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Post by staggerstag on Jan 30, 2024 19:02:20 GMT
What have you been up to in your free time then?
There are 5 games tonight, Tuesday, and in between the Herculean task of devouring a generally publicly unmentionable 1925 volume containing the rantings of an Austrian madman and the more difficult, indeed Sisyphean quest of compiling the top 50 Bowie solo songs, I predict wins for Arsenal, Villa, Brighton and Palace, so you may as well back their opponents the way things are going.
Off the pitch, I see just now that Jurgen Klopp will hang up his Anfield glasses at the end of the season, and he will be missed, but not by me. I shan't miss the touchline histrionics that fell well short of the true am-dram entertainment provided so effortlessly by José Mourinho between 2004 and 2007 and nobody since. Neither will I lament the passing of his brash and childish sense of entitlement which went way beyond any manager's reasonable level of expectancy. So, goodbye Klopp and go and annoy someo place else, I really don't care where.
Other managers that could do with getting out, well, Ten Hagg has all the entertainment value of a swatted fly, David Moyes has all the charisma of the common earthworm, Mauricio Pochettino's job is to stand there gormlessly, Chris Wilder belongs in a bingo hall calling numbers, in fact, they can all go drifting off into some other useless universe where they'll all feel at home without at least boring anyone in this universe.
Enough of all that. The action awaits.
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 30, 2024 19:14:43 GMT
Forest, despite winning two of their last three games, sit 16th. This is due to their bad run prior to those three games of no wins in seven games (P7 L6 D1) This fixture last season provided a lot of drama, with Forest winning 1-0, ensuring their EPL safety and ensuring also that Man City were crowned title winners without even playing that day. Arsenal's hopes came to an end at the City Ground with the stadium inexplicably belting out The Human League's 1981 chart topper 'Don't You Want Me'.
The bookies go 2/5 the Arsenal win with Forest on offer at a huge, I say huge, 8/1.
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 30, 2024 19:37:03 GMT
It's all Arsenal, wearing their vivid yellow kit, in the first five minutes, 81% possession playing 19.
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 30, 2024 19:40:29 GMT
Forest finding a groove now, playing some real itsy ditsy passing but Arsenal throwing down a for now impenetrable first third.
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 30, 2024 19:47:47 GMT
Chance for the visitors but Murillo beats Jesus to the low cross in the six yard box. The first dangerous attack of what has been a very pass-the-parcel game so far.
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Post by MrFurious on Jan 30, 2024 19:50:26 GMT
Got MrF's
Coventry
and
Leicester(just scored)
and Arsenal all to win in my 6 fold(other 3 games coming up tomorrow night
knew when I left the bookies the bet didn't look as big as I thought, forgot to include MrF's Villa win
and got a couple of 4 x draws done too.
Brighton are gone to the dogs after a great start to the season
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 30, 2024 19:50:45 GMT
Has EPL history been made at Kenilworth Road where Luton have run riot against Brighton, scoring in the 1st and 3rd minutes? I don't know - is it a first? Bet gone but fair play The Hatters.
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 30, 2024 20:05:03 GMT
Well, Luton 2 Brighton 0 after three minutes.
I see that England Women went 2-0 up against Turkey in 2013 after two minutes, and Newcastle Blue Star took just 47 seconds of the game to put two past Bamber Bridge in 2008. But in 1998 Heskey and Izzet provided the goals for Leicester in the 1st and 2nd minutes of their Premier League clash at Pride Park, so Luton have fallen short by a minute.
And there's Roy Hodgson doing a Don Revie and "looking up to the heavens in disgust"* as Palace go one down to Sheff Utd in the 1st minute.
* Barry Davis 1971, Leeds 1 WBA 2, a result that left Don Revie "a sickened man".
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 30, 2024 20:11:53 GMT
That Sheff Utd goal by Brererton took precisely the time it takes an Amazon mobile operator to pull up outside your address, pick your parcel, carry it to your door, ring the bell, drop the parcel, turn around, get back in their van and arrive at the next delivery stop - 20 seconds flat.
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 30, 2024 20:24:23 GMT
There is a huge dimensionless sigh of relief as the Palace faithful see a leveler at Selhurst Park. Meanwhile, as it stands Luton have climbed out of the relegation zone and put Everton in it.
But that relief among Palace fans is promptly reversed as James McAtee puts Sheffield ahead again.
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 30, 2024 20:32:44 GMT
Brighton are gone to the dogs after a great start to the season That's them gone 3-0 down before half time. Brighton really pathetic here but it's still 11 v 11 so well played Luton, you have to add. Palace 2-2. Who is it? You can't keep track of all this. It's Eze. Eberechi Eze has potted his second of the game for two-all. |
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 30, 2024 20:52:41 GMT
Newcastle slip their leashes at Villa and go one up through Schar in the 8.15pm kick-off. With Fulham Everton 0-0 that's the five favourites either drawing or losing so far.
An hour gone at the City Ground and still Arsenal can't bust Forest.
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Post by MrFurious on Jan 30, 2024 20:53:59 GMT
Theres Arsenal ahead. phew glad I forgot to add MrF's Villa
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 30, 2024 20:59:19 GMT
But there's the breakthrough as Jesus gallops furiously towards goal and from an unreliable angle manages to drive it home to send Arsenal to within two points of Liverpool as it stands.
Title pretenders Villa surely sunk as Newcastle double their lead through Schar's second goal of the game.
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 30, 2024 21:06:51 GMT
Theres Arsenal ahead. phew glad I forgot to add MrF's Villa It's a shame that forum is so quiet. There's no one to keep it tight. I'm still a £35 a month VIP member but haven't paid any dues for years, and anyway the VIP section has been 'under maintenance' for about three years, really since he passed away. Still can't believe it. But at least the flag is still flying over there. Nothing-two Arsenal. Forest corner. Cleared. Counter. Odegaard. Jesus. Edge of area. Saka. Biff. Bang. Pow. Forest sunk. Luton hell-bent on balancing their GD. 4-0 now. It's a party up in Bedfordshire and quite rightly so. |
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 30, 2024 21:19:54 GMT
So many wasted goalscoring chances at Craven Cottage, mostly by Fulham, but Everton have been squandering any opportunities they get - the 0-0 scoreline belies the amount of non-scoring action by the river.
Forest pull one back (that was one of MrF's, I think - Forest to score?) They've done it too late, though.
Newcastle hurt Villa again, 0-3
Hodgson can't even raise a smile as Palace go 3-2 up - he knows this ain't over.
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Post by MrFurious on Jan 30, 2024 21:31:25 GMT
Well thats the first and last time I'll be backing Coventry lol
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Post by DrKrippen on Jan 30, 2024 21:31:48 GMT
These scores are driving me nuts. I'm having a very bad day.  |
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 30, 2024 21:35:05 GMT
Well thats the first and last time I'll be backing Coventry lol |
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Post by MrFurious on Jan 30, 2024 21:42:23 GMT
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