The Return of The Prediction League

*AN ELECTRIC ATMOSPHERE*
*SUDDENLY THE VOLUME LIFTS TO DEAFENING LEVELS*
*DAVE and thomas ENTER THE DAVE ARENA*
*FIREWORKS*
*APPLAUSE*
*Dave and Thomas acknowledge the crowd gathered at the Dave Arena and soak up the atmosphere ahead of this round 2 of the Prediction League*
*First, an interview with Thomas ahead of the upcoming fixtures:

Interviewer: So, Thomas two weeks ago you edged ahead of Dave in the WWR prediction league, do you feel you can keep that form going?

Thomas: Well, it's going to be tough against such an illustrious opponent even to come away with anything from this week's round and I just feel privileged to have got this far. Anything I gain from now is just a bonus.

Interviewer: But Thomas, you must think that you have a chance of overcoming Dave tomorrow evening?

Thomas: Sure, everyone has a chance, and it's always good for some of the lower Predictionists to get a chance to predict here at the home of Predictions, but really I'm just going to enjoy the day out and hope for the best. Maybe one day I'll be back here with some titles under my belt, and ready for a real shot against Dave who I really look up to and acknowle as the Master of Predictions.

Interviewer: Certainly a glowing recommendation by Thomas then Dave, how do you respond to his praise of your achievements?

Dave: *laughs* well some cynics might analyze Thomas' comments as some simple mind games, in an attempt to psyche me out, but I know Thomas and his type too well for that. I accept Thomas' comments with humility and also agree that one day in the future he could rise to this level, I just get the feeling that that day might be a little farther off than many commentators have speculated. There's no point in putting undue pressure on the lad, he's got a bright future ahead of him, perhaps in the lower leagues and while securing the win, I'll try and ensure that he isn't humiliated. No promises though eh Tommy? *laughs and digs Thomas in the ribs*

Interviewer: Well Dave, despite many calling this as a foregone conclusion, there still *laughs* remains the matter of overturning a one point deficit from the first round. What are your plans for tomorrow?

Dave: As you know, I like to keep my cards close to my chest but at the end of the day I think the class of my Predictions will show through. No disrespect to Thomas, he's done fantastically well to get to this stage, but I would be lying if I said that I could see him coming out on top. In terms of what went wrong in the first round, there were some surprising results, great for the fans of course, but they proved a little detrimental to my own point tally. I also was perhaps a little complacent and made some predictions without even checking out injury news *laughs*, those mistakes have been rectified and I'm confident of a big win tomorrow.

Interviewer: Thanks for your time Gentlemen.

Dave: Cheers, and Thomas *grins*... best of luck for tomorrow mate.

*Dave waves to the crowd who cheer madly*

*Thomas waves to the crowd.....

a single cough is heard amongst the sudden silence*

/Dave



Thomas: An interesting insight into the mind of the clearly mentally unhinged Dave there. Either that or he conducted the interview with a body double cos I'm never that modest or polite.

I'm going to laugh so much when I trash him in the predictions. So so much.

Also, Dave, you've got a spelling mistake in that post but I'm not gonna tell you where it is. Bwa ha ha!