7 Games on Saturday and 3 on Sunday this week.
The big games are on Sunday this week with the top 4 playing each other.
Leicester will stay top whatever happens, but have the chance to increase the lead?
Vardy vs Mertesacker just isn't a fair contest :)
Sunderland v Man Utd
Bournemouth v Stoke
C Palace v Watford
Everton v West Brom
Norwich v West Ham
Swansea v Southampton
Chelsea v Newcastle
Arsenal v Leicester
Aston Villa v Liverpool
Man City v Tottenham
Good Luck All :)
Tuesday, 9 February 2016
Rip Off
Not sure why anyone would want to pay money to watch Liverpool :),
but I must give some rare praise to Liverpool fans after last weeks protest which seems to be raising the right questions about the money grabbing owners of football teams.
Don't think much will change unless everyone says "enough is enough" and boycott complete matches or fans refuse to buy season tickets.
With the amount of money being given to Premier league clubs by the new TV deal the least they could do would be to freeze the prices, or preferably drop them?
I've been to a few lower league games watching Southend where the home teams have large stadiums way too big for the couple of thousand fans who turn up and it's a weird experience.
Much as you try to improve the mood by singing and making noise, it still feels wrong.
If the owners feel that they don't need the real supporters anymore and are only catering for "the prawn sandwich brigade" (as Roy Keane once put it so well), they will be in for a nasty shock down the line.
Good TV entertainment requires a great atmosphere to be generated by the crowd as in "real" fans who will keep cheering even when their team is in the relegation spots and are 2-0 down at home.
I feel TV companies will think twice about coughing up billions to show "soulless" matches played in near silence in half empty stadiums.
Uli Hoeness's book :)
Here (right) he explains why the season ticket price is so low at Bayern Munich.
The likes of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund get full houses of 80,000 every game and yet a season ticket costs less than going to 2 games in this country, but you still get to see some of the best players in the world.
Friday, 29 January 2016
Premier Predictions (Week 24 + 25)
F.A Cup still going on but the Premier league is back on Tuesday.
Midweek has 8 games on Tuesday and 2 on Wednesday.
Next weekend 7 Games on Saturday, 2 on Sunday and one Monday.
Next Saturday's early kick off sees the top 2 going head to head.
Week 24 - Tue 02/02 + Wed 03/02
Arsenal v Southampton
Leicester v Liverpool
Norwich v Tottenham
Sunderland v Man City
West Ham v Aston Villa
C Palace v Bournemouth
Man Utd v Stoke
West Brom v Swansea
Everton v Newcastle
Watford v Chelsea
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Week 25 - Sat 06/02 - Mon 08/02
Man City v Leicester
Aston Villa v Norwich
Liverpool v Sunderland
Newcastle v West Brom
Stoke v Everton
Swansea v C Palace
Tottenham v Watford
Bournemouth v Arsenal
Chelsea v Man Utd
Southampton v West Ham
Good Luck All :)
*EDIT* - The Southampton v West Ham game has been moved to Saturday evening, because West Ham play Liverpool in the Cup on Tuesday.
Midweek has 8 games on Tuesday and 2 on Wednesday.
Next weekend 7 Games on Saturday, 2 on Sunday and one Monday.
Next Saturday's early kick off sees the top 2 going head to head.
Week 24 - Tue 02/02 + Wed 03/02
Arsenal v Southampton
Leicester v Liverpool
Norwich v Tottenham
Sunderland v Man City
West Ham v Aston Villa
C Palace v Bournemouth
Man Utd v Stoke
West Brom v Swansea
Everton v Newcastle
Watford v Chelsea
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Week 25 - Sat 06/02 - Mon 08/02
Man City v Leicester
Aston Villa v Norwich
Liverpool v Sunderland
Newcastle v West Brom
Stoke v Everton
Swansea v C Palace
Tottenham v Watford
Bournemouth v Arsenal
Chelsea v Man Utd
Southampton v West Ham
Good Luck All :)
*EDIT* - The Southampton v West Ham game has been moved to Saturday evening, because West Ham play Liverpool in the Cup on Tuesday.
Tuesday, 26 January 2016
F.A Cup Predictions (Part 2)
Here we go, the second set of FA Cup fixtures being played Friday 29th to Sunday 31st.
Same Rules - 3 points for a correct score, 1 point for a correct result.
Scores after 90 minutes only (not including extra time and penalties)
Not going to include replays only first matches.
Round 4 x 16 games - Fixtures 33-48 of 63.
Derby v Man Utd
Colchester v Tottenham
Arsenal v Burnley
Bury v Hull
C Palace v Stoke
Bolton v Leeds
Reading v Walsall
Portsmouth v Bournemouth
Nottm Forest v Watford
Oxford U v Blackburn
Shrewsbury v Sheff Wed
West Brom v Peterborough
Aston Villa v Man City
Liverpool v West Ham
Carlisle v Everton
MK Dons v Chelsea
Current Scores - Biopunk 28, John 26, Lee 22, Paulo 20, Longy 17
Good Luck All
Same Rules - 3 points for a correct score, 1 point for a correct result.
Scores after 90 minutes only (not including extra time and penalties)
Not going to include replays only first matches.
Round 4 x 16 games - Fixtures 33-48 of 63.
Derby v Man Utd
Colchester v Tottenham
Arsenal v Burnley
Bury v Hull
C Palace v Stoke
Bolton v Leeds
Reading v Walsall
Portsmouth v Bournemouth
Nottm Forest v Watford
Oxford U v Blackburn
Shrewsbury v Sheff Wed
West Brom v Peterborough
Aston Villa v Man City
Liverpool v West Ham
Carlisle v Everton
MK Dons v Chelsea
Current Scores - Biopunk 28, John 26, Lee 22, Paulo 20, Longy 17
Good Luck All
Predictions And Fantasy Football Update
Current Predictions League full table
Selected Fantasy Football Leagues
FPL - Gary still leads, but the gap is getting smaller
TFF -
Blog League - Ryan still leads the way, but I'm catching up :)
My League - Shame they changed the rules this season, as I would be sitting 5th overall.
Rick's - After about 14 years of playing this I finally hit top spot for the first time.
TFF -
Blog League - Ryan still leads the way, but I'm catching up :)
My League - Shame they changed the rules this season, as I would be sitting 5th overall.
Rick's - After about 14 years of playing this I finally hit top spot for the first time.
Thursday, 21 January 2016
Transfer Rumours
Daniel Sturridge to West Ham for £18m ??
When he's fit I rate him as the best striker in the Premiership, trouble is ... he's never fit.
After paying them £15m for one injury prone striker, would we be willing to blow the January budget on a player who most likely would be very lucky to play 10 games before the end of the season?
With the money available in the Premier league and possible European competition, maybe this deal isn't a totally made up story like most "exclusives", but I really can't see it happening.
When he's fit I rate him as the best striker in the Premiership, trouble is ... he's never fit.
After paying them £15m for one injury prone striker, would we be willing to blow the January budget on a player who most likely would be very lucky to play 10 games before the end of the season?
With the money available in the Premier league and possible European competition, maybe this deal isn't a totally made up story like most "exclusives", but I really can't see it happening.
Wednesday, 20 January 2016
Premier Predictions (Week 23)
8 Games on Saturday, 2 on Sunday.
Norwich have been spending some money this week although I think Naismith is injured, so Liverpool will be happy.
West Ham will hope for a double over City, we have beaten them twice in the last 3 meetings but depends which version of City turn up.
Arsenal v Chelsea is usually interesting, although no Mourinho means it will be about the game. Ref is Clattenburg so he should be equally bad for both teams :)
Norwich v Liverpool
C Palace v Tottenham
Leicester v Stoke
Man Utd v Southampton
Sunderland v Bournemouth
Watford v Newcastle
West Brom v Aston Villa
West Ham v Man City
Everton v Swansea
Arsenal v Chelsea
Norwich have been spending some money this week although I think Naismith is injured, so Liverpool will be happy.
West Ham will hope for a double over City, we have beaten them twice in the last 3 meetings but depends which version of City turn up.
Arsenal v Chelsea is usually interesting, although no Mourinho means it will be about the game. Ref is Clattenburg so he should be equally bad for both teams :)
Norwich v Liverpool
C Palace v Tottenham
Leicester v Stoke
Man Utd v Southampton
Sunderland v Bournemouth
Watford v Newcastle
West Brom v Aston Villa
West Ham v Man City
Everton v Swansea
Arsenal v Chelsea
Tuesday, 19 January 2016
The Season So Far
Nothing predictable so far this season, nobody has put together a run that looks like claiming the title.
I tipped Arsenal at the start, but they are only top because nearly all the other teams are having a bad season. Arsenal seem to be coming through their usual injury crisis without too much damage so it's possible?
Man city look the most likely to challenge, but without Kompany they look far from safe at the back, Aguerro is the quality striker in the league but he is looking injury prone. If he stays fit I expect City to finish top but without him City look weak.
Leicester are doing brilliant but you have to worry if they suffer from a few key injuries, but whatever happens they should still finish top 10 which is an achievement.
Man Utd are still a work in progress, but the current 5th place is probably better than their play deserves.
Tottenham look like they will have their best Premier league season, can't pick many faults with their current crop of players.
West Ham and Stoke are possibly over achieving but both should be safe for a top 10 finish.
Crystal Palace are on a sticky patch at the moment and really need a good striker, really don't think Adebeyor fits that bill?
Everton should be doing better, but their defence is really letting them down.
Liverpool will no doubt blow another fortune to try and improve an average squad, but without injury prone Sturridge they haven't improved at all this season.
Chelsea are having a nightmare season, but they should get into the top half by the end but I can't see them challenging for a top 4 position.
At the bottom Aston Villa need a miracle, but I think any of about 8 teams could drop into the relegation spots with them.
I fancy Newcastle and Bournemouth to survive, but teams like West Brom and Watford could get dragged in?
I tipped Arsenal at the start, but they are only top because nearly all the other teams are having a bad season. Arsenal seem to be coming through their usual injury crisis without too much damage so it's possible?
Man city look the most likely to challenge, but without Kompany they look far from safe at the back, Aguerro is the quality striker in the league but he is looking injury prone. If he stays fit I expect City to finish top but without him City look weak.
Leicester are doing brilliant but you have to worry if they suffer from a few key injuries, but whatever happens they should still finish top 10 which is an achievement.
Man Utd are still a work in progress, but the current 5th place is probably better than their play deserves.
Tottenham look like they will have their best Premier league season, can't pick many faults with their current crop of players.
West Ham and Stoke are possibly over achieving but both should be safe for a top 10 finish.
Crystal Palace are on a sticky patch at the moment and really need a good striker, really don't think Adebeyor fits that bill?
Everton should be doing better, but their defence is really letting them down.
Liverpool will no doubt blow another fortune to try and improve an average squad, but without injury prone Sturridge they haven't improved at all this season.
Chelsea are having a nightmare season, but they should get into the top half by the end but I can't see them challenging for a top 4 position.
At the bottom Aston Villa need a miracle, but I think any of about 8 teams could drop into the relegation spots with them.
I fancy Newcastle and Bournemouth to survive, but teams like West Brom and Watford could get dragged in?
Friday, 8 January 2016
Premier Predictions (Weeks 21 + 22)
Just to confuse everyone? here are the next 2 weeks worth of Premier League fixtures.
Midweek games starting Tuesday, and next weekend's from Saturday the 16th.
Week 21 - Tue 21st / Wed 22nd
Aston Villa v C Palace
Bournemouth v West Ham
Newcastle v Man Utd
Chelsea v West Brom
Man City v Everton
Southampton v Watford
Stoke v Norwich
Swansea v Sunderland
Liverpool v Arsenal
Tottenham v Leicester
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Week 22 - Sat 16th / Sun 17th / Mon 18th
Tottenham v Sunderland
Bournemouth v Norwich
Chelsea v Everton
Man City v C Palace
Newcastle v West Ham
Southampton v West Brom
Aston Villa v Leicester
Liverpool v Man Utd
Stoke v Arsenal
Swansea v Watford
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Can never figure out in this modern world of technology, where everything can be done in an instant, why it now takes at least 10 days to organise a Cup replay?
Midweek games starting Tuesday, and next weekend's from Saturday the 16th.
Week 21 - Tue 21st / Wed 22nd
Aston Villa v C Palace
Bournemouth v West Ham
Newcastle v Man Utd
Chelsea v West Brom
Man City v Everton
Southampton v Watford
Stoke v Norwich
Swansea v Sunderland
Liverpool v Arsenal
Tottenham v Leicester
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Week 22 - Sat 16th / Sun 17th / Mon 18th
Tottenham v Sunderland
Bournemouth v Norwich
Chelsea v Everton
Man City v C Palace
Newcastle v West Ham
Southampton v West Brom
Aston Villa v Leicester
Liverpool v Man Utd
Stoke v Arsenal
Swansea v Watford
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Can never figure out in this modern world of technology, where everything can be done in an instant, why it now takes at least 10 days to organise a Cup replay?
Monday, 4 January 2016
F.A Cup Predictions
Don't know if anyone wants to join in on this?
Going to run a separate FA Cup predictions competition this season.
Rules - 3 points for a correct score, 1 point for a correct result.
Scores after 90 minutes only (not including extra time and penalties) to avoid complaints.
Not going to include replays only first matches - Round 3 x 32 games, Round 4 x 16 games etc.
So a total of 63 games, Winner will be whoever scores the most at the end .. simple :)
First Set - (Copy and Paste)
Exeter v Liverpool
Wycombe v Aston Villa
Arsenal v Sunderland
Birmingham v Bournemouth
Brentford v Walsall
Bury v Bradford
Colchester v Charlton
Doncaster v Stoke
Eastleigh v Bolton
Everton v Dagenham
Hartlepool v Derby
Huddersfield v Reading
Hull v Brighton
Ipswich v Portsmouth
Leeds v Rotherham
Middlesbrough v Burnley
Newport v Blackburn
Northampton v MK Dons
Norwich v Man City
Nottm Forest v QPR
Peterborough v Preston
Sheff Wed v Fulham
Southampton v C Palace
Watford v Newcastle
West Brom v Bristol C
West Ham v Wolves
Man Utd v Sheff Utd
Oxford U v Swansea
Carlisle v Yeovil
Chelsea v Scunthorpe
Tottenham v Leicester
Cardiff v Shrewsbury
Going to run a separate FA Cup predictions competition this season.
Rules - 3 points for a correct score, 1 point for a correct result.
Scores after 90 minutes only (not including extra time and penalties) to avoid complaints.
Not going to include replays only first matches - Round 3 x 32 games, Round 4 x 16 games etc.
So a total of 63 games, Winner will be whoever scores the most at the end .. simple :)
First Set - (Copy and Paste)
Exeter v Liverpool
Wycombe v Aston Villa
Arsenal v Sunderland
Birmingham v Bournemouth
Brentford v Walsall
Bury v Bradford
Colchester v Charlton
Doncaster v Stoke
Eastleigh v Bolton
Everton v Dagenham
Hartlepool v Derby
Huddersfield v Reading
Hull v Brighton
Ipswich v Portsmouth
Leeds v Rotherham
Middlesbrough v Burnley
Newport v Blackburn
Northampton v MK Dons
Norwich v Man City
Nottm Forest v QPR
Peterborough v Preston
Sheff Wed v Fulham
Southampton v C Palace
Watford v Newcastle
West Brom v Bristol C
West Ham v Wolves
Man Utd v Sheff Utd
Oxford U v Swansea
Carlisle v Yeovil
Chelsea v Scunthorpe
Tottenham v Leicester
Cardiff v Shrewsbury
Fantasy Football Update
Current Predictions League full table
Selected Fantasy Football Leagues
FPL - Gary still leads, but the rest of us are closing in.
TFF -
Blog League - Ryan and Rob still lead the way with Leslie up to 3rd.
My League - Shame they changed the rules this season, as it should be sitting 12th overall.
Rick's - John and Rob leading, but I'm still in contention.
FISO - No.1 League, pleased to have made the top 5 in this one.
FFUK - No.2 League, again having a good run in this one.
Currently sitting 4th in the Twitter League and leading 4 other leagues, so hopefully if I can keep it up I might win a few more medals, and possibly some money?
Been sensible with transfers so far, mainly only swapping injured players so plently left for the 2nd half of the season. Main dangers are someone going goal crazy in the Cup, and Chelsea's return to form as I've avoided most of the Chelsea players.
Selected Fantasy Football Leagues
FPL - Gary still leads, but the rest of us are closing in.
TFF -
Blog League - Ryan and Rob still lead the way with Leslie up to 3rd.
My League - Shame they changed the rules this season, as it should be sitting 12th overall.
Rick's - John and Rob leading, but I'm still in contention.
FISO - No.1 League, pleased to have made the top 5 in this one.
FFUK - No.2 League, again having a good run in this one.
Currently sitting 4th in the Twitter League and leading 4 other leagues, so hopefully if I can keep it up I might win a few more medals, and possibly some money?
Been sensible with transfers so far, mainly only swapping injured players so plently left for the 2nd half of the season. Main dangers are someone going goal crazy in the Cup, and Chelsea's return to form as I've avoided most of the Chelsea players.
January Transfers
January Transfer window shut, time to put up the list of who has spent what in the Premier League.
Most deals this window have been loan deals, and most of the money spent has been spent by clubs desperate to stay up and grab a slice of next season's TV money.
Only 3 clubs failed to sign anyone, Tottenham and Man Utd already have huge squads so didn't really need anyone, Aston Villa seem to have sent the message that they have given up and manager Remi Garde sounds like he'll be off soon?
Money spent - £170m
Money received - £66m
Biggest spenders - Newcastle £26.39m, Norwich £24.07m, Watford £21.46m
Biggest Sellers - Chelsea £19.88m, Tottenham £11.22m, Swansea £11.2m
Biggest Profit - Chelsea £16.66m, Tottenham £11.22m, Swansea £4.55m
Biggest defecit - Newcastle £26.16m, Watford £20.06m, Stoke £16.98m
Most players in - Norwich 8, Bournemouth 5, Sunderland 5, Watford 5
Most players out - Chelsea 11, Man Utd 10, Everton 9
Biggest deals In
Giannelli Imbula [Porto - Stoke] £16.98m
Oumar Niasse [Lokomotiv Moscow - Everton] £12.53m
Jonjo Shelvey [Swansea - Newcastle] £11.2m
Andros Townsend [Tottenham - Newcastle] £10.99m
Benik Afobe [Wolves - Bournemouth] 9.31m
Timm Klose [Wolfsburg - Norwich] £8.4m
Wahbi Khazri [Bordeaux - Sunderland] £8.26m
Steven Naismith [Everton - Norwich] £7.7m
Abdoulaye Doucoure [Rennes - Watford] £7.42m
Alberto Paloschi [Chievo - Swansea] £6.65m
Lewis Grabban [Norwich - Bournemouth] £6.55m
Nordin Amrabat [Malaga - Watford] £5.88m
Marko Grujic [Red Star Belgrade - Liverpool] £5.1m
Daniel Amartey [Copenhagen - Leicester] £4.62m
Mohamed Elneny [Basel - Arsenal] £4.62m
Lamine Kone [Lorient - Sunderland] £4.55m
Henri Saivet [Bordeaux - Newcastle United] £4.2m
Adalberto Peñaranda [Granada - Watford] £4m
Mario Suarez [Fiorentina - Watford] £3.71m
Demarai Gray [Birmingham - Leicester] £3.7m
Charlie Austin [QPR - Southampton] £3.64m
Sam Byram [Leeds - West Ham] £3.36m
Matt Miazga [New York Red Bulls - Chelsea] £3.22m
Biggest deals Out
Ramires [Chelsea - Jiangsu Suning] £19.6m
Final Thought
Most deals this window have been loan deals, and most of the money spent has been spent by clubs desperate to stay up and grab a slice of next season's TV money.
Only 3 clubs failed to sign anyone, Tottenham and Man Utd already have huge squads so didn't really need anyone, Aston Villa seem to have sent the message that they have given up and manager Remi Garde sounds like he'll be off soon?
Money spent - £170m
Money received - £66m
Biggest spenders - Newcastle £26.39m, Norwich £24.07m, Watford £21.46m
Biggest Sellers - Chelsea £19.88m, Tottenham £11.22m, Swansea £11.2m
Biggest Profit - Chelsea £16.66m, Tottenham £11.22m, Swansea £4.55m
Biggest defecit - Newcastle £26.16m, Watford £20.06m, Stoke £16.98m
Most players in - Norwich 8, Bournemouth 5, Sunderland 5, Watford 5
Most players out - Chelsea 11, Man Utd 10, Everton 9
Giannelli Imbula [Porto - Stoke] £16.98m
Oumar Niasse [Lokomotiv Moscow - Everton] £12.53m
Jonjo Shelvey [Swansea - Newcastle] £11.2m
Andros Townsend [Tottenham - Newcastle] £10.99m
Benik Afobe [Wolves - Bournemouth] 9.31m
Timm Klose [Wolfsburg - Norwich] £8.4m
Wahbi Khazri [Bordeaux - Sunderland] £8.26m
Steven Naismith [Everton - Norwich] £7.7m
Abdoulaye Doucoure [Rennes - Watford] £7.42m
Alberto Paloschi [Chievo - Swansea] £6.65m
Lewis Grabban [Norwich - Bournemouth] £6.55m
Nordin Amrabat [Malaga - Watford] £5.88m
Marko Grujic [Red Star Belgrade - Liverpool] £5.1m
Daniel Amartey [Copenhagen - Leicester] £4.62m
Mohamed Elneny [Basel - Arsenal] £4.62m
Lamine Kone [Lorient - Sunderland] £4.55m
Henri Saivet [Bordeaux - Newcastle United] £4.2m
Adalberto Peñaranda [Granada - Watford] £4m
Mario Suarez [Fiorentina - Watford] £3.71m
Demarai Gray [Birmingham - Leicester] £3.7m
Charlie Austin [QPR - Southampton] £3.64m
Sam Byram [Leeds - West Ham] £3.36m
Matt Miazga [New York Red Bulls - Chelsea] £3.22m
Biggest deals Out
Ramires [Chelsea - Jiangsu Suning] £19.6m
Final Thought
Saturday, 2 January 2016
Expert?
It always makes me smile when I read the headline "Mark Lawrenson BBC Football Expert"?
As our Prediction competition proves none of us are experts, but we don't get paid licence payers money to do it. So far this season he's excelling with Leicester, Watford and West Ham in the bottom 4 according to him.
Predictably he has a top 4 of Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea which might have been a good tip if you had chosen all the scores before the season started, but he chooses them by the week.
As our Prediction competition proves none of us are experts, but we don't get paid licence payers money to do it. So far this season he's excelling with Leicester, Watford and West Ham in the bottom 4 according to him.
Predictably he has a top 4 of Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea which might have been a good tip if you had chosen all the scores before the season started, but he chooses them by the week.
Happy New Year
Happy New Year 2016 to all :)
Hopefully a good year coming up with a really open Premier League which could go to any of a number of teams.
Euro 2016 in France coming up in June where hopefully England, Northern Ireland, Wales and the Republic can all do a decent job? something to look forward too.
West Ham will play out the final games at the Boleyn Ground, Upton Park before moving over to Stratford, and West Ham are one of a number of teams who might make Euro competition next season?
Anyway a great start to the year :)
Hopefully a good year coming up with a really open Premier League which could go to any of a number of teams.
Euro 2016 in France coming up in June where hopefully England, Northern Ireland, Wales and the Republic can all do a decent job? something to look forward too.
West Ham will play out the final games at the Boleyn Ground, Upton Park before moving over to Stratford, and West Ham are one of a number of teams who might make Euro competition next season?
Anyway a great start to the year :)
Monday, 21 December 2015
Premier Predictions (Weeks 18, 19, 20)
Christmas and New Year mega post.
Here are all the games over the Christmas period.
Usual rules, predictions in before the games kick off, so either do them all if you're likely to be away or drunk :) or by the week.
Week 18 - all games on Boxing day 26th.
Week 19 - 8 on Monday 28th, 1 Tuesday, 1 Wednesday.
Week 20 - 8 on Saturday 2nd January, 2 on Sunday 3rd.
After Christmas the FA Cup kicks off with more league games in the midweek following.
Week 18 - All Games 26/12/15
Stoke v Man Utd
Aston Villa v West Ham
Bournemouth v C Palace
Chelsea v Watford
Liverpool v Leicester
Man City v Sunderland
Swansea v West Brom
Tottenham v Norwich
Newcastle v Everton
Southampton v Arsenal
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Week 19 - 28/12/15 to 30/12/15
C Palace v Swansea
Everton v Stoke
Norwich v Aston Villa
Watford v Tottenham
West Brom v Newcastle
Arsenal v Bournemouth
Man Utd v Chelsea
West Ham v Southampton
Leicester v Man City
Sunderland v Liverpool
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Week 20 - 02/01/16 to 03/01/16
West Ham v Liverpool
Arsenal v Newcastle
Leicester v Bournemouth
Man Utd v Swansea
Norwich v Southampton
Sunderland v Aston Villa
West Brom v Stoke
Watford v Man City
C Palace v Chelsea
Everton v Tottenham
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all :)
Hope you all have a good one.
Here are all the games over the Christmas period.
Usual rules, predictions in before the games kick off, so either do them all if you're likely to be away or drunk :) or by the week.
Week 18 - all games on Boxing day 26th.
Week 19 - 8 on Monday 28th, 1 Tuesday, 1 Wednesday.
Week 20 - 8 on Saturday 2nd January, 2 on Sunday 3rd.
After Christmas the FA Cup kicks off with more league games in the midweek following.
Week 18 - All Games 26/12/15
Stoke v Man Utd
Aston Villa v West Ham
Bournemouth v C Palace
Chelsea v Watford
Liverpool v Leicester
Man City v Sunderland
Swansea v West Brom
Tottenham v Norwich
Newcastle v Everton
Southampton v Arsenal
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Week 19 - 28/12/15 to 30/12/15
C Palace v Swansea
Everton v Stoke
Norwich v Aston Villa
Watford v Tottenham
West Brom v Newcastle
Arsenal v Bournemouth
Man Utd v Chelsea
West Ham v Southampton
Leicester v Man City
Sunderland v Liverpool
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Week 20 - 02/01/16 to 03/01/16
West Ham v Liverpool
Arsenal v Newcastle
Leicester v Bournemouth
Man Utd v Swansea
Norwich v Southampton
Sunderland v Aston Villa
West Brom v Stoke
Watford v Man City
C Palace v Chelsea
Everton v Tottenham
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all :)
Hope you all have a good one.
Sunday, 20 December 2015
R.I.P Jimmy Hill
I have to admit that I didn't really like the man, but it cannot be denied that he had a huge impact on modern football.
He was responsible as the players union chief for the abolition of the maximum wage (£20 at the time) which at the time was a good thing, but with the current mega wages for some players now doesn't look so good.
He created the first all seater stadium (which is something I still hate), and was the driving force behind the 3 points for a win rule change which has been a good thing.
Also he had an amazing chin, always remember the joke by Jasper Carrott that Hill could get pickles out of a jar with it :)
But sad that another famous name has gone :(
Thursday, 17 December 2015
Wednesday, 16 December 2015
Premier Predictions (Week 17)
Week 17
7 Games on Saturday, 2 on Sunday and one on Monday.
Man City v Arsenal is the big game, followed by Leicester going to Everton.
A couple of big games at the bottom as well.
Chelsea v Sunderland
Everton v Leicester
Man Utd v Norwich
Southampton v Tottenham
Stoke v C Palace
West Brom v Bournemouth
Newcastle v Aston Villa
Watford v Liverpool
Swansea v West Ham
Arsenal v Man City
Sunderland need a 3-0 to overtake Chelsea,
that can't happen ... can it?
Good Luck All :)
7 Games on Saturday, 2 on Sunday and one on Monday.
Man City v Arsenal is the big game, followed by Leicester going to Everton.
A couple of big games at the bottom as well.
Chelsea v Sunderland
Everton v Leicester
Man Utd v Norwich
Southampton v Tottenham
Stoke v C Palace
West Brom v Bournemouth
Newcastle v Aston Villa
Watford v Liverpool
Swansea v West Ham
Arsenal v Man City
that can't happen ... can it?
Good Luck All :)
Monday, 14 December 2015
European Club Draws
Here's the last 16 draw for this seasons Champions League
Arsenal v Barcelona
AS Roma v Real Madrid
Benfica v Zenit St Petersburg
Dynamo Kiev v Manchester City
Juventus v Bayern Munich
KAA Gent v VFL Wolfsburg
Paris St Germain v Chelsea
PSV Eindhoven v Atletico Madrid
Tough draws for Arsenal against the likely winners, and Chelsea having to play the team that knocked them out last season.
Man City's only complaint could be that Kiev are not allowed to have visiting supporters due to their racism against Chelsea fans earlier in the competition? surely a total ban would have been better? Yaya Toure won't be happy.
The Europa "Mickey Mouse League" draw, last 32
Anderlecht v Olympiakos
Borussia Dortmund v FC Porto
FC Augsburg v Liverpool
FC Midtjylland v Manchester United
FC Sion v Sporting Braga
Fenerbahce v Lokomotiv Moscow
Fiorentina v Tottenham
Galatasaray v Lazio
Marseille v Athletic Bilbao
Saint Etienne v Basel
Sevilla v Molde
Shakhtar Donetsk v Schalke
Sparta Prague v FC Krasnodar
Sporting Lisbon v Bayer Leverkusen
Valencia v Rapid Vienna
Villarreal v Napoli
Tough draw for Tottenham against Fiorentina the team that knocked them out last season.
Man Utd play Midtjylland from Denmark who beat Southampton in an earlier round.
Liverpool play German team Augsberg, currently 13th in the Bundesliga.
Sorry Paul :)
Arsenal v Barcelona
AS Roma v Real Madrid
Benfica v Zenit St Petersburg
Dynamo Kiev v Manchester City
Juventus v Bayern Munich
KAA Gent v VFL Wolfsburg
Paris St Germain v Chelsea
PSV Eindhoven v Atletico Madrid
Tough draws for Arsenal against the likely winners, and Chelsea having to play the team that knocked them out last season.
Man City's only complaint could be that Kiev are not allowed to have visiting supporters due to their racism against Chelsea fans earlier in the competition? surely a total ban would have been better? Yaya Toure won't be happy.
The Europa "Mickey Mouse League" draw, last 32
Anderlecht v Olympiakos
Borussia Dortmund v FC Porto
FC Augsburg v Liverpool
FC Midtjylland v Manchester United
FC Sion v Sporting Braga
Fenerbahce v Lokomotiv Moscow
Fiorentina v Tottenham
Galatasaray v Lazio
Marseille v Athletic Bilbao
Saint Etienne v Basel
Sevilla v Molde
Shakhtar Donetsk v Schalke
Sparta Prague v FC Krasnodar
Sporting Lisbon v Bayer Leverkusen
Valencia v Rapid Vienna
Villarreal v Napoli
Tough draw for Tottenham against Fiorentina the team that knocked them out last season.
Man Utd play Midtjylland from Denmark who beat Southampton in an earlier round.
Liverpool play German team Augsberg, currently 13th in the Bundesliga.
Saturday, 12 December 2015
European Championship 2016 Draw
The draw for next summer's Euros.
Group A - France, Romania, Albania, Switzerland
Group B - England, Russia, Wales, Slovakia
Group C - Germany, Ukraine, Poland, Northern Ireland
Group D - Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey, Croatia
Group E - Belgium, Italy, Republic of Ireland, Sweden
Group F - Portugal, Iceland, Austria, Hungary
England and Wales drawn together, with Slovakia and Russia should be ok?
Northern Ireland got a tough draw with the Germans and Poland.
The Republic get "the group of death" with Italy, Belgium and Sweden.
Roll on the 11th June for England's first match against Russia :)
Group A - France, Romania, Albania, Switzerland
Group B - England, Russia, Wales, Slovakia
Group C - Germany, Ukraine, Poland, Northern Ireland
Group D - Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey, Croatia
Group E - Belgium, Italy, Republic of Ireland, Sweden
Group F - Portugal, Iceland, Austria, Hungary
England and Wales drawn together, with Slovakia and Russia should be ok?
Northern Ireland got a tough draw with the Germans and Poland.
The Republic get "the group of death" with Italy, Belgium and Sweden.
Roll on the 11th June for England's first match against Russia :)
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