S5M9: Pesky things

What a difference 2 weeks makes. I don't want to cover old ground regarding how disruptive International breaks are to this blog, but the last 2 weeks really take the biscuit. I would have loved to talk about my misery when Aguero banged in goal after goal, less than 24 hours after I stripped him of my Fantasy Football captaincy. I could have gone into great detail about my feelings regarding the continued unravelling of the Hypocritical One at Stamford Bridge by Sadio Mane. Don't even get me started on the elation of the first 20 minutes at the Emirates. That was a turnback-time moment.

Update: I'd completely forgotten about B-Rodge. That amazing Henry moment. Klopp etc. Oopsie.

Internationally, England did a good one, but obviously that's not good enough for Fleet Street. Won't stop them proclaiming that we're gonna win every game in France 4-0, and then hounding Hodgson when that won't happen. Congrats to Wales on their first tournament appearance, I believe I'm right in saying, in the lifetime of anyone ever to have played Impossibilitee (I'm discounting Lawro 'cos he doesn't know this exists). As for the Netherlands - gutted for them as a nation but that van Persie own goal was quite special.

Away from the football, the world seems to be going mad with my social media full of Hunts, both domestic and international. I've also taken the exam I was "revising" for, so have lost my reasons for avoiding work, and now have to....ya know...er, work. Devastating. I was getting used to this lifestyle (FYI - nowhere near as glamorous/lucrative as the media would have you believe).

Basically - a lot's happened since we last met.

Let's get statty:

26 people played
Most popular predicted result: Man City WIN (24/26)
Most disputed result: Aston Villa vs Stoke & Bournemouth vs Watford (7-10-9 & 9-10-7 respectively)

Highest odds: Seriously guys - I'll give you a top 5:

1. My mother 62,141/1
2. My sister 38,669/1
3. Doron (welcome back, thought you'd gone serious for a while) 21,670/1
4. Andrew Feneley's Mum 17,045/1. Just reflect on that for a second. She's only the 4th highest odds
5. Aron Kleiman 14,768/1

Draw your own conclusions.

Lowest odds: Josh Daniels 3668/1

Average odds: 18,201/1 (as if there are even outliers anymore)

Best predictor: Dagmar 7/10

Worst predictors: Aron Kleiman & Hesham Zakai (2/10

Average score: 4.38/10

Best predicted result: Man City WIN (24/26)

Worst predicted result: Sunderland vs West Ham DRAW (2/26)

Swing: Arnautovic's winner for Stoke left 10 disappointed.

Everyone's results:

To the leaderbard, for those who've played >2/3 available weeks (6/8)

To this week's predictions:

Spurs vs Liverpool - DRAW

Chelsea vs Aston Villa -CHELSEA

Crystal Palace vs West Ham - CRYSTAL PALACE

Everton vs Man Utd - EVERTON

Man City vs Bournemouth - MAN CITY

Southampton vs Leicester - SOUTHAMPTON

WBA vs Sunderland - SUNDERLAND

Watford vs Arsenal - ARSENAL

Newcastle vs Norwich - NEWCASTLE

Swansea vs Stoke - SWANSEA

Total odds: 2287/1 (PaddyPower)

Good luck guys