S7M18: I need a new title

I was going to talk about the lack of "winter balls" and whether this was a regression of the rampant commercialisation in the game - a return to the nostalgic times of white balls unless it was snowing...

...unfortunately, I decided to check my facts before typing and apparently we've been using the winter ball for 6 weeks and I just 1) haven't noticed & 2) my stream was funny the other day...

So a new topic is in order...

Man City continued their march towards the title with a record breaking 15th straight wins. Loads of bitterness going round about their money, Pep, something about set pieces etc - frankly I don't care. Love watching them play and they are a special, once-in-a-decade team however you spin in.

And Mou can do one chatting about respect...

No time for that hypocrite.

Liverpool have lost momentum a little, as have Arsenal, although they arguably had none to begin with. Chelsea continue to veer between dominance and rickety whilst Spurs are also keeping pace without really looking like their old selves. Spanking Stoke away doens't count. 

Burnley & Leicester are the other form sides, along with an Everton team slightly revitalised under Big Sam, who has spent his hiatus from football with a cameo role in Blue Planet II (yes I'm late to that party...)

...and not a pint of wine in sight...

Newcastle fans are looking off the pitch for their seasonal cheer - reports today that they may have a new owner imminently. Lucky them. Watford have also started a tricky spell losing to a Palace side who really should have 2 wins from 2. Benteke's penalty shenanigans coming too late to make it onto Nick Hancock's Xmas Footy Bloopers DVD. Does that still exist?

Swansea and West Ham both picked up some points to potentially make the 2nd half of the season more interesting - was rubbish last year when we knew everyone who was going down way in advance.

Let's get statty:

Matchday 16

24 people played

Most popular predicted result: Spurs WIN (24/24)

Most disputed result: Swansea vs WBA (9-7-8 split)

Highest odds: AFM (3843/1)

Lowest odds: Feneley (902/1)

Average odds: 2188/1

Best predictors: Me & Aron Kleiman (7/10)

Worst predictors: Dinkin & Doron (1/10)

Average score: 3.63/10

Best predicted result: Spurs WIN (24/24)

Worst predicted result: West Ham WIN (0/24)

Matchday 17

20 people played

Most popular predicted results: Man City, Liverpool, Man Utd & Spurs WINS (20/20)

Most disputed result: Crystal Palace vs Watford (6-8-6 split)

Highest odds: Steven Daniels (281/1)

Lowest odds: Doron Salomon (246/1)

Average odds: 264/1

Best predictor: Steven Daniels (8/10)

Worst predictors: Loads of you (5/10)

Average score: 5.86/10

Best predicted result: Man City, Man Utd & Spurs WINS (20/20)

Worst predicted result: Liverpool vs WBA DRAW (0/20)

Everyone's results:

Leaderboard (>2/3; 12/17)

This week's predos:

Leicester vs Crystal Palace - LEICESTER

Arsenal vs Newcastle - ARSENAL

Brighton vs Burnley - BURNLEY

Chelsea vs Southampton - CHELSEA

Stoke vs West Ham - WEST HAM

Watford vs Huddersfield - WATFORD

Man City vs Spurs - MAN CITY

WBA vs Man Utd - MAN UTD

Bournemouth vs Liverpool - LIVERPOOL

Everton vs Swansea - EVERTON

Total odds: 326/1

Good luck guys