Wednesday, 21 January 2015

FA Cup 3.R4: Shock-a-doodle-doo

Well that was a let down. All the standard build up about the magic of the cup and then bugger all in the way of upsets. QPR losing to Sheffield Utd was the only Premier League cupset - there may have been some lower down the league, but frankly...they're all varying degrees of dross, with limited resources with relegation/promotion as a priority.

We nearly had some fun with AFC Wimbledon, but the legend of Stevie G ruined that too. Wigan's recent love affair with the ole' gal also has ended.

There was some good replay action though. Spurs decided to toy with Burnley, giving them a 2 goal headstart before battering the claret doors down. Fulham amd Wolves had a humdinger that went to penalties, however were superseded by the goings on in East London. West Ham defeated Everton with the type of penalty shootout that everyone loves - when the 'keepers get involved. It was another match that waxed & waned, with Everton thinking they'd done enough when Lukaku completed the turnaround after Mirallas' great free-kick and levelled it up late in regulation time. However, Carlton Cole had other plans. A cracking game - one which Impossibilitee Special Correspondant Bradley Allix can report on further.

Anywho,, let's get statty:

This year, we have 13 players
That gives a prize pot of £65.

Most popular predicted results: Stoke, Crystal Palace, Man City, WBA, Birmingham, Derby, Chelsea, Middlesbrough & Man Utd WINS (13/13)

Most disputed results: Huddersfield vs Reading, Fulham vs Wolves and Scunthorpe vs Chesterfield (6-7 split); Bolton vs Wigan and Cambridge vs Luton (7-6 split)

Best predictors: Steven Daniels, Bradley Allix & Sam Ruback (26/32)
Worst predictors: Doron Salomon & Josh Gaon (20/32)

Josh Gaon with the reversal of league & cup form this season!

Everyone's scores:


So, to Round 4's predictions:

Cambridge vs Manchester United - MANCHESTER UNITED
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City - SWANSEA
Southampton vs Crystal Palace - CRYSTAL PALACE
Chelsea vs Bradford City - CHELSEA
Derby vs Chesterfield - DERBY
Preston North End vs Sheffield United - SHEFFIELD UNITED
Birmingham City vs West Bromwich Albion - WBA
Cardiff City vs Reading - CARDIFF
Spurs vs Leicester - SPURS
Sunderland vs Fulham - FULHAM
Manchester City vs Middlesbrough - MAN CITY
Liverpool vs Bolton Wanderers - LIVERPOOL
Bristol City vs West Ham United - WEST HAM UNITED
Aston Villa vs Bournemouth - BOURNEMOUTH
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal - ARSENAL
Rochdale vs Stoke - STOKE

Remember, predos in before kick off of the first game (The unusual time of 19.55 on Friday night). Good luck guys.

8 comments:

Josh Gaon said...

Not Sure what is happening to me!

Cambridge vs Manchester United - Man U
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City - Swansea
Southampton vs Crystal Palace - Crystal Palace
Chelsea vs Bradford City - Chelsea
Derby vs Chesterfield - Derby
Preston North End vs Sheffield United - Preston
Birmingham City vs West Bromwich Albion - WBA
Cardiff City vs Reading - Cardiff
Spurs vs Leicester - Spurs
Sunderland vs Fulham - Sunderland
Manchester City vs Middlesbrough - Man City
Liverpool vs Bolton Wanderers - Liverpool
Bristol City vs West Ham United - West Ham
Aston Villa vs Bournemouth - Bournemouth
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal - Arsenal
Rochdale vs Stoke - Stoke

Tarek said...

Cambridge vs Manchester United - MAN UTD
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City - SWANSEA
Southampton vs Crystal Palace - SOUTHAMPTON
Chelsea vs Bradford City - CHELSEA
Derby vs Chesterfield - DERBY
Preston North End vs Sheffield United - SHEFFIELD UNITED
Birmingham City vs West Bromwich Albion - WEST BROMWICH
Cardiff City vs Reading - READING
Spurs vs Leicester - SPURS
Sunderland vs Fulham - SUNDERLAND
Manchester City vs Middlesbrough - MANCHESTER CITY
Liverpool vs Bolton Wanderers - LIVERPOOL
Bristol City vs West Ham United - WEST HAM
Aston Villa vs Bournemouth - ASTON VILLA
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal - ARSENAL
Rochdale vs Stoke - STOKE

Steven said...

Cambridge vs Manchester United -MAN UTD
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City - SWANSEA
Southampton vs Crystal Palace - SOUTHAMPTON
Chelsea vs Bradford City - CHELSEA
Derby vs Chesterfield - DERBY
Preston North End vs Sheffield United -PRESTON
Birmingham City vs West Bromwich Albion - BIRMINGHAM
Cardiff City vs Reading - CARDIFF
Spurs vs Leicester - SPURS
Sunderland vs Fulham - FULHAM
Manchester City vs Middlesbrough - MAN CITY
Liverpool vs Bolton Wanderers - LIVERPOOL
Bristol City vs West Ham United - WEST HAM
Aston Villa vs Bournemouth - BOURNEMOUTH
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal - ARSENAL
Rochdale vs Stoke - STOKE

Joe Abbott said...

Cambridge vs Manchester United - Man Utd
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City - Blackburn
Southampton vs Crystal Palace - Southampton
Chelsea vs Bradford City - Chelsea
Derby vs Chesterfield - Derby
Preston North End vs Sheffield United - Preston
Birmingham City vs West Bromwich Albion - WBA
Cardiff City vs Reading - Cardiff
Spurs vs Leicester - Spurs
Sunderland vs Fulham - Sunderland
Manchester City vs Middlesbrough - Man City
Liverpool vs Bolton Wanderers - Liverpool
Bristol City vs West Ham United - West Ham
Aston Villa vs Bournemouth - Bournemouth
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal - Arsenal
Rochdale vs Stoke - Stoke

Doron said...

Cambridge vs Manchester United - MANCHESTER UNITED
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City - SWANSEA
Southampton vs Crystal Palace - SOUTHAMPTON
Chelsea vs Bradford City - CHELSEA
Derby vs Chesterfield - DERBY
Preston North End vs Sheffield United - PRESTON
Birmingham City vs West Bromwich Albion - WBA
Cardiff City vs Reading - CARDIFF
Spurs vs Leicester - SPURS
Sunderland vs Fulham - SUNDERLAND
Manchester City vs Middlesbrough - MAN CITY
Liverpool vs Bolton Wanderers - LIVERPOOL
Bristol City vs West Ham United - WEST HAM UNITED
Aston Villa vs Bournemouth - BOURNEMOUTH
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal - ARSENAL
Rochdale vs Stoke - STOKE

Joshua Daniels said...

Cambridge vs Manchester United - MANCHESTER UNITED
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City - SWANSEA
Southampton vs Crystal Palace - CRYSTAL Southampton
Chelsea vs Bradford City - CHELSEA
Derby vs Chesterfield - DERBY
Preston North End vs Sheffield United - SHEFFIELD UNITED
Birmingham City vs West Bromwich Albion - Birmingham
Cardiff City vs Reading - Reading
Spurs vs Leicester - SPURS
Sunderland vs Fulham - Sunderland
Manchester City vs Middlesbrough - MAN CITY
Liverpool vs Bolton Wanderers - LIVERPOOL
Bristol City vs West Ham United - WEST HAM UNITED
Aston Villa vs Bournemouth - BOURNEMOUTH
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal - ARSENAL
Rochdale vs Stoke - STOKE

Sam Ruback said...

Cambridge vs Manchester United - MANCHESTER UNITED
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City - SWANSEA
Southampton vs Crystal Palace - SOUTHAMPTON
Chelsea vs Bradford City - CHELSEA
Derby vs Chesterfield - DERBY
Preston North End vs Sheffield United - PRESTON
Birmingham City vs West Bromwich Albion - WBA
Cardiff City vs Reading - READING
Spurs vs Leicester - SPURS
Sunderland vs Fulham - SUNDERLAND
Manchester City vs Middlesbrough - MAN CITY
Liverpool vs Bolton Wanderers - LIVERPOOL
Bristol City vs West Ham United - WEST HAM UNITED
Aston Villa vs Bournemouth - VILLA
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal - ARSENAL
Rochdale vs Stoke - STOKE

David Dinkin said...

Cambridge vs Manchester United - MANCHESTER UNITED
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City - BLACkBURN
Southampton vs Crystal Palace - SOUTHAMPTON
Chelsea vs Bradford City - CHELSEA
Derby vs Chesterfield - DERBY
Preston North End vs Sheffield United - SHEFFIELD UNITED
Birmingham City vs West Bromwich Albion - WBA
Cardiff City vs Reading - CARDIFF
Spurs vs Leicester - SPURS
Sunderland vs Fulham - SUNDERLAND
Manchester City vs Middlesbrough - MAN CITY
Liverpool vs Bolton Wanderers - LIVERPOOL
Bristol City vs West Ham United - WEST HAM UNITED
Aston Villa vs Bournemouth - ASTON VILLA
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal - ARSENAL
Rochdale vs Stoke - STOKE