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Coffee 8:42 Sat Apr 8
Saturday football

MANCHESTER UNITED vs EVERTON (1230)
Goal difference is vital for both these sides. The top teams will sort themselves out. Where it all matters is at the bottom where GD is all that keeps positions 15 to 18 apart. The Reds will see this as a magnificent opportunity to improve their claim for third place while boosting goal difference. Home win.

ASTON VILLA vs NOTTINGHAM FOREST (1500)
A perfect time for this fixture. Villa – and their confidence – are flying high and have home advantage. It’s a tricky old run-in for Forest and they’ll find no favours in store at Villa Park. Home win.

BRENTFORD vs NEWCASTLE UNITED (1500)
Brentford are still in with a shout for Europe, but are up against a Barcodes side that seems have to regained their mojo. A second visit to the capital for them this week, but they might find themselves facing a more determined opposition today. Away win.

FULHAM vs WEST HAM UNITED (1500)
Fulham haven’t won a league game since February and are now in a four-game run against relegation contenders. This is the second. Does that bode well for us? Doubtful, as foxtrot alpha seems to be going our way at present. They’ll be hoping for a win. We’re good enough, on paper, to get something from the game, but only if the players get their expensive, collective backside into gear. And that, as we all know, is a massive if. Still, hope, as it always does, springs eternal. Draw.

LEICESTER CITY vs BOURNEMOUTH (1500)
Second bottom hosts third from bottom. What will Brendan Rogers’ departure do for the Foxes today? It’s hard to say – this game could easily go any of the three possible ways. The Cherries have shown some bottle under Gary O’Neil, but they still have a tough run-in. As do the Foxes. Home win.

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR vs BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION (1500)
Cocks and gulls. Could be noisy. Brighton, who trail their hosts by four points with two games in hand, could still overtake Spurs in the final countdown. This will be a test of both teams’ metal. Draw.

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS vs CHELSEA (1500)
FLJ back in charge of Chelsea. Who’d have thought it? Now it’s time for him to show what he’s capable of with the pressure taken off – and do us a favour at the same time. Away win.

SOUTHAMPTON vs MANCHESTER CITY (1730)
A banker? Very likely, but don’t depend on it. Thankfully, City have a chase on their hands and will be in no mood to donate points or ground. The corresponding game last season ended a goal a piece. Away win.



*SUNDAY*

LEEDS UNITED vs CRYSTAL PALACE (1400)
A sort of six-pointer, the more so when you see that just three points separates Palace in 12th from the bottom three. Leeds have done exceptionally well to pull away from the dotted line, although such is the duck’s anatomy that they can easily get pulled back down. Thanks to our miserable capitulation against Newcastle, Leeds now have the best goal difference of the bottom sides. Draw.

LIVERPOOL vs ARSENAL (1630)
Assuming City win their game in hand, Arsenal will have a five-point lead at the top of English football. This is the kind of game that can reduce that to skin-of-the-teeth territory. However, a miserable and peculiarly inconsistent season means the mighty Liverpool are in danger of not qualifying for even the most humble European spot. While Pep will have applauded Kompany & Co on Friday night, he certainly won’t be doing the same for his other protégé this afternoon. Away win.

MNU–EVE
AVL–NFR
BRE–NEW
FUL–WHU
LEI–BOU
TOT–BHA
WOL–CHE
SOU–MCY

LEE–CRY
LIV–ARS



*CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND-UP*

Burnley are the Championship’s Arsenal. They’ve led the division since October and last night they sealed a very well-deserved promotion with victory at Michael Carrick’s Boro. Can Arsenal now see it across the finishing line and become the Premier League’s Burnley? Sheff U consolidated their second place by edging past bottom of the table Wigan, with whom they were of course relegated by Carlos Tevez several managers ago. Millwall and Luton played out a dull goalless encounter, which keeps Millwall in the play-off hunt. At the bottom, Wigan and Blackpool look all but gone. Rotherham pulled away from the bottom three with victory over West Brom, leaving QPR, Reading, Cardiff and Huddersfield to battle it out for the third drop spot. There are no Championship games on Saturday or Sunday, but Monday sees another full fixture list.

Happy Easter.

happygilmore 9:08 Sat Apr 8
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Cheers Coffee.

call me soft, but I'm going miss Ted's predictions and updates on here.

As Sarge pointed out, it's strange the bookies have us favourites. Given what we saw midweek, I'd take a draw. Morale in the camp must be rock bottom. Are there any leaders to lift us through the game?

Coffee 9:10 Sat Apr 8
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Not soft at all, hg. We'll all miss him.

Sydney_Iron 10:06 Sat Apr 8
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ManU
Villa
Draw
West Ham
Draw
Draw
Chelsea
Man City

Leeds
Liverpool

cheesebgt 3:30 Sat Apr 8
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AVL–NFR H
BRE–NEW A
FUL–WHU D
LEI–BOU H
TOT–BHA A
WOL–CHE A
SOU–MCY A

LEE–CRY A
LIV–ARS H

bruuuno 3:34 Sat Apr 8
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Morning Charley, coffee, all

Coyisssss’

Mex Martillo 3:42 Sat Apr 8
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ManU HT going our way and match stats suggest there will be no surprise there.

I think our boys will get their arses in gear and get something, perhaps even a win. No doubt a distasteful view, but I thought some of our attacking against Newcastle was boarding on good. Fulham shouldn't manage to apply the same pressure on our defense to cause another tragedy of errors. We'll see. Looking forward to kick off.

master 4:03 Sat Apr 8
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Man United playing like cunts this 2nd half so expect Everton to nick something.

Steady 4:24 Sat Apr 8
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Everton losing 2-0, first game of the day has gone our way

nychammer 4:25 Sat Apr 8
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Everton losing today - that's one result in our favor (as reliant as we are on other teams being shite, which to be honest is a stretch)

Norflundon 4:36 Sat Apr 8
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That was as poor a performance from Everton

Should of got hammered I’d be very worried watching that

Leonard Hatred 4:38 Sat Apr 8
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WE WILL DEFEAT FULHAM BY TWO GOALS TO ONE.

STAND ON ME.

nychammer 4:51 Sat Apr 8
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you say that every game Hatred

New Jersey 4:54 Sat Apr 8
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I didn't see the Man Utd Everton game but l would guess Dyche set them up not too lose heavily and hope to score from a set piece, times have moved on and l'm not sure the likes of Dyche has.

nychammer 4:56 Sat Apr 8
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Dyche = Fat Moyes with a goatie

Glad we did not get him.

RBshorty 6:11 Sat Apr 8
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Wolves up at the half. Fat boy weaving that managerial magic he does so well.

Remember. “It’s his team.!”

Pentonville 7:00 Sat Apr 8
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Fucking Bournemouth

Mr Anon 7:08 Sat Apr 8
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Why fucking Bournemouth? Leicester look more likely to be in bottom three

Pentonville 7:17 Sat Apr 8
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A draw would have been desirable

El Scorchio 7:40 Sat Apr 8
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Could have done with that fat cunt Lampard actually being a competent manager for the day and for a draw between Leicester and Bournemouth but I like Bournemouth, so if they stay up provided not at our expense I’ll be ok with that.

Assuming Man City will make short work of Southampton then it will have been a pretty decent afternoon.

Just six or so more points to pull out of our arses somehow.

The Ghost of Sven 8:56 Sat Apr 8
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Chelsea have done us no favours appointing the dismal turd Lampard

Grealish scores ... Man City 2 up after an hour but to be fair Southampton have had a real go.

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