Well that was a quick and surprising end to the pool, all 7 players wiped out in one round, not a very happy Xmas for you lot ...... but there were 67 of us that had asked Santa for a rollover, so we're all happy.
I do feel sorry for Diana though, 24 hours of anticipation, expecting Man City to beat Wolves and they throw away a 2-1 lead in the final 10 minutes. All this means we'll be starting a new game.... but not this year. Rather than trying to get all of you to pay up and predict by..... well...... today. I'm going to start the next pool with the games on January 10th/11th, so you've got plenty of time to get over the festive season and prepare yourself for a new start. I'll send out an email in new year, so for now, relax, enjoy your New Years Eve celebrations and we'll get going again with a wonderful rollover in January..... £750? Thanks to all of you for getting involved so far this season, I hope you all have a great New Years Eve and 2020 brings you lots of fun and happiness! Cheers Al I was going to think of some clever '12 days of Xmas' rhyme around Liverpool's dominance so far this season........ but it's taken me 5 minutes to spell rhyme correctly, so I've decided against it........ Lucky you!
Only 7 players left and it was almost a clean sweep for Chelsea for the Boxing Day games but Diana's gone it alone with Man City and with it she has a chance of winning the pot. Good luck to all of you. I'll be back after the Wolves v Man City game on the 27th with the results, until then I hope you all have a very happy Xmas and Santa brings you everything you wished for.... whether it be 12 points an iPad, or a puppy! Xmas Eve Fact Klaxon - Chelsea are currently unbeaten in their last 14 Premier League Boxing Day matches (W9 D5), the longest such run without defeat in the competition’s history. Their last loss was a 4-2 defeat against Charlton Athletic in 2003 Bonus Xmas Fact - Liverpool, are currently 21 points ahead of the team in 5th place..... Blimey! Oh dear, oh dear, oh De Gea......
Man U, as they've regularly been over the course of the last few seasons, are once again the downfall of many players. 7 of you will be cursing the Red Devils this time, which along with the 3 of you who went it alone, means that 10 players drop out and we're left with only 7 as we head towards the Boxing Day games.... It would've been 4 if Wolves hadn't come back after being a goal down at Norwich... but that's another story. I'd really like to get the next round wrapped up and sorted by Xmas Eve, so PLEASE can you make your predictions immediately and I'll make sure Santa puts you on his nice list. Thanks Al Sunday Fact Klaxon - Each of Southampton’s last 16 Premier League goals have been scored by English players, excluding own goals. It’s the longest such run in the competition since QPR (SUUUUUPER HOOOOOPSSSAAAA) between March 1996 and September 2011 (17 goals).... although that's sadly 17 goals in 15 years... we don't spend much time in the top flight at Loftus Road. Come on you R's!! Xmas Bonus Fact - Since the start of last season, no player has made more errors leading to goals in the Premier League than David de Gea (6). Evening
Here we go everyone, starting tomorrow we've got 4 sets of games coming up over the following 11 days.... which is quite ridiculous.... someone should do something about that. Who'll be left in when we get to the New Year is anyone's guess, I'm still crossing my fingers for a rollover, just as Arsenal are crossing their fingers that this manager will be the one. Good luck to the remaining 17 players who've gone for, what can only be described as, a Quality Street like assortment of teams this week (except the green one, which is just odd). Man U (7) are the top pick with Dan G, Danny and Laura all hoping to walk off with the pot. I'll be back with the results before Santa starts his rounds. Good luck if you're still out there battling round the shops ......... have you not heard of internet shopping? FRIDAY FACT KLAXON - Sheffield United can become only the second promoted team in top-flight history to remain unbeaten in their first nine away matches of a season, after Burnley in 1947/48 OK, so I don't want to worry anyone and I'm hoping that the prophetic predictions on Friday aren't a sign of things to come, because the majority of players went for a blue team and the blue teams did ........ well........ a bit of a shit job of it to be honest. Those of you who went for the red teams, well you all have smiles on your faces, except those that went for Man U but they've not really been the Red Devils for a while have they?
All this means we're down to 17 players, which is pretty dire for only the 2nd week of this pool but might mean we have a winner by the New Year..... or a rollover.... I'm asking Santa for a rollover. Those of you left in, well done, you can click HERE to make your next prediction. I'll be back with reminders during the week but why wait until 6PM on Friday, when you can predict straight away? PS - If you accidentally click on someone else's name and predict, can you email me so I know, otherwise it all gets very confusing. Thanks SUNDAY FACT KLAXON - Since the start of last season, Norwich’s Teemu Pukki has scored 38 league goals, more than any other player in England's top four tiers, excluding playoffs. |
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