Soccer Sequence No.19 - Update

As a result of new figures been published this week, Soccer Sequence No.19 has been updated. Who would have guessed that Liza Minnelli would be the beautiful game's oracle. Liza, like Martin Peters, was twenty years ahead of her time. Can you guess the link between these  numbers:-

401.4, 365.9, 327.0, 289.5, 263.0, 242.3, 217.0, 203.2, 196.5, 196.5, 146.7, 146.4, 139.6, 133.2, 132.7, 124.5, 114.7, 103.5, 102.2, 101.0

Sad to note that Portsmouth were just short of these figures.

For some more number puzzles, click on Soccer Sequences. Or find our what ex-Wire stars have to been upto in the rest of the blog.

Hart in the Palace

Congratulations to Paul Hart on his appointment as Crystal Palace manager. Since I first mentioned Hart   in a post in late August, he has managed three different clubs. Will he beat the record for the number of clubs managed in a season? To answer this question, it would be useful if I knew the record. If anyone knows the record, please let me know.

Week 23 Flutter Predictions

I have focussed on certainties. Maybe.This week my choices for my Super 5 accumulator :-


Arsenal
Manchester United
Chralton
Norwich
Leeds

My score predictions for the Small 3, from a limited choice because it's FA Cup week,  are:-

Wolves 0 v 2 Mancester United
Everton 2 v 0 Hull
West Ham 1 v 1 Bolton

More Dummies Please

In my quest to find players who can actually dribble, here is a short video featuring a proper player. Enjoy and let me know  your favorite dribbler. Some of my favourite wingers can be found on my post about Wingers with No Pace.



And here's a great read on the genius with the difficult to spell surname. Or is that just me?

Profit and Loss for Week 22

Accumulated Total      Outlay Accumulated      Winnings Profit/(Loss)
         £65.10                    £30.02                            -£35.08

The Ugly Truth

Stop it now. Last night I could not concentrate on the Sporting Lisbon v Everton Europa tie because of the intruders on the pitch. It took me a while to realise that they were the goalline referees . My opinion is divided on thir usefulness. On one hand they are waste of space and on the other hand they are annoying. There is an aesthetic truth about a pitch with two teams and a referee. Stop the experiment now.

After the Wire No.5 - Aiden Gillen

As Tommy Carcetti, the highly ambitious city councilman,  Aiden Gillen  played a flawed but driven character whose idealistic vision for change often clashed with the lure of personal gain. Since appearing as Carcetti, he has acted in the BBC recession drama, Freefall, and will hopefully play the lead in my new film, ' José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho's Quiet Years'.

Other 'After the Wire' posts include:-

No.1 - Idris Elba

No.2 - Amy Ryan

No.3 - Dominic West

No.4 - Sonja Sohn