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Premier League Predictions Week 17 – Gurgler v Deadliest Nickname

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As we come down from the excitement of the final Group Stage round of the Champions League, we calm down and relax with our Premier League Predictions Week 17 for this weekend.

Every week we offer up tips, a mini preview, betting advice and an alternative view on the Premier League.

It’s a lot like BBC’s Lawro vs Somebody preview, but better and with more stuff. Arguably.

This week our opponent tips aren’t a celebrity or musician we’ve barely heard of, but tips based on something a little different. Like this week where opposition tips are based on how dangerous each team’s nickname/mascot is.

 

Premier League Predictions Week 17 – Gurgler v How Deadly/Dangerous each Club’s Nickname Is

Opponent Tips Background: A nickname/mascot is an important part of the Football Club, perhaps too important if you ask Hull City fans after a battle to stop the owner calling them Hull Tigers. But they sell merchandise, and are used as part of the coverage of the game. So why not use something that important to determine Premier League predictions.

For this week’s opponent tips, we have compared each side’s nickname/mascot and determined which one is the most dangerous. Some are obvious, some we’ve had to be creative. Either way, which ever one we have deemed to be more dangerous got the tip.

 

Premier League Predictions Week 17

Premier League Predictions Week 17 – The Gurgler House Tips

MANCHESTER CITY to beat Everton (2-1)
SPURS to beat Burnley (3-1)
WATFORD to beat Cardiff (2-0)
WOLVES to beat Bournemouth (2-0)
DRAW – Crystal Palace v Leicester (1-1)
DRAW – Huddersfield v Newcastle (0-0)
FULHAM to beat West Ham (3-2)
DRAW – Southampton v Arsenal (2-2)
DRAW – Brighton v Chelsea (1-1)
DRAW – Man Utd v Liverpool (0-0)

 

Premier League Predictions Week 17 v How Dangerous each Nickname/Mascot is

EVERTON to beat Manchester City
(Toffees being confectionery could lead to obesity which kills around 30K a year in the UK. Citizens are usually nice people.)

BURNLEY to beat Spurs
(Burnley = Clarets = Alcohol and Alcohol kills over 7000 in the UK every year. A few more than a Rooster does)

WATFORD to beat Cardiff
(Both are relatively harmless, but a Hornet can cause some short term discomfort.)

WOLVES to beat Bournemouth
(As seen of the Game of Thrones, Wolves are deadly. Cherries are not really, although they could be used for poisoning)

DRAW – Crystal Palace v Leicester
(Too hard to separate or could up with anything clever. Although unlikely, we’d rather not be attacked by either)

HUDDERSFIELD to beat Newcastle.
(In general dogs are more dangerous than a bird. But you could argue against in the case of the Australian Magpie)

WEST HAM to beat Fulham
(While a Cottage would hurt if it landed on top of you, an Iron is more to cause damage due to its portability.)

ARSENAL to beat Southampton
(Quite obviously a gun will beat an angel)

CHELSEA to beat Brighton
(The blues aka Depression has a dangerous impact in modern life, whereas a Seagull might steal your chips, which is more annoying than dangerous)

MANCHESTER UTD to beat Liverpool
(A Red Devil will beat a straight Red most days)

 

Midweek Premier League Predictions Week 17 Quick Mini Preview

GAME BY GAME PREVIEW IN A FEW WORDS OR SOMETIMES MORE.

MANCHESTER CITY v EVERTON

A great game to kick off the weekend. Now that Manchester City are beatable perhaps Everton could give them a real go, and Everton didn’t have to play midweek football. They’ll have to overcome Manchester City’s unrivaled home form this season – 8 wins from 8 games and for and against on 30-5. Everton are down in 15th in away form. But they do have a decent record against Manchester City.

BARELY INTERESTING STAT: Since the ownership of Sheikh Mansour at Manchester City in 2008, their EPL record v Everton is less impressive than you would have thought and stands like this. 8 Everton wins, 7 City and 5 draws. Even more interesting is the last three EPL fixtures in Manchester have ended as draws.

BEST BET: Both Teams to Score @ $1.72

SPURS v BURNLEY

Spurs should be riding high after making the Champions League . Burnley’s win last start broke an eight game winless streak which saw six losses, and took them off the bottom of the last six form table. Hard to see a second consecutive win.

BARELY INTERESTING STAT: Burnley last beat Spurs back in 2010. Go back to 1974 for the last time that happened in London.

BEST BET: Son to score anytime @ $1.80

WATFORD v CARDIFF CITY

After looking busted arse and last after the first eight games, Cardiff are now winning every second game. Or more to the point, they are winning all of their home games recently. One draw from 7 away matches is form that probably won’t help them this weekend. Talking of form, Watford are equal last in the last six form guide with Southampton.

BARELY INTERESTING STAT: These two teams have never met in the Premier League or First Division

BEST BET: UNDER 2.5 GOALS @ $1.82

WOLVES v BOURNEMOUTH

Wolves season is back underway with a pair of consecutive wins, and a nicely timed arrival of Bournemouth who are on a dreadful run of results with five losses from six games. Still in the tight midfield bunch but were blown away by Liverpool last start.

BARELY INTERESTING STAT: The only two times these teams have met this century was in the Championship four seasons ago where Bournemouth won both games 2-1.

BEST BET: Wolves to win @ $1.91

CRYSTAL PALACE v LEICESTER

One win in their last 11 sees Crystal Palace just two points above the drop. They have just played most of the top six, but need to start picking up points with new managers at teams below them. Leicester are threatening to have the most midfield season of all time.

BARELY INTERESTING STAT: Crystal Palace won the two games by 5-0 (H) and 3-0 (A) last season.

BEST BET: A penalty scored @ $4.15

HUDDERSFIELD v NEWCASTLE

Huddersfield have turned the corner form wise recently, but the wins have stopped and they find themselves third last. Newcastle aren’t too far above them. Both teams need something in January, at least one team won’t get it.

BARELY INTERESTING STAT: Last season saw the same result in both games – 1-0 to the home side. The time they were in the first tier together before that was in 1971/72, where both games resulted in 0-0 draws.

BEST BET: A 0-0 draw @ $7.00

FULHAM v WEST HAM

Hopefully for Fulham the new manager bounce is done with yet, if so, and based on their Man Utd performance last weekend, things look quite grim. West Ham are on a great run of three wins, and well entrenched in that midfield battle.

BARELY INTERESTING STAT: Only Liverpool can beat West Ham’s current winning streak of three.

BEST BET: Over 2.5 Goals @ $1.63

SOUTHAMPTON v ARSENAL

Southampton have a shiny new manager with a great name, from a club whose super energy drink is from his home country. They will hoping he can give them some wings to get them out of the bottom three. Southampton are on the longest winless record, and Arsenal the second longest in the league, but haven’t lost a game in any comp since the second week of the EPL season.

BARELY INTERESTING STAT: Arsenal have only won once at Southampton in the Saints recent EPL stint (from 2012). Two wins and three draws highlighted by a 4-0 win on Boxing Day 2015.

BEST BET: Over 2.5 Goals @ $1.57

BRIGHTON v CHELSEA

Chelsea will be riding high after being the first EPL side to beat Manchester City this season. But they will be recovering from the inconvenient away trip on Thursday night for the Europa League. Brighton couldn’t back up their excellent 10 man win over Crystal Palace against Burnley last weekend, but they are so much better at home, and Chelsea have lost their last two away.

BARELY INTERESTING STAT: Brighton have only beaten Chelsea once – in the 1932/33 FA Cup

BEST BET: Glenn Murray to score anytime $3.25

MANCHESTER UTD v LIVERPOOL

The weekend’s big name fixture. Both powerhouses of English football of the past four decades, one seemingly on their way back to glory days by taking the lead of the EPL last weekend, the other drifting further and further away from previous glory. Both sides went through to the Champions League knockout stage, in different circumstances.

BARELY INTERESTING STAT: Liverpool have only won once at Old Trafford this decade.

BEST BET: Under 2.5 Goals @ $2.18

 

Midweek Premier League Three Bold Predictions Week 17 

  • Liverpool v Manchester United to underwhelm, followed by smug Jose Mourinho declaring a tactical masterclass.
  • Fulham to do something, we hope.
  • The weekend’s crazy game will be at Southampton and will feature many shots, a few goals each, and a late injury time equaliser.

Premier League Predictions Week 17 – MMMMMulti

Time to make some money – here’s our best five tips rolled into one money-making machine.

SPURS to beat Burnley
WATFORD to beat Cardiff 
WOLVES to beat Bournemouth 
DRAW – Huddersfield v Newcastle
DRAW – Man Utd v Liverpool

$1 for $43

2018-2019 Premier League Tipping Competition Results

THE GURGLER

2018-2019 Results – 85/160 – 53% – (8 Correct Scores)

Last Week –  2/10 – (0 Correct Score)

Best – 7/10 Week 1, 3, 4, 7, 15

 

OPPOSITION

2018-2019 Results – 76/160 – 48%

Week 1 – 6/10 – Week 1 Form from last 5 seasons
Week 2 – 5/10 – Change in Market Value after Transfer Window
Week 3 – 4/10 – Red Cards from last 5 seasons
Week 4 – 7/10 – Form v Post Sir Alex Man Utd
Week 5 – 5/10 – Post International Break Form
Week 6 – 3/10 – Avoiding Russian Spies
Week 7 – 4/10 – Brexit
Week 8 – 6/10 – v Jose Mourinho
Week 9 – 4/10 – Sacked Managers / Tenure
Week 10 – 4/10 – Fighting Managers
Week 11 – 7/10 – v Leicester City
Week 12 – 4/10 – US Mid Term Elections
Week 13 – 6/10 – Claudio Ranieri
Week 14 – 5/10 – Own Goals
Week 15 – 5/10 – Midweek Form (Last 5 Seasons)
Week 16 – 2/10 – Hate

2018 Hero of the Year Nominations – Vote Now

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2018 may well have been the Year of the Jerk, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a half full glass somewhere in the world, so we unveil our 2018 Hero of the Year poll.

With the 2018 Jerk of the Year voting already well underway, the 2018 Hero of the Year should provide a little Yin to the Yang that has been the 2018 class of jerks.

But the 2018 Hero of the Month field is unlikely to be full of household names, nor everyday newsworthy people, they will of course be obscure, almost forgotten at this stage of the year, and unsung.

We love them, and so should you. And they’re all waiting to see you, vote for them in the 2018 Hero of the Month poll.

This is a slight rebranding of our Person of the Year award, which is now into its fifth year. Keep reading for the honour roll of previous winners, and the chance to be a part of choosing this year’s hero.

 

HOW DOES THE 2018 HERO OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS WORK

Anyone who won a monthly Hero of the Month award in 2018 are automatically included, as they should.

Next are the next best people who polled the most votes across the year in multiple months without winning a monthly award. 

Last, and certainly not least are the Editors Choice. Those who may not have polled strongly or included in any monthly nominations but have demanded inclusion in the 2018 HERO of the Year poll.

 

2018 HERO OF THE YEAR VOTING

Here’s your chance to vote on the 2018 Hero of the Year. You can vote for as many nominations as you like. Maybe they all deserve a nomination, or perhaps just your favourite three.

We have a comprehensive form guide after the voting.

As ever, Vote Early and Vote Often.

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2018 HERO OF THE YEAR FORM GUIDE

Here is the story and the stats of those nominated for 2018 HERO of the Year. In order of the total votes received for the year.

PETER DASENT aka Play School Piano Man

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in March

Why are they a Hero? 

Is there a more tedious gig in television than playing the piano to the many, many sing-a-longs on Play School? Not if you love music, which it appears Peter Dasent does – if you check out his website.

Parents and kid show enthusiasts will know of the piano based songs that fill the middle of the days when children or shift workers need some quiet time, but how many would even know the name or at minimum appreciate the fine work of the piano player. Whilst “Wheels On The Bus”  and “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” aren’t necessarily the most complex of musical beasts, surely having to play them 100+ times a year for the cold atmosphere of an empty studio deserves more credit.

Which is why we think he deserves a little recognition, and why he has earned his nomination for 2018 Hero of the Year.

Hero-Meter: 7/10

 

ADEBAYO AKINFENWA aka The Beast

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in Jan/Feb

Why are they a Hero? 

Adebayo Akinfenwa aka The Beast is a lower division footballer for Wycombe Wanderers, some regulars will know him from our constant adoration. He was a previous nomination for Person of the Year.

Football’s strongest man may appear more suited to rugby, but the man still has silky skills, and can score goals. He may be in his mid 30’s too, but that didn’t stop him scoring and assisting in the 2017-18 promotion winning season for Wycombe, or continuing that in the third division this season.

And he is a proper gent off the field, and highly amusing in his TV appearances.

Whilst Wycombe are unlikely to go up this season, the votes for The Beast most certainly should.

Hero-Meter: 10/10

 

NOEL CALLOW aka The King

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in November

Why are they a Hero? 

Our favourite jockey of all time, and a long overdue nomination.

He doesn’t get many great rides, but is capable of riding a value winner for his fans and many punters.

Noel Callow is also a bit of a character, and we have even met the great man after his winning ride in the last on Melbourne Cup Day of 2006, when he signed our Best Bets book. Man of the people.

Known as The King, and we salute.

Hero-Meter: 9/10

 

JOHN MILLMAN

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in September

Why are they a Hero? 

Everyone likes an underdog, and it doesn’t get much bigger than beating Roger Federer at the US Open.

Australian Tennis, and sports in general needed a feelgood story, a change from the usual offerings of Jerk served up from Tomic and Kyrgios.

Hero-Meter: 7.6/10

 

STUBBY COOLERS

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in September

Why are they a Hero? 

We love an unsung hero, and with summer approaching the Stubby Cooler will be as important as ever in the never ending quest to stay cool.

Stops freezing of hand and warming of beer, it is something that can’t be done without this summer, or any summer.

Interesting too is the background story to most Stubby Coolers. One perhaps that demands its own website. Or not.

Our Heroes of the month don’t necessarily need to be human based.

Hero-Meter: XXXX/10

 

LEE LIN CHIN

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in March

Why are they a Hero? 

One of a few SBS nominations, and this time it is for newsreader Lee Lin Chin who quit, not retired, from reading the news for SBS this year.

Lee Lin Chin is different, professional, knowledgeable about of lot of things, which is probably why she stayed on SBS and no other channel poached her. When she says that her two days a week were getting in the way of her reading and going to the pub, that reaches a good standard of legend.

Hopefully they’ll still get her involved for Eurovision next year.

Hero-Meter: 7/10

 

AUSTRALIAN DIVERS FROM THAI CAVES RESCUE

2018 Performance: Best of the Rest

Why are they a Hero? 

Because they kicked arse in saving the young football team from the cave in Thailand. Finally proving diving that can be useful. Unlike a certain football tournament which was going on at the same time.

Hero-Meter: 10/10

 

BILLY MONGER

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in April

Why are they a Hero? 

Billy Monger is not a name many would recognise from the world of motorsport, or at all, but he is a young 18 year old up and coming British motor racing driving who suffered a horrendous accident in 2017, which given the ferocity and speed of the accident would have killed so many in years gone by. Monger did survive in the end, but both of his legs were amputated.

That didn’t and hasn’t stopped him getting back into the sport he loves, and his return at the very end of March was the reason for his nomination for Hero of the Month.

Debuting in the ultra competitive British F3 series, Billy Monger managed to nab a podium on his return to the sport in a specially modified car. Proving what kind of talent and determination the youngster has.

If that doesn’t deserve a nomination for Hero of the Month, we don’t know what will.

Hero-Meter: 10/10

 

DANIEL REPACHOLI

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in April

Why are they a Hero? 

Is there anything more Australian than a man looking a lot like Ned Kelly winning a shooting Gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games?

Probably, but not in April 2018, thanks to the big games.

Daniel Repacholi has competed at the last four Commonwealth Games, won gold at three of them, and been a medalist at all of them.

He is one of the many unsung golden heroes that most will forget, or have already forgotten, but we add him to our list for Hero of the Month for April.

Hero-Meter: x/10

 

MARCO TRUNGELLITI

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in June

Why are they a Hero? 

The Argentine was the lucky loser of French Open Tennis qualifying who drove 1000km the day before to fill in for Nick Kyrgios who pulled out of the French Open. With his family, including his Grandmother, in the car.

He was rewarded for his effort, firstly he was scheduled to play Bernard Tomic, the closest thing to a bye in tennis but still needing to be on court, and he grabbed himself $122K for the win.

Sweet work on that day, sadly he only made it as far as the second round where he was beaten by Marco Cecchinato. But a spot in our Hero of the Month poll too.

Hero-Meter: 6.7/10

 

NETTA

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in May

Why are they a Hero? 

Eurovision might not be to everyone’s taste, perhaps that is because it is not a run of the mill reality singing competition based on LCD and semi famous judges trying one last slice of Remember Me before they fade out of existence.

Not that we always follow Eurovision ourselves, but after being given the tip on the Israeli tilt at Eurovision, it took only 2 minutes of listening to the song to determine that it was a future Eurovision winner, and possibly a number one around the world.

Well, we were proven right on the first count, and who wouldn’t love a song called Toy, with an eccentric looking singer making rapping chicken sounds during part of the song. The way music should be.

Hero-Meter: 6/10

 

BISHOP MICHAEL CURRY

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in May

Why are they a Hero? 

In the biggest news story so far this year, a little event called the Royal Wedding, a little known US Bishop almost stole the show, or arguably did steal the show. A mean feat given the stature of the royal family, and that there were Clooneys and Beckhams in attendance.

US Bishop Michael Curry dropped a decent serving of God in his sermon, proving that religion doesn’t always have to bore you to death in life. A nice, legal, moral show of passion from a religious type that happens inside the church.

He’ll always be a trivia question from now onwards, so remember the name for that Thursday night event at the local pub, and why not sling him a vote or two in May;s Hero of the Month.

Hero-Meter: 6/10

 

ALBERTO BRIGNOLI

2018 Performance: Best of the Rest

Why are they a Hero? 

Most will probably not know neither Benevento or Alberto Brignoli, but he earned himself a spot in our Hero of the Month nominations earlier in the year after scoring a sweet last minute header, as a Goalkeeper.

But it is not just the fact that he is a goalkeeper, and the header was a particularly excellent dive header, it was the context of the moment that made it so great.

Benevento were promoted to the Italian Serie A and as the big club that is AC Milan arrived for the game, Benevento had yet to take a point. Not even a draw in their first 14 matches. 14 straight losses to start the season. The video tells the story of the goal, but what a way to earn your first top flight point, and against AC Milan. Look for it at the end.

Hero-Meter: 7/10

 

EIBAR

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in November

Why are they a Hero? 

SD Eibar are a quintessential sporting team for The Gurgler. Small, obscure, and punch well and truly above their weight.

They have been in the top flight of Spanish football since 2014, and were lucky to survive their first season, as they finished in third last and were technically relegated. However financial problems for another club saw a reprieve, and they have hung around ever since. And prospered.

The location of Eibar has only 27,000 people, the ground is the smallest in La Liga, from one view you can see just a hill with a few trees on it. 

Their match against Real Madrid showed how much above their weight they can punch. They beat no less than the Champions League winner for the first time ever. And really pulled their pants down with a sweet 3-0 win that could have been even more.

Hero-Meter: 9/10

 

GIBRALTAR FOOTBALL TEAM

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in October

Why are they a Hero? 

Didn’t know Gibraltar had a Football side? Did you know they won their first ever competitive match in October since finally being allowed to be a FIFA nation in 2016.

Gibraltar beat Armenia 1-0 away from home, and after the Armenians played the wrong national anthem at the start. It was their first win in a competitive match. Happily they doubled down a few days later against European powerhouse Liechtenstein. Who says UEFA Nations League D would be boring.

Hero-Meter: 7/10

 

SBS WORLD CUP COVERAGE

2018 Performance: Best of the Rest

Why are they a Hero? 

The last football nomination, but SBS demand inclusion in the 2018 Hero of the Year after saving the coverage for everyone.

For the first time ever a paywall was put up around the World Cup, but the providing broadcaster Optus Sport was so hopelessly unprepared for the largest sporting on the planet that it had to hand the coverage over to SBS.

Lucy Zelic and Craig Foster kicked arse, and looked pretty tired towards the end of the festival of football, but were first class throughout, hopefully proving that the Football World Cup should never leave SBS ever.

Hero-Meter: 9/10

 

IAN KIERNAN

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in October

Why are they a Hero? 

Known for convincing people to give up one of their weekend days to clean up crap around Australia. He recently passed away, giving us a reminder of his fine work.

He also set an Australian record for a solo circumnavigation of the world, which gave him the inspiration for the Clean Up.

Hero-Meter: 8/10

 

MICHAEL BEATTY

2018 Performance: Editor’s Choice

Why are they a Hero? 

Someone who didn’t receive a monthly nomination, but really should have.

Michael Beatty is the man you’ll see on the TV news in Queensland who has to provide some opinion on what is usually some awful piece of treatment of an animal.

You can see by the genuine sadness in his eyes that every case hurts.

A hero for the animals of the world. The good ones that is.

Hero-Meter: 8/10

 

GREG NORMAN

2018 Performance: Editors Choice

Why are they a Hero? 

Greg Norman is known by many around the world as The Shark, and for his golfing exploits. Most of them good.

As good as he golf was, his nomination is for a photo shoot of the man in a special Body issue of the ESPN magazine.

For an age well into his 60’s he is looking good. And why not let the world see your birthday suit if you don’t have a green jacket to wear.

An inspiration to attempt to look as good at half his age.

Hero-Meter: 8/10

 

 

THE HERO / PERSON OF THE YEAR HONOUR BOARD

This is the fifth edition of the Person/Hero of the Year, and here are the previous winners.

The Farmer from Shaun the Sheep Wins 2017 Gurgler Person of the Year

Charles Strunk 2016 Gurgler’s Person of the Year

PNG League Star Willie Minoga wins The Gurgler Person of the Year 2015

The Gurgler’s Person of the Year 2014 announced – Reggie Rabbitoh wins The Golden Turpie

 

 

2018 HERO OF THE YEAR OTHER FILLER

 

 

 

 

 

Champions League Matchday 6 Predictions – Gurgler v Losing

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Big week of Champions League this week, as some big teams fight to make the knockout stages, and we honour the occasion with our Champions League Matchday 6 Predictions.

And as ever we put our tips up against a unique opponent, usually based on a football statistic but sometimes not, much like our semi popular Premier League tips.

We’ll also throw in a minimum of information for a quick preview of Champions League Matchday 6 Predictions for those on the go.

Time to set the alarm and get up that little bit early in Australia, or get home early from work/the pub elsewhere in the world for Champions League Matchday 6 Predictions.

 

Champions League Matchday 6 Predictions

Gurgler v Losing

Opponent Tips Background: With the high pressure of Champions League survival on the line, it’s as important as ever 

So for the Champions Matchday 6 we have based our opponent tips on how many/few games each team has lost in both the national league and Champions League this season.

Of course the fewer games lost, the better the team is going, so they get the tip. The overall loss record is at the end for some barely interesting stat.

But first, our selections, which are based on a mixture of listening to multiple podcasts and reading way too many websites, added with ignorance to all of that with our own thoughts. 

Champions League Matchday 6 Predictions – Our Tips

ATLETICO to beat Monaco (3-1)
DORTMUND to beat Club Brugge (4-1)
BARCELONA to beat Spurs (3-2)
INTER to beat PSV (2-0)
LIVERPOOL to beat Napoli (3-1)
DRAW – Red Star v PSG (1-1)
PORTO to beat Galatasaray (1-0)
SCHALKE to beat Lokomotiv Mosocw (2-0)
DRAW – Ajax v Bayern (0-0)
BENFICA o beat AEK Athens (1-0)
MANCHESTER CITY to beat Hoffenheim (4-0)
DRAW – Shakhtar Donetsk v Lyon (2-2)
ROMA to beat Viktoria Plzen (2-0)
REAL MADRID to beat CSKA Moscow (6-0)
JUVENTUS to beat Young Boys (2-0)
DRAW – Valncia v Manchester Utd (0-0)

Champions League Matchday 6 Predictions – Expected Goals to Goals Scored

Losses this season in brackets

Porto (2)  to beat Galatasaray (7)

Draw Schalke (9) v Lokomotiv Moscow  (9)

Atletico Madrid (2)  to beat Club Brugge (6)

Borussia Dortmund (1)  to beat Monaco (13)

Barcelona (2)  to beat Tottenham Hotspur (6)

PSV Eindhoven (5)  to beat Inter (6)

Napoli (2)  to beat Liverpool (3)

Paris Saint-Germain (1)  to beat Red Star (3)

Viktoria Plzen (5)  to beat Roma (6)

Draw (6)  to beat CSKA Moscow (6)

Juventus (1)  to beat Young Boys (5)

Draw (5)  to beat Manchester United (5)

Ajax (1)  to beat Bayern Munich (3)

Benfica (5)  to beat AEK Athens (8)

Manchester City (2)  to beat Hoffenheim (6)

Shakhtar Donetsk (3)  to beat Lyon (4)

 

Champions League Predictions Form So Far

GURGLER
Matchday  1 – 6/16 – Terrible
Matchday 2 – 10/16 – Better
Matchday 3 – 9/16 – Less Better
Matchday 4 – 6/16 – Back to Terrible
Matchday 5 – 9/16 – Improvement

OPPONENT
Matchday 1 – 6/16 – Current League Position
Matchday 2 – 6/16 – National Titles Won
Matchday 3 – 9/16 – Who Scored Team Rating
Matchday 4 – 8/16 – Value of Clubs
Matchday 5 – 8/16 – Expected Goals

 

Champions League Matchday 6 – Four Games to Watch

You can’t watch everything, well actually you can if you have Optus Sport and no job or life, so we select our four games to watch for the Champions League Matchday 6 ahead.

Times in ADST for the poor souls who have to get up early.

GROUP B (Tuesday)

Barcelona v Spurs / Inter v PSV

Spurs need an unlikely win in Barcelona to guarantee themselves knockout football, but given they rested their stars on the weekend, and Barcelona could potentially rest theirs since they are already qualified, then Spurs may just do it. Inter have the easier fixture, but will need to better Spurs result. 

GROUP C (Tuesday)

Liverpool v Napoli / Red Star v PSG

It is out of Napoli (9pts +3), PSG (8pts +5) and Liverpool (6pts +1) for the two spots in the knockout stage of the Champions League, and to avoid the Thursday night Europa League. PSG have the easier assignment on paper at Red Star, but the Serbian club have beaten Liverpool and drawn with Napoli at home this season. If Liverpool draw or lose, they are gone. Winning should get them home. If they play like they did against Bournemouth then they will, however Napoli also won 4-0 in the league on the weekend. Liverpool v Napoli is the stand out fixture.

AJAX v BAYERN MUNICH (Wednesday) 

The only game in the Champions league Matchday 6 where the two teams playing each other have both qualified. This could mean open, devil-may-care football or wrapped-in-cotton-wool borefest. We’ll go for the former as Bayern will want to prove they are still the big German team despite trailing Dortmund by plenty in the league.

SHAKHTAR DONETSK v LYON (Wednesday)

A Head to Head for the knockout stages. Despite being undefeated against Man City this season (1W 1D), the four draws in five matches has kept the Ukrainian side within a chance of making the knockout stages. There should be plenty of goals too, aside from the Man City thrashings, Shakhtar’s games have ended up 2-2, 2-2, 3-2. The hipster’s choice for Wednesday’s games.

 

Champions League Matchday 6 Fixtures

Tuesday 17:55 Galatasaray vs FC Porto
Tuesday 17:55 Schalke 04 vs Lokomotiv Moscow
Tuesday 20:00 Club Bruges vs Atletico Madrid
Tuesday 20:00 Monaco vs Borussia Dortmund
Tuesday 20:00 Barcelona vs Tottenham
Tuesday 20:00 Inter vs PSV Eindhoven
Tuesday 20:00 Liverpool vs Napoli
Tuesday 20:00 FK Crvena Zvezda vs Paris Saint-Germain
Wednesday 17:55 Viktoria Plzen vs Roma
Wednesday 17:55 Real Madrid vs CSKA Moscow
Wednesday 20:00 BSC Young Boys vs Juventus
Wednesday 20:00 Valencia vs Manchester United
Wednesday 20:00 Ajax vs Bayern Munich
Wednesday 20:00 Benfica vs AEK Athens
Wednesday 20:00 Manchester City vs Hoffenheim
Wednesday 20:00 Shakhtar Donetsk vs Lyon

 

 

Champions League Matchday 6 Super Stat

Here is the current list of each teams losses in the Champions League and home league this season.

Team Total Losses CL League
Ajax 1 0 1
Borussia Dortmund 1 1 0
Juventus 1 1 0
PSG 1 1 0
Atletico Madrid 2 1 1
Barcelona 2 0 2
Manchester City 2 1 1
Napoli 2 0 2
Porto 2 0 2
Bayern Munich 3 0 3
Liverpool 3 3 0
Red Star 3 3 0
Shakhtar Donetsk 3 2 1
Lyon 4 0 4
Benfica 5 3 2
Manchester United 5 1 4
PSV Eindhoven 5 4 1
Valencia 5 2 3
Viktoria Plzen 5 3 2
Young Boys 5 4 1
Club Brugge 6 2 4
CSKA Moscow 6 3 3
Hoffenheim 6 2 4
Inter 6 2 4
Real Madrid 6 1 5
Roma 6 2 4
Tottenham Hotspur 6 2 4
Galatasaray 7 3 4
AEK Athens 8 5 3
Lokomotiv Moscow 9 4 5
Schalke 9 1 8
Monaco 13 4 9

2018 Jerk of the Year Nominations – Vote Now

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2018 has been a Year of the Jerk, and before it reaches its conclusion it is time to determine the 2018 Jerk of the Year.

It was a year when politics outdid themselves in Jerk in Australia, and in the biggest job in politics in the world.

Tennis tantrums took front and back page news, with one usual suspect returning to attempt to win the 2018 Jerk of the Year.

Rugby League was so packed full of jerk in 2018 that there are a number of nominations from all around the game. All of them thoroughly deserved in a season that the sport tried to really stuff itself up.

Cricket and Rugby Union in Australia also tried to make up the deficit to rugby league. 

Finally, reality TV is not going to be forgotten, with some fine examples of Jerk putting their hand up to embarrass themselves across Australia and in the 2018 Jerk of the Year.

So many to choose from, so keep reading to get to know all the nominations, and how to vote.

 

HOW DOES THE 2018 JERK OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS WORK

Anyone who won a monthly Jerk of the Month award are automatically included.

Next are the next best Jerks who polled the most votes across the year in multiple months without winning a monthly award. 

Last, and certainly not least are the Editors Choice. Those who may not have polled strongly but have demanded inclusion in the 2018 Jerk of the Year poll.

 

2018 JERK OF THE YEAR VOTING

Here’s your chance to vote on the 2018 Jerk of the Year. You can vote for as many nominations as you like.

We have a comprehensive form guide after the voting.

As ever, Vote Early and Vote Often.

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2018 JERK OF THE YEAR FORM GUIDE

Here is the story and the stats of those nominated for 2018 Jerk of the Year. In order of the total votes received for the year.

BERNARD TOMIC

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in February and March

2018 Jerk Work: Did his best Jerk work early in attempting to qualify for the Australian Open, and then heading into the jungle for I’m a Celebrity. A token tanking effort at the French Open followed by a Wimbledon disappearing act. Actually started winning games this year, and fans in the Jerk of the Year voting

Jerk-O-Meter: 9/10

 

DONALD TRUMP

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in November

2018 Jerk Work: Way too long a list to publish all his work here, winning just the one monthly award was the surprise as he was nominated most months for his sterling Jerkdom here. No doubt if he found about this nomination he’d call it fake news. Fine by us, we are jerks too.

Jerk-O-Meter: 10/10

 

DAVID WARNER

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in January and October

2018 Jerk Work: Nominated for the 2018 mainly for his sandpaper work and pathetic stage-managed press conference afterwards, and he reappeared to win in October when he stormed off after being sledged in a club game. Proving once and for all he is the worst culprit in world sport of give but no take. There’s no 12 month ban here, he is open to winning Jerk of the Month/Year as many times as he likes.

Jerk-O-Meter: 10/10

 

PETER DUTTON

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in August

2018 Jerk Work: Specifically for his part of the leadership spill, but in general he’s a c— and a Jerk, who will hopefully be handed his arse at the next federal election. C’mon Dickson voters.

Jerk-O-Meter: 10/10

 

PHIL GOULD

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in June

2018 Jerk Work: Always high on the nominations around State of Origin time, as us Fox League snobs realise just how bad FTA rugby league is, and in particular the one-eyed awful delivery of sport’s worst commentary team (now that Ch9 have lost the cricket). Throw some of his work as Penrith Football boss, and you have a deserving nomination for Jerk of the Year.

Jerk-O-Meter: 9/10

 

TODD GREENBERG

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in May and July

2018 Jerk Work: The buck should stop with the boss, and since the NRL has been such a shitfight in 2018 then its boss deserves to be nominated for 2018 Jerk of the Year. Eventually the NRL will get someone competent to run the game.

Jerk-O-Meter: 7/10

 

SHANE WARNE

2018 Performance: Best of the Rest from annual voting

2018 Jerk Work: For being the worst of the former Australian Cricket great loudmouths. The only downside to the Fox Cricket coverage.

Jerk-O-Meter: 8/10

 

TONY ABBOTT

2018 Performance: Next Best of the Rest from Annual Voting

2018 Jerk Work: For his part in the leadership spill, and similar to the nomination above, and the continual injecting himself into the media so everyone can remember that he used to be somebody. Hopefully like his co-conspirator Dutton, he will get the arse at the next election.

Jerk-O-Meter: 9/10

 

BARNABY JOYCE

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in February

2018 Jerk Work: Just being himself is enough. Reached notoriety nation wide with his after hours duties.

Jerk-O-Meter: 8/10

 

MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT

2018 Performance: Third Next Best

2018 Jerk Work: Working under the bullshit premise of “Social Experiment”, it was essentially a collection of awful people creating even worse television. No wonder it found a home on Channel Nein.

Jerk-O-Meter: 9/10

 

KARL STEFANOVIC

2018 Performance: Editor’s Choice

2018 Jerk Work: We still don’t quite understand how a pathetic middle-aged man going through a mid-life crisis gets some much media attention but anyway. From ousting and trash talking colleagues to his general smart-arsery on morning TV, he is our first of two editor’s choice to ensure he gets a chance to win something this year.

Jerk-O-Meter: 7/10

 

JARRYD HAYNE

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in November

2018 Jerk Work: On the field for his lack of giving a stuff in most games in 2018, case in point for Fiji in the mid-season test. Off season for his alleged behaviour on grand final night.

Jerk-O-Meter: 8/10

 

CRICKET AUSTRALIA

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in May

2018 Jerk Work: For the shambles after the sandpaper affair, and their administration of the game in general. Also something about cancelling a northern Australian tour after just selling the TV Rights for a canoe worth of cash.

Jerk-O-Meter: 5/10

 

DELTA GOODREM

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in May

2018 Jerk Work: Probably for her work on one of the Channel Nein talent shows, but in general she is painful to watch and listen to and to be around.

Jerk-O-Meter: 8/10

 

MEGHAN MARKLE’S DAD

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in May

2018 Jerk Work: For tying to make the big wedding all about him.

Jerk-O-Meter: 5/10

 

ANTHONY MUNDINE

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in February

2018 Jerk Work: Specifically for his I’m A Celebrity efforts, but in general lives up to the jerk title. Perhaps his early exit v Horn in their recent bout was karma.

Jerk-O-Meter: 8/10

 

SERENA WILLIAMS

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in September

2018 Jerk Work: For her sporting tantrum of the year.

Jerk-O-Meter: 5/10

 

PHIL ROTHFIELD

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in September

2018 Jerk Work: For continuing to be a grumpy c— journalist who rarely has anything good to say about rugby league.

Jerk-O-Meter: 7/10

 

STRAWBERRY SABOTEURS

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in September

2018 Jerk Work: The actual saboteur and the copycats should all be ashamed. You can needle them with a vote for 2018 Jerk of the Month.

Jerk-O-Meter: 7/10

 

NEYMAR

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in July

2018 Jerk Work: So much talent, but his diving has become a real blight on his career. At least it made for some very funny social media pics during the World Cup.

Jerk-O-Meter: 6/10

 

NRL

2018 Performance: Editor’s Choice

2018 Jerk Work: For things like the player and coaching transfer debacles. Their draws and lack of interest in what fans want instead of Channel Nein. Refusing to bring the NRL Grand Final to Sunday afternoon (not twilight). For interesting crackdowns on the game that ruin every match. For inconsistent judiciary application.

Jerk-O-Meter: 9/10

 

OPTUS SPORT

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in June

2018 Jerk Work: For their appalling effort to cover the World Cup. Thank god for SBS.

Jerk-O-Meter: 2/10

 

BILL COSBY

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in April

2018 Jerk Work: Bill Cosby’s antics finally caught up with him, and along with his trial, a Jerk of the Year nomination is giving him everything he deserves.

Jerk-O-Meter: 7/10

 

MKR

2018 Performance: Monthly Winner in April

2018 Jerk Work: Cook then cry. This show is all about whatever rubbish conflict that the producers can drain out of it. Doubts remain how much the contestants actually cook. And those two chefs who run the show are just so awful for words.

Jerk-O-Meter: 9/10

 

 

THE JERK OF THE YEAR HONOUR BOARD

This is just the third running of Jerk of the Year, below are the two previous “winners”.

Jarryd Hayne, Donald Trump, Bernard Tomic Joint Winners of 2017 Jerk of the Year

Channel 9 Cricket Commentary – 2016 Jerks of the Year

 

THE 2018 JERK OF THE MONTH HONOUR BOARD

All of the below are automatically in the running for Jerk of the Year.

Jan 2018 – David Warner

Feb 2018 – Barnaby Joyce, Anthony Mundine, Bernard Tomic

Mar 2018 – Bernard Tomic

April 2018 – Bill Cosby and MKR

May 2018 – Cricket Australia, Delta Goodrem, Todd Greenberg, Meghan Markle’s Dad

June 2018 – Optus Sport, World Cup Divers & Gus Gould

July 2018 – Neymar, Channel Seven & Todd Greenberg

August 2018 – Peter Dutton

September 2018 – Serena Williams, Phil Rothfield, Strawberry Saboteurs

October 2018 – David Warner

November 2018 – Donald Trump, Jarryd Hayne

 

2018 JERK OF THE YEAR FULL VOTING

For those who want only a passing interest, here is the full list of every nonination and fast car.

Person JerkAward Total
Bernard Tomic Feb, Mar 28
Donald Trump Nov,  27
David Warner Jan, Oct 18
Peter Dutton Aug, 14
Gus Gould June, 13
Todd Greenberg May, July 11
Shane Warne Next Best 10
Tony Abbott Next Best 9
Barnaby Joyce Feb, 9
MAFS Next Best 9
Channel Nein Next Best 8
Karl Stefanovic Editors Choice 8
Jarryd Hayne Nov,  7
Sunday NRL Footy Show   7
Jamie Zhu – Internet Prankster   7
Red Bull   6
Nick Kyrgios   6
Cricket Australia May, 6
Delta Goodrem May, 6
Meghan Markle’s Dad May, 6
Anthony Mundine Feb, 6
Serena Williams Sept 5
Phil Rothfield Sept 5
Strawberry Saboteurs Sept 5
Neymar July, 5
Channel 7 July, 5
Campbell Newman   5
Ronaldo   5
NRL Editors Choice 4
LNP   4
Marsh Brothers   4
Bruce Highway   4
Wallabies Dickhead Abusive Fan   4
Big Banks   4
Politicians   4
Jose Mourinho   4
Elon Musk   4
Optus Sport June, 4
Diving Footballers June, 4
Bill Cosby Apr 4
MKR Apr 4
Turpin Parents   4
Aust v South Africa Test Series   4
Benny Elias   4
Coles   3
Woolworths   3
Conor McGregor   3
Alan Jones   3
NRL Media   3
Foxtel   3
Vikki Campion   3
Jeremy Cameron   3
Jared Donaldson   3
Michael Slater   3
Salim Mehajer   3
Jong Kwan-bom   3
Greek Football Club Owner Ivan Savvidis   3
Charles Bentley   2
Khabib   2
Storms   2
Andrew Fifita   2
Manly   2
Wallabies   2
QRL   2
Andrew Gaff   2
Gillon McLachlan   2
Helmut Marko   2
Daly Cherry-Evans   2
South Korean Bully Skaters   2
Brisbane Irish Petty Crims   2
Racist Penrith Fan   2
Braith Anasta   2
Douglas Costa   1
John Hopoate   1
Ricky Stuart   1
Paul Gallen   1
Vladimir Putin   1
Video Referee   1
Matt Cecchin   1
Wayne Bennett   1
Rafael Nadal   1
West Ham Pitch Invaders   1

Quick European Football Highlights #15 2018-2019

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European Football Predictions

The weekend is here and that means it is time for us to offer up our quick European Football Highlights for the weekend.

Some might call our European Football Highlights hipster football, we don’t, it’s pure sports nerd and football goodness. Give us an Eibar, Sassuolo, or Borussia Monchengladbach any day.

This weekend the big game is the Derby d’Italia in Italy between Juventus and Inter, but get in early as it is a Friday night game. The two Barcelona teams are going head to head with the poorer cousin Espanyol flying higher than usual. There’s also our favourite team and entertainers Eibar have another early kick off.

There’s very little French football due to protests around the country. Sadly that means an interesting Monaco v Nice – Henry v Viera match is off.

But if you have a life and can’t watch everything, we offer up our quick European Football Highlights, to help you follow the best of it, without the need to stay up for absolutely everything. With added TV times 

 

Quick European Football Highlights – The Matches

Here are the minimum of games worth keeping an eye on in our opinion.

There are TV Times for those in Australia lucky enough with Bein Sports.

SERIE A – JUVENTUS v INTER
EURO KICK KICK OFF – FRIDAY NIGHT

The Derby d’Italia kicks off the European weekend and doubles as the big game in Europe too. Juventus are doing what one would expect with an already dominant side with the addition of Ronaldo, the one draw the only blemish in 14 League games. Inter are third and challenging Napoli for best of the rest tag, just three points behind but a long way behind this weekend’s opponents. One of the big rivalries, and in a timeslot for everyone.

Prediction: Juventus 2-0
TV – Bein Sports Australia Kick Off Time – Saturday ADST 6:20am Bein Sports 1

 

LA LIGA – ATLETICO v ALAVES
EURO KICK KICK OFF – SATURDAY AFTERNOON

Who’d think that a Atletico Madrid v Alaves match in December would see 3rd and 4th in action, and only a point apart. No team has lost fewer games than Atletico with just one loss so fr this season, however their seven draws is the second highest. Sadly an upset looks unlikely as Atletico are undefeated at home and Alaves have lost three of their last four away.

Prediction: Atletico 2-0
TV – Bein Sports Australia Kick Off Time – Saturday ADST 10:55pm Bein Sports 2

 

BUNDESLIGA – SCHALKE v DORTMUND
EURO KICK KICK OFF – SATURDAY AFTERNOON

The big German game of the weekend is the Revierderby between Schalke and Dortmund. Sure it is 1st v 12th, but that doesn’t matter in most derbies. The record is pretty tight too, with Dortmund leading the way in the league by 32-31 and 29 draws. A Dortmund win isn’t all bad, they will strengthen their lead on the Bundesliga, and wouldn’t we all love a season where Bayern don’t win everything.

Prediction: Dortmund 2-1
TV – Bein Sports Australia Kick Off Time – Sunday ADST 1:20am Bein Sports 2

 

LA LIGA – ESPANYOL v BARCELONA
EURO KICK KICK OFF – SATURDAY NIGHT

One good derby deserves another, so it is off to Barcelona for the late Saturday kick off between Espanyol and Barcelona. Back in late October the two Barcelona based sides were first and second. Barcelona are still first, but only by one point to second in the most open season of La Liga in years. Espanyol’s current run of three straight losses has seen them drop to seventh, but after Barca’s loss to Real Betis at home two games ago, their bigger city rivals are beatable. Barcelona have only lost seven times to Espanyol, the last time in the league back in 2009, although they’ve enjoyed success in Cups.

Prediction: Barcelona 3-1
TV – Bein Sports Australia Kick Off Time – Sunday ADST 6:40am Bein Sports 2

 

LA LIGA – EIBAR v LEVANTE
EURO KICK KICK OFF – SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Of course a European Football Highlights package would include Eibar, our favourite Spanish team , and why wouldn’t it. Eibar are nothing if not entertaining, but are much more successful at home than away. As proved by their last two results. Two games ago they were good enough to beat Real Madrid no less by 3-0, but last weekend they lost 1-0 away to lowly Rayo Vallecano. Their opponents Levante have a decent record away, the fourth best this season, but Eibar have also won four of their past six and we say they’ll get the job done.

Almost half of the 25 games head to head have ended up in draws.

Prediction: Eibar 2-0
TV – Bein Sports Australia Kick Off Time – Sunday ADST 9:55pm Bein Sports 2

 

Quick European Football Highlights – The Big 10 Multi

Here are our favourite tips from all of the European football this weekend. We try and pack as many tips in there as possible, just so we can fall one short.

ATLETICO to beat Alaves
BARCELONA to beat Espanyol
EIBAR to beat Levante
REAL MADRID to beat Huesca
NAPOLI to beat Frosinone
MILAN to beat Torino
JUVENTUS to beat Inter
DORTMUND to beat Schalke
BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH to beat Stuttgart
BAYERN to beat Nurnberg

$1 for $48

 

Quick European Football Highlights – TV Highlights Catch Up

FULL SCHEDULE OF ALL LIVE BEIN SPORTS FOOTBALL

Missed most of the above action or couldn’t be bothered in the first place? 

Follow the below Highlights shows to see the best of each competition, and impress your friends and family, with your newly acquired football knowledge.

FRANCE – 6pm – CH513
SCOTLAND – 6pm – CH514
EFL FOOTBALL LEAGUE – 6:30pm – CH514
GERMANY – 7pm – CH513
SPAIN – 8pm – CH513
ITALY – 9pm – CH513

All shows on Monday, and all repeated later, many times.

 

Quick European Football Highlights – The Tables

Haven’t caught up with all of the tables in a while? Why not now.

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Premier League Predictions Week 16 – Gurgler v Hate

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Theydon Bois
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Premier League Week 20 Predictions

As we come down from the high of the first of the Premier League midweek fixtures, we need to push on with our Premier League Predictions Week 16 for this weekend.

Every week we offer up tips, a mini preview, betting advice and an alternative view on the Premier League, that we hope you enjoy.

It’s very much like BBC’s Lawro vs Somebody preview, but better. Arguably. This week our opponent tips aren’t a celebrity or musician we’ve barely heard of, but tips based on how much each club is hated.

 

Premier League Predictions Week 16 – Gurgler v % Each EPL Club is Hated

Opponent Tips Background: There are some big news stories coming out of the UK, and since we’ve already done tips based on Brexit, we’ll use the big feud between Princes Kate and Princes Meghan to determine some opponent selections.

Since that is all about hate, how about some tips based on hate.

We found a delightful article that compiled how much people hated each EPL club, which pointed out pretty much the obvious.

So, since it’s better not to be hated, whichever club in the head to heads for this weekend has the lowest hate percentage get s the selection.

 

Premier League Predictions Week 16

Premier League Predictions Week 16 – The Gurgler House Tips

DRAW – Bournemouth v Liverpool (2-2)
DRAW – Burnley v Brighton (0-0)
SOUTHAMPTON to beat Cardiff (1-0)
DRAW – Manchester United v Fulham (1-1)
DRAW – West Ham v Crystal Palace (1-1)
ARSENAL to beat Huddersfield (4-1)
MANCHESTER CITY to beat Chelsea (2-1)
DRAW – Leicester v Spurs (1-1)
WOLVES to beat Newcastle (2-0)
EVERTON to beat Watford (3-0)

 

Premier League Predictions Week 16 v % Each EPL Club is Hated

% Each Club is hated in brackets.

BOURNEMOUTH (10%) to beat Liverpool (53%)
BURNLEY (13%) to beat Brighton (16%)
SOUTHAMPTON (16%) to beat Cardiff City (30%)
FULHAM (15%)  to beat Manchester Utd (68%)
CRYSTAL PALACE (30%) to beat West Ham (48%)
HUDDERSFIELD (10%) to beat Arsenal (46%)
MAN CITY (39%) to beat Chelsea (69%)
LEICESTER (19%) to beat Spurs (44%)
WOLVES (20%) to beat Newcastle (24%)
WATFORD (24%) to beat Everton (27%)

 

Midweek Premier League Predictions Week 16 Quick Mini Preview

GAME BY GAME PREVIEW IN 50 WORDS OR SO.

BOURNEMOUTH v LIVERPOOL

The early game should be a cracker, one that will really judge where both teams are at. Liverpool are still undefeated, but have not been overly convincing, yet. The midweek win against Burnley proving some of that. Bournemouth have impressed this season, but only returned to winning ways during the midweek after four losses in a row. Liverpool will be a tough test for Bournemouth, but they look up for it. Ryan Fraser in particular is in he best of form.

Barely Interesting: These teams have only met nine times – none before a third round FA Cup tie in 2014. Liverpool lead 7-1 in the wins (1 Draw).

Best Bet: Over 2.5 Goals @ $1.60

 

BURNLEY v BRIGHTON

Six losses in seven sees Burnley last but one, and with the league’s worst home record featuring just one win. Brighton are usually less effective away from home than in Brighton, but their seven points leaves them 14th in the away standings. The worry is whether Glenn Murray will be fit after leaving the field early during midweek.

Barely Interesting: The last 5 matches between these tow sides have been draws. Only three of the last 16 games haven’t ended in a draw or a 1-0 win.

Best Bet: Under 2.5 Goals @ $1.53

 

CARDIFF v SOUTHAMPTON

So Southampton have a new manager in former RB Leipzig boss Ralph Hasenhüttl . something interesting anyway, and great to have something interesting rather than the usual Allardyce method of escaping relegation. They were outclassed by Spurs at Wembley midweek, but who isn’t.  Cardiff are ona good run at home, winning three of their last four and two in a row. Neil Warnock has done well to outlive any manager given how much he was favoured for the first sacking.

Barely Interesting: These two sides have only met twice before this season in the EPL, and both games that season went to the away team.

Best Bet: Under 2.5 Goals @ $1.65

 

MANCHESTER UTD v FULHAM

A pair of draws for these two sides in the midweek games, both reasonably entertaining. Each side probably happy for the point, although one of them shouldn’t be. Claudio Ranieri has made some improvement at Fulham, but despite Manchester United’s woes, they should still be hard for Fulham to beat. Should be. A home loss to the last placed side could Jose over the edge.

Barely Interesting: Fulham haven’t beaten Manchester United since December 2009. It was 3-0 though.

Best Bet: Both teams to score @ $1.83

 

ARSENAL v HUDDERSFIELD

Arsenal are still undefeated from Round 3 inwards, and it was a decent performance during midweek, even if it did not lead to a win. And they are starting to look like genuine top 4 challengers. Huddersfield have turned the corner of late, and are just out of the relegation zone. Despite losing their last two, they looked reasonably promising against Bournemouth, but they will need more than a good performance against Arsenal

Barely Interesting: Whilst there hasn’t been too many recent meetings between these two sides, Huddersfield last win v Arsenal was in 1971.

Best Bet: Race to 3 Goals – Arsenal @ $2.03

 

WEST HAM v CRYSTAL PALACE

The midweek produced wildly different outcomes for the two London clubs. West Ham were impressive as they saw off Cardiff at home. Crystal Palace lost to their biggest rival, who only had ten men for two thirds of the game. West Ham have won two in a row in impressive style, but they are wildly unpredictable.

Barely Interesting: West Ham have the fifth worst home record of the current EPL sides since moving into the London Stadium. Win rate is 37%.

Best Bet: Will thee be a penalty awarded? Yes @ $3.45

 

CHELSEA v MANCHESTER CITY

The premium clash of the weekend, and Chelsea enter it on the back of two losses in three games, the latest a loss against Wolves. It had been coming for a little. Manchester City could have beaten Watford midweek by plenty more than the 2-1, but Ben Foster kept the Hornets in the game until they picked up late in the game. Chelsea will just be another speed bump for the juggernaut that City has become. Mahrez was the best player over all the midweek fixtures, but unfortunately a bulging roster at City means he may not rewarded for his efforts this weekend

Barely Interesting: Three of the last five EPL clashes have been won by the way side.

Best Bet: Manchester City to win @ $1.91

 

LEICESTER v SPURS

Leicester are yet to lose since the passing of their beloved owner, but there are quite a few draws in that run, another chalked up midweek against Fulham. The visit of the EPL’s best away side this season will surely test that unbeaten. Spurs looked good against Southampton who played better than recent results suggest. The big four of Kane, Alli, Son and Eriksen have now had a few games together, and getting into a nice groove.

Barely Interesting: There has been 19 goals in the past three EPL matches between these two sides.

Best Bet: Harry Kane to score anytime @ $1.88

NEWCASTLE v WOLVES

Newcastle got a decent draw at Everton midweek, after their surprise 3-0 loss at home last weekend ruined their recent momentum. Talking of momentum, it doesn’t get much better to stop a run of five losses and a draw in six games with a home win over Chelsea. Watching Wolves this year will confirm the Chelsea result is no fluke, they have played quite well against the top six sides.

Barely Interesting: Away sides have won three of the last four league matches.

Best Bet: Wolves to win @ $2.60

EVERTON v WATFORD

A game that will be a little or a lot about Richarlisson and Marco Silva meeting their former employers, and perhaps it has worked out for both sides, with Richarlisson proving decent value for Everton, Marco Silva turning Everton into the next best side, and Watford are going nicely as well. Everybody wins. Except this weekend where no doubt Everton and their former Watford players will hurt the Hornets.

Barely Interesting: Watford have won two of the last four clashes between these two side, but only another two wins after that in 22 matches.

Best Bet: Richarlisson to score anytime @ $2.40

 

Midweek Premier League Three Bold Predictions Week 16 

  • Fulham to stun Manchester United. Perhaps Claudio Ranieri will have JM initials on his clothing next week.
  • Andy Carroll will probably come on and score first bag of goals and then get inured again.
  • Manchester City v Chelsea will actually be interesting

 

Premier League Predictions Week 16 – MMMMMulti

Time to make some money – here’s our best five tips rolled into one money-making machine.

DRAW – Burnley v Brighton
ARSENAL to beat Huddersfield
MANCHESTER CITY to beat Chelsea 
WOLVES to beat Newcastle 
EVERTON to beat Watford 

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2018-2019 Premier League Tipping Competition Results

THE GURGLER

2018-2019 Results – 83/150 – 55% – (8 Correct Scores)

Last Week –  7/10 – (0 Correct Score)

Best – 7/10 Week 1, 3, 4, 7, 15

 

OPPOSITION

2018-2019 Results – 69/140 – 49%

Week 1 – 6/10 – Week 1 Form from last 5 seasons
Week 2 – 5/10 – Change in Market Value after Transfer Window
Week 3 – 4/10 – Red Cards from last 5 seasons
Week 4 – 7/10 – Form v Post Sir Alex Man Utd
Week 5 – 5/10 – Post International Break Form
Week 6 – 3/10 – Avoiding Russian Spies
Week 7 – 4/10 – Brexit
Week 8 – 6/10 – v Jose Mourinho
Week 9 – 4/10 – Sacked Managers / Tenure
Week 10 – 4/10 – Fighting Managers
Week 11 – 7/10 – v Leicester City
Week 12 – 4/10 – US Mid Term Elections
Week 13 – 6/10 – Claudio Ranieri
Week 14 – 5/10 – Own Goals
Week 15 – 5/10 – Midweek Form (Last 5 Seasons)

 

PREMIER LEAGUE TEAMS – HATE FIGURES

Here’s the full list of the current Premier League team’s % of fans who hate them. According to this article.

Chelsea 68.70%
Man Utd 68.10%
Liverpool 52.80%
West Ham 47.60%
Arsenal 46.20%
Tottenham 43.50%
Man City 38.70%
Cardiff 36.50%
Crystal Palace 29.70%
Everton 27.00%
Watford 24.00%
Newcastle 23.50%
Wolves 20.10%
Leicester 18.90%
Southampton 16.30%
Brighton 16.20%
Fulham 15.00%
Burnley 13.30%
Bournemouth 10.20%
Huddersfield 9.70%

Midweek Premier League Predictions Week 15 – Gurgler v Midweek Form

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The first of the Premier League midweek fixtures are nearly here, and so are our Premier League Predictions Week 15.

Every matchday we offer up tips, a mini preview, betting advice and an alternative view on the Premier League that we hope you enjoy.

It’s very much like BBC’s Lawro vs Somebody preview, but better. Arguably. 

 

Premier League Predictions Week 15 – Gurgler v Midweek Form

Opponent Tips Background: What better way to celebrate the first midweek round of EPL fixtures than to use the previous midweek results to determine some opposition tips to play against.

We have compiled all the midweek games from the past 5 seasons, and determined an average points per game from all the games. We have included all midweek games from the EPL and Championship from the past 5 seasons. The better the average score, the team gets the tip.

For barely interesting facts, we have the full list of all team’s midweek games stats at the end. Less interesting to most was that the best non current EPL team for midweek form is Ipswich Town in 6th, and only beaten by five of the top six teams. Pity it will make no difference to our beloved Town as they sail off into League One.

 

Premier League Predictions Week 15

Premier League Predictions Week 15 – The Gurgler House Tips

BOURNEMOUTH to beat Huddersfield (2-1)
BRIGHTON to beat Crystal Palace (2-1)
DRAW – West Ham v Cardiff (0-0)
MANCHESTER CITY to beat Watford (3-1)
DRAW – Wolves v Chelsea (1-1)
LIVERPOOL to beat Burnley (2-0)
DRAW – Fulham v Leicester (2-2)
EVERTON to beat Newcastle (3-0)
SPURS to beat Southampton (6-0)
DRAW – Manchester Utd v Arsenal (1-1)

 

Premier League Predictions Week 15 v Midweek Form

Average points per Midweek game in brackets.

HUDDERSFIELD (1.6) to beat Bournemouth (1.4)
BRIGHTON (1.7) to beat Crystal Palace (1.1)
WEST HAM (1.6) to beat Cardiff (1.3)
MANCHESTER CITY (2.3) to beat Watford (1.5)
CHELSEA (2.1) to beat Wolves (1.5)
LIVERPOOL (2.2) to beat Burnley (1.8)
LEICESTER (1.4) to beat Fulham (1.1)
EVERTON (1.5) to beat Newcastle (1.2)
SPURS (1.9) to beat Southampton (1.1)
MANCHESTER UNITED (1.9) to beat Arsenal (1.7)

 

Midweek Premier League Predictions Week 15 Quick Mini Preview

GAME BY GAME PREVIEW IN 50 WORDS OR SO.

BOURNEMOUTH v HUDDERSFIELD

Bournemouth needs a win badly, having lost four in a row, albeit against strong opposition. Losing to Manchester City 3-1 from the weekend is no shame, but not getting a win against previously struggling Huddersfield could start the fall into the growing scrap for relegation. Huddersfield, who looked busted arse and a certainty to be relegated a month ago, have done well with seven points from their last four. It still leaves them 10th.

Last season saw this head to head go to the home side on each occasion 4-0 and 4-1. Plus two of the four games preceding last season saw a victory by 4 goals or more.

Best Bet: Bournemouth to win + Over 2.5 match Goals @ $2.62

BRIGHTON v CRYSTAL PALACE

A nice bitter rivalry for a midweek Premier League fixture. Last season saw these teams meet three times, and the record was a win for each side and a draw. Both teams got a refreshing win last weekend – Brighton got their first win in 4 games, and Crystal Palace ended a 8 match winless drought. Now time to see a little bit of hate.

Best Bet: First Goal Scorer – Glenn Murray @ $6.00

WEST HAM v CARDIFF

Good old unpredictable West Ham go and be unpredictable and beat Newcastle, who were on a three game winning run, and beat them 3-0. Good timing too as a loss would have had them just 3 points above relegation. What will this midweek bring from the Hammers? Probably 0-0. Cardiff are improving with two wins from three, making the relegation scrap a good one.

West Ham are on a six match winning run against Cardiff City.

Best Bet: Under 2.5 Goals @ $1.79

WATFORD v MANCHESTER CITY

The annual drop off of Watford after a bright start is on again, this time it can’t be blamed on Richarlisson. Manchester City will win the league no doubt, just the margin is in question, or whether they will lose.

Manchester City are on an eight game winning run v Watford, and the last three have gone for a total of 14-1. Watford haven’t beaten Manchester City since 1987.

Best Bet: Either team to miss a penalty @ $7.30

WOLVES v CHELSEA

Chelsea got the job done against Fulham in their west London derby last weekend, but weren’t overly impressive, especially after the big loss to Spurs in the previous game. Wolves, for all their pre season predictions are now on a run of one point from their last six, and are in free fall. A loss to Chelsea won’t help either.

Wolves actually have the better head to head 34-28, but due to historical dominance than recent form – one win since 1980.

Best Bet: Half Time Result – Draw @ $2.10

BURNLEY v LIVERPOOL

Burnley are in the worst recent form in the Premier League, just one point from their last six, and goal difference of -14. They are just one point from being dead last, and a visit from Liverpool won’t help. Not that Liverpool are tearing up the Premier League like last season, but they are still second, undefeated, and just two points from leaders Man City. The holy trinity of attack from last year are not just firing this season, yet.

Best Bet: Both teams To Score – No @ $1.73

FULHAM v LEICESTER

There will be plenty of talk of Claudio Ranieri ahead of this clash, and rightly so. His championship win with Leicester is still one of Football’s greatest achievements. Keeping Fulham up not be quite as heroic, but will certainly be a decent thing for the CV. We hope they stay up, but our record with our own teams this season ensures we don’t support them too much.

Fulham and Leicester haven’t met each other in any league since 2004 when Leicester were relegated from the EPL. They have met in four Cup games since though, with 23 goals scored in the four matches.

Best Bet: Draw @ $3.30

EVERTON v NEWCASTLE

Everton’s poor record in the Liverpool derby continued last weekend, and Newcastle joined them in losing as well, with a surprise loss to West Ham at home. Two teams down on their luck after last weekend. Everton have the better recent record in this head to head and are on a 5 game winning run against Newcastle.

Best Bet: Both teams To Score – No @ $1.80

SPURS v SOUTHAMPTON

Spurs followed up their super impressive win ver Chelsea the weekend previous, with a loss in the North London Derby. We tend to think they will take it out on Southampton. The Saints did well against Manchester Utd last weekend by drawing 2-2, although that’s not too hard a task these days. Southampton have had a poor record against Spurs since their return to the EPL in 2012, just one win and two draws in 12 matches.

Best Bet: First Half Correct Score – Spurs 2-0 ($7) or 3-0 ($21)

MANCHESTER UTD v ARSENAL

The midweek’s premium game, a top six game that will probably end up 0-0, just the way Mourinho likes it. Manchester Utd are up to 7th, but that owes more to teams losing around them than their own super form. Arsenal really did the job against Spurs last game, and are on a run of 12 games without a loss. They leapfrog Spurs into fourth on goal difference. Another win will help their cause and one can only imagine the tantrum from Jose if it does happen.

This is the first match for Arsenal against Man Utd since Arsene Wenger left, for a barely interesting fact his record against them in his tenure in all comps was 15 Wins, 25 Losses and 12 Draws.

Best Bet: Time of 1st Man Utd goal – 2nd Half @ $3.00

 

Midweek Premier League Three Bold Predictions Week 15 

  • A Red Card will be issued in the Watford v Man City game
  • Jose Mourinho will be a clown on the sideline against Arsenal
  • Brighton v Crystal Palace will see at least 8 Yellow Cards

 

Premier League Predictions Week 15 – MMMMMulti

Time to make some money – here’s our best five tips rolled into one money-making machine.

BRIGHTON to beat Crystal Palace
LIVERPOOL to beat Burnley 
EVERTON to beat Newcastle 
SPURS to beat Southampton 
DRAW – Manchester Utd v Arsenal

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2018-2019 Premier League Tipping Competition Results

THE GURGLER

2018-2019 Results – 76/140 – 54% – (8 Correct Scores)

Last Week –  4/10 – (1 Correct Score)

Best – 7/10 Week 1, 3, 4, 7

 

OPPOSITION

2018-2019 Results – 69/140 – 49%

Week 1 – 6/10 – Week 1 Form from last 5 seasons
Week 2 – 5/10 – Change in Market Value after Transfer Window
Week 3 – 4/10 – Red Cards from last 5 seasons
Week 4 – 7/10 – Form v Post Sir Alex Man Utd
Week 5 – 5/10 – Post International Break Form
Week 6 – 3/10 – Avoiding Russian Spies
Week 7 – 4/10 – Brexit
Week 8 – 6/10 – v Jose Mourinho
Week 9 – 4/10 – Sacked Managers / Tenure
Week 10 – 4/10 – Fighting Managers
Week 11 – 7/10 – v Leicester City
Week 12 – 4/10 – US Mid Term Elections
Week 13 – 6/10 – Claudio Ranieri
Week 14 – 5/10 – Own Goals

 

PREMIER LEAGUE TEAMS MIDWEEK RECORD – LAST 5 SEASONS

Here’s the full list of the current Premier League team’s record in midweek games. Note: we have included Championship midweek results also from the past 5 seasons.

Team Avg Points
Manchester City 2.3
Liverpool 2.2
Chelsea 2.1
Manchester United 1.9
Tottenham 1.9
Burnley 1.8
Arsenal 1.7
Brighton 1.7
West Ham 1.6
Huddersfield 1.6
Everton 1.5
Wolves 1.5
Watford 1.5
Bournemouth 1.4
Leicester 1.4
Cardiff 1.3
Newcastle United 1.2
Fulham 1.1
Southampton 1.1
Crystal Palace 1.1

Noel Callow and SD Eibar win November 2018 Hero of the Month

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The votes have been counted and King of Jockeys Noel Callow, and obscure Spanish football team SD Eibar are our November 2018 Hero of the Month.

Nothing like a good combination of charismatic long odds jockey and a football team that very few outside of the true sports nerd would know. Just the way we like it.

Of course these winners will go into the 2018 Hero of the Year, as we do the ultimate vote on the year’s biggest winners.

For now find out the who and why of November 2018 Hero of the Month.

 

November 2018 Hero of the Month Winners

SD Eibar

Why such a hero?

SD Eibar are a quintessential sporting team for The Gurgler. Small, obscure, and punch well and truly above their weight.

They have been in the top flight of Spanish football since 2014, and were lucky to survive their first season, as they finished in third last and were technically relegated. However financial problems for another club saw a reprieve, and they have hung around ever since.

The location of Eibar has only 27,000 people, the ground is the smallest in La Liga, from one view you can see just a hill with a few trees on it. 

Their match against Real Madrid showed how much above their weight they can punch. They beat no less than the Champions League winner for the first time ever. And really pulled their pants down.

Hero Factor – 9/10

 

Noel Callow

Why such a hero?

Our favourite jockey of all time.

He doesn’t get many great rides, but is capable of riding a value winner for his fans and many punters.

Noel Callow is also a bit of a character, and we have even met the great man after his winning ride in the last on Melbourne Cup Day of 2006, when he signed our Best Bets book. Man of the people.

Known as The King, and we salute.

Hero Factor – 9/10

 

How the Voting Went

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Other November 2018 Hero of the Month Nominations

FOX CRICKET

Why such a hero?

For the first time in a long time, the summer of cricket has rolled around and we haven’t hated it with five minutes.

Sure you have to pay for it, but any true sports nerd wouldn’t have it any other way.

You could get it for free, and enjoy Michael Slater later in the summer, but you could also do a lot of other things.

Not that Fox Cricket has been that much better than Channel Nein, nor has most of the cricket been great, but importantly they are not Channel Nine and that’s all that matters.

Hero Factor – Anything other than 9/10

 

Magnus Carlsen, and Fabiano Caruana

Why such a hero?

Didn’t know the Chess World Championships were on? And that reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsen, and challenger Fabiano Caruana are locked in a tense record-breaking affair which has seen the first 10 matches of the 12 match series drawn.

Never before has this Championship been so close. And for making it all, let alone playing Chess for several hours at a time, we offer up a November 2018 Hero of the Month nomination.

The above was true at the original nomination time, the Chess World Championships were eventually won by Magnus Carlsen after 12 straight draws, and decided by rapid chess.

Hero Factor – 5/10

 

2018 Hero of the Month Honour Roll

Here are the monthly winners of the Hero of the Month so far.

February 2018 Hero – Adebayo Akinfenwa aka The Beast

March 2018 Hero – Peter Dasent aka Play School Piano Guy

April 2018 Hero – Billy Monger & Dean Repacholi

May 2018 Hero – Netta and Bishop Michael Curry

June 2018 Hero – Marco Trungelliti

July 2018 Hero – Lee Lin Chin

August 2018 Hero – no nominations – no winner

September 2018 – John Millman and Stubby Coolers

October 2018 – Ian Kiernan and Gibraltar Football

Donald Trump & Jarryd Hayne win November 2018 Jerk of the Month

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Donald Trump and Jarryd Hayne are the November 2018 Jerk of the Month winners, a deserving reward for a month (and year) of Jerk.

Initially there was only going to be one nomination for November 2018 Jerk of the Month, given one particular individual’s best effort to be the planet’s biggest Jerk this month, but more were nominated and the voting public felt the Jarryd Hayne was the equal of Donald Trump.

Perhaps both will eventually end up in jail.

All the monthly winners go into the end of year Jerk of the Year poll, and both of our November 2018 Jerk of the Month winners would also be worthy annual winners.

Stay tuned for the Annual Jerk search coming soon.

But first, here’s the rundown of the voting for November.

 

NOVEMBER 2018 JERK OF THE MONTH NOMINATIONS

Donald Trump

A first monthly Jerk win for the POTUS, a scarcely believable statistic for a person nominated for Jerk of the Month every month. Perhaps it was the extra effort that he went to in November to seal the monthly win.

Why nominated for the Jerk?

Normally the POTUS receives a token nomination for his work in general, but he has been busy this month to ensure a November 2018 Jerk of the Month win.

Blaming Firefighters for the massive US fires.

Visiting the town Paradise that was wiped out in fires and forgetting the name of the place.

Trump v CNN and the doctored footage.

Thanksgiving – Thankful for Himself

No visiting troops, starting a spat with French president, everything else.

Jerk Rating: 10/10

 

Jarryd Hayne

The former Parramatta, Titan, NSW,  Fijian Sevens, and San Francisco player has done well to win an award with an US President, who has had a real month of Jerk. Perhaps people just don’t like the Hayne plane.

Why nominated for the Jerk?

There’s probably a reason that Parramatta didn’t pick up Jarryd Hayne for next season, nor did another club want him either.

And it’s probably not because he played 2.5 good games of rugby league in 2018, but for the off field events on Grand Final night.

Perhaps Hayne’s final dream was to relive Vinnie Jones’ Mean Machine, and win a game of rugby league with fellow cons against the guards.

Jerk Rating: 10/10

 

 

RESULTS FOR JERK OF THE MONTH

Here’s how the many people voted for November 2018’s Jerk of the Month.

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OTHER NOMINATIONS

Shane Warne

Why nominated for the Jerk?

Ex cricketers saying their piece about the current state of cricket is just something we have to put up with every summer, and it sure doesn’t help on the back of the sandpaper bans and the Australian team sucking at most levels.

But Shane Warne is the worst.

A hangover of the previous Channel Nein regime that attempted to ruin every summer, Warne needs to add seemingly daily commentary on Australian cricket to remind all that he is still the biggest name in Cricket Town.

He’s also nominated for a deputy of November 2018 Jerk town.

Jerk Rating: 10/10

 

Charles Bentley

Why nominated for the Jerk?

If you downloaded a podcast or two in Australia, then you’ve probably heard the Diamond International podcast ad with Charles Bentley.

Ads are a part of podcasting to keep great content going, but the Diamond International one is especially annoying and grating.

Trying to justify himself as the John West of Diamonds makes us want to end the podcast there and then.

Jerk Rating: 1/10

 

Coles/Woolworths

Why nominated for the Jerk?

For jacking up the price more than 10 cents on recyclable items to cover the 10 cent recycling refund.

Or for the awful Christmas ads that are here to stay for the next month.

Jerk Rating: 8/10

 

NRL

Why nominated for the Jerk?

For allowing the merry-go-round of coaches and players under contract. Fans hate it, but best to do nothing about it.

And for making a great idea in the Magic Weekend worse than it could have been to keep Channel Nein happy.

Jerk Rating: 8/10

 

 

THE 2018 JERK OF THE MONTH HONOUR BOARD

All of the below are automatically in the running for Jerk of the Year.

Jan 2018 – David Warner

Feb 2018 – Barnaby Joyce, Anthony Mundine, Bernard Tomic

Mar 2018 – Bernard Tomic

April 2018 – Bill Cosby and MKR

May 2018 – Cricket Australia, Delta Goodrem, Todd Greenberg, Meghan Markle’s Dad

June 2018 – Optus Sport, World Cup Divers & Gus Gould

July 2018 – Neymar, Channel Seven & Todd Greenberg

August 2018 – Peter Dutton

September 2018 – Serena Williams, Phil Rothfield, Strawberry Saboteurs

October 2018 – David Warner

FA Cup Second Round 18-19 Predictions and Preview

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The FA Cup Second Round 18-19 is here this weekend, and we have the predictions and preview you need as the League One and League Two sides and the Non League sides try to get into the draw for the third round when all the big names in English football join in.

Some call the FA Cup the greatest annual sporting competition, and at this stage – FA Cup Second Round 18-19 – it still is. The big EPL and Championship sides join in Round 3, when it will go up another level.

Our favourite thing of this stage of the FA Cup is that there are still many Non League sides left in the draw, some are fallen Football League sides, some have great names. Dreams of a potential third round clash against an EPL side is just a win away.

Here then is our FA Cup Second Round 18-19 Predictions and Preview, where we are looking for upsets, certainties and interesting bits and pieces.

 

FA Cup Second Round 18-19 Points of Interest

10 Non League teams remain after the first round of the FA Cup. With one all Non League tie in the FA Cup Second, at least one of Barnet or Stockport County are guaranteed progression to the big third round. Half of the Non League teams left are from the sixth tier.

The lowest ranked teams from National League South and North (the sixth tier) are:

  • Southport
  • Woking
  • Stockport County
  • Slough Town
  • Guiseley

The average gap in League Positions between the teams is 28 places. The biggest three are listed below:

  • Guiseley v Fleetwood – 75 places
  • Slough Town v Gillingham – 67 places
  • Tranmere v Luton – 58 places

The closest three matched fixtures are:

  • Charlton v Doncaster – 1 place
  • Plymouth v Oxford Utd – 3 places
  • Shrewsbury Town v Newport County – 5 places

The games with the lowest combined league position in the Football pyramid are:

  • Barnet v Stockport County – Avg Pyramid position 114.5
  • Chesterfield v Grimsby Town – 99.5
  • Swindon v Woking – 98.5

 

FA Cup Second Round 18-19 Predictions

Here are our bold predictions for the First Round of the FA Cup, split into nice little groups.

THE BIG CUPSETS

MAIDSTONE UTD to beat Oldham Athletic
CHESTERFIELD to beat Grimsby Town
WOKING to beat Swindon Town
STOCKPORT COUNTY to beat Barnet

THE MINI CUPSETS

WREXHAM to beat Newport County
BURY to beat Luton Town

THE HOME COMFORTS

PETERBOROUGH UTD to beat Bradford City
LINCOLN CITY to beat Carlisle
ACCRINGTON STANLEY to beat Cheltenham Town
TRANMERE ROVERS to beat Southport
SHREWSBURY TOWN to beat Scunthorpe Utd

 

THE AWAY PAYS

BARNSLEY to beat Southend
SUNDERLAND to beat Walsall
DONCASTER ROVERS to beat Charlton
PORTSMOUTH to beat Rochdale
GILLINGHAM to beat Slough Town
FLEETWODD TOWN to beat Guiseley

 

THE NO IDEA SO WE’LL GO FOR A DRAW

Woking v Swindon Town
Halifax v Wimbledon
Plymouth v Oxford

 

OUR BEST OF THE BEST

Here we take one from each category and put it into a Super Multi.

MAIDSTONE UTD to beat Oldham Athletic
BURY to beat Luton Town
LINCOLN CITY to beat Carlisle
SUNDERLAND to beat Walsall
PLYMOUTH to beat Oxford Utd.

$1 for $190

 

FA Cup Second Round 18-19 TV Games

Here are the TV Games in the UK across BBC and BT Sport.

Currently we have no idea how these games are being shown elsewhere. Sadly not on ESPN by the looks this year for those in Australia.

SOLIHULL MOORS v BLACKPOOL
HALIFAX TOWN v AFC WIMBLEDON
WREXHAM v NEWPORT COUNTY
GUISELEY v FLEETWOOD TOWN

FA Cup Second Round 18-19 Fixture List

Solihull Moors (5) v Blackpool (3)
F.C. Halifax Town (5) v AFC Wimbledon (3)
Southend United (3) v Barnsley (3)
Peterborough United (3) v Bradford City (3)
Maidstone United (5) v Oldham Athletic (4)
Lincoln City (4) v Carlisle United (4)
Plymouth Argyle (3) v Oxford United (3)
Walsall (3) v Sunderland (3)
Accrington Stanley (3) v Cheltenham Town (4)
Charlton Athletic (3) v Doncaster Rovers (3)
Wrexham (5) v Newport County (4)
Bury (4) v Luton Town (3)
Tranmere Rovers (4) v Southport (6)
Shrewsbury Town (3) v Scunthorpe United (3)
Chesterfield (5) v Grimsby Town (4)
Swindon Town (4) v Woking (6)
Barnet (5) v Stockport County (6)
Rochdale (3) v Portsmouth (3)
Slough Town (6) v Gillingham (3)
Guiseley (6) v Fleetwood Town (3)

 

 

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