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^  There was a rumor that David Moyes sent Zaha back to Palace cos he was fooling around Moyes' daughter (prolly having sex).  I'm not really sure how true it was, but it went around quite a bit...

I think that was true yeah, I searched for her on Twitter a while back & she’s on there. Quite soik & blonde, pretty. Looks like what footballers go for, I bet it’s true Grin

As for the weekend I did OK in the pool, currently in 5th place I think.
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1 win for Spurs and we still have hope to turn things around. I do not care Kane did the penalty for goal, it is still a goal and he needs the confidence to help the team climb back up. Predictor performance is improving, nobody would guess for the Chelsea draw so whoever got that right deserve some applause.

Strange to see Watford and AFC Bournemouth above and below Us and Manchester United and Arsenal. Just good thing we have goal difference at this point, can you imagine United with 0 goal difference after 6 games?
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This was awful weekend for me. Both in our predictor and in the bookies. Managed to get almost everything wrong but Chelsea not winning today cost me quite a lot of money. It was my top pick of the weekend and I usually get those right. And the weekend started so well. I had money on Watford to score first and not to lose the match.

Ah well now it is waiting game until next matchday Smiley

I lost all my bets I put on but did pretty well in the predictor after falling down the table quite a bit last week. Four correct scores and back up into the top five and only three points away from first position. Burnley turning over Bournemouth 4-0 was a shock. I said they might bounce back with this game and being at home where they're usually strong at but tried to play it safe with a 1-1 draw. Luckily few people even backed them to win. Can't say I'm looking forward to any game this weekend other than the Chelsea / Liverpool one.
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This was awful weekend for me. Both in our predictor and in the bookies. Managed to get almost everything wrong but Chelsea not winning today cost me quite a lot of money. It was my top pick of the weekend and I usually get those right. And the weekend started so well. I had money on Watford to score first and not to lose the match.

Ah well now it is waiting game until next matchday Smiley
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Whoa the Hammers held vs Chelsea...  I didn't watch the game.  But from looking at the stats, it seems like Chelsea should be up by two...?  

Sometimes the stats look good but the club was actually stale when you watch the match as how some City matches are.

Abysmal performance from Chelsea, they had the ball but they couldn't do anything with it. West Ham were absolutely incredible on the defence, the back four were superb, and Fabianski was fantastic were Hazard & Co. managed to break the two defensive lines. West Ham deserved more, but the final score is fair. If they can keep up this form against the top teams, West Ham might become a tough side to beat.

I didn't expect Man Utd and Chelsea to drop points this weekend, both teams messed up my bets and my predictions (I had both to win their respective matches  Lips sealed ) though somehow I'm still in the top 3 in our league.
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I was kind of watching whilst doing other things. They seemed to dominate the first 10 minutes or so, and threatened a few times. But, then West ham started to hit a few counters, and it eventually turned to a pretty boring game where no team had any real opportunities to score.
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Whoa the Hammers held vs Chelsea...  I didn't watch the game.  But from looking at the stats, it seems like Chelsea should be up by two...?  

Sometimes the stats look good but the club was actually stale when you watch the match as how some City matches are.

Edit:  And btw, how much are the odds for Neil Warnock to be the first manager to be given the sack this season?

I watched the game and Chelsea didn't really create anything, they got completely locked out and even though they held the ball more or less all the time West Ham came closest to scoring, sort of boring game Cheesy
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Whoa the Hammers held vs Chelsea...  I didn't watch the game.  But from looking at the stats, it seems like Chelsea should be up by two...?  

Sometimes the stats look good but the club was actually stale when you watch the match as how some City matches are.

Edit:  And btw, how much are the odds for Neil Warnock to be the first manager to be given the sack this season?
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Yeah, you get a limited number of automatic picks if you forget to makes your own. I guess they have all ran out. Not great since we are only on week 6.

It seems I keep overestimating United. In my head they are still this great team that beats everyone and is a guaranteed 2nd place at worst. That's just not the case at the moment.

Honestly, the way they are going. They aren't even going to get top 4. They look clueless in areas. Pogba had a decent assist, and Fred finished nicely. But, they are just so timid in attack. Lukaku just isn't a top 6 striker in my opinion.
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I thought this week I would have done terribly but no, I am still in 18 place and only 14 points difference from the leader. It just shows that things are extremely tight in this tournament.
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Yeah, you get a limited number of automatic picks if you forget to makes your own. I guess they have all ran out. Not great since we are only on week 6.

It seems I keep overestimating United. In my head they are still this great team that beats everyone and is a guaranteed 2nd place at worst. That's just not the case at the moment.
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This is strange to see this round 3 players didn't get any points. I thought the system made automatic picks for you if you forget, so they should have at least got correct scores for the expected winners like Manchester City? Or did they run out of picks or maybe forget to let the system pick for them?

Not that I'm complaining. Helps me move up the table to 19th Wink

My only exact score was United Wolves 1-1, thank you Wolves! Seems I wasn't the only one to predict that draw, so I don't feel so special now. I have a feeling I can get many points on United draws now.
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Ooh damn I didn't hear about this story. I just know a few days ago he opened up about it, and that he had depression. Honestly, my knowledge of it is limited to the headline, because I didn't read it due to data issues, and haven't really been bothered to look at it as its likely just the newspapers spinning a headline off. I'll have to look into it later on.
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^  There was a rumor that David Moyes sent Zaha back to Palace cos he was fooling around Moyes' daughter (prolly having sex).  I'm not really sure how true it was, but it went around quite a bit...
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Fulham did well I think. They were on the ropes for much of the first half, and only really threatened on the counter. I think Watford will be the more of disappointed with the result than Fulham.

Wasn't Zaha from United before? I didn't recognize him from his face and I looked him up and he recently complained about being alone in his time at Manchester and was even loaned out after Ferguson bought him. Didn't even realize until I read him up now that he's no longer an England player (how is it possible people switch nationalities like that??).

He reminds me a little bit about guys like Jermain Defoe. Always reliable to score, and always gets bought by teams like Crystal Palace. I thought Benteke would also be that type of striker but good luck to him. I have a small heart for those type of underrated goal scorers.

Yeah, he recently complained that the Man Utd board didn't give him sufficient support during his transfer to CP. Zaha is pretty damn good, and I stand by my previous statement he'll likely find his way into a top 6 team. He's always got the unexpected in him, and I feel he's not getting the support he needs in the Crystal Palace squad. Fortunately, their style of play suits him down to the ground though. He's very effective counter attacking.
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Well that didn't take long to get started. I almost missed it because I'd only just opened my stream and it was still buffering, haha. You can watch the goal here: https://streamja.com/gL6E

This should be an easy second half for Watford, and I would expect them to get at least another one. Fulham's defending has been absolutely atrocious. Shame I can't change my pick - I had put down 3-1 to Watford but I reckon 3-0 seems more likely right now.

Edit: Oh well, good thing I couldn't change my pick, haha. Stand by my statement that Watford should have easily had a couple more though. Entirely their own fault they let Fulham back in the game.
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Watford have had a really impressive start to the season. They are looking pretty good against Fulham, but they do look vulnerable on the counter attack. I'm thinking a score like 1-3 to Watford looking at this game.

Yes Watford are good and this is from a Spurs fan. We lost to them 2-1 and even that 1 goal was an own goal.

And the way they lost to United still makes them look good,,, which in the end is what makes the team great, when the supporters are happy after a loss. I had very high hopes for my team Spurs to make it but after losing 2 games in a row, and then Inter defeat, we are all very worried, especially when we lose because we did not play well.

I love my team so of course I hope they can make it big somehow, but I do not want another 2nd place or 3rd place it is heartbreaking,,, better to get 4th place but win FA cup or Europe. Even Europa league if we drop from Champions League. That is not the talk of a fan I know but the reality is we are all very tired the players. Kane cannot play every game to the max. And he should not be expected to do that.

Thanks for the reminder! I was sure I got my picks in but I hadn't so all in now for the next 3 weeks.

Even when Palace are struggling Zaha always looks somewhat impressive. When they were against Liverpool? A few weeks back I remember him being the only one threatening. Honestly, I can see a bigger team coming in for him in the future. Even if he's only used as a backup for one of the top 6 teams. He's definitely capable of coming on, and scoring. Especially against tired legs.

Wasn't Zaha from United before? I didn't recognize him from his face and I looked him up and he recently complained about being alone in his time at Manchester and was even loaned out after Ferguson bought him. Didn't even realize until I read him up now that he's no longer an England player (how is it possible people switch nationalities like that??).

He reminds me a little bit about guys like Jermain Defoe. Always reliable to score, and always gets bought by teams like Crystal Palace. I thought Benteke would also be that type of striker but good luck to him. I have a small heart for those type of underrated goal scorers.


I loved Defoe he was always good for our team. We have Kane now but you could always count on Defoe for goals. It is very difficult for English players now, they have to be superhuman to play for the club and then get disappointed in country games.
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Thanks for the reminder! I was sure I got my picks in but I hadn't so all in now for the next 3 weeks.

Even when Palace are struggling Zaha always looks somewhat impressive. When they were against Liverpool? A few weeks back I remember him being the only one threatening. Honestly, I can see a bigger team coming in for him in the future. Even if he's only used as a backup for one of the top 6 teams. He's definitely capable of coming on, and scoring. Especially against tired legs.

Wasn't Zaha from United before? I didn't recognize him from his face and I looked him up and he recently complained about being alone in his time at Manchester and was even loaned out after Ferguson bought him. Didn't even realize until I read him up now that he's no longer an England player (how is it possible people switch nationalities like that??).

He reminds me a little bit about guys like Jermain Defoe. Always reliable to score, and always gets bought by teams like Crystal Palace. I thought Benteke would also be that type of striker but good luck to him. I have a small heart for those type of underrated goal scorers.
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Watford have had a really impressive start to the season. They are looking pretty good against Fulham, but they do look vulnerable on the counter attack. I'm thinking a score like 1-3 to Watford looking at this game.
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I've not won a single yellow cap Sad

You are not alone, I didn't either , anyway posting this to remind everyone, is action time this weekend for the EPL to be back and have some fun with this 10 games. Some of the teams are tired from Champions League so they are not to be bet on them a big amount of money during this weekend cause anything can happen. I have seen this scenario so many many many times in every major league so be cautious.
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