Thursday 28 April 2016

Premier Predictions (Week 36)

Back to a normal 10 game week this time, played over 3 days.
The top 2 both have tough games, Man Utd still need the points to try to catch Arsenal and City so won't roll over for Leicester. Chelsea owe it to the fans to give Tottenham a good game. At the bottom Norwich need the performance of their season away to Arsenal.
Stoke have gone to pot so Sunderland might get a win, and Newcastle really need to win all of their last 3 to have any chance.

Everton v Bournemouth
Newcastle v C Palace
Stoke v Sunderland
Watford v Aston Villa
West Brom v West Ham
Arsenal v Norwich

Swansea v Liverpool
Man Utd v Leicester
Southampton v Man City

Chelsea v Tottenham

Good Luck All :)

Monday 25 April 2016

Gossip and 2017 Predictions?

I'm wondering if I can get a job at the school of lazy journalism?
Here goes :)

Mourinho to Man Utd, he claims they will be fighting for the Championship in 2 years (because they will get relegated next season after the Moronic one gets rid of all the promising youngsters and Mata, and replaces them with overrated, overpaid, and over the hill foreign "stars").

Pochettino goes to Real Madrid (this might actually be a world scoop hehe) takes Alli, Kane, Lloris and Alderweird with him :)

Arsenal try to get rid of Wenger but he just buys the club instead and makes himself manager. "I aim to take this club into the top 4" he says in a press conference.

Liverpool bid mega money for Messi, Gotze, Bale, Lewandowski, Neymar, Neuer, Benzema but end up with Newcastle reject Hatem Ben Arfa and Marouane Fellaini on a free transfer.

Antonio Conte gives John Terry a new contract and makes him the key part of his revolutionary 9-1-0 formation. Chelsea set new records after 38 x 0-0 draws.

Pep Guardiola attempts to buy all the leading players of his rivals.

Bournemouth do a "Leicester" and win the league.

Noble, Cresswell, Antonio, Tomkins, Carroll all make it to the PFA's team of the season but none of them gets an England call.
A young Tottenham reserve plays 5 minutes in a Carling Cup tie against Accrington and immediately gets called into the England squad, Hodgson says "he's had a great season and deserves the chance".


Wednesday 20 April 2016

Premier Predictions (Week 35)

Week 34 still on for one more night, but here's the next one.
After last weeks mega 15 game competition this week is just 9 games padded out with the 2 Cup semi finals.
So for the cup games the rule is 90 minutes (+ Fergie time?) only.
5 Games on Saturday, 4 on Sunday and Tottenham play on Monday again.

Man City v Stoke
Aston Villa v Southampton
Bournemouth v Chelsea
Liverpool v Newcastle
Everton v Man Utd (FAC)

Sunderland v Arsenal
C Palace v Watford (FAC)
Leicester v Swansea

Tottenham v West Brom

Good Luck All :)

Euro 2016

Got my Panini Euro 2016 sticker album today :)
Free at most supermarkets so don't pay money for one on e-bay.
Comes with 6 stickers which is the amount I usually end up with :)

It makes me laugh that people are selling the stickers on Amazon / e-bay at well over the cost price when nearly every newsagent and supermarket have loads at 50p a pack.
You could buy 25 packs for only £15.95 on the net, or pay £12.50 for the same amount in any shop, suppose someone falls for it.

Just checked their England line up.
Goalies - Hart
Defenders - Cahill, Smalling, Jones, Stones, Baines, Shaw, Clyne
Midfield - Milner, Henderson, Wilshere, Banana, Barkley, Oxtail, Walcott, Sterling
Forwards - Rooney, Wellbeck, Vardy, Kane
I reckon Hodgson is going to need a full team of doctors and physios if he takes that lot


What Should've Happened?

Whinge time :)
One (slightly) biased fans view of the last few weeks.

5th March - West Ham sit 5th after win at Everton (49 pts)

13th March - West Ham lead Man Utd 1-0 in the FA Cup with minutes left, when Schweinsteiger pushes our goalie into the net allowing Martial to equalise. Ref Atkison doesn't give foul?
Unnecessary replay needed.

19th March - West Ham lead chelsea 2-1 in last minute when Loftus Cheek dives outside the box, Ref Madely falls for it and gives penalty? (should be up to 4th with 52 pts)

2nd April - West Ham lead Palace 2-1 late in the game when Ref Clattenburg gives Kouyate a straight red wrongly (later rescinded) allowing Palace back into the game. (should be up to 4th with 55 pts)

9th April - Draw 3-3 with Arsenal after Ref Pawson disallows Lanzini goal for offside despite being 2 yards onside? Carroll might have been lucky not to get sent off after his 3rd goal, but former ref Webb says Gabriel should also have been sent off. (should be up to 3rd with 58 pts)

13th April - Unnecessary Replay against Man Utd, lose 2-1 and no complaints except the game shouldn't have taken place.

17th April - Lead Leicester 2-1 in the 95th minute when Ref Moss falls for the latest Leicester dive and gives a penalty?
So should be 3rd with 61 pts and in the Cup Semi final, actually 6th with 53 pts and out of the cup.

Conspiracy? well it certainly looks like someone doesn't want us at the top table.

Thursday 14 April 2016

Premier Predictions (Week 34)

Gutted after tonight's cup game where we didn't really turn up for most of it :(
A little bit happier after watching the end of Athletico v Barcelona :)

Anyway on with the show.
This week is a mega week with 15 games spread over 6 days.
6 on Saturday, 3 on Sunday, 1 on Monday, 1 on Tuesday, 3 on Wednesday and 1 on Thursday.

Only 5 weeks left and John has gone back in front, although most of us can still win if we have a good run? :)

Norwich v Sunderland
Everton v Southampton
Man Utd v Aston Villa
Newcastle v Swansea
West Brom v Watford
Chelsea v Man City

Bournemouth v Liverpool
Leicester v West Ham
Arsenal v C Palace

Stoke v Tottenham

Newcastle v Man City

West Ham v Watford
Liverpool v Everton
Man Utd v C Palace

Arsenal v West Brom

Good Luck All :)

(The week after is a 9 game week including Cup ties, will post about Wednesday)

Wednesday 13 April 2016

Wednesday 6 April 2016

Premier Predictions (Week 33)

Extended week this time with 7 games on Saturday, 3 on Sunday and a bonus game on Wednesday.
Saturday's early game is a big one as West Ham really need another win over Arsenal to stay in touch of the top 4, although dodgy refereeing has cost us victory in the last 3 games, so looks like the FA don't want us there?
Villa might be relegated this week if they lose again or Norwich win.
On Sunday Leicester have the chance to go 10 points clear before Tottenham play, although Sunderland are desperate for the points as well.

West Ham v Arsenal
Aston Villa v Bournemouth
C Palace v Norwich
Southampton v Newcastle
Swansea v Chelsea
Watford v Everton
Man City v West Brom

Sunderland v Leicester
Liverpool v Stoke
Tottenham v Man Utd

C Palace v Everton

Good Luck All :)

(Next week will be even more confusing as there are 15 games over 6 days, so will probably post that before this week is over).

Champions League

Champions League Quarter Finals this week.

Barcelona v Athletico Madrid (2-1)
Bayern Munich v Benfica (1-0)
Paris St Germain v Man City
Wolfsburg v Real Madrid

Barcelona beat Athletico Madrid after Fernando Torres did a 10 minute Hero to Villain routine, Barca should be favourites but Simeone's Madrid are horrible to play against. I should dislike them with the miserable moaning Simeone in charge and a team that displays all the dark arts but I like the way they upset the mega-money pair in Spain.
Bayern Munich struggled to beat Benfica 1-0 and will have to perform better at the real Stadium of Light.

Tonight sees City taking on Zlatan and his Paris supporting cast, shame City don't have a defence so they just need to score more goals than Paris? should be good :)
Real Madrid should be able to overcome Wolfsburg  assuming Ronaldo plays.