Howdy y'all
I'd forgotten what it's like to actually have this all done in good time. Stats went up last time - then had FA Cup/International break so I've been kicking back. Blogaphorically speakinh.
Anyway, means I have nothing to say other than list loads of predos. I'm going away for a frankly well-deserved break if I do say so myself. This blogging life ain't all unicorns and rainbows, let me let you. Obviously, I'm not going to a cave, and even if I did, it'd be a cave with WiFi so I theoretically could post again for future weeks when I'm on holiday, but that'd get me head caved in by Mrs Impossibilitee. Geddit. Can't teach that...
Anywho, I've listed 3 week's worth of fixtures - I'll hopefully repeat the 3rd in a results blog but as I'm coming back straight into a horrific stretch at work, I'm preparing for the worst, whilst hoping for the best.
Without further ado...
Matchday 32:
Crystal Palace vs Liverpool - LIVERPOOL
Brighton vs Leicester - LEICESTER
Man Utd vs Swansea - MAN UTD
Newcastle vs Hudderfield - NEWCASTLE
Watford vs Bournemouth - WATFORD
WBA vs Burnley - WBA
West Ham vs Southampton - DRAW
Everton vs Man City - MAN CITY
Arsenal vs Stoke - ARSENAL
Chelsea vs Spurs - DRAW
Matchday 33:
Everton vs Liverpool - LIVERPOOL
Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace - BOURNEMOUTH
Brighton vs Huddersfield - BRIGHTON
Leicester vs Newcastle - LEICESTER
Stoke vs Spurs - SPURS
Watford vs Burnley - WATFORD
WBA vs Swansea - SWANSEA
Man City vs Man Utd - MAN CITY
Arsenal vs Southampton - ARSENAL
Chelsea vs West Ham United - CHELSEA
Matchday 34:
Southampton vs Chelsea - CHELSEA
Burnley vs Leciester - LEICESTER
Crystal Palace vs Brighton - CRYSTAL PALACE
Huddersfield vs Watford - DRAW
Swansea vs Everton - DRAW
Liverpool vs Bournemouth - LIVERPOOL
Spurs vs Man City - MAN CITY
Newcastle vs Arsenal - DRAW
Man Utd vs WBA - MAN UTD
West Ham vs Stoke - WEST HAM
Matchday 35 is bizarre too - very stretched out. We'll cross that bridge
Anyways - good luck guys. Have fun whatever you're up to whilst I'm away....
Thursday 29 March 2018
Wednesday 14 March 2018
S7M30 results + FA Cup R6: Homenatge a Pep
I've previously written about my love for watching this City side. I'm a huge fan of the Guardiola school of possession based football. Love the ball, keep the options open with an easy pass, perpetual motion to move the space around and then *BANG* - the vertical passes with support runners to maximise the efficiency of any chance. It's made even better by having the best players in the world, but in my opinion, the core tactic is so good as to be effective even lower down. It relies on a defense who can cope with the inevitable counters when a move breaks down - and this has often been the downfall, but no system is perfect and I've always preferred the proactive to reactive schools of football.
You then add in players like KdB, David Silva, Aguero, Jesus and my current favourite, Sane and you have a near perfect attacking machine - pace, skill, finishing, dribbling, shooting from distance. Whatever defensive plan you have is likely to fail due to the skill and flexibility in their attack. It's mesmerising, and I think the best attacking unit since that Chelsea side who were also free-scoring - 2010? Liverpool could argue that the Suatrez/Sturridge/Sterling triumvirate was equally thrilling, but I don't think they offered the same cover-all-bases approach that City have. Seriously...throw a heading machine in to the mix for set pieces and we're done.
This is watching one of the great sides in action, and I'm going to enjoy it. It might be unfair to put them above say, the Utd side of 2008 with the Tevez/Ronaldo/Rooney front-line, and the superb Vidic/Ferdinand/VdSar defence but I don't remember getting the same thrill from watching them that I get from watching City - arguably they shouldn't have won the league that year too (come and hear about my Eduardo theory another time...) leaving them only with the CL win, you know, in Moscow, when John Terry slipped and missed the "winning" penalty. Any excuse...
Anyway, City could wrap up the league next week which would be record-breaking - along with being on course for most goals, most points and so on. The major difference this season compared to 10 years ago is the number of good sides - previously you'd argue it was a 2 or 3 horse race. This year, there are 5 good sides and Arsenal who should be a better side but City have just blown them out the water. Relentless, and frankly I could wax lyrical for longer if I didn't have to get on with the rest of the blog. I'm sure I'll have opportunity in a few weeks.
The weekend started with Man Utd putting in a classic Mourinho performance holding Liverpool at arms-length for a relatively comfortable win. Everton arrested their recent wobble with a win over Brighton who are approaching flip-flop territory. Huddersfield & Swansea drew - they should both be ok on the "3 worse teams" principle. Newcastle should be in the same boat - a big win over Southampton creating more space and costing Pellegrino his job. WBA lost again - they're done and it's incredible Pardew hasn't been sacked. He's been useless. Similarly, West Ham are in crisis and if they don't rally you can see them sinking without trace. That should be the end of Moyes' career too.
Chelsea & Spurs with relatively comfortable wins. This just leaves Arsenal, who won easily against Watford too; the game remarkable for the events immediately after Arsenal's second goal.
A lazy, dangled leg from Maitland-Niles gave Peyrera the penalty and up-stepped 'Cojones' Deeney - motormouth and "scourge" of Arsenal in recent times.
Cech yourself mate.
200 PL clean sheets. First penalty save since the Middle Ages. An important lesson for all young kids watching - don't run your mouth fool.
Loved this too:
This week, 21 people played
Most popular predicted results: Chelsea & Man City WINS (21/21)
Most disputed result: Huddersfield vs Swansea (7-7-7 split, <3)
Highest odds: Steven Daniels ( 4434/1)
Lowest odds: Doron Salomon (2351/1)
Average odds: 3393/1
Best predictor: Dagmar (9/10) - she must really hate Jose...
Worst predictor: Matt Abbott (4/10)
Average score: 6.95/10
Best predicted results: Chelsea & Man City WINS (21/21)
Worst predicted result: Burnley WIN (3/21)
Everyone's scores:
Leaderboard (>2/3; 21/30)
No PL game this week as too few fixtures due to the FA CUP
FA Cup Round 5 Results:
6/9 people played
Most popular predicted results: Leicester, Chelsea, Spurs Man City & Brighton WINS (6/6)
Most disputed results: Sheff Wed vs Swansea & WBA vs Southampton (4-2 & 2-4 split respectively)
Best predicted results: Leicester, Chelsea, Spurs & Brighton WINS (6/6)
Worst predicted result: Wigan WIN (0/6)
Best predictor: Me (7/8)
Worst predictors (of those who played): Feneleys & Steven Daniels (5/8)
FA Cup R6 predos:
Swansea vs Spurs - SPURS
Man Utd vs Brighton - MAN UTD
Wigan vs Southampton - WIGAN
Leicester vs Chelsea - CHELSEA
Good luck guys
You then add in players like KdB, David Silva, Aguero, Jesus and my current favourite, Sane and you have a near perfect attacking machine - pace, skill, finishing, dribbling, shooting from distance. Whatever defensive plan you have is likely to fail due to the skill and flexibility in their attack. It's mesmerising, and I think the best attacking unit since that Chelsea side who were also free-scoring - 2010? Liverpool could argue that the Suatrez/Sturridge/Sterling triumvirate was equally thrilling, but I don't think they offered the same cover-all-bases approach that City have. Seriously...throw a heading machine in to the mix for set pieces and we're done.
This is watching one of the great sides in action, and I'm going to enjoy it. It might be unfair to put them above say, the Utd side of 2008 with the Tevez/Ronaldo/Rooney front-line, and the superb Vidic/Ferdinand/VdSar defence but I don't remember getting the same thrill from watching them that I get from watching City - arguably they shouldn't have won the league that year too (come and hear about my Eduardo theory another time...) leaving them only with the CL win, you know, in Moscow, when John Terry slipped and missed the "winning" penalty. Any excuse...
Anyway, City could wrap up the league next week which would be record-breaking - along with being on course for most goals, most points and so on. The major difference this season compared to 10 years ago is the number of good sides - previously you'd argue it was a 2 or 3 horse race. This year, there are 5 good sides and Arsenal who should be a better side but City have just blown them out the water. Relentless, and frankly I could wax lyrical for longer if I didn't have to get on with the rest of the blog. I'm sure I'll have opportunity in a few weeks.
The weekend started with Man Utd putting in a classic Mourinho performance holding Liverpool at arms-length for a relatively comfortable win. Everton arrested their recent wobble with a win over Brighton who are approaching flip-flop territory. Huddersfield & Swansea drew - they should both be ok on the "3 worse teams" principle. Newcastle should be in the same boat - a big win over Southampton creating more space and costing Pellegrino his job. WBA lost again - they're done and it's incredible Pardew hasn't been sacked. He's been useless. Similarly, West Ham are in crisis and if they don't rally you can see them sinking without trace. That should be the end of Moyes' career too.
Chelsea & Spurs with relatively comfortable wins. This just leaves Arsenal, who won easily against Watford too; the game remarkable for the events immediately after Arsenal's second goal.
A lazy, dangled leg from Maitland-Niles gave Peyrera the penalty and up-stepped 'Cojones' Deeney - motormouth and "scourge" of Arsenal in recent times.
Cech yourself mate.
200 PL clean sheets. First penalty save since the Middle Ages. An important lesson for all young kids watching - don't run your mouth fool.
Loved this too:
Let's get statty:Have to admit I'm deeply disappointed no Arsenal players went full 'Martin Keown' on Deeney after that penalty— Alastair Brookshaw (@albrookshawAFC) March 11, 2018
This week, 21 people played
Most popular predicted results: Chelsea & Man City WINS (21/21)
Most disputed result: Huddersfield vs Swansea (7-7-7 split, <3)
Highest odds: Steven Daniels ( 4434/1)
Lowest odds: Doron Salomon (2351/1)
Average odds: 3393/1
Best predictor: Dagmar (9/10) - she must really hate Jose...
Worst predictor: Matt Abbott (4/10)
Average score: 6.95/10
Best predicted results: Chelsea & Man City WINS (21/21)
Worst predicted result: Burnley WIN (3/21)
Everyone's scores:
Leaderboard (>2/3; 21/30)
No PL game this week as too few fixtures due to the FA CUP
FA Cup Round 5 Results:
6/9 people played
Most popular predicted results: Leicester, Chelsea, Spurs Man City & Brighton WINS (6/6)
Most disputed results: Sheff Wed vs Swansea & WBA vs Southampton (4-2 & 2-4 split respectively)
Best predicted results: Leicester, Chelsea, Spurs & Brighton WINS (6/6)
Worst predicted result: Wigan WIN (0/6)
Best predictor: Me (7/8)
Worst predictors (of those who played): Feneleys & Steven Daniels (5/8)
FA Cup R6 predos:
Swansea vs Spurs - SPURS
Man Utd vs Brighton - MAN UTD
Wigan vs Southampton - WIGAN
Leicester vs Chelsea - CHELSEA
Good luck guys
Thursday 8 March 2018
S7M30: Nearly there
Folks, you have my apologies.
I said I'd get back to ya last week and never did. Life has been all over the place in the last couple of weeks as some of you may know...blogging isn't the most compatible of hobbies! Hopefully things will quieten down a bit & I can get this back on track.
So it's fair to say that between the above stuff & the Thierry ennui of supporting Arsenal at present, I've not really kept that up to date with the PL happenings. City look phenomenal, Liverpool & Man Utd are keeping the pressure on each other & Spurs are also a lock for top 4. Chelsea are more consistent than the chasing pack although equally apt to lose a game. Arsenal are in freefall and need a nice P45 shaped parachute. Burnley will soon be hammering on that glsss ceiling with whatever gets made in Burnley. Hotpots or something.
Below that I'm ashamed to say my attention has waned. I'm just proud of WBA's commitment to driving Pardew out of football; a cause we can all get behind.
So yeah, without further ado.....let's get statty
Matchday 28 (pro rata scores)
21 people played
Most popular predicted result: Liverpool & Spurs WINS (21/21)
Most disputed prediction: WBA vs Huddersfield (7-7-7 split respectively - rare that)
Highest odds : Doron (502/1)
Lowest odds: Doron (502/1)
Average odds: 502/1
Best predictor: Josh Daniels (7.78/10)
Worst predictors: Joe Abbott, David Brickman & Steven Daniels (3.33/10)
Average score: 4.92/10
Best predicted result: Liverpool & Spurs WINS (21/21)
Worst predicted result: Leicester WIN (2/21)
Matchday 29
23 people played
Most popular predicted results: Leicester, Spurs, Watford, Liverpool & Man Utd WINS (23/23)
Most disputed prediction: Burnley vs Everton (11-9-3 split)
Highest odds: AFM 684/1
Lowest odds: Doron (259/1)
Average odds: 520/1
Best predictors: WhoScored.com, Matt Abbott & Steven Daniels (8/10)
Worst predictor: Joe Abbott (4/10) - unwanted double
Average score: 6.26/10
Best predicted result: Spurs, Watford, Liverpool & Man Utd WINS (23/23)
Worst predicted result: Leicester vs Burnley DRAW (0/23)
Everyone's results
Sorry ECI... that's on me. Again.
The leaderboard (>2/3; 20/29)
This week's predictions
Man Utd vs Liverpool - LIVERPOOL
Everton vs Brighton - BRIGHTON
Huddersfield vs Swansea - DRAW
Newcastle vs Southampton - NEWCASTLE
WBA vs Leicester - LEICESTER
West Ham vs Burnley - DRAW
Chelsea vs Crystal Palace - CHELSEA
Arsenal vs Watford - ARSENAL
Bournemouth vs Spurs - SPURS
Stoke vs Man City - MAN CITY
Good luck guys
I said I'd get back to ya last week and never did. Life has been all over the place in the last couple of weeks as some of you may know...blogging isn't the most compatible of hobbies! Hopefully things will quieten down a bit & I can get this back on track.
So it's fair to say that between the above stuff & the Thierry ennui of supporting Arsenal at present, I've not really kept that up to date with the PL happenings. City look phenomenal, Liverpool & Man Utd are keeping the pressure on each other & Spurs are also a lock for top 4. Chelsea are more consistent than the chasing pack although equally apt to lose a game. Arsenal are in freefall and need a nice P45 shaped parachute. Burnley will soon be hammering on that glsss ceiling with whatever gets made in Burnley. Hotpots or something.
Below that I'm ashamed to say my attention has waned. I'm just proud of WBA's commitment to driving Pardew out of football; a cause we can all get behind.
So yeah, without further ado.....let's get statty
Matchday 28 (pro rata scores)
21 people played
Most popular predicted result: Liverpool & Spurs WINS (21/21)
Most disputed prediction: WBA vs Huddersfield (7-7-7 split respectively - rare that)
Highest odds : Doron (502/1)
Lowest odds: Doron (502/1)
Average odds: 502/1
Best predictor: Josh Daniels (7.78/10)
Worst predictors: Joe Abbott, David Brickman & Steven Daniels (3.33/10)
Average score: 4.92/10
Best predicted result: Liverpool & Spurs WINS (21/21)
Worst predicted result: Leicester WIN (2/21)
Matchday 29
23 people played
Most popular predicted results: Leicester, Spurs, Watford, Liverpool & Man Utd WINS (23/23)
Most disputed prediction: Burnley vs Everton (11-9-3 split)
Highest odds: AFM 684/1
Lowest odds: Doron (259/1)
Average odds: 520/1
Best predictors: WhoScored.com, Matt Abbott & Steven Daniels (8/10)
Worst predictor: Joe Abbott (4/10) - unwanted double
Average score: 6.26/10
Best predicted result: Spurs, Watford, Liverpool & Man Utd WINS (23/23)
Worst predicted result: Leicester vs Burnley DRAW (0/23)
Everyone's results
Sorry ECI... that's on me. Again.
The leaderboard (>2/3; 20/29)
This week's predictions
Man Utd vs Liverpool - LIVERPOOL
Everton vs Brighton - BRIGHTON
Huddersfield vs Swansea - DRAW
Newcastle vs Southampton - NEWCASTLE
WBA vs Leicester - LEICESTER
West Ham vs Burnley - DRAW
Chelsea vs Crystal Palace - CHELSEA
Arsenal vs Watford - ARSENAL
Bournemouth vs Spurs - SPURS
Stoke vs Man City - MAN CITY
Good luck guys
Thursday 1 March 2018
S7M29: Unseasonable
Placeholder service has returned. New blog to be fully updated later on this weekend
Burnley vs Everton - EVERTON
Leicester vs Bournemouth - LEICESTER
Swansea vs West Ham - SWANSEA
Spurs vs Huddersfield - SPURS
Southampton vs Stoke - DRAW
Watford vs WBA - WATFORD
Liverpool vs Newcastle - LIVERPOOL
Brighton vs Arsenal - ARSENAL
Man City vs Chelsea - MAN CITY
Crystal Palace vs Man Utd - MAN UTD
Good luck guys
Burnley vs Everton - EVERTON
Leicester vs Bournemouth - LEICESTER
Swansea vs West Ham - SWANSEA
Spurs vs Huddersfield - SPURS
Southampton vs Stoke - DRAW
Watford vs WBA - WATFORD
Liverpool vs Newcastle - LIVERPOOL
Brighton vs Arsenal - ARSENAL
Man City vs Chelsea - MAN CITY
Crystal Palace vs Man Utd - MAN UTD
Good luck guys
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