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Hotspur’s Saturday Hunches #5

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Good afternoon. Here are this weekend’s Premier League fixtures for what is now Game week 5 and how I think they might pan out.

Swansea vs Everton

Could well be a brilliant game for the neutral. Moyes appears to have got boys playing some pretty excellent football opposed to just just surviving. Swansea appear not to have skipped a beat despite losing their manager and two of their best players. Must be something in the water down there. If Everton do manage to crack the Liberty fortress it’ll be some game. A high scoring affair, my prediction is 3-2.

Blue Racists vs Stoke

Cheatski manager Bob Matthews could find himself in the Oligarch’s office if things don’t go to plan here. The paymaster general was apparently unimpressed with the Champions League performance. Chelsea’s league form is solid, or was until QPR parked their bus last week. Stoke are the league’s draw specialists right now which lends even greater weight to the argument they are a blight on the game. Ideally I’d like to see this game end with a hoard of rampaging wilder-beasts Jumanji style trampling the players of both sides to death. Should that not happen then a 1-1 seems gilt edged.

Southampton vs Aston Villa

I think we can safely say that Southampton are in bits. They’ve scored 5 goals in four games but conceded 15. Perhaps a visit from Aston Villa might provide some respite. I’ve only watched the Saints play a few times so far and they aren’t dreadful, but they just don’t have anyone who looks like a proper Premier League player. Adkins will struggle to keep his job, that doesn’t require any talent to suss, but this would be papering over a crack. Prediction? Southampton to get a 1-1 or 2-2 draw and maybe, just maybe some self confidence back.

West Brom vs Reading

I thought West Brom looked much rejuvenated this season but getting interfered with 3-0 at Fulham suggests Steve Clarke has got some problems in there somewhere. That said the Baggies whacked both the Merseyside clubs, so Reading shouldn’t overwhelm them. Reading’s form is relatively miserable having been whupped by both us and Cheatski. Reading will see this as a decent shot at redemption. If nobody takes a hold of this game, it could be something daft like a 3-3 draw.

West Ham vs Sunderland

I don’t know how you’d be a West Ham fan. They’ve only got 3 songs, which are essentially ‘I’m forever blowing bubbles’ sung at 3 different speeds. Fat Sam has them playing some textbook Championship football and you only have to watch them hurtling about and you’re back in the school playground playing in a 25 a-side game. Sunderland’s Latin motto on their clube crest should translate as ‘Organized & Punctual’. Prediction? 1-2.

Wigan vs Fulham

Not worth watching is my prediction here. I expect a Fulham win, though. Maybe 0-2.

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  • nipper says:

    HH -when are you going to kill that HHH? Getting really repetitive…

  • daytripper11 says:

    As much as I hate Cheatski I have to give it to “Bob” that he at least has them playing some proper football this season. No more 11 men behind the ball snoozefests.

    Their offseason was tremendous. Hazard is Modric on steroids with no fear of attacking the opponents box, while Oscar is an absolute freak – his second goal was one of the all time great CL goals.

    Too bad we couldn’t have done the Modric business quicker and snatched Oscar up before the blue scum.

    • Astromesmo says:

      It’s none too shabby a line-up. Amazing what a couple of billion can do isn’t it?

      I somehow don’t think Oscar was going to be tempted away from the CL holders to rip it up with the team boldly standing at 32 in UEFA’s rankings… That’s without the 150-200 thousand other reasons landing every week in his Swiss account.

      We did good business considering the playing field. Vertigo could turn out to be the signing of this and many other seasons.

  • Petit dejeuner with Garth Crooks says:

    I have a hunch that we will get robbed by the officials yet again.

  • Dagenham Dave says:

    Are you girls expecting a bigger crowd than last night against QPR, lucky Lazio brought a few thousand with them otherwise you’d be even more of a laughing stock that you already are

    Big Club, you must be joking

  • Saintsfan says:

    Clearly haven’t seen our players play though. We’re currently in a false position due to playing Man City, Man Utd and Arsenal and an in form Wigan side.

    Clyne, Lallana, Schneiderlin, Lambert, Ramirez are all ‘prem standard’. We are more than good enough offensively, the only thing where we are weak are in goal and at the back.

    Think we’ll win this one. 2-1

    • Hartley says:

      “and an in form Wigan side” and “the only thing where we are weak are in goal and at the back” are classic quotes that could have come out of the mouth of yours and our favourite fantastic football manager :winke: , Arry Rubberchops…..

      • Astromesmo says:

        Do you mean Bournemouth’s hot-shot coaching adviser Hartley? “Run a round a bit fellas but not too close to the sea”. Pearls of wisdom.

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