Houdini

The two cry-babies Wissa & Isak get the moves they want in the end by totally going about it in the wrong way. Every chance that they will display this kind of behaviour again in a few years time when they want to elevate their careers further.

I heard about this yesterday! It's quite a quirky stat as there hasn't been a season where a team has needed to lose less than 3 matches to be able to win the title. Arsenal in 2004 and Chelsea the following year where well clear of 2nd place when they managed to win the league with one or no defeats. It must be a psychological thing really as with so many games left it's still very possible to recover from that kind of start.

Two defeats already from the first three matches for Manchester City. I had a look through the final league tables of every season in the Premier League era and the most amount of games a Premier League winning team lost in a season was 7 by Blackburn in 1995 but they played 42 games in total back then. In a 38 game season the most amount of losses was 6 by various teams so going by that trend Man City cannot afford to lose more than 4 more games from here on in if they are to get their hands on the Premier League trophy again.

This Week's Results: 1st Liam Sota 13 pts 2nd Houdini 11 pts 3rd Rooney, LiamSime, LewisGT, King Rollo, Suedehead2 9 pts 8th awardinary 8 pts 9th DJHazey 7 pts 10th Steve201, Viper*, Sarah, Mack 6 pts 14th Flatcap, Dobbo 4 pts Standings: 1st Houdini 41 pts 2nd LiamSime 37 pts 3rd Rooney 36 pts 4th LewisGT 34 pts 5th Liam Sota 33 pts = 6th King Rollo, Dobbo, awardinary 32 pts 9th Mack 31 pts = 10th Sarah, Suedehead2 28 pts 12th Viper* 27 pts = 13th Steve201, Flatcap 20 pts 15th DJHazey 13 pts Fixtures (All kick of times are 15:00 BST unless stated otherwise) Saturday 13th September Arsenal Vs Nottingham Forest (12:30) AFC Bournemouth Vs Brighton & Hove Albion Crystal Palace Vs Sunderland Everton Vs Aston Villa Fulham Vs Leeds United Newcastle United Vs Wolverhampton Wanderers West Ham United Vs Tottenham Hotspur (17:30) Brentford Vs Chelsea (20:00) Sunday 14th September Burnley Vs Liverpool (14:00) Manchester City Vs Manchester United (16:30) Well done to Liam Sota on winning this week. Thank you to everyone who took part this week.

Alpine: Colapinto vs Gasly [Q,R] Aston Martin: Alonso [Q,R] vs Stroll Ferrari: Leclerc [Q,R] vs Hamilton Haas: Ocon [Q,R] vs Bearman McLaren: Norris [Q,R] vs Piastri Mercedes: Antonelli vs Russell [Q,R] Racing Bulls: Hadjar [Q] vs Lawson [R] Red Bull: Verstappen [Q,R] vs Tsunoda Sauber: Bortoleto [Q] vs Hulkenberg [R] Williams: Albon [Q,R] vs Sainz Jr Pole Position: Lando Norris Winner: Lando Norris Fastest Lap: Lando Norris

Saturday 30th August Chelsea 2-0 Fulham (12:30) Manchester United 1-0 Burnley Sunderland 1-1 Brentford Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 AFC Bournemouth Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Everton Leeds United 2-2 Newcastle United (17:30) Sunday 31st August Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 Manchester City (14:00) Nottingham Forest 1-0 West Ham United (14:00) Liverpool 2-1 Arsenal (16:30) Aston Villa 2-0 Crystal Palace (19:00)

Standings at the end of Gameweek 2: Main league 1. Sarah - MarshoFC 104 pts 2. Dobbo - Cunha Believe It? 100 pts 2. Herbs - Herbilore 100 pts 4. Brett Buttler - A Cunha Matatta 99 pts 5. Mack - Mackington United 97 pts 5. Houdini - New Dog. New Tricks 97 pts 7. Viper* - Pain In Diaz 94 pts 8. Liam Sota - 23 (Twenty Three) 72 pts 9. awardinary - Ha'Cunha Mateta 70 pts Head to head league 1. Sarah - MarshoFC 6 pts (2 wins, 0 draws, 0 losses) 2. Dobbo - Cunha Believe It? 6 pts (2 wins, 0 draws, 0 losses) 3. AVERAGE 3 pts (1 win, 0 draws, 1 loss) 4. Herbs - Herbilore 3 pts (1 win, 0 draws, 1 loss) 5. Mack - Mackington United FC 3 pts (1 win, 0 draws, 1 loss) 5. Houdini - New Dog. New Tricks 3 pts (1 win, 0 draws, 1 loss) 7. Liam Sota - 23 (Twenty Three) 0 pts (0 wins, 0 draws, 2 losses) 8. awardinary - Ha'Cunha Mateta 0 pts (0 wins, 0 draws, 2 losses) Gameweek 2 results: 23 (Twenty Three) 27-28 MarshoFC, Mackington United 45-41 Herbilore, Ha'Cunha Mateta 38-42 Cunha Believe It?, AVERAGE 51-39 New Dog. New Tricks Gameweek 3 fixtures: Cunha Believe It? Vs (Twenty Three), Herbilore Vs New Dog. New Tricks, MarshoFC Vs AVERAGE, Mackington United Vs Ha'Cunha Mateta

This Week's Results: 1st Rooney 17 pts 2nd Houdini 16 pts 3rd LiamSime 15 pts 4th Dobbo, Viper*, King Rollo, LewisGT 13 pts 8th Sarah, Mack 10 pts 10th awardinary, Liam Sota 9 pts 12th Suedehead2 8 pts 13th Flatcap, DJHazey, Steve201 6 pts Standings: 1st Houdini 30 pts = 2nd LiamSime, Dobbo 28 pts 4th Rooney 27 pts = 5th LewisGT, Mack 25 pts 7th awardinary 24 pts 8th King Rollo 23 pts 9th Sarah 22 pts 10th Viper* 21 pts 11th Liam Sota 20 pts 12th Suedehead2 19 pts 13th Flatcap 16 pts 14th Steve201 14 pts 15th DJHazey 6 pts Fixtures (All kick of times are 15:00 BST unless stated otherwise) Saturday 30th August Chelsea Vs Fulham (12:30) Manchester United Vs Burnley Sunderland Vs Brentford Tottenham Hotspur Vs AFC Bournemouth Wolverhampton Wanderers Vs Everton Leeds United Vs Newcastle United (17:30) Sunday 31st August Brighton & Hove Albion Vs Manchester City (14:00) Nottingham Forest Vs West Ham United (14:00) Liverpool Vs Arsenal (16:30) Aston Villa Vs Crystal Palace (19:00) Well done to Rooney on winning this week. Thank you to everyone who took part this week.

Everton's first match in their new stadium today. Time will tell how many opposition teams will be able to get a win there this season!

Graham Potter is looking for someone to take care of his beer as we speak!

Friday 22nd August West Ham United 0-2 Chelsea (20:00) Saturday 23rd August Manchester City 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur (12:30) AFC Bournemouth 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Brentford 0-2 Aston Villa Burnley 1-2 Sunderland Arsenal 2-0 Leeds United (17:30) Sunday 24th August Crystal Palace 1-1 Nottingham Forest (14:00) Everton 1-0 Brighton & Hove Albion (14:00) Fulham 0-2 Manchester United (16:30) Monday 25th August Newcastle United 2-3 Liverpool (20:00)

It looks like Newcastle are set for a season of struggle. Isak carried them to the success they had last season and to either not have him or have a very un-motivated version of himself doesn't bode well.

Standings at the end of Gameweek 1: Main league 1. Sarah - MarshoFC 76 pts 2. Brett Buttler - A Cunha Matatta 64 pts 3. Herbs - Herbilore 59 pts 4. Dobbo - Cunha Believe It? 58 pts 4. Houdini - New Dog. New Tricks 58 pts 6. Viper* - Pain In Diaz 53 pts 7. Mack - Mackington United 52 pts 8. Liam Sota - 23 (Twenty Three) 45 pts 9. awardinary - Ha'Cunha Mateta 32 pts Head to head league 1. Sarah - MarshoFC 3 pts (1 win, 0 draws, 0 losses) 2. Herbs - Herbilore 3 pts (1 win, 0 draws, 0 losses) 3. Dobbo - Cunha Believe It? 3 pts (1 win, 0 draws, 0 losses) 3. Houdini - New Dog. New Tricks 3 pts (1 win, 0 draws, 0 losses) 5. AVERAGE 0 pts (0 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss) 6. Mack - Mackington United FC 0 pts (0 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss) 7. Liam Sota - 23 (Twenty Three) 0 pts (0 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss) 8. awardinary - Ha'Cunha Mateta 0 pts (0 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss) Gameweek 1 results: New Dog. New Tricks 58-45 (Twenty Three), Cunha Believe It? 58-54 AVERAGE, Herbilore 59-32 Ha'Cunha Mateta, MarshoFC 76-52 Mackington United Gameweek 2 fixtures: 23 (Twenty Three) Vs MarshoFC, Mackington United Vs Herbilore, Ha'Cunha Mateta Vs Cunha Believe It?, AVERAGE Vs New Dog. New Tricks

This Week's Results: 1st awardinary, Dobbo, Mack 15 pts 4th Houdini 14 pts 5th LiamSime 13 pts 6th LewisGT, Sarah 12 pts 8th Liam Sota, Suedehead2 11 pts 10th Flatcap, Rooney, King Rollo 10 pts 13th Viper*, Steve201 8 pts Standings: 1st awardinary, Dobbo, Mack 15 pts 4th Houdini 14 pts 5th LiamSime 13 pts 6th LewisGT, Sarah 12 pts 8th Liam Sota, Suedehead2 11 pts 10th Flatcap, Rooney, King Rollo 10 pts 13th Viper*, Steve201 8 pts Fixtures (All kick of times are 15:00 BST unless stated otherwise) Friday 22nd August West Ham United Vs Chelsea (20:00) Saturday 23rd August Manchester City Vs Tottenham Hotspur (12:30) AFC Bournemouth Vs Wolverhampton Wanderers Brentford Vs Aston Villa Burnley Vs Sunderland Arsenal Vs Leeds United (17:30) Sunday 24th August Crystal Palace Vs Nottingham Forest (14:00) Everton Vs Brighton & Hove Albion (14:00) Fulham Vs Manchester United (16:30) Monday 25th August Newcastle United Vs Liverpool (20:00) Well done to awardinary, Dobbo & Mack on winning this week. Thank you to everyone who took part this week.

Burnley are a waste of space tbh. They don't add anything to the league which is why it's quite annoying how they frequently get promoted whenever they are in The Championship, they are not an exciting team to watch and they do not make the league more competitive. No doubt they will be relegated again this season before bouncing back the following season. If only it were possible to ban certain teams from entering the Premier League lol.

It looks like you will show up as a new entry in Gameweek 2 but we'll see how it turns out.

I think AVERAGE would be/have been included anyway. There was one season that I can't specifically remember but we had an even numbered amount of human players in the head-to-head league but AVERAGE was still automatically added to the league haha.

^ It's the head-to-head league that has a deadline of 18:30 UK time today. The main league will be open for the whole season to join.

Friday 15th August Liverpool 3-0 AFC Bournemouth (20:00) Saturday 16th August Aston Villa 2-1 Newcastle United (12:30) Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Fulham Sunderland 2-1 West Ham United Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Burnley Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-3 Manchester City (17:30) Sunday 17th August Chelsea 2-2 Crystal Palace (14:00) Nottingham Forest 1-0 Brentford (14:00) Manchester United 1-1 Arsenal (16:30) Monday 18th August Leeds United 2-1 Everton (20:00)

Liverpool Arsenal Manchester City Chelsea Aston Villa Newcastle United Manchester United Tottenham Hotspur Crystal Palace Nottingham Forest Brighton & Hove Albion Bournemouth Fulham Everton West Ham United Leeds United Wolverhampton Wanderers Brentford Burnley Sunderland Champion's Points: 91 Golden Boot: Erling Haaland Golden Glove: David Raya Player of Year: Mohammed Salah Young Player of Year: Hugo Ekitike First Managerial Sacking: Graham Potter

So far we've got: Main League Houdini - New Dog. New Tricks awardinary - Ha'Cunha Mateta Dobbo - Cunha Believe It? Mack - Mackington United Brett Buttler - A Cunha Matatta Head to head league Houdini - New Dog. New Tricks awardinary - Ha'Cunha Mateta Dobbo - Cunha Believe It? Mack - Mackington United

It feels like the league is the most unpredictable it's been in years and it's hard to call who will win it. Hopefully no one will run away with it this time and the team at the top will take an abnormal amount of L's this season.

Bumping this just in case anyone missed it. This starts next week!

Alpine: Colapinto vs Gasly [Q,R] Aston Martin: Alonso [Q,R] vs Stroll Ferrari: Leclerc [Q] vs Hamilton [R] Haas: Ocon [Q,R] vs Bearman McLaren: Norris vs Piastri [Q,R] Mercedes: Antonelli vs Russell [Q,R] Racing Bulls: Hadjar [Q] vs Lawson [R] Red Bull: Verstappen [Q,R] vs Tsunoda Sauber: Bortoleto vs Hulkenberg [Q,R] Williams: Albon vs Sainz Jr [Q,R] Pole Position: Piastri Winner: Piastri Fastest Lap: Piastri

With a brand new Premier League season fast approaching fantasy football has opened it's doors once again! With this in mind two leagues have been created for anyone to join. Last season @Oliver was victorious in the main league and Alastair Blackburn was the champion of the head-to-head league. Should they re-enter will they be able to retain their titles? or perhaps the respective titles could be swapped? or will we see new champions rise to the top? we shall see by the end of the season! The main league will remain open for anyone to join throughout the season, however for the head-to-head league you would need to enter your team before the Gameweek 1 deadline which is 18:30 UK time on Friday 15th August. Website: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/ Main league code: jrl4uf Head-to-head league code: xxr2by