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Last year I posted about the Paddy Power Last Man standing competition which was specific for the English Premiership.
I have now discovered a new free one for the League of Ireland with a prize of €200. It is starting this coming weekend. You need to play on your smart device - details are on their website here.
My experience is that about 50% of players will fall in each round - so the winning plan really depends on the number of players entering.
In the English Premier League version of the competition it was likely that you would not have to pick every team but in the LoI (with less teams) it is quite likely that you will have to pick every team at least once.
There are over 100 players already entered with still 3 days to the closing date and most people will leave it to the last minute. Also bear in mind that this tournament allows you to buy back in once. So lets assume that we will have to plan to win at least 12 rounds - i.e. pick every team once.
We will still stick to the normal rules for picking.
Rule 1. Always pick a home win (home team wins about 50%, draw about 25%, away only 25%)
Rule 2. Only pick the teams that are playing against the bottom 2 or 3. (Note: This wont always be possible if all bottom teams are playing at home, or playing each other or all playing a team that you have already picked).
With that in mind I have looked ahead 12 rounds in the fixtures list. Paying particular attention to make sure that I pick Galway, Limerick and Bray in their easiest fixtures. These are the teams most likely to drop me out of the competition if I pick them in the wrong week.
I ended up backing myself into a corner and forced to pick Cork away, maybe its possible to shuffle some teams around but I'm happy enough with these picks.
I have now discovered a new free one for the League of Ireland with a prize of €200. It is starting this coming weekend. You need to play on your smart device - details are on their website here.
My experience is that about 50% of players will fall in each round - so the winning plan really depends on the number of players entering.
In the English Premier League version of the competition it was likely that you would not have to pick every team but in the LoI (with less teams) it is quite likely that you will have to pick every team at least once.
There are over 100 players already entered with still 3 days to the closing date and most people will leave it to the last minute. Also bear in mind that this tournament allows you to buy back in once. So lets assume that we will have to plan to win at least 12 rounds - i.e. pick every team once.
We will still stick to the normal rules for picking.
Rule 1. Always pick a home win (home team wins about 50%, draw about 25%, away only 25%)
Rule 2. Only pick the teams that are playing against the bottom 2 or 3. (Note: This wont always be possible if all bottom teams are playing at home, or playing each other or all playing a team that you have already picked).
With that in mind I have looked ahead 12 rounds in the fixtures list. Paying particular attention to make sure that I pick Galway, Limerick and Bray in their easiest fixtures. These are the teams most likely to drop me out of the competition if I pick them in the wrong week.
I ended up backing myself into a corner and forced to pick Cork away, maybe its possible to shuffle some teams around but I'm happy enough with these picks.
| Round | Date | Home Team | Away Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series 8 | 2015-04-17 | Bohemians | vs | St Patrick's Athletic |
| Series 8 | 2015-04-17 | Derry City | vs | Bray Wanderers |
| Series 8 | 2015-04-17 | Shamrock Rovers | vs | Dundalk |
| Series 8 | 2015-04-17 | Drogheda United | vs | Cork City |
| Series 8 | 2015-04-17 | Galway United FC | vs | Limerick |
| Series 8 | 2015-04-17 | Longford Town FC | vs | Sligo Rovers |
| Series 9 | 2015-04-20 | Dundalk | vs | Galway United FC |
| Series 9 | 2015-04-20 | St Patrick's Athletic | vs | Drogheda United |
| Series 9 | 2015-04-20 | Sligo Rovers | vs | Bohemians |
| Series 9 | 2015-04-20 | Bray Wanderers | vs | Shamrock Rovers |
| Series 9 | 2015-04-20 | Cork City | vs | Longford Town FC |
| Series 9 | 2015-04-20 | Limerick | vs | Derry City |
| Series 10 | 2015-04-24 | Cork City | vs | Dundalk |
| Series 10 | 2015-04-24 | Derry City | vs | Bohemians |
| Series 10 | 2015-04-24 | Drogheda United | vs | Longford Town FC |
| Series 10 | 2015-04-24 | St Patrick's Athletic | vs | Sligo Rovers |
| Series 10 | 2015-04-25 | Bray Wanderers | vs | Galway United FC |
| Series 10 | 2015-04-25 | Limerick | vs | Shamrock Rovers |
| Series 11 | 2015-05-01 | Bohemians | vs | Cork City |
| Series 11 | 2015-05-01 | Dundalk | vs | Bray Wanderers |
| Series 11 | 2015-05-01 | Shamrock Rovers | vs | Drogheda United |
| Series 11 | 2015-05-01 | Galway United FC | vs | St Patrick's Athletic |
| Series 11 | 2015-05-02 | Longford Town FC | vs | Derry City |
| Series 11 | 2015-05-02 | Sligo Rovers | vs | Limerick |
| Series 12 | 2015-05-08 | St Patrick's Athletic | vs | Shamrock Rovers |
| Series 12 | 2015-05-08 | Derry City | vs | Galway United FC |
| Series 12 | 2015-05-08 | Bohemians | vs | Limerick |
| Series 12 | 2015-05-08 | Cork City | vs | Sligo Rovers |
| Series 12 | 2015-05-08 | Drogheda United | vs | Bray Wanderers |
| Series 12 | 2015-05-09 | Longford Town FC | vs | Dundalk |
| Series 13 | 2015-05-15 | Galway United FC | vs | Bohemians |
| Series 13 | 2015-05-15 | Dundalk | vs | Derry City |
| Series 13 | 2015-05-15 | Shamrock Rovers | vs | Longford Town FC |
| Series 13 | 2015-05-16 | Limerick | vs | Cork City |
| Series 13 | 2015-05-16 | Sligo Rovers | vs | Drogheda United |
| Series 13 | 2015-05-16 | Bray Wanderers | vs | St Patrick's Athletic |
| Series 14 | 2015-05-22 | Cork City | vs | Shamrock Rovers |
| Series 14 | 2015-05-22 | Derry City | vs | Sligo Rovers |
| Series 14 | 2015-05-22 | St Patrick's Athletic | vs | Dundalk |
| Series 14 | 2015-05-22 | Drogheda United | vs | Galway United FC |
| Series 14 | 2015-05-22 | Bohemians | vs | Bray Wanderers |
| Series 14 | 2015-05-23 | Longford Town FC | vs | Limerick |
| Series 15 | 2015-06-05 | Bray Wanderers | vs | Longford Town FC |
| Series 15 | 2015-06-05 | Derry City | vs | St Patrick's Athletic |
| Series 15 | 2015-06-05 | Limerick | vs | Drogheda United |
| Series 15 | 2015-06-05 | Galway United FC | vs | Cork City |
| Series 15 | 2015-06-05 | Shamrock Rovers | vs | Sligo Rovers |
| Series 15 | 2015-06-05 | Dundalk | vs | Bohemians |
| Series 16 | 2015-06-12 | Drogheda United | vs | Derry City |
| Series 16 | 2015-06-12 | Longford Town FC | vs | Galway United FC |
| Series 16 | 2015-06-12 | Bohemians | vs | Shamrock Rovers |
| Series 16 | 2015-06-12 | St Patrick's Athletic | vs | Limerick |
| Series 16 | 2015-06-12 | Cork City | vs | Bray Wanderers |
| Series 16 | 2015-06-12 | Sligo Rovers | vs | Dundalk |
| Series 17 | 2015-06-26 | St Patrick's Athletic | vs | Longford Town FC |
| Series 17 | 2015-06-26 | Derry City | vs | Cork City |
| Series 17 | 2015-06-26 | Bohemians | vs | Drogheda United |
| Series 17 | 2015-06-26 | Dundalk | vs | Limerick |
| Series 17 | 2015-06-26 | Galway United FC | vs | Shamrock Rovers |
| Series 17 | 2015-06-27 | Bray Wanderers | vs | Sligo Rovers |
| Series 18 | 2015-07-03 | Cork City | vs | St Patrick's Athletic |
| Series 18 | 2015-07-03 | Drogheda United | vs | Dundalk |
| Series 18 | 2015-07-03 | Shamrock Rovers | vs | Derry City |
| Series 18 | 2015-07-04 | Limerick | vs | Bray Wanderers |
| Series 18 | 2015-07-04 | Longford Town FC | vs | Bohemians |
| Series 18 | 2015-07-04 | Sligo Rovers | vs | Galway United FC |
| Series 19 | 2015-07-10 | St Patrick's Athletic | vs | Bohemians |
| Series 19 | 2015-07-10 | Dundalk | vs | Shamrock Rovers |
| Series 19 | 2015-07-10 | Cork City | vs | Drogheda United |
| Series 19 | 2015-07-11 | Bray Wanderers | vs | Derry City |
| Series 19 | 2015-07-11 | Limerick | vs | Galway United FC |
| Series 19 | 2015-07-11 | Sligo Rovers | vs | Longford Town FC |