trousers Posted 31 August, 2013 Share Posted 31 August, 2013 (edited) http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/15205/8895393/paul-mersons-premier-league-predictions-week-3 A much better predictor than Lawro IMO... Norwich will be disappointed with how their season is going. They played well against Everton and drew 2-2, but to lose to Hull when they've played with 10 men for a lorryload of the game is pretty poor. They'll be looking at this game to kick-start their season, but I think they're in a bit of trouble. Southampton had a great first result and probably thought they just had to turn up against Sunderland to win, but it didn't happen. I actually fancy them to win this game, despite that slip-up because I like the look of them this year. PAUL PREDICTS: 1-2 Edited 31 August, 2013 by trousers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeintheslowlane Posted 31 August, 2013 Share Posted 31 August, 2013 Oh ek...I'd rather be underrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 1 November, 2013 Author Share Posted 1 November, 2013 http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/15205/9001202/paul-mersons-premier-league-predictions-week-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Balls Posted 1 November, 2013 Share Posted 1 November, 2013 Seems fair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 1 November, 2013 Share Posted 1 November, 2013 His assessment for this season is probably fair. But its a bit odd to say last season this would have been a home banker, when the result was 3-3. So it looks like he may be better at predicting the future than checking on the past. Note in the Hull summary the following "they (Hull) are arguably the most organised team in the Premier League apart from Southampton". Merson seems to be almost a saints fan these days, for an ex-Skate that must be difficult. Wonder if anyone has ever compared merson's predictions with the slug-balancer, to see who is actually best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 1 November, 2013 Share Posted 1 November, 2013 His assessment for this season is probably fair. But its a bit odd to say last season this would have been a home banker, when the result was 3-3. So it looks like he may be better at predicting the future than checking on the past. You say that, yet it was very much an unexpected result last year. Stoke had the best defence in Europe at the time and we were only just starting to look as though we could consistently play at the level. To be 3-1 up on 30 minutes was astonishing, yet Stoke showed their determination and strengths at the time when down to ten men, that Cameron Jerome equaliser was astoundingly good. Do like how Merson is actually consistent in what he says and predicts, some more veteran pundits could learn from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Bob Posted 1 November, 2013 Share Posted 1 November, 2013 You say that, yet it was very much an unexpected result last year. Stoke had the best defence in Europe at the time and we were only just starting to look as though we could consistently play at the level. To be 3-1 up on 30 minutes was astonishing, yet Stoke showed their determination and strengths at the time when down to ten men, that Cameron Jerome equaliser was astoundingly good. Do like how Merson is actually consistent in what he says and predicts, some more veteran pundits could learn from that. Or astoundingly lucky, how many has he scored like that since.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 1 November, 2013 Share Posted 1 November, 2013 Or astoundingly lucky, how many has he scored like that since.... It's a fair point, but some of the best goals have been speculative punts. If you don't try you don't get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Bob Posted 1 November, 2013 Share Posted 1 November, 2013 It's a fair point, but some of the best goals have been speculative punts. If you don't try you don't get. Agree, it's like that goal that Fulham player scored last week or even the Crouchy goal a couple of seasons ago, they'll never score the like again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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