It's Crunch Time!

 

Morning, boys! It's crunch time in the Premier League, with several matches affecting both the bottom and the top of the league. We start at St. James' Park where Newcastle host title contenders Liverpool. That's followed at 10am by the relegation dogfight between Watford and Burnley. Finally, it's the big one for me - my beloved Leeds hosting table topping Man City. 

Join me for the morning, eh? 

The Match in Hand

 

I'm just settling in to enjoy this afternoon's match in hand between Man Utd and Chelsea from Old Trafford on USA. If anyone is around, please feel to drop by for a cuppa and a chat.

A Trip Down Memory Lane

 I found this video recently.... a great watch!!

Enjoy

A Very Big Afternoon!

 

Afternoon, boys! My nerves are starting to kick in as we approach kick-off at Selhurst Park. It's a very big afternoon for us. Tonight's match is likely the easiest fixture that my beloved Leeds have left in the season, so a point is the minimum that we need today. The pressure has been piled on by Burnley's win against Wolves yesterday and the knowledge that they play Watford next weekend while we have Man City away. A point would put us on 34 points with five to play and three points ahead of Burnley and five ahead of Everton who play Chelsea at the weekend. 

It'll be fascinating to see the kind of side that Jesse Marsch puts out today. I wouldn't be surprised if he plays five across the back and two defensive middies in a very un-Bielsa effort to scrap out the point. Palace are a very dangerous side on the break, so committing players forward as we've typically done this season, might be counter-productive. 

Come on, you Leeds! MOT!!

Sunday on the Mersey

 

Join me this morning as Burnley host Wolves and Liverpool and Everton meet in the Merseyside Derby!

A Manchester Kind of Morning

 

Morning, boys - I'm up with the chickens to follow the morning's footer action. We start with a bang in just a moment with one of the biggest fixtures of the season, Arsenal v. Liverpool. It's a key match in the struggle for that all-important fourth Champions League slot. That's followed at 10am with the usual Saturday 3pm kick-offs, including City v. Watford on USA and a slew of matches in the Premier League and Championship, including Norwich v. Newcastle, on Peacock. We wrap things up with Brentford v. Spurs on NBC. 

Join me, won't you? 

Premiership Predictions Game - Week 33 Update

TGIF, everyone! This is just a quick check-in on our PPP standings before we hit the weekend, as I was waiting until after yesterday's match to see if it would change anything in our standings. It didn't. Nothing has changed in either the league standings or in our table. 

So, with five matches left to play, here are the current standings again: 

1. Swansong - 50 points

2. Man Utd Rules - 49 pts

3. The Bee's Knees - 47 pts

4. Teddy Goalesevelt - 46 pts

5 MOT the Hoople - 40 pts

6. What's Up Wheaton Simon - 38 pts

7. Gooner71 - 37 pts

8. Someone Said - 36 pts

9. Red Dragon - 30 pts

-  United We Stand - 30 pts

11. Pink Kits - 28 pts

-  Yellows - 28 pts

13. The Saint - 27 pts

14. West Ham Rising - 25 pts

15. Blue Devil - 20 pts

-  Red Devil 1FCK - 20 pts

Liverpool vs the United Way

 Liverpool vs the United Way kicks off at 3 PM from Anfield and the Reds will go top if they defeat United. This used to be perhaps the greatest rivalry in English Football. Now Manchester United plays charitably , especially the last time these two met at OT when Pool scored five without reply. Therefore Manchester United is a charity  , the United Way yet they don't play the United way. Sadly Klopp's Reds do. There's talk of Un item possibly stopping Pool's quadruple bid. United did stop their treble bid in 1977 ,and their bid for the domestic double in 1979,. The time is as good as any to be spoilers. Join me if you can to see what happens at Anfield and if the Cottagers clinch promotion to the Prem this afternoon.

The Sunday Footer Agenda

 

Join me this morning for West Ham v. Burnley, Newcastle v. Leicester and the Cup Semi Final between Chelsea and Crystal Palace. Let's be having ya!

Saturday in the Prem and the Cup

 

Morning, chaps! I've had a lovely lie in and am joining you at half time of the early one; Spurs and Brighton are currently at 0-0. At 10 am, we've got United v. Norwich on USA and Arsenal v. Southampton and Brentford v. Watford on Peacock. 

We've also got the FA Cup Semi Final matches on this weekend. They won't be talking about it on the USA panel but City v. Liverpool will go at it once again at 10:30 on ESPN+. Join me for the morning, won't you? 

Premiership Plus Predictions Game - Week 32 Update

A very happy Tuesday morning, everyone! It's time for my usual check-in on our standings. Only a couple of small changes to account for this week. Man City and Liverpool's draw in the big "title decider" on Sunday means that City remain on top and all of those who predicted they'd win the title this year are looking really good at the top of our table. At the bottom of the Premier League, the wins for my beloved Leeds and for Everton have cut the bottom three somewhat adrift in the relegation zone. However, Burnley's win over Everton in midweek mean that they've jumped over Watford. In the Championship, Sheffield United have joined the playoff hopefuls again, bringing a few points to a couple of us. The Golden Boot and Top Assist races have tightened with Mo Salah's teammate Diogo Jota closing on his total of 20 goals and Kevin de Bruyne challenging Trent Alexander Arnold's 12 assists. 

It all means that we have a new leader this week - our current champion Swansong, who now has the impressive total of 50, while our current Lancer Cup holder Teddy Goalesvelt has dropped back to 46 points. Here are the current standings: 

1. Swansong - 50 points 

2. Man Utd Rules 49 pts

3. The Bee's Knees - 47 pts

4. Teddy Goalesevelt - 46 pts

5. MOT the Hoople - 40 pts

6. What's Up Wheaton Simon - 38 pts

7. Gooner71 - 37 pts

8. Someone Said - 36 pts

9. Red Dragon - 30 pts

-  United We Stand - 30 pts

11. Pink Kits - 28 pts

-  Yellows - 28 pts

13. The Saint - 27 pts

14. West Ham Rising - 25 pts

15. Blue Devil - 20 pts

-  Red Devil 1FCK - 20 pts

 

Sunday Double-Header at the Bottom and Top

 

I'm just settling in for what promises to be a fascinating double-header at the bottom and top of the Premier League, starting with the relegation dogfight between Norwich and Burnley and then what seems like the title decider between Man City and Liverpool. Join me? 

A Monumental Weekend Begins

 

Morning, boys - I'm settling in as usual in my favorite chair with a cuppa by my side to enjoy today's Premier League fare. But I've got rocks in my gut, extremely nervous about today's matches. We start with United traveling to Goodison Park. United needs three points to jump back into the top four spots, while Everton are in desperate form and need a win in order to have any hope of survival. 

That's followed by the big one for me this weekend - my beloved Leeds' trip to Vicarage Road. We beat Watford earlier this season by a sole Diego Llorente goal from a corner in a scrappy affair at Elland Road. That would do nicely again today. This is the last truly winnable match of the season for us - all of the other six are perilous. 

Finally, we end up at Villa Park where Villa will host Champions League hopefuls Spurs. You guys will be hoping that Villa can get a result and stop Spurs' march to Europe. Join me for all of the fun today. 

A Very Intriguing Afternoon

 

It's a very intriguing afternoon of footer today, with two Champions League matches and a relegation dogfight in the Premier League. Of course, I'll be focused on the match at Turf Moor where 19th place Burnley host 17th place Everton. A point is the ideal result for Leeds fans, of course, which would move Burnley up to 18th ahead of Watford but keep them mired in the relegation zone and would keep Everton four points behind my beloved Leeds on 26 points. 

Alongside that one, Chelsea host Real Madrid and Villareal host Bayern in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals. I'll be helping Kate out with some car repair so I might be a bit in and out, but I hope you'll join me if you have time.

Premiership Plus Predictions Game - Week 31 Update

Happy Tuesday, everyone! Domestic footie returned this weekend after the last international break of the season to sort out the Qatar World Cup qualifying scene, so I'm back the usual weekly check-in of the season. We're nearly into the final bend of the season, with only seven matches remaining for most of the teams. There were only a couple of major changes this weekend, with Spurs and Arsenal switching places in the top five European qualifiers and Middlesbrough replacing Sheffield United in the Championship playoff spots. That means that our standings are largely unchanged with Teddy Goalesevelt still ruling the roost. 

Here are the current standings: 

1. Teddy Goalsevelt - 50 points 

2. Swansong - 49 pts

3. Man Utd Rules - 46 pts

4. MOT the Hoople - 45 pts

5. The Bee's Knees - 43 pts

6. What's Up Wheaton Simon - 38 pts

7. Someone Said - 36 pts

8. Gooner71 - 35 pts

9. Pink Kits - 29 pts

10. The Saint - 27 pts

-  United We Stand - 27 pts

12. Yellows - 25 pts

13. Blue Devil - 24 pts

14. Red Dragon - 21 pts

15. Red Devil 1FCK - 20 pts

-  West Ham Rising - 20 pts

Sunday is Funday in the Prem

 

Who's up for some footer on a Sunday? Join me, won't you? 

Back to the Prem

 

Morning, boys! It seems like forever since I got up at the crack of dawn for a match. I'm here as usual on a Saturday morning in my favorite chair, looking forward to the morning's matches. We start in a moment with title hopefuls Liverpool against relegation threatened Watford. Obviously, I'll be hoping that the Reds hit the Hornets for six. 

That's followed by the traditional 3pm GMT kickoffs in Britain, which include Chelsea v. Brentford on USA and my beloved Leeds hosting Southampton on The Cock. This is one of the nine remaining fixtures that's winnable for the Whites; a third successive win would make us virtually safe. 

Finally, we've got the 12:30 fixture on NBC; this week it features United at Old Trafford against Leicester.

So, grab that cuppa and join me, won't you? 

The Qatar 2022 World Cup Draw

 

Morning, gents! It's a big day in World Cup preparations, as FIFA officials meet in Qatar to draw some little balls out of velvet bags. The set up is fairly simple, with eight groups to be assembled from four pots of teams, based on FIFA rankings. Here they are: 

Pot 1: Qatar, Brazil, Belgium, France, Argentina, England, Spain, Portugal

Pot 2: Mexico, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Croatia

Pot 3: Senegal, Iran, Japan, Morocco, Serbia, Poland, South Korea, Tunisia

Pot 4: Cameroon, Canada, Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, Ghana, Wales/Scotland/Ukraine, Costa Rica/New Zealand, Peru/UAE/Australia

Of course, we'll be most anxious to see what comes out of the bag for Gareth's England boys, hoping that they'll avoid Germany and the Netherlands in Pot 2 and whoever emerges from the Wales/Scotland/Ukraine rump in Pot 4. An ideal draw for England would be something like: 

England, Switzerland, Iran, and whoever emerges from the Peru/UAE/Aussie rump. 

Similarly, the US, who are generously included in Pot 2 despite finishing third behind Canada and Mexico in Concacaf qualifying, will be dreaming of a group that looks like: 

Qatar, USA, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia

The coverage of the draw starts on Peacock at 11:30am, with the actual draw starting at noon EST.