What a weekend of football, with an absolutely huge win for Aberdeen, getting their season and the Jimmy Thelin era underway by beating Queen of the South 3-0 on Saturday. Onwards to the weekend’s less important football…
I’ll offer my gracious commiserations to England and hope that noone reads the less gracious previous drafts of this, the final update of the Euros predictor. Spain have been unbelievable this tournament - they have a talented squad with an array of young talent and have played exciting and attractive football throughout. Contrast that with Southgate’s miserable style of football and a very lucky draw that led England to the final, I don’t think many people will begrudge them the title of European champions.
And with that big result, there has been a big shift in the scores, but for who Chris Kamara?
Well…
As if from nowhere, Andrew Coulson has swept in to claim top spot by quite a healthy margin!
Andrew, who works with me at the Northumberland Gazette, has been sat mid-table for most of the tournament but surged to the top after a sensational pic for the final and correctly having Spain down as the tournament winners, landing a healthy bonus point boost. Although he did not score loads on Blackjack, avoiding going bust that section meant Andrew picked up points there where most others missed out.
Congratulations Andrew - I will get in touch to discuss getting your winnings to you. Everyone can have a look at their final scores here.
And of course the other winner - The Trussell Trust. The donation has been made and it’s a great cause, so thank you all for helping out with that.
And thank you for playing! I hope everyone has enjoyed the game as much as I have enjoyed running it. I have had to learn a LOT of Excel and this has genuinely come to define 2024 for me. However, it was all worth it to raise a bit of money for charity and hopefully help you lovely lot enjoy the Euros a bit more. I have had a few messages throughout the tournament about it so I know plenty of people have been keeping up with the game, which has been fantastic. I had a nice time and I’m really pleased that others seem to have had a nice time too.
See you in two years time for the World Cup!