Newcastle is back, and so is the Predictions League. Here are the rules, if you'd like to play:

• Before each Newcastle United match, predict the match winner (you may of course select "draw"), final score, and who the goal scorers will be. Also, make a choice on the prop bet (see below).
  
• Deadline is five minutes before kickoff.

Points are assigned as follows:

• Correct winner = 2 points
• Correct score = 5 points (so correct score + correct winner = 7 total points)
  
• 1/2 of correct score = 1 point
• Predict total # of goals correctly = 1 point
• Each goalscorer predicted correctly = 4 points
• Each goalscorer predicted incorrectly = -1 point
• Prop bet = +/- 1 point

A clarification on the last part: You don't lose points for failing to predict that Jonas Gutierrez would score in a given week. However, choosing Papiss Cisse will result in loss of a point if he fails to score. Your total score may not dip below 0 in any given week. The winner(s) of each round will get a point added to their total in the table.

This week's prop bet:

How soon will the away section audibly drown out the home support, as heard on the TV broadcast? Before or after the 4th minute?

Current Table

Rockets4LIFE – 43
Pradajames – 38
Jim McMeachin (OSotP) – 37
PhillyBuckeye12 – 34
bigc4277 – 31
Robert L. Bishop – 26
ForeignFlopper – 24
51dimes – 15
Coldson – 14
MychalShannon1 – 11
wuds100 – 10
mjtig – 7
Infinity Is An Axiom – 7
aa9 – 4
colligan – 4
bcschles – 4
rancho king – 3
johnjmurphy17 – 2
Steve Stoehr – 1
lowellthehammer – 0
LIsPeacock – 0
Toon101 – 0
Ryan Sealock – 0
Montlake Footy – 0
fake nolan ryan – 0