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Sportsthoughts (167) – Premier League predictions for 2020-21

Posted on September 6, 2020 by John S

Hot on the heels of my assessment of the season 2019-20, here come the predictions for 2020-21! Who knows what this season will be like with the pandemic far from over and with every chance of a resurgence of cases … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (165) – Premier League predictions 2019-20

Posted on August 6, 2019 by John S

So it’s time for another round of Premier League predictions. The season kicks off this Friday, with Liverpool v newly-promoted Norwich. On Saturday West Ham have the dubious pleasure of hosting the champions Man City. Well, at least we’ll get … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (164) – Billy Bonds’ Claret and Blue Army!

Posted on March 3, 2019 by John S

Yesterday evening, at the London Stadium, the chants of Billy Bonds’s claret and blue army! rang out again, as they once did at Upton Park. The occasion was the naming of the stadium’s East Stand after the great West Ham … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (163) – Premier League predictions 2018-19

Posted on August 9, 2018 by John S

So, less than a month after the World Cup final, the Premier League is back! Starting with Man Utd v Leicester tomorrow. And I’m more excited than usual. That’s because West Ham have bought well this summer and things just … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (162) – Those Premier League predictions 2017-18. The outcome!

Posted on May 30, 2018 by John S

Another season over, though we still have the prospect of the World Cup (English expectations low, although manager Gareth Southgate has made an impressive start in the job). So it’s time to look back at those Premier League predictions and … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (160) – Premier League predictions for 2017-18

Posted on August 6, 2017 by John S

Time for the most fruitless exercise of the year – predicting the outcome of this season’s Premier League! Always fun though. All starts again, absurdly, on a Friday –  11 August. Arsenal v Leicester. Same time as the World Athletic … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (159) – An encounter with Ron “Chopper” Harris

Posted on August 3, 2017 by John S

Last night, I and two old friends – Tony and Jon (he who is Dood) – had the pleasure of an evening at Stamford Bridge, sampling the delights of the food and wine that will be on offer to the … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (158) – Those Premier League predictions!

Posted on May 22, 2017 by John S

So, it’s that time of the year to ‘fess up and check my predictions against the outcomes in the Premier League, with the season finishing yesterday. And it’s fair to say that they were even wider of the mark than … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (156) – Dimitri Payet and West Ham: love turns to betrayal

Posted on February 4, 2017 by John S

In January, Dimitri Payet, West Ham’s one time hero, refused to play for the club. This is a man apparently on £125,000 a week – football persists in describing salaries as a weekly amount. £6.5 million a year. Refusing to … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (155) – Deadly December!

Posted on November 28, 2016 by John S

December, rather than April, is the cruellest month when it comes to the Premier League – for managers. With the transfer window in January looming in January, chairmen start to question whether they want the current manager in post to … Continue reading →

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