediately to fill it.

You can join in on any round in the season.  Keep your team active and you’ll get promoted as soon as possible. 


It’s never too late to Guess The Crowd!



And so...
...it's time to launch the first Guess thread of this season!

Look for, 'GTC 1 VILLA v Everton Saturday 13th August’ in Heroes Discussion later this evening.

The very best of luck to us all.  It’s our year for a Cup and here’s to a fabulous finish well in the top half of the Premier League for our own, shared, wonderful and infinitely brilliant team, Aston Villa!


UTV!
Louzie0

[Legion]

You are ace.

[Louzie0]

Thanks Legion, I appreciate your support and your practical help for running both the Guess The... competitions. 👍🌟

[Louzie0]

I suddenly realised that the Divisions would have to appear with the first scores after the match today, so they’ll be in here later!

COYVB!!!

UTV!
Louzie0

[Louzie0]

DIVISIONS August 2022



Division 1


Team.                 GTC 1


Axl Rose.                   9

frank.                        9

JD.                            9

RudyCan’tFail.            9

mjlions.                     8

simboy.                      8     

West Derby Villan.      8

ironmaidenmania.       7

maidstonevillain.         7

Skerra.                       7

Towser.                       7

Fasth56.                     6

jimmygreen.               6

London Villan.             6

Louzie0.                      6

Rotterdam 82.             6

sid1964.                      6

TelfordVilla.                 6

Lastfootstamper.          5

littleoldme.                  5

Legion.                        4

beness.                       0



A great start to the season in Division 1; 4 teams lead but there are only 5 points in it, so far. Only 1 team hasn’t played the first round.

Welcome to ironmaidenmania, Lastfootstamper and Towser!


Stand by for Division 2       

[Axl Rose]

Top of the league, alphabetically! I'll take that!

Cheers, Lou! All the best to you for the season ahead ☺️

[Louzie0]

Division 2


Team.                GTC1



thick_mike.            9

PGW.                     8

AV82EC.                7

Villa Lew.               6

Caribbeanvillan.      5

Rotterdam.             5

darren woolley.       4

eamonn.                4

ldavfc4eva.            4

nordenvillain.         4

Nunkin1965.          4

N’ZMAV.                 4

260475.                 3

KNVillan.                1

algy.                      0

ALITA.                    0

berneboy.               0

dave shelley.           0

devilla.                   0

Godfrey Brian.        0

manic-road.            0

pooligan.                0


Great start, thick_mike, PGW and AV82EC!

Welcome to Division 2 to nordenvillain, Villa Lew and N’ZMAV and some high scoring others from Old Division 3; also, to eamonn and Rotterdam, who will be keen to get back to D1!

There are now 22 teams in Divisions 1 and 2 - stand by for Division 3!

[dave shelley]

I bloody forgot didn't I? Grr! 

[Louzie0]

Division 3


Team.                  GTC1


Chap.                      8

rob_bridge.              6

simon ward 50.         6

Steve67.                  6

The Edge.                 6

ventnorVillain.          6

Flin5tone.                 4

Astnor.                     0

Border Villan.            0

Dave P.                     0

Drummond.               0

johnc                        0

robbo1874.                0

Reuben.                    0

Three Spires Villa.      0

wittonwarrior.            0

Wolfman999.             0


Great stuff, chap, you’re top of Division 3!👏🌟

Every active team from last season appears in here, along with the new guessers this season, so far. It’s great to see some good scores already, you’ll soon move on up;

Just, keeeeeeeeeep guessing! 👍

There’s still room in D3 and Divisions 4 and 5 usually evolve during the season.
Anybody on H&V can join in, any time.

If you were in D5 last season, why not revive your team and have a Guess?
Guess The Crowd Rounds are played for home games and are denoted by a Balti pie 🥧


NEXT ROUND

ASTON VILLA v West Ham will be launched for Sunday 28th August!
👀 in Heroes Discussion for the Guess Thread.


Thanks to everyone who played GTC Round 1, we’re off and running! Huge thanks and a jolly well played to Stevo and The Lads for beating Everton! Hurray! 🎉


UTV!
Louzie0

[Louzie0]

Top of the league, alphabetically! I'll take that!

Cheers, Lou! All the best to you for the season ahead ☺️

Thanks, Axl, very well played! Clearly, you’re not still on the beach! 🏖

I bloody forgot didn't I? Grr! 

I confidently expect to forget to Guess at least once this season!
Good to know you’re still in for this, Dave, see you next round!

UTV!
Louzie0

[Louzie0]

Division 1 after West Ham


Team.               Last.        GTC2


JD.                          9.            16

simboy.                    8.            16

Axl Rose.                  9.           15

London Villan.           6.           15

RudyCan’tFail.           9.           15

ironmaidenmania.     7.            14

maidstonevillain.       7.           14

mjlions.                    8.           14

TelfordVilla.               6.           14

West Derby Villan.     8.            14

jimmygreen.             6.            13

Lastfootstamper.       5.            13

Louzie0.                   6.            13

Rotterdam 82.          6.            13

Towser.                    7.             13

sid1964.                   6.            12

Fasth56.                   6.            11

littleoldme.               5.              9

Skerra.                     7.              9

frank.                       9

Legion.                     4.              8

beness.                     0.             3


JD leads the League! 🎉😎🥧 Well played!

Stand by for Division 2...

[Louzie0]

Division 2


Team.             Last.       GTC2


thick_mike.            9.           16

PGW.                     8.           15

AV82EC.                7.            14

Villa Lew.               6.            14

ldavfc4eva.            4.            13

Nunkin1965.          4.            12

260475.                 3.            11

Caribbeanvillan.      5.            11

darren woolley.       4.            10

eamonn.                4.              9

KNVillan.                1.              8

nordenvillain.          4.             8

dave shelley.           0.             8

devilla.                   0.             7

Godfrey Brian.         0.             6

N’ZMAV.                  4.             6

Rotterdam.              5.             6

algy.                       0.             4

manic-road.             0.             3

pooligan.                 0.             3

ALITA.                     0

berneboy.                0


thick_mike has held on to the lead! 🎉😎🥧 Well played!

Six teams have revived, this round, which is always good to see; two are still searching for their socks in the dressing room.

Stand by for Division 3...

[Louzie0]

Division 3


Team.                Last.            GTC2


9fingers.                            New.   8

Drummond.              0.                 8

simon ward 50.         6.                 8

Steve67.                   6.                8

Chap.                       8

rob_bridge.               6.

The Edge.                 6

ventnorVillain.           6

Flin5tone.                  4

Astnor.                      0
Border Villan.            0
Dave P.                     0
johnc.                       0
Reuben.                    0
robbo1874.               0
Three Spires Villa.      0
wittonwarrior.            0
Wolfman999.             0

Four teams are locked together at the top of Division 3! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Welcome to 9fingers, what an entrance to the competition 🥧

Keep guessing, as your teams will need points for promotion; hopefully, the missing team bus (0) will turn up for Round 3 and any more new teams will appear in here.

👀 in Heroes Discussion for GTC  Round 3 🥧 Villa v Man City to be launched after the Arsenal match midweek, in time for Saturday 3rd September!

UTV!
Louzie0

UTV!

[Louzie0]

Division 1 after Fulham


Team.             Last.      GTC 5


simboy.                 26.          33

JD.                        26           32

mjlions.                 25.          32

Axl Rose.               24.          30

ironmaidenmania.   24.          30

Fasth56.                 22          29

maidstonevillain.     21.         29

RudyCan’tFail.         23.         29

West Derby Villan.   23.         29

sid1964.                 21.         28

Lastfootstamper.      23.         28

Louzie0.                  22.         27

jimmygreen.            18.         26

London Villan.          25.         26

Skerra.                    19.         24

TelfordVilla.              22.         24

littleoldme.               19.         21

Towser.                    21

frank.                      17.          19

Legion.                    15.          19

Rotterdam 82.          18

beness.                    10.          17



simboy leads the League! Well played! 🎉😎🥧

JD and mjlions aren’t far behind...

What will happen v Brentford? GTC Round 6 is up and running in Heroes Discussion right now!


In the meantime, stand by for Division 2!

[Louzie0]

Division 2 after Fulham



Team.             Last.     GTC5


thick_mike.           26.        32

Villa Lew.              23.        32

AV82EC.               23.        30

ldavfc4eva.           22.        30

260475.               20.        27

Nunkin1965.         21.         27

PGW.                    21.         27

darren woolley.      17.         25

Godfrey Brian.       16.         23

KNVillan.               18.         20

manic-road.           12.         20

nordenvillain.         12.         18

Caribbeanvillan.     15.         17

Rotterdam.            13.         15

N’ZMAV.                  8.          14

dave shelley.           10.        12

eamonn.                 9

devilla.                    7

pooligan.                6

algy.                       4

ALITA.                    0 R

berneboy.               0 R


thick_mike and Villa Lew are joint leaders of Division 2! 😎😎🎉🎉🥧🥧

AV82EC and ldavfc4eva are lurking, ready to challenge; there are several teams who could catch up with a cracking guess in Round 6!

👀 in Heroes Discussion now for your chance to overtake 👍

2 teams inactive for 5 consecutive rounds have been sent to Division 4 - the Treatment Room, from where just a Guess will revive them to rejoin the League in D3.


Stand by for Division 3.