Tips for Tikay

[RobS]

How the fuck is Chris Sutton a pundit?!

He's a shit stirrer but I'd say having played at a top level in more than one league is probably how.

Yeh all those competitive games he played against the likes of Motherwell, Dunfermline and Inverness is what really helped him get a job in punditry

[BigAdz]

A disgrace. Amusingly i was about to jump on here and suggest that De Boer would have more time and heard the news here first!

De Boer showed promising signs of improvement yesterday. Is without 4 key players in Sakho, Tomkins, Zaha and Loftus-Cheek. And it's so early on in the season. I would suggest De Boer is not very personable with the board, or has some fundamental flaw in twice now not being given much time to put a stamp on two clubs. He really didnt help himself limping so harshly in the first three games and it genuinely was poor management not having a back 4 from the second game onwards. Even then though its 4 games! Blimey this is a quick sacking and most Palace fans would not welcome this after yesterday.

Hodgson as well cries to me of a man that might send us down, which is probably me being unimpressed by his England stint, but understandably it doesn't give me the same feeling of safety a Pulis or Allardyce appointment would.

A genuine embarrassment this all is. And if Hodgson gets off to a poor start are we pushing for another manager by the end of the month? This does bring me back to De Boer probably having the worst people skills in the world with the board, as i really don't understand pulling the trigger this early otherwise especially after yesterday.

I hope people got on the sacking tip anyway, im 2/2 on Palace tips, and it helps I don't play football on Saturday anymore because i am smashing in 90 mins full matches viewing. Probably should get a life, but thats doubtful materialising any time soon.  

I think a semi competent manager with our squad fully fit should have us comfortably mid table, so I'm hopeful Hodgson will have enough about him.

Palace's next 4 games includes Man United, Man City & Chelsea.

I know lovely Mr Tikay will be shaking his head at this, but I would love to see Woy appointed, lose those three games badly(not cos I dislike palace fwiw), just to get the proper sacking his time at England deserved.

[TightEnd]

Incred!

Kieffer is still 20-1 with 356 for L1 top scorer, quarter four places, despite yesterday's two taking him to six and level with Jack Marriott.

Rotherham are a top-six possible and Moore is there for the season.

No idea who'll take their penalties (they had none last season and none as yet this time) but it could well be him. Marriott doesn't take them for Posh, Maddison does.

This guy is a monster in L1. 6'5", Peter Crouch type, better with his feet than you'd expect.

He should be single figures, so this is one to smash up. Another £50EW @ 20-1 please.

Also, if any reg wouldn't mind doing me a hundo EW, flick it in, PM me and I'll send the £££.

could someone do that for us please?

WH just let me boost this to 19.58/1, impossible for me to bet with 365, this was the next best thing.

it would let you do £50 e/w at 19.5 to 1?

[TightEnd]

Too late for most I'm sure (including Fred) but I'm surprised about a price in a high variance NFL market.

Player to get most interceptions is a lottery. The ball has to be caught without hitting the ground by a defensive player. It is  a lot of "right place right time" with all the ricochets and defender fumbles you can eat.

https://www.oddschecker.com/american-football/nfl-specials/regular-season/player-to-make-most-interceptions

The winning score last year was 7

https://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/player-stat/defense-interceptions

Some of the best defenders have no chance of winning because the opponents avoid them. That makes sense so the big name cornerbacks offer very little value. Really, it's a market to be trying to find an outsider in.

Atlanta's defense was a real success story last year. They started as a poor unit and ended as one of the best. I expect them to continue that momentum to some degree this year. The offense scoring means more balls against them will be thrown (you have to get the ball infield quickly when behind and it's easier if you throw it than run).

https://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/player-stat/defense-pass-defenses

This is the list of passes where a defender has batted the ball away, rather than catching it. Top was Robert Alford. Now, it's no great leap of faith to say a few lucky breaks on those passes gets him from 3 to 7.  He's a good player - underrated by plenty - and his interception in the Super Bowl is largely forgotten.



Alford is 33/1 with Chorals and Red Shouty Man.

Win only market. It's worth a small bet. It's a dart really but have difficulty believing it's a bad price for us.

Looking forward to a good season for Fred.

this market has disappeared?

[Cavey007]

The season has started so the season longs have disappeared, yeah

[tikay]

A disgrace. Amusingly i was about to jump on here and suggest that De Boer would have more time and heard the news here first!

De Boer showed promising signs of improvement yesterday. Is without 4 key players in Sakho, Tomkins, Zaha and Loftus-Cheek. And it's so early on in the season. I would suggest De Boer is not very personable with the board, or has some fundamental flaw in twice now not being given much time to put a stamp on two clubs. He really didnt help himself limping so harshly in the first three games and it genuinely was poor management not having a back 4 from the second game onwards. Even then though its 4 games! Blimey this is a quick sacking and most Palace fans would not welcome this after yesterday.

Hodgson as well cries to me of a man that might send us down, which is probably me being unimpressed by his England stint, but understandably it doesn't give me the same feeling of safety a Pulis or Allardyce appointment would.

A genuine embarrassment this all is. And if Hodgson gets off to a poor start are we pushing for another manager by the end of the month? This does bring me back to De Boer probably having the worst people skills in the world with the board, as i really don't understand pulling the trigger this early otherwise especially after yesterday.

I hope people got on the sacking tip anyway, im 2/2 on Palace tips, and it helps I don't play football on Saturday anymore because i am smashing in 90 mins full matches viewing. Probably should get a life, but thats doubtful materialising any time soon.  

I think a semi competent manager with our squad fully fit should have us comfortably mid table, so I'm hopeful Hodgson will have enough about him.

Palace's next 4 games includes Man United, Man City & Chelsea.

I know lovely Mr Tikay will be shaking his head at this, but I would love to see Woy appointed, lose those three games badly(not cos I dislike palace fwiw), just to get the proper sacking his time at England deserved.

Ha.

* shakes head *

[Marky147]

Would be hilar if Wenger did the off, and Hodgson got the gig.

How you like those apples 

[Teacake]

How the fuck is Chris Sutton a pundit?!

He's a shit stirrer but I'd say having played at a top level in more than one league is probably how.

Yeh all those competitive games he played against the likes of Motherwell, Dunfermline and Inverness is what really helped him get a job in punditry

It would have done for Scottish football which is where he got his first gig on BT Sport and is still his primary role.

Over 250 EPL appearances and over 60 European matches won't have hurt.

[Omm]

Incred!

Kieffer is still 20-1 with 356 for L1 top scorer, quarter four places, despite yesterday's two taking him to six and level with Jack Marriott.

Rotherham are a top-six possible and Moore is there for the season.

No idea who'll take their penalties (they had none last season and none as yet this time) but it could well be him. Marriott doesn't take them for Posh, Maddison does.

This guy is a monster in L1. 6'5", Peter Crouch type, better with his feet than you'd expect.

He should be single figures, so this is one to smash up. Another £50EW @ 20-1 please.

Also, if any reg wouldn't mind doing me a hundo EW, flick it in, PM me and I'll send the £££.

could someone do that for us please?

WH just let me boost this to 19.58/1, impossible for me to bet with 365, this was the next best thing.

it would let you do £50 e/w at 19.5 to 1?

Sorry, should have been clearer, I meant you could try there if you needed as it had allowed the boost (not sure if their boost are for everyone or not)

[Ant040689]

With Chris Sutton, I think at times he isn't the cleverest mainly through having no give of another side to the argument with his conversational skills being abrasive, but I always like someone who puts their views across fervently and shakes things up. Keown is like this to a lesser extent, isn't much one for a fence to sit on.

The amount of pundits that get by by just towing the line and saying really valueless obvious comments is pretty sickening.

I just realised now the parallels with this and Donald Trump's support and I am going to have a sit down.

To end, I like how more football journalists are getting more punditry roles occasionally on MOTD 2 and the like because their insight is normally infinitely better than the norm.

[Rod Paradise]

How the fuck is Chris Sutton a pundit?!

He's a shit stirrer but I'd say having played at a top level in more than one league is probably how.

Yeh all those competitive games he played against the likes of Motherwell, Dunfermline and Inverness is what really helped him get a job in punditry

Wayhey I had under 12 hours for the standard ignorant comment on Scottish football.

Guess playing against (and wins against most of) Porto, Juve, Valencia, Blackburn, Liverpool, Barca, Bayern, Man U, AC Milan etc was nothing either.

[TightEnd]

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"De Boer sacking had been coming. Complete relationship breakdown + irreparable differences between club/manager. Could've gone sooner "

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[4KSuited]

How the fuck is Chris Sutton a pundit?!

He's a shit stirrer but I'd say having played at a top level in more than one league is probably how.

Yeh all those competitive games he played against the likes of Motherwell, Dunfermline and Inverness is what really helped him get a job in punditry

Wayhey I had under 12 hours for the standard ignorant comment on Scottish football.

Guess playing against (and wins against most of) Porto, Juve, Valencia, Blackburn, Liverpool, Barca, Bayern, Man U, AC Milan etc was nothing either.

IMO Sutton's just as qualified as Shearer, Murphy and the rest of the nodding dogs that sit on the BBC's furniture if you're going to base it on his playing career.

But ffs why do they want a cantankerous, narrow-minded, obstinate curmudgeon constantly & obtusely arguing with poor old Chappers and Jason Mohammed? It's not good TV.

[hhyftrftdr]

There's a whole wealth of ex footballers kicking about who played at the top level, in the Champions League etc etc it's hardly a small exclusive pool with slim pickings available.

Opt for some ex players who can actually offer a little insight into the game, or some foreign players who can maybe see things differently. I know this might lead to shrieks of 'coming over here, stealing our punditry jobs' but I'd much rather get, for example, Seedorf's take on a game or incident than Chris Sutton's.

I know someone might point out that Seedorf has never played in the PL but tbh the game has changed so much since the days of Sutton/Shearer that it's kinda irrelevant.

[tikay]

How the fuck is Chris Sutton a pundit?!

He's a shit stirrer but I'd say having played at a top level in more than one league is probably how.

Yeh all those competitive games he played against the likes of Motherwell, Dunfermline and Inverness is what really helped him get a job in punditry

Wayhey I had under 12 hours for the standard ignorant comment on Scottish football.

Guess playing against (and wins against most of) Porto, Juve, Valencia, Blackburn, Liverpool, Barca, Bayern, Man U, AC Milan etc was nothing either.

IMO Sutton's just as qualified as Shearer, Murphy and the rest of the nodding dogs that sit on the BBC's furniture if you're going to base it on his playing career.

But ffs why do they want a cantankerous, narrow-minded, obstinate curmudgeon constantly & obtusely arguing with poor old Chappers and Jason Mohammed? It's not good TV.

nirvana has a TV gig?