S15M32: North Bank Run-in

Log on, think it'll just be a quick post-international/FA Cup break results blog but apparently it's a double. Soz.

Getting excited though eh? Many moons ago, I ran the London Marathon. I did not enjoy it (though you may still sponsor me). The absolute nadir was around miles 17-19 - meandering through the Isle of Dogs/Canary Wharf area was just soul-destroying. You know you've broken the back, but the loss of any visual landmark to focus your mind - or, ya know, the sun - just compounds the physiological screaming known as "the wall" which hit around this time. And then you emerge. The last few miles are a straight shoot BOMBING* it down the bank of the Thames, Big Ben getting bigger and bigger before you hang a right and do the last mile around the King's gaff and cross the line. I cannot describe the lift I got from that stretch. Cramping calves no longer quite so screamy. My black mood (towards everyone and anyone) disappeared and I bounded like a kangaroo** towards the Mall. I bring this up for no reason other than the footballing schedule has no further distractions.

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Let's get statty:

Matchday 30

This week, 18 people played
Most popular predicted result: Arsenal & Man City WINS (17/18)
Most disputed predicted result: Nott(s) Forest vs Fulham (7-4-7 split respectively)

Highest odds: Josh Daniels (5,924/1)
Lowest odds: Feneley (411/1)
Average odds: 2,041/1

Best predictor: Co-Pilot (6/10)
Worst predictor: AFM (1/10)
Average score: 3/10

Best predicted result: Arsenal WIN (17/18)
Worst predicted result: Newcastle WIN, West Ham vs Man City, Brentford vs Wolves & Liverpool vs Spurs DRAWS (1/18 - Well done WSC, ZD & Co-Pilot x2)

Matchday 31 (8 matches, pro-rated)

This week, 19 people played
Most popular predicted result: Fulham vs Burnley WIN (18/19)
Most disputed predicted result: Bournemouth vs Man Utd (4-5-9 split)

Highest odds: Josh Daniels (5,491/1)
Lowest odds: Geoffrey Skolnick (435/1)
Average odds: 1,704/1

Best predictor: Daniel Wigman (6.25/10)
Worst predictors: Me & Oli Kay (1.25/10)
Average score: 3.29/10

Best predicted result: Fulham WIN (18/19) Worst predicted result: Sunderland WIN (0/19)

Everyone's score:

Leaderboard (>2/3; 21/31)

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To this week's predos:

Good luck all

* Subjectively

** Seriously. Einstein, relativity, etc etc

S15M25-29: Super Results

So now you all want a blog eh? 

A little think piece.  A touch of footballing badinage. The musings of a man so frazzled by football that he yearns for the carefree days of the late Wengerian era. Almost. But honestly, it was nice knowing you'd win the FA Cup every year to have a lovely day in May without the quotidian heart attacks of stuff mattering.

Well tough luck. Have 5 weeks worth of results instead.

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Let's get statty:

Matchday 25

This week, 22 people played
Most popular predicted result: Arsenal & Chelsea WINS (22/22)
Most disputed predicted result:

Highest odds: AFM (3,100/1)
Lowest odds: Josh Daniels (1,2901/1)
Average odds: 2,130/1

Best predictor: Geoffrey Skolnick (7/10)
Worst predictors: Aron Kleiman & WhoScored.com (3/10)
Average score: 4.64/10

Best predicted results: Arsenal & Chelsea WINS (22/22)
Worst predicted result: Crystal Palace WIN (0/22)

Matchday 26

This week, 22 people played
Most popular predicted result: Man City & Aston Villa WINS (22/22)
Most disputed predicted result: Spurs vs Newcastle (5-7-10 split)

Highest odds: Feneley (390/1)
Lowest odds: Geoffrey Skolnick (7,754/1)
Average odds: 2,403/1

Best predictor: Geoffrey Skolnick (5/10)
Worst predictors: Zoe Daniels (2/10)
Average score: 3.41/10

Best predicted results: Man City & Aston Villa WINS (22/22)
Worst predicted result: West Ham vs Man Utd DRAW (0/22)

Matchday 27

This week, 22 people played
Most popular predicted result: Aston Villa & Chelsea WINS (22/22)
Most disputed predicted result: West Ham vs Bournemouth (7-10-5 split)

Highest odds: Geoffrey Skolnick (4,834/1)
Lowest odds: Feneley (851/1)
Average odds: 2,447/1

Best predictors: 4 of you (6/10)
Worst predictors: 3 of us (Oli Elton, me, Zoe Daniels) (3/10)
Average score: 4.59/10

Best predicted result: Man City WIN (21/22)
Worst predicted result: Aston Villa vs Leeds & Chelsea vs Burnley DRAWS and Brighton WIN (0/22)

Matchday 28

This week, 20 people played
Most popular predicted result: Man City & Aston Villa WINS (20/20)
Most disputed predicted result: Bournemouth vs Sunderland (15-3-2 split)

Highest odds: AFM (1,824/1)
Lowest odds: Feneley (440/1)
Average odds: 850/1

Best predictor: Geoffrey Skolnick (8/10)
Worst predictor: AFM (4/10)
Average score: 6.35/10

Best predicted result: Man City WIN (20/20)
Worst predicted result: Wolves & Everton WINS (0/20)

Matchday 29

This week, 19 people played
Most popular predicted result: Man City WIN (19/19)
Most disputed predicted result: Newcastle vs Man Utd (6-4-9 split)

Highest odds: Steven Daniels (5,286/1)
Lowest odds: Geoffrey Skolnick (3,855/1)
Average odds: 4,672/1

Best predictor: Hannah Daniels (5/10)
Worst predictor: AFM & WhoScored.com (1/10)
Average score: 2.95/10

Best predicted result: Everton WIN (18/19)
Worst predicted results: Sunderland, Wolves, West Ham WINS & Man City vs Nott(s) Forest DRAW (0/19)

Everyone's score:

Leaderboard (>2/3; 20/29)

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No predos this week - FA Cup break. Cya next week.

S15M25: Oh Petal

February has made me shiver. Bloody freezing. Do I love it? I do not. That was more Dr Seuss than Kevin Keegan. I also do not enjoy the Dr's work. Irritating things to read. Fairweather Impossibilitist Joseph Machta also once told me that it's not Dr SOOSE but a very Germanic Dr ZOYZ. Which may well be true. But 1) my wife laughs at me. Again. and 2) it's all a bit Bellerin. You know what I mean. His name is Hector BEYERIN in good ol' España. But not in the King's Premier League. It's just BELLERIN. This desire not to go full native is more about not wanting to be a bit extra, not an excuse to butcher the forin names. Carzola. Joel Inton. Brian Mbwemo. Go away. There was some football though. Rather than going match by match, let's just say Carrick & Rosenior are at the wheel, the Wolves revival is ded, Palace are in free fall and everyone else is showing variable form as weeks of games every 3 days start to bite. Arsenal remain top wth a chance to extend this weekend, West Ham will be hoping to drag Leeds and Forest back into the mix...

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Let's get statty:

Matchday 23 This week, 22 people played

Most popular predicted result: Man City WIN (22/22)
Most disputed predicted result: West Ham vs Sunderland (5-9-8)

Highest odds: AFM (14,5561)
Lowest odds: Steven Daniels (2,068/1)
Average odds: 6,128/1

Best predictor: Loads of you (5/10)
Worst predictor: Oli Elton (2/10)
Average score: 3.77/10

Best predicted result: Man City WIN (22/22)
Worst predicted result: Nott(s) Forest WIN (0/22)

Matchday 24 This week, 21 people played

Most popular predicted result: Chelsea WIN (21/21)
Most disputed predicted result: Nott(s) Forest vs Crystal Palace (11-8-2 split)

Highest odds: AFM (1,960/1)
Lowest odds: Geoffrey Skolnick (494/1)
Average odds: 1,462/1

Best predictor: David Brickman (8/10)
Worst predictor: David Graniewitz (4/10)
Average score: 5.76/10

Best predicted result: Chelsea WIN (21/21)
Worst predicted result: Brentford WIN (0/21)

Everyone's score:

Leaderboard (>2/3; 17/24)

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To this week's predos:

Good luck all

S15M23: Bloggy Bloggy Bloggy

Well, that went well. We all know a congested schedule throws up surprises but come on...that's one for the bookies to replenish their coffers. It all started well when the Carrickbot 3000 managed a resurgent Man Utd to a deserved derby win over Man Utd. As with all ex-Fergie players, I envisage TMNT villain Krang, with ol' rednose himself pulling the strings from his abdominal control room.

Home wins for Chelsea's Ager of Men and Leeds were relatively predictable, before Liverpool continued their unbeaten streak with a commendable 1-1 home draw to imminently relegated Burnley. Sunderland's impressive home form provided some respite to our collective nonsense before Spurs and Arsenal let the side down, losing at home to West Ham and drawing a stalemate at Forest respectively. I'm particularly irked by the former. I'd even said to a friend going to the game "enjoy the last min West Ham winner". Gotta back up those instincts on the forms.

Wolves continued their progress towards beating Derby's miserable total with a good point at home to Newcastle, before Unai did his magic to see the xG bubble burst in home defeat to Everton. Finally, a lovely overhead kick last minute equaliser gained Brighton a point at home to a post-Semenyo Bournemouth in a game referred to at Impossibilitee Towers as the Pier Derby. It'll catch on.

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Let's get statty:

This week, 22 people played
Most popular predicted results: Arsenal & Liverpool WINS (22/22)
Most disputed predicted result: Leeds vs Fulham (8-8-6 split)

Highest odds: Hannah Daniels (3,636/1)
Lowest odds: Geoffrey Skolnick (923/1)
Average odds: 1,808/1

Best predictors: Chris Sutton & Aron Kleiman (4/10)
Worst predictor: Loads of you (1/10)
Average score: 2/10

Best predicted result: Chelsea WIN (15/22)
Worst predicted results: Liverpool vs Burnley & Nott(s) Forest vs Arsenal DRAWS and Everton WIN (0/22). For colour, there were 3 games with 0/22, 2x 1/22 and 1x2/22. Rubbish.

Everyone's score (is this the worst graph I've ever posted here?):

Leaderboard (>2/3; 15/22)

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To this week's predos:

Good luck all