Welcome again to GUESS THE CROWD for 2023/24!Hello again, all, it’s that time of the year again.
Your teams are back from their summer tours of the USA and party time with friends/family.
You may need to break out the beeps and cones to knock them back into shape and remind them of where they play and er, what they do.
While your squad is getting fit, why not review the rules for playing Guess The Crowd?
If you're new to this:
The idea is to guess what you think the official attendance figure will be, for the match named in the Round.
I will 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. (If you see the BBC total before I do, feel free to post it!)
Guess The Crowd 🥧 is played for every home PL 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 Emery’s Extras Bonus.👍😃
Whatever the Villa goal tally is, the teams getting that number of points in that round get DOUBLE POINTS!
Other info if you haven’t played before!Villa Park’s capacity is currently 42,657 according to the FA Handbook 2023 and current figures available.
See the breakdown of all 4 stands in the Birmingham Post article about recent and current VP redevelopment plans, posted 11 December 2023, which adds up to that figure!
https://www.heroesandvillains.info/forumv3/index.php?topic=61921.msg4489881;topicseen#msg4489881This could change, look in here for any updates!
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 6 consecutive Premier League GTC rounds the team will be moved with their points so far, straight to The Treatment Room. Guessing again will revive the team to Division 3/4.
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 on Sunday 20th August’ which is up and running in Heroes Discussion right now!
The very best of luck to us all. It’s our year for a Cup, we have the manager and team focused on winning one, and we’re hosting European teams again at VP! Here’s to a fabulous finish well at the top of the Premier League for our own wonderful and infinitely brilliant team, Aston Villa!
UTV!
Louzie0
