Week 4, last games before the first International break of the season.
2 of the 4 teams on 3 wins play each other Watford v Tottenham.
West ham really need 3 points this week as the following six games are all tough :(
7 Games on Saturday and 3 on Sunday.
Leicester v Liverpool
Brighton v Fulham
Chelsea v Bournemouth
Crystal Palace v Southampton
Everton v Huddersfield
West Ham v Wolves
Man City v Newcastle
Cardiff v Arsenal
Burnley v Man Utd
Watford v Tottenham
Good Luck All :)
Thursday, 30 August 2018
Thursday, 23 August 2018
Premier Predictions (Week 03)
Week 3, can anyone stop Gibbo?
Games being played on Saturday, Sunday and Monday this week.
Big relegation six pointer at the Emirates, and Man U v Tottenham on Monday look like the big games.
Hopefully Longy will put in an appearance after playing for the last 8 years?
Wolves v Man City
Arsenal v West Ham
Bournemouth v Everton
Huddersfield v Cardiff
Southampton v Leicester
Liverpool v Brighton
Watford v Crystal Palace
Fulham v Burnley
Newcastle v Chelsea
Man Utd v Tottenham
Good Luck All :)
Games being played on Saturday, Sunday and Monday this week.
Big relegation six pointer at the Emirates, and Man U v Tottenham on Monday look like the big games.
Hopefully Longy will put in an appearance after playing for the last 8 years?
Wolves v Man City
Arsenal v West Ham
Bournemouth v Everton
Huddersfield v Cardiff
Southampton v Leicester
Liverpool v Brighton
Watford v Crystal Palace
Fulham v Burnley
Newcastle v Chelsea
Man Utd v Tottenham
Good Luck All :)
Wednesday, 15 August 2018
Premier Predictions (Week 02)
Week 2 already, games being played on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
The pressure could be on the new Arsenal manager already if they lose to Chelsea, and hopefully the Hammers can calm the nerves at home to Bournemouth.
Cardiff v Newcastle
Everton v Southampton
Leicester v Wolves
Tottenham v Fulham
West Ham v Bournemouth
Chelsea v Arsenal
Burnley v Watford
Man City v Huddersfield
Brighton v Man Utd
Crystal Palace v Liverpool
Will do my yearly transfer round-up once all the Premier league teams have shifted their dead wood out to Europe before the end of the month.
Anyway Good Luck All :)
The pressure could be on the new Arsenal manager already if they lose to Chelsea, and hopefully the Hammers can calm the nerves at home to Bournemouth.
Cardiff v Newcastle
Everton v Southampton
Leicester v Wolves
Tottenham v Fulham
West Ham v Bournemouth
Chelsea v Arsenal
Burnley v Watford
Man City v Huddersfield
Brighton v Man Utd
Crystal Palace v Liverpool
Will do my yearly transfer round-up once all the Premier league teams have shifted their dead wood out to Europe before the end of the month.
Anyway Good Luck All :)
Tuesday, 7 August 2018
Premier Predictions (Week 01)
It's that time again 😁
Premier Predictions 2018-19 is up and running.
Premier league is back on Friday (why Friday? 💩), so only about 75 hours to go.
T&C's - Usual rules apply
3 Points for a correct score, 1 Point for a correct result.
Predictions League will be decided on weekly wins first, if 2 or more people share a weekly win that will be classed as a draw, if at the end things are still level the toal points for the season come into play.
Predictions in the comments please :)
Hopefully the regular players will be back and anyone reading this blog is welcome to join in at any point, just let me know a name and club supported.
Obviously predictions will only count if they are made before the kick offs.
Anyway, here's the first fixtures of the new season.
Games being played on Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10th to 12th August.
Man Utd v Leicester
Newcastle v Tottenham
Bournemouth v Cardiff
Fulham v Crystal Palace
Huddersfield v Chelsea
Watford v Brighton
Wolves v Everton
Liverpool v West Ham
Southampton v Burnley
Arsenal v Man City
All welcome, good luck all 😎
Premier Predictions 2018-19 is up and running.
Premier league is back on Friday (why Friday? 💩), so only about 75 hours to go.
T&C's - Usual rules apply
3 Points for a correct score, 1 Point for a correct result.
Predictions League will be decided on weekly wins first, if 2 or more people share a weekly win that will be classed as a draw, if at the end things are still level the toal points for the season come into play.
Predictions in the comments please :)
Hopefully the regular players will be back and anyone reading this blog is welcome to join in at any point, just let me know a name and club supported.
Obviously predictions will only count if they are made before the kick offs.
Anyway, here's the first fixtures of the new season.
Games being played on Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10th to 12th August.
Man Utd v Leicester
Newcastle v Tottenham
Bournemouth v Cardiff
Fulham v Crystal Palace
Huddersfield v Chelsea
Watford v Brighton
Wolves v Everton
Liverpool v West Ham
Southampton v Burnley
Arsenal v Man City
All welcome, good luck all 😎
Saturday, 4 August 2018
Saturday, 14 July 2018
England Ratings
My opinion of England's World Cup run.
Goalkeepers:
Jordan Pickford 8/10 Maybe not the greatest goalkeeper but performed really well on the big stage, certainly more confident with the ball at his feet than the others.
Jack Butland 0 Did not play,
Nick Pope 0 Did not play
Defenders:
Kyle Walker 7/10 Got the pace to cover which has been lacking in England squads of the past, but still lacks composure under pressure. Could have been better.
Kieran Trippier 8/10 Hardly put a foot wrong in defence and was our best set piece taker and crosser.
Harry Maguire 7/10 Stepped up to the mark and doesn't lack confidence, needs to improve his passing and have a little bit more confidence when he takes the ball upfield.
John Stones 7/10 Apart from the error against Croatia he has been excellent, should be nailed down as a starter for many years.
Ashley Young 6/10 Did a job, the fact he doesn't like crossing with his left foot is the biggest downside to his game.
Danny Rose 5/10 Has the pace and talent to replace Ashley Young but still makes bad choices as a defender.
Eric Dier 6/10 Not really a fan but his versatility earns him a place in the squad. Looked better in the final game.
Phil Jones 3/10 No idea why he is in the squad?
Gary Cahill 6/10 Experienced and reliable.
Trent Alexander Arnold 7/10 The fact he's behind Trippier is the only reason he won't be an England regular for a while, Bags of confidence and ability.
Midfielders:
Jordan Henderson 5/10 Did a steady job but the Croatia game showed he doesn't have the ability to create chances where he just played a stream of long passes without picking out a player.
Dele Alli 6/10 Not at his best, didn't get forward enough. Most Tottenham fans will tell you he gives the ball away too easily but makes up for it with his ability to get in the box at the right time.
Jesse Lingard 7/10 Tried hard but things didn't really come off for him this time.
Fabian Delph 6/10 Has been used as a wing back by Man City but his cameo appearances at this tournament have been in midfield where he is very average. Played the wing back roll in the 2nd half against Belgium and should have moved in front of Young and Rose.
Ruben Loftus Cheek 6/10 Has potential but needs to work harder.
Forwards:
Harry Kane 7/10 Looked good in the early games but looks to be carrying an injury, hasn't been the same since the Colombia game where he appeared to be struggling.
Raheem Sterling 6/10 Does not deserve the criticism he receives, always a willing runner but confidence seems shot when he gets near the goal. Poor last game.
Jamie Vardy 5/10 England don't play to his strengths and struggled to make an impact.
Marcus Rashford 6/10 Will get better, has the pace and skill to be a big player in the future. Hopefully he will get more game time for Man Utd this season.
Danny Welbeck 2/10 Too many injuries and a lack of game time have blunted his instincts, might come back better if he can get regular football.
Gareth Southgate 7/10 Great to have an England boss who seems to care for a change, he got them all playing as a team and motivated them at the right times, showed some inexperiece with his substitutions in the Croatia game where it was obvious Kane was struggling and Rashford instead came on for Sterling who was still fun of running, also Trippier was left on despite being injured for the whole of extra time and Walker replaced instead?
The one big criticism you can level at Southgate is the original selection, Jack Wilshere and Jonjo Shelvey are both the type of creative midfielders we were missing throughout the tournament and especially against Croatia.
Why he couldn't find room for them in the squad is a mystery when he chose players like Phil Jones, Fabian Delph, Danny Welbeck and Ruben Loftus Cheek who weren't trusted to come on and make a difference.
Goalkeepers:
Jordan Pickford 8/10 Maybe not the greatest goalkeeper but performed really well on the big stage, certainly more confident with the ball at his feet than the others.
Jack Butland 0 Did not play,
Nick Pope 0 Did not play
Defenders:
Kyle Walker 7/10 Got the pace to cover which has been lacking in England squads of the past, but still lacks composure under pressure. Could have been better.
Kieran Trippier 8/10 Hardly put a foot wrong in defence and was our best set piece taker and crosser.
Harry Maguire 7/10 Stepped up to the mark and doesn't lack confidence, needs to improve his passing and have a little bit more confidence when he takes the ball upfield.
John Stones 7/10 Apart from the error against Croatia he has been excellent, should be nailed down as a starter for many years.
Ashley Young 6/10 Did a job, the fact he doesn't like crossing with his left foot is the biggest downside to his game.
Danny Rose 5/10 Has the pace and talent to replace Ashley Young but still makes bad choices as a defender.
Eric Dier 6/10 Not really a fan but his versatility earns him a place in the squad. Looked better in the final game.
Phil Jones 3/10 No idea why he is in the squad?
Gary Cahill 6/10 Experienced and reliable.
Trent Alexander Arnold 7/10 The fact he's behind Trippier is the only reason he won't be an England regular for a while, Bags of confidence and ability.
Midfielders:
Jordan Henderson 5/10 Did a steady job but the Croatia game showed he doesn't have the ability to create chances where he just played a stream of long passes without picking out a player.
Dele Alli 6/10 Not at his best, didn't get forward enough. Most Tottenham fans will tell you he gives the ball away too easily but makes up for it with his ability to get in the box at the right time.
Jesse Lingard 7/10 Tried hard but things didn't really come off for him this time.
Fabian Delph 6/10 Has been used as a wing back by Man City but his cameo appearances at this tournament have been in midfield where he is very average. Played the wing back roll in the 2nd half against Belgium and should have moved in front of Young and Rose.
Ruben Loftus Cheek 6/10 Has potential but needs to work harder.
Forwards:
Harry Kane 7/10 Looked good in the early games but looks to be carrying an injury, hasn't been the same since the Colombia game where he appeared to be struggling.
Raheem Sterling 6/10 Does not deserve the criticism he receives, always a willing runner but confidence seems shot when he gets near the goal. Poor last game.
Jamie Vardy 5/10 England don't play to his strengths and struggled to make an impact.
Marcus Rashford 6/10 Will get better, has the pace and skill to be a big player in the future. Hopefully he will get more game time for Man Utd this season.
Danny Welbeck 2/10 Too many injuries and a lack of game time have blunted his instincts, might come back better if he can get regular football.
Gareth Southgate 7/10 Great to have an England boss who seems to care for a change, he got them all playing as a team and motivated them at the right times, showed some inexperiece with his substitutions in the Croatia game where it was obvious Kane was struggling and Rashford instead came on for Sterling who was still fun of running, also Trippier was left on despite being injured for the whole of extra time and Walker replaced instead?
The one big criticism you can level at Southgate is the original selection, Jack Wilshere and Jonjo Shelvey are both the type of creative midfielders we were missing throughout the tournament and especially against Croatia.
Why he couldn't find room for them in the squad is a mystery when he chose players like Phil Jones, Fabian Delph, Danny Welbeck and Ruben Loftus Cheek who weren't trusted to come on and make a difference.
Sunday, 8 July 2018
World Cup 2018 Predictions (Part 6)
Only a week to go and the World Cup is over ... boo hoo!!
I like many others thought a World Cup in Russia could be a disaster with predictions of Russian hooligans, heavy handed police, racist chanting, VAR etc?
But from what I've seen it has been brilliant so far and not just because England have performed, the VAR has mostly been done really well, weeding out the cheating b'stards and letting teams get on with playing football.
Final Rounds of Predictions (please fill in teams for final and 3rd place)
(90 Minute rule again - extra time and penalties don't count)
Semi Finals
Belgium v France
Croatia v England
3rd Place
Belgium v England
Final
France v Croatia
Thought I was running away with this, but Paulo has put the pressure on ...
60 Games - Lee 43, Paulo 40, Paul 31, (Lawro 42)
Good Luck All :)
I like many others thought a World Cup in Russia could be a disaster with predictions of Russian hooligans, heavy handed police, racist chanting, VAR etc?
But from what I've seen it has been brilliant so far and not just because England have performed, the VAR has mostly been done really well, weeding out the cheating b'stards and letting teams get on with playing football.
Final Rounds of Predictions (please fill in teams for final and 3rd place)
(90 Minute rule again - extra time and penalties don't count)
Semi Finals
Belgium v France
Croatia v England
3rd Place
Belgium v England
Final
France v Croatia
Thought I was running away with this, but Paulo has put the pressure on ...
60 Games - Lee 43, Paulo 40, Paul 31, (Lawro 42)
Good Luck All :)
Wednesday, 4 July 2018
World Cup 2018 Predictions (Part 5)
Starting to get our hopes up, I think every English footy fan wants us to win the World Cup but after all these years of disappointment we've kept it in check :)
Injuries permitting we should be able to compete against Sweden, Croatia or Russia, but then the big 4 in the other half of the draw come into play.
Of course our history suggests we'll get a dodgy red card or one of our top players inured before then so don't count any chickens :)
8 Games left and it's Quarter Final time, games on Friday and Saturday.
90 minute rule applies for predictions.
France v Uraguay
Brazil v Belgium
Sweden v England
Russia v Croatia
Good luck All, and England :)
Injuries permitting we should be able to compete against Sweden, Croatia or Russia, but then the big 4 in the other half of the draw come into play.
Of course our history suggests we'll get a dodgy red card or one of our top players inured before then so don't count any chickens :)
8 Games left and it's Quarter Final time, games on Friday and Saturday.
90 minute rule applies for predictions.
France v Uraguay
Brazil v Belgium
Sweden v England
Russia v Croatia
Good luck All, and England :)
Thursday, 28 June 2018
World Cup 2018 Predictions (Part 4)
Last 16 time, 2 games a day from Saturday till next Tuesday.
France v Argentina
Uruguay v Portugal
Spain v Russia
Croatia v Denmark
Brazil v Mexico
Belgium v Japan
Sweden v Switzerland
Colombia v England
Rules for the knockout stages:
Prediction result will be the score at the end of normal time (90 minutes + injury time).
Extra time and Penalties will not count.
France v Argentina
Uruguay v Portugal
Spain v Russia
Croatia v Denmark
Brazil v Mexico
Belgium v Japan
Sweden v Switzerland
Colombia v England
Rules for the knockout stages:
Prediction result will be the score at the end of normal time (90 minutes + injury time).
Extra time and Penalties will not count.
World Cup Last 16
France - 2 wins 1 draw, quality team who have yet to really get going.
Argentina - 1 win 1 draw, lucky to scrape through but they have Messi.
Uraguay - 3 wins, great defence and Suarez, one to avoid.
Portugal - 1 win 2 draws, they've got Ronaldo so will always have a chance.
Spain - 1 win 2 draws, not at their best but will still be hard to beat.
Russia - 2 wins, badly beaten by Uruguay, home crowd won't be enough.
Croatia - 3 wins, looking very good so far just lacking a top quality striker.
Denmark - 1 win 2 draws, looking like one of the weakest teams through.
Brazil - 2 wins 1 draw, not the best team but have some top quality individuals who can win a game on their own.
Mexico - 2 wins, looked great in the first 2 games but thrashed by Sweden.
Belgium - 3 wins, top squad if they all perform but always get the feeling they will bottle it?
Japan - 1 win 1 draw, helped by playing 87 minutes against Colombia against 10 men, lucky to get through
Sweden - 2 wins, unlucky to lose to Germany but were very good against Mexico.
Switzerland - 1 win 2 draws, not impressed with the Swiss but keep getting results, although thanks to dodgy V.A.R in the Serbia game.
Colombia - 2 wins, unlucky against Japan but have been good in the last 2, will be hard to beat.
England - 2 wins, hopefully Harry Kane won't get injured.
Argentina - 1 win 1 draw, lucky to scrape through but they have Messi.
Uraguay - 3 wins, great defence and Suarez, one to avoid.
Portugal - 1 win 2 draws, they've got Ronaldo so will always have a chance.
Spain - 1 win 2 draws, not at their best but will still be hard to beat.
Russia - 2 wins, badly beaten by Uruguay, home crowd won't be enough.
Croatia - 3 wins, looking very good so far just lacking a top quality striker.
Denmark - 1 win 2 draws, looking like one of the weakest teams through.
Brazil - 2 wins 1 draw, not the best team but have some top quality individuals who can win a game on their own.
Mexico - 2 wins, looked great in the first 2 games but thrashed by Sweden.
Belgium - 3 wins, top squad if they all perform but always get the feeling they will bottle it?
Japan - 1 win 1 draw, helped by playing 87 minutes against Colombia against 10 men, lucky to get through
Sweden - 2 wins, unlucky to lose to Germany but were very good against Mexico.
Switzerland - 1 win 2 draws, not impressed with the Swiss but keep getting results, although thanks to dodgy V.A.R in the Serbia game.
Colombia - 2 wins, unlucky against Japan but have been good in the last 2, will be hard to beat.
England - 2 wins, hopefully Harry Kane won't get injured.
Sunday, 24 June 2018
World Cup 2018 Predictions (Part 3)
Part 3 - The final group games being played from Monday to Thursday.
At the moment (Sunday morning) only 4 teams are definitely through - Croatia, France, Russia and Uruguay.
6 teams are already knocked out - Costa Rica, Egypt, Morocco, Peru, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia.
Saudi Arabia v Egypt
Uraguay v Russia
Iran v Portugal
Spain v Morocco
Australia v Peru
Denmark v France
Iceland v Croatia
Nigeria v Argentina
Mexico v Sweden
South Korea v Germany
Serbia v Brazil
Switzerland v Costa Rica
Japan v Poland
Senegal v Colombia
England v Belgium
Panama v Tunisia
Last 16 games to come on Thursday or Friday.
At the moment (Sunday morning) only 4 teams are definitely through - Croatia, France, Russia and Uruguay.
6 teams are already knocked out - Costa Rica, Egypt, Morocco, Peru, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia.
Saudi Arabia v Egypt
Uraguay v Russia
Iran v Portugal
Spain v Morocco
Australia v Peru
Denmark v France
Iceland v Croatia
Nigeria v Argentina
Mexico v Sweden
South Korea v Germany
Serbia v Brazil
Switzerland v Costa Rica
Japan v Poland
Senegal v Colombia
England v Belgium
Panama v Tunisia
Last 16 games to come on Thursday or Friday.
Monday, 18 June 2018
World Cup 2018 Predictions (Part 2)
The 2nd Round of group game start on Tuesday through to Sunday.
A few of the big names need a win, Argentina and Germany have a couple of tough games.
Russia v Egypt
Portugal v Morocco
Uraguay v Saudi Arabia
Iran v Spain
Denmark v Australia
France v Peru
Argentina v Croatia
Brazil v Costa Rica
Nigeria v Iceland
Serbia v Switzerland
Belgium v Tunisia
South Korea v Mexico
Germany v Sweden
England v Panama
Japan v Senegal
Poland v Colombia
Good Luck All :)
A few of the big names need a win, Argentina and Germany have a couple of tough games.
Russia v Egypt
Portugal v Morocco
Uraguay v Saudi Arabia
Iran v Spain
Denmark v Australia
France v Peru
Argentina v Croatia
Brazil v Costa Rica
Nigeria v Iceland
Serbia v Switzerland
Belgium v Tunisia
South Korea v Mexico
Germany v Sweden
England v Panama
Japan v Senegal
Poland v Colombia
Good Luck All :)
Saturday, 9 June 2018
World Cup 2018 Predictions (Part 1)
The World Cup is here again, so here is the World Cup predictions competition.
Usual predictions rules - 3 Points for a correct score, 1 Point for a correct result.
Overall winner will be decided on the total points at the end of the competition (64 Games).
Extra rules for the knockout stages:
To stop all confusion and arguments the prediction will be the score at the end of normal time (90 minutes + injury time).
Extra time and Penalties will not count.
So if a game finishes 0-0 and goes into extra time and one team has 3 players sent off and lose 7-0 it will count as a 0-0 draw, Hopefully that makes sense :)
All welcome to join in, plenty of time to catch up if you miss a few games.
Here's a list of the first round of games in the 2018 tournament.
Will post the rest in stages a few days before they are played.
These games are being played between Thursday 14th June to Tuesday 19th June
Russia v Saudi Arabia
Egypt v Uraguay
Morocco v Iran
Portugal v Spain
France v Australia
Argentina v Iceland
Peru v Denmark
Croatia v Nigeria
Costa Rica v Serbia
Germany v Mexico
Brazil v Switzerland
Sweden v South Korea
Belgium v Panama
Tunisia v England
Poland v Senegal
Colombia v Japan
Good Luck All :)
Usual predictions rules - 3 Points for a correct score, 1 Point for a correct result.
Overall winner will be decided on the total points at the end of the competition (64 Games).
Extra rules for the knockout stages:
To stop all confusion and arguments the prediction will be the score at the end of normal time (90 minutes + injury time).
Extra time and Penalties will not count.
So if a game finishes 0-0 and goes into extra time and one team has 3 players sent off and lose 7-0 it will count as a 0-0 draw, Hopefully that makes sense :)
All welcome to join in, plenty of time to catch up if you miss a few games.
Here's a list of the first round of games in the 2018 tournament.
Will post the rest in stages a few days before they are played.
These games are being played between Thursday 14th June to Tuesday 19th June
Russia v Saudi Arabia
Egypt v Uraguay
Morocco v Iran
Portugal v Spain
France v Australia
Argentina v Iceland
Peru v Denmark
Croatia v Nigeria
Costa Rica v Serbia
Germany v Mexico
Brazil v Switzerland
Sweden v South Korea
Belgium v Panama
Tunisia v England
Poland v Senegal
Colombia v Japan
Good Luck All :)
Fantasy Football
To complete the info from the 2017/18 season here was the final table from the Telegraph Fantasy Football version of the NBTF League.
Congratulations to Richard with his team RR5 who led from the start and held on to win this, and finish in the Top 100 :)
I had a very poor year with none of my teams even making the Top 1000, after 2 years of having multiple teams near the top :(
Thanks to all the others who played - 88 teams from 24 different players (Alexandre, Allan, Billy, Colin, Darren, David, Jake, James, John, Lance, Leslie, Matt, Michael, Mike, Nicola, Paul F, Paul M, Richard, Rob, Ryan, Simon, Sue, Terry and Me)
Here is the medal won by Richard.
He kindly said I could keep it, as I had not claimed the one I won in his league last season .. thanks Rick :)
Depending on the prices I might go big next season?
I did have 17 teams this season but usually go with about 30.
In previous seasons there was usually a good offer near to the season start, but last year it was expensive even though the prizes seem to get less every year? (maybe they are trying to kill this off?)
Congratulations to Richard with his team RR5 who led from the start and held on to win this, and finish in the Top 100 :)
I had a very poor year with none of my teams even making the Top 1000, after 2 years of having multiple teams near the top :(
Thanks to all the others who played - 88 teams from 24 different players (Alexandre, Allan, Billy, Colin, Darren, David, Jake, James, John, Lance, Leslie, Matt, Michael, Mike, Nicola, Paul F, Paul M, Richard, Rob, Ryan, Simon, Sue, Terry and Me)
He kindly said I could keep it, as I had not claimed the one I won in his league last season .. thanks Rick :)
Depending on the prices I might go big next season?
I did have 17 teams this season but usually go with about 30.
In previous seasons there was usually a good offer near to the season start, but last year it was expensive even though the prizes seem to get less every year? (maybe they are trying to kill this off?)
Friday, 8 June 2018
Winners And Losers
Champions, Promoted, Relegated and Cup Winners from the 2017/18 Season.
Premier League
Winners - Man City
Champions League Qualifiers - Man Utd, Tottenham, Liverpool
Europa League Qualifiers - Chelsea, Arsenal, Burnley
Relegated - Swansea, Stoke, West Brom
Championship
Winners - Wolves
Promoted - Cardiff, Fulham
Relegated - Barnsley, Burton, Sunderland
League One
Winners - Wigan
Promoted - Blackburn, Rotherham
Relegated - Oldham, Northampton, MK Dons, Bury
League Two
Winners - Accrington Stanley
Promoted - Luton, Wycombe, Coventry
Relegated - Barnet, Chesterfield
National League
Winners - Macclesfield
Promoted - Tranmere
Relegated - Woking, Torquay, Chester, Guiseley
Promoted to National League - Salford, Harrogate, Havant & Waterlooville, Braintree
F.A Cup Winners - Chelsea
League Cup Winners - Man City
Charity Shield - Arsenal
EFL Trophy Winners - Lincoln
F.A Trophy Winners - Brackley Town
F.A Vase Winners - Thatcham Town
Champions League Winners - Real Madrid
Europa Cup Winners - Athletico Madrid
UEFA Super Cup Winners - Real Madrid
World Club Cup Winners - Real Madrid
Premier League
Winners - Man City
Champions League Qualifiers - Man Utd, Tottenham, Liverpool
Europa League Qualifiers - Chelsea, Arsenal, Burnley
Relegated - Swansea, Stoke, West Brom
Championship
Winners - Wolves
Promoted - Cardiff, Fulham
Relegated - Barnsley, Burton, Sunderland
League One
Winners - Wigan
Promoted - Blackburn, Rotherham
Relegated - Oldham, Northampton, MK Dons, Bury
League Two
Winners - Accrington Stanley
Promoted - Luton, Wycombe, Coventry
Relegated - Barnet, Chesterfield
National League
Winners - Macclesfield
Promoted - Tranmere
Relegated - Woking, Torquay, Chester, Guiseley
Promoted to National League - Salford, Harrogate, Havant & Waterlooville, Braintree
F.A Cup Winners - Chelsea
League Cup Winners - Man City
Charity Shield - Arsenal
EFL Trophy Winners - Lincoln
F.A Trophy Winners - Brackley Town
F.A Vase Winners - Thatcham Town
Champions League Winners - Real Madrid
Europa Cup Winners - Athletico Madrid
UEFA Super Cup Winners - Real Madrid
World Club Cup Winners - Real Madrid
Saturday, 26 May 2018
The Big Match(es)
The Big One: Fulham 1 Aston Villa 0
Congratulations to Fulham getting back into the Premier league after 4 years away.
Villa used to be one of my favourite teams, but I can't cheer for any team managed by Steve Bruce so was hoping Fulham took their deserved 3rd place.
Nervous end after the sending off but held on.
Shahid Khan is going to have to put his hand in his pocket to buy some players as Fulham had 6 loanees in their squad today, but he has big pockets as he plans to buy Wembley Stadium for about a Billion.
Euro League Final: Real Madrid 3 Liverpool 1
Great start from Liverpool who looked the most likely to score, until Ramos did a job on Salah forcing him off with a dislocated shoulder after dragging him to the floor with Salah's arm locked.
The first goal was a complete fluke, clever by Benzema but disastrous by Karius.
Liverpool equalised with a terrific Mane goal from Lovren's towering header, but then Gareth Bale came on for Isco and a couple of minutes later scored one of the best goals you'll ever see.
Then Bale hit a shot from about 30 yards straight at Karius who fluffed it into the net.
Real probably deserved the win but it might have been different if Salah hadn't been injured, or maybe if Simon Mignolet had played?
I reckon Joe Hart should get himself to Anfield, Karius made even calamity Joe look good :)
Congratulations to Fulham getting back into the Premier league after 4 years away.
Villa used to be one of my favourite teams, but I can't cheer for any team managed by Steve Bruce so was hoping Fulham took their deserved 3rd place.
Nervous end after the sending off but held on.
Shahid Khan is going to have to put his hand in his pocket to buy some players as Fulham had 6 loanees in their squad today, but he has big pockets as he plans to buy Wembley Stadium for about a Billion.
Euro League Final: Real Madrid 3 Liverpool 1
Great start from Liverpool who looked the most likely to score, until Ramos did a job on Salah forcing him off with a dislocated shoulder after dragging him to the floor with Salah's arm locked.
The first goal was a complete fluke, clever by Benzema but disastrous by Karius.
Liverpool equalised with a terrific Mane goal from Lovren's towering header, but then Gareth Bale came on for Isco and a couple of minutes later scored one of the best goals you'll ever see.
Then Bale hit a shot from about 30 yards straight at Karius who fluffed it into the net.
Real probably deserved the win but it might have been different if Salah hadn't been injured, or maybe if Simon Mignolet had played?
I reckon Joe Hart should get himself to Anfield, Karius made even calamity Joe look good :)
Tuesday, 22 May 2018
England Songs
Every four years (if we qualify) we get a ton of dodgy World Cup records, now and again there might be a decent one? Heard a few and they aren't the best :(
This one is the best so far, it's actually a Charity record to build a school in Nepal which explains the video.
This one is the best so far, it's actually a Charity record to build a school in Nepal which explains the video.
New Manager
They have announced today that Manuel Pellegrini will be the new West Ham boss.
Can't deny he is experienced and a winner, so seems a bit of a coup to get him here especially as I've read he took a big pay cut from his last job in China.
Hopefully he feels he has something to prove?
Got to wish him well having to deal with Sullivan and Old Lady Brady who keep sticking their nose in when it's not needed.
He's going to have to work on a much tighter budget than his last English job, but the records say he has achieved that in the past.
Wasn't someone I was considering, I thought we would waste most of the summer trying to get the Fat Spanish waiter, who would then turn us down just before next season started leaving us to make a panic appointment at the death.
So he has 3 months to try and recruit quality bargain buys and get rid of the chaff.
Worrying that he liked Joe Hart during his time at City, but hopefully we won't go back there.
Good Luck Manuel ... you'll need it :)
Hopefully he feels he has something to prove?
Got to wish him well having to deal with Sullivan and Old Lady Brady who keep sticking their nose in when it's not needed.
He's going to have to work on a much tighter budget than his last English job, but the records say he has achieved that in the past.
Wasn't someone I was considering, I thought we would waste most of the summer trying to get the Fat Spanish waiter, who would then turn us down just before next season started leaving us to make a panic appointment at the death.
So he has 3 months to try and recruit quality bargain buys and get rid of the chaff.
Worrying that he liked Joe Hart during his time at City, but hopefully we won't go back there.
Good Luck Manuel ... you'll need it :)
Sunday, 20 May 2018
Footy News
Sadly former England full back Ray Wilson died at the age of 1983.
A member of the 1966 England World Cup team, R.I.P :(
Also former West Ham youth and Aston Villa player Jlloyd Samuel died in a car accident at just 37 years of age, R.I.P :(
The managerial casualties are stacking up.
David Moyes - West Ham (Contract not renewed)
Sam Allardyce - Everton (Sacked)
Carlos Carvalhal - Swansea (Contract not renewed)
Paul Lambert - Stoke (Left Club)
Arsene Wenger - Arsenal (Left Club)
+ Any of the following could be going as well for various reasons? Antonio Conte (Chelsea), Mauricio Pochettino (Tottenham), Claude Puel (Leicester), Rafael Benitez (Newcastle), Javi Gracia (Watford).
A member of the 1966 England World Cup team, R.I.P :(
Also former West Ham youth and Aston Villa player Jlloyd Samuel died in a car accident at just 37 years of age, R.I.P :(
The managerial casualties are stacking up.
David Moyes - West Ham (Contract not renewed)
Sam Allardyce - Everton (Sacked)
Carlos Carvalhal - Swansea (Contract not renewed)
Paul Lambert - Stoke (Left Club)
Arsene Wenger - Arsenal (Left Club)
+ Any of the following could be going as well for various reasons? Antonio Conte (Chelsea), Mauricio Pochettino (Tottenham), Claude Puel (Leicester), Rafael Benitez (Newcastle), Javi Gracia (Watford).
F.A Cup Predictions
Chelsea win the Cup, decent game with Hazard starring.
Man Utd probably had more of the game but apart from Pogba's miss they never really looked loke scoring.
England Watch: Just 6 English players on view (5 in the England squad), Rasford, Jones and Lingard had games to forget, Young defended well but can't cross the ball, and only Cahill comes out with any credit.
Anyway Congratulations to Longy for winning the 63 game prediction competition :)
Final Table
So here is a virtual Cup for Longy :)
Man Utd probably had more of the game but apart from Pogba's miss they never really looked loke scoring.
England Watch: Just 6 English players on view (5 in the England squad), Rasford, Jones and Lingard had games to forget, Young defended well but can't cross the ball, and only Cahill comes out with any credit.
Anyway Congratulations to Longy for winning the 63 game prediction competition :)
Final Table
So here is a virtual Cup for Longy :)
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