johnflugel
Active Member
With the Europeans upon on us, thought we could start a bank of predictions. Maybe a mod could set up a table similar to that used for the Area Predictions contest? Guess the top six and maybe have a stab at the total points too....two pieces, 100 points available for each one which makes...hmmmm...200 points maximum score.
Here's a list of bands:
Championship Section
Belgium
Brass Band Willebroek
Conductor: Frans Violet
Denmark
Brass Band Lyngby Taarbaek
Conductor: Ray Farr
England (Defending Champion)
Yorkshire Building Society Band
Conductor: David King
England
Fairey FP (Music) Band
Conductor: Allan Withington
France
Brass Band Normandie
Conductor: Philippe Gervais
Netherlands
Brass Band De Waldsang
Conductor: Rieks van der Velde
Northern Ireland
First Old Boys SeaCat Silver Band
Conductor: Stephen Cairns
Norway
Stavanger Brass Band
Conductor: Steve Bastable
Scotland
Scottish Co-op Band
Conductor: Nicholas Childs
Sweden
Brass Band Gothenburg
Conductor: Bengt Eklund
Switzerland
Brass Band BML Lucerne
Conductor: Ludwig Wicky
Wales
Buy As You View Cory Band
Conductor: Robert Childs
I will stick my neck out and guess as follows:
1. Cory 193 points
2. YBS 192 points
3. Fairey FP 190 points
4. Willebroek 186 points
5. Stavanger 183 points
6. Scottish Co-Op 181 points
No formula here - just pure guess work and judging on recent form. Sure YBS will be awesome but just have a funny feeling Cory may come out on top after missing out so narrowly last year. St Magnus is a very very tough test on first impressions and after listening to a number of Cory's contest performances in recent years, their preparation seems absolutely meticulous, I think maybe they may pip YBS. Who knows? I will probably be way off the mark but worth a go.
Anymore?
Here's a list of bands:
Championship Section
Belgium
Brass Band Willebroek
Conductor: Frans Violet
Denmark
Brass Band Lyngby Taarbaek
Conductor: Ray Farr
England (Defending Champion)
Yorkshire Building Society Band
Conductor: David King
England
Fairey FP (Music) Band
Conductor: Allan Withington
France
Brass Band Normandie
Conductor: Philippe Gervais
Netherlands
Brass Band De Waldsang
Conductor: Rieks van der Velde
Northern Ireland
First Old Boys SeaCat Silver Band
Conductor: Stephen Cairns
Norway
Stavanger Brass Band
Conductor: Steve Bastable
Scotland
Scottish Co-op Band
Conductor: Nicholas Childs
Sweden
Brass Band Gothenburg
Conductor: Bengt Eklund
Switzerland
Brass Band BML Lucerne
Conductor: Ludwig Wicky
Wales
Buy As You View Cory Band
Conductor: Robert Childs
I will stick my neck out and guess as follows:
1. Cory 193 points
2. YBS 192 points
3. Fairey FP 190 points
4. Willebroek 186 points
5. Stavanger 183 points
6. Scottish Co-Op 181 points
No formula here - just pure guess work and judging on recent form. Sure YBS will be awesome but just have a funny feeling Cory may come out on top after missing out so narrowly last year. St Magnus is a very very tough test on first impressions and after listening to a number of Cory's contest performances in recent years, their preparation seems absolutely meticulous, I think maybe they may pip YBS. Who knows? I will probably be way off the mark but worth a go.
Anymore?