S11M27: Tough Breaks

Hard week this week. As the first Horseman of the Apocalypse disappeared (legally) from our shores, the next one up sets up camp on the banks of the Dnieper River. Was it always like this? It feels like somewhere around 2016 the world slipped through a wormhole into another dimension where it just doesn't quit.

So, let's leave current affairs for a minute and look at the football

As the new transfer business settles and the clubs realised we're into the final approach, we're seeing some waking from slumber.

The dross are getting results. The flawed are starting to get tense. Man City are bored and playing with their food again. All very exciting for 2 weeks or so.

M24 (9 games, prorated)
13 people played
Most popular predicted result: Liverpool WIN (13/13)
Most disputed results: Newcastle vs Everton & Norwich vs Crystal Palace (6-4-3 & 3-4-6 split)

Highest & lowest odds: Steven Daniels (716/1)

Best predictor: AFM (7.78/10)
Worst predictors: Lawro & Steven Daniels (3.33/10)
Average score: 5.04/10

Best predicted result: Liverpool WIN (13/13)
Worst predicted result: Southampton WIN (0/13)

M25 (9 games, prorated)

17 people played
Most popular predicted result: Man City WIN (17/17)
Most disputed results: Brentford vs Crystal Palace, Everton vs Leeds &Leicester vs West Ham (7-7-3, 8-4-5 & 5-4-8 splits)

Highest & lowest odds: Steven Daniels (1063/1)

Best predictor: AF (8.89/10)
Worst predictors: Raffi Kleiman & David Silverman (2.22/10)
Average score: 5.16/10

Best predicted result: Man City WIN (17/17)
Worst predicted result: Wolves WIN (1/17) - well done AF

M26
16 people played
Most popular predicted results: Liverpool, Chelsea & Arsenal WINS (16/16)
Most disputed result: Southampton vs Everton (10-3-3 split)

Highest odds: Aron Kleiman (1042/1)
Lowest odds: Steven Daniels (357/1)
Average odds: 700/1

Best predictors: Steven Daniels & Raffi Kleiman (7/10)
Worst predictor: Zoe Daniels (3/10)
Average score: 5.25/10

Best predicted results: Liverpool, Chelsea & Arsenal WINS (16/16)
Worst predicted results: Watford, Burnley & Spurs WINS (1/17) - well done RK x2 & NKx1

Everyone's results:

Leaderboard (>2/3; 17/25):

To this week's predos:

Good luck all

S11M26: Drooping Lids

 My evening ran away from me. Took me longer than I thought it was going to do submit 2 things for an upcoming conference, 90 mins before the deadline that I've known about for months and months.

You'd think the main learning from school would be life skills like don't leave everything to the last minute, but all that stuff remains, whilst I can tell you how to say "penguins waddle" in French, or describe what Avogadro's constant is, or why the Corn Laws were repealed. All very critical to my life years on.

So anyway, I've not done the statsy bit, so that'll follow, but I think it's important to point out that Norwich and Watford are bad, and Newcastle are now less bad since they spent a bajillion on players. This upsets me, because the more bad the better. Unless they're Arsenal, in whihc case we can't be bad because we don't play. Tell you who is bad though. Man Utd, West Ham and the little club who can't, Tottenham. Maybe one day I'll upload the video of my son playing happily with Lego, without a care in the world and tunelessly singing "Tottenham get battered everywhere they go" at a volume that belies his little lungs. 

Gets it from his mother, I'm sure.

Anyway, Liverpool and Man City won. Big srprise. FFL has fixed Everton immediately. No but seriously. And a bore draw in the South(west) London derby.

Stats to follow

predos now:

Good luck all

S11M24-25: Spring Forward

 Now, I'll admit to not exactly being up to speed with the International calendar, but I do normally know if there was a game on, even if I don't watch it, not really care on the outcome.

So, imagine my surprise when I go back to see what the break weekend score was and...well...there was no game. It was just a week off. When clubs have loads of games to make up due to covid postponements. My mind is blown.

I know there were a few games here and there, but this feels like a missed opportunity. Similarly, last week was an FA cup week. There was only 1 PL game played to catch up - could they really not have slotted in a couple more. Football's leaders are potatoes. 

Anyway, about 6 weeks ago, Norwich managed to win away to consign Ranieri to the dustheap,  Gerrard similarly got another one over Everton, thus hastening a rerun of the most tedious England argument of all time. Wolves continue to show form, whilst underfire Uniteds (Newcastle & Manchester) beat United Leeds & West Ham. 

The big shocks came with Southampton & Burnley holding elite sides Man City & Arsenal to draws. I think that's a balanced sentence, which doesn't need much interrogation. Liverpool & Chelsea won, whilst Leicester continued their Annus Horribilis with home draw to Brighton.

Let's get statty:

This week, 17 people played
Most popular predicted result: Man City WIN (17/17)
Most disputed result: Everton vs Aston Villa (6-4-7 split)

Highest odds: Steven Daniels (2060/1)
Lowest odds: Aron Kleiman (640/1)
Average odds: 1115/1

Best predictor: Loads of you (6/10)
Worst predictor: Zoe Daniels & David Graniewitz (3/10)
Average score: 4.82/10

Best predicted results: Liverpool & Chelsea WINS (14/17)
Worst predicted result: Southampton vs Man City DRAW (0/17)

Everyone's scores:

Leaderboard (>2/3; 16/23)



To this week's predos:





Good luck