S8M8: The Mourinho boxset is compulsive viewing

Regular readers will know that over the years, I've been forthright with my opinions with Mou. The breath of fresh air seen 14 years ago has long since gone stale & rancid. The siege mentality, the media manipulation and the simple but effective football has long gone, and the old emperor is left standing, naked and bitter, screaming abuse at passersby as he searches for a half-empty extra-strong cider bottle amidst the rubble at his feet. 

Scrumpy Jose amirite?

That said, he's nearly always been good value for a 3rd season meltdown, and Series 6 of Mou is not disappointing. Sure the plot is getting a bit predictable and formulaic, and we all know how the series ends, but it's still a great watch and the suspense is building.

This week's protagonist was West Ham, who have had a good little run since the last international break. Only ardent Hammer, Brad Allix backed them to beat Man Utd though - the power of faith eh?

No major shocks involving Spurs or Man City, whilst Arsenal defeated recent bogey team Watford with more comfort on the scoreboard than on the xG scoreboard. Cry me a river on that one. Everton & Leicester also picked up simple victories with Wolves continued their brilliant start to the season. Champions' League? You're sort of having a laugh...

Burnley & Bournemouth got back to winning ways, and finally, Liverpool managed to hold onto their unbeaten start with a cracker from Daniel Sturridge, who seems back in both fitness & form. City go top now, and will look to consolidate at Anfield on Sunday.

Let's get statty:

This week, 22 people played

Most popular predicted results: Spurs & Man City WINS (22/22)

Most disputed result: Cardiff vs Burnley (4-8-10 split)

Highest odds: Me 2453/1

Lowest odds: Steven Daniels 1454/1

Average odds: 1942/1

Best predictors: 6 of you (8/10)

Worst predictor: Gaj Thiru (3/10)

Average score: 6.5/10

Best predicted results: Spurs & Man City WINS (22/22)

Worst predicted results: West Ham WIN (1/22 - Well done Brad)

Everyone's results

Leaderboard (>2/3; 5/7)

This weeks's predos:

Brighton vs West Ham - WEST HAM
Burnley vs Huddersfield - BURNLEY
Crystal Palace vs Wolves - WOLVES
Leicester vs Everton - DRAW
Spurs vs Cardiff - SPURS
Watford vs Bournemouth - DRAW
Man Utd vs Newcastle - MAN UTD
Fulham vs Arsenal - ARSENAL
Southampton vs Chelsea - CHELSEA
Liverpool vs Man City - MAN CITY

Total odds: 2114/1

Good luck everyone