Posted by Creaven on August 28, 2009 under England, Premier League | 
Going to make this quick this week.
Week 3 picks (remember all bets are $10):
Liverpool to beat host Bolton (-200)
Wolves to draw visiting Hull (+220)
Aston Villa to beat visiting Fulham (-142)
Last week review:
Manchester United to beat host Wigan (-200) — ManU 5, WIG 0 (WIN, $5.00)
Arsenal to beat visiting Portsmouth (-625) — ARS 4, POR 1 (WIN, $1.60)
Sunderland to draw visiting Blackburn (+225) — SUN 2, BLA 1 (LOSS, $10)
Season Review:
Record: 4-2
Money: $39.60 (started with $50)
Tags: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Blackburn, Bolton, EPL Betting Challenge, Fulham, Hull, Liverpool, Manchester United, Porstmouth, Sunderland, Wigan, Wolves
Posted by Creaven on August 21, 2009 under England, Premier League |
I am quickly realizing this betting challenge might not last very long 
.
If you missed it last week, the game works like this. I start with $50 and bet $10 on three matches every weekend. Ideally, the goal is to see how much money I can win, but, realistically, the goal it to see how long I can last before I lose the $50.
After week one, things aren’t looking great.
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Posted by Creaven on August 20, 2009 under England, Premier League |
“Purgatory is kind of like the in-between one. You weren’t really shit, but you weren’t great either. Like Tottenham.”
That’s what Colin Ferrell’s character, a likeable child killer, tells Brendan Gleeson’s character, another likeable killer, as the two hitmen contemplate death in one of the funniest movies of 2008, “In Bruges.” After watching the scene, all football fans think to themselves, “THAT’S SO TRUE! Tottenham is stuck in purgatory!”
Since the Premier League’s inception, Spurs have finished between 8th and 12th place 11 times in 17 seasons and they’ve never finished higher than 5th and lower than 15th. They’re always a candidate to go to heaven — errr, I mean qualify for the Champions League — but they always fall short.
Will this season be different?
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Tags: Arsenal, Chelsea, English Premier League, Giovani Dos Santos, Gomes, Harry Redknapp, Jermain Defoe, Ledley King, Liverpool, Luka Modric, Manchester City, Manchester United, Peter Crouch, Robbie Keane, Roman Pavlyuchenko, Tottenham, Vedran Corluka, Wilson Palacios
Posted by Creaven on August 15, 2009 under England, Premier League |
Less than an hour now until the start of the English Premier League season and I thought of another game for me to play.
“The Intelligent Soccer EPL Betting Challenge.”
This is how it works…
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Posted by Creaven on under England, Premier League |
My favorite soccer league is less than four hours away from kicking off. Before it’s too late, I thought I would give my predictions on how I think the final table will look. In nine months, this will either be evidence of my soccer brilliance or it will give readers evidence that this site should be changed to “StupidSoccer.com.” I’m afraid the latter might be more likely.
To the predictions…
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Tags: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Birmingham, Blackburn, Bolton, Burnley, Chelsea, English Premier League, Everton, Fulham, Hull City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Portsmouth, Stoke, Sunderland, Tottenham, West Ham, Wigan, Wolves
Posted by Creaven on July 3, 2009 under England, Premier League |
Of all of the exciting transfers so far this summer, none of them were as shrewed as what Alex Ferguson pulled off Friday.
Manchester United’s signing of Michael Owen was, for lack of a better word, easy. So easy I’m mad at myself I didn’t see this coming and I’m puzzled why other manages, most notably Rafa Benetiez, didn’t think of this move before Ferguson. True, there’s an 80 percent chance Owen will have no impact whatsoever on next years title race. But there’s a 20 percent chance he will and that’s what makes it so easy.
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Posted by Creaven on June 12, 2009 under England, Premier League |
The 2010 English Premier League: Where anything can happen.
Manchester United sold the best player in the league (if not the world) and can any replacement(s) reproduce Ronaldo’s production? Chelsea has world-class talent (and will probably get some more) but will Carlo Ancelotti be a repeat of the Felipe Scolari fiasco? Liverpool hasn’t won the title in 29 years and is there really any reason to believe year 30 will be any different? Arsenal finished a distant fourth in 2009, but with all of Arsene’s young stars getting a year older could the Gunners sneak to the top? And lastly, can Manchester City be a legitimate dark horse and prove money can win trophies?
How much fun is this going to be?
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Posted by Creaven on May 28, 2009 under Champions League, Europe |
Admittedly, starting a blog when the European club season just concluded probably isn’t ideal. Then again, I do get to start with a clean slate and go from there. But before I start ramblings about the Confederations Cup, transfer rumors, coaching controversies, the Gold Cup, friendlies and MLS, let’s begin with the top five things to remember about the 2008/2009 European Champions League.
5. Liverpool vs. Standard Liege — The greatest “what if” of last year’s Champions League. If you forgot, in the ECL third qualifying round The Reds went 207 minutes without scoring until Dirk Kuyt scored in the final minutes of extra time to beat the Belgian side 1-0. What if Kuyt doesn’t score? What if Standard Liege win in penalties? How does that change Liverpool’s season?
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Tags: Andres Iniesta, Antorthosis Famagusta FC, Barcelona, Chelsea, Cristiano Ronaldo, Dirk Kuyt, European Champions League, FC BATE, Inter, Jose Mourinho, Juventes, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Michael Ballack, Nemanja Vidic, Panathinaikos, Rafa Benitez, Real Madrid, San Siro, Standard Liege, Tom Henning Ovrebo, Wayne Ronney, Werder Bremen
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