Wow, it's only been two weeks? Between Arsenal's 'will they/won't they' flirtation with Champions League qualification, Shad Forsythe turning out to be not a doctor but some kind of injury gremlin, and the slow decline of transfer targets from South American and sexy to French and injury-prone, Arsenal had me in the kind of blue funk I usually only reach after our usual Round of 16 crashout.
But, lo and behold, Arsenal booked their 17th trip to the big league, and surely that means [insert name of your favorite transfer target] is calling Arsene at all hours of the night, eager to jump on board the Invincibles express. Hey, we haven't lost yet!
Scores!
Points | IKTS | |
Le Poulain Francais | 15 | 2 |
HoodRiverDuck | 13 | 1 |
sluellwitz | 12 | 2 |
SteakBaller | 12 | 1 |
you gots to chill | 12 | 1 |
jasonmfschoming | 11 | 2 |
AndrewMain | 10 | 1 |
hansdampf | 10 | 1 |
specialkevin | 10 | 1 |
AStar | 9 | 2 |
Adnan Ilyas | 9 | 1 |
Captain Kirk 3 | 9 | 1 |
unclf14 | 9 | 1 |
Browny59 | 8 | 1 |
Phil West | 8 | 1 |
CelticPride | 8 | 0 |
Giba140 | 8 | 0 |
brownypts | 7 | 1 |
aamir.akram.5 | 7 | 0 |
Scrupio | 7 | 0 |
danny19 | 6 | 1 |
gxjim | 6 | 0 |
wychui21 | 5 | 1 |
Philly37 | 4 | 0 |
zombiejay | 4 | 0 |
ramsfanindia | 2 | 0 |
You can find last week's post here. As always, let me know if I made any mistakes.
The Podium: Le Poulain Francais takes the top spot and continues his strong start, with Community Shield rivals HoodRiverDuck and sluellwitz filling out the rest of the podium.
Clever Pick of the Week: New entrant jasonmfschoming knew that you can't score goals if you've sold all your players, and was the only one to get full points on Southampton and WBA's nil-nil draw.
Crisis Pick of the Week: hansdampf thought old 'Arry had some insight on Tottenham's system, and imagining Redknapp to have any kind of insight at all is our crisis pick of the week.
Philly37's Wishful Thinking Pick of the Week: unclf14 expected 4-3 from City and Liverpool. Probably with red cards and pitch invaders and a surprise Balotelli appearance. The nerve of some people...
Season Standings:
Points | IKTS | |
Le Poulain Francais | 26 | 4 |
you gots to chill | 24 | 3 |
HoodRiverDuck | 23 | 3 |
hansdampf | 22 | 2 |
Adnan Ilyas | 20 | 1 |
wychui21 | 18 | 4 |
specialkevin | 18 | 3 |
unclf14 | 18 | 3 |
danny19 | 18 | 2 |
sluellwitz | 18 | 2 |
Scrupio | 17 | 2 |
SteakBaller | 17 | 1 |
AStar | 16 | 2 |
Captain Kirk 3 | 16 | 2 |
AndrewMain | 16 | 1 |
Browny59 | 15 | 2 |
brownypts | 15 | 2 |
gxjim | 15 | 0 |
Giba140 | 14 | 0 |
CelticPride | 12 | 0 |
jasonmfschoming | 11 | 2 |
Sam5001 | 11 | 2 |
Philly37 | 11 | 0 |
Phil West | 8 | 1 |
aamir.akram.5 | 7 | 0 |
Brad Masson | 6 | 0 |
zombiejay | 4 | 0 |
ramsfanindia | 2 | 0 |
Early times everyone, so don't get too discouraged if you're near the bottom (or too comfortable at the top).
Cup Standings:
Points | IKTS | |
Giba140 | 3 | 1 |
gxjim | 3 | 1 |
SteakBaller | 3 | 1 |
Brad Masson | 2 | 0 |
Browny59 | 2 | 0 |
Scrupio | 2 | 0 |
unclf14 | 2 | 0 |
zombiejay | 2 | 0 |
aamir.akram.5 | 1 | 0 |
Adnan Ilyas | 1 | 0 |
AndrewMain | 1 | 0 |
AStar | 1 | 0 |
brownypts | 1 | 0 |
Captain Kirk 3 | 1 | 0 |
CelticPride | 1 | 0 |
danny19 | 1 | 0 |
hansdampf | 1 | 0 |
HoodRiverDuck | 1 | 0 |
jasonmfschoming | 1 | 0 |
Le Poulain Francais | 1 | 0 |
Phil West | 1 | 0 |
Philly37 | 1 | 0 |
ramsfanindia | 1 | 0 |
sluellwitz | 1 | 0 |
specialkevin | 1 | 0 |
wychui21 | 1 | 0 |
you gots to chill | 1 | 0 |
Sam5001 | 0 | 0 |
Everyone who played this week picked an Arsenal win, so we're all up on the board. Only a few picked the squeakiest of all wins though, so they've earned the right to stand above the rest of the alphabetically-sorted rabble.
Week 3 Matches (all times BST)
Saturday, August 30th
12:45 Burnley vs Manchester United
15:00 West Ham vs Southampton
15:00 Manchester City vs Stoke
15:00 Newcastle United vs Crystal Palace
15:00 QPR vs Sunderland
15:00 Swansea vs West Bromwich Albion
Sunday, August 31st
13:30 Aston Villa vs Hull
13:30 Tottenham vs Liverpool
16:00 Leicester vs Arsenal
(no cup match this week)
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Burnley Manchester United
West Ham Southampton
Manchester City Stoke
Newcastle United Crystal Palace
QPR Sunderland
Swansea West Bromwich Albion
Everton Chelsea
Aston Villa Hull
Tottenham Liverpool
Leicester Arsenal