Post by steve on Oct 20, 2017 8:21:41 GMT 1
Opening the week with a mega-match at Anfield promised good things.
However, Mourinho had other ideas as Liverpool effectively spent 90 minutes kicking the ball against the side of a route master.
The Hammers travelled to Turf Moor & were off the mark in the 19th thanks to Antonio via an assist from Hart. Who says he’s not good with his feet?
But Carroll saw 2 yellows in 2 minutes to earn himself an early bath & Burnley rescued a point on the 85th minute.
At the Etihad, in a game that was in no way one way traffic ……no siree…. Citeh had their weekly shooting practice session, banging 7 past a hapless Stoke. This inevitably set Kyle Walker into photoshop mode.
Timmy Tammy Abraham ’s brace either side of half time sent Swansea up to 13th & Spurs managed to win their forst league game at Wembley in a match free of paper airplanes.
Next up & a scoreline no-one envisaged, a goal-less, win-less Palace hosted the champions. & on 11 minutes they went ahead! Okay, it was an own goal, but I’m not sure Hodgson cares.
Chelski looked to be back in it 7 minutes later, but the return of Zaha undid the champions’ defence on the stroke of half time & Palace held on for the victory…. & I went & got very drunk.
In the late game Wenger (for some reason) opted to drop Sanchez. But Arsenal took control courtesy the BFG…..only to lose grip thanks to a dubious penalty * an injury time winner for Watford.
On the south coast on Sunday, Ruggy managed to keep Koeman in gainful employment for a wee bit longer, although we all know what this means, while The Saints ground out a 2-2 draw with Newcastle with their first home goals in 8 games.
To round up matters, Leicester faced West Brom on Monday &, having been on the receiving end of a kick up the backside, Mahrez saved the draw. But the result takes the Foxes to 18th & the next day saw Shakespeare clearing his desk after just 4 months at the helm.
Fortunately FPL managers tend to survive a bit longer than premiership managers & the winners of GW8 were the BB&S with 485 points which puts them 40 clear of the IGM overall.
The Yellow Jersey made its way back to a familiar home as Nikolas Vitus Lagartija ’s Damage Dunfermline pull on the garment once more.
The Big Shout Out went to limur ’s Tangerine FC who ammassed 81 for the week.
The H2H gave us a nail biting tie with the IGM & BB&S on 18 a piece leaving the IGM on 144 overall.
As for the Crown, well I’m thinking of having my own stamps made
So, with a Friday evening start for the GW, the shed is a hive of …err….activity while we try to find the remote for the DVR. Now that we’ve finally bought batteries for it. There’s no way we’re missing the Dynasty reboot
So while we pour through the user manual to set up the recording, we welcome everyone once again to the Stadium of Faith for GW9.
Make yourselves comfy & in the event of a loss of cabin pressure, oxygen masks will automat….. err, that’s the wrong card…..Well, you know. Let’s play ball!
However, Mourinho had other ideas as Liverpool effectively spent 90 minutes kicking the ball against the side of a route master.
The Hammers travelled to Turf Moor & were off the mark in the 19th thanks to Antonio via an assist from Hart. Who says he’s not good with his feet?
But Carroll saw 2 yellows in 2 minutes to earn himself an early bath & Burnley rescued a point on the 85th minute.
At the Etihad, in a game that was in no way one way traffic ……no siree…. Citeh had their weekly shooting practice session, banging 7 past a hapless Stoke. This inevitably set Kyle Walker into photoshop mode.
Timmy Tammy Abraham ’s brace either side of half time sent Swansea up to 13th & Spurs managed to win their forst league game at Wembley in a match free of paper airplanes.
Next up & a scoreline no-one envisaged, a goal-less, win-less Palace hosted the champions. & on 11 minutes they went ahead! Okay, it was an own goal, but I’m not sure Hodgson cares.
Chelski looked to be back in it 7 minutes later, but the return of Zaha undid the champions’ defence on the stroke of half time & Palace held on for the victory…. & I went & got very drunk.
In the late game Wenger (for some reason) opted to drop Sanchez. But Arsenal took control courtesy the BFG…..only to lose grip thanks to a dubious penalty * an injury time winner for Watford.
On the south coast on Sunday, Ruggy managed to keep Koeman in gainful employment for a wee bit longer, although we all know what this means, while The Saints ground out a 2-2 draw with Newcastle with their first home goals in 8 games.
To round up matters, Leicester faced West Brom on Monday &, having been on the receiving end of a kick up the backside, Mahrez saved the draw. But the result takes the Foxes to 18th & the next day saw Shakespeare clearing his desk after just 4 months at the helm.
Fortunately FPL managers tend to survive a bit longer than premiership managers & the winners of GW8 were the BB&S with 485 points which puts them 40 clear of the IGM overall.
The Yellow Jersey made its way back to a familiar home as Nikolas Vitus Lagartija ’s Damage Dunfermline pull on the garment once more.
The Big Shout Out went to limur ’s Tangerine FC who ammassed 81 for the week.
The H2H gave us a nail biting tie with the IGM & BB&S on 18 a piece leaving the IGM on 144 overall.
As for the Crown, well I’m thinking of having my own stamps made
So, with a Friday evening start for the GW, the shed is a hive of …err….activity while we try to find the remote for the DVR. Now that we’ve finally bought batteries for it. There’s no way we’re missing the Dynasty reboot
So while we pour through the user manual to set up the recording, we welcome everyone once again to the Stadium of Faith for GW9.
Make yourselves comfy & in the event of a loss of cabin pressure, oxygen masks will automat….. err, that’s the wrong card…..Well, you know. Let’s play ball!
