rubberman

Is this the new Janusaj loan meme?

Typical Villa. One day into the year and it's all going to go downhill for the next 364.

Name Home Team Away Team Guess Villa 2 1 Bristol Villa Brighton 1 1 Bournemouth Draw Burnley 1 1 Liverpool Draw Leicester 2 0 Huddersfield Leicester Stoke 1 1 Newcastle Draw Everton 0 2 Man Utd Man Utd Southampton 1 1 Palace Draw Swansea 0 3 Spurs Spurs West Ham 1 0 West Brom West Ham Man City 2 0 Watford Man City Arsenal 2 2 Chelsea Draw Spurs 3 0 West Ham Spurs rubberman

Name Home Team Away Team Guess Middlesbrough 2 0 Villa Middlesbrough Bournemouth 0 1 Everton Everton Chelsea 3 0 Stoke Chelsea Huddersfield 0 1 Burnley Burnley Liverpool 2 1 Leicester Liverpool Newcastle 1 1 Brighton Draw Watford 2 0 Swansea Watford Man Utd 2 1 Southampton Man Utd Palace 0 3 Man City Man City West Brom 0 3 Arsenal Arsenal - - - - - rubberman

Anyway... Given we've 2 games in the next 5 days I assume he's here for them. Lose them both and surely he's gone.

Well there was the semifinal. (clutching at straws)

I wouldn't worry about that too much!

@chewie - I also did next weeks on the spreadsheet as I prob won't get round to it over Xmas. Hope that doesn't break anything!

Name Home Team Away Team Guess Villa 1 0 Shef Utd Villa Arsenal 2 2 Liverpool Draw Everton 1 3 Chelsea Chelsea Brighton 1 1 Watford Draw Man City 4 0 Bournemouth Man City Southampton 1 1 Huddersfield Draw Stoke 0 0 West Brom Draw Swansea 0 2 Palace Palace West Ham 1 0 Newcastle West Ham Burnley 1 1 Spurs Draw Leicester 1 2 Man Utd Man Utd rubberman

Going to give hogan a great confidence boost - knowing he's not worth a starting place over nobody.

Name Home Team Away Team Guess Derby 1 1 Villa Draw Leicester 3 1 Palace Leicester Arsenal 3 0 Newcastle Arsenal Brighton 0 1 Burnley Burnley Chelsea 2 0 Southampton Chelsea Stoke 1 1 West Ham Draw Watford 1 0 Huddersfield Watford Man City 2 1 Spurs Man City West Brom 0 2 Man Utd Man Utd Bournemouth 1 2 Liverpool Liverpool Everton 2 0 Swansea Everton rubberman

Expect another draw. Would love a win - we need to get back on track.

Ooops. Missed yesterday was a match day. Not that I would have got anything from them at my current prediction level. Name Home Team Away Team Guess - - - - Draw Burnley 0 0 Stoke Draw Palace 0 0 Watford Draw Huddersfield 0 0 Chelsea Draw Newcastle 0 1 Everton Everton Southampton 0 1 Leicester Leicester Swansea 0 4 Man City Man City Liverpool 2 0 West Brom Liverpool Man Utd 2 0 Bournemouth Man Utd Spurs 2 0 Brighton Spurs West Ham 0 2 Arsenal Arsenal rubberman

Well yes, but that is down to us and what we do . To catch Cardiff they have to slip up while we don't.

Steve Morison has had more shots (44) than any other Championship player without scoring this season. Nailed on.

We don't have to 'catch' Bristol or Sheffield - win our games with them and we are ahead assuming other results are matched. Those are in our control. Cardiff have to slip up for us to catch them.

If it's going to be loans as it seems, I'd prefer an experienced one rather than another club's kid.

Name Home Team Away Team Guess Villa 2 0 Millwall Villa West Ham 0 4 Chelsea Chelsea Burnley 1 1 Watford Draw Palace 1 1 Bournemouth Draw Huddersfield 0 1 Brighton Brighton Spurs 2 1 Stoke Spurs Swansea 0 0 West Brom Draw Newcastle 0 1 Leicester Leicester Southampton 1 2 Arsenal Arsenal Liverpool 3 1 Everton Liverpool Man Utd 2 2 Man City Draw rubberman

After On a mower's last shocker, he came back and had a blinder next game IIRC. I wouldn't write him off yet. Then again this is probably our best opportunity to rotate and rest before it goes mental over Xmas so I'd hope for a couple of changes.

I hope we've got a striker lined up to come in on day 1 of the window, because otherwise Gabby is nearly back to 'fitness' and nobody wants that as an option.

Agreed. Not least in getting a few dangerous free kicks for Hourihane to use.

Oof. That is vicious. Excellent!

I know what you mean, but I can equally see it happening exactly opposite to that. Today my glass is half full. Hope it still is by the end of the night!

Name Home Team Away Team Guess Leeds 1 1 Villa Draw Arsenal 1 2 Man Utd Man Utd Bournemouth 1 1 Southampton Draw Brighton 1 2 Liverpool Liverpool Chelsea 3 0 Newcastle Chelsea Everton 1 1 Huddersfield Draw Leicester 1 1 Burnley Draw Man City 4 0 West Ham Man City Stoke 1 0 Swansea Stoke Watford 1 1 Spurs Draw West Brom 1 1 Palace Draw rubberman

I agree with stevo, the result is almost by the by. The performance and a statement of intent is as important. I don't think there will be much in it and probably one goal will be decisive. We need to come out strong, put the pressure on and ideally get a goal in the first 20mins.