Birmingham City have experienced Championship mediocrity for the past 7 seasons, never really threatening promotion since dropping into the League in 2011. Local rivals Aston Villa sit just above them…Read More >
Month: November 2018
Premiership, R13 (24-26 Nov)
Spurs are still squatting at Wembley because their new stadium is behind schedule. Has anybody yet theorised that this could be due to a shortage of EU tradesmen following the…Read More >
Women's Super League, R9 (17-18 Nov)
Our WSL and WC forecasts for R9 are in the the table below: The Forecast scoreline, with the % chance of that happening The % chance of a win by the…Read More >
Lower Leagues, R18 (Nov 17)
In the week that the Premier League decided to give its outgoing CEO a £5m bonus, the lower leagues carry on. Sunderland, probably the only team in the lower leagues…Read More >
Internationals, R3 (14-21 Nov)
Another set of international fixtures. Another 82. The first one, this evening, has seen the Swiss take on the 2022 World Cup hosts, Qatar. That’s already finished, and contrary to…Read More >
The Model vs the Experts
The expert tips are in, as are ours. Here they are: Model Lawrenson Merson Arsenal Wolves 1-0 2-0 3-1 C Palace Tottenham 0-1 1-1 1-1 Cardiff Brighton 1-1 1-0 1-0…Read More >
FA Cup, Round 1 (Nov 9-12)
The FA Cup First Round has begun already. The BBC has already shown the first match this Friday evening, and it turns out that after I’ve wrestled with the model…Read More >
Championship, R17 (9-11 Nov, 2018)
Are there any landmarks in Sheffield? Perhaps not the prettiest city, but it still hosts two big football league clubs, and therefore has a famous local derby. The Steel City…Read More >
Premiership, R12 (10-11 Nov)
About time… though credit where credit is due: this England manager is giving chances to players based on form, and isn’t only wedded to big names from big clubs. Callum…Read More >
Champions League, R5 (6-7 Nov)
The Champions League returns again tonight and tomorrow. In the usual format, we’ve produced forecasts for this week’s matches in the two tables below. As with most weeks, it’s forecast…Read More >